Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Tips for Teaching Beginners (EP.48)

Hello, and WELCOME to Conversations for Yoga Teachers! I’m your host, Karen Fabian and this is EPISODE 48!

 

Today, I’m sharing LOTS of tips for working with beginners! Teaching beginners is tons of fun and they are always so eager to learn. It requires a different approach then teaching all levels classes or students so listen in for the tips. Now, one more thing: this episode goes with my offer this week that includes these tips in a PDF Guide AND an audio class geared towards teaching beginners! It’s a package I made for teachers to give them a one stop shop around a resource for working with beginners. To get IN on this offer, click the link below. The offer is good from 11/18-11/24/19.

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/yoga-for-beginners-audio-class/

 

Teacher Spotlight on Margie Kirstein, on finding your niche in teaching and having fear and doing it anyway (EP.47)

Hello, and WELCOME to Conversations for Yoga Teachers! I’m your host, Karen Fabian and this is EPISODE 47!

 

Today, I’m interviewing Margie Kirstein, yoga teacher and life long educator. Margie has been teaching for a year now and has developed sequences and classes that help students with scoliosis and osteoporosis. In addition to our conversation about that, Margie shares her thoughts on a few themes that come up for all of us: managing fear when we teach, getting feedback from our students and figuring out our role in the vast yoga industry. I know when you listen to this one, there will be a number of things that hit home.

Gabby DeLorenze on the Business Of Yoga (EP.46)

Hello, and WELCOME to Conversations for Yoga Teachers! I’m your host, Karen Fabian and this is EPISODE 46!

 

Today, I’m interviewing Gabby DeLorenze, founder of Soul to Sole Wellness. Gabby is a yoga teacher and personal trainer and has been on the podcast before where we have talked about yoga teaching and anatomy. Today we’re talking about starting a yoga business. We cover a lot of ground here, from setting rates, building an arm of your business where you connect with clients online and what it means to build a business versus focusing 100% on teaching classes.

 

To find out more about Gabby, visit her website at www.soultosolewellness.com.

 

You can catch her on earlier episodes below:

 

https://barebonesyoga.com/episode-6-teacher-chat-about-anatomy-meet-gabby-delorenze/

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.com/episode-9-teacher-chat-about-anatomy-meet-gabby-delorenze-part-2/

 

You can connect with her on Instagram @gab.delorenze

 

Don’t forget to leave a comment too! We’d love to know what you think!

Teacher Spotlight on Caitlin Skinner, on bringing focus and balance to your teaching (EP.45)

There’s so much we can learn from listening to other teachers and what they are facing on and off the mat. Meet San Antonio, TX teacher, Caitlin Skinner. Caitlin is a new teacher, who has a background working in an orthopedic physician’s setting as her full time job, while balancing a busy teaching schedule. In this episode, she brings up important issues of how to balance work and teaching, all while trying to keep up with continuing education and her own practice.  I’m sure you’ll find themes here that resonate with you.

Teacher Spotlight on Johanna Belloch, on being compassionate to yourself as a teacher (EP.44)

There’s so much we can learn from listening to other teachers and what they are facing on and off the mat. Meet Langley, British Columbia teacher, Johanna Belloch. Johanna is a newer teacher, who has a background in studio ownership with a studio that focuses on yoga and martial arts. She shares here her thoughts on teaching, how her transition to teaching has gone since her teacher training and thoughts on where she sees her teaching going in the future.

Teacher Spotlight on Anita Oakley, on building confidence and moving forward no matter what (EP.43)

There’s so much we can learn from listening to other teachers and what they are facing on and off the mat. Meet Tennessee teacher, Anita Oakley. Anita is a newer teacher, coming from a teacher training in Alaska and returning home to TN to share her love of yoga. Anita shares her thoughts on teaching and some of the doubts she’s faced and moved forward anyway- which is the true definition of being courageous. Anita shares thoughts that many of us have as teachers and gives us all a chance to think about how we face different obstacles that come up.

Teacher Spotlight on Shawn Post, on making the transition from teaching fitness to teaching yoga (EP.42)

There’s so much we can learn from listening to other teachers and what they are facing on and off the mat. Meet Portland, OR teacher, Shawn Post. Shawn is a newer teacher, having come to teaching yoga from the world of fitness as a spin instructor. Shawn shares thoughts about her shift to teaching from being in teacher training and some of what she’s doing now as she approaches being of service and sharing her love of yoga with her students.

Who do you need to be to make the impact you want to make? (EP.41)

Do you feel like you’re making the kind of impact you want to make as a yoga teacher? What about in your life? Do you feel like things are holding you back? Listen in as I share some thoughts about my time at a recent life changing event and how it made a huge impact on my life. I share these thoughts in the hopes that perhaps some of these ideas will resonate with you. Towards the end, I make the pivot to how we can bring these learnings into our way of being as a yoga teacher to help transform our work. 

 

At the end, I invite you to take a look at the offering for my next retreat in Costa Rica. You can check out those details here:

 

https://blissedyogaretreats.com/retreats/barebonesyoga/

Building to a Peak Pose (EP.40)

Did you ever wonder what goes into yoga sequencing to build students up to do a posture that is the “peak” of the practice? Join me for a discussion today about building to a peak  pose, the logic that goes into it and how you can easily create sequencing that demonstrates your knowledge of anatomy through the sequence you create and helps your students practice with ease. 

 

In this episode, I offer you my sequence building template which you can get here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-build-a-yoga-sequence-lead-page/

 

I also offer you my audio yoga class, a great way to practice and learn at the same time:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/practice-and-learn-anatomy-with-bare-bones-yoga/

 

And, I offer you the details of my upcoming yoga retreat in Costa Rica which you can find out more about here:

 

https://blissedyogaretreats.com/retreats/barebonesyoga/

 

Muscles of Hip Extension and How You Can Cue them in Poses (EP.39)

Do you ever notice alignment issues in your students’ poses and wonder what is happening to cause that? Ever have a knot in your hamstrings in Bridge Pose? Well, listen here as I walk you through two major hip muscles and teach you both about anatomy and biomechanics. This information is not readily available to yoga teachers in basic training because it’s outside the scope of what is taught and is found more in the exercise science industry. But I’ll share it with you here to help you distinguish yourself as a knowledgeable resource for your students as well as help you nail those cues!

 

In the episode, I suggest you get my download on myofascial release:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/understanding-basic-concepts-about-myofascial-release/

 

I also suggest you listen to my episode on MFR too:

 

https://barebonesyoga.com/learn-about-the-bodys-connective-tissue-matrix-fascia-and-the-technique-of-myofascial-release/

 

Enjoy both and please leave a comment!