Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Meet Nick Demos, Entrepreneur, Yoga Teacher, Business Coach (EP.93)

In this episode, you’ll get to meet Nick Demos, Performer, Tony Award Winning Producer and Filmmaker, Host of the Creative Soulpreneur Podcast, Yoga teacher and Entrepreneur and Business Coach. Nick has achieved so much in his life so far and you’ll be inspired to listen to his story and how along the way, he has changed directions by listening to his heart. Staying aligned has been a huge part of his journey and has pushed him to take big risks as well. I hope you enjoy this episode and look forward to hearing what you think so leave a review on iTunes or post on my Instagram page, @barebonesyoga. For information about Nick, visit his website at thenickdemos.com

 

General teaching concepts based in anatomy (EP.92)

Learn 4 concepts that are based in anatomy that you can call on to help your students. These concepts will give you a great starting point from which to share anatomy with your students while giving you time to learn more of the details.

Learn about lateral stabilizers of the hip (EP.91)

Ever wonder why students drop one hip lower than the other in balancing poses? Learn about the muscles that stabilize the hip and lear an approach to applying the information to your teaching.

A quick look at the spine (EP.90)

Let’s take a look at one of the most important parts of the body when it comes to movement: the spine.

 

At the end of the episode, I share about my Practice Portal and how you can take live classes with me. Sign up here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/bare-bones-yoga-practice-portal/

Red flags to look for when teaching (EP.89)

Here are some movements to keep an eye on when you teach and some corrections you can offer your students.

Meet Garry Sanon, CEO and Founder of Sinew Inc, and let’s talk about fitness and entrepreneurship (EP.88)

In this episode, I interview a friend and colleague in the wellness industry, Garry Sanon. Garry is a Certified Personal Trainer and the CEO of Sinew Fitness. Garry and I cover a lot of ground here, talking about entrepreneurship and finding a way to share what you love while staying true to your values.

Yoga Anatomy Q and A (EP.87)

Join me for a review of some of the common questions I hear from teachers about anatomy. If you have a question that you want me to cover, just email me at karen@barebonesyoga.com and I’ll include it on the next episode.

There is no such thing as a bad cue (EP.86)

Find out more about an approach to sharing cues that doesn’t limit you with a bunch of right or wrong things to say and instead takes into account the reality of how humans move.

Thoughts about Muscles (EP.85)

Listen as I take you through several frameworks for learning the muscles in the body.

The mechanics of high to low push up (EP.84)

Listen in as we walk through the anatomy and cues for this common movement. Common movements we take in yoga are important to understand from an anatomical perspective because they carry more risk, just simply because we do them more frequently. Alignment here and anatomy knowledge are key. This episode also refers to my free workshop on Thursday which you can sign up for here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/free-webinar-signup/