This week on #WisdomWednesdays, Tessa speaks with Margo Kellison Lightburn about her transition to online yoga teaching pre-pandemic.

The online yoga community is ever-growing. Even pre-pandemic, there were already fully online yoga practices. Nevertheless, creating genuine connections can get lost in this teaching format. It's a challenge for teachers and students to reach out and support one another. Overcoming this learning curve can open doors in forging invaluable lifetime connections.

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Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:
1.Discover the importance of reaching out and going out of your own way in making connections.
2.Learn some valuable tips in transitioning to a fully online yoga teaching practice.
3.Find out the value of getting to know your students as an online yoga teacher.

Episode Highlights
[01:23] How Margo Started Her Podcast
[08:16] The Full Circle Moment
[13:02] Coming from a Place of Service
[16:46] Online Yoga Classes: The Transition
[19:10] Remote Yoga Teaching
[21:46] Yoga Teaching Barriers: Online vs. Face-to-Face
[25:08] Online Yoga Classes Format
[30:45] The Process of Online Yoga Classes
[35:18] Creating Connections through Online Yoga Classes
[38:55] Approaching Safety Outside the Studio Space
[42:27] The Importance of Knowing Your Students
[49:41] Creating a Genuine Connection for Yoga Teachers


Resources:
●Connect with Margo Kellison Lightburn:
○Website: https://margoyoga.com/
○Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margoyoga/
●Episode 141 | Margo Lightburn on Being a Real Yoga Teacher: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-141-margo-lightburn-on-being-a-real-yoga-teacher/id1077634041?i=1000406179289
●The Lightburn Podcast: https://podbay.fm/p/the-lightburn-with-margo-kellison-lightburn
●Yoga Pearl: https://www.yogapearl.com/
●The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Awakening-Having-Present-Anniversary/dp/1590035003
●Tracy Anderson’s Studio: https://tracyanderson.com/
●Bowspring: https://bowspring.com/
●Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series: https://ashtangayogaworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Primary-Series-sequence.jpg
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