Essential Conversations for Yoga Teachers
The podcast for yoga teachers centered around important conversations for yoga teachers to discuss, reflect, and implement. From class planning to business strategy, these conversations help yoga teachers build the business that will help keep them teaching long-term and with a sustainable income.
Episodes
88 episodes
Ep 86: Teaching the Senses of Proprioception, Interoception, and the Vestibular System
In this episode, I'll discuss three internal systems that shape every student’s experience on the mat, but are often left out of the conversation in yoga teacher trainings. They are: proprioception, interoception, and the vesti...
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Ep 84: Sciatica: What Yoga Teachers Should Understand
If you’ve ever had a student say, “I have sciatica,” and your go-to response was to offer hamstring stretches or deep hip openers, you’re not alone. Many teachers and students think they’re helpful. Today, let's unpack why that approach ...
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Ep 83: Mobility: How You Define It Matters!
You’ve probably heard people say that yoga improves both flexibility and mobility. While that may be true, what most yoga teachers don’t realize is that mobility has more than one definition.Each definition matters when you're teaching s...
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Ep 82: Why Hip Openers Look Different & Understanding Skeletal Variations in the Hip Joint
In this episode we cover:why hip openers look so different from student to studenttake a look over a few poses and what to look out forwhy no amount of stretching will make certain bodies look like what we see in y...
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Ep 81: Yoga Poses: Teaching Full Expression vs Functional Variations
We’re talking about the widely used phrase “full expression of the pose” what it means, how it’s used, and why it can unintentionally create harm or hierarchy in your classes. If you’re using this phrase now, don't you worry,...
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Ep 80: Why Is The Psoas Muscle So Important?
In a recent conversation with a fellow yoga teacher, she asked me if I’d ever consider doing an episode on the psoas muscle. Of course, I said YES!I truly love diving into topics like these! There are certain muscles that every yoga or m...
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Ep 79: All Backbends Are Not The Same! Let's Explore Why...
Not all backbends are the same & that might sound obvious at first, but I can’t tell you how many classes I’ve been in, or even taught in my early years, where backbends were treated as one interchangeable category. Whether it was Cobra, Bo...
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Ep 77: All Pelvises Are Not Created The Same, How This Affects The Yoga Practice
In this episode, we’re taking a deeper dive into the pelvis. Its anatomy, its purpose, and some deviations from “normal,” how those deviations affect the yoga practice, and what you can do about it in your classes. Let’s get to it!<...
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Ep 76: Excessive Hip Flexion In Yoga & What To Do About it
Let’s discuss the issue of hip flexion in yoga. What is it? Is there too much? And what can you do about it. Hip flexion is normal; You need to flex your hips to walk, sit down, and...
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Ep 75: Should Students w/ Scoliosis Practice Yoga?
Ever wondered if students with scoliosis can practice yoga safely? Spoiler, the answer is Yes, but first we’ve gotta ditch the one-size-fits-all alignment cues and actually work with the curve, not against it. In thi...
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Ep 74: SI Joint Dysfunction and Yoga
Many students practicing yoga encounter the frustrating and often debilitating experience of SI joint pain. I even experience it from time to time myself! Despite its prevalence, it remains widely misunderstood, and well-intentioned advice can ...
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Ep 73: Hip Openers and Labral Tears: Why Deep Stretches Aren’t for Everyone
Some students need to be extremely cautious when it comes to poses like Pigeon, Fire Log, and even Butterfly. Excessive hip movement that's required in these poses can lead to labral tears, hip impingement, and even chronic pain. Th...
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Ep 71: Injury Prevention in Yoga: What We Can (and Can’t) Control
Injury prevention in yoga is often oversimplified into absolutes. It's either "yoga heals everything" or "if you get hurt, you did it wrong." But the truth is far more nuanced. While we can and must take steps to minimize risks, true injury pre...
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Ep 70: How Alignment Cues Affect Your Nervous System
In the last two episodes, we've discussed keeping students safe in our classes by being more mindful of the alignment cues we use. However, what is correct alignment, and is it safe for all students?” Those questions were the inspiration for th...
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Ep 69: Why Alignment Cues Don’t work For Everyone - Part 2
We discussed safety in the last episode because I believe we all come from that standpoint. Thinking safety begs the question, “Is our understanding of 'correct alignment' safe for all students?” That took me down a deep rabbit hole and was an ...
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Ep 68: The Problem w/ Rigid Alignment Cues - Part 1
Traditionally, alignment was taught as a set of fixed, universal principles—certain cues, angles, and posture requirements that were considered "correct" for all bodies. However, modern discussions, influenced by movement science, biomechanics,...
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Ep 67: How to Teach Anatomy? - Teacher Questions Answered
Understanding anatomy is super important as a movement teacher. You may have noticed that I weave this sentiment in many of my episodes. I've received a few questions from teachers who listen to the podcast about their challenges with teaching ...
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Ep 66: Staying Within Your Scope of Practice While Teaching Injured Students
One of the biggest concerns you might have as a yoga teacher is whether or not you’re stepping outside of your scope of practice. We are not doctors & we cannot diagnose an injury, however, we can AND SHOULD learn about them becaus...
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Ep 65: Learning Anatomy Feels Overwhelming, Start Here!
I wholeheartedly believe every yoga teacher must have a working knowledge of anatomy, it is the responsible thing to do because you're teaching movement and working with bodies. Your students trust you, therefore you should be well-educated.&nb...
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Ep 64: Sequencing for Students with Rotator Cuff Injuries
Your shoulder is one of the most mobile—and vulnerable—joints in your body, and the rotator cuff muscles play a crucial role in its stability. When a student is dealing with a rotator cuff injury, it can be challenging to know how to sequence a...
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Ep 63: Yoga Retreats: A Beginner’s Guide for Teachers
I’m a couple of weeks back from hosting another yoga international yoga retreat. While I was away, I had a few yoga teachers ask me about how to start hosting retreats. I’ve also coached teachers on planning and organizing their own retreats, a...
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