New yoga teacher Nichole Carpenter joins Gary and Roxanne to talk about what teacher training doesn't prepare you for: standing in front of a room, blanking out, and learning to be okay with not being perfect.

This is a real conversation about the first year of teaching yoga—the nerves, the imposter syndrome, the obsession with class numbers, and why "sucking" might actually be the best thing that can happen to you.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro0:54 - Still haven't been canceled (yet)1:28 - Meet Nichole Carpenter2:00 - The nerves of doing a podcast (and teaching yoga)2:48 - Imposter syndrome and trying to be someone you're not3:54 - "Christopher Nolan imposter syndrome" - being the imposter of yourself4:19 - Gary can't listen to his own voice5:30 - Is your "teacher self" really you?10:45 - Nichole's journey into yoga teaching18:58 - "Sucking is okay because it gives you opportunity for growth"19:59 - Why failing teaches you more than succeeding20:48 - "I've been teaching 10 years and still have classes that suck"21:25 - Nichole's dharma talk that made Roxanne cry22:13 - The intense high (and crash) after your first classes23:05 - When your own teacher shows up to your class25:08 - Roxanne's confession: crying while teaching from nerves25:42 - "You just have to do the hard thing"26:15 - What Nichole's gotten better at: pacing and timing27:25 - Being "consistently inconsistent" as teachers and humans28:18 - The obsession with class numbers29:01 - The universe sends you students who are like you

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