* Wasting Time Chasing People

* The Sweating-Watching-Students-Walk-In Phenomenon

* Consistency Isn’t Doing Something Twice and Stopping

* It’s Not You, It’s Their Schedule/Income/Life

* Can You Imagine If I Offered a Chakra Workshop Out of the Blue?!

* Bona Fides: Not Just a Fancy Word

* Subbing Your Class Out While Trying to Build It Doesn’t Work, That’s Why Consistency Matters

* The Customer Yelling for Help While You Chase the One Who Left the Store

* The People Who Aren’t There Can’t Tell You Why

* Consistency Means More Than You Think It Does

* Turn the Lens Around (It’s Not About You)

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to join the waitlist and be the first to know when the doors open.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Study Course - Click here to add your name to the waitlist

* Preaching Impermanence While White-Knuckling the Status Quo

* The Metal Rod vs Parallel Feet Showdown

* Three Injuries: A Slow Learner’s Tale

* “You’re Just an Egomaniac” (Thanks, Internet)

* Feather-Ruffling: The Spiritual Practice Nobody Wants

* The Great Fists and Forearms Consolation Prize

* Pose Photos: Instagram’s Favorite, Students’ Never

* Plot Twist: The Ancient Poses Are Actually Modern

* Meditation Seat ≠ Your Instagram Handstand

* Broken Telephone: Yoga Edition (Again)

* The “But We’ve Always Done It This Way” Death Grip

* Ruffled Teacher Exits Workshop Rather Than Face Facts

* Change is Uncomfortable (Signed, The Yoga Teacher)

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to join the waitlist and be the first to know when the doors open.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Study Course - Click here to add your name to the waitlist

* The Broken Telephone Teaching Method

* Food Network Watching Won’t Make You a Chef

* The Missing “Why” Problem

* Cookie Cutter Teacher Syndrome

* The Deer-in-Headlights Knowledge Gap

* Mimicking Without Understanding (A Love Story)

* A Story About What Happens When Cues Fall Flat

* The Universal Design vs Status Quo Showdown

* Taking Classes to Learn Teaching is Backwards

* You Can’t See Inside My Head (The Problem)

* Practice is for Practice (Novel Concept)

* The Person Dying in the Back Corner

* Empowered Teachers Don’t Need to Copy Anyone

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to join the waitlist and be the first to know when the doors open.

* D2R POPUP ANATOMY MINI: The Spine 2.0 - Click here to grab your $17 ticket.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* The Deer-in-Headlights Workshop Moment

* Sacrum Directionality: The Great Backwards Teaching

* The Hair Shirt Self-Flagellation Olympics

* “I Need to Apologize to My Students” Spiral

* Perfectionism: The Control Freak’s Hopeless Game

* The Hunt for Perfect Information (Spoiler: Doesn’t Exist)

* Your Parents Didn’t Know Either

* The Fear-Based Marketing Trap

* Justifying Staying Stuck Like a Pro

* Don’t Serve the Pie Half-Baked

* The Golden Retriever Excitement Problem

* Being Wrong is Actually a Superpower

* Life is Trial and Error (Get Comfortable)

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* D2R POPUP ANATOMY MINI: The Spine 2.0 - Click here to grab your $17 ticket.

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open this fall.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* The “Everyone’s Welcome” Delusion

* Confirmation Bias: The Yoga Edition

* When Your Class is Actually a Self-Selected Country Club

* The Step-Forward-From-Down-Dog Reckoning

* Herniated Discs Open Your Eyes Real Fast

* The “Just Try Harder” Gaslighting Olympics

* Delayed Onset Pain is a Hell of a Teacher

* The Seniors Class Epiphany

* Props Won’t Save You (Sorry)

* The Festival Truth Bomb Moment

* “I’m Who She’s Talking About” - The Hero We Needed

* Child’s Pose Isn’t Inclusion

* The CrossFitter-Pregnant-Person-Cast Scenario

* Hypermobility: The Actual Price of Admission

* Your Bubble is Showing

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* D2R POPUP ANATOMY MINI: The Spine 2.0 - Click here to grab your $17 ticket.

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open this fall.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* The Health Scare Mindset Laboratory

* Not Your Woo-Woo Manifestation Episode

* The Doom and Gloom Evolutionary Brain Trap

* Social Media Like-Counting Madness

* The Great Unsubscribe Button Hysteria

* Public-Private Sessions (AKA Teaching Air)

* The Overnight Success Delusion (Only 10 Years of Prep Required)

* Comparison: Joy Thief or Motivation Dealer

* Seven Likes = Seven Actual Humans (Math Check)

* Celebrating Your Losses Like a Champ

* The Cortisol-Pumping Doom Scroll Tax

* Email Marketing Meets Ancient Wisdom

* Arjuna’s Mind Control Complaints Department

* The Mind-Reality Paint Job

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open this fall.

* The 25-Take Reality Check

* Life is Lifing (And That's Not a Problem)

* Drop the Feel-Good Class Pressure

* Sometimes Students Leave Irritated (And That's Yoga)

* The Closet-Stuffing Delusion

* Crying on Your Mat is Advanced Practice

* Stop Dangling Achievement Carrots

* The Delayed Flight Dharma Lesson

* Teaching Class Like Life Storytelling

* You Can't Promise Bliss (And Shouldn't Try)

* The Ashtanga Tears Breakthrough

* Meeting What Is vs Fighting What Should Be

* Philosophy in Real Time (No Sanskrit Required)

* Why Acceptance Brings More Ease Than Fighting Reality

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming Yoga Student Training philosophy course mentioned during this episode?

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course -Click here to learn more and to join us

* The Great Gratitude Gush of 2025

* "Practice and All is Coming" - The Great Yoga Myth

* The Perfectionist's Paradise Problem

* The "No Pain, No Gain" Amplification Station

* Philosophy Phobia is Just Fancy Avoidance

* The Buddhist Meditation Room Reality Check

* The Negotiation Game We All Play

* Guitar Lessons Without Music Theory

* The Food Network Formula

* The Uber Driver Litmus Test

* Come for the Abs, Stay for the Enlightenment

* Serving the Longtime Students

* Triangle Pose is Just Fancy "I'm a Little Teapot"

* The Hip Replacement Split Dreams

* Chemistry Lab vs Chemistry Lecture

* The Parsley Sprinkle Problem

* Informed Consent for Your Soul

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming Yoga Student Training philosophy course mentioned during this episode?

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course - Doors are open now Click here to learn more and to join us

* "I'm bad at yoga" starter pack: wobbly headstands and occasional asshole behavior

* Yoga isn't measured by party tricks or permanent zen mode

* Former fancy pose teacher looked graceful but felt like garbage inside

* Gymnastics + rule-following = three injury cycles of pure stupidity

* Terror realization: "Who wants classes from a broken pretzel?"

* Plot twist: more students came when the circus act ended

* Uber drivers as accidental philosophy students via traffic rage therapy

* Nine out of ten had yoga completely backwards

* Chair yoga can still suck if you're obsessing over shapes

* The hypermobile self-selection club running the show

* Mixed messaging epidemic: "Don't worry about toes" while toe-obsessing

* Arjuna's epic meltdown: "Mind-restraining harder than wind-restraining!"

* Krishna's chill response: no failing, just forgetting and remembering

* You're practicing or forgetting, never good or bad at ancient philosophy

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming courses mentioned during this episode?

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open September 8.

* Deconstruct to Reconstruct (D2R) - Anatomy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open this fall.

* D2R The Business of Yoga - Business & Marketing Course - Click here to see what the course is all about.

* Savasana without philosophy is basically a socially acceptable nap party

* Most yoga teachers got zero philosophy training but hey, no shame or shade

* Philosophy survey bombshell: who's actually read the full Sutras (spoiler: almost nobody)

* Philosophy sessions secretly crushed anatomy weekends in popularity

* Yoga became "choose your own adventure" when the rulebook went missing

* The Star Trek club using step aerobics to lure in unsuspecting victims

* Pizza photos advertising a steakhouse then arguing with hungry customers

* Preaching anti-flexibility while posting human pretzel marketing shots

* Plot twist: most yoga people are bendy and have zero clue

* The rare 5-10% stiff people finally getting why they can't origami

* Philosophy course stealthily demolished anatomy course attendance

* Philosophy junkies happily binge-watching the same course like Netflix

* Meet people where they are instead of surprise dharma-bombing them

* Reality check: this ain't a spa day, sometimes it's uncomfortable AF

* YST doors cracking open with zero subtlety whatsoever

* The "you're not broken, never were" lightbulb moment

* Orchestra vibes over everyone playing kazoo in unison

* Alex's "there's the yoga" addiction reaches concerning levels

* Ancient texts saving modern yoga from complete chaos

LINKS & SUCH:

Interested in the upcoming course mentioned during this episode?

* Yoga Student Training (YST) - Philosophy Course - Click here to be the first to know when the doors open September 8.