Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Take a journey with me today into the anatomy of the hip and how to apply your cues to this part of the body.

In today’s episode, I cover a bit of a neuroscience technique of reframing a question so that it’s more focused on what’s possible over what’s not. I apply this framework to not only questions you might have now, given what’s happening in our world due to the Coronavirus but also how to apply this framework to questions you might have about your teaching.

Here’s an opportunity to learn some anatomy and do some personal development work all in one podcast. Here I walk you through a quick anatomy lesson, sharing certain muscles, their placement and action snd how they are used in certain poses, all in an effort to help you retain the information and learn how to apply it to teaching and cues. Next, I share five thought-provoking questions, designed to help you use this downtime from the COVID outbreak to better use than just watching TV. Writing down these questions and using them for self-reflection is a great exercise in personal development and one that will help you emerge from this time of restriction stronger and with a plan for your future.

Right now, even someone who is the most grounded in the physical world can appreciate the idea of negative energy and the reality that we need to understand ways to manage our energy in these difficult times. Meet Kat Fowler, a Yoga teacher, Energy Healer, Light Worker and Reiki Master Teacher. Kat walks us through an understanding of what it means to work with energy and what we can do to not on protect ourselves but also heal and grow at this most trying time. Kat can be found on her website at www.katfowler.com and on her podcast, “The Soul Awakening Podcast” on iTunes.

Here in the next episode in my special series sharing topics that I know are on your mind right now, I introduce you to Nick Bonitatibus. 

 

Nick Bonitatibus is a dynamic and energetic speaker with a focus on all things digital marketing. He stepped onto the stage early in his career with a mission to educate, inspire and empower everyone he encounters.

On a mission as the founder of Digital Champions, he is dedicated to helping businesses implement social media and video marketing strategies to increase brand awareness.

Over the last few years, Nick has spoken to thousands of individuals all over the country about improving online presence with his digital marketing techniques. 

With the ever-changing digital world, Nick strives to deliver the newest and most up to date trends to his audience and clients.

Nick's tagline is "Let's Grow Together," which perfectly represents his desire to never stop improving while inspiring others to do the same.  In this episode, Nick shares a strategy to help yoga teachers get started online to build a community as well as build a strategy to start to earn revenue.

 

Nick’s can be found at www.thedigitalchamps.com and his guide can be found at www.thedigitalchamps.com/guide.

Here in the next episode in my special series sharing topics that I know are on your mind right now, I introduce you to Mel Abraham. Along with being a CPA, Mel is the founder of the Thoughtpreneur Academy and Business Breakthrough Academy where he helps entrepreneurs bring their businesses to the world and build the lifestyle that they want. Mel is one the most sought-after financial experts, entrepreneurial mentor and strategic thinkers of our time.  Mel’s most recent focus is working with speakers, authors, trainers, consultants, coaches, advisors and people with a message become powerful communicators, influential thought leaders and build a business with high impact and high income. He has been called the “thought leader to thought leaders”

Unlike many other so called “business coaches”, Mel lives everything he teaches. Mel has built, bought and sold numerous multimillion-dollar businesses for himself as well as his clients. As the #1 Bestselling Author of The Entrepreneur’s Solution: The Modern Millionaire’s Path to More Profit, Fans & Freedom Entrepreneur, Mel’s strategies have helped build thousands of businesses and have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, ranging from large corporations to startups and small family-owned businesses.

Mel is a true believer in the entrepreneurial way of life and says that this “new frontier” is the paradigm that will shift society from simply existing to living life bigger, bolder and on their own terms. It’s about living a rich life instead simply a wealthy life.

Mel can be found at melabraham.com and on social medial at melabraham9 on Instagram and Mel H Abraham on Facebook.

The second in my special podcast series helping you manage some of your feelings regarding what’s happening in the world right now with the Coronavirus and its impact on your health and wellness, I wanted to share this special episode with you. Here I speak with psychotherapist Amber Barke, a colleague of mine in yoga teaching and also a therapist helping clients with a variety of challenges. Amber’s background as both a yoga teacher and therapist allows her to access a wide range of approaches, techniques and strategies to help you with many of the fears, feelings of anxiety and lack of certainty that we’re all dealing with right now. As you listen to this episode, I encourage you to close your eyes and take deep breaths and really tap into her suggestions which are so needed in this time of challenge.

 

It’s no secret that as this episode goes live in mid-March, 2020, the world is dealing with the outbreak of the coronavirus. This is presenting us all with unique challenges to our health, our well-being and our development both as people and for you, as yoga teachers, is impacting your business, your teaching schedule and plans you might have had for your ongoing learning and teacher development. Well, to help you with all of that, over the next few podcast episodes, I’ll be interviewing special guests who are experts in their particular area and each each is one where I believe you may have a need given what’s going on. 

 

Today’s episode is with Lainey Younkin, MS RD, LDN, a registered dietitian and nutritionist who will share her easy to follow strategies on everything from meal preparation to eating healthy, to food shopping to indulging. Yes, we even talk about giving yourself time to enjoy a treat and having compassion for yourself if you overdo it every once in a while. Lainey has an amazing Instagram page with loads of tips and pictures of healthy meals. You can find her at @laineyyounkin on IG. 

 

Stay strong and keep moving forward!

I’ve had a few conversations in my anatomy Facebook group lately that have highlighted a mindset or approach in the yoga industry.. that of making statements regarding what’s happening in the body, especially as it relates to dynamic movement, before you’ve build an understanding of the fundamentals of anatomy. This is quite common and often shows up as questions about cues and when we work backwards just to simply try to understand the basics of what’s happening, that basic knowledge isn’t yet there. However, there’s no need to worry! The good news is 1- you can build that knowledge and 2- I’ve given you a template so you can review those cues and see what you can come up with for a rationale. Listen to this episode to find out more.

Have you ever heard a yoga teacher give a warning and you’re not sure of the reason behind it? Maybe it’s something like, “Don’t put your foot on your knee” when you’re doing Tree Pose. We’re going to talk about things like that today not from the perspective of what’s right and what’s wrong but more from the perspective of how can you analyze statements like these to better determine how to apply them to your body (or your teaching).