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The dynamic co-hosts from The Funny Thing About Yoga podcast join us today to share their strategies about how to become the most sought after teacher on the schedule.

We talk about: 

🎙️ Is it wrong to want full classes?
We explore whether it’s egotistical or empowering to desire packed yoga classes.

💡 Are full classes really better?
Discover the challenges of teaching to a full room and the hidden benefits of smaller, more intimate classes.

✨ Green with envy?
How to handle jealousy of other teacher’s impact and popularity.

📱 How important is your online presence?
Find out how social media can attract the right students without feeling pushy or inauthentic.

⚠️ What mistakes do new teachers make?
Avoid the most common pitfalls when trying to grow your student base.

🎯 Should you find a teaching niche?
Explore how focusing on a specific style or theme can help you build a loyal student community.

🔑 Why do students keep coming back?
Uncover whether it’s the class format, the teacher’s energy, or something deeper that keeps students returning.

🤝 How do you build community?
Learn simple ways to connect with students beyond the studio through email, social media, and personal interactions.

🌿 How do you stay inspired and avoid burnout?
Discover practical tips to stay passionate and grounded as your classes grow.

✨ What makes a teacher “popular”?
Learn the key traits of sought-after teachers

Ready to grow your classes and your confidence? Tune in to this episode for actionable insights every yoga teacher needs!

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Can you show up without a class plan and confidently create on the fly?
If not, today’s guest - Liana - offers insight and inspiration on the foundations needed to teach to the bodies in front of you.
   
We talk about: 

🧬  How her mission - creating community, education, mentorship and inspiration for yoga teachers - came into being and how it’s evolved. 

💲💲 Problems with pay structure & what’s revealed in statements like I’m “just” a yoga teacher.

⏳   The meaning of the Sanskrit word Atha, and how she based her methodology around it.

✴️  How to avoid the Starbucks trap of uniformity in teaching while still maintaining a consistent standard across the board.

😩  What Yoga Alliance is trying (and fails) to be.

⛑️  Why assists are important and how to effectively use them.

💪  The power of 18 pose sequences presented in 3 pieces and a different approach to ladder sequencing.  

⛅  BTS on her newsletter writing process and tips on what to say to your subscribers. 

You’re going to love this. Turn it up, and let’s dive in! 

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Is your copy of Light on Yoga collecting dust on your shelf? Well grab it, dust it off, and dive into this interesting chat with Pat Sperry all about what makes Iyengar Yoga unique, beneficial, and beautiful.
  
We talk about:

⚽  Transitioning from a division one soccer player to Hollywood body double, and Pat’s unique path to finding yoga 
🔮  An insider’s look at Iyengar Yoga and what makes it a distinct style
🗝️  Keys to safely practicing pranayamas
⚕️  Discovering the medicine of the poses and why timing is essential
🤓  Injury and the importance of listening to the intelligence of your body
💬  3 under-talked about perks of using props
✈️  What it was like being a wandering yogi and how to find master teachers


Don’t miss a minute, Let’s dive in!

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Wow, we have had incredible guests and conversations! A few in particular jump out as impactful, hilarious, and unforgettable. If you haven't had a chance to listen to everything, today’s compilation will be the perfect recap and roadmap of which episode title & topic to revisit.   
Sit back, relax and enjoy the moments.  

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New Year, New You(ga)! This episode takes a different spin on resolutions to help you feel fresh walking into 2025. 

We talk about:
🏅  Why silence is golden, and boredom is a blessing. 
💕  Aparigraha everything in your life and MaKenzie’s aparigraha challenge for you
🧘  Why a blindfolded flow a must- add in your home practice. 
⭐  The best way to find inspiration in the basics
🔍  The keys to finding your focus with one simple play. 
📚  How your high school classes inform your class refresh
🖍️  Why coloring a little each day can make you a better teacher.
🔦  The best way to shine light on your blind spots.  
🔑The surprise key to intelligence and how it perpetuates self awareness. 

Start 2025 feeling creative and on fire!!! 🔥 Turn this up. 

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How do the chakras and koshas relate?  Today’s guest, Belinda Totino, gives us a super awesome explanation. 

Today we talk about 

🥳  How she started as a trendsetter on social media 
📵  Why social media detoxes are important
💭  The best way to find meaning in your social media sharing
🤣  Why laughter is key to social media and being a great yoga teacher
🧘  A quick lesson in finding the embodiment of zen and the story of the Laughing Monk
🌙 How knowledge of the chakras can deepen your practice and connection to yourself
🗝️  The keys to the framework of the 7 chakras
🤲  The best explanation of how the chakras and koshas work together
💫  How to use the chakras as an endless inspiration for class themes, plus a real time example using manipura chakra and warrior 2

Don’t miss a minute, let’s dive in!

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What is theming in the context of teaching yoga? Today’s guest, Sage Rountree, literally co-wrote the book on it!   
We chat about:
🔥  Top tips; what works well and what feels forced
🤯  An easy to follow template for theming and where to find done-for-you themes
☝️   How to reiterate your main point without sounding like a broken record
✍️  The writing process behind her 11 books
📖  Sneak peek into her upcoming book Teaching Beyond the Poses, Volume 2
🔑  How to unlock your confidence
📚  “The best business book you’ll ever read” and why storytelling is so effective
🎁  What is a lanyap and how to give your students one 

If you want to teach in a way that deeply resonates with your students, this episode is for you.

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Do you feel out of sorts in your body and want to understand what is happening? Today’s guest, Nelly Kalla, had that same feeling; until she took the time to understand her hormones and gut health. She gives amazing insight on what she learned and how to use it in your yoga classes.

We talk about:


💯  Nelly’s backstory, her mysterious ailments, and the underwhelming “solutions” suggested by doctors that made things worse. 

💊  How to be your own advocate and fight the western medical complacency.

⛑️  Key tips for understanding research and making changes.

🍎  How a healthy gut helps recovery and resilience.

🚥  Hormones 101, the most important ones you need to know and how to include these teachings in your classes.

🌀  The perfect analogy to help you remember the phases of your cycle.

🧬  How to use cycle syncing as a major life hack.

💥  Why it’s so important to avoid extremes.

🧲  The solution to your problems in one simple word…


Don’t miss a minute, Let’s dive in!


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Check out MaKenzie’s appearance on Be Well With Nell. 


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Do you want to stop teaching groups and start teaching one-on-one? Today’s guest, Amanda Paz, spills the tea on how she managed to maintain a full schedule of the same private yoga students for EIGHT years. Clearly, she was doing something right.

In this episode, we chat about:

⛹️  How Amanda converted the pro athletes she was personal training into private yoga students
📥  How to not only deliver, but exceed expectations so that your private clientele keep coming back
💸  Ways to stop trading time for money & how to build make figures working online
⚖️  Mompreneurship and bossing at both, family and business
⁉️  How to do sales without feeling sleezy  
🤯  Why expanders are so important
💥  Amanda even shares a sweet discount code to snag her popular programs for 10% off, see the link below.  

I learned so much, and I know you will too! Let’s zone out & tune in.  

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💥🖤SHOP THE BLACK FRIDAY BLOWOUT 💥🖤

Tell me what it's reeeeaally like, you ask? This week, MaKenzie takes us on a walk down memory lane in an honest, raw, and vulnerable solo episode. In this episode, we chat about:

👋  How yoga found her
🗽   What it was like doing YTT at 20 years old in New York City
🌹   Juicy details into her love life & how she met her husband
🏫  How she got a full ride scholarship to become a teacher’s teacher
🤬  How pandemic royally f*%cked her over, or so she thought…
🖥️  Building an online yoga business - the struggles and rewards
📖  How her book club became an international retreat company
🐞  Insights into how each of her offers came into being
💥🖤PLUS, how you can get up to 50% off on her best-selling courses, YTTs, retreats, and subscriptions for Black Friday 11/25/2024-12/2/2024💥🖤

You will not only learn the herstory of how MaKenzie got to where she is, but how you can get involved with the magic. You’re going to love it!

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