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Yoga Strong
To be "Yoga Strong" is to pay attention to not only your body, but how you navigate being human. While combining strength and grace creates a powerful flow-based yoga practice, it is the practice of paying attention in the same ways off-the-mat that can be equally impactful.
This podcast is a guide for yoga teachers, practitioners and people trying to craft a life they're proud AF about. This is about owning your voice. This is about curiosity, bravery, sensuality, and building a home in yourself.
Episodes
304 episodes
304 - Finding Aliveness Through Yoga with Kate McKenzie
Kate McKenzie, a yoga teacher trainer and Flow School alum, is back on the podcast!In this conversation, we dig into the importance of curiosity and play in yoga teaching and training, flow design, and Kate's personal yoga journey from b...
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303 - The Art of Teaching and Holding Space with Majo Reina
Today I'm joined by Majo Reina, a yoga teacher and Flow School alum, for a conversation about the art of teaching yoga with authenticity, the craft of cueing, and how to create space for our students and ourselves to grow. Majo shar...
302 - How Owning Your Voice Changes Teaching, Leadership, and Community with Lorissa Addabbo
This episode continues our Flow School alumni series with Lorissa Adobo, a yoga teacher and studio owner in Salem, Oregon. Larissa shares how yoga entered her life during a major personal transition, how teacher training shifted her sense of se...
301 - What Studio Ownership Taught Me About Depth, Voice, and Freedom with Suzanne Dunning
Yoga isn’t about doing the “right” thing — it’s about finding what’s true for you. In this conversation with yoga teacher, Tosha Yoga studio owner, and Flow School alum Suzanne Dunning, we talk about devotion, sequencing, voice, and...
300 - Action Creates Confidence
Today we explore how taking action fuels confidence, the importance of creative constraints, and strategies for embracing your authentic self to step into your voice and power.
299 - Finding Freedom to Choose with Jen Brewer
The second episode in a series with Flow School alumni, today I welcome Jen Brewer, a multifacted yoga teacher and retreat guide who loves supporting humans through transitions.We explore how yoga empowers us to make conscious choices an...
298 - Flow School and Finding Your Voice with Lizzie Fischer
This episode is the first in a series with Flow School alumni. Today I welcome Lizzie Fischer to share about her journey into yoga and working with women in healing disordered eating, and her experience in Flow School. W...
297 - How Do We Find Authenticity?
What does authenticity mean, and how does it influence our leadership, teaching, and personal growth? This is a juicy conversation about self-discovery and living true to oneself, as an ever-evolving process.
296 - New Teacher Series: How to Choose a 200 hour YTT and Prepare For It
Today I introduce a new series aimed at new yoga teachers, featuring relevant conversations, actionable insights, and support in building community.Join me to explore considerations when choosing a training and qualities to look for in a...
295 - What Do Integrity and Authenticity Mean For Teachers?
Our energy impacts the rooms we lead. When we're navigating hard things in our personal lives, how do we show up and teach in ways that feel authentic and in integrity? How do we guide people effectively through things we might struggle with? I...
294 - Why Thinking About Death Helps Us Live More Fully
Through the death of my mom, a big breakup at the beginning of the year, the beginning of my first relationship with a woman, and other shifts happening in my world, I've been thinking a whole lot more about the themes of relationships, death, ...
293 - Intentional Communication and Connection on Social Media
If you're a teacher or business owner and showing up on social media, this one's for you. It can be really hard to create content and share ourselves on social media when cancellation is a real threat. How do we show up authenticall...
292 - Breath Cues, Chair Pose, and Finding Flow State
Do we inhale or exhale in chair? Why?Today we're getting nerdy and exploring some of my hot takes on breathing and finding pleasure in chair pose, differences in cueing for flow vs posture practices, and how we can experiment with teachi...
291 - Being Seen and Building a Home in Yourself
What are some of the costs of being seen, and in a world that often distracts us from our true selves? How do we ground into and nurture ourselves and our authenticity?Join me for a conversation exploring the intricate relati...
290 - Erotic Embodiment for Healing and Empowerment with Tiffany Dawn Chambers-Goldberg
Today I'm joined by Tiffany Dawn Chambers-Goldberg, an erotic embodiment practitioner and the creator of Dance Brave, a somatic movement practice for women who want to love their body, feel more confident, and erase pain. In this fa...
289 - Flow States On and Off the Mat
Today we explore the concept of the flow state and its significance in both physical practices like yoga and everyday life, for enhancing emotional well-being and presence, and fostering a deeper connection with self and others.
288 - The Science and Power of Voice w/Kerry Mandulak
Today I'm joined by Kerry Mandaluk, a speech language pathologist and professor, for a unique conversation weaving storytelling and science. We go deep on all things voice, breath, speech, and leadership. We geek out on the anatomy ...
287 - Personal Storytelling Can Enhance the Learning Experience
Sometimes as teachers we can feel self-conscious or weird about talking about ourselves. But sharing our personal stories and embracing vulnerability are powerful ways we can support students and our communities. Today we're talkin...
286 - Building Grace Into Your Movement
Yoga flow should feel like a dance, not just a series of poses. Grace is what makes the difference.I define grace as the combination of strength and ease in movement. In this conversation, we explore the concept of building grace into yo...
285 - Let Your Class Be An Expander
The words we choose matter. They can enhance the learning experience or they can distract and leave some people in the dark. How can we use language that inspires and connects us with our students and that helps them better connect ...
284 - Living Beyond the Manual
Living according to traditional manuals and social rules can bring certain kinds of comfort and stability and it can also limit us. To break free from more rote kinds of living is to re-story ourselves, and that takes curiosity and ...
283 - Studio Owners Roundtable: Relationship Tending and Supporting the Freedom to Move
Steph Alston and Rachel Brooks return for another Studio Owners' Roundtable. Today we dive into benefits of mentorship and partnership, building trust for effective leadership, how to engage community during slow seasons with innovative offerin...
282 - Letting Ourselves Be Seen
If you're a yoga teacher or someone wanting to own their voice in other ways, this one's for you. Today I share a collection of things you can do to practice letting yourself be seen. Note: In this episode I refer to my "95% rule" w...
281 - Business Building: Knowing Your Niche and Embracing Change
Building a business requires creativity, consistency, self-trust, and a willingness to try things and fail. It also means knowing who you're for--your niche.In this conversation, we explore the importance of experimentation, embracing ch...
280 - How to Start Teaching Yoga
Finding your audience, your confidence, and your voice as a yoga teacher is a process. It means a whole lot of learning--how to lead a room, how to sequence well, how to trust the practice and ourselves, and so much more. And it means doing a l...