Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

By Mado Hesselink

Information, support, and inspiration for yoga teachers. Topics include the business of yoga, teaching skills, philosophy, ethical and legal considerations, and more.... more

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The podcast currently has 474 episodes available.

Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast episodes:

October 14, 20215 tips to improve productivity
Time management as self care. Consider a yogic approach to productivity in this episode with Renee Clair and learn how to organize your life to spend more time doing what you love.

Episode Highlights:
Strategies to free up time and mental energy
The importance of non-accomplishing

How to evaluate where your time is going

Why you need to take 2 consecutive days off

Realistic and kind boundary setting

Prioritization to minimize distraction and increase focus

The difference between a task and a project

Reframing our ideas about time

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group

Learn more about the Impact Club

Renee’s website

Get Renee’s Time Blocking Guide

Renee’s Instagram - @theproductivewp
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31min
October 07, 2021Yin Myths & Misconceptions
Yin yoga is incredibly popular, yet commonly misunderstood. In this episode, I ask Yin yoga teacher trainer Nyk Danu to help me clear up common misconceptions about yin yoga and find out where to start if you’re interested in teaching yin classes.

Episode Highlights:
Yin as an antidote for our stressful modern culture
Roots, history & philosophy of yin

How you can benefit from yin yoga

The major differences between yin and other styles of yoga

Why it’s important to get specialized yin training

The purpose of props in yin

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group

Nyk Danu’s Website
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38min
September 30, 2021How to adapt your classes for different bodies
Asana is a tool to guide you toward a more fulfilling yoga practice. Dr. Libby Hinsley is back on the podcast to talk about the truth of creating an accessible yoga experience. You’ll learn how to meet your students’ expectations AND educate them about what really matters when it comes to yoga from a place of confidence and compassion.

Episode Highlights:
How to change your yoga sequence on the fly and still provide an excellent class
Understanding anatomy and movement to uplevel your confidence teaching people with different physical abilities

The key to accommodating multiple levels in your class

Building blocks of human movement

How to simplify and slow down so you (and your students) can savor practice

The difference between “complicated” and “advanced”

Siddhis and the true purpose of yoga

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group

Get on the Anatomy Bites Waitlist

Episodes with Libby

Yoga & Self Massage

Q&A with Libby

Anatomy Myths

Hyper Mobility & Yoga
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39min
September 23, 2021Teaching Yoga With Intention
Find out what happens when you teach from your own inner wisdom and experience. Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D and yoga therapist, shares wisdom from her 50 years of teaching.

Episode Highlights:
The beauty of remembering that you’re enough
How to see our students with soft eyes

Yoga poses as questions instead of answers

How to help your students open to possibility

Your #1 job as a yoga teacher

Take home practices for tuning in before teaching

How to find refuge whenever and wherever you want it

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group

Win a copy of Judith’s new book, Teaching Yoga with Intention: The Essential Guide to Skillful Hands-On Assists and Verbal Communication

Judith’s website and courses
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51min
September 16, 2021How To Structure Your Offerings
Weigh the pros and cons of the most common types of offerings from both the perspective of teacher and student. In this episode, Mado goes over a basic framework for progressing the structure of your offerings and different formats for teaching and learning both online and in person.

Episode Highlights:
The one offering I recommend that new yoga teachers try out (even if they don’t feel ready)
When to shift from 1:1 to small group sessions

How to know you are ready to lead teacher trainings

The pros and cons of drop in classes - and their most effective use inside your business

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Integral Yoga Podcast

The 3 stages of teaching mastery episode
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32min
September 09, 2021Teaching Yoga as a Second Career - on air coaching call
Teaching yoga as a second career? Learn why that matters and how you can leverage what you have done in the past to build your teaching business more quickly. In this on-air coaching call, Mado guides Gillian to learn from mistakes, open up to possibility, and use her business as an incubator for her own growth.

Episode Highlights:
The challenge and reward of pivoting and beginning again
How to cope with imposter syndrome and perfectionism

Market research as a key to growing a business that’s in line with your values

Creating simple structures to build community and accountability

The benefit of taking imperfect action when starting from the ground up

The reward of committing in advance, for your and your students

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
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40min
September 02, 2021How to Run a Great Yoga Teacher Training
What separates a high quality teacher training from the many that are just ok? Mado and studio owner Arundhati Baitmangalkar talk about how to facilitate top tier 200 hour training and how to raise the bar for YTT standards throughout the world.

Episode Highlights:
Innovative structures to support your students
What to look for in a teacher training

Insight on what your YTT did well and where it may have been lacking

The difference between teaching yoga and embodying it

Selling your training with clarity, honesty and professionalism

Holding space for student anxiety in teacher training

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast

Arundhati on Instagram @arundhati.baitmangalkar

Arundhati’s studio
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46min
August 26, 20214 ways to theme your classes
Themes can help you as a teacher and benefit your students at the same time. In this episode, you’ll learn about four ways to incorporate themes into your classes and gain insight on which will best fit your situation.

Episode Highlights:
Inspiration for creating themes regularly
How to make your personal stories feel relevant to your students

The biggest benefit of adding a theme to your class

The most common rhythms for creating new themes and why you might choose each one

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Downloadable list of 100 yoga class themes
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17min
August 19, 20215 Steps to Run a Yoga Challenge
Learn to run a yoga challenge step by step. Mado and her guest Amanda McKinney talk through the nuts and bolts of why you might want to create a challenge and how to do it in 5 simple steps.

Episode Highlights:
What to consider before you decide to run a challenge
The benefits of running a yoga challenge

Free vs paid offerings and why paid offerings often attract more clients

Tips for growing your email list

How to approach a launch with less anxiety and more focus

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Amanda’s Instagram @amandamckinneyyoga

Amanda’s Yoga Challenge in a Box

Marketing Yoga with Confidence Podcast
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48min
August 12, 2021Make Friends with Tech
Show Notes

Examine your relationship with tech and how it aligns with your vision for the future. Mado speaks with Avi Gordon, director of the Integral Yoga Teachers Association, about how our yoga practice can directly influence our relationship with tech.

Episode Highlights:
How to foster a healthy relationship with technology
The most helpful attitude to take when dealing with tech challenges

Habitual behavior vs higher thinking function

The benefit of beginner’s mind

Intention and conscious decision making

Links & Resources

Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource

Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list

Integral Yoga Podcast
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36min

FAQs about Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast:

How many episodes does Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 474 episodes available.

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