Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Do you find that you compare yourself to other yoga teachers? Maybe this comes up when you take someone else’s class or when you scroll on social media. It could even be with a yoga teacher you like but you still find yourself thinking, “Why don’t I have as many people in my class?” or “Why don’t I feel like my cues are as clear as her’s?” 

 

While this is common, it’s definitely something to look at as a sign that something’s missing. 

 

In this episode, we’ll take a look at some of the reasons you might find that you’re comparing yourself to other yoga teachers and what to do about it. 

 

There is a journal exercise in the episode so have one ready for the questions at the end. 

 

You’ll hear me mention the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program and you can check that out here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

 

Since we talk about cueing in this episode a few times, here’s a short training video on cues:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-share-clear-yoga-cues/

 

I’d love to hear from you so feel free to send me a message @barebonesyoga for what came up for you as you listened. 

When you started this year and had an idea of the kind of teacher you wanted to be, how does that match up to how you’re actually teaching from week to week? In this episode, we’ll talk about that realization and I’ll share a little bit about why that gap might exist. 

 

We’ll end with some reflection questions at the end so if you want, you can have a journal ready to write down your answers. 

 

Part of what we’ll discuss is about sequencing and I have a sequence training video you might be curious to check out. 

 

If so, the link is here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-create-a-signature-sequence/

 

When you hear, “The more hours of training you have, the more confident you’ll feel” what comes up for you? Do you have agreement, disagreement or something in the middle? We’ll explore this belief, which is pretty common, in today’s episode and you’ll hear some stories that relate back to this and you’ll have a chance to see, at the end of the show, how you feel about it. 

 

Part of this episode includes an experiment you can try to help you figure out where you might focus when it comes to feeling more confident. 

 

Today’s show mentions my training video on cueing and you can find that here: 

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-share-clear-yoga-cues/

 

Reach out with any thoughts and revelations you had while listening. You can DM me @barebonesyoga on Instagram

With the start of the New Year, you’ll have a lot of beginners in your yoga classes. Catch this episode and find out how to help beginners without worrying about them. 

 

In the episode, I mention my training video on “How to create a Signature Sequence.” You can get that here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-create-a-signature-sequence/

 

You can also find the link to the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

In this final episode of 2025, you’ll discover some powerful questions to ask yourself so that you can set things up for a massive up-level in the coming year. I also share some of what’s coming in the New Year when it comes to what I’ll be offering yoga teachers. 

 

As we close out the year, I want to thank you for being a listener! 

 

Here’s a special gift, my latest e book, filled with themes around yoga teaching and audio links to the conversations I had this year on podcasts, talking about these hot topics:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/

 

In this episode, you’ll hear an intro from me and then you’ll be directed to a conversation between two people, talking about lessons I’ve shared on other podcast episodes related to how you can build your confidence. 

 

In the spirit of full transparency, this podcast conversation is between two AI (Artificial Intelligence) generated voices but I must stress: they are ONLY generating content based on looking at my own podcast episodes. There is no information that you will hear in this episode that comes from anyone else’s content or the general internet. This episode is a product of an AI related tool called Google Notebook LM.

 

Having said that, you will find an interview focused on sharing lessons I’ve shared on prior episodes all designed to help you build your confidence. The AI tool is just aggregating the lessons into one conversation. 

 

I’d love it if you would send me a DM on Instagram letting me know what you thought of this format. 

 

I recently wrote an e book with audio links to podcast interviews I had this year. You’ll find a host of lessons for yoga teachers in here, along with the audio links:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/

 

What does believing in yourself mean, when it comes to being a yoga teacher? In today’s episode, you’ll explore that theme and I’ll help you along by sharing a unique acronym I created ( no AI was used in the generation of this!) to help you remember the themes that are most important to believing in yourself.

Over the years, I’ve developed a teaching method that helps teachers build their confidence and skill. To help teachers learn how to do this by learning anatomy and how to apply it to their cues and sequences, I’ve created a list of terms that define the different teaching techniques. 

 

In today’s episode, I’ll walk you through some of the fundamental concepts in the Bare Bones Yoga Teaching Method so you can see what resonates with you. 

 

At the end, I share more about the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program. You can check it out here:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

 

I’m also hosting a live event for yoga teachers on 12/11/25 at 7 pm EST:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/yoga-teacher-reset/

 

Ever think about what you believe and how you came up with those beliefs? Many people don’t consider the beliefs they have, the things that run their life, aren’t even things they decided to believe but are more things they just picked up from someone else. 

 

In the yoga world, there are lots of beliefs that teachers think are facts but are just someone’s opinion. The idea, for instance, that if you taught a Signature Sequence, your students would get bored. This is just a belief but many teachers tell me this as if it’s a fact. Then they work with me in my program, we talk about how they can experiment with a Signature Sequence, they try it in their classes and nothing happens! They find that no one gets bored, no one walks out and in fact, the only thing that changes is that they get better at teaching the sequence!

 

In today’s episode, I share much more about beliefs and relate it to yoga teaching. I share from Jim Murphy’s book, “Inner Excellence.”

 

I also share an invitation to my free online event on December 11, 2025, “The Yoga Teacher Reset.” Get your spot in this exciting, inspiring event here:

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/yoga-teacher-reset/

 

If you’ve graduated from your teacher training and haven’t started teaching yet because you’re afraid, this episode is for you. We’ll talk about the fears that teachers have, how to move past them and different ways to reframe the fear so you’re more in control. I’ll also give you some easy ways you can get started.

At the end of the show, I share more about my program, The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator. If you’re ready to feel confident teaching your classes, get your spot here:

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator