In today’s episode, we’re looking six important things to check when you start working at a yoga studio:

✅ What is the policy if someone comes to your class with an injury

✅ What is the policy if someone comes to your class when pregnant

✅ The invoicing and payment terms

✅ How to get cover for your classes

✅ How to get consent for physical adjustments

✅ What’s the policy on promoting your own yoga offerings?

At the risk of stating the obvious, this doesn’t include things like checking when your classes are, if there’s a notice period etc etc. Those things are for a contract, which is a legal document and not really fit for a podcast. 

However, I do believe that the six things on this list are really important to check to help you in your quest for stress free teaching, and they are often overlooked. 

Oh and guess what, you lucky thing, we’ve created a free checklist so you don’t have to keep all of this in your head! You’re welcome! Get yours here. 

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Useful resources:

💻 See the shownotes here

🎧 Episode 22 - Adjustments: some useful considerations - listen here

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Being a yoga teacher is a funny thing. It is rewarding beyond words, no doubt about that. But it can be lonely. 

Yes, you spend a lot of time with people. These people are your yoga students, your customers, your yogis. 

But we don’t have colleagues, not really. We don’t have a line manager for advice and guidance, or a HR department.

But we are people, we are workers, we are small business owners and sometimes we just need some advice, some guidance, or someone to bounce ideas off! 

So, introducing: daft questions. 

Ask us what you would ask your line manager, your HR department or your best work buddy if you had one. Ask us the things you wished you’d asked in your teacher training, or that you’d ask your coach if you could afford one on an ongoing basis.

There’s two golden rules for each and every question:

- it’ll be answered to the best of our ability 

- there’s never any judgement

So simply make a note or your qs when they come to mind and join us on Instagram on the first Wednesday morning of each month to ask your daft questions

Oh and just a heads up - there’s really no such thing as a daft question.

See you Wednesday 5th Feb! 

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

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Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

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Expect to explore the fascinating connection between fascia and emotions, diving into theories, studies, and ancient yogic wisdom. 

From the physiological underpinnings of emotional storage in the body to the healing potential of mindful movement, this episode unravels how fascia might hold the key to understanding and releasing pent-up emotions.

We discuss:

🤯 How fascia may store emotional experiences, particularly stress and trauma

🌿 The role of the vagus nerve and interoception in emotional release

🫶 Connections between fascia and the kosha system, including its potential link to the pranamaya and manomaya koshas

🥼 Why modern science is beginning to validate what yogis have known for millennia.

🫁 How mindful movement and diaphragmatic breathing can support emotional flow and stress management

Resources and links mentioned:

✏️ Free journal prompts to explore your own experiences with fascia and emotions, get yours here

🎧 If you missed last week’s episode: Definitions of Fascia for Yoga Teachers, tune in now to learn about the evolving definitions of fascia and its connection to yoga. Listen here

🤩 Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy, and Yin Yoga Training - Join us in April 26 in Leeds for an in-depth training that explores fascia, emotions, and their role in yoga. Perfect for yoga teachers ready to deepen their knowledge and teaching skills. Learn more here

Key takeaways for yoga teachers:

💜 Fascia’s responsiveness to physical and emotional states may explain why certain yoga poses or movements release pent-up emotions

💜 The vagus nerve and interoception are powerful tools for promoting relaxation and emotional release in your students

💜 Viewing fascia through the lens of the kosha system can deepen your understanding of the body-mind connection

💜 Mindful movement and yoga can play a crucial role in managing the stress cycle and supporting emotional well-being

If you found this episode valuable, please share it with another yoga teacher! Let’s continue to grow and support each other in this incredible journey of teaching yoga 🙌

Until next time, happy teaching!

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

Teaching yoga for anxiety & stress, June 26

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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This episode is amazing definitions of fascia for yoga teachers.

*But* the plural; definitions, is a little confusing right!? Well, there is still an element of confusion and an element of evolution of exactly what the terms fascia and the fascial system mean. 

That aside, this episode looks at definitions and explanations of fascia according to some extremely wise experts, and we briefly explore why these are important to bear in mind as yoga teachers. 

Useful resources and links mentioned:

📚 Recommended reading, including Joanne Avison’s Book - a must-read for yoga teachers looking to understand fascia’s role in movement and the human body. Take a look here

🤩 Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy, and Yin Yoga Training - Join us in April in Leeds, UK, for an in-depth training that explores fascia, energetic anatomy, and yin yoga. Perfect for yoga teachers ready to deepen their knowledge and teaching skills. Book your spot here

🎧 Don’t miss our next episode, where we explore the relationship between fascia and emotions, it’s going to be a wild ride! Listen here 

✏️ Free journal prompts to explore your own experiences with fascia and emotions, get yours here

💻 See the shownotes here 

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

Teaching yoga for anxiety & stress, June 26

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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If building your private yoga offering is something that you want to work on this year, then starting with people who already come to your classes; people who already know and like your style of teaching is an absolute no-brainer.

But, approaching and asking people who attend your group classes if they’d like a one to one with you can be a bit of a minefield, well no more!

This is your step-by-step guide to getting private yoga bookings from your group yoga classes.

See the shownotes here

Get your FREE complete guide to teaching private yoga workbook here 
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Useful episodes: 

Episode 52 - How much to charge for private yoga lessons

Episode 53 - How to build a solid private yoga client base

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

Teaching yoga for anxiety & stress, June 26

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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Private yoga sessions are unique in that you can use your time, knowledge and focus all on one person. You don’t have to keep the rest of a class running while you help one person with their alignment or their pain.

Next week, we’ll look at how to get private yoga bookings from your group classes, in a way that’s not susceptible to imposter syndrome and totally beneficial to both you and the potential client, so tune in next week for that.

But anyway, back to the koshas.  This is where we’re going in today’s episode:
* A quick refresher of the five koshas
* Using the Koshas as a framework for your Private Sessions
* Using the kosha system to really help your private yoga clients

See the shownotes here

When working one-on-one, the kosha system gives you a framework to tailor your sessions to the student’s needs holistically, and this is something that you can work through methodically, making sure that your private yoga clients are always getting a hugely beneficial and well-rounded session. While we definitely don’t want people to be struggling to pay for sessions with us, it is nice to have a valid reason to keep clients coming back to you, and working with all the layers of the koshas can certainly be that very valid reason.

If you’d love to learn more about the overlaps between fascia and energetic anatomy, this training is for you 💛

Get your FREE complete guide to teaching private yoga here

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

Teaching yoga for anxiety & stress, June 26

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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Last week’s episode was all about understanding the koshas, and today, we’re taking that up a level, looking at layering your yoga asana classes with this understanding of the koshas. 

This is where we’re going; 

- A review of what the koshas are

- How to work with each kosha in your yoga asana classes

Make sure you bookmark this episode, as it’ll serve as a guide for anytime you’re low on inspiration, or looking for a way to work with someone who’s struggling a bit with asana, this is where working with the kosha model is so empowering and so full of potential, because you’ve got four other routes to be able to work with this person, and to help them. You could work with their breath and / or their energy. You could use a ‘top-down’ approach, working with the mental body, with intention, or mindfulness techniques. You could guide them to connect with their inner wisdom, and you could guide them to connect with a sense of their inner peace. SO much potential, SO much inspiration.
 
Enjoy, yoga teachers!

See the shownotes here 

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

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Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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Understanding the koshas can be totally transformative to your yoga teaching.

If you've been put off the koshas before, concerned that they don't really make sense, or they don't really offer anything concrete to actually work with... this episode is for you!

Expect to understand a) what the koshas are and b) how they can help you, as a person and as a yoga teacher.

Enjoy!

See the shownotes here

Oh and by the way, if you liked this, you'll LOVE our Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yin Yoga training, in April 2026

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

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Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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This powerful practice is taken from our recent Yoga Nidra & Yoga Wisdom training, and is inspired by the incomparable Tracee Stanley.

Grab anything you need to get comfortable, and grab your journal and a pen too as there's optional journal prompts at the end.

And above all, enjoy!

See the shownotes here

Join our next Yoga Nidra & Yoga Wisdom training here! 

Reflect on what came up with our gentle journal prompts, get yours here 

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Yoga for resilience, March 26

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Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

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What if working with the fascia was also working directly with the nervous system?

In this episode, we explore one of the most fascinating and fast-evolving areas of yoga research: the relationship between the fascial system and the autonomic nervous system.

As yoga teachers, we often see the effects of stress, tension and chronic pain in our students. But understanding why yoga helps - and what’s happening beneath the surface - can transform the way we teach. 

This episode is an introduction to the science linking fascia, the nervous system, stress and pain and WHY mindful movement can have such a profound impact on the whole person.

In this episode, we cover:

• A brief history of fascia research
• What fascia actually is (and why it’s so hard to define!)
• How the nervous system and fascial network interact
• Why working with fascia can influence stress, pain and emotional states
• What this means for your teaching

You’ll also hear about research suggesting that the fascial network contains an enormous number of nerve endings, and how this may help explain why slow, mindful movement can be so powerful.

Want to go deeper into the research?

If this episode sparked your curiosity, you can dive deeper with our free yoga research session: Fascia and the Nervous System

A science-based session exploring the studies behind:

• Fascia and stress
• Fascia and chronic pain
• Interoception and proprioception
• Why movement can regulate the nervous system

This session is perfect if you:

💜 Want to deeply understand why yoga works

💜 Want more confidence teaching students with stress or pain

💜 Are curious about fascia, but not sure where to start

👉 Get the free research session here

Want to go even deeper?

Fascia is explored in depth inside our training:

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yin Yoga

Both fascial anatomy and energetic anatomy have a huge impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. 

This training will break down what fascia is, how it impacts our physical and mental health, and how to use this knowledge to create a rewarding and therapeutic practice for ourselves and our yogis, before exploring yoga’s subtle energy; prana, nadis, chakras and prana vayus and the role of prana in understanding holistic health.  We’ll then go on to understand the relationship between movement, myofascial release, energetic anatomy and how we feel. 

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📚 Training for yoga teachers

Yoga for resilience, March 26

Teaching yoga for anxiety & stress, June 26

Myofascial Release, Energetic Anatomy and Yoga, Apr 26

Yoga and The Neurobiology of Stress, July 26

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