Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast

Zorayda Cocchi was at her wits end. When she switched to online teaching for Covid, her class numbers were so variable that she felt like giving up. Listen to this episode to hear the boundaries she set with her students and the phenomenal win/win results. We also discuss recommendations for growing her yoga business and attracting new students. Episode Highlights:  How boundaries and structures to make offerings more effective for both teachers AND students. How to name your classes to attract new students  How to make referral programs more effective The importance of keeping the perspective of the potential student in mind  What coaching and accountability looks like like and how it helps    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes How to Name Your Offering episode

Learn tips and strategies to help you choose a clear and compelling name for your yoga offerings. These techniques can be used for your weekly drop-in yoga classes, workshops, and even your online offerings.   Episode Highlights:  5 tips for naming your offering you can use right away The pros and cons of super clever names How to utilize keywords and SEO strategies  Optimizing your offering’s subtitle Brainstorming techniques for finding the right name    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes

Learn the three stages most yoga teachers move through while developing their teaching skills. Identify which stage you’re currently in and get recommendations for what to focus on during each phase. Episode Highlights:  What defines yoga teaching mastery  The 3 universal stages yoga teachers go through on their journey to mastery How to know what phase you’re in  The key challenges for each phase  How to approach and what to focus your energy on during each phase  How the phases relate to your personal practice and yoga philosophy  Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes  

Collaborating with other yoga teachers can be inspiring and fun - but it can also be a big disaster. Get a behind the scenes look at what makes a collaboration successful, when you should partner with someone on a project, and how to choose the right person to collaborate with. Episode Highlights:  A discussion of imposter syndrome, comparison, and motivations behind partnerships  When and why choosing to collaborate on a project is a good idea Finding the right person to collaborate with  How partnerships help facilitate productivity and growth in your business  What makes partnerships successful   Benefits of collaborating on a digital/online projects specifically    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Anatomybites.com 

Expand your definition of self-care and learn how understanding cue’s from our body plays an important role in creating sustainable self-care habits. Episode Highlights: What it means to practice intuitive self care  Examples of the different ways self care can look for different people  The importance of making self care more accessible  What “community care” is and how it supports self care  Adapting our self-care to our ever-changing lives  The role body literacy plays in intuitive self care  Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Follow Tia on Instagram The Masterful Art of Self Care website and podcast   

Learn how to plan your yoga classes and workshops around a theme using a basic framework that you can adapt and make your own.  Episode Highlights: How lesson plans are helpful for new teachers Narrowing down your topic and simplifying the language The basic structure of a balanced yoga sequence The five parts to creating a lesson plan for yoga classes and workshops The main difference between a class and a workshop Advice for teaching the beginner student Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Ep 91: how to sequence a 90 minute demo class Ep 34: Plan your classes like a pro part 1 Ep 35: Plan your classes like a pro part 2 Motivational Yoga website and book 

Investigate some of the common myths and misconceptions people have about anatomy and yoga.  Episode Highlights: The myth of alignment and what is actually normal or average  Benefits and limitations of alignment-based yoga Why doing a posture correctly according to formulas is not safe for everyone  The myth of safety and the fragility of the human body  How we can expect our practice to shift over the course of our lives Examining specific physical cues such as “bringing the shoulders back”   Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Get free download from Libby about yoga class safety Join Anatomy Bites

Learn what it means to create equitable spaces for Black, indigenous, people of color in the yoga community and how to help people who are underrepresented in the yoga space feel safe and welcome in your classes.  Episode Highlights: How the 8 Limbs of Yoga relate to practicing racial equity  How white yoga teachers can make their classes more welcoming to people of color  How to educate yourself about equity in a way that doesn’t burden people of color  Examining our implicit biases and how does doing our own work helps create a welcoming space for all  Understanding systems of oppression and dominant culture and the effect it can have on the yoga studio being more equitable and inclusive  Miche’s advice for how to get started and where to start if you’re feeling overwhelmed    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Listen to Episode #1 of the podcast  Follow Michele on Instagram @the_guardian_michele Michele’s website michagnikripa.com

Rachel Cook, MBA joins Mado to talk about different business models and income streams for yoga teachers. Listen as they define what leveraged, passive, and scaled income streams are and what it looks like to put them into action.  Episode Highlights: When and why you would want to look at different income streams The definitions of leveraged, passive, and scaled income streams and examples of each How membership models fit in and how to make them successful  Where specifically yoga teachers should start if they want to grow their business  The value of creating a great one-to-one experience  What you should have in place before creating an online course  The math behind effective email lists    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Rachel’s website and podcast, Promote Yourself to CEO

In this on-air coaching call, Mado and Kelly explore business models for online memberships, a new take on email marketing strategy, and different ways she can support her online and in-person yoga business.  Episode Highlights: How to use a podcast to increase visibility and guide people to your other offerings Business models for online memberships How to structure your offerings for online memberships  Overcoming the technology barrier   Comparing some of the different types of online platforms for memberships and online courses  A big picture email marketing strategy to keep in mind  The intersection of yoga philosophy and business    Links & Resources Become a patron of the yoga teacher resource podcast to support ad-free episodes and receive bonus content Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group  Sign up for Mado's email list and get a free download of 100 yoga class themes Strategy Sessions and Coaching with Mado