Bask in the vibrant colors of New Delhi. Walk in the footsteps of the Beatles at the Maharishi Mahesh ashram and visit the sacred Kunjapari Temple in Rishikesh. Experience Ayurvedic foods and treatments from master instructors. Dance to sacred music, and even get a gorgeous henna tatoo! In this episode, Krystal Gignac, yoga instructor and founder of Adventure India, takes Becca on a virtual tour of Northern India, and shares her tips on the best ways to plan a life changing trip to the land of aromatic spices.      

Contact Krystal / Adventure India / Grounded University at 

[email protected]

FB/Insta Krystal Gignac 

FB/Insta: Grounded University 

Website: www.grounded.university

Background music via https://www.FesliyanStudios.com

Are you ready to co-teach your next yoga class or workshop? Becca invites you to the inside lane of tag-team teaching, with dynamic duo, Holly Idzick and David Ricklck, who share their five best practices for a seemless class. Discover why co-teaching with someone you trust is guaranteed to bring an game-changing energy to your programs. A few highlights from this episode:

Holly and David present Five Best Practices for Co-Teaching: 

  1. Clear Communication: Establishing open and transparent communication channels.

  2. Defined Roles: Clarifying each co-teacher's responsibilities and strengths.

  3. Seamless Integration: Ensuring smooth transitions between teaching styles.

  4. Trust and Flexibility: Being adaptable to changes in the classroom setting including equipment failure or inclement weather.  

  5. Reflective Practices: Regularly evaluating and improving co-teaching strategies 

To find out more about Holly, find her here:

Instagram: @yogabyholly

Sweatpals - Yogabyholly

To reach David check him out here:
Facebook: David Ricklick
LinkedIn: David Ricklick

To connect with your host, Becca Schmidt, take a look here: 

www.yogateachertalk.com 

[email protected] 

Welcome to Yoga Teacher Talk (formerly The Language of Yoga) and what a season premiere it is! Host Becca is joined by her guest Rachel Chase, a dancer-turned-energy healer, yoga teacher, and therapist whose path is anything but ordinary.

Rachel's story begins where all great stories do: in the body. She came into this world moving, and dance became her first language — her communion with the divine. But the road from semi-professional dancer to Reiki master, yoga teacher, past life regression practitioner, and Holistic Mental Health Counselor and Spiritual Guide was paved with injuries, personal breakthroughs, and a courageous journey that has brought her to where she is today.

Rachel shares how she blends gentle yoga, somatic processing, energy work, breathwork, creative movement, and self exploration into an integrative healing practice, and why she intentionally stepped away from rigid alignment cuing to hold space for her students' inner wisdom instead.

Join us as Rachel and Becca share practical advice on the creative spirit of yoga teachers, leading your first workshop, and giving yourself permission to teach in your own beautifully imperfect way. Enjoy!

Connect with Rachel Chase:
Rachel's website: www.rachelchase.com
Her ebook Healing with Self Compassion: www.freecompassionbook.com
Somatic Healing Sessions Podcast: www.rachelchase.com/podcast
Online on-demand courses: www.rachelchasecourses.com
Hummingbird Medicine Wisdom School, a devotional community for wise women:
www.rachelchase.com/hummingbird-medicine/html

Connect with host Becca Schmidt, E-RYT500 / YACEP:
Email: [email protected]
Website: yogateachertalk.com
Instagram: @bluemoonyogaorlandofl

Welcome to a sneak peak of our newly rebranded show, Yoga Teacher Talk. We have transitioned away from our name "The Language of Yoga", but the spirit is still very much alive. Make sure to tune in to our first episode of Season 4 with Rachel Chase. Thanks for listening!

Bethanne Weiss, Author of the book  "Move Your Assets: From the Chair, Not the Bank", and founder of FUNIQ Fitness®, shares her strategy on keeping students motivated to move. A big secret is using humor and radient positivity. Join Becca and Bethanne in this fun episode where you will begin to feel  "more joy and less oye” about teaching!

Find out about Beth’s programs at BethanneWellness.com.

Podcast: MoreJOYLessOYpodcast.com 

Book: Move Your Assets: From the Chair, Not the Bank on Amazon or you can purchase a signed copy from me at a live event.

Email: [email protected]

Contact host, Becca Schmidt, E-RYT500 / YACEP
[email protected]
Website: bluemoon.yoga
Instagram: @bluemoonyogaorlandofl

Somatics may be the missing link in how you help your yoga students shift into a deeper mind-body connection.

In therapy, as well as on the yoga mat, somatics focuses on internal body awareness, emphasizing sensations and feelings to help release deeply stored stress, trauma and habitual holding patterns by exploring what feels safe and good in the body. Dr. K shares stories about how somatic therapy helped her through personal trauma and why she is so passionate about bringing this approach to her clients on and off the yoga mat.

Learn the many benefits of using somatic cuing in your classes which include greater comfort and freedom in the physical and emotional body, self awareness, confidence, a sense of well-being and even improved proprioception.

Finally, learn about the “red light, yellow light, green light” method of coaching your students to listen deeply within to what feels engergecially safe on the yoga mat.

And, as a special bonus, listen in as Dr. K leads host Becca Schmidt in a real-time somatic experience to help release some of the “heaviness” of their discussion.

Website: themindfulprof.com
Instagram: @themindfulprof & @dr.kelseyamalu
Facebook: The Mindful Prof LLC
LinkedIn: The Mindful Prof

Find our more about Dr. Kelsey's Couples Retreat here!

Check Dr. Kelsey out on Research Gate
See her dissertation here

Contact host, Becca Schmidt, E-RYT500 / YACEP
[email protected]
Website: bluemoon.yoga
Instagram: @bluemoonyogaorlandofl

#Somatics
#Somaticsinyoga
#TheMindfulprof
#mindbodyconnection
#yogateachermethods
#emotionalbody

Is it “vertebrae or vertebra”?  “What is normal kyphosis?” “What exactly is a bulging disc?” “What are the best poses for a healthy but aging spine?”  

Chiropractor, Dr. James Baily answers these important questions and much more, in this episode all about the back. Having a strong understanding about the design and functions of the spine is essential to a yoga teacher’s scope of knowledge. Learn what yoga teachers need to know to lead a safe and effective class. 

Find Dr. Baily at VerteChiropractic.com

Show music from An Attachment Supreme by The King Tides from their album Russian Red, which is available wherever you stream music.

Bluemoon.yoga   

Email Becca at [email protected] for Inquires 

Season Three: Episode 3
Letting Ganesha In

When you’re in a jam, invite Ganesha into your classroom. Becca has tips on how the symbols and lessons from Ganesha, the Elephant, remover of obstacles can lend a hand when you need it most.

Show music from An Attachment Supreme by The King Tides from their album Russian Red, which is available wherever you stream music.

Links: 
Bluemoon.yoga   
bekindyouredivine.com 
https://linktr.ee/bekindyouredivine

Email Becca at [email protected] for Inquires 

How much fun is too much fun on the yoga mat?  This episode talks about painting your face, grabbing glow sticks and headsets and dancing to the yoga beat! Lean in to more fun with Alex Cuellar! 

Season Three:  Episode 1 
Bringing your voice to the Forefront 

Becca talks with Angela Schwoneck, a vocal courage coach and musician who specializes in the type of music yoga teachers love so much - bells, bowls, drums,  shruti box and the human voice! 

Angela leads the listeners in a chant that can cure a headache and give the body a sense of sweet serenity. (She also teaches us to chant OM with wild abandon!). Angela shares stories from her experience as a Kundalini yoga teacher and explains why the human voice can be the most powerful — and certainly the most accessible --instrument in a yoga teacher's bag.  Go to Angela’s website for a full description of her in-person and virtual programs.    

Links: 
Bluemoon.yoga   
bekindyouredivine.com 
 https://linktr.ee/bekindyouredivine

Email Becca at [email protected] for Inquires