August 14, 2023

The Funny Thing About Yoga

On Breaking Stigmas and Being Yourself with Stephanie Acosta

Episode No. 27

This week Giana and Bradshaw have Stephanie Acosta on the podcast to talk about breaking stigmas in the wellness industry, creating a platform for other Latinx yoga teachers, being a mom, big shifts throughout the pandemic, being real and all things New York. Stephanie says It like It is and shows up completely as herself both in the podcast and in life. As a team lead at Y7 she shares good advice for the newer generation of teachers and makes us laugh about sequencing. They keep It light with jokes about yoga teacher pet peeves, talk about their least favorite poses, and how difficult It is as a yoga teacher to wear so many hats. This episode feels like you’ve been let in on a private chat between friends and It could’ve went on and on. Check out Stephanie and Yogis Unidos on Instagram and as always, thank you for listening! Please rate, review, and subscribe to help support the podcast. 

00:00 Intro

00:30 Welcome back Housekeeping

03:03 Stephanie Acosta!

07:05 Diversity and the New York Scene

09:28 Yogis Unidos 

11:58 Know Your Worth

14:23 Gatekeeping

15:30 Pre and Post Pandemic 

19:10 Quarantine as a time to Redefine Relationships

20:18 Taking Time for Yourself

22:35 How to Scale back but still Support Yourself

25:05 Being your own Boss & the Layers of Connection

27:22 Stephanies Role at Y7

28:20 Advice for the Younger Generation

30:46 Yoga Pet Peeves and Least Favorite Poses

34:02 Stephanies Socials and Breaking Stigmas

37:40 Y7 Scouting and Audition Experience

39:50 Vocal Tone and Being Hyped

42:07 New York, Rent, Roommates

47:40 Giana’s Dog

48:55 The Funny Thing About Yoga

56:56 Advice for New Teachers 

58:05 Perfectionism

1:01:00 Memes, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift

1:02:17 Closing Thoughts

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