The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 219: Yoga for Abundant Bodies with Dianne Bondy Description: In recent times, yoga has become a very exclusionary practice that’s limited to the privileged few - wealthy, thin, young, flexible, white and able-bodied people. However, yoga has benefits for people in all bodies, regardless of shape, size, age, ethnicity or ability. In this episode, Dianne Bondy shares more about how we can be more inclusive in yoga spaces towards people in larger bodies. Dianne Bo...
May 10, 2021•46 min•Ep. 219
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 218: Body Positive Yoga with Gillian McCollum Description: Body positivity as a social movement has been gaining traction in recent years. In yoga, we aim to empower individuals regardless of their physical weight or size, and focus on accepting all bodies, regardless of their physical ability, their size, their gender, their race, their appearance, as well as challenge the ways in which society presents and views the physical body - all elements of body positi...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 218
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 217: The Yoga of Trans* Affirmation with Avery Kalapa & Maygen Nicholson Description: The trans and gender non-binary community is one that has often been marginalized and made to feel unwelcome in many places, including yoga spaces and communities. Back in March 2021, a prominent podcaster and yoga teacher, J Brown, released an episode that contained some harmful, inaccurate and hurtful content around gender and trans people (trigger warning: transphobia)....
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 217
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 216: Corporate Yoga [Part 2] with Samantha Harrison Description: Is corporate yoga still relevant now that many businesses have moved online because of the pandemic? Absolutely! What’s more - there are even more opportunities available for yoga teachers in this space. In Part 2 of this series on teaching corporate yoga, Samantha Harrison shares how being virtual has changed the corporate yoga space. Samantha Harrison is the founder of Samantha Harrison Yoga and...
Apr 19, 2021•41 min•Ep. 216
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 215: Corporate Yoga [Part 1] with Samantha Harrison Description: If you have been teaching yoga for a while and are wondering how you can start teaching corporate yoga, and how you can get in front of different businesses, especially now that a lot of businesses have moved online - Samantha Harrison has the answers for you. Samantha Harrison is the founder of Samantha Harrison Yoga and the creator of the Online Corporate Yoga Teacher Training. Samantha found yo...
Apr 12, 2021•47 min•Ep. 215
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 214: Yoga Class Bloopers with Shannon & Sinead Description: As yoga teachers, we’ve all had those moments while teaching a class. When we get our left and right mixed up, or our brain thinks of something to say but our mouth gets it all wrong, or you get completely confused with your sequence, or any other number of awkward, embarrassing, and often absolutely hilarious “bloopers” - it’s all a part of the teaching experience! On this episode, Shannon and Sin...
Apr 05, 2021•26 min•Ep. 214
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 213: Work Life Balance with Dawn Vason Description: Almost everybody struggles with work-life balance. We have so many things to do in our yoga business, our personal life, our community and more, in addition to dealing with a pandemic. We may find ourselves wondering if work-life balance is a myth and an unattainable goal. Should we even be striving for balance in our lives? Dawn Vason tells us we should, and how to achieve it in this podcast episode. Dawn Vas...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 213
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 212: Menopause Myths and Facts with Shirley Weir Description: A topic some people might not feel comfortable talking about is menopause, yet this is something that concerns not just people who menstruate (about half the world’s population!) Chances are, even people who don't menstruate live with or support people who do. However, a lot of menstruating people often start perimenopause and reach menopause with no idea about the changes their bodies are undergoing...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 212
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 211: How to Draw Yoga Stick Figures with Eva-Lotta Lamm Description: As a yoga teacher, how do you plan your classes? When it comes to planning the actual sequences, poses, and themes, do you go with the flow with little or no planning, or have a mental plan, or refer to detailed notes? In this episode, Eva-Lotta Lamm shares another technique you can use to plan yoga classes - drawing out yoga sequences. The best part is you don’t have to be good at drawing or ...
Mar 15, 2021•53 min•Ep. 211
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 210: The Future of Yoga with Amber Karnes Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, and the yoga industry has changed dramatically. Studios have closed, some permanently, classes and YTTs are online, and for many of us in-person classes and trainings are not possible. All of these changes have a lot of yoga teachers asking - What does the future look like for yoga? And what does that mean for yoga teachers? Amber Karnes shares some in...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 210
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 209: Online Yoga Teacher Training with Jivana Heyman Description: One of the things yoga teachers all around the world have had to navigate recently is the shift to sharing yoga online because of the coronavirus pandemic. A lot of yoga teacher trainings have also moved online, as well as conferences, seminars and other aspects of continuing education for yoga teachers. Like teaching yoga online, they come with their own set of challenges, and Jivana Heyman shar...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 209
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 208: Four Years of Podcasting with Shannon Crow Description: The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast is celebrating its fourth anniversary! In this special episode, host Shannon Crow answers questions inspired by listeners and members of The Connected Yoga Teacher community. Shannon opens up about her inspiration for starting the podcast and what her journey has been like through the years of podcasting. She also shares a behind-the-scenes look at getting sponsorshi...
Feb 22, 2021•53 min•Ep. 208
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 207: Biopsychosocial Model & Yoga with Carolyn Vandyken Description: Many people come to yoga to seek relief for a specific pain or to regain strength and mobility after recovering from an injury. The biopsychosocial model of care is a great way to look at how we’re using yoga to help our students. By adopting a whole-person approach to health and wellness, the biopsychosocial framework gives us a more holistic approach in regard to pain, function and movem...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 207
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 206: Get More Private Yoga Clients with Megan Spears Description: A common question among yoga teachers is “How can I get more private yoga clients?”. Many of us feel like we lack the confidence and knowledge to teach private yoga, but that shouldn’t stop us from diving in. In this episode, Megan Spears shares how she felt the same, but eventually took the plunge and grew her private yoga business from 0 students to 15 per week. Megan Spears is a Private Yoga a...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 206
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 205: Tech Guide for Online Yoga with Dominique Gauthier Description: The pandemic has forced all of us to adapt and change how we share yoga with our students, and for many of us, that has been a shift to teaching yoga online. Figuring out the tech and equipment to teach online has been a steep learning curve for many of us. In this episode, Dominique Gauthier shares some of her tips and tricks for sharing yoga online. Dominique Gauthier is a personal trainer a...
Feb 01, 2021•52 min•Ep. 205
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 204: What to Charge for Online Yoga with Shannon Crow Description: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many yoga teachers have moved their offerings online. With this shift from in-person to virtual yoga classes, a question that often came up is – how much should I charge for online yoga classes? To answer this question, Shannon Crow shares her thoughts and insights around the factors to consider, not just when pricing online yoga classes but in-person classe...
Jan 25, 2021•20 min•Ep. 204
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 203: Do Politics Belong in Yoga? with Chara Caruthers & Maria Kirsten Description: Politics can be a sensitive and divisive topic, and we may avoid talking about it even with our most trusted friends and family because it is often controversial or uncomfortable to talk about. However, in light of the current political and social landscape, it is important for us to be aware, informed, and engaged - and our yoga can influence that. Chara Caruthers and Maria ...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 203
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 202: Yoga and Masks with Clare Kelley Description: One of the things we’ve had to adapt to recently in our yoga businesses is the COVID-19 pandemic. As public spaces like our yoga studios open up again and we transition back into in-person yoga classes, you may be wondering about how to approach using masks in your classes. Clare Kelley shares her expertise in this area and clears up some of the doubts and confusion around using masks in yoga, as well as how pu...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 202
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 201: Leaning Into Hope Happy New Year with Shannon Crow Description: Happy New Year, Connected Yoga Teachers! What a year 2020 has been for all of us, as people, as yoga teachers and as business owners. All of us have been profoundly impacted by everything that 2020 has brought. At a business level, we’ve had to completely reimagine our yoga businesses - by moving classes online, or dealing with teaching physically distanced yoga with restrictions in place. Som...
Jan 04, 2021•16 min•Ep. 201
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 200: Practice, Parenting & Perfectionism with Judith Hanson Lasater & Lizzie Lasater Description: We’re celebrating 200 episodes of the Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast! On this episode, mother-daughter duo, Judith Hanson Lasater and Lizzie Lasater, share more about their yoga journey, parenting, and running a yoga business. Judith, Ph.d. and physical therapist, is a well known figure in the yoga world, and one of the leading yoga teachers in the US. She ...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 200
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 199: Creating Inclusive Yoga Spaces with Erin Ajayi Description: As yoga teachers, many of us have the intention of creating inclusive yoga spaces. However, we may not know what that looks like or feels like from the perspective of a BIPOC yoga student. Erin Ajayi joins Shannon in this episode to experience her own experience of being a yoga student of color (from the perspective of a Black woman). Erin Ajayi is the Senior Director of Development at I Live Here...
Dec 21, 2020•54 min•Ep. 199
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 198: Share Your Yoga Specialty with Megan Mulrine [Consultation Call] Description: Specialization is an ongoing process, and times of change and uncertainty can be just the push you need to niche down and specialize in something that really lights you up. Megan Mulrine is the founder of Yogatrotter and a yoga instructor who has trained more than 600 yoga teachers in 200 and 300hr YTT programs in Bali. Through her years of practicing and teaching yoga, and disco...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 198
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 197: How to Keep Your Studio Open with Nicole Blackwood Description: In the middle of all the COVID-19 pandemic closures, one group of people in the yoga teacher community has been particularly affected - studio owners. On top of figuring out how to transition to virtual classes and serve their yoga students online, they also have to deal with the challenges that come with having a physical space. Nicole Blackwood is a yoga teacher and studio owner of Embody Yo...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 197
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Dec 04, 2020•8 min•Ep. 198
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 196: 4 Steps to Attract Yoga Students with Steph Crowder Description: Attracting yoga students to our yoga classes is something we could all use help with. We are also coming up to one of the biggest times for yoga students to sign up for classes - January. This is when people make their New Year resolutions and want to "get back to their routine" or "take care of their emotional and physical wellness". That’s why it’s so important for us to put our offers out ...
Nov 30, 2020•57 min•Ep. 196
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 195: LGBTQ Awareness for Yoga Teachers with Tristan Katz Description: We can all agree that we want our yoga classes to be safe places for everybody. However, one group of marginalized people who are often not taken into consideration is the LGBTQ community. The LGBTQ community has historically been persecuted and has experienced violence, at the provincial or state, national, institutional and personal levels, which makes it all the more important for us to cr...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 195
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 194: Bladder 101 for Yoga Teachers Description: An issue that may be embarrassing and isolating, but which nonetheless affects 300 million people worldwide, including many of our yoga students is urinary incontinence. While this is a common issue that many people struggle with, it is not normal and it is not something you just have to live with. In working with many students who deal with urinary incontinence, Shannon has found that yoga can be so beneficial. Y...
Nov 16, 2020•26 min•Ep. 194
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 193: Pelvic Symmetry Sequence with Shannon Crow Description: Pelvic girdle pain is extremely common, affecting one in 5 pregnant people, and can continue postpartum. In this episode, Shannon shares a pelvic symmetry sequence she learned years ago to address the pelvic girdle pain from her pregnancies. Adapted from Cecile Rost, PT and Dr. Sinead Dufour, Physiotherapist, Shannon has shared this sequence with hundreds of people who say it makes a huge difference. ...
Nov 09, 2020•23 min•Ep. 193
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 192: Everyone Has a Pelvic Floor with Shannon Crow Description: Was the pelvic floor ever covered in any of your yoga teacher training, anatomy courses, or if you have had children, as a part of pre- and post-natal education? Yet, the pelvis is one of the most important parts of our bodies, and also a very misunderstood and often neglected part of the body. People often relate pelvic health and function to women, childbearing, or other similar functions, but th...
Nov 02, 2020•29 min•Ep. 192
The Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast 191: Self-Care Tips to Fuel Your Business with Shunta Grant Description: With everything that’s been going on this year, life can feel quite overwhelming. It can be easy to fall into the trap of feeling like you need to “do it all” or you may be wondering "How can I ever get all of this done?". You may be setting some unrealistic expectations and put additional (unnecessary) pressure on yourself. This is exactly when you need to be taking time for self-care, ju...
Oct 26, 2020•51 min•Ep. 191
