The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 132: Marketing to Increase Private Bookings with Amanda Mays Description: How can you market your yoga business without seeming pushy or salesy? What kind of strategies can you use to attract your ideal client? Amanda Mays joins Shannon on this consultation call to talk through her struggles with marketing herself and putting her yoga business out there. Amanda is self proclaimed yoga and happiness ambassador. She works as a freelance editor and occasionally te...
Sep 02, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 132
This episode is all about something Shannon often gets asked - the nitty-gritty details of how to teach private yoga. It can feel intimidating, and you may not know where to start or how to structure a private yoga session with a student. Shannon dives into exactly how she handles her yoga sessions, from scheduling the 1:1 class to after the session ends. Shannon covers a lot of ground. Starting off with scheduling, pricing, policies around booking, cancellation, payment, and rent, she also touc...
Aug 26, 2019•48 min•Ep. 131
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 130: Make a Profit Teaching Private Yoga with Emily Sussell Description: Can you make a good living teaching yoga? A lot of us yoga teachers struggle with money mindset - we don’t like to talk about making profits, or think about sharing yoga as a business. However, that’s an important part of being able to bring yoga to others. You need to be able to sustain yourself first, before you can serve others. On this episode, Emily Sussell reveals how she makes $100,...
Aug 19, 2019•57 min•Ep. 130
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 129: Pelvic Floor 101 with Marie-Josée Forget Description: This episode is on one of Shannon’s favorite topics - pelvic health. It is one of the crucial parts of our body that plays many functions in our daily lives, but gets very little attention, until something goes wrong. Marie-Josée Forget, a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, is here to give us the basics on everything pelvic floor. Marie-Josée Forget is a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist with 18 years of cli...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 129
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 128: Ayurveda, Doshas & Yoga with Angela Glaz Description: This episode is all about reconnecting the sister sciences, yoga and Ayurveda. We all learn about Ayurveda in out Yoga Teacher Trainings at some level, but a lot of us don’t know how to incorporate it into our classes, or even really how our doshas affect us in our lives and in our business. Angela Glaz has adoped a unique approach in building her yoga business with Ayurveda at its core, and she ...
Aug 05, 2019•52 min•Ep. 128
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 127: Let Nature Theme Your Classes with Alee Link Description: Do you create your classes around a certain theme? Or have you been a part of a class where every pose and transition was intentional and flowed, and it left you wishing you knew how to structure your classes like that? Alee Link is great at intentional teaching, and finds the inspiration for her classes in nature - she shares how you can, too! Alee Link attended her first yoga class when she was...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 127
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 podcast episode, Shannon Roche explains what this means for both yoga teachers and schools. Links mentioned: https://essentials.schedulicity.com/schedulicity-cares/ https://www.yogaalliance.org/New_RYS_Standards...
Jul 24, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 1
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 126: Body Mindful Yoga with Jennifer Kreatsoulas Description: This episode deals with a topic that impacts so many of us and our students: body image and making peace with the bodies we have. In the USA, up to 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder, and worldwide, almost 70 million. Yoga can be a powerful tool to navigate the daily challenges of recovery from eating disorders, or even to help people accept their bodies. Jennifer Kreatsoulas is a ce...
Jul 22, 2019•59 min•Ep. 126
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 125: How to Get Unstuck with Shira Gura Description: Do you encounter a feeling of being stuck, as a business owner, or even in your own personal life? You feel like you can’t move forward, you can’t make a decision, and you may even have students who come to your yoga classes to help them get unstuck. Shira Gura, an expert in helping people get unstuck, has just the tools to help you and your students. Shira Taylor Gura is the creator of The S.T.U.C.K. Meth...
Jul 15, 2019•57 min•Ep. 125
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 124: Enneagram for Yoga Entrepreneurs with Sarajane Case Description: How much does your personality type influence how you share yoga and run your business? What traits or qualities might your students display, depending on their personality type, and how does that influence their experience of yoga? Sarajane Case is an Enneagram expert, and she shares just how you can harness the power of your personality to influence your business and life. Sarajane Case ...
Jul 09, 2019•46 min•Ep. 124
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 123: Habits for Health & Business with James Clear Description: How do you cultivate good habits that improve your life, and break bad habits that hold you back? On this episode, 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. Apart from being a New York Times-bestselling author, James is the creator of Habits Academy, and int...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 123
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 122: Productivity for Yoga Teachers with Amber De La Garza Description: 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. Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, speaker, writer, and host of the Productivity Straight Talk podcast. She helps driven entrepreneurs execute actionab...
Jun 24, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 122
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 121: Yoga for Pelvic Health with Shannon Crow Description: Why is yoga such an amazing gift for pelvic health? How does knowing this information and using it change the way we practice and teach yoga? In this episode, Shannon shares more about one of her favorite topics yoga for pelvic health. 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 i...
Jun 17, 2019•41 min•Ep. 121
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 120: Teach Private Yoga Online with Yael Oppenheim Description: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to teach yoga online, live, in a virtual class via video chat with a student? We’re all using technology in a variety of ways in our yoga businesses, but Yael Oppenheim is taking teaching yoga to a whole new platform. Yael Oppenheim is the founder of FitMyTime, a marketplace for remote personal fitness and yoga classes, founded in 2018. She was inspir...
Jun 10, 2019•44 min•Ep. 120
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 119: Travel and Teach Yoga with Eva Hamilton Description: Have you dreamed of teaching yoga while you travel?? How can you create a feasible yoga business teaching yoga while traveling? If these questions have ever crossed your mind, Eva Hamilton is just the yoga entrepreneur you need to hear from. Eva’s first yoga teacher training was in 2008, and since then she has completed multiple courses and trainings in yin yoga, restorative yoga, Thai yoga massage, and ...
Jun 03, 2019•44 min•Ep. 119
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Ep 118: Planning a Yoga Conference with Allison Rissel Description: If you’ve ever attended a yoga conference, you can imagine how much time, money and effort goes into it. But how do you get started planning, marketing and executing such an event? What are some do’s and don’ts of planning a yoga conference? Allison Rissel, joins Shannon on this episode to dive into the nitty gritty of planning a yoga conference. Allison became a yoga teacher in 2006, and uses ...
May 27, 2019•51 min•Ep. 118
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 116: Pain Language with Shelly Prosko (Part 2) Description: How important is communication and language when working with yoga students, especially those who are dealing with persistent (chronic) pain? The answer is - extremely. We don't want our yoga students to become fearful of movement, or trigger a pain response with our cues or tone.This episode is a continuation of the conversation from last week with Shelly Prosko on the topic of pain language in yoga. ...
May 20, 2019•48 min•Ep. 117
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 116: Pain Language with Shelly Prosko (Part 1) Description: When people turn to yoga in search of healing, they often carry with them a lot of pain. As yoga teachers, it can be challenging and frustrating to know which words to choose when communicating with our students and giving cues, particularly for those who are dealing with persistent (chronic) pain. In part one of this two-part interview, Shelly Prosko joins Shannon to talk about this topic in a way tha...
May 13, 2019•53 min•Ep. 116
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 115: The Polyvagal Theory and Yoga with Dr. Ginger Garner Description: We all know that communication and language are important in a yoga class. But it’s not just about giving instructions and guidance about breathing or poses - it’s also how we communicate. The timber and volume of our voices, music or chanting in the class, even certain words, can have an effect on other people, but also ourselves, and it creates an internal response for both parties. This i...
May 06, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 115
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 114: Compassion Fatigue with Diane Liska Description: As yoga teachers, we come across people who come to yoga in search of healing, and we help to guide their experience and help them in their healing process. But this can take a toll on us, and lead to burnout and compassion fatigue over time. Diane Liska has some strategies for how best to develop resilience to compassion fatigue and evolve in our own professional practice as healers. Diane is a Registered P...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 114
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 113: Pinterest to Promote Your Yoga with Kate Ahl Description: How important is Pinterest to your yoga business? If you’re like some of our yoga teachers, a significant portion of your website traffic may be coming from Pinterest - but it’s not the same as other social media platforms like Instagram or Facebook. That’s why we have Kate Ahl of Simple Pin to share more about how you can use Pinterest to promote your yoga business. Kate Ahl is the Owner and Founde...
Apr 22, 2019•46 min•Ep. 113
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 112: Niche Down to Market Your Yoga with Amanda McKinney Description: Picking a niche is something that can be scary to a lot of us. Particularly as yoga teachers who believe that yoga is for everyone and that we can help everybody , we feel that picking a niche excludes people we want to help. But 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 epi...
Apr 15, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 112
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 111: Teaching Children's Yoga with Shakta Khalsa Description: Have you ever shared yoga with children? If you have, you might have realized that teaching yoga to adults, and sharing yoga with a room full of children are completely different. 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. Shakta is the Founder and Direct...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 111
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 110: Create a Yoga Proposal Package with Lisa Zaehringer Description: 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, after having to go through this process every 2-3 years, shares more about what goes into the yoga proposal packages she sends to yoga studios, as well as her 7-step ...
Apr 01, 2019•45 min•Ep. 110
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 109: Attracting Clients with Your Message with Eman Zabi Description: 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. Eman is the founder of The Scribesmith, and she puts her background in Political Science, Econometrics and N...
Mar 25, 2019•53 min•Ep. 109
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 108: Inclusive Language for Prenatal Yoga with Shannon Crow Description: How can we use inclusive language in a fertility, prenatal or postnatal yoga class so that our students feel heard, seen, accepted and welcome? This episode is a mini-training on how we as yoga teachers can make our classes more accessible and inviting through the words that we use. Inclusive language is not something a lot of us think about or consider when we are teaching yoga. However, ...
Mar 18, 2019•43 min•Ep. 108
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 107: Launch & Promote Your Yoga Offering with Abby Herman Description: 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. Abby is the founder of Write Solutions and is a content strategist who helps her ...
Mar 11, 2019•55 min•Ep. 107
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 106: Defining My Yoga Business Niche with Shannon Crow Description: What’s your yoga business niche? Do you share your yoga with everyone, or are you focusing in on your zone of genius? Even though she has been in the yoga industry for 13 years, Shannon still struggles with defining her yoga business niche. On this episode, she shares her own process that helped her figure out where to take her yoga business. As Shannon started planning her content for 2019, an...
Mar 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 106
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 105: Insurance for Yoga Teachers with Beth McVeigh Description: 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 in the last episode of the 5-part mini-series, Yoga Studio Business 101, to shed light on the topic of insurance. Beth McVeigh is the Manager of the Commercial Li...
Feb 25, 2019•59 min•Ep. 105
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 104: Legal Answers for Your Yoga Business with Saerin Ally Cho Description: Should your yoga business be an LLC? Do you need to trademark your business name? What kind of permits and licenses do you need to legally run your yoga business? Saerin Ally Cho, founder of Love Light Law joins Shannon in the fourth episode of the 5-part mini-series, Yoga Studio Business 101, to talk about all things legal. Saerin is a lawyer and yoga teacher, who combined her love for...
Feb 18, 2019•48 min•Ep. 104
