Professional Yoga Teachers Podcast

This is the second in our Yoga Around the World series that Zelinda is recording while she is at an International Yoga Teacher Training program in India. In this episode Zelinda interviews Toni from Catalonia Spain about his yoga practice and about how yoga is practiced in his country.

This is the first in a series about Yoga Around the World that Zelinda is recording while she is at an International Yoga Teacher Training program in India. In this episode Zelinda interviews Nadine from Luxembourg about her yoga practice and about how yoga is practiced in her country.

Zelinda is currently in India at a 500 Hour Teacher Training Program. In today's podcast she explains why she decided to travel to the other side of the planet for her continuing education.

This is the third in a series on Languaging Tips for Yoga Teachers. We discuss 7 important languaging tips to help all students feel comfortable in your classes so they'll keep coming back. We welcome questions and discussion on our Facebook page, Professional Yoga Teachers.

This is the second in a series on Languaging Tips for Yoga Teachers. We discuss how to avoid Unintentional Body Shaming so that your students will feel respected in your classes and keep coming back. We welcome questions and discussion on our Facebook page, Professional Yoga Teachers.

The first of a series on Languaging Tips for Yoga Teachers. We discuss how to Simplify Your Language so that your students will understand you more easily, feel more comfortable in your classes, and keep coming back. We welcome questions about how to simplify the language for specific poses, sequences, or situations. Please post your question on our Facebook page, Professional Yoga Teachers.

One way to increase your teaching opportunities (and income!) is to think outside the box about where you teach. We discuss a wide range of non-traditional teaching venues. See if any of these might work for you!

Teaching for free is a tricky topic. Yoga teachers, especially new teachers, may feel compelled or even pressured into teaching yoga for free. And the truth is, there are a few specific situations where it might be appropriate to teach for free, but for the most part, teaching for free can be a really bad idea. Here's why.

As a Professional Yoga Teacher, it's important to know how to use social media to market your teaching. In this week's episode we discuss why you need a Facebook *business page*, how to set it up, what to post, and how to engage your followers.

As yoga teachers, we're both teachers and business people. We want our students to come to our classes consistently because 1) It's good for their health, and 2) It's how we get paid. Have you ever thought about the customer service you provide to your students? In this podcast, Emily and Zelinda highlight a few simple ways to provide good customer service to your yoga students so they'll keep coming back to your classes again and again.

Hands-on adjustments are a hot topic in yoga. If you love adjustments or hope to become comfortable giving adjustments, this podcast is for you. We review three key topics: Why you'd want to adjust your students, When to adjust, and How to adjust, with lots of tips and tricks along the way.