Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Yoga teachers use lots of common phrases when they talk about how things are going with their classes. I know because over the years, I’ve talked to hundreds of teachers and am always listening to their word choice. It’s part of what I do as a coach and it’s always interesting to me how they classify their challenges and struggles using similar phrasing. You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out more about this but in this episode, I not only give you the clues, I share the process that will allow you to move past limiting beliefs, as expressed by your word choice and instead unleash your most confident, empowered yoga teacher.

 

For this episode, you’ll need these links:

 

The group Accelerator Program:

 

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

 

The one on one Blueprint Program:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

The Instagram video I referred to: 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRzuATj_K9/

 

The anatomy test:

 

 

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/mvUhA7cRp8HNwNKmMfOqnmq-f4VfDifNHmX9JHPHTQyTLXACCOke3SIkqkXqdEEC.oDT3htPBtEC-qxBt?startTime=1714942660000

 

 

Send me a DM on Instagram @barebonesyoga with any questions or thoughts after you listen.

 

This past week, my podcast hit a special milestone with over 2,000 people listening to the show! In this special episode, I share the details of this milestone and share how this inspired me to set a big goal for the rest of this year. 

 

Listen in and when you do, you’ll need these links:

 

 

One on one Program

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

Group Program

 

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

 

Thank you so much for listening to the show!

 

Are you working a full time job and teaching yoga also? For a lot of teachers I’ve talked to over the years, as well as myself when I was teaching in this model, they share their special challenges that go with this lifestyle. 

 

Yoga teachers sometimes feel that teaching “on the side” isn’t as good or as important as those who are teaching full time. Nothing could be further from the truth. And that’s what this episode is about. I cover some of the myths associated with full time teaching, discuss the steps you need to consider if you want to leave your full time job and present a case for how to approach teaching and working full time in a way that allows you to enjoy both. 

 

In the episode I share a few offers that have links associated with them. Here are the links:

 

My virtual online yoga studio opens 10/1/25:

 

https://barebonesyoga.com/online-studio/

 

The Yoga Anatomy Blueprint Learning Program:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program:

 

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

 

When you share anatomy in your cues, do you understand the reason for the cue? Many times, teachers tell me they share the words but they don’t understand the rationale for the cue but that doesn’t stop them from sharing it.

 

Imagine using cues that you can actually explain. It’s what I call “Understanding the WHY behind the cue” and it’s transformative. You’ll feel more confident, be able to re-word the cue if you need to and you’ll be able to answer any questions that come up. 

 

To do this you have to learn the fundamentals of anatomy. In this episode, i’ll share some actual cues with you along with the WHY behind them and we’re doing it in a “quiz” format so you’ll be able to test your knowledge. 

 

In the episode, I talk about a few links you can get in the show notes. Here are those links;

 

The Cues Training Video

 

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

 

 

The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program

 

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

 

 

The Yoga Anatomy Blueprint Learning Program

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

What’s your vision for how you want to teach yoga? When you close your eyes and dream about how you want to show up in your classes, what do you see? For many yoga teachers, they have a clear vision but their day to day experience doesn’t match that vision. In my work with yoga teachers in my program, I get to see what it looks like when a teacher starts teaching in a way that is more in line with how they want to show up. This is the stuff of what I call “Yoga Teacher Transformations.” 

 

In this episode, you’ll hear the stories of two yoga teachers and the transformations they experienced as well as get an action plan for how you can start to make your vision come true too. 

 

You’ll need the links below that go with this episode:

 

The Signature Sequence training video:

 

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

 

The link to the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program:

 

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

 

The link to the Yoga Anatomy Blueprint Learning Program:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

The link to the September book club:

 

https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/the-bare-bones-yoga-virtual-book-club/

 

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:

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39607489/

 

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6451238/

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8583600/

 

And you’ll also need links to my two programs: 

 

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

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

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:

 

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

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

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:

 

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

 

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:

 

https://nyulangone.org/news/study-reveals-how-small-changes-walking-technique-may-help-treat-knee-osteoarthritis

 

 

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(25)00151-1/abstract

 

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

 

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

 

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:

 

https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/blueprint-learning-program

 

Learn in a group program: 

 

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