I'm obsessed with how yoga teachers are created. Because ultimately its teachers who control the destiny of yoga in the modern yoga world. This is why you should care about what happens in yoga teacher training. This episode was not meant to be on the podcast. In fact, it was just something I shared on Instagram. But it triggered & resonated deeply with so many of you. I decided to bring the conversation to this platform. Listen up if you're interested in understanding how yoga teachers are ...
Jul 19, 2021•30 min•Ep. 50
Have you ever asked yourself what’s the difference between hip pain & pelvic girdle pain? How do we as yoga-asana teachers help the students work through this? Shannon Crow is on the show today answering these questions & a whole lot more. Shannon is a yoga teacher, trainer, host of the connected yoga teacher podcast & the founder of pelvic health professionals. Episode highlights... How Shannon got her interest in pelvic health What is good pelvic health? The types of pain that we s...
Jul 12, 2021•53 min•Ep. 49
Somatic yoga is becoming a popular term in the modern yoga world. In this episode, we chat with Trina Altman about her new book, Yoga Deconstructed: Movement Science Principles. An in-depth look into modern movement science & yoga. We cover somatic yoga training, why injuries occur, progressions & regressions in yoga asana, hypermobility, cueing & more. If you're a new asana teacher or even an experienced one you'll find great value in this episode. Somatic Yoga Training Episode high...
Jul 05, 2021•43 min•Ep. 48
Do you ever feel something is missing in your yoga journey? Do you feel like you’re lacking something when it comes to living your yoga thoroughly? Whether you answered yes or not, as a yoga teacher you cannot dismiss the Yamas & Niyamas. Which are so often OVERSIMPLIFIED as black & white in the modern yoga landscape. Often spoken about more than lived especially by yoga teachers. On the Let’s Talk Yoga podcast today, return guest Savira Gupta not only brings you the wisdom & nuances...
Jun 28, 2021•54 min•Ep. 47
“ The teachings of yoga are superior to the teacher ” - Kaya Mindlin A skilled yoga teacher will impact not just your learning but your life. Kaya Mindlin unpacks the nuances of a teacher-student relationship in modern yoga. If you’re a yoga teacher wondering what’s missing in your yoga journey, it's probably a skilled teacher who goes beyond the books & impacts every layer of your being. Whether you're a new or seasoned teacher, this episode is really worth your time. Episode Insights… Can ...
Jun 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 46
Did you know you don’t need to do arm balances on your arms alone? In fact, arm balances aren’t necessarily reserved only for advanced asana practice. On the podcast today, I chat with Allison Ray Jeraci about making arm balances fun with a unique & fresh approach. We chat about how to get into arm balances without ever balancing on your arms. Fun ways in which you can keep your teaching & asana practice fresh, fun & insightful. The unique use of props & more. Allison gives us ex...
Jun 14, 2021•37 min•Ep. 45
Identifying your imposter syndrome will be a game-changer for yoga teachers. Identifying & learning to navigate this skillfully is what we chat about today with Modo Hesselink. We get into what imposter syndrome is & how it limits yoga teachers. Mado talks about her experience with yoga teachers who deal with this on a daily basis. Plus her tips & strategies on how to overcome this in a skillful & effective way. Mado Hesselink is a yoga teacher on a mission with practical busines...
Jun 08, 2021•46 min•Ep. 44
Answering 3 very important questions that every yoga teacher asks at some point... Especially right after graduating a teacher training & entering the very real world of teaching yoga. Most yoga teachers feel alone, lost & unsure of how to navigate this new world. How to draw the line between self-practice & yoga class prep as a yoga teacher? Should you only teach what you can physically do? What parts of yoga are open to interpretation? I see a lot of "yoga is whatever you want it t...
May 24, 2021•22 min•Ep. 43
Free pranayama class & with extra pranayama notes & sequence tips for yoga teachers is out on the show today. Are you fascinated yet a little confused by pranayama? A little unsure as to where to begin? Well, I've got you covered. The idea to offer this free pranayama class came to me when I was putting the final touches on my pranayama immersion & optional yoga teacher training. I'm SO excited to share it with you. I'm sharing about the first pranayama ever known to mankind today or...
May 17, 2021•45 min•Ep. 42
The Bhagavad Gita is a text that's fascinated generations of humanity. For yoga teachers, this text is extremely valuable for life. I will be exploring this text in more future episodes as it's impossible to capture its essence in just one episode. My guest today is Luvena Rangel, the founder of curvy yogi. A body-positive yoga teacher, cultural appropriation advocate, teacher trainer & more...Luvena talks about the role of the Bhagavad Geeta in her own life as well as nuances of this text. ...
May 10, 2021•56 min•Ep. 41
As a yoga teacher, it's not important to have good yoga photos. But it is necessary if you're trying to grow your yoga career. Think of all the brands you've paid attention to. Chances are they've told you a story through their photos. The best part of yoga photos is that you can now get decent ones on your iPhone or if you have the budget work with a photographer. My guest today, is my photographer, Lauren Mitchell. We chat about what it takes to get good yoga photos from your iPhone as well as...
May 03, 2021•40 min•Ep. 40
Talking about post-lineage yoga today on the Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast with Theodora Wildcroft. Lineage in yoga has always fascinated & frustrated me at the same time. So when I discovered Theo’s book on Post-Lineage yoga I knew I excited, curious & but also cautious. Excited & curious because lineages have played an important part in yoga’s transmission for centuries. Cautious because while having a reformist attitude is important, there’s a fine line between doing what’s right by yog...
Apr 26, 2021•51 min•Ep. 39
Growing up in India, I noticed a culture of body shaming, an obsession with thinness, & fair skin being the ideal standard to be considered beautiful. While my own household luckily never endorsed any of this. Body image hit me like a rock when I became a professional Bollywood dancer at the Shiamak Dance company. Often if not always we were shamed, bullied, insulted, ridiculed & threatened with consequences if we didn’t remain or become thin. It is then as a young woman, I developed an ...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 38
Mirabelle D'Cunha & I have a soulful conversation about Sadhana on the show today. Sadhana is the very fabric that helps us move forward on our yogic path. And there's no better person for you to learn what Sadhana is all about. Conversations about our sadhana as yoga teachers are vastly missing in today's yoga world. We often confuse lose sight of real yoga in the modern-day. Mirabelle will drive home the importance of sadhana with her delightful wisdom. If you love yoga philosophy, ethics ...
Apr 12, 2021•55 min•Ep. 37
Back with what is probably my most favorite solo episode yet. I've just launched The Mindful Yoga Teachers Club & this conversation is geared to give you an insight into my world & thought process. When you decide to be a yoga teacher, you often have to learn 2 things - yoga & how to get your yoga into the hands of your 'potential yoga students'. These are 2 different realities for yoga teachers. And often challenging as not everyone can or wants to be an entrepreneur. Well-intention...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 36
Did you know there's a goddess of yoga nidra? Or how you can set a mental alarm clock? Do you know the "real" meaning of yoga nidra apart from yogic sleep? What about people with trauma? In today's episode, we uncover the power of yoga Nidra once again with Tracee Stanley. Author of a new book on yoga nidra called Radiant Rest. Tracee goes deep into exploring the power & impact of yoga Nidra in our lives. Helping us to value deep rest, not as just something we need to do but using as a tool ...
Mar 29, 2021•45 min•Ep. 35
I chat with one of my go-to yoga teachers today, Rocky Heron. I found Rocky right after the pandemic hit in 2020. I instantly gravitated towards his approach to asana & movement. I found his classes to be well-structured, playful, mindful & authentic. Even before the podcast was born, I knew I’d have him on someday to chat about his approach. Critical thinking is an inseparable part of yoga. Moreso nowadays. Even in our asana. The physical practice has become the doorway through which mi...
Mar 22, 2021•49 min•Ep. 34
I've been fascinated by fascia for a while now. This week I've found the perfect guest to chat with about all things fascia. My guest today is Pooja Virani. She's a Pain-Free Movement Specialist and Social Justice Consultant on a mission to spread joy, foster equality, and help people reach their highest potential. Having practiced for 15 years and taught it all over the world. Pooja specializes in Rehabilitative Yoga for Injury Prevention & Pain Relief, LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Yoga, and Social Jus...
Mar 16, 2021•47 min•Ep. 33
There's something so beautiful about the Purushartha system. In English, we could call it, the 4 pillars of life. These principles have existed for 1000s of years in Vedic culture. Guiding people who seek this wisdom. But unknown to most people who practice or even teach Yoga. My guest today, Savira Gupta started indulging in Yoga at 40. She comes from a family of strong women rooted in the Arya Samaj tradition who wanted to revive the Vedic way of life and the need to create a just society for ...
Mar 08, 2021•48 min•Ep. 32
Communication is central to our life. As yoga teachers, we communicate constantly through our words, actions & bodies. Yoga philosophy often shows us how to communicate compassionately. But in today's world of social media & cancel culture it can be very challenging. There's a gap between silent & spoken communication. The 'tone' of how we communicate seems to be getting increasingly hostile online & the yoga world isn't immune to this. On the show today, I chat with repeat guest...
Mar 01, 2021•47 min•Ep. 31
Pranayama is the yogic art of breathing. Ancient yogis knew the power & potential of our breath. They gifted us this wisdom through the practice of pranayama. But in the modern asana dominant world we sometimes don't think of pranayama beyond inhales, exhales & ujjayi breathing. But it is SO much more... My guest today is Dr. Sundar Balasubramanian, a researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina studying cancer biology, and Yoga. His research provides evidence for how Pranayama...
Feb 22, 2021•45 min•Ep. 30
As yoga teachers, we have access to amazing tools in yoga to help in this fight against COVID19. There's so much we can offer our students and ourselves in terms of respiratory health well-being & immunity boosting. Doing a special solo episode sharing some of my best advice for this pandemic that seems neverending. Whether you teach or do yoga, today we’re talking about practical tips to improve or restore respiratory health. Episode highlights... What poses are best to boost immunity? What...
Feb 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 29
Exploring the connection between zero waste living & yoga on the podcast today! Like many of you, I’m big on being a conscious consumer, reducing my carbon footprint, living a low waste lifestyle & most importantly, living my yoga in areas of my life off the yoga mat… For me, there’s no point in doing all the yoga if you can’t take it with you - into different areas of your life every day. And to be honest, I’m not perfect at doing this. But it’s a start. I hope today’s conversation give...
Feb 08, 2021•59 min•Ep. 28
I’m delighted to share my podcast guest today. Dr. Shyam Ranganathan is a field-changing researcher, scholar, author, and teacher of philosophy, and an expert in the neglected traditions of Indian moral philosophy, including Yoga. He’s also a trained scholar, researcher of philosophy, and an author, editor, and translator of over 50 peer-reviewed, scholarly works. If you’re a yoga teacher trying to get a grasp over what is yoga philosophy, hit play now. Here are some of the highlights of our con...
Feb 01, 2021•49 min•Ep. 27
My guest today needs no introduction. Andrea Ferretti & her podcast, Yogaland are beloved names in the yoga industry. Standing at 4 million downloads Andrea is the queen of content creation in the industry. Recently, she launched her own content creation course to help yoga teachers understand and navigate the world of content creation. In our conversation today, Andrea shares her insight on the nitty-gritty of what it means to develop content. Free content versus paid content, where to get ...
Jan 25, 2021•54 min•Ep. 26
Restorative yoga is a hidden gem of modern yoga Adelene Cheong, a London-based senior yoga teacher who specializes in restorative yoga. When I met Adelene in a recent training I instantly knew that I wanted to have her chat with you about all things restorative yoga as she's steeped in it from years of experience. This conversation weaves through many layers of restorative yoga. Bringing you clarity & a deep understanding of the impact of the practice. We cover a wide range of questions in t...
Jan 18, 2021•59 min•Ep. 25
In this episode, I talk to Anusha Wijeyakumar, the founder of Shanti Within Wellness. Anusha Wijeyakumar is an author and a motivational speaker with areas of expertise in the science of mindfulness and meditation. Anusha is among the few South Asian women in the yoga industry making a real difference with her work every day. Meditation is a big part of her life and she just launched her first book this January. We chat about meditation, the benefits, the impact, the "best" kind of meditation, h...
Jan 12, 2021•51 min•Ep. 24
What Ayurveda has to say about your GUT-HEALTH? One of my intentions in 2021 is to take better care of my digestive health. Like so many of you, when it comes to living holistically, I first turn to Yoga & Ayurveda for answers. In this episode, I chat with Dr. Ram Tamang, an Ayurvedic doctor (& also my doctor) with 20 years of experience. Born & raised in the hills of Nepal & now practicing Ayurvedic medicine in Orange County. Dr. Ram helps us understand what are doshas are. How ...
Jan 05, 2021•48 min•Ep. 23
As we wrap up the year, I’d like to thank you for tuning into the show, leaving reviews, and for all the kind words! I'm also grateful to all the amazing guests that we had on the show. It's amazing how much Let's Talk Yoga has grown over a short period of time! Wish you a joyful, safe, peaceful holiday season to all of our listeners and we're looking forward to more exciting shows with exciting guests in the year ahead! We’re Hiring: Join My Team as a Social Media & Digital Content Speciali...
Dec 29, 2020•3 min•Ep. 22
Can fat people do yoga? Oftentimes, larger-body people experience hostility in fitness environments. Amber Karnes certainly remembers how nervous she was when she first joined a yoga class. Nevertheless, her body figure and all the constant negative self-talk didn’t stop her and eventually, she got hooked on practicing yoga. She originally started to practice yoga in an effort to change her body but later realized that yoga taught her how to be in her body instead. Now, Amber teaches yoga full t...
Dec 22, 2020•50 min•Ep. 21
