You don’t need me to tell you that The Year of Our Lord 2020 was (and this is the official designation, I’m pretty sure) A Hot Steaming Pile of Garbage. So much of what made last year difficult is unchanged at the moment and so I wanted to record an episode that is a little… Read more
Hi! It’s nice to meet you!
I’m so glad you’re here! If this is our first time meeting, I have a lot to catch you up on so here is the quick introduction to me and my work: I have been a full-time yoga teacher since 2005. My teaching is inspired by my foundational training with Cyndi Lee, the years I… Read more
81: Yoga In India + Yoga In The West with Arundhati Baitmangalkar
The differences between the way yoga is taught and practiced in India and the West are significant, and important for western yoga teachers to be aware of! Lucky for us, today on the podcast we have my friend Arundhati Baitmangalkar to break it down for us! Arundhati (she/her) is an Indian immigrant yoga teacher, studio… Read more
80: An Evidence-Based Approach to Mindful Movement with Jenn Pilotti
The human body is a beautiful and complex system, and people who teach movement always have more to learn! When the scientific concepts of motor control, proprioception and the science of learning itself are integrated into the way we teach movement, they can have significant impacts on mental health, chronic pain and the processing of… Read more
79: Embracing Yoga’s Roots, Studentship and Anti-Racism Work with Susanna Barkataki
My friend Susanna Barkataki has written a book called Embrace Yoga’s Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Yoga Practice and it is excellent. It is inspiring, galvanizing, a rallying cry. In this episode we talk all about what it really means to embrace yoga’s roots and how to integrate our values into our teaching and… Read more
78: Injuries + Teaching Yoga with Monica Bright
If you’re a yoga teacher who’s had to teach while working with an injury, this podcast episode is for you! Or if you see the same injuries over and over again in your students, there are tons of nuggets of wisdom here for you too. Monica Bright is a master yoga teacher in the areas… Read more
