Today my guest is Adam Husler. Adam is a yoga teacher based in London who has taught over 10,000 hours of yoga, in over 60 studios across over 20 countries. His background off the mat includes law school, the boxing ring, ultramarathons, the non-profit sector, and being a dad.
In addition to teaching classes, workshops, consulting, mentoring, leading retreats and trainings, and creating content for social media…He is also a host of the honestly unbalanced podcast with his wife, Holly.
If you are tuning in today, you will hear primarily about teaching yoga and Adam’s teaching philosophy. See the list below for a detailed breakdown of the topics we cover.
Time stamps:
8:30 Teaching contemporary, non-dogmatic yoga. Tradition is peer pressure.
11:30 How students feel during class, and the role of a teacher and a mentor.
15:15 Selecting a teacher.
17:45 The role of comedy in teaching and the purpose of yoga.
22:30 Yoga without distractions, or distracting music.
26:00 Letting go of comfort blankets while teaching and being comfortable with silence.
28:45 Is teaching yoga a creative endeavor?
31:30 Not pleasing everyone.
32:30 Consistency. Everything takes a year.
34:30 People will be more invested in you if you're your authentic self.
35:30 Avoiding irrelevant feedback.
39:00 Finding what you love to teach.
43:00 Acknowledging that you need to put in the work.
45:30 The billboard question: People care less than you think.
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