April 10, 2023

The Funny Thing About Yoga

Creating Your Vibe and Other Nonsense

Episode No. 9

Giana and Bradshaw kick off this episode by diving straight into their fears. They obviously talk about death, how It relates to yoga, and other big questions plaguing their minds. They don’t claim to have any answers, instead just big minds willing to ask questions, be silly, and explore all aspects of these topics. And somehow, this beginning tangent actually relates to the topic at hand here: Setting a Vibe for your yoga classes. This includes everything you do from the moment you enter the studio, honestly. We talk welcoming students, props, technology, mirrors, before class monologues, incense, cueing, music and so much more. If you’re looking for ideas to help cultivate your vibe, this is the episode for you. It’s not an overnight process and sometimes It takes experimenting with different methods to feel into your authenticity. Ultimately, we hope to shine light on the many details that help make up a teachers vibe and

How you can be mindful of these details when creating an environment. We hope you feel inspired by this episode and share It with your yoga teacher friends!

00:00 Intro

00:30 Welcome Back Shenanigans 

01:10 Whats the Scariest Thing that Could Happen? 

2:20 Tell me how Death and Yoga are Related….

5:05 Bradshaw Wants to Talk about his Beliefs

6:20 Lets Talk About Establishing a Vibe

7:13 I’m the Talent

8:30 Begin Creating your Vibe From the Moment You Walk into the Studio

10:20 Mirrors, Directions, Altars 

14:21 Greet People, Prop Instruction, Setting Up

16:05 Studio Culture Can Influence Your Vibe

18:58 Before Teaching Protocols

21:48 Talking A Lot While Teaching 

25:45 Think Twice About Using Scents

30:10 What Do You Want Your Students to Experience?

34:59 Music is a Vibe !

39:10 Memory is Tied to Music

40:14 To be Silent or Have Music in Savasana?

41:33 Teaching in and Practicing in Silence

44:43 Be Mindful of the Language You Choose

46:17 The Music We Like to Play

48:07 Our Playlists are Public

49:00 Wrapping Up!

50:38 The Funny Thing About Yoga

53:52 Early Bird Nicaragua Retreat

54:54 Closing Thoughts

55:04 Outro

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