Welcome to a new series on creativity in the yoga professional space.

We are going to deep-dive for 11 episodes into the creative experience we have as yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and business owners.

I love this topic so much, and I am thrilled that so many other people were enthusiastic to have this conversation with me.

Shelly Auld is up first, and the way she comes out and describes her work in the first five minutes of this chat got me so excited for what was to come.

🎧 KEY TAKEAWAYS

Employee wellbeing is yoga’s next big frontier. From schools to hospitals to corporate offices, yoga professionals can lead programs that support healthier, more grounded workplaces. Why aren’t we talking about this more?

Presence fuels creativity. The moment you look up from your notes and meet your students where they are, that’s when real creativity begins. Responding to the energy in the room is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has.

Social change isn’t a checklist. True transformation—personal or societal—can’t be reduced to “checkbox” activism. We need imagination and courage to create an equitable world, not perfectionism disguised as progress.

Students are co-creators. Yoga is a dialogue, not a performance. Our students bring their own creative intelligence—through their bodies, nervous systems, and hearts—to the practice. As teachers, our job is to hold space for that magic to unfold.

RESOURCES

Working In Yoga Website

Working In Yoga Newsletter

Podcast Shop

Colice Sanders Episode

Shelly’s Website