The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast

Shannon Crow (she/her)•www.theconnectedyogateacher.com

The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast is a place where yoga teachers can tune in each week to learn, connect with community and gain inspiration. After a yoga teacher training it can feel like being left out in the wilderness for yoga teacher entrepreneurs. The business side of yoga is often not talked about as much as philosophy, anatomy and other topics covered in a yoga teacher training. This podcast addresses the questions and challenges that yoga teachers face. Hear interviews with yoga teachers and other professionals on a variety of topics.

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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, experienced yoga retreat planners. If you’ve played with the idea of planning a retreat, this episode will give you a sense of the process involved in planning and will perhaps inspire you to plan a group yoga retreat yourself. Renee Gauthier is based in San Diego with her husband and daughter and has taught yoga for 10 years. Traveling to many different places to teach, along while navigating a period of loss in her...

May 20, 2017•1 hr 6 min

012: Sciatic Pain and Yoga with Joanne Pineau

On this week’s episode Shannon welcomes Joanne Pineau. Joanne is a yoga teacher, educator, and author whose enthusiasm for the healing power of yoga for both mind and body impressed Shannon when she attended one of Joanne’s courses on managing sciatic pain. Joanne’s passion has led her take numerous trainings and certifications in the many facets of body healing. This has enabled Joanne to share her valuable wisdom with others through her 20 years of teaching yoga, her expert knowledge of sciati...

May 13, 2017•33 min

011: Setting Prices and Defining Your Value as a Yoga Teacher with Tracey Eccleston

Today Shannon welcomes Tracey Eccleston to discuss a topic that is often difficult for yoga teachers: money. It may seem contrary to aparigraha (that non-attachment, non-greed yama that Patanjali outlined in the eight limbs ), but Tracey reassures us that taking care of our finances allows us to care for self and others. As you will hear, she loves looking at the business side of yoga and is brimming with valuable advice. This episode covers how to value your time so you can decide what to charg...

May 06, 2017•33 min

010: After Savasana (Relaxation) with Shannon Crow

In today's episode Shannon shares what she aims to avoid in the time after savasana (relaxation). She also shares what she always includes as well as what she sometimes includes. There are lots of little tips and tricks for teachers of all styles and experience to try. We also get to hear from some of our other fellow Connected Yoga Teachers. Rest deeply in Savasana every day. Always enter that pratyahara (withdrawn state) every day. And just enjoy yourself.” — Judith Hanson Lasater 1:40 Shannon...

Apr 29, 2017•30 min

009: Kegels, Mula Bandha and Pelvic Health with Shelly Prosko

In Part III of Shannon’s Pelvic Health Mini Series, she welcomes Shelly Prosko, another passionate professional who works in the realm of pelvic health. With warmth and grace she shares her perspective adding to our discussion on pelvic health. Shelly Prosko has an extensive fitness and physical therapy background which led her to combine physical therapy and yoga to become a Professional Yoga Therapist. She is a pioneer in her Physio Yoga Therapy- a combination of Physical Therapy and Medial Th...

Apr 22, 2017•49 min

008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni

008: Core Breath and Pelvic Health with Kim Vopni This week Shannon is pleased to share insight from another enthusiastic expert on the subject of pelvic health. Kim Vopni, also known as The Fitness Doula, is the mother of two children. Her pregnancy and birthing experiences, along with her educational background led her to focus on women’s pelvic health. Kim holds a BA in Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Fitness. Kim’s impressive education includes her certification as a per...

Apr 15, 2017•41 min

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 . Her interest in pelvic health began when she was diagnosed with a grade 2 prolapse as the condition could not be corrected by surgery she sought out alternative treatments. Trista connected with the Hypopressive®Method so strongly that she travelled to Spain to train under the only English speaking teacher at the time. Trista is now Canada’s highest qualified an...

Apr 08, 2017•43 min

006: Teaching Online Yoga with Rosslyn Kemerer

Rosslyn Kermerer is a graphic designer turned yoga entrepreneur who founded Wholehearter Yoga . She lives just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she operates a home studio, serving her community through yoga teaching, coaching, energy healing, and graphic design consulting. In this Episode Shannon talks to Rosslyn about what led her to focus her attention toward teaching online yoga classes via Skype and offers us the benefit of her experience as to how she’s made this format work for her. ...

Apr 01, 2017•38 min

005: Set and Achieve Big Goals with Natalie Eckdahl

Natalie Eckdahl, MBA, is a business coach, professional facilitator, keynote speaker and host of the Biz Chix Podcast which iTunes featured as a top New Business Podcast in March 2014. She built a successful personal brand and platform from the ground up via her podcast (200+ episodes) and has been featured in Inc, Fast Company, Huffington Post and Entrepreneur. Natalie has an international coaching practice where she works with female entrepreneurs desiring to grow a profitable business. She is...

Mar 25, 2017•56 min

004: Assisting Yoga Students Without Touch with Shannon Crow

Podcast Links: Shannon's Website The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group Art of Assists 50-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Shannon Assisting Yoga Students Without Touch A great hands-on assist can make all the difference to a yoga student. It can be a communication tool for the kinaesthetic learners, it can give a relaxation to held tension and it can help students to have more awareness of their proprioception and alignment. But what if we want to assist without touch? Some people don’t want ...

Mar 18, 2017•16 min

003: Trauma Training For Every Yoga Teacher with Margaret Howard

______________________________________ Episode 2: Trauma Training For Every Yoga Teacher Margaret Howard is a licensed clinical social worker in the state of Missouri. She practices social work and psychotherapy, specializing in trauma and is an advocate for survivors of human trafficking. Margaret has a Master in Fine Arts, a degree in poetry, she is an organic gardener, yogi, mother and grandmother. Margaret advocates for being aware that we’ve all experienced trauma in one form or another sho...

Mar 11, 2017•39 min

002: How To Reconnect With Your Yoga Practice with Nina Andic

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode 2: On-Air Consultation Call With Nina Andic Nina started practicing yoga in 2000 and has studied various traditions, including Hatha, Ashtanga and Anusara. She became a yoga teacher a few years ago. Nina teaches yoga and lives in Lion's Head, Ontario with her husband and son. In the on-air consultation call, Nina shares how she has been feeling really fulfilled on the yoga teacher side of thin...

Mar 04, 2017•33 min

001: Avoid Yoga Teacher Burnout with Erin Aquin, Author and Yoga Teacher

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. Erin is a a certified hatha, vinyasa and prenatal yoga teacher, author and new mother. She wrote The A-Z of Being a Successful Yoga Teacher and just recently published Elemental Yin Yang Yoga . Erin completed one of the most comprehensive programs in Canada currently available for Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. You can hear her expertise...

Feb 24, 2017•40 min

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