The Yoga Pro Podcast

There are many ideas about whether or not yoga is a religion and I love having conversations that explore all sides of the topic.   In this episode, Troy Hadeed joins to to share his experience as a religious person who practices yoga and how he sees the relationship between them both.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.  Send a DM or email if you want the direct link.   Troy is a yoga teacher, author, and social entrepreneur who has taught yoga internationally for over 15 years, and has founded several successful businesses, including a hemp store, a waste oil recycling business and a yoga studio.  He has walked coast-to-coast across central America, navigated the world on a ship, spent prolonged periods in silence and darkness, and is continuously seeking to make sense of the human experience.   Topics: -How yoga found Troy -He talks about his unlikely yoga mentor -What does practicing yoga really mean? -The embodiment of yoga from a religious standpoint -The difference between being told of God and knowing God -Why divinity isn't religion -Redefining what God means to a person -Understanding wrongs done in the name of religion -How yoga is spiritual but not religious -Why deepening his relationship to breath felt like praying -The relationship between yoga and religions like Hinduism -Why prayer is something we do with our bodies -How we unconsciously pray for negative things -What is manifestation? -Having your yoga and your religion co-exist -Why improper breathing impacts your relationship to God -Practicing with intention -Finding the yoga space or teacher that aligns with your religious goals -Why Jesus was the embodiment of yoga     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Troy: Website - https://troyhadeed.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/troyhadeed/?hl=en     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

How much do you pay attention to your chakras in your personal life or in your teaching?    What do they have to do with your emotional and physical wellbeing?     In this lively conversation, Masuda Mohamadi talks all things chakras and shares tips for dealing with imbalances, how you can work with chakra areas to help with emotional struggles, and much more.    Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.  Send a DM or email if you want the direct link.   Masuda Mohamadi is a yoga teacher, teacher trainer, author, and owner of Radiance Yoga studio in Alexandria, Virginia. She has been teaching for over 20 years and he leads classes, workshops, and retreats around the world on yoga, meditation, and the chakras.  She is the author of Unlock the Power of Your Chakras, released in August 2022.     Topics: -Masuda's surprising yoga start -How to manage your own energy in a room full of people -Becoming aware of your aura -Why she wrote a book about the chakras -Overview of each chakra -How to notice imbalances and how to decide where you need balance -Masuda shares an exercise for visualizing what is going on in the body -Why self assessment and discernment is so valuable -Issues that can show up when chakras are imbalanced -Getting rid of judgements of your emotions -Why it's just as hard to resist sitting with discomfort as it is to work through it -How resisting your own emotions affects how you deal with other people's emotions -The importance of having resources to guide you when working with your chakras -How her need for a workbook for her teachings led to this book -Masuda's favorite chakra -The importance of love, gratitude, and compassion in her life -Masuda walks us through a situation and what chakra she would focus on for that scenario -Connecting to matter and spirit to find alignment -How posture affects our chakras -Why you don't need a weeklong retreat to find balance     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Masuda: www.masudamahamohamadi.com https://radiance-yoga.net/     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawrenmusic.com

In person yoga is back to stay but that doesn't mean you should ignore the vast online market.   In this episode, Amanda Kingsmith joins us to share the advantages of having an online presence and some tips for doing it successfully.   Amanda Kingsmith is an RYT500, a yoga business coach, the host and founder of Mastering the Business of Yoga (M.B.Om), the MBOM podcast and is a world traveler. She blends her background in business with her love of yoga help yoga teachers create careers that they are passionate about and that are sustainable. Amanda is also the co-host of The World Wanderers, a podcast on travel and travel as a lifestyle.   Topics: -Amanda's first yoga experience -Common threads in yoga stories -Why she chose to help yoga pros with their businesses -How she uses her podcast to learn from others and build her business -The fast-changing world of social media and online marketing -Why you might want to still show up online to build a bigger community -The financial advantages of an online business -Living the dream with a remote business -What you learn about your speech habits when you make and edit your own videos -Why teaching yoga online can make it more accessible for certain populations -How studios are using hybrid classes to get ahead -What not to do if you are using a hybrid model for your classes -Why it's not too late to take your business online and how to find new clients -How showing up in videos helps people get to know you -Having a specific niche to build a worldwide community -There is no such thing as an “all levels” yoga class -Unpacking the fears of niching. -Mistakes you might be making with your online business -Why you should stop devaluing your online offerings -What equipment you need to offer online yoga -Why people will pay more for a boutique yoga experience -Leaving perfectionism behind so you can get out there if you want to -Don't compare your beginning to someone else's experienced product     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Amanda: www.mbomyoga.com info@mbomyoga.com https://www.instagram.com/masteringthebusinessofyoga/     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawrenmusic.com

The words we use when teaching yoga practices matter more than you might realize when you are working with people who struggle with persistent pain.     Do you know what nocebic language is?  If not, this is a must-hear episode!   Lisa Pearson joins us to answer that question and share insight on how seemingly harmless cues could be hurting your students and clients.   Lisa Pearson, 'Swami Swarupananda' is an 'ordained yogic priest' in the Kriya Yoga tradition. With nearly three decades of yoga teaching and yoga therapy experience, Lisa is a  Certified Yoga Therapist and an Approved  Professional Development Provider, through the International Association of Yoga Therapists, She is an E-RYT500 and Yoga Alliance Certified Education Provider. Swami Lisa is faculty and a program mentor for Inner Peace Yoga Therapy School, and is the Director and Lead Trainer for Pain Care Aware; a yoga teaching certification program which educates professionals about the intersection of pain science and yoga. Having lived with Fibromyalgia for over 30 years, Lisa teaches from her deep well of yoga wisdom, and also from her lived experience of pain.   Topics: -Lisa's yoga beginnings -Why we should embrace all of the ways that people can find yoga -What pain care aware language consists of -Why saying “if it hurts, don't do it” can be harmful -What Nocebic language is -Messaging that helps people self regulate and create awareness -Instilling self-efficacy and agency -How pain can be a message and how to decipher it -Language we should be using in our classes -Inviting agency rather than giving permission -Lisa's favorite ways to invite discernment   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Neil Pearson episode Managing Pain Through Yoga with Neil Pearson https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/managing-pain-through-yoga-with-neil-pearson/   Connect with Lisa: www.paincareaware.com info@paincareaware.com     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com    

Having a spiritual journey can take quite a bit of discipline.  In today's episode, Amrit Singh joins us to share some insights on how to have more discipline, and to use compassion and forgiveness as a tool in your journey. Amrit Singh has been studying Kundalini Yoga for over 30 years. He started in Germany in the early 90s. He then decided to move to India and dedicate his life's work to help build and grow Miri Piri Academy in Amritsar for 20 years, where he served as Director of Residential Life.   Topics: -Why discipline is so important to start at a young age -Amrit's yoga experience -What happens to your old life when you start your spiritual journey -How he got past the resistance to change -The importance of ice bath in the search for spiritual discipline -Embracing resistance -Building discipline with small things -Losing the guilt to vibrate higher -Why your vices aren't always the worst thing for you -Amrit's daily practices -Prayer as a meditation tool -Surprising thoughts about cigarette smoking -Amrit shares a practice with us -Having kindness and compassion for where you are today -The importance of a gratitude practice Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Amrit: https://www.instagram.com/amrit_singh_reinsch   https://www.tiktok.com/@wholeselfrecovery?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   https://www.tiktok.com/@amritsinghreinsch?_t=8YeKlDkC19p&_r=1   https://www.facebook.com/AmritSinghReinsch     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Anxiety and stress are so prevalent in our society but the tools of yoga are the perfect adjunct to other care when you or your clients are suffering.   In this episode, Dmitria Burby joins us to talk strategy and share her perspectives on dealing with anxiety and stress in today's times.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at the yoga pro podcast dot com.  You can also send me a dm for the link.   Dmitria is a bestselling author, transformational yoga teacher, and consciousness coach that helps people reconnect with themselves. She sits at the intersection of the latest in neuroscience, biochemistry, and the ancient wisdom of Yoga. She loves leveraging the specific practices and knowledge to support peoples' transformation from a life of effort to one of ease.   Topics: -Dmitria's yoga journey -How she realized that anxiety was present in her life -Origins of anxiety in childhood -Building practices ahead of time to alleviate anxiety -Knowing who you are meant to help -Meeting people where they are -Lifestyle management -Client homework as a tool for seeing results -How over scheduling contributes to stress in our life -Getting unstuck from old patterns -Dmitria's favorite nervous system regulation tools -The relationship between the eyes and the frontal cortex and why face yoga can help -The importance of consistency in practice   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Dmitria: www.findinglumincance.com www.instagram.com/findingluminance     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

What happens when you are too much into your ego, and how can you get out of it?   In this episode, Christian de la Huerta joins us to talk about the power of breath work for calming the ego.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, go to the yoga pro podcast dot com, or send me a dm for the link.   Christian is a spiritual teacher, personal transformation coach and leading voice in the breathwork community. He has traveled the world offering inspiring and transformational retreats combining psychological and spiritual teachings. An award-winning author, he has spoken at numerous universities and conferences and on the TEDx stage.   Topics: -Christian's yoga journey and his “aha” moment -Why breath work is a great adjunct to psychotherapy -Unpacking what the ego is -How to know when you are in your ego -Listening to your inner voice and doing what it says -Why the breath has so much control over the body -Making a choice to use the breath for anxiety -Transcending the ego through discernment -Looking into our shadows for information -How to get away from taking things personally -Having a cathartic experience through long breath work -Ways people can be triggered with breath work -Christian's ideas around power and why we give it away       Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Christian: www.soulfulpower.com     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com     Tags: #breathwork #breathworkfortheego #justbreathe

Staying present and mindful in business can be hard for even the most dedicated yoga professional.   In this episode, Anne Muhlethaler joins us to share insight and tips for how she keeps herself tuned into her inner voice in a noisy world.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Anne is a 250 RYT yoga teacher and a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher who has studied with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield as well as taken many workshops with world-renowned teachers such as Sally Kempton, Pema Chödrön, and Annie Carpenter. She teaches on Zoom and through guided meditations on her website, YouTube, Instagram and via her podcast, Out of the Clouds.     Topics: -Anne's yoga introduction -Letting go of perfection in your business -Mindfulness in the midst of turmoil -Getting clear on who what kind of experience you want to provide -Digging deeply into your intention to find your purpose -Mindful communication in your business -How to stay present when running your business -Listening to your inner voice -Why journaling can help you be more mindful in your business -Where yoga philosophy and ethical principles fit in to running a business -Finding trust in yourself through the Yamas and NIyamas -Reclaiming passion and leaning in to all of your interests -Finding gratitude in troubling situations -How she found her passion -Intergenerational downloads -Non-attachment and finding your authentic self by releasing judgements     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Anne: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-v-muhlethaler/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annvi/ https://www.instagram.com/_outoftheclouds/   Website: https://annevmuhlethaler.com/   Podcast Out of the Clouds: https://annevmuhlethaler.com/out-of-the-clouds/the-podcast/   Guided meditations: https://insighttimer.com/annevmuhlethaler https://annevmuhlethaler.com/mindfulness-meditation/   Podcast Waking Heart https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/out-of-the-clouds-waking-heart/id1659286036   For one on one meditation sessions: https://calendly.com/out-of-the-clouds   Coaching and consulting practice: https://avm.consulting/   Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper interview https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/all-there-is-with-anderson-cooper/episodes/ae2f9ebb-1bc6-4d47-b0f0-af17008dcd0c   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

If you are teaching yoga you probably have had people in your spaces that are struggling with an eating disorder.  How can you keep them safe?   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Jennifer Kreatsoulas talks about how we can best provide a healing experience for that population, ways we may be unconsciously triggering them, and she busts some myths about what disordered eating looks like.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.  Send a DM or email if you want the direct link.   Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. Through her virtual school, Yoga for Eating Disorders, Jennifer offers individual yoga therapy, groups, classes, and continuing education and mentoring for professionals. She is the author of Body Mindful Yoga and The Courageous Path to Healing. Her writing has been featured widely in print, broadcast, and online media.     Topics: -Jennifer's yoga beginnings -How to know if you are exercising too much and how that relates to eating disorder -Shame and guilt in eating disorder -The difference between eating disorder and disordered eating -Anorexia and bulimia defined -Binge eating disorder and why it might not look like what you think it does -Busting myths about what a person with eating disorder loos like -Race, gender, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic considerations and eating disorders -Why it's important to design your class with trauma informed perspective -The link between trauma and eating disorders -Words that can be triggering for people with eating disorder -Staying away from diet culture messaging -Reconsidering old ways of teaching that were passed down to you -Why the “invitation” is so important -Giving grace to yourself for the ways you may have caused harm -Honoring your scope of practice -Ways to keep your space safe -Why teaching clients how to feel inside their bodies is important -Jennifer shares some of her favorite practices when working with someone with eating disorder -Easy ways of using the philosophical principles in a class setting   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Jennifer: www.yoga4eatingdisorders.com jennifer@yoga4eatingdisorders.com     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawrenmusic.com

Do you consider yourself a leader in the field of yoga?  What makes a good leader?  What is wrong and what is right in the yoga industrial complex?   Rebecca Sebastian joins us with some hard facts and gentle truths about how yoga professionals can build a yoga business while staying true to the ethics and values of the practice.   Rebecca owns Sunlight Yoga + Apothecary, hosts the podcast Working in Yoga, and mentors for Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. Also co-founder and board president of the nonprofit Quad Cities Yoga Foundation, she has a passion for supporting yoga professionals.   Topics: -How to stay true to the ethics and values of yoga while building a business -Why your money mindset might be holding you back -Getting past perfectionism and good girl syndrome -Rebecca's personal yoga journey -The problem with the lack of business training in yoga teacher trainings -Why you can't “manifest your taxes” -The business model of yoga teacher training and how it is hurting the profession -Making yoga profession and not a hobby -When Rebecca realized she was a leader in the profession -Why you need to stand up and stand out -The beauty of the people in the yoga industry -Qualities that make a good leader -Embracing all of the sides of the yoga ecosystem -Getting past the need to always be right -How to make yoga a viable profession with a livable wage -Leading with your own internal value -Getting past competitiveness and collaborating to help each other -Why yoga professionals are so lonely -The difference between being for the community and being of the community -What we are doing right in the yoga industry   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Rebecca: www.workinginyoga.com www.instagram.com/rebeccasebastianyoga Shannon Crow and Colin Hall's Instagram links: https://www.instagram.com/theconnectedyogateacher/ https//www.instagram.com/colinyogin/ Shannon's Podcast: https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/podcast/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Traumatic brain injury, or TBI can show up in many different ways and yoga professionals need to be familiar with them because we never know which students in our classes or sessions might be suffering.  Sometimes even THEY don't know they have it!   Our guest Amy Zellmer is here to share her expertise about what we can do to make our spaces accessible for those who are suffering from TBI and other chronic conditions.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.   Amy is an award-winning author, speaker, TBI survivor, and Editor-in-chief of MN YOGA + Life magazine. She was a professional photographer when she suffered a life-changing traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a slip and fall on black ice. Since then, she has published four books that focus on concussion and TBI, and began publishing The Brain Health Magazine in 2019.  She has her 200RYT and is in the process of completing her 500RYT. She is also certified in trauma-informed yoga, LoveYourBrain yoga, and Yoga For All. Amy is also a Reiki Master.   Topics: -Amy's yoga beginnings -What traumatic brain injuries really are -How to find the right doctor who will listen to you -Her journey with TBI and how she lucked into her doctor -Challenges that people who have suffered TBI face -Finding support -Not taking it personally when clients or friends cancel appointments or plans -How she used yoga to heal from her TBI -Finding purpose in the midst of pain and anxiety -The five yoga postures that she used when she started her healing -The importance of breath work in TBI recovery -What yoga teachers and therapists need to know about clients coming in with TBI -How to keep your TBI students safe -Dysautonomia and some of the ways it shows up in yoga class -True accessibility for people with TBI and other conditions -What to avoid with someone who has TBI -Not taking it personally when a student does something different in your class   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Amy: www.mnyogalife.com www.creatingwellnessfromwithin.com https://www.instagram.com/mnyogalifemag/ https://www.instagram.com/amyzellmer/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Have you worked with clients who have suffered acute trauma or violent assault?     In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Diana Tokaji shares a very candid and personal conversation about her experience being violently assaulted, among other traumas in her life; and how she has risen above to be able to hold space and help others through yoga therapy.  She shares some beautiful practices and challenges ways of thinking around trauma, victimhood, and survivorship.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at The Yoga Pro Podcast dot com.   Diana has a Master of Science in Yoga Therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health and she is a certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist. She is a certified teacher of Pilates Mat, a certified Restorative Yoga trainer with Judith Lasater, an Approved Professional Development Provider with Yoga Alliance and IAYT, a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and she is a writer, performer, and choreographer. Diana is the author of two books, her article on new ways of working with assault and trauma, was published in Yoga Therapy Today, and she is a sought after keynote speaker.   Topics: -How Diana started practicing yoga therapy on her own puzzling health issues -Finding her intuition for her own healing path -The traumatic event that left her unable to dance -Why she decided to be a teacher and yoga therapist -The importance of leaning on others to help us with our own practice -How she finds grounding and lightness with heavy subjects to hold space for others -Diana talks candidly about the trauma she endured at the hands of police -She shares a Mudra that can be helpful for those surviving assault -Pamela and Diana discuss the idea of working from a wound or a scar -Diana delves into the terminology of “victim” vs “survivor” and whether you can be both -Traumatic assaults that you might not have thought of that you may have experienced -Gaining power by recognizing and owning our traumas -How she works with people who have suffered a trauma -Borrowing from and dropping into the ancestors or other resources -Connecting to the body's wisdom -Diana shares practices to draw us to the midline and the healing matrix -Tethering vs grounding -Why asking someone to breathe isn't always the best protocol -Reading the signals for what the client who is suffering from depression wants -The beauty of play in a yoga class -Diana shares a couple of quotes that resonate with her -Why we shouldn't try to be so quick to transform     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Diana: dianatokaji@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/diana.tokaji.1/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-tokaji-636a9552/   SIX WOMEN IN A CELL,  2021 Best Indie Book Award, Nonfiction Valuable for all practitioners, particularly those who work with trauma. Resources in the appendix. Available on Amazon or your favorite bookstore.   SURVIVING ASSAULT - Words that Rock & Quiet & Tell the Truth / Resource for the Living, 2021 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist Intimate resource book for assault survivors. Four deep conversations with hand mudra. Available on Amazon or your favorite bookstore.     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Are you rolling into the new year trying to figure out how you can grow your yoga sangha?  It can be hard to know where to build your community.  Our guest today says Facebook is still where it's at for groups and she is here to tell us why and how to do it. Hailey Rowe is a Marketing/Sales Coach & Strategist who helps wellness business owners & health coaches to grow their income & impact. She hosts the Health Coach Nation Podcast runs the Health Coach Nation Facebook Group. Hailey is a certified behavioral change specialist and human potential coach.   Topics: -Hailey's unusual meditation practice  -The benefits of having a Facebook group over a business page -Repurposing content to save time and energy -How to pick the perfect name for your Facebook group -Why Hailey works with wellpreneurs -Best keywords to use when naming and promoting your group -Hailey talks about why it's not to late to start a Facebook group -How you can use Facebook groups to grow your email list -Using your Facebook group for market research and generating content -Hailey shares a hot tip about how she saves that information -What you need to know about algorithms -Tips for setting up your group -How to keep people in your group engaged -What to do if you have a dead group -Keeping your content fresh and fun -How scarcity mindset may be holding you back -Surprising things you need to know about hosting challenges in your group   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Hailey www.instagram.com/hailey_rowe www.haileyrowe.com/fast   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Have you found yourself leaving a class or session and feeling like you have taken on the energy of the person or people you were working with? In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Lisann Valentin joins us to talk about how we can protect our energies when we are working with clients or just living out in this world where we may be subject to the energies of random people we come in contact with. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. find it in my bio, or dm me for the direct link. Lisann Valentin is an Actor, Author and Amplifier who has taken her meditation mat from Wall Street to the red-carpet.  A fifth generation intuitive healer, she amplifies the gifts of the world's empathic creatives, leaders, and healers by combining the rational with the mystical.   Topics: -Protecting your energy without being guarded or closed for new and positive energies -How to know when you are around an energy vampire -Lisann's meditation beginnings and what it looks like now -Meditating with water -Using the elements that are calling you to manage energies -Lisann shares her tools for how she manages tethering with other people -Determining if the feelings you are feeling are yours or someone else's -Lisann shares a practice  -Setting boundaries around whether or not to address energies that are coming up around you -Cord cutting vs dissipating when severing tethers to people -Embracing yourself as a sovereign being -Energetic hygiene -Simple practices to protect our energies when we are showing up for other people -Keeping your practices fresh -How to know if you are an empath -The importance of a clear mental and emotional space to keep ourselves safe -Preparing your physical space for good energetic hygiene   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Lisann: www.lgvalentine.com www.instagram.com/lisannvalentin   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

In this episode, Host Pamela Crane offers encouragement to look back at your successes and open up to new possibilities as you plan for the new year.  She gets vulnerable about how her year has gone and opens up about why she is ditching niching for the coming year.     Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com Pamela Crane (MS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500) helps heart-centered entrepreneurs overcome fears and imposter syndrome to create online content; and provides evidence-based continuing education and mentoring for yoga professionals.  She is a former broadcast journalist and film and commercial actress who hosts The Yoga Pro Podcast; and has presented nationally and internationally at symposia and conferences for yoga and integrative medicine. Topics: -Pamela thanks you for listening and being a part of the podcast for the past year -She gets vulnerable about her struggles over the past year and how she continues to overcome hardship -How she uses her calendar to remind herself of all of her accomplishments for the year and some encouragement for you to do the same -Pamela shares why she is proud of herself and asks you to consider what success means for you -Why it is important to find joy when you are healing -She talks about getting featured in the media and why that is helpful -She talks about her upcoming projects that she is excited about -Her realization that niching was holding her back -Pamela asks you to reassess 2022 and dig deep to trust yourself for 2023 -Why you need to celebrate yourself and your accomplishments -How her gratitude practice brought about abundance   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Many yoga professionals struggle finding their place in this world with juggling the business side and the spirituality, not to mention tackling social media and all of the judgement that comes with it.   Jerry Justizia joins us today with an inspiring interview where she shares her “why” for sharing her yoga practice on social media and how she used her need to find leggings for curvy girls to inspire her to create her own.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Jerry is a certified Yoga teacher who uses her social media account to uplift curvy black women by sharing her yoga practice and specially designed leggings. Originally from Benin in West-Africa, Justizia moved to Virginia where she created a brand to serve the conscious tribe with everything from a sustainable clothing line to all metaphysical products.   Topics: -Jerry's yoga beginnings -How she got comfortable sharing her practice on social media -Overcoming body image and racial issues on social media -Dealing with negative comments on your social media -Why she presses forward on social media as a black woman -How she deals with criticism about her yoga and religion, and how she meshes the two together -She talks about spirituality and yoga in her life -Balancing making money and sharing her spirituality -How she founded a complementary business selling yoga and metaphysical products -Why she designed yoga leggings for curvy people and how she incorporated her culture into them -The process of designing and manufacturing your own products -Why she has a never ending amount of content to share and how you can too     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Jerry: www.femmeyogipreneuroutlet.com www.instagram.com/femmeyogaipreneur     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com  

Yoga is one of the premier tools for helping people recover from addiction but are you ready to work with that population?   In this Episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Dr. Rebecca Williams joins us to talk about how to work with those in recovery, what you need to know about what they are going through, how to reach out to substance abuse centers to provide yoga, and so much more. Rebecca is an award-winning author, psychologist, and wellness expert specializing in healthy recovery from mental illness, addiction, and life's challenges.  For the past 25 years, her work has focused on building resilience and embracing emotional well-being. She has been a program director at the VA San Diego Healthcare System and an associate clinical professor at The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. A life-long yoga enthusiast, Rebecca has also been a yoga teacher. She combines the ancient wisdom of yoga and mindfulness with compassionate recovery from addiction in her books.   Topics: -How Rebecca found yoga and meditation -Rebecca's personal and professional background in psychology, addiction, and recovery -What inspired Rebecca to write a book about yoga and addiction recovery -Taking addiction recovery one moment at a time -Rebecca shares some statistics about substance abuse in America and why you will encounter them in your classes and sessions -Why yoga is a premier tool for addiction recovery -What people who are healing from addiction might be going through in your class and how you can help them -Setting the tone for addiction recovery -Why restorative yoga is a great option for helping those in recovery to feel their feelings -Normalizing feelings and cravings and then holding space for them -Providing tools for clients to take home for when the triggers come outside of class -The power of grounding as a safe space -Writing a goodbye letter to your addiction -Practicing forgiveness and gratitude in recovery -The difference between pain and suffering -Self-compassion as an intervention -Self love and holding space for our wounded child -Yoga as an inside job -Tips for reaching out to addiction recovery centers to provide yoga as an intervention   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Rebecca: mindfulnessworkbook.com   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Having a great idea for a book and actually getting it written and published are two different things.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, I chat with Claire Wilson and Katelynn Bartleson from Singing Dragon and Handspring Publishing about what it takes to get your book published.   They spill the tea on first steps to take (it might not be what you think!), how to submit your query, whether or not you need an agent, and so much more.  This episode is packed full of everything you need to know if you are wanting to write that first yoga book.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Katelynn Bartleson is the Senior Marketing Manager and she is in charge of author management, direct marketing, social media marketing, market research, and publicity in North America. She has worked at Jessica Kingsley Publishers since 2009. She is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, PA with a degree in English, concentration in American Literature, and a certificate in Creative Writing.   Claire Wilson is the Editorial Director for Singing Dragon and Handspring, with responsibility for editorial strategy and the commissioning team. She also actively commissions books in the areas of yoga therapy, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, graphic medicine and manual therapy. She has a degree in English and a postgraduate degree in Publishing.     Topics: -First steps you should take if you have a book idea -Tuning in to your core community as research -A surprising fact about how much you need to have written when you pitch your book -Why collaboration and having a team is important for writing development -How to decide whether you should self-publish or work with a publishing house -What you need to know about submitting your query with Singing Dragon and Handspring Publishing -Why finding the right niche is important -Establishing your authority to write the book -How to know if you need a literary agent -The nurturing experience of writing a book with Singing Dragon/Handspring -Why marketing and promoting your book looks different than a fiction bestseller -Putting your idea out there to get attention -An unexpected benefit of publishing your book through a publishing house -Why building up your social media community is important -Mistakes that first-time authors make -The journey from proposal to marketing -Managing expectations about your publishing release day -Claire and Katelynn pull back the curtain on the behind the scenes workings of marketing your book -Researching publishing houses to make sure you are the right fit -Red flags to look out for when you are looking for a publisher -Being realistic with how much time you have to commit to writing a book -Why your marketing efforts are important too -Topics that Singing Dragon and Handspring Publishing are looking for writers to submit -Surprising facts about titles, illustration, and other aspects of your book -Why your idea might be of interest even if you aren't ready to write a book -Where you can find books published by Singing Dragon, Handspring, Jessica Kingsley publishing -How you can sell their books in your studio     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Claire and Katelynn: claire.wilson@singingdragon.com us.singingdragon.com uk.singingdragon.com     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Diet and Wellness culture are multi million dollar industries and the intersection with the yoga world is pervasive.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Jessica Grosman and Elyssa Toomey join me to talk about what diet culture is, break some misconceptions about what health looks like, and so much more.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Jessica and Elyssa are both anti-diet registered dietitians who are on a mission to dismantle diet culture and helping clients find and maintain a healthy relationship with food.   Topics: -Alyssa and Jessica explain diet culture -Why thinness doesn't necessarily equal health -Capitalist underpinnings of diet culture -Harmful terms we use describing people in larger bodies and what to say instead -How diet culture shows up in the yoga world -Moving past asana in yoga What is Advanced Yoga with Kaya Mindlin episode https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/what-is-advanced-yoga-with-kaya-mindlin/ -The relationship between perfectionism and diet culture -Reframing asana cues -The trouble with wellness culture and the harm it causes -Getting into the body and slowing down instead of listening to rules of wellness -The marketing of yoga, wellness, and diet culture -The difference between eating disorder and disordered eating -How focusing on clean eating can be harmful -Changing our perceptions of “good” food and “bad” food and the moral value of food -Scope of practice for yoga professionals regarding food and nutrition talk -Making your yoga space safe for ALL bodies -The blessing of online yoga for feeling safe -Why the names of your classes matter -Taking back yoga from diet culture -Their inspiration to do this work     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Jessica and Elyssa: www.antidietcultureyoga.com   Sign up for their November 2022 workshop https://www.theconnectedyogateacher.com/antidiet/     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Research has shown yoga to be an effective adjunct treatment for those suffering cancer as a way to alleviate suffering.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Maryam Ovissi joins us to share her experience as a yoga therapist who works in oncology and how it makes a difference in people's lives.  She talks about environmental and lifestyle factors, what the research says and so much more.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Maryam is a C-IAYT and E-RYT 500 and owner of Beloved Yoga in Reston, Virginia where she is a teacher and teacher trainer offering 200 and 300 hour trainings.  She has been working with individuals on the journey with cancer for over 15 years and she offers bedside yoga therapy at INOVA/Life with Cancer   Topics: -Maryam's first experience with yoga -Practicing yoga in an open and clean space -Her first private client experience and what she learned about cancer -Maryam shares some cancer statistics -How environment and lifestyle contribute to cancer risks -The connection between inflammation and cancer -What the research says about yoga for cancer care -How yoga increases quality of life for those suffering from cancer -The importance of sangha in care for cancer -Trauma around the cancer diagnosis -Why you should look for therapists and doctors who look at cancer healing holistically -Yoga as a means of alleviating suffering -Polyvagal theory as it pertains to cancer care and yoga -The violence our body suffers in medical procedures and how we are responsible for the healing -Offering bedside yoga in the hospital setting -Why keeping it simple is key -How powerful just holding space can be in cancer care -Embodying the Yamas and Niyamas  -Maryam talks about befriending the journey while battling cancer -How you can offer yoga therapy in cancer care spaces     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Society for Integrative Oncology https://integrativeonc.org/   Connect with Maryam: www.belovedyoga.com www.maryamovissi.com     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Paying for advertising to get people to know about your business is expensive and out of reach for most yoga professionals, but there is another way to get the word out besides paying for ads or social media.   Free media and publicity!   In this episode, your host Pamela Crane shares her years of experience as a journalist and podcast host to help you know all the secrets to getting free media and guest spots on podcasts.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Pamela Crane is a C-IAYT and E-RYT 500 with a Master of Science degree in Yoga Therapy.  She helps heart-centered entrepreneurs overcome fears and imposter syndrome to create online content; and provides evidence-based continuing education and mentoring for yoga professionals.  She is a former broadcast journalist and film and commercial actress who hosts The Yoga Pro Podcast; and has presented nationally and internationally at symposia and conferences for yoga and integrative medicine.   Topics: Local Newspaper and TV news -Start local.  You likely won't get the Today show on your first try.   -Follow reporters on social media and like/comment on their stories -Plan ahead.  Deadlines are sooner than you realize -Find email address for health and lifestyle reporters -Make your pitch relevant to their viewers and not about you -Have your ducks in a row so you are ready when it airs-social media, websites,  -Learn how to be on camera, where to look, how to speak in soundbites -Learn how to write a press release or get someone to write one for you.  (This is something I can help you with). -Pick one or two outlets to target.  Reporters want exclusive content.   Podcasts -Actually listen to the podcast so you get the vibe -Make your pitch different.  Check out the episode titles and see how you can be unique and fit in.   -Send a headshot and all of your links with the pitch.  We want to get to know you, but also it's tiring having to go searching social media for a picture and links.  Many podcasters are one person teams, so make it easy on them to want to have you as a guest. -Get a good mic.   -Have good lighting -Make arrangements for your children and pets.  Some podcasters don't edit.   Writing for Other Sites and Publications -HARO and QWOTED are good sites to find stories that reporters are working on to pitch.  That reporter working for a small website today may be writing for a big publication next week.   -Google your favorite publications' Editorial Calendar.  That is where you can see what they are working on and what you might want to pitch.  Most work at least 2 months or more in advance.   Generally -Know the audience of the outlet and make sure you fit in. -Again, make it easy on the reporter or podcaster.  You want to be their go-to source that they call again and again -Be gracious.  Don't spend the whole time talking about your book or product.  You want to provide value to the audience.  Most podcasters will give you the chance at the end to tell people how to find you (and if your content was great they will!), and articles will usually link to your website or social media -Tailor your pitches to the reporter or podcaster.  We can smell a form letter a mile away.  -Send a sample of your product or copy of your book.  It lets them get to know what you have and they can speak more intelligently about it if they have tried or read it. -Share it!!!  You want them to cover you but it's important to share the article or podcast with your audience as well.  It's a win win because it establishes credibility for you and brings more people to the outlet. -Be yourself! Nobody is like you and you shouldn't try to be like anyone else.   Schedule a free call with Pamela! https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/CYTQ9A   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   National Today https://nationaltoday.com/ HARO https://www.helpareporter.com QWOTED https://www.qwoted.com   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Are you interested in planning a yoga retreat?   Many of us have dreams of gathering together with our students and clients in some amazing location, but it takes logistics and planning to make what looks effortless come together.    Sejal Shah joins us on this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast to share the ins and outs of planning a yoga retreat.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Sejal is a C-IAYT and E-RYT 500, and is a teacher trainer with the Sri Sri School of Yoga.  She also facilitates the Happiness Program at the Art of Living Yoga Retreat Center   She is a writer who has written for various print and digital media and she wrote a 31-page ebook- Sun Salutation: Your Full Guide to Master the Age-old Yoga Sequence. She also compiled and published a quote book: Spirit of Yoga   Topics: -Sejal's first yoga experience -Her inspiration to leave her homeopathic practice and move to teaching yoga -Planning her first yoga retreat -The balance between the root of yoga as Seva and having yoga as a business -Keeping the mindset of giving when selling your retreat -Beginning steps for planning your retreat -How to choose the right venue -Making a budget for your retreat -Why you should have a clear refund policy -Planning for the unexpected -Waivers and liability forms -Accommodating people with food allergies or preferences -How marketing a yoga retreat is different than yoga classes -The best length of time for your retreat -Making sure you have the right insurance policy -Tips for designing the best retreat schedule -Taking care of your self care during the retreat -Why you might want to collaborate with someone else to share responsibilities     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Sejal: www.artoflivingretreatcenter.org https://linktr.ee/SejalShah108 https://www.instagram.com/sejalshah108/ https://www.instagram.com/artofliving/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com   Tags:  #yogaretreat #yogaretreatplanning #yogaretreats 

As a yoga business person, you may not be thinking of content strategy, or even know what that is!   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Paula Reeves joins us to pull back the curtain on content strategy and spill all the tea about why you need to focus on it, how to produce your content organically and truthfully, and why you need to do the deep inner work before you start putting out the content.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Paula is a certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT) with a master of science degree in yoga therapy from Maryland University of Integrative Health and a master of arts degree in communication and adult education from Regis University. Her combined professional experience as a yoga therapist and UX content strategist spans decades and she has worked in higher education, non-profit, government contracting, and the travel industry. Topics: -Paula's aha moment about how to market herself as a yoga therapist and content strategist -Redesigning and reinventing yourself -The importance of defining your content -Paula's unusual yoga journey -How she transitioned into teaching yoga and becoming a yoga therapist -Paula defines content strategy and why it is ever changing -How to make the evolution of your content natural and organic -Why you need to know who you are before you start building strategy -The danger in comparing your business to competitors and colleagues -Why transformational leadership matters when trying to make change in ourselves and the world -Unpacking the word strategy and how it can be yogic -What a content strategy session looks like with Paula -Embracing your multitude of talents -Root chakra work for building trust in yourself -Biggest mistakes people are making with their marketing and content strategy -Why simplicity and heart centered offerings create success -Releasing expectation that you have to do all the things -Why you need to love what you do -Offering content that is solution based -How to show up on google -Why being vulnerable is attractive -Getting away from social media and into your community   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Paula: https://lovetravels.com/ https://www.instagram.com/yogatherapy_with_paula/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawrenmusic.com

Have you been dreaming of starting a non profit yoga business but aren't sure where to start?   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Mona Flynn joins us to share important information on how to start a non profit (and some amazing tips), and candid stories from her experience with her own non profit organization.     Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Mona Flynn, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500, YACEP, TRE Advanced Provider, is the owner of Life Fit, Inc., a business dedicated to improving lifelong well-being, while building community.  Mona is founder and BOD Chair of The Yoga Connection, a 501c3 supporting immigrant and refugee women through yoga therapy group classes.   Topics: -Mona's first yoga experience -What inspired her to start a non profit for refugees -How she started organizing the non profit -Mona discusses winning IAYT's Seva award and what that did for the mission -How she secured free mentorship and business advice and what she learned from them about starting a non profit -Moving your non profit into a place where you can provide payment for staff members -Managing volunteers -Why you need to create a training that counts for continuing education -Why she added TRE to her tool box and the organization's training -Giving up control of your non profit -Benefits of turning your offerings into a non profit -Challenges that Mona faces with running a non profit -Mona shares a beautiful story of the impact her non profit made on one of their participants -The struggle of getting people to participate in non profit and for profit yoga spaces -The biggest mistake people make when starting a non profit -How her non profit is empowering participants and inspiring them -Mona gives a brief description of what TRE is   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Mona: https://www.facebook.com/LifeFitInc IG  https://www.facebook.com/theyogaconnectiongreensboro   https://www.instagram.com/lifefityoga/ https://www.instagram.com/the.yoga.connection/   International Association of Yoga Therapists www.iayt.org TRE website www.traumaprevention.com   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Humor is used in advertising successfully to get people's attention, but in yoga we sometimes feel the need to keep it serious. But at what cost?     If you are a humorous person in real life but feel like you can't bring that into your yoga class are you really being authentic?   Colin Hall joins us on this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast to help us find the balance between the seriousness and respect for the practice of yoga and our natural desire to laugh and bring joy.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Colin describes himself as a punk who ended up teaching yoga somehow. He teaches at Kinesiology and Sociology at the University of Regina and he owns Bodhi Tree Yoga in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada   Topics: -Colin's unusual path to yoga -What an hour in a yoga class with Colin is like -Colin talks about recycling jokes in yoga class -Why humor keeps people in the present moment -Why the pandemic is hard on yoga teachers with a sense of humor -How  trying to be serious if you are a humorous person isn't yogic -Getting past the idea that you have to be serious to be knowledgable -Colin discusses how he doesn't take himself seriously even though he takes yoga seriously -Navigating yoga teaching without fear of being criticized for appropriating -How to handle criticism from people online -Using funny memes to spark conversation -Why a difference of opinion doesn't necessarily mean an attack on you personally -What can happen if you stop editing out the funny things that come to mind while you are teaching -How to speak in your yoga classes like you do in real life and why you should do that -Colin discusses use of language in yoga classes and whether or not Sanskrit is important -Why people learn more effectively when you use humor for teaching     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Colin: https://www.bodhitreeyoga.com/ https://www.instagram.com/colinyogin/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Providing trauma informed and trauma sensitive yoga is important everywhere but some areas of the world are particularly affected by complex PTSD, and are important places for these offerings.   In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Candice Clark talks about sensitive yoga for South Africa and research based protocols.  She shares why we never really get over our traumas, ways to manage them through yoga, and why yoga can be more effective than traditional treatments for PTSD.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Candice Clark is a licensed counsellor and yoga therapist that specializes in trauma and mental health. She has worked with numerous individuals and on group therapy programs in South Africa and internationally, supporting the recovery from psychological trauma. She is currently completing her Masters thesis on trauma-sensitive yoga in the South African context. She trains psychologists, counsellors, healthcare practitioners and yoga teachers on this methodology.     Topics: -Candice shares her yoga journey -Why we never really get over our traumas and how to manage that -Why staying in the present moment is crucial -Using the five senses exercise as a way to manage trauma -The difference between resolved and unresolved trauma -Candice's explanation of the difference between trauma informed and trauma sensitive -What research is showing about trauma sensitive yoga and why it helps -Why trauma survivors have trouble completing traditional treatment and why some have more success with yoga -Unique challenges that trauma survivors in South Africa face -The difference between complex PTSD and PTSD -How trauma sensitive yoga is filling the gap in mental health care in South Africa -Barriers for reaching more biopic teachers -Respecting the communities by knowing where you do and don't fit in -Why trauma sensitive yoga isn't a one-size-fits-all for every country or community -Treating traumatized individuals in situations where the trauma is ongoing   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Candice: www.instagram.com/returntopresence www.instagram.com/candsclarkvz www.candiceclark.co.za       Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Rebranding yourself and your business can be a scary process.  In this episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast, Pamela goes solo to with a pep talk about her journey of rebranding, how getting in touch with your core values is important when branding yourself, and so much more.   Check out this episode if you are struggling with how to get to the heart of yourself and your biz and show up as your truest self.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Pamela Crane, MS Yoga Therapy, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a certified yoga therapist who helps heart-centered entrepreneurs overcome fears and imposter syndrome to create online content; and provides evidence-based continuing education and mentoring for yoga professionals. She has presented stress management seminars at the US Department of Health and Human Services, the US Department of Education, and the USPS headquarters to name a few; and has presented nationally and internationally at symposiums and conferences for yoga and integrative medicine. She has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Meniere's Disease, and ADHD, and manages her challenges with yoga, stress management techniques, and lifestyle adjustments.  She is the host of The Yoga Pro podcast where she interviews experts in the field of yoga and integrative health.   Topics: -Why Pamela changed her brand from Interoceptive Performance to Gratefully Pamela -How she worked through the process with interoception and intuition -What her gratitude practice looks like -Why knowing her core values was important in figuring out what resonated -How knowing who you are and who you serve can make your rebrand easier -Understanding that getting comfortable with the fact that everyone won't resonate with you is important -Why you need your own yoga therapist to work with     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela   Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Have you ever heard of Tapping, or EFT? It's a method of healing that uses tapping different parts of the body while identifying the emotions coming up to help you work through them. In this episode, Lauren Fonvielle joins us to talk about the basics of tapping, how it can provide relief from limiting beliefs and other mental and emotional suffering, and how you can incorporate it into your yoga classes. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com Lauren is an Integrative Energy Practitioner, specializing in EFT/ Tapping for stress, anxiety, and trauma. She guides her clients on a journey of self healing to breakthrough obstacles - physical, mental, or emotional - that are keeping them stuck and holding them back in life or business. She believes we all have the answers within, and sometimes we just need a little help accessing them. Topics: -How Lauren found yoga and tapping -Integrating the two modalities -Lauren explains talks about scientific research behind tapping for reducing cortisol in the body -How she promotes the mixed class to reduce resistance -Who might not find tapping beneficial and adjusting for those that it doesn't resonate for -Lauren shares examples of how she incorporates tapping into postures -Where on the body you can tap and for how long for the best benefits -How limiting beliefs showed up in Lauren's life and how tapping has helped her -What to do when someone is triggered in a group setting -What type of music is best if you are planning to use music in your practice -Lauren talks about the accessibility of tapping as a healing modality -Phrases that Lauren uses with people who are struggling with limiting beliefs -How to find qualified EFT practitioners and trainings Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest? Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6 Connect with Lauren: IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurenic0le/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenFonvielle YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenFonvielle Website: MindShiftWithLauren.com Masterclass: MindShiftWithLauren.com/Masterclass 5 Day Mindset Reset: https://www.mindshiftwithlauren.com/mindsetreset Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/gratefullypamela Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Music: The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission. www.renawren.com 

How many times have you put off doing all of the things you want to for your business until you can do them perfectly? Are you taking training after training in the hopes you will finally be qualified/ready/enough? Jessica Cross joins us on this episode to chat all things Perfectionism in Yoga Business, and brings a little real talk and some inspiration for those of us on the perfectionism struggle bus. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com Jessica is an E-RYT 500, Certified Meeting Professional, a corporate marketing dropout turned yoga business coach, and the host of Marketing Off the Mat podcast. She spent 15 years working for Fortune 500 companies all over the US and developing her expertise in marketing & events. She began teaching yoga in 2016 and she coaches other soulpreneurs to step into their true potential as teachers and healers. Topics: -How Jessica found yoga -Why reasons that person who doesn't come back to your yoga class might not be about you -Jessica's mixing of her corporate and yoga experience to build her own business -How we make yoga our scapegoat for our money mindset issues -Why we have to stop “shoulding” on ourselves -How perfectionism shows up for Jessica and what she does about it -The need for external validation and how it affects us -Jessica addresses misconceptions about social media follower numbers -Where our perfectionistic tendencies originate -The role shame plays in holding us back (with a perfectly timed cameo from Jessica's cat, lol) -Why you don't need any more trainings -Actions we can take to further our business and get momentum -How Jessica helps clients who are struggling with perfectionism -Using your own past experiences to find a perfect audience where you fit in Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Jessica: https://www.jessicacross.co/ https://www.instagram.com/jessicacross.co/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-off-the-mat/id1561236072   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Have you ever been told to “hold your belly in” or “tighten your core muscles”? Over recruiting in the pelvic floor can cause trouble throughout the body, and can be caused by so many different physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual factors.    In this episode, Cheri Dostal Ryba unpacks shame, money, sexual desire and more as it relates to the pelvis; and she busts some myths around kegels and core strength that are still being passed around as truth today.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Cheri serves as co-director and lead faculty of the accredited program AlcheMe Yoga Therapy Training and helps people globally online who want  to improve their pelvic health, back care, and develop self-awareness and resilience. She wrote the book Pelvic Yoga Therapy for the Whole Woman: A Professional Guide and is a songwriter who recently released Matrescence: Mothering Wholeness through Song.   Topics: -Cheri's introduction to yoga -The surprising way she made her way into teaching yoga -The svadhyaya that led her to specialize in pelvic health -Overworking in our lifestyle and the relationship to overworking in our pelvic floor -How you can tell if you have an overworking pelvic floor and what to do (and NOT do!) about it -The difference between over-recruiting and strength -Why you shouldn't hold your belly in -How rest and relaxation are crucial in cultivating a supple pelvic floor -Pamela and Cheri share some favorite practices to release pelvic tension -The correlation between jaw tension, TMJ, and teeth grinding and tightness in the pelvic floor -The power of awareness -Why we feel shame around the pelvis and how we can change that -How to self identify that you need specialized treatment; and how to get the right referral to a qualified practitioner you feel comfortable with -The ins and outs of vulva mapping for getting to know your body -Menstrual cups 101 -Cheri talks about unpacking unknown traumas that might be affecting her root chakra -The unconscious script that rules our patterns around money -Noticing our default patterns and finding change in the areas that aren't serving us -Why you probably don't need to be doing kegels -Misconceptions around sexual arousal and women's desire -The difference between spontaneous desire and responsive desire -Embracing being at the center of our lived experience     Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Cheri: www.cheridostal.com www.instagram.com/cheridostal SAVE THE DATE! August 16 6-8 central time for a Masterclass with Cheri, “Bladder Love”     Nap ministry Cheri Talked about: https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com  

Lupus and other autoimmune conditions are prevalent in our society, and yet they are called invisible diseases because you might not know someone is suffering from one unless they tell you.   As a yoga professional, it is important for us to have an understanding of what someone with one of these diagnoses might be going through so we can best serve them.   In this episode, Annmarie Sampson joins us to share her experience with Lupus and some things we need to be aware of as yoga facilitators.   Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or find it at www.theyogapropodcast.com   Anne Marie has served the Chicagoland health community for the past 38 years. She is a certified personal trainer and yoga instructor and has nutrition and wellness coaching training. She currently coaches high school girls cross country and works with individual clients to achieve physical, mental, emotional, and social health.     Topics: -How Annemarie found yoga -Getting her diagnosis of lupus -Why you can't always tell when someone has an autoimmune disease and how to deal with that as a yoga professional -Scope of practice as a yoga pro  -Keeping an open mind when working with a particular populations -Why some people are hesitant to share information on intake -Annemarie takes us through a value assessment -How lupus affects different populations -Why people suffering from autoimmune diseases need to move and how yoga pros should approach that -Making yoga all about the exploration -Removing affirmative language in yoga classes  -What to avoid for people suffering from autoimmune conditions -Dealing with judgement of yourself and from others working in this space with autoimmune disease -Why Annemarie generally isn't vocal about her disease  -Managing environmental toxins in the yoga classroom and beyond -Why accessibility to (or lack of) healthy products and food is yoga -The importance of understanding that everyone has some experience with inflammation       Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Annemarie: www.instagram.com/sustainablelife.live https://sustainablelifelive.com/   Kaya's episode on advanced yoga we referenced: https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/what-is-advanced-yoga-with-kaya-mindlin/     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Our spine is the center line of our body but many of us take for granted this amazing structure by holding on to tension in the body, missing out on the spiritual and yogic relationship of the spine, and clinging to outdated cues and teachings around core strength.   In this episode, Yoga Therapist and Educator Kaya Mindlin joins us to challenge old ideas around the spine and show us how the softer side of yoga can truly make us strong.   Kaya has been sharing yogic teaching and practice for 21 years. With thousands of hours of tutelage with masters in the full spectrum of the yoga tradition she seamlessly threads the mystical with the practical in her yoga teachings and practice programs. Her Supreme Release Yoga approach works directly & gently with the spine as the central axis of health and as the subtle conduit of spiritual awakening; and is rooted in the tantric viewpoint that the body and life itself is the vehicle for spiritual revelation.   Topics: -Kaya's spine story -How to know if spinal tension is holding you together and what to do about it -Hypermobility and instability -Core strength vs core tension -Understanding muscular elasticity and it's relationship to strength -Looking at the center line of the body holistically -Moving away from the desire to “fix” pain -Noting how the body feels without pain -Why we hold on to pain patterns -How the yoga world can do better  -Why we should question cues and teachings that we may be falling back on -Differences in anatomy and why the skeleton model might not be the best for teaching anatomy -What yoga reveals about the spine (Kaya shares a quote from yoga texts) -Why the work is ongoing and why you have to keep at it -How stopping resistance gives space for release -Why the spine is meant to hold us up -Patanjali's relevance to the spine -Kundalini rising signs and symptoms and why the spine needs to be unobstructed -Some practices that Kaya likes for softening the spine   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6     Connect with Kaya:   https://yogawithkaya.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kayamindlin/   YogaPro Listeners can try Kaya's Supreme Release Yoga practice for the spine for 15% - find the SRY Studio on Kaya's website and use the coupon code: yogapro15   Catch her other episode: What is Advanced Yoga with Kaya Mindlin https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/what-is-advanced-yoga-with-kaya-mindlin/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Every year in June the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) presents the Symposium of Yoga Therapy and Research conference to bring together yoga therapists from all over the world to share practices and workshops to further professional development. This year was the first year since covid that the conference was presented in person (with an option to join virtually) and I was fortunate to be able to attend the sessions in the Chicago area. This episode is an overview of some of the sessions and speakers with my insights on some highlights of the conference for me. These are my own opinions and I am not being paid by IAYT or SYTAR to share this with you. You can find a full listing of the conference speakers and workshops at https://conferences.iayt.org/sytar2022 Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest? Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6 Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Music: The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission. www.renawren.com #iayt #yogatherapy #yogatherapist

These last few years have been really hard on healthcare professionals so finding ways to share yoga with those on the front lines is crucial. In this episode, Dr Rachel Beanland talks about what medical providers are most stressed about, why how we package our offerings matters, and how to bridge Eastern and Western medicine to help the providers and their patients. Rachel is a public health doctor, holistic health coach, and yoga and meditation teacher who coaches women in medicine to create a mindful, sustainable lifestyle using evidence-based approaches to live a life they love. Topics: -The challenge of self care for healthcare providers -How Rachel found yoga  -Bridging Eastern and Western practices -What yoga pros need to remember when reaching out to medical providers to promote yoga as adjunct care -Helping busy health professionals make space for yoga practice -Rachel shares her favorite pranayama she shares with medical providers -How yoga has helped her with her own work/life balance -The biggest stressors for medical professionals -Moral injury and medical professionals -Rachel's practice that she does to protect her energies -Why how we package our offerings matters when targeting medical professionals -The importance of speaking the language of medical providers, sharing credentials, and presenting evidence based practices -Where you might find resistance from medical professionals when trying to incorporate yoga -Discerning when to refer people out and when to take a client -How yoga helped her through a traumatic experience Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Rachel: https://linktr.ee/resilienceyoga Free guide for an energizing morning yoga practice  https://www.resilienceyoga.fr/guidetomorningyoga Guided meditations and live sessions https://insighttimer.com/rachresilienceyoga https://www.facebook.com/rachel.beanland.5   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com  

Welcome to this special bonus episode of The Yoga Pro Podcast!  Crazy to be coming to you on a Friday, whaaattt?! International Yoga Day is coming up on Tuesday, June 21st so I wanted to do a special episode to celebrate that and encourage everyone to participate.   It's also the first time I am posting the full video of an interview on Instagram, so head over to my instagram page in the link below if you want to see us chat.  Let me know what you think and if you would like to see more interviews posted there. My special guest today to talk about International Yoga Day is Sejal Shah. Sejal is a C-IAYT and E-RYT 500, and is a teacher trainer with the Sri Sri School of Yoga where she is in the process of establishing a yoga therapy and research division. She is a writer who has written for various print and digital media and she wrote a 31-page ebook- Sun Salutation: Your Full Guide to Master the Age-old Yoga Sequence. She also compiled and published a quote book: Spirit of Yoga. She teaches and trains people of all walks of life about yogic ways of living to effectively manage their stress, mind, and emotions, and bring greater peace and joy into their and others' lives.  Topics: The history of International Yoga Day. The theme for this year's celebration. Why it is always on June 21st. Ways that yoga professionals can celebrate International Yoga Day in their communities. How Sejal plans to celebrate.   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Sejal: Celebrate International Day of Yoga with Sri Sri School of Yoga   “IStandForPeace: Yoga for Peace and Wellbeing”  Tuesday, 21st June at 4.00-5.30 pm PST/ 7.00-8.30 pm EST  Learn more: https://srisrischoolofyoga.org/na/ Sign up: http://aolf.me/ssyidy   Get your gift of a 31-page free ebook: “Sun Salutation: Your Full Guide to Master the Age-old Sequence”.  Download here! Join Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for the "I Stand For Peace" event in Seattle (June 18), Chicago (June 26), Raleigh (July 7), or Charlotte (July 8). Find more details: https://event.us.artofliving.org/us-en/meet-gurudev2022/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

It can be traumatic when you get a medical diagnosis that will change your life. Sonya Chapnick had that experience.   In this episode, she talks about how she uses yoga and rest to ease suffering around that for herself and her yoga therapy clients. Sonya is a certified yoga therapist with more than three decades of training and experience in a variety of yoga disciplines. She teaches a breath-centered practice and believes in the power of slowing down as a key to health and overall wellbeing. Her specialties include customized classes for older adults, people dealing with persistent pain, injury, or the grief process, and programs for the visually impaired.  She is the founder yoga gently and is a member of the faculty for the Optimal State Yoga Therapy School, and has been featured in Healthy Aging online magazine and the documentary “Yoga Therapy for Life”. Topics: -Sonya's yoga journey -What drew her to one particular lineage -The traumatic event of getting a diagnosis you don't understand -How yoga helped her manage the stress of her diagnosis -The importance of the breath in nervous system regulation -Sonya shares her favorite breath practice -How to find time to breathe and rest -The responsibility of putting your health and wellbeing first -How Sonya empowers clients to overcome their suffering -Trusting your inner wisdom and the divine -Building trust with your clients  Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Sonya: www.yogagently.com   The Importance of Rest with Octavia Raheem Episode link https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/the-importance-of-rest-with-octavia-raheem/   How to Build a Successful Yoga Business with Amy Wheeler https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/how-to-build-a-successful-yoga-business-with-amy-wheeler/   Sonya's Interview on Amy Wheeler's Yoga Therapy Today podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/interview-with-sonya-chapnick-c-iayt/id1564687158?i=1000540150596   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Resting is one of the most important acts of self care we can do, but for many of us it isn't that easy.  Shame, capitalism, and societal pressure can cause us to fall into the trap of being busy or always saying yes to things that aren't serving us.   In this episode, Octavia Raheem shares beautiful insight into why we need to rest, how to reclaim your right to rest, why we need to collectively set boundaries around work, and so much more. Octavia is the author of Gather and the newly released Pause, Rest, Be.  She is a mother, activist, and an experienced yoga teacher and practitioner. She founded Starshine & Clay, a retreat space for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color to rest and restore. She has received national attention for her work training yoga teachers and diversifying the yoga and wellness industry. Her work has been featured inYoga Journal, Mantra,Well + Good,CNN,WXIA,andAtlanta Magazine.   Topics: -Octavia's yoga journey -The beauty in a meandering path -What inspired Octavia to become an author -How her pause, rest, and her yoga practice brought out the writer in her -Octavia talks about how much journaling in her practice lead to her first book -Why we need to claim who we are -How writing a book can make yoga more accessible -Why rest is so important “Who am I when I'm doing nothing?” -Our relationship to a lack of rest and it's effect on how we engage with others -How capitalism drives our relationship to hyper productivity -Resting in community -The “shame” in rest and how to get past that  -Finding time to rest -What is productivity? -Slowing down as a path to rest -Realizing your needs and wants -Pausing in the midst of chaos -Challenges that BIPOC individuals face regarding rest -Reclaiming your right to rest -Normalizing rest -Getting people to hear your no -Why we all have to collectively set boundaries -Octavia's favorite practices for restoration   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Octavia: www.pauserestbe.com Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Fear and anger are tied up in our ego but just having awareness isn't always enough.   In this episode, Tom Cronin talks about using yoga and meditation to overcome the stresses that arrive when our nervous system is stuck in a space of fear and anger.  He also drops some great knowledge on how he produced a successful meditation business with some amazing tips for yoga professionals, and why he made a movie about meditation. Tom discovered meditation in the early stages of his career as a broker, when the anxiety and chaos he was experiencing had hit a crisis point, and it transformed his world personally and professionally. Founder of The Stillness Project, his ongoing work in transformational leadership coaching and corporate training has seen him working with some of the top companies in the world like Amazon and Coca-Cola. He has spoken on stage at conferences and events like Adnews Summit, Afest, Wanderlust and Mind Heart Connect. Tom has six books published, a meditation app and produced the hit film The Portal.  Topics: -Tom's unlikely but big awakening through yoga and mindfulness -The transition from high paying brokering into sharing meditation -Why transcendental meditation was the most effective method for him in beating his addictions and regulating his nervous system -Tom talks about the importance of sharing different products in your yoga business and how to do it -Why transcendental meditation was more beneficial for him in dealing with fear and anger than other types of meditation -Getting out of the idea of duality and ego for dispelling fear and anger -Why movement and stillness are critical when addressing fear and anger energies in the body -Tom shares a detailed description of transcendental meditation -Stress chemicals and how we can address them -Why you can't feel compassion or connection when you are in a stress hormone state -Tom's personal practices to deal with stress, anger and fear -Maintaining consistency in practice -Why people in states of fear and anger are more likely to struggle with consistent practice  -Tom discusses his move “The Portal” and why he chose that medium to share meditation to the world -How he realized that fear and anger are characteristics of the ego and how it shifted his life   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Tom: http://www.tomcronin.com/ https://entertheportal.com/   Get a free book on overcoming anxiety, trauma and depression which has some yoga poses in it :) . https://www.tomcronin.com/faster-deeper-calm-page/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Teachers working in public schools are stressed to the max and are always in need of mindfulness techniques for themselves and their students.   In this episode, Cynthia Hauk shares how she taps into this important audience with tips and ideas for you to carve out some space in that niche. Cynthia shares simple Mindfulness, Art, and Yoga practices to help busy people de-stress and practice creative meditation. She trains artists, yogis, yoga teachers, and K-12 teachers to facilitate, design, and market their own mindful art and yoga workshops. Cynthia has been teaching since 2007 and her online courses, teacher training, and tele-summits have reached people in more than 50 countries. Topics: -Cynthia's yoga background -Why teaching what we practice is important to Cynthia -Her inspiration for working with K-12 teachers -She shares a real life example of a practice she shared that helped a child struggling with tantrums -What her teacher training program looks like and how she gets people to buy in -Why you have to make your own opportunities -How sharing what you are doing with other teachers and students in your community can bring new connections -How she teaches K-12 teachers to plan yoga and mindfulness sessions to include in their classroom -Why scholarly articles on neuroscience or trauma informed practices as support are important when pitching to schools to add yoga programs -Experiential practices to build excitement -How covid has opened up more interest into mindfulness -Why she doesn't use much Sanskrit in her teachings with children -She shares a breath practice that she loves to use with children -How she handles the topic of spirituality in K12 schools -Curiosity and play as a yoga practice -How she prices her offerings when she approaches schools and parents -Exploring the idea of using grants funds for your programs   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Teaching Mindfulness to Children and Families with Brittany Hudson episode https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/teaching-mindfulness-to-children-and-families-with-brittany-hudson/   Connect with Cynthia: https://mindfulcreativemuse.com https://youtube.com/c/mindfulcreativemuse https://facebook.com/mindfulcreativemuse https://instagram.com/mindfulcreativemuse https://twitter.com/mcreativemuse https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiahauk/   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Marketing and selling your yoga business is important, but did you do the foundational work to clearly define your brand?  In this episode, Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Holland talks all things personal and business branding.  She shares insight on what branding is, how to align your business with your energy, and what makes a successful brand. Dr. Lisa is a physical therapist and C-IAYT who hosts Owning HER Health Podcast. She is a Feminine Mystic, Advocate and Thought Leader known for promoting one of the first cash based, integrative boutique physioyoga specialty wellness centers in the USA. Lisa provides online entrepreneur mentorships, masterminds, consulting and coaching programs for purpose driven women in the healing arts. Topics: -Why it is important for you to put yourself out there to share your gifts -What branding really is and isn't -Trusting who you are and feeling safe to share yourself -How Dr. Lisa helps people uncover their identity -Why using your credentials might not be helping you find your target audience -Aligning your business model with your energy -Balancing the feminine and masculine energy -Biggest branding mistakes -Using the successes of other modalities to promote your brand -Why finding ways to put yourself out there that feel best for you is important -The importance of a personal brand on your business for growth -Why we don't do the things we need to do for our business -Re-branding your business as your tastes change -Why coaching might be necessary for you to find your yoga and personal brand -How branding is yoga -The importance of hiring people to help you in your business -Being honest about why you want a business -Why people are attracted to you -What makes a successful brand -Finding an alter ego to help you build a brand Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6 Link other recent yoga business episodes: https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/heart-centered-marketing-for-yoga-professionals-with-emily-grass-part-1-of-a-two-part-series-on-business-skills-for-yoga-professionals/   https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/how-to-change-your-mindset-around-selling-with-joanna-sapir-part-two-of-a-two-part-series-on-business-skills-for-yoga-professionals/   Connect with Dr. Lisa: www.drlisahollandpt.com https://www.instagram.com/drlisahollandpt/ Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

We all know the importance of mindfulness in our lives, but are you aware of the power of meditative writing? Carole Fontaine felt her life change when she used meditative writing to help her heal from physical illness.  In this episode, she shares her journey to health through using the power of meditative writing, and how incorporating it can help you change your life and that of your students. Carole is a certified Life Coach specializing in Mindfulness and Empowerment, Meditative Writing, Shakti Dance® Yoga, and she is a Reiki Master Teacher. She owns a thriving graphic design business and is a contributor in the bestselling anthology “Meditation” recently published by acclaimed spiritual leader, radio and TV personality, Sister Dr. Jenna; and is a contributing author in “Women of Spirit, Transforming Lives.” Topics: -Carole's path to yoga -Why it's important to keep writing even when you don't feel like you have anything to write about -How the act of physically writing makes a difference -The cleansing quality and connecting with the divine through writing -Using movement in the writing session to open up -Incorporating writing into your yoga classes and sessions -The best time of the day for meditative writing -Removing judgement of the content of your writing -How she was motivated to write a best selling book in her second language -Discerning what fills you and what depletes you energetically -How writing helped her heal physical illness and challenges -Why writing brings out more than just thinking alone does -Opening the throat chakra through writing, mantra, and affirmations -How her writing session downloads ended up in her book   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Carole: www.sailabovetheclouds.com www.inspiredlifebycarole.com https://www.instagram.com/inspiredlifebycarole/ https://www.facebook.com/InspiredCreationsInc https://twitter.com/InspiredCarole https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbF5M4kwRPjdNMEancJVKnQ/featured   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com  

Do you know your purpose in life?  That quintessential question can sometimes be daunting, even for yoga professionals.   In this episode, Jennie Lee shares her insight into discovering your personal purpose, reasons we struggle with finding our purpose, and so much more! Jennie is a Nautilus Book Award winning author of 3 books and she is a spiritual coach and certified yoga therapist who has counseled private clients for over 20 years.  She is passionate about sharing practices to help people reconnect to soul wisdom and live purposeful lives. Jennie also facilitates international wellness retreats and is a regular contributor to numerous national magazines and other yoga related books. Topics: -Jennie's yoga story -How to incorporate yoga philosophy in group yoga classes -The relationship between life coaching and yoga therapy -Personal and universal dharma -The discovery process of finding your personal purpose -How Jennie leads clients through the journey to find purpose -Detaching from identifying with our samskaras -Why we struggle with finding our purpose and spirituality -How to bring students who are struggling to relax into a state of relaxation  -Refocusing when you lose track of your practices -What it means to connect to source -Why your spiritual awakening can be disorienting -How yoga professionals can ease fears of those who are threatened by or see yoga as a religion -The importance of knowing oneself as a spiritual being Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Jennie: www.jennieleeyogatherapy.com Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Families have seen their fair share of stress during the pandemic, and can be a lucrative market for yoga professionals.   In this episode, Brittany Hudson shares the secret to how she built her mindfulness business with children and families and how she uses these tools to destress the whole family.  Brittany has been in the practice of Mindfulness Meditation for almost 30 years. In 2014 she started Meditating Mama and now guides and teaches public and private Semi Guided Mindfulness Meditation classes for Beginners all over San Diego. Topics: -Brittany's journey into meditation -How she uses mindfulness to help children and families -Why it's important for the whole household to be involved  -Brittany's inspiration for niching to families -The major stressors on families that mindfulness can help with -Brittany discusses her own journey with a child during the pandemic -How she finds her clients and gets the family to buy in -The importance of validating children and teen's feelings and stresses -Brittany talks about she offers value in groups to gain clients -Her favorite child friendly mindfulness practice -Making mindfulness a habit Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Brittany: https://www.facebook.com/Sdmeditationclasses www.meditatingmama.me Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission. www.renawren.com

Spending time with animals can be relaxing and yogic in nature, but when you are participating in the sport of horse riding, there are myriad physical and emotional issues that can arise. In this episode, Kristen Kolenda joins us to share how she uses yoga to help equestrians find balance, grounding, and focus; and she shares how she markets to her niche by tailoring the practices. Kristen, is a yoga therapist who has a background in equestrian studies, and she marries those two passions to help horse riders.  She works with them to improve their biomechanics, riding performance, rider horse connection; and manage chronic pain and more. Topics: -Kristen's introduction to yoga -How emotional mirroring occurs between us and our animals -Why digging into her past and present experiences helped her find that niche -The parallels between yoga and horseback riding and care -Special issues that equestrians face -Yoga tools Kristen uses to help people work through fear -Kristen shares her favorite breath work practice -How she finds and markets to her niche -Transferring the yoga from the mat to the horse -The contradiction between being on the horse and being grounded -Her tools for fostering focus and concentration -Muscle imbalances and lack of symmetry  -The benefit of group classes for people who practice the same sport -Kristen shares her rider training scale that mirrors the chakras and koshas -How she helps riders address their stress and reconnect to the joy of riding  Thanks for tuning in to our podcast.  Please take a moment to leave an Apple review and share your favorite episode! Connect with Kristen: ttps://www.kristenkolendayoga.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOC7XpEQQdYMfnvWu7eXFpA https://www.instagram.com/kristenkolendayoga/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/KristenKoYoga Connect with Pamela: www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Experiencing trauma is an all too common issue that our yoga students have faced.  Are you presenting a trauma informed class that is inclusive for everyone? Jill Weiss Ippolito joins us to talk all things trauma for yoga teachers and therapists in this candid interview where she shares her personal and professional experiences around trauma.   She is the founder and CEO of Yoga For Healing Trauma Coaching & Consultations as well as the internationally known nonprofit UpRising Yoga. Jill is a trauma informed yoga educator and coach, and has experienced first hand the healing power of yoga. She leads online Trauma Informed Yoga Trainings, and is a writer, consultant, and community program developer; and she mentors and offers coaching in private and groups online as well as Trauma Informed Yoga Trainings. Topics: -Jill's rocky path to yoga -How she used yoga to heal her own childhood trauma -Her full circle moment with the Los Angeles juvenile hall -Why yoga professionals need to be trauma informed -How trauma can be hidden and how it shows up later -Structuring a yoga class to be accessible by assuming everyone has trauma -Ancestral trauma and the effects of generational trauma -How to keep yoga classes trauma informed -Jill's humbling lesson from a student about language we use -Giving ourself grace to move forward from old patterns that weren't trauma informed -Differentiating your classes to account for students who have trauma -Using “why” in your classes to allow agency -Trauma informed vs trauma sensitive -When students are triggered by your actions as a teacher Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey   Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Jill: www.uprisingyoga.org www.YogaForHealingTrauma.com   Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.   www.renawren.com

Many people suffer from excess tension in their body which can cause physical and emotional problems.  In this episode, Dan Sykes joins us to share how somatic work is beneficial in training your nervous system. Dan is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, bodyworker, and founder of the Somatic Training Network. Dan has studied somatic arts with instructors all over the world. He wrote the newly released book Somatic Fanatic. Topics: -How Dan came up with his book title “Somatic Fanatic” -Dan's yoga journey -Why we need variation in our somatic work -Interoception through various disciplines -Dan describes sensory motor amnesia -The neuroscience behind somatic and slow motion movement -Why training in touch is essential -How inefficient movement can cause muscle imbalances -Why it's important to consistently practice feeling sensations -Emotions and how they show up in somatic work -Why tension in the body numbs you to the ability to feel -How to use your eyes and body articulation to find somatic nervous system regulation -The benefits of keeping movement playful and curious Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?   Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6   Connect with Dan: https://somatictrainingnetwork.com/ https://www.instagram.com/somaticfanatic/?fbclid=IwAR3dhZmyeI5-uxgpdoIrzM45_L39iwZShN_IyKkMv_qpj37NV5op6HbjVOs https://www.facebook.com/Somatic-Fanatic-364806444313563/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUemR2opnKZBeClFxarQbSg Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission. www.renawren.com

This is a quick update episode where I talk about taking a break last week, spiritual awakening, self-care, and a highlight of what is coming up on The Yoga Pro Podcast.  Thanks for tuning in and see you next week with another interview episode. Reach out to me here with show ideas, comments, or concerns. https://www.theyogapropodcast.com/contact/ Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Find me on Instagram!  www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6

Do you know the difference between sales and marketing?  Do both of them make you feel a little slimy?  In this second episode of our Business Skills for Yoga Professionals series, Joanna Sapir demystifies the sales process and helps you get past that “icky” feeling that can sometimes come with selling your services.  As someone who has struggled with sales, I love this episode so much! Joanna has been a teacher and mentor for more than twenty years, from the classroom to the gym floor; and now to wellness practices across the world. She works with established practitioners that are doing innovative and transformational work in their fields on the business-side of things like marketing, sales, and administration. Topics: -How Joanna got started in her wellness business journey -Why crafting your vision for your life is important to your business -The difference between marketing and sales -Joanna demystifies the sales process -Why the sales funnel might not be working for you as a yoga professional -The importance of the consultation when you are trying to attract new clients -What makes an effective consultation and how to structure it -Why you don't want to take on every potential client -Making the marketing all about the client -Designing your perfect prequalification process -Joanna shares tips for how you can stand out in the yoga field -How to figure out what lights you up so you can niche down -Why your lived experience qualifies you as an expert -The secret to getting long-term clients -Selling the transformation instead of trading time for money -Why the no isn't about you   Connect with Joanna: Schedule a Discovery Call with Joanna https://joannasapir.com/discovery-call/   Free webinar "5 Shifts to Get Long-Term Clients and Steady Predictable Income" https://joannasapir.com/YogaProPodcast   The Practitioners Business Roundtable, a free monthly gathering https://joannasapir.com/roundtable     Connect with Pamela: www.theyogapropodcast.com www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawren.com

Marketing our business as a yoga professional can feel exhausting and frankly, kind of gross.  In this episode, Emily Grass joins us to share some heart centered tips for getting your business marketed authentically.    Emily started teaching one to one yoga in 2018 after completing her yoga teacher training in Thailand. She was able to grow her business with private yoga & body work clients and was hosting sold out events by 2020.  During the pandemic, she had herself booked out with private online clients by June of 2020 and then started helping other yoga professionals struggling to market themselves with integrity and authenticity.   Topics: -Emily's degree in marketing and why she thought she would never use it -How a yoga philosophy class eventually inspired her to leave her degree and get a yoga teacher certification -How yoga professionals can get past the resistance to market themselves -Why we need to keep learning, but not let it be an excuse not to execute -What she did right to sell out events in a short span of time -Why market research is important and how to do it effectively -How to turn fans into clients -What the buyers journey looks like -Addressing pain points from a space of service -How to make your marketing simpler by addressing beliefs -The yoga practice that has helped her the most in marketing her business -The process for crafting the perfect offer -Why writing your own market research and sales copy is important -When you should hire help in your business -Why buying ads before you get your messaging down isn't effective -How to change your mindset around making money -Why finding a business friend for support is important -The practice of writing to bring about clarity in your business   Connect with Emily: www.emilygrass.com   Connect with Pamela: www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawren.com  

Lawyers face particular stressors that most of us don't experience, but yoga can be a great way for them to find clarity and focus in a hectic and demanding profession. Aman Costigan joins us on this episode to share how she tailors practices for this group of people and why niching is important.  Aman is the founder and yoga teacher at Beyond Yoga for Lawyers as well as a partner at the law firm of Shores Jardine LLP. She shares yoga and mindfulness practices to promote relaxation, improve focus and be more present in daily life. The tools and techniques she teaches give lawyers a toolkit of coping mechanisms and help lawyers be less angry, less reactive and better listeners. Topics: -How Aman found yoga -Her inspiration for creating Yoga for Lawyers -How she conquered her fears of niching for lawyers -Stressors that lawyers generally face that others don't -Busting myths around who can do yoga and where they can do it -Finding ways to slow down -Aman's favorite yoga practices for lawyers -How she got her husband involved in her yoga teaching -Benefits of yoga for lawyers -Biggest challenges for getting lawyers to practice yoga -Misconceptions lawyers may have about yoga -The value of practicing in community with colleagues and peers -Setting aside the concept of billable hours when justifying taking time to practice yoga   Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6 Connect with Aman: www.instagram.com/beyondyoga_for_lawyers  https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-costigan-56b6994b/ Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/279416857025806 Connect with Pamela: www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane   Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawren.com

We are energetic beings at our core and yoga is an amazing tool for managing our energies.  On this episode, Denise Perry joins us to talk about yoga as an intervention for energetic imbalances.  Denise has a BA in Communications and Media Studies and has studied yoga, coaching, and Reiki. She loves to teach Gentle Flow, Restorative, Yin, and Meditation. Topics: -Denise shares her yoga journey -She discusses pranic energy as opposed to physical energy -Denise's favorite tools for managing prana -How to decide if you should give specific details in visualization -The importance of chakra and kosha work -Overview of the chakras -Overview of the koshas -Ways to use color in your life to manage chakras -Other chakra balancing tools -How to tell when your energetic body is imbalanced -Respecting every student's different stories without making assumptions -The importance of self-care in managing our energies -Spending time in joy -The trap of being busy -Finding a sustainable practice -Creating protective energetic boundaries -Connecting to source through mantra and meditation Please fill out our survey and receive a FREE I'm a Yoga Pro sticker! https://lynxshort.com/podcastsurvey Would you or someone you know make a great guest?  Apply with this podcast guest form and waiver https://forms.gle/wGDiv3i1ZSDAzu8o6 Connect with Denise: www.yoganookva.com www.facebook.com/chesapeakeyoganook www.instagram.com/yoganook www.pinterest.com/yoganookva/ Connect with Pamela: www.instagram.com/interoceptiveperformance https://interoceptiveperformance.vipmembervault.com Email: info@interoceptiveperformance.com Clubhouse and Greenroom:  @pamelacrane Music:  The State of Things (The Bouncy Song) by Rena Wren is used with permission.  www.renawren.com