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Lessons, stories and interviews designed to help you feel more confident as a yoga teacher. Music used with artist permission: https://johnbartmann.com/faq
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Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Are you speaking to the benefits of yoga in your classes or assuming your students know what they are? In this episode, you’ll discover the benefits of yoga by looking at the medical research instead of just listening to the stories and “things yoga teachers say” that might not be backed up by science. Having said that, there are lots of benefits of yoga that might not (yet) have medical research behind them so it’s not about one being better than the other. However, there is a body of research out there now speaking to the benefits of yoga and we’ll look at some of that here.
You’ll need the links to the studies:
And you’ll also need links to my two programs:
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
In this episode, you’ll discover how to save time as a yoga teacher from the weekly and monthly tasks that so many yoga teachers do. These things include prepping a new sequence every week, practicing it at home, researching anatomy questions and more. These activities, while they may seem required, are often fueled by beliefs that are perpetuated by a narrative in the yoga industry that doesn’t serve teachers teaching in a way that feels easy and fun.
To find out more about my two programs I discussed in this episode, use these links:
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Ever look at your students knees as they practice? The knees and the feet can tell you quite a bit about what’s going on in the body. Correcting alignment at the feet and knees can allow students to feel more grounded and steady and can even lead to better knee health.
In today’s episode you’ll hear about cues to several common poses and how to correct problems in alignment that show up in the feet and the knees.
I also speak about the upcoming Virtual Book Club. DM me on Instagram to get on the list. This program is free.
I also share with you a podcast discount for the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program. DM me on Instagram for the discount code for $50 off. Check out the program with the link below:
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Ever wonder about the connection between the benefits of yoga and what’s discussed in medical studies? In today’s show, you’ll learn about how a study on osteoarthritis has a connection to teaching foot and knee alignment in yoga. While this might sound like a stretch, once you listen to the episode, you’ll see what I mean.
You’ll also hear about themes from the book, “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert and how they’ll be part of a Book Club I’ll be offering in the fall, 2025.
Links you’ll need:
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Do you consider yourself an over-thinker? Over-thinkers stand in the way of their own progress and often over-think because they’re not confident in how they’re teaching their yoga classes. In this episode, you’ll hear some of the signs and symptoms of an over-thinker and discover an interesting experiment you can try to shift from being an over-thinker to being a confident decision maker!
In this episode, I mention my two programs and you can find the links below:
Learn one to one:
Learn in a group program:
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Imagine you had a step by step way to feel more confident not only in your life but when you’re teaching your classes. This is what you’ll discover when you listen to this episode. In it, you’ll discover The Confidence Practice, a 6-step framework for building your confidence, grounded in science and mindset principles.
Once you listen, you can take the next step by doing the 5 Day Confidence Challenge, a self-guided experience designed to give you fun things to try every day, in service to tapping into feeling great.
You can get it here:
And don’t forget to DM me as you’ll hear about at the end of the episode.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Catch this episode and you’ll walk away with solutions to problems that yoga teachers are having. These are problems I hear about from teachers all over the world and with all levels of experience. In many cases, they’re driven by the narratives in the yoga industry around different things: cueing, sequencing, student injuries and how to teach your class. These beliefs drive behaviors that lead teachers to feel frustrated, boxed in and less than confident.
In this episode, you’ll hear solutions for problems like:
-Fear of students getting hurt in class
-Spending hours prepping for class
-Feeling underpaid for classes
-Being dependent on practicing with class when you really want to do the Walk and Talk
-A lack of understanding of anatomy.
At the end of the episode, I make you an offer and there’s an incentive included since you’re a podcast listener so listen for that.
I also talk about the 5 Day Confidence Challenge which you can access here:
I also refer to my recent interview on The Inner Fire of Yoga podcast. You can listen to that here:
I talk about my group program, The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator:
and the one on one program, The Yoga Anatomy Blueprint, link below:
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Do you feel like your intuition is guiding you when it comes to how you’re teaching or are you following what you were told or what others are doing? In this episode, you’ll discover ways to listen to your intuition so that you can find the most authentic, easy, confident way to teach your yoga classes. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clearer idea of the direction you want to go as a teacher, what that looks like and what your first step is to help you get there.
You’ll hear about the 5 Day Confidence Challenge which you can take here:
You’ll also hear about the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program, which you can check out here:
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Are you feeling overworked and underpaid or even one or the other? Catch this episode and discover how to swap that out and instead feel rewarded, balanced and valued. I heard this statement from a yoga teacher recently as a comment on my social media and I used it to query my email list to see if it resonated. I got a bunch of replies and that told me that we’ve got a problem. Feeling overworked and underpaid is self-defeating and energy sucking experience and over time, you’ll grow to resent your classes. So, instead, listen to this episode and you’ll discover how to set your own rate, how to evaluate your teaching schedule so it’s filled with rewarding opportunities and how to get all your planning time back so you drop that feeling of being overworked.
At the end, I share a special offer that goes with this link:
Monday Jul 07, 2025
Monday Jul 07, 2025
In today’s episode, you’ll meet Dr. Jodi Blinco. She is an educator, former yoga studio owner, entrepreneur and leader in higher education. Jodi and I have a spirited conversation about confidence, managing your energy, learning and building a life you love. Listening to this episode, you’ll hear more about:
- Developing your intuition
- Jodi’s work owning and teaching in her yoga studio outside Boston, MA
- Holistic practices she shares with people in a way that makes it easy to access and understand
- The concept of “Performative Polish” and how we can teach our classes in an authentic way
- Grounding practices for yoga teachers
- Mindfulness techniques she shares with people
- Her concept of “Managing your energy ROI,” or “return on investment”
- Using frameworks to build confidence
- Using systems and practices to make life easier.
Learn more about Jodi below:
Dr. Jodi Blinco is a visionary educator, serial entrepreneur, and pioneering leader in higher education. As the Founder of The U School and Vice President of Enrollment Management Consulting at EducationDynamics, Dr. Blinco has spent over two decades at the forefront of innovative training and coaching methods, driving student success, faculty development, and sustainable growth in higher education.
With a Doctorate in Education, a Master's degree in Business, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Dr. Blinco's unique blend of academic expertise and business acumen has led to impactful results across various institutions. Her work emphasizes student-centered approaches, personalized learning, and strategic enrollment practices that foster engagement and retention.
Dr. Blinco’s dynamic leadership style and her commitment to empowering educators through training programs have transformed how colleges and universities approach teaching, mentorship, and leadership development. Her workshops and consulting sessions go beyond traditional methods, offering actionable strategies that enhance institutional effectiveness and drive measurable outcomes.
Grounded in a passion for education and innovation, Dr. Blinco’s mission is to inspire meaningful change within higher education, equipping institutions to adapt to the evolving needs of students and the workforce. Her contributions continue to shape the future of learning, fostering environments where both students and educators can thrive.
Find out more and contact Dr. Blinco here:
For the link to The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program I shared with you at the start of the episode, click here: