Today on the show, I speak with Norman Blair - Norman is an author, yoga teacher and advocate for teachers’ rights, living and teaching in the UK. While Norman has been practising yoga since the early 1990s (and teaching from 2001), I first became familiar with Norman's work when he published two viral articles in early 2019 called Let’s Talk About Yoga Teachers And Pay. 

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• How yoga teachers get better over time - and the importance of keeping senior teachers in the game
• Using privilege as a teacher to uplift others
• How we can move towards sustainability in our career as yoga teachers
• Why some companies are getting rich off yoga, while teachers are struggling to make ends meet
• Navigating the balance between serving the community without undercutting other teachers online
• Being intentional with how we show up online
• What physical distancing means for studios once they reopen
• Creating collaborative studio & training models
• Organising yoga teachers via unions who work with the gig economy
• The importance of mentoring, supervision & therapy for yoga teachers
• Breaking the taboo of speaking about money in yoga

FIND NORMAN

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Norman’s Website

FIND CORA

• Cora’s Instagram
• Cora’s Newsletter
• The Teachers Club

For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/podcastepisodes/episode30

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