by Amanda Kingsmith | Sep 30, 2019 | Show Notes, Teaching Online
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Swami Brahmananda Saraswati is a yoga teacher from India who is now based in Maryland. Swami grew up in the Himalayas and has been surrounded by yoga his whole life. He has been teaching since he was 10 years old! He moved to the United States to study and offer yoga, and he is currently finishing up his business degree (one of many degrees he’s received).
On this episode, Swami talks about how yoga is different in the west vs in India, the value of being a life long learner, and why it’s important to recognize the importance of an energetic and monetary exchange in our businesses. Swami offers a 200-hour online yoga teacher training, and he shares the value of being able to teach and learn online, and why this is a great way to make yoga accessible. Finally, he shares what he has learned through his business and lifetime of teaching yoga, and his top tips for yoga teachers.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Sep 23, 2019 | Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Megan Mulrine from Yoga Trotter. Megan is a yoga teacher, a yoga teacher trainer, and a digital nomad. Megan joined me from Bali, Indonesia to talk about the Hindu Gods, Goddesses and Deities that are important to the history of yoga and yoga asana.
On this episode, we talk about the importance of learning about the Gods, Godesses and Deities that are a part of yoga history and philosophy, and how we can integrate them into our practice and classes without it coming across as religious practice or cultural appropriation. We also talk about Megan’s business, including her 50-hour YTT that she runs on the Gods of Yoga, what digital nomad life is like, how to make our offerings more financially sustainable without making them free, and more.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog
The great benefit of running a yoga business is that you get to roll your passion and work into one. Of course, no business can feel like fun all the time, and there are bound to be some challenges along the way. In fact, there are some pretty specific issues that you are likely to come across as a yoga instructor. The solutions to which you can find discussed below. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog
Mindfulness, and being in the moment rather than ‘doing’ is the attitude that many instructors encourage their students to cultivate. This is an approach that is quite the opposite of the target-driven, productivity found in the business world. However, the truth of the matter is that a yoga business is exactly that, a business! This means that the way that you use your time and energy running it matter, and therefore, so does productivity. Happily, you don’t have to sell your soul to make your yoga business more productive. Here are some tips for being more productive with your yoga business: (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Sep 16, 2019 | Personal Development, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Kristine Weber from Subtle Yoga. Kristine has been teaching yoga for 25 years, training yoga teachers since 2009, and has begun training health professionals on the importance of a yoga practice for healing.
When Kristine started teaching yoga, she immediately feel in love with the slower, more subtle aspects of the practice. Over the years, she has brought the more subtle, slower aspects of yoga into her teaching.
On this episode, Kristine and I talk about the importance of the subtle practice, why we need to learn more about the nervous system and how yoga impacts that, the importance of slowing down, and all of the business lessons that Kristine has learned throughout her career!
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