There are many ideas about whether or not yoga is a religion and I love having conversations that explore all sides of the topic.   In this episode, Troy Hadeed joins to to share his experience as a religious person who practices yoga and how he sees the relationship between them both.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.  Send a DM or email if you want the direct link.   Troy is a yoga teacher, author, and social entrepreneur...

How much do you pay attention to your chakras in your personal life or in your teaching?    What do they have to do with your emotional and physical wellbeing?     In this lively conversation, Masuda Mohamadi talks all things chakras and shares tips for dealing with imbalances, how you can work with chakra areas to help with emotional struggles, and much more.    Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.  Send a DM or email if you...

In person yoga is back to stay but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the vast online market.   In this episode, Amanda Kingsmith joins us to share the advantages of having an online presence and some tips for doing it successfully.   Amanda Kingsmith is an RYT500, a yoga business coach, the host and founder of Mastering the Business of Yoga (M.B.Om), the MBOM podcast and is a world traveler. She blends her background in business with her love of yoga help yoga teachers create careers...

The words we use when teaching yoga practices matter more than you might realize when you are working with people who struggle with persistent pain.     Do you know what nocebic language is?  If not, this is a must-hear episode!   Lisa Pearson joins us to answer that question and share insight on how seemingly harmless cues could be hurting your students and clients.   Lisa Pearson, 'Swami Swarupananda' is an 'ordained yogic priest' in the Kriya Yoga tradition. With nearly three decades...

Having a spiritual journey can take quite a bit of discipline.  In today’s episode, Amrit Singh joins us to share some insights on how to have more discipline, and to use compassion and forgiveness as a tool in your journey. Amrit Singh has been studying Kundalini Yoga for over 30 years. He started in Germany in the early 90s. He then decided to move to India and dedicate his life’s work to help build and grow Miri Piri Academy in Amritsar for 20 years, where he served as Director of...

Anxiety and stress are so prevalent in our society but the tools of yoga are the perfect adjunct to other care when you or your clients are suffering.   In this episode, Dmitria Burby joins us to talk strategy and share her perspectives on dealing with anxiety and stress in today’s times.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at the yoga pro podcast dot com.  You can also send me a dm for the link.   Dmitria is a bestselling author, transformational yoga...

What happens when you are too much into your ego, and how can you get out of it?   In this episode, Christian de la Huerta joins us to talk about the power of breath work for calming the ego.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, go to the yoga pro podcast dot com, or send me a dm for the link.   Christian is a spiritual teacher, personal transformation coach and leading voice in the breathwork community. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational...

Staying present and mindful in business can be hard for even the most dedicated yoga professional.   In this episode, Anne Muhlethaler joins us to share insight and tips for how she keeps herself tuned into her inner voice in a noisy world.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Anne is a 250 RYT yoga teacher and a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher who has studied with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield as well as taken many...

If you are teaching yoga you probably have had people in your spaces that are struggling with an eating disorder.  How can you keep them safe?   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Jennifer Kreatsoulas talks about how we can best provide a healing experience for that population, ways we may be unconsciously triggering them, and she busts some myths about what disordered eating looks like.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot...

Do you consider yourself a leader in the field of yoga?  What makes a good leader?  What is wrong and what is right in the yoga industrial complex?   Rebecca Sebastian joins us with some hard facts and gentle truths about how yoga professionals can build a yoga business while staying true to the ethics and values of the practice.   Rebecca owns Sunlight Yoga + Apothecary, hosts the podcast Working in Yoga, and mentors for Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. Also co-founder and board president of...

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI can show up in many different ways and yoga professionals need to be familiar with them because we never know which students in our classes or sessions might be suffering.  Sometimes even THEY don’t know they have it!   Our guest Amy Zellmer is here to share her expertise about what we can do to make our spaces accessible for those who are suffering from TBI and other chronic conditions.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The...

Have you worked with clients who have suffered acute trauma or violent assault?     In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Diana Tokaji shares a very candid and personal conversation about her experience being violently assaulted, among other traumas in her life; and how she has risen above to be able to hold space and help others through yoga therapy.  She shares some beautiful practices and challenges ways of thinking around trauma, victimhood, and survivorship.   Listen and subscribe...

Are you rolling into the new year trying to figure out how you can grow your yoga sangha?  It can be hard to know where to build your community.  Our guest today says Facebook is still where it’s at for groups and she is here to tell us why and how to do it. Hailey Rowe is a Marketing/Sales Coach & Strategist who helps wellness business owners & health coaches to grow their income & impact. She hosts the Health Coach Nation Podcast runs the Health Coach Nation Facebook Group....

Have you found yourself leaving a class or session and feeling like you have taken on the energy of the person or people you were working with? In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Lisann Valentin joins us to talk about how we can protect our energies when we are working with clients or just living out in this world where we may be subject to the energies of random people we come in contact with. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. find it in my bio, or dm me for the...

In this episode, Host Pamela Crane offers encouragement to look back at your successes and open up to new possibilities as you plan for the new year.  She gets vulnerable about how her year has gone and opens up about why she is ditching niching for the coming year.     Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com Pamela Crane (MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500) helps heart-centered entrepreneurs overcome fears and imposter syndrome to create online...

Many yoga professionals struggle finding their place in this world with juggling the business side and the spirituality, not to mention tackling social media and all of the judgement that comes with it.   Jerry Justizia joins us today with an inspiring interview where she shares her “why” for sharing her yoga practice on social media and how she used her need to find leggings for curvy girls to inspire her to create her own.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it...

Yoga is one of the premier tools for helping people recover from addiction but are you ready to work with that population?   In this Episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Dr. Rebecca Williams joins us to talk about how to work with those in recovery, what you need to know about what they are going through, how to reach out to substance abuse centers to provide yoga, and so much more. Rebecca is an award-winning author, psychologist, and wellness expert specializing in healthy recovery from...

Having a great idea for a book and actually getting it written and published are two different things.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, I chat with Claire Wilson and Katelynn Bartleson from Singing Dragon and Handspring Publishing about what it takes to get your book published.   They spill the tea on first steps to take (it might not be what you think!), how to submit your query, whether or not you need an agent, and so much more.  This episode is packed full of everything you...

Diet and Wellness culture are multi million dollar industries and the intersection with the yoga world is pervasive.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Jessica Grosman and Elyssa Toomey join me to talk about what diet culture is, break some misconceptions about what health looks like, and so much more.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Jessica and Elyssa are both anti-diet registered dietitians who are on a mission to...

Research has shown yoga to be an effective adjunct treatment for those suffering cancer as a way to alleviate suffering.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Maryam Ovissi joins us to share her experience as a yoga therapist who works in oncology and how it makes a difference in people’s lives.  She talks about environmental and lifestyle factors, what the research says and so much more.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com ...

Paying for advertising to get people to know about your business is expensive and out of reach for most yoga professionals, but there is another way to get the word out besides paying for ads or social media.   Free media and publicity!   In this episode, your host Pamela Crane shares her years of experience as a journalist and podcast host to help you know all the secrets to getting free media and guest spots on podcasts.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it...

Are you interested in planning a yoga retreat?   Many of us have dreams of gathering together with our students and clients in some amazing location, but it takes logistics and planning to make what looks effortless come together.    Sejal Shah joins us on this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast to share the ins and outs of planning a yoga retreat.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Sejal is a C-IAYT and E-RYT 500, and is a...

As a yoga business person, you may not be thinking of content strategy, or even know what that is!   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Paula Reeves joins us to pull back the curtain on content strategy and spill all the tea about why you need to focus on it, how to produce your content organically and truthfully, and why you need to do the deep inner work before you start putting out the content.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at...

Have you been dreaming of starting a non profit yoga business but aren’t sure where to start?   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Mona Flynn joins us to share important information on how to start a non profit (and some amazing tips), and candid stories from her experience with her own non profit organization.     Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Mona Flynn, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500, YACEP, TRE Advanced Provider, is the...