

Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast
Mado Hesselink
Information, support, and inspiration for yoga teachers. Topics include the business of yoga, teaching skills, philosophy, ethical and legal considerations, and more.
Episodes
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Nov 4, 2021 • 39min
Radical Authenticity & Self Worth
Find freedom by sharing your unapologetic self. Reggie Hubbard, political activist and founder of Active Peace Yoga, describes how staying true to your values in your teaching will boost your self worth and confidence.
Episode Highlights:
His journey from reactivity to responsiveness
How to prioritize self care during times of stress and chaos
Approaching yoga as a discipline vs an activity
When to improv and when to adhere to a plan
How to make peace with the fact that you’re not the right teacher for everyone
The power of sharing your lived experience in your teaching
How humor makes your classes more accessible
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Reggie’s Website - Active Peace Yoga
Reggie on Instagram @oreggieglobal

Oct 28, 2021 • 32min
Consistency, Community and the Customer Journey - On Air Coaching Call
Find a business model that doesn’t lead to burnout. Candela asks Mado how to turn strangers into paying clients and build community with consistency in this on air coaching call.
Episode Highlights:
Social media as a tool to build your clientele
Using testimonials to grow your offerings
Financial barriers vs lack of understanding
The benefits of offering a group program vs one on one
Visibility strategies and finding the right platform for you
How hashtags work for visibility
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Work with Mado

Oct 21, 2021 • 44min
Legal Agreements and Music Licensing
Basic knowledge of the law can support your yoga business. Ashley Dunasta, lawyer & yoga teacher, breaks down important legal principles as the foundation for a safe and vibrant yoga and business practice.
Episode Highlights:
Written agreements - what they mean, when you need them and why they’re so important
Skillful negotiation as a tool to honor relationships
Yoga business as an art and a science
Safe entry into agreements and risk protection for yoga teachers
Music licensing demystified
Property rights for legal music use
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Creatives Learn Law website
Creatives Learn Law Instagram @creativeslearnlaw
Free Business Law Basics Workshop
Yoga, Self-Worth and the Law with Cory Sterling
Legal Considerations for teaching online

Oct 14, 2021 • 31min
5 tips to improve productivity
Time management as self care. Consider a yogic approach to productivity in this episode with Renee Clair and learn how to organize your life to spend more time doing what you love.
Episode Highlights:
Strategies to free up time and mental energy
The importance of non-accomplishing
How to evaluate where your time is going
Why you need to take 2 consecutive days off
Realistic and kind boundary setting
Prioritization to minimize distraction and increase focus
The difference between a task and a project
Reframing our ideas about time
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Renee’s website
Get Renee’s Time Blocking Guide
Renee’s Instagram - @theproductivewp

Oct 7, 2021 • 38min
Yin Myths & Misconceptions
Yin yoga is incredibly popular, yet commonly misunderstood. In this episode, I ask Yin yoga teacher trainer Nyk Danu to help me clear up common misconceptions about yin yoga and find out where to start if you’re interested in teaching yin classes.
Episode Highlights:
Yin as an antidote for our stressful modern culture
Roots, history & philosophy of yin
How you can benefit from yin yoga
The major differences between yin and other styles of yoga
Why it’s important to get specialized yin training
The purpose of props in yin
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Nyk Danu’s Website

Sep 30, 2021 • 39min
How to adapt your classes for different bodies
Asana is a tool to guide you toward a more fulfilling yoga practice. Dr. Libby Hinsley is back on the podcast to talk about the truth of creating an accessible yoga experience. You’ll learn how to meet your students’ expectations AND educate them about what really matters when it comes to yoga from a place of confidence and compassion.
Episode Highlights:
How to change your yoga sequence on the fly and still provide an excellent class
Understanding anatomy and movement to uplevel your confidence teaching people with different physical abilities
The key to accommodating multiple levels in your class
Building blocks of human movement
How to simplify and slow down so you (and your students) can savor practice
The difference between “complicated” and “advanced”
Siddhis and the true purpose of yoga
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Get on the Anatomy Bites Waitlist
Episodes with Libby
Yoga & Self Massage
Q&A with Libby
Anatomy Myths
Hyper Mobility & Yoga

Sep 23, 2021 • 51min
Teaching Yoga With Intention
Find out what happens when you teach from your own inner wisdom and experience. Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D and yoga therapist, shares wisdom from her 50 years of teaching.
Episode Highlights:
The beauty of remembering that you’re enough
How to see our students with soft eyes
Yoga poses as questions instead of answers
How to help your students open to possibility
Your #1 job as a yoga teacher
Take home practices for tuning in before teaching
How to find refuge whenever and wherever you want it
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Win a copy of Judith’s new book, Teaching Yoga with Intention: The Essential Guide to Skillful Hands-On Assists and Verbal Communication
Judith’s website and courses

Sep 16, 2021 • 31min
How To Structure Your Offerings
Weigh the pros and cons of the most common types of offerings from both the perspective of teacher and student. In this episode, Mado goes over a basic framework for progressing the structure of your offerings and different formats for teaching and learning both online and in person.
Episode Highlights:
The one offering I recommend that new yoga teachers try out (even if they don’t feel ready)
When to shift from 1:1 to small group sessions
How to know you are ready to lead teacher trainings
The pros and cons of drop in classes - and their most effective use inside your business
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Integral Yoga Podcast
The 3 stages of teaching mastery episode

Sep 9, 2021 • 39min
Teaching Yoga as a Second Career - on air coaching call
Teaching yoga as a second career? Learn why that matters and how you can leverage what you have done in the past to build your teaching business more quickly. In this on-air coaching call, Mado guides Gillian to learn from mistakes, open up to possibility, and use her business as an incubator for her own growth.
Episode Highlights:
The challenge and reward of pivoting and beginning again
How to cope with imposter syndrome and perfectionism
Market research as a key to growing a business that’s in line with your values
Creating simple structures to build community and accountability
The benefit of taking imperfect action when starting from the ground up
The reward of committing in advance, for your and your students
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group

Sep 2, 2021 • 46min
How to Run a Great Yoga Teacher Training
What separates a high quality teacher training from the many that are just ok? Mado and studio owner Arundhati Baitmangalkar talk about how to facilitate top tier 200 hour training and how to raise the bar for YTT standards throughout the world.
Episode Highlights:
Innovative structures to support your students
What to look for in a teacher training
Insight on what your YTT did well and where it may have been lacking
The difference between teaching yoga and embodying it
Selling your training with clarity, honesty and professionalism
Holding space for student anxiety in teacher training
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Let’s Talk Yoga Podcast
Arundhati on Instagram @arundhati.baitmangalkar
Arundhati’s studio


