The Art of the Yoga Mudras with Nubia Teixeira

by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 16, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Niching, Show Notes

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This week on the podcast I am joined by Nubia Teixeira. Nubia is a Brazilian-born yogini, dancer and author of “Yoga and the Art of Mudras”.

In this episode, Nubia shares her story of building a yoga and dance business, moving to the United States and beginning to teach there, as well as why she is passionate about the Yoga Mudras. We dive into how to begin learning about the Yoga Mudras, how to integrate them into your personal practice, tips for teaching them correctly in your classes, and more.

Enjoy!

Discussed in this episode:

• How Nubia first found yoga as a teenager and how it influenced the career she wanted to pursue 
• Nubia’s experience taking a 4-year yoga education program and how that influenced her ability to teach
• Moving to the U.S., learning to teach Yoga in English, and cultural differences between yoga students in Brazil and the U.S. 
• How can teachers can incorporate Mudra’s with Yoga Asana 
• Where can yoga teachers go to learn more about Mudra’s
• Why Nubia decided to write a book about Mudra’s and what you will learn reading her book
• As a beginner, how can you incorporate Mudra’s into your practice
• What the process of writing a book what like
• Business lessons Nubia’s found the most valuable in her teaching career 
  • Be patient find opportunities that come to you and don’t feel rushed
  • Start with finding opportunities to teach private lessons to people in your community and people you know
• The challenge of balancing a spiritual practice with building a career 
• To close the conversation we do a wonderful and short guided meditation
• Connect with Nubia at nubiateixeira.com or email her directly at nubiayoga [at] gmail.com
• Check out Nubia’s book, Yoga and the Art of Mudras.
• Here’s the episode…

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