On today’s episode, Amy chats with Shannon Crow. Shannon is the host of The Connected Yoga Teacher podcast and a consultant for yoga teachers. She is the co-founder of the MamaNurture Prenatal Yoga School and developed the Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training.

Shannon is passionate about this work so that yoga teachers have more time and energy to share the yoga that lights them up. She became a yoga teacher in 2006 and continues to teach weekly group and private classes in Owen Sound, Ontario, with a specialty in Yoga for Pelvic Health. Shannon is dedicated to helping yoga teachers define their niche and thrive at marketing. She thrives in a community that is playful, diverse, and supportive. This is what inspired her to create The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook group.

Today Amy and Shannon talk about Choosing Your Niche and the fears, challneges and concerns that come with becoming a specialist in one area, How Shannon chose her niche and a lot more. Have a cup of tea or go for a walk and listen to this inspiring episode with Shannon.

They discuss the following topics:

l The obstacles we feel in our minds about Choosing a Niche to work in

l The fears about deciding to become a Specialist

l How Shannon chose her Niche of Pelvic Floor Yoga

l The Scope of Practice for a Yoga Teacher

l The Scope of Practice for a Yoga Therapist

l Working with an Integrative Care Team as a Yoga Teacher who specializes in a particular field

l A Yoga teacher’s goals of individualized practices and small specialized groups (yogapathy)

l A Yoga therapist's goals of individualized practices and small specialized groups (salutogenesis)

l The difference between a Physic Therapist, a Yoga Therapist and a Yoga Teacher

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