Conversations for Yoga Teachers

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

This episode is a chance to bring your fears to the surface and discover easy ways to re-frame them, move past them and move forward so you can teach and feel confident and empowered. We cover a number of fears that are common but often not discussed so teachers live for years with these fears and just accept them as part of teaching. Nothing could be further from the truth! When you listen, you’ll find ways to dispel these fears and the beliefs that prop them up.   I mention a few links in the episode and you’ll find them here:   The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program   https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator   My new e book, “From the Interview Chair”   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/

In today’s episode, you’ll learn about the key aspects of assisting. We’ll cover both the techniques of assisting and also the mental and mindset related aspects of assisting in your classes.    At the end of the episode, I share a podcast offer with you. If you’d like to take this offer, you’ll need this link:   https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

Have you ever thought about what beliefs you have about teaching yoga and how this impacts how you teach? Here’s a simple one: if you believe your students might get hurt in your classes, that might cause you to worry before you go into class. If you believe your students need to see you practicing, that will cause you to be the kind of teacher who practices with their class.   In this episode, you’ll discover how beliefs drive behavior, the common beliefs yoga teachers have and how to move past them so that you can find your most empowering way to teach.   At the end, I have a special update on the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program. Find out more here:    https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

For this episode, I did a query of Chat GPT and asked it, “What are popular questions you’re getting from yoga teachers?” I got the top 3 questions and I answer them in this episode.    I start out speaking from the heart and from my passion for helping you in sharing how this month’s group is doing inside the Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program and what’s possible for you if you enroll.    The link to the program is here:     https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator   My new e book is out!   Get it here:   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/

In this episode, we take a look at understanding the “why” behind some cues. These cues were submitted to me via comments on my social media posts by yoga teachers. I put out a call to teachers to submit cues where they’d like to understand more about why that cue might be used.    For this episode, I also did an IG LIve workshop. The link to the workshop is below.    Link to workshop:   https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4Ata_kXBX/   Link to Yoga Anatomy Accelerator Program:   https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator   Link to Signature Sequence video:   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/how-to-create-a-signature-sequence/   Link to new e book, “From the Interview Chair: Lessons for Yoga teachers”   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/

Sometimes you might feel like there’s so many different aspects of teaching yoga: there’s your cues, your sequences, understanding anatomy, feeling confident, sharing philosophy, building community and maybe even building a yoga business and brand.  With all these areas of focus, it’s important to know what your priority is right now, so you can create a plan of action. It’s hard to work on everything all at once and this can be stressful for you so in this episode, you’ll hear how to create an action plan that allows you to gain momentum in the direction of your vision.    Here are links you’ll need for this episode:   My new e book:   https://barebonesyoga.lpages.co/from-the-interview-chair-e-book/   The Yoga Anatomy Accelerator:     https://barebonesyoga.thinkific.com/courses/Yoga-Anatomy-Accelerator

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/