Conversations for Yoga Teachers

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/

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/

 

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!

 

Do you feel nervous when you teach yoga? Are you perhaps a newer teacher or one that still feels nervous after years of teaching and lots of training? Join me for an interview with a fellow yoga teacher who honestly shares her feeling about being a new teacher. You’ll be inspired by Erin’s story and her healthy approach to “just doing it anyway” despite the nerves! Also, in this episode, I share about my one day wellness event, The Urban Wellness Saturday, happening on October 5 in Boston. To find out all that’s included in this event, click here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-urban-wellness-saturday/

 

 

but know you get a discount and to get that discount, just email me at karen@barebonesyoga.com. Do it today! 

Listen to a review of key muscles of the shoulder and how you can bring this information into your teaching through the cues you provide. Also, in this episode, I refer to my one day wellness event, The Bare Bones Yoga Urban Wellness Saturday! You can sign up with a special discount by emailing me to karen@barebonesyoga.com. Here is ALL you’ll get by joining me in this event:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-urban-wellness-saturday/

 

 

Also, in this episode, I share a special learning opportunity I’m sharing between 9/20 and 9/28. To find out more about this and how you can get in on it, see below:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/anatomy-manual-plus-cues-coaching-offer/

Learning anatomy happens in many different ways and one of the best ways to learn it is to practice yoga with an emphasis on anatomy based cues. 

 

I’ve created a special audio only yoga class for you that will allow you to practice yoga with a class that’s focused primarily on the anatomy of the practice.

 

This is a great way to hear how anatomy can easily blend into your classes easily and without overwhelming students. 

 

This offer is ONLY good this week, until 9/13/19 and the class is only $19.99.

 

To access this class and start practicing to supplement the learning you’re doing in other ways, see the link below:

 

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

 

Keep an open mind, have fun with it and let me know what you think!

Wondering how you’ll feel once you take action on learning anatomy? Wondering what the point of the work is? Tune in as I walk you through a visualization of sorts, to help you connect to your feelings as I describe the tools you can use as a teacher as well as help you understand how the anatomy you learn will go into the cues you use and also be the basis of how you transform your teaching. 

 

In this episode, I offer you a discount to my one day wellness event, Urban Wellness Saturday. Listen for how you can get the discount! 

 

To find out more about this one day wellness bonanza, click here:

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-urban-wellness-saturday/

Hello, and WELCOME to Conversations for Yoga Teachers! I’m your host, Karen Fabian and this is EPISODE 34!

 

For today’s episode, we’re going to talk to a yoga teacher, Kahlia Murray. She and I met via social media, as she’d asked a few questions in my anatomy workgroup on Facebook. Her insight into her own teaching as a new teacher struck me as so healthy and positive, that I thought it would be a great idea to have her on the podcast.  We don’t often have time to talk to each other about the kinds of things that challenge us, inspire us and our go-forward dreams and this episode is all about that.

 

Also, listen close to this episode’s beginning because in it, I share with you how you can get a special discount to my wellness event, The Bare Bones Yoga Urban Wellness Saturday. This event is Saturday October 5^th and registration link is right here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-urban-wellness-saturday/

NOW because you’re a podcast listener, I can give you a special discount. THE only way to get the special link to sign up is to email me at karen@barebonesyoga.com. I’ll email it to you and it’s a better price than you’ll see on the regular registration page. Feel free to check that out and if you’re ready to say YES, email me for the special podcast listener discount.

 

 

 So, let’s get on with today’s episode!

For today’s episode, we’re going to talk about identity. I know, you’re thinking we’re supposed to be talking about anatomy, as that’s my specialty. But if you’ve listened to the podcast for a while, you know I like to build in some teacher development topics as what’s the point of learning anatomy if you’re too freaked about about teaching because there’s all this inner turmoil? It’s a dual process; learn the information but also grow as a person, and together, transformation happens!

 

Now, one of the things I’ll be sharing on the podcast is your special invitation to my October event called “The Urban Wellness Saturday.” This is a full day event, devoted to wellness and health by offering you a chance to move through yoga and a short fitness session, meditate with a local expert from the Cambridge Insight and Meditation Center and hear from speakers in science and nutrition. The day gets rounded out with healthy food, an inspiring speaker at the end of the day and more. Because you’re a podcast listener, you get a special VIP rate. First, take a look at the event on the registration page:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-urban-wellness-saturday/

 

Then, if you’re all in, email me for your special VIP invite and you’ll get a discount! Just email me at karen@barebonesyoga.com.

Ever wonder why it’s hard for people to learn anatomy? There are a host of reasons but one may be that teachers just feel they can’t learn it! I often hear, “I’m not good at science” or       “anatomy is just such a big topic, I could never learn it all!” Well, in this episode, I tackle that mindset and shed light on it because in order for us to learn anatomy, we have to bring up any biases we have against our learning it. I also give you a 10 Step Plan (I review 3 of the 10 steps) to help you learn anatomy. In the episode, I give you access to a free download that lists them all out. You can get that download here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/ten-steps-to-learning-anatomy/

 

Thanks for listening and please comment with your thoughts!