Podcast Episodes
195: LGBTQ Awareness for Yoga Teachers with Tristan Katz
How can we create brave, safe and inclusive spaces for the LGBTQ+ students in our community? Today on the podcast Tristan Katz shares a lot of actionable steps that we as yoga teachers and studios can easily implement. We talk cues, waiver forms and more.
194: Bladder 101 for Yoga Teachers
What do we as yoga teachers need to understand about the bladder? So many of our students are dealing with urinary incontinence. Studies have shown the benefits that yoga and education can have. Today Shannon outlines why yoga is good for your bladder.
193: Pelvic Symmetry Sequence with Shannon Crow
Shannon shares a pelvic symmetry sequence that she has used for years as a yoga teacher and practitioner. It is one that Dr. Sinead Dufour adapted from a sequence that Cecile Rost, PT created. This sequence is often helpful for pelvic girdle pain.
192: Everyone Has a Pelvic Floor with Shannon Crow
All of your yoga students have a pelvic floor. Shannon Crow specializes in sharing Yoga for Pelvic Health. Today on the podcast she talks about the 5 functions of the pelvic floor and how yoga and physio can help those dealing with pelvic health issues.
191: Self-Care Tips to Fuel Your Business with Shunta Grant
Running a yoga business can be stressful and often self-care falls to the bottom of the list. Shunta Grant, creator of Best Today Brand, is a parent running three businesses. She shares how she fits it all in and how she makes self-care a top priority.
190: How to Create Guided Meditations with Kelly Smith
Yoga teacher, Kelly Smith, has created an entire business focused on guided meditations. She talks to us on the podcast about the benefits of meditation, how to write our own and how to record and share guided meditations with our yoga students online.
189: Your Movement Science is Racist with Jesal Parikh
Shannon talks to Jesal Parikh about racism in yoga and how appropriation and privilege show up in our movement science.
188: Effective Yoga Cues with Libby Hinsley
How do you cue effectively? Libby Hinsley talks to us about the importance of intention and reason for cues. We also talk about cueing for safety, the importance of cueing for beginners or those who are new to yoga, and how anatomy can inform your cueing.
187: How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training with Cecily Milne
Shannon talks to Cecily Milne of Yoga Detour about what makes an amazing Yoga Teacher Training experience.
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186: How to Get Booked as a Podcast Guest [Part 2] with Kelly Glover
Kelly Glover is an expert in podcasting, pitches and media. She is the CEO of the Talent Squad, a podcast pitching company. Today, she talks to us about how to find the shows your target audience is listening to, and how to write an effective pitch.
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185: How to Get Booked as a Podcast Guest [Part 1] with Shannon Crow
Being a guest on a podcast is a great way to showcase your offering or expertise. Seasoned podcasters Amanda Kingsmith, Mado Hesselink, and Amanda McKinney have tips on how to get booked on a podcast, from pitching to promotion.
184: Is Yoga Cultural Appropriation? with Shailla Vaidya
Is yoga cultural appropriation? Dr Shailla Vaidya tackles this complex question by sharing her own experiences with yoga in a Western context. She also talks about how we can share yoga respectfully, and honour its history, culture and traditions.
183: How to Plan a Productive Week with Shawn Radcliffe
How do you stay productive in your business? In this episode, Shannon talks to Shawn Radcliffe, a health and science writer and Yoga Instructor, who shares some tips on how to use a 15-minute planner to get organized and plan a productive week.
182: Yin Yoga vs Restorative Yoga with Nyk Danu
What is the difference between Yin and Restorative yoga? Today Nyk Danu, Yoga Therapist and Yin trainer, shares the similarities and differences. We talk about the number and length of poses, props and the intention and origin of each style of yoga.
181: Grow an Online Yoga Business with Nikki Naab-Levy
The COVID pandemic has drastically changed the world we live in. Many of us have had to make the leap to shift our businesses online and offer our yoga classes and offerings virtually. Today Nikki Naab-Levy shares tips on how to grow an online business.
180: Sticky Note Secret for More Students with Shannon Crow
Today on the podcast Shannon shares her sticky note secret to getting yoga students registered for your next offering. She walks you through the very simple and easy steps to figure out your minimum and maximum numbers and how to get students to sign up.
179: Get Confident with Video with Alicia Berruti
Video is a great way for us to connect with new yoga students, especially with how social media and physical distancing are these days.
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178: Tired of Social Media? [Consultation Call] with Devon Pelto
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by, and tired of, social media? If this is you, today’s episode with Devon Pelto is going to give you some ideas for how to deal with this. It is a live consultation call and we cover actionable steps when dealing with overwhelm.
177: How to Connect (aka Network) with Natalie Eckdahl
Do your friends and family know about the work that you do? When we learn to connect (network) it can really help us to grow our yoga business. Natalie Eckdahl shares actionable steps and strategies that will help us to connect to more yoga students.
BONUS: Anti-Racism & Yoga with Michelle Johnson
Today, in this bonus episode, we hear from Michelle Johnson on the topic of anti-racism and yoga. How we can, as yoga teachers (and studios), hold space for the conversations that need to happen? How can we move into the realm of social justice?
176: Email Marketing Strategy with Jessica Stansberry
Shannon talks to Jessica Stansberry, an expert in email marketing, about which email platform to use, how often to email your students and so much more.
175: Coping During a Crisis with Diane Liska
2020 has been a challenging year for many of us; in this espisode Diane Liska shares some brain science education, along with some coping strategies.
174: Time for a Break with Shannon Crow
Do you feel like it’s time for a break from your yoga business? Shannon shares the planned breaks she takes daily, weekly and monthly.
173: Social Justice, Politics & Yoga with Chara Caruthers and Maria Kirsten
Shannon talk to Chara Caruthers and Maria Kirsten of the Live Like You Love Yourself Podcast, on the topics we sometimes shy away from – Social justice, anti-racism and politics in yoga.
172: Checking In with the Team During COVID-19
Shannon talks to her team members around the world about how they are coping during the COVID-19 global pandemic. This series of interviews was recorded back at the end of April 2020, and we get a glimpse into the lives of the people who make The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast and community possible.
171: Pelvic Health & Movement Goals with Antony Lo
Today Shannon talks to Antony Lo, a physiotherapist who specializes in pelvic health and helping those who love to move and do CrossFit.
170: Is this Movement Safe? with Shannon Crow
In this episode Shannon covers the four questions she uses to determine how to make any movement safe for a yoga student.
169: Integrating Pelvic Health into Yoga with Shannon Crow & Mado Hesselink
Today Shannon talks to Mado Hesselink of the Yoga Teacher Resource podcast about how she integrates pelvic health and yoga.
168: Social Media Marketing Strategy with Andrea Jones
Do you have a social media marketing strategy? Andrea Jones helps us to see how simple this can be with 5 content pillars and 1 social media channel.
167: How to Make a Recruiting Plan with Reneé Clair
Reneé Clair walks us through her step-by-step recruiting process that yoga teachers can use when they are ready to hire. She also shares tips to get hired.
166: When & How to Hire a VA (virtual assistant) with Sandra Booker
Sandra Booker talks with us about how and when to hire a VA (virtual assistant). She covers how to pass tasks over, how much to pay and much more.
165: Offer Online Yoga Masterclass with Shannon Crow & Amanda McKinney
Amanda McKinney and Shannon Crow share a masterclass they did for yoga teachers wanting to offer their yoga online during covid-19.
164: Deepen Your Yoga Practice with Barrie Risman
Barrie Risman talks about how to deepen your yoga practice and how this has been the key to her yoga business growth and sustainability.
163: Collective Yoga Studio Model with Jenifer Parker
Jenifer Parker shares how a collective studio model is an option we can look at to divide the work between yoga teachers, even without a studio location.
162: Fill Your Yoga Workshop with Mado Hesselink
Mado Hesselink covers how to know when you are ready to offer a workshop, the four categories of workshops and how to fill them.
161: Get Your Yoga Online in 48 Hours with Jennie MacGoy
Jennie MacGoy acted quickly to get her yoga classes online (using Zoom) when the schools in her area closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
160: Milestones of My Yoga Business with Shannon Crow
Isabel sent in a question that became a full podcast episode. She asked Shannon to share the milestones of her yoga business.
Checking In During COVID-19
I wanted to check in and see how you are doing with everything we are facing now with COVID-19. I want to find out how I can support you.
159: Mindful Touch and Yoga with Tiffany Ryan & Katherine Parker
Tiffany and Katherine, founders of Yomassage, share how they created a unique niche offering that combines yoga with therapeutic touch.
158: Yoga Nidra with Kaya Mindlin
Kaya Mindlin talks to us about the importance of sleep, what Yoga Nidra is (and is not), how we can aid our students in relaxation (savasana).
157: Horse Wisdom Yoga with Fotini Chandrika Walton
Fotini Walton is the founder of Horse Wisdom Yoga®. This episode highlights how yoga can be weaved with a person’s passion to create a unique offering.
156: Define Your Brand with Rachael Kay Albers
How do you define your brand as a yoga teacher? Racheal Kay Albers talks to us abouthow to specialize (yes niche work) and stand out way beyond a logo.
155: Yoga Teacher Q&A with Shannon Crow
In this special question and answer episode, Courtney Butler-Robinson asks how Shannon avoids burnout. Jessica Saunders asks about taking yoga online.
154: Bookkeeping for Yoga Teachers with Kelly Christian
How can we be prepared for tax time? Kelly Christian, a professional bookkeeper and tax preparer shares what we need to know as yoga teachers.
153: Licensing a Yoga Teacher Training with Aruna Kathy Humphrys and Claire Matthews
Have you thought of creating a yoga teacher training? Aruna and Claire share how they created a YTT and then licensed it to other yoga teachers.
152: Simplifying Facebook Ads with Claire Pelletreau
Claire Pelletreau shares how to use Facebook ads when you are wanting to share your yoga offering whether you hire it out or DIY it.
151: Male Pelvic Health & Yoga with Dr. Susie Gronski
Susie Gronski is a doctor of physical therapy as well as a yoga teacher. In today’s podcast, she talks to us about male pelvic health, yoga and much more.
150: Start a Membership Site with Amanda McKinney
Amanda McKinney and Shannon Crow share a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to start a membership site and how yoga teachers could do the same.
149: Yoga for Anxiety with Amanda Whiting
Many yoga students are dealing with anxiety. They hear how beneficial yoga can be for the nervous system. Amanda Whiting specializes in yoga for anxiety.
148: Stress Incontinence and Yoga with Melissa Dessaulles
Melissa Dessaulles explains the difference between stress and urge incontinence, and how yoga and physiotherapy can help in addressing some of these issues.
147: Core Strength Myths & Cues with Lauren Ohayon
When we are told to engage or strengthen the core in a yoga class – what does that mean exactly? Lauren Ohayen covers core myths and cues.
146: How to Empower Your Yoga Students with Yonnie Fung
Yonnie Fung talks to us about how to create safe, inclusive and ethical spaces that empower our yoga students and maximize their choice.
145: Before You Open a Yoga Studio with Shannon Crow
Before you open a yoga studio, here are some things to consider. Shannon Crow talks about the various studio business models and questions to ask yourself.
144: Get More Website Visitors with SEO with Meg Casebolt
Today we talk with Meg Casebolt about websites, google search and SEO. She shares how to get our website found by people who are looking for what we offer.
143: Should I Start a Non-Profit? with Jessica Kinsey
Have you thought of starting a non-profit yoga business as a way to give back to the community? Jessica Kinsey walks us through the questions to ask first.
142: Living the Sutras with Kelly DiNardo
Today on the podcast, Kelly DiNardo shares how we can incorporate the sutras into our daily lives, teachings and into our own yoga practice.
141: Let’s Talk Money with Katie Brauer
Money is an essential part of our yoga business, and whether you love it or you hate it, you need to embrace it and cultivate that relationship.
140: Plan Your Yoga Workshop with Shannon Crow
Planning a yoga workshop? Shannon Crow outlines the seven steps that will help you to choose your topic, title, price, audience and marketing plan.
139: Grow Your Yoga Business via Email with Tarzan Kay
How can email increase your income as a yoga teacher? Tarzan Kay talks about how to email your yoga students to grow your yoga business.
138: Accessible Yoga Beyond Asana with Jivana Heyman
What does it mean to make yoga accessible to everyone? Yoga goes beyond just asana, so what does it really mean? Jivana Heyman shares his thoughts on this.
137: Yoga and Brain Injuries with Ann Green
Ann Green is a yoga teacher and athlete who has had multiple concussions. She shares how she created yoga specific for people dealing with brain injuries.
136: Yoga for Teens & Tweens with Karen Pascoe
Dr. Karen Pascoe is a psychologist and a yoga teacher, who specializes in teaching yoga to teens and tweens. If you teach to this age group, have teenagers or if you have ever wondered how to teach yoga to teens or tweens – this episode is for you.
135: How to Modify for the Prenatal Student with Rena Wren
How can we modify a yoga class for the prenatal yoga student? Rena Wren, MamaNurture Prenatal Yoga lead trainer, and Shannon Crow share our list of poses that are contraindicated for the prenatal yoga students along with the variations and modifications that we use.
134: Pelvic Health for Pregnancy & Beyond with Julie Wiebe
Julie Wiebe talks to us about pelvic health during pregnancy, birth and beyond. She talks about how yoga teachers can use breath and movement to help our students in their recovery postnatally.
133: Yoga for Painful Sex with Casie Danenhauer
Casie Danenhauer is a physical therapist and yoga teacher. She talks about painful sex and how we can use yoga, breathing, and meditation. She also talks about how well all of this integrates with physical therapy.
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132: Marketing to Increase Private Bookings with Amanda Mays [Consultation Call]
Today’s episode is a very special consultation call with Amanda Mays. Amanda is a mother of 6, a writer and a yoga teacher. She is busy and at the same time, she wants to build and market her 1:1 yoga business. Thank you so much for sharing Amanda.
131: How I Structure Private Yoga with Shannon Crow
Shannon shares the details that go into her private yoga classes. She covers scheduling, pricing, policies, waivers, flow, homework, follow up and much more. If you have been thinking of teaching private yoga classes – this episode is designed for you.
130: Make a Profit Teaching Private Yoga with Emily Sussell
Emily Sussell believes that all yoga teachers can teach private yoga and earn a very good living from that. Today on the podcast, she talks to us about setting prices, mindset, websites, branding, SEO and much more.
129: Pelvic Floor 101 with Marie-Josée Forget
Marie-Josée Forget talks to us about the anatomy, physiology, and function of the pelvic floor. She talks about a weak versus tense pelvic floor and gives her thoughts on Kegels. MJ covers so much information about pelvic health in this episode.
128: Ayurveda, Doshas & Yoga with Angela Glaz
Angela Glaz talks about how we can reconnect the sister sciences, Yoga and Ayurveda. She shares how we can teach a general yoga class about the doshas, and also, how understanding your own dosha can help you thrive in your teaching and yoga business.
127: Let Nature Theme Your Classes with Alee Link
So often yoga teachers ask about choosing a theme and sequence while planning yoga classes. Alee Link talks to us today about a very simple solution. Use nature to theme your classes. This way every transition and every pose is intentional.
New Standards for Yoga Schools with Shannon Roche
We have heard from a lot of yoga teachers in the last few weeks regarding the new standards released by Yoga Alliance. In this bonus episode, Shannon Roche explains what this means for both yoga teachers and schools.
126: Body Mindful Yoga with Jennifer Kreatsoulas
Our body mindful yoga episode deals with a topic that impacts so many of us and our students: body image and making peace with the bodies we have. Yoga can be a powerful tool to navigate the daily challenges of recovery from eating disorders, or even to help people accept their bodies.
125: How to Get Unstuck with Shira Gura
This is such an informative episode with valuable tips and actions you can take immediately to get unstuck in your business or relationships, and to help others in your life get unstuck with things they’re struggling with.
124: Enneagram for Yoga Entrepreneurs with Sarajane Case
Sarajane Case, founder of Enneagram & Coffee, shares how we can use the Enneagram assessment to embrace our unique qualities, harnessing the information for life and business. Sarajane talks about what it was like to have an Instagram account go viral.
123: Habits for Health & Business with James Clear
James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, reveals more about why habits are so crucial to your success and how to create, change and break habits that impact your business and life.
122: Productivity for Yoga Teachers with Amber De La Garza
Are you struggling with productivity and finding enough time to do all the things? On this episode, Amber De La Garza, The Productivity Specialist, shares strategies to help you become more productive and achieve your business goals.
121: Yoga for Pelvic Health with Shannon Crow
Shannon reveals her own personal experiences of going through three pregnancies and births with no idea about pelvic health, and how finding out more about the topic ignited her passion in the topic. She talks more about the four key elements of yoga for pelvic health – breath, alignment, movement and information – and why yoga makes such a difference.
120: Teach Private Yoga Online with Yael Oppenheim
Yael explains the business model to teach private yoga online, some of the challenges and the benefits of using FitMyTime for both teachers and students.
119: Travel and Teach Yoga with Eva Hamilton
Teaching yoga while traveling the world sounds glamorous and amazing, but it comes with its own set of challenges. Eva opens up about her own struggles with anxiety, and how she found her way to a path of teaching yoga while traveling.
118: Planning a Yoga Conference with Allison Rissel
On this episode, Allison reveals all the things that go on behind-the-scenes in planning and executing a yoga conference. From the schedule of events at the conference, to marketing strategies to promote and advertise the conference, to hard lessons learned along the way – Allison shares all her insight and experience.
117: Pain Language with Shelly Prosko (Part 2)
This week, Shannon and Shelly discuss the importance of self-compassion and the language we can use around that, as well ashow we can make yoga “safe” – both by creating safe spaces and through the use of our language.
116: Pain Language with Shelly Prosko (Part 1)
Shannon and Shelly discuss the concepts of pain and some of the science behind pain (hint: it’s not a ‘thing’, it’s a phenomenon and an experience!). When guiding a yoga class, some words we use innocently may either be empowering or triggering – Shelly shares more about some words to avoid, and her suggestions for alternatives.
115: The Polyvagal Theory and Yoga with Dr. Ginger Garner
The polyvagal theory, the wandering nerve, the use of sound, music, cues and communication in a yoga class, chronic pain – Shannon and Dr. Garner dive deep into these topics and more. Dr. Garner shares examples from her multi-decade career about the use of polyvagal theory in treating chronic pain, and highlights some tools yoga teachers can put into practice in their own classes.
114: Compassion Fatigue with Diane Liska
As yoga teachers, we come across people who come to yoga in search of healing. We help guide their experience and help them in their healing process, but this can take a toll on us that leads to burnout and compassion fatigue over time. Diane Liska has strategies for how best to develop resilience to compassion fatigue and evolve in our own professional practice.
113: Pinterest to Promote Your Yoga with Kate Ahl
Kate Ahl shares how we can use Pinterest to grow our yoga business. We cover how often to pin, organizing boards, what font and images to use, and more.
112: Niche Down to Market Your Yoga with Amanda McKinney
Have you ever thought that specializing is the best way for you to bring yoga to more people? Amanda McKinney is a Marketing Coach for Yoga Teachers, and on this episode, she explains exactly why niching down is the best way to market your yoga.
111: Teaching Children’s Yoga with Shakta Khalsa
Shakta Khalsa is a leading expert on children and yoga, and on this episode the “fairy godmother” of children’s yoga shares tips and strategies for teaching children’s yoga more effectively.
110: Create a Yoga Proposal Package with Lisa Zaehringer
If you’ve ever wanted to share or promote a unique yoga class or workshop, I’m sure you have wondered how best to convey your offering to the yoga studio owner, or even where to begin in reaching out to studios. Lisa Zaehringer, shares more about what goes into the yoga proposal packages she sends to yoga studios, as well as her 7-step process for reaching out to studios.
109: Attracting Clients with Your Message with Eman Zabi
Your business is about you, but does your branding and website copy reflect who you are as a yoga teacher, and showcase your unique personality and voice? Eman helps business owners “put the personality back in your business” and she has some tips for you to get started doing the same.
108: Inclusive Language for Prenatal Yoga with Shannon Crow
Inclusive language is not something a lot of us think about or consider when we are teaching yoga. However, it is an important part of creating welcoming spaces where our students feel accepted and safe. This can be particularly complicated in a prenatal, postnatal, fertility, or baby & me yoga class.
107: Launch & Promote Your Yoga Offering with Abby Herman
Do you struggle with putting out content that connects you to your yoga students? Have you gotten overwhelmed about promoting your yoga offering – not knowing where to start, which platform to choose, or even what to say? Abby Herman is just the expert you need to hear from about all things content-related.
106: Defining My Yoga Business Niche with Shannon Crow
What’s your yoga business niche? Do you share your yoga with everyone, or are you focusing in on your zone of genius? On this episode, Shannon shares her own process that helped her figure out her yoga business niche and has the insights you need to get started on yours.
105: Insurance for Yoga Teachers with Beth McVeigh
As a yoga teacher or yoga studio owner, do you have insurance that protects you if a lawsuit arises? How much coverage is enough? Beth McVeigh, a specialist in liability insurance for yoga instructors and yoga studio owners, joins Shannon, to shed light on the topic of insurance.
104: Legal Answers for Your Yoga Business with Saerin Ally Cho
Saerin, of Love Light Law, and Shannon tackle some of the confusing and complicated legal aspects and offer in depth legal answers for your yoga business.
103: Hiring and Nurturing Your Team with Shelli Warren
Shelli Warren, Team and Leadership Coach, joins Shannon in the third episode of the 5-part mini-series, Yoga Studio Business 101. They share what it takes to build a successful team. Shelli draws on her years of corporate experience to help business owners grow, hire and nurture their teams alongside their businesses.
102: Mission Statements & Core Values with Steve Hart
The second of this 5-part mini-series, Shannon and Steve dive into the nitty gritty details of what it takes to build and run a successful yoga business.
101: What I Learned as a Yoga Studio Manager with Shannon Crow
What does it really take to run a successful yoga studio business? What I learned as a yoga studio manager, part 1 of this 5-part mini series, explores different aspects of building and running a yoga studio business.
100: Cultivating a Community of Professional Peers with Linda Sparrowe
Building a community of professional peers. We discuss and provide insight into some of the difficult and uncomfortable topics affecting our yoga community.
099: Branding Your Yoga Website with Kali Edwards
Struggling with branding your yoga website? Kali Edwards is the expert you need to hear from about how to establish and showcase your brand on your website.
098: Many Layers of Fascia with Gil Hedley
Many of us say that we can’t do certain movements because of old age? What if that’s not of old age, but “fuzz” – a by-product of not enough movement?
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097: Focusing In On Your Niche [Consultation Call] with Susan Hopkinson
Susan Hopkinson has been a yoga teacher for over 20 years. She wants to offer more 1:1 yoga instead of group classes. We talk about focusing in on a niche.
096: How to Create a Yoga Practice Habit with Matt Kowald
Today on the podcast, Matt Kowald, co-author of the Yogis Journal talks about how yoga habits are created and how journaling can help.
095: Making a CEO Business Plan with Shannon Crow
Shannon takes you through the steps in this CEO planning process that can help you plan for the future, both personally and professionally.
094: Instagram Content Strategy and Stories with Tyler McCall
Tyler McCall is a social media marketer, strategist & coach for creatives. He explains how to use Instagram to generate profit in your business.
093: How to Build a Home Studio with Jo Stewart & Rane Bowen
Jo Stewart and Rane Bowen are yoga teachers who had a home studio and built a new one. Here they reveal the nitty, gritty details of what it takes.
092: Accessible Yoga Begins with Language with Kesse Hodge, Chantel Ehler and Katie Juelson
We’d all like to reach as many people as possible and share yoga with them. We may not realize how our language may be excluding or offending some people.
091: 100 Conversations with Yoga Teachers with Mado Hesselink
Mado Hesselink interviewed 100 yoga teachers to discover teacher challenges and successes. This episode is about what she learned from those conversations.
090: Teaching Baby & Me Yoga with Shannon Crow
How can a yoga niche help to grow a profitable and sustainable yoga business? Baby and Me yoga can be a niche to build your yoga business.
089: Yoga for Stress Management with Courtney Butler-Robinson
Yoga for stress management. Courtney Butler-Robinson has focused her practice exclusively around dealing with stress and more specifically, heart health.
088: Creating Professional Yoga Videos with Kira Sloane
Kira Sloane helps yoga teachers to share yoga via professional videos on YogaAnytime. Today on the podcast Kira shares her tips for online yoga videos.
087: Yoga for Fertility with Beth Heller
Today on the podcast, we meet Beth Heller, co-founder of Pulling Down the Moon and yoga teacher who specializes in yoga for fertility.
086: Live Video for Yoga Teachers with Ian Gray
Ian Gray of Seriously Social has tips, strategies and advice on how you can use live video as a yoga teacher to share video content.
085: A Discussion About Hands-On Assists with Amanda Kingsmith
Canadian yoga teachers and podcasters, Shannon Crow and Amanda Kingsmith shara a discussion about hands-on assists (sometimes called adjustments).
084: Yoga for Scoliosis with Christine Jaureguiberry
Christine Jaureguiberry shares how she was diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 5 and how yoga helped her to feel more in control of her own well-being.
083: Instagram for Your Yoga Business with Daniel McIntire
Daniel McIntire shares how he grew his Instagram audience to over 25K followers and the tips and tricks he has learned along the way.
082: Yoga and Fibromyalgia with Pamela Crane
Today we meet Pamela Crane, who suffered for years with fibromyalgia, persistent pain, anxiety, and depression and how yoga literally saved her life.
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081: Set Up to Teach Private Yoga [Consultation Call] with Stephanie Brunson
Stephanie Brunson is a yoga teacher who reached out because she wanted to start offering private yoga classes. She just didn’t know where to begin.
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080: Yoga & Endometriosis [Part 2] with Dustienne Miller
Dustienne Miller is a physical therapist and yoga teacher who specializes in helping women to relieve pelvic pain, specifically endometriosis.
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079: Yoga and Endometriosis [Part 1] with Kimberly Castello
Kimberly Castello is a yoga therapist, who helps people who are dealing with persistent pain, endometriosis, chronic fatigue and illness.
078: Creating an Online Yoga Studio with Brea Johnson
In today’s podcast, Brea shares her experience with creating her online yoga studio. Hosting platforms and equipment suggestions are also discussed.
077: Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome) with Helena Spears
Today we meet Helena Spears, a yoga teacher who has been using yoga to deal with persistent pain. Helena has Interstitial Cystitis, Fibromyalgia and AS.
076: Designing A Yoga Teacher Training with Rachel Scott
Rachel Scott talks about how to know if you are ready to lead a yoga teacher training. She also maps out the foundation of creating a yoga teacher training.
075: Yoga for Pelvic Girdle Pain with Dr. Sinead Dufour
Pelvic girdle pain develops in pregnancy or postnatally. Shannon and Dr. Sinead Dufour discuss how our understanding of pelvic girdle pain has evolved, the misconceptions that make treating the pain difficult, and what yoga teachers can do to help their students experiencing pelvic pain.
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074: 8 Limbs of Yoga [Part 2] with Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee is an author, teacher, and speaker. Today she talks to us about how we can apply the 8 limbs of yoga to our everyday lives.
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073: 8 Limbs of Yoga [Part 1] with Shannon Crow
Shannon is excited to share the meaning the 8 Limbs of Yoga has brought to her life as well as the yoga that she shares. Links to printable pages included.
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072: Email & Content Strategy [Consultation Call] with Kristen Boyle
In today’s episode, Shannon shares a consultation call with yoga teacher, Kristen Boyle. Kristen wants to grow her yoga business and her email list.
071: Using Research to Inform Your Yoga with Ariana Rabinovitch
Ariana Rabinovitch talks to Shannon about finding meaning in research studies and using them as a tool to inspire your yoga and inform your teaching.
070: Yoga for Seniors? with Shannon Crow
Today Shannon talks about what happened when she posted a Facebook question, looking for an alternative name for a Yoga for Seniors yoga class.
069: Yoga with Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Dr. Sarah Duvall
In today’s podcast, Dr. Sarah Duvall defines pelvic organ prolapse and shares what we as yoga teachers and practitioners need to know about POP.
068: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga with Amy Hoare
Today’s episode opens up a difficult but important issue in the yoga world; the abuse of power. We hear from Trauma Treatment Specialist, Amy Hoare.
067: Yoga for Every Body with Amber Karnes
Amber Karnes of Body Positive Yoga, talks to us today about how we can use language, modifications, awareness and marketing to make our yoga classes accessible to every body. Amber wants to emphasize that individuals need to feel that it’s NEVER their body that’s the problem in a yoga pose.
066: Online Scheduling Software for Yoga Teachers with Jane Crites
Today’s guest is Schedulicity’s Jane Crites, VP of Product. Jane began working for the company in 2007. Shannon and Jane talk about Jane’s love of yoga, upcoming enhancements to their services, the power of scheduling and more.
065: Create Your Ideal Yoga Schedule with Shannon Crow
Shannon is the first to say she has a packed schedule and that fitting everything in can certainly be a challenge. Over the years, working as an entrepreneur, Shannon has learned many tips and tricks and they’re always evolving to help her create and implement her ideal schedule.
064: Getting Hired by a Yoga Studio with Kristen Sweeney
Have you completed your yoga teacher training and are preparing yourself to look for employment? Shannon and Kristen Sweeney have your back with clear steps to getting hired by a yoga studio that, most importantly, is the right fit for you.
063: Secrets of Successful Full-Time Yoga Teachers with Ashley Zuberi
Ashley Zuberi has been a full-time yoga teacher for three years and acknowledges it has been a struggle. While considering her own challenges, Ashley became curious about the struggles of her fellow teachers.
062: Buteyko Breath with Steve Donald
Steve Donald became one of the first Buteyko teachers in Canada. He had struggled with asthma throughout his life, and it worsened as he grew older. In looking for an answer an internet search led him to learn about The Buteyko Method.
061: Too Many Yoga Teachers with Kimma Stark
Do you ever feel there are too many yoga teachers? Do you have a yoga studio that relies on yoga teacher training as part of your business model? Kimma Stark shares her perspective in today’s episode and a unique idea.
060: Accessible Yoga with Sarah Helt
There has been a growing movement focused on making yoga accessible to all that has caught Shannon’s attention. On today’s episode Shannon has invited Sarah Helt, an Ambassador from the Accessible Yoga organization, to share her insight on this topic. Sarah speaks...
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059: Market Your Yoga Teacher Training with Ashley Hagen [Consultation Call]
Today’s podcast is a consultation call with Ashley Hagen and Shannon Crow. Ashley is co-leading a 200-hour yoga teacher training and wants to discuss her marketing strategy. Shannon guides Ashley towards defining what makes this YTT unique.
058: Confidence and Self-Promotion with Julie Zuzak
On today’s episode Shannon and Julie discuss how to gain confidence to self-promote, (a much-asked question in The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group), taking on challenges one-step-at-a-time, letting comparisons go, and much more.
057: Feng Shui Your Yoga Space with Marina V Umali
Marina is a New York State certified interior designer and Feng Shui practitioner. She studied architecture at Parsons School of Design and Interior Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She also practices yoga and has had the opportunity to visit many yoga studios.
056: Yoga and Menopause with Leslie Kazadi
There can be a lot of shyness around discussing the profound physical, emotional and mental changes that menopause can bring. Leslie opens up about her own experience with menopause in a very honest way and how it led her to take it on as a special area of interest in relation to her yoga teachings.
055: Share Your Course with Thinkific with Siddharth Bharath
On today’s episode, Shannon speaks with Siddharth Bharath of Thinkific. Shannon picks Siddharth’s brain asking him what technology is needed to create a course, how much financial investment is involved, how students and teachers can interact, marketing your course and more.
054: Launching a Podcast and Facebook Group with Shannon Crow
Shannon provides a behind-the-scenes look at creating and maintaining The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook group and the work put into the podcast each and every week. She also shares more about herself; her vulnerabilities and her view on making mistakes.
053: Yoga Mentors and Lineage with Chase Bossart
On today’s episode, Shannon invites Chase Bossart who with great warmth and humour shares with us some of his experiences with his mentor T.K.V. Desikachar. Chase talks about yoga mentors, lineage and so much more.
052: Create Your Online Course with Janelle Allen
Have you ever thought of turning your expertise into an online course? It can be a great source of income that comes with the satisfaction of inspiring others with content you feel passionate about.
051: Yoga and (Anti-)Social Media with Carol Horton, PhD
Shannon asked Carol Horton to be a guest on The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast after reading Carol’s thoughtful blog post called Yoga: Beyond the BS. Carol discusses the negativity surrounding yoga, especially in social media.
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050: Grow Your Yoga Student Base [Part 2] with Shannon Crow
Today Shannon Crow continues to talk about how to grow your yoga student base. Are you connecting and checking-in with students in class? What about between classes? Do you have your business cards ready when someone asks about what yoga you offer?
049: Grow Your Yoga Student Base [Part 1] with Shannon Crow
In part 1 of this 2-part series, Shannon will take you through the steps that helped her grow her student base. Beginning with asking what is your ideal yoga class size to being patient and consistent as you build your students’ trust, Shannon shares 6 areas to consider with six actionable steps.
048: Eating Disorder Education for Yoga Teachers with Tabitha Farrar
Tabitha Farrar is an eating disorder recovery coach who speaks and writes about effective and realistic recovery approaches for adults with restrictive eating disorders. Tabitha recovered from 10 years of severe anorexia and is passionate about helping adult sufferers find a sustainable recovery that works for them.
047: Downward Dog in Prenatal Yoga with Kim MacDonald-Heilandt and Shannon Crow
Shannon and Kim found that one of the most common questions from yoga teachers in prenatal training is: “Can I teach downward dog to pregnant yoga students?” There are many opinions about this. Shannon and Kim share their opinions and the information around this topic.
046: Redefining Stretching with Jules Mitchell
Jules Mitchell wants to help inform you to make your own choices as a yoga teacher, not to overwhelm you. She is working on an upcoming book tentatively titled Yoga Biomechanics: Redefining Stretching which moves far beyond what is generally understood about stretching.
045: Creating Content with Shannon Crow
Content creation for your yoga business may include your website, social media posts, articles, videos, a podcast or printed publication.
044: Accounting for Yoga Teachers with Hannah Smolinski
Hannah Smolinski talks to us about accounting in part 4 of our money mini-series. If you are wondering what expenses to track for your yoga business — you are going to love this episode.
043: Minimum Viable Income with Steph Crowder
Steph Crowder shares with us the importance of calculating your Minimal Viable Income, which is the minimum you need to make, per month, to make ends meet.
042: Money Mindset with Geraldine Carter
[Money Mini-series: Part 2], Geraldine Carter, founder of Focused Business Coaching, asks us to reflect and uncover our “money story”.
041: Generating Profit with Natalie Eckdahl
Natalie Eckdahl talks to us about generating profit. She is a business coach, professional facilitator, keynote speaker and host of the Biz Chix Podcast.
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040: Grow Your Audience with a 5-Day Challenge with Patricia Fasciotti [Consultation Call]
Patricia Fasciotti is a yoga teacher and a doctor of physical therapy. She shares how she uses her 5-day challenge to grow her audience in today’s podcast.
039: Advice for New Yoga Teachers
Shannon asked yoga teachers to share what they would say to their brand new yoga teacher self if they could go back in time.
038: Preventing Injuries in Yoga with Trina Altman
Trina Altman, yoga and pilates teacher, talks with us about preventing injuries in our yoga students. The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast – Episode 38.
037: Not #CrushingIt is Okay with Rachel East
In today’s podcast, Rachel East of Clarity on Fire talks openly about how she doesn’t want to be a #Girlboss, building an empire and #CrushingIt.
036: Thai Yoga Massage with Shai Plonski
Shai Plonski is an author and a Thai Massage teacher. He talks with us about how Thai Yoga Massage can compliment your yoga business.
035: Crowdfunding a Yoga Teacher Training with Maxine Iharosy
Yoga teacher training is an investment of time and money. Maxine Iharosy of Owen Sound, Ontario tells us how she crowdfunded for her 500-hour.
034: Embracing Your Yoga Business with Amanda Kingsmith
Amanda Kingsmith of the M.B.OM podcast shares her thoughts on how yoga teachers can embrace the business side of teaching yoga.
033: A New Perspective on Diastasis Recti with Dr. Sinead Dufour
What is diastasis recti? New research tells us that is is no longer a separation of the rectus abdominus muscles. Dr. Sinead Dufour shares her findings.
032: Strengthen Your Yoga Practice with Kathryn Bruni-Young
Inspired by all she gained from her strength training education. Kathryn Mindful Strength, which blends strength, mobility and mindfulness.
031: Facebook Marketing for Yoga Teachers with Amanda Bond
Amanda Bond of the Ad Strategist simplifies the sometimes overwhelming task of marketing yourself (the yoga entrepreneur) on Facebook.
030: Rituals to Start and End Your Day with Puja Madan
Puja Madan talks to us rituals to start and end the day as a yoga entrepreneur. Episode 30 of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast with Shannon Crow.
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029: Creating Your About Me Page with Trevor Parks [Consultation Call]
Shannon shares a live consultation call with yoga teacher, Trevor Parks. She helps him to create his about me page for his website.
028: Anatomy Informed Yoga Practice with Dr. Ariele Foster
Dr. Ariele foster shares with us her incredibly rich and informative 10 Principles of an Anatomy-Informed Yoga Practice (available as a PDF download).
5 Koshas: Anandamaya Kosha
Welcome to our final layer in our koshas mini-series. I have created a printable booklet that summarizes all of the key points. To get the booklet — enter your name and email below and it will be sent to you. Feel free to use the booklet in your classes, workshops,...
5 Koshas: Vijnanamaya Kosha
The fourth layer in the Kosha model is the Vijnanamaya Kosha. Vijnana translated means ability to discriminate, intellect or knowing.
5 Koshas: Manomaya Kosha
The third layer in the Kosha model is the Manomaya Kosha. Our thoughts, emotions, memories, decisions and intellect are directed by the manomaya kosha.
5 Koshas: Pranamaya Kosha
The second layer in the Kosha model is the Pranamaya Kosha.
It governs the energetic (or subtle) body, the breath and the movement of the physical body.
5 Koshas: Annamaya Kosha
Week 1 of 5 Koshas mini-series with Shannon Crow of The Connected Yoga Teacher. The first layer in the Kosha model is the Annamaya Kosha.
022: LinkedIn Marketing for Yoga Teachers with Chrissie Wywrot
Today on the Connected Yoga Teacher podcast, Chrissie Wywrot tells us how Linkedin can be a valuable marketing tool for yoga teachers.
021: Refine Your Core Message with Carol Cox
Carol Cox, of Speaking Your Brand, talks with us today on The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast about refining our core message.
Define Your Yoga Niche: An Online Workshop for Yoga Teachers
This online workshop, hosted by Shannon Crow of The Connected Yoga Teacher, is for yoga teachers who want to share their unique style of yoga (yoga niche).
020: Six Online Tools for Your Yoga Business with Shannon Crow
In episode 20 of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, Shannon Crow shares her six favourite online tools for her yoga business. Each one has a free version.
019: Restorative Yoga with Andrea Peloso
In Episode 19 of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, Andrea Peloso asks us to delve a little deeper into the meaning and benefits of Restorative Yoga.
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018: Get Creative with Your Yoga Cues [Consultation Call] with Brittany Alred
Brittany Alred is a new yoga teacher who asks Shannon, in a consultation call, about doing yoga poses versus using verbal cues.
017: Yoga for Chronic Pain with Julia Khafizov
Julia Khafizov is a yoga teacher with a wealth of knowledge. She specializes in pain care yoga, helping students who are dealing with chronic pain.
016: Five Pages to Include on Your Yoga Website with Shannon Crow
Are you wanting to create or refresh your website? Learn about the five pages to include on your yoga website with Shannon Crow.
015: Molly Kitchen Consent Cards and Hands-On Assists
In today’s episode Molly Kitchen talks to us about consent cards and hands-on assists (sometimes referred to as adjustments).
014: Build Your Private Yoga Practice with Kate Connell Potts
In episode 14 of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, Kate Connell Potts shares her passion for helping yoga teachers to build their private yoga business.
013: Create a Successful Yoga Retreat with Renee Gauthier and Paloma Neuman
Shannon is excited to welcome the dynamic duo Paloma Neuman and Renee Gauthier, of Rock Your Yoga Retreat, experienced yoga retreat planners.
012: Sciatic Pain and Yoga with Joanne Pineau
Joanne Pineau talks with us today about sciatic pain and how yoga can help. She also shares information about sciatica and piriformis syndrome.
011: Setting Prices and Defining Your Value as a Yoga Teacher with Tracey Eccleston
In today’s episode Tracey Eccleston of Ageless Arts Yoga talks to us about defining your value as a yoga teacher and how to set your prices.
010: After Savasana (Relaxation) with Shannon Crow
In today’s episode Shannon shares what she aims to avoid in the time after savasana (relaxation) when she is teaching a yoga class.
009: Kegels, Mula Bandha and Pelvic Health with Shelly Prosko
In Part III of Shannon’s Pelvic Health Mini Series, Shelly Prosko, talks with us about kegels, mula bandha and all things pelvic health.
008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni
This week Shannon is pleased to share insight from another pelvic health expert. Kim Vopni talks about core breath and pelvic health.
007: Breath and Pelvic Health with Trista Zinn
Trista Zinn is a personal trainer who specialized in pelvic health and core pre-programming. Trista is the founder of Coreset Fitness.
006: Teaching Online Yoga with Rosslyn Kemerer
In this episode, Shannon talks to Rosslyn about what led her to focus her attention toward teaching online yoga classes via Skype.
005: Set and Achieve Big Goals with Natalie Eckdahl
In this episode you get to hear Natalie Eckdahl coaching Shannon, the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, on how to set and achieve big goals.
004: Assisting Yoga Students Without Touch with Shannon Crow
In Episode 4 of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast, Shannon talks about assisting yoga students without touch. Assisting is sometimes called adjusting.
003: Trauma Training For Every Yoga Teacher with Margaret Howard
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast – Episode 3 – Margaret Howard shares her thoughts on why trauma training should be part of every yoga teacher training.
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002: Reconnect With Your Yoga Practice with Nina Andic [Consultation Call]
Episode 2 of The Connected Yoga Teacher. Shannon Crow shares an online consultation call with Nina Andic who would like to strengthen her yoga practice.
001: Avoid Yoga Teacher Burnout with Erin Aquin
Welcome to the very first episode of The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast. In this episode we hear from Erin Aquin on the topic of yoga teacher burnout.