Yoga Moves You Podcast host Andrew Gordon stops by to talk about how he completely transformed his business through Podcasting. A former yoga studio owner who has truly found what he loves and even offers a service to help others start their own podcast. Given the fact that he has a background in radio, it has a been a natural transition. Be sure to stay up with Andrew and all that he has going on, go HERE to learn how you can create your own podcast too!!

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Listen to what it takes to run and operate a yoga studio from Kitty Orient a Las Vegas/Minneapolis based yoga teacher who decided to take the leap into studio ownership. Often I hear people say they want to open a yoga studio without truly understanding what it requires from you in the day to day. Great episode if you think owning a studio is for you.

Kitty began her yoga practice in 2001 at Bikram Yoga in Minneapolis. She found that yoga was an excellent means to keep her body healthy, while helping to rehab many old injuries from a life of running, gymnastics, and other sports. She learned over time that relaxation through the breath work that goes hand in hand with a yoga practice was helping her sleep as well as keeping her mind clear and calm on a day to day basis.

After 4 years of personal practice, she knew she wanted to teach, and in 2005 Kitty completed her first RYT-200 certification for Hot Yoga through Corepower Yoga in Minneapolis. She began teaching in the fall of 2005. Over the next year, she completed her second RYT-200 certification for Vinyasa Yoga, as well as training to teach Yoga Sculpt. In 2012, Kitty completed her third RYT-200, and RYT-500 training in Brazil through Modo Yoga. She also completed Modo Flow training in New York City in 2014. Kitty is a graduate of Align Pilates’ Align Barre training, and has been teaching Barre classes since 2009.

Modo Yoga Las Vegas

Modo Yoga Minneapolis

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Today on the show Anthony Davis and I chat about some postures that might need a bit more attention and warm up before getting into them. Anthony left a comment about very common poses on a yoga teacher thread that really resonated with me and it was super cool to have him on to talk about it. Listen in to why leaving chaturanga out in your yoga class could be a good idea, because somebody in your yoga class doing chaturanga is not enjoying them.

Anthony is studying to be a Doctor of Chiropractic, emphasizing in Sports Medicine. He was originally drawn to yoga during battles with alcoholism and drug addiction, when his sister dragged him to a hot power vinyasa class despite his reluctance due to withdrawal symptoms. This class totally transformed him, and for the first time in years a healthy and positive relationship to his own body was formed. Simple tools like breathing and meditation combined with intentional movement and a commitment to personal health and growth can radically transform anyone’s life. Yoga works if you work it. 

 

Since beginning a yoga practice in 2009, Anthony has completed over 700 hours of yoga teacher training, become certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Certified Personal Trainer with a Corrective Exercise Specialization. He has also taken many immersive workshops with world class teachers like David Swenson, Ana Forrest, and Rod Stryker, and been accepted to the Doctor of Chiropractic program at NWHSU where he will complete a Master’s in Exercise Science while getting his Doctorate. Education is the best thing one can do to enhance one’s own power and mastery of life. Giving it back through teaching is the practice of karma yoga which drives him. 

 

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YouTube Channel

Instagram: @shapeshiftwellness

Facebook Page

Website

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Met with the founder of Stretchtopia Christine Mathias and Courtney Wigner about getting gigs and organizing a meetup. My voice was in a struggle this day, but hang in there, Christine has some great insight into building a yoga business.

Stretchtopia is a mobile yoga and wellness studio based in sunny San Diego. They have a team of the best instructors of San Diego with one unified goal: to make yoga inclusive, accessible, and empowering for everyone. Their primary method of reaching new students is by working with businesses to bring yoga to the office. Check them out!! Maybe they have a teaching spot for you!!

WEBSITE – Stretchtopia

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Another fun episode today with Surjot Kaur! We talk how to get paid to write, teaching Kundalini and the power behind that type of yoga and much more!

Surjot Kaur embraced Yoga practice over 24 years ago.  She is a mother, writer, drummer and yoga teacher who has completed over 500 hours of Yoga teacher training.  She works as an assistant to Yogi Amandeep Singh, a world-renown yogi who leads trainings and yatras in India.  Surjot Kaur (pronounced Sir Jote Kawr) is a spiritual name that means the Princess of the Universal Vibration that holds the whole Creation together.  She appreciates the mystical dimensions of Yoga and teaches with great joy and heart.  Sat Naam! 

Check out the link below for more from Surjot!

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Helpful links that we chatted about, click on them to learn more!

Spirit Voyage

 

Sat Nam Fest

 

Yogi Amandeep Singh, Kundalini Yoga Master / Mystic

 

Making of a Yogi with Yogi Amandeep

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Nikki Krause and I get into cueing for yoga teachers and how to use them effectively. We talk subtle cues, deepening cues and how you can be a great instructor without even moving your body when you cue skillfully. I probably drink too much coffee to do that now but hey maybe give it try in your next class! Nikki puts in a ton of time and effort into learning and growing as a yoga teacher and am sure you’ll get some nuggets to use in your yoga classes too.

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Andrew Belinsky  has put together a 4-Month Online Group Program to learn simple and powerful practices for more self awareness and joy. My kind of program if you ask me!! Andrew has been on the show before and let me tell you this guys has the goods. Learn directly from him and deepen your understanding of the Chakra system.

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Here is a video Andrew did about the Chakra Metamorphosis program.

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Michelle Fondin has a new book out and we chat about it on the podcast! If learning about the Chakra system and how it can work for your body interest you then listen in and enjoy your day!

Positioned along the spinal axis, from the tailbone to the crown of the head, the seven main energy centers of the body are called chakras. Author Michelle Fondin explores and explains each one in the seven chapters of this book, demystifying their role in facilitating healing, balance, personal power, and everyday well-being. She offers meditations and visualizations, yoga postures, breathing exercises, and Ayurvedic dietary practices to learn about and work with the chakras. You may choose to follow the healing practices for seven days, devoting one day to each chakra; for seven weeks, focusing on each chakra for a week at a time; or at your own pace, spending as long as you need on each chakra. Whether you are experiencing an illness brought on by imbalance, feeling sluggish because of seasonal changes, or simply wishing to deepen your study of the subtle body, you will find healing and rejuvenation while discovering the power of these vibrant energy vortices, your chakras.

More about Michelle…

Author and Speaker, Michelle Fondin has written The Wheel of Healing with Ayurveda: An Easy Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle (New World Library, 2015), Help! I Think My Loved One Is an Alcoholic: A Survival Guide for Lovers, Family, & Friends (2016), and the upcoming books, Enlightened Medicine: Your Power to Get Well Now (February 2018) and 7 Days to Chakra Healing (New World Library, 2018).  Michelle speaks about health, wellness, and spirituality. 

In fall 2007, Michelle began studying with Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. David Simon and the founder and president of the American Yoga Academy, Claire Diab at the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California. In May 2008, Michelle became certified in the Perfect Health Ayurvedic Lifestyle Program as an educator. She earned her yoga certification through the Chopra Center’s 300-hour Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga Teacher Training Program; which complies with the Yoga Alliance 200-hour RYT guidelines. In November 2009, Michelle earned her certificate in Primordial Sound Meditation instruction and became a Chopra Center Vedic Master. Michelle is certified in CPR, AED and First Aid through the American Red Cross. Michelle holds a Barre Fitness Certification from IBBFA and is a Certified Angel Card Reader Michelle appears as a Chopra Center Featured Teacher on Deepak Chopra’s website and regularly writes for Chopra.com.

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Happy Mothers Day to all you beautiful mothers out there! Today I was driving to hang with family and noticed a guy doing some genius promotion. I thought it would be cool to share with all of you! Short episode of how to be creative with your marketing! Enjoy!   

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Today is a short episode on the financial section of Michelle Fondin’s book, How to Run a Successful Yoga Business and not Go Broke, you can find on our book page. This book has a ton of great info, I break it down further for the yoga teacher and touch on ways you can save money as a yoga teacher instead of studio owner. I touch on website, logo, business license, marketing and legal stuff!

Check out Chris Scott-Dixon’s episode for more insight into legal matters.

Also check out Fiverr if you want to save on your logo.

Take a look at our resource page for more tools that can help you as a yoga teacher. Thanks for listening!

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