August 28, 2023

The Funny Thing About Yoga

From Exploitation to Established Yoga Instructor with Quamay Sams

Episode No. 29

Giana and Bradshaw catch up with a friend, Quamay Sams. Quamay is a 500-hour yoga instructor based in New York City who strives to balance movement with the mindfulness of spiritual meditation. He shares his passion locally in Brooklyn and globally on Glo. In this conversation, Quamay chronicles how he went from a new yoga teacher teaching for free to making It a career on one of the most well-respected and internationally recognized online platforms. In between, he has done It all, managed studios, led retreats, and participated in several yoga teacher trainings all while navigating two of the most expensive cities in the country. It is so easy to banter with Quamay, which our several tangents confirm. From Home Depot, Shopping, Rappers, and so much more- you have to listen. Enjoy the episode and as always, thank you for listening!

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00:00 Intro

00:30 Welcome Quamay Sams! The banter is real…

05:05 Quamay’s yoga journey

09:15 Yoga to the People

12:15 Exploitation of new teachers

17:25 Journey to teaching full time

21:25 Training 26 & 2 and Management

26:40 Big move to San Francisco

35:04 New York Talk

36:25 Big Shifts since 2020!

38:16 Teaching online for Glo

40:50 Class Length 

44:39 Online Feedback

47:40 Where you can find Quamay 

51:25 The Funny Thing About Yoga

59:02 Closing Thoughts

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