by Amanda Kingsmith | Jan 7, 2019 | Personal Development, Show Notes
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I am so excited to kickoff 2019 with an interview with Amber Karnes! She is the founder of Body Positive Yoga and the co-creator of Yoga for All online teacher training. Amber is a yoga teacher, ruckus maker, social justice advocate and business owner, who specializes in an adaptive, accessible yoga practice.
On this episode, Amber and I talk about what it means to offer accessible yoga, how you can make your yoga classes feel more accessible through the language and sequencing that you use, what it’s like to accept all different bodies and people into your yoga classes, and more.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 17, 2018 | Show Notes
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This week’s episode is the last episode of 2018! As usual, I’m reflecting on the last 12 months and everything that I’ve accomplished throughout the year.
I start this episode by sharing where I spent this year. My year was split between 5 months in Mexico, 5 months at home, and 2 months in the United States. By the time this episode airs, I’ll be on a plane to Mexico to finish off the year exactly where I started it, in Mexico City.
This year I’ve felt a lot of accomplishment. I spent the first half of 2018 doing a lot of personal development and working on my money story to allow money to flow into my life and my business. The second half of the year, I worked my tail off to save for my 300 hour YTT that I’ll be doing in early 2019. I said “yes” to every project that came my way, and because of that I am looking to find more ease in 2019. My intention moving forward is to work smarter, not harder.
My other successes for 2018 include releasing 50 new episodes of the podcast, talking to amazing guests from around the world including Jason Crandell, Diane Bruni and Amber Sears. I doubled my podcast downloads, released my signature course, Yoga Business Bootcamp, and grew my private Facebook community, Yoga Business Badasses a ton. I am so grateful for this community, and I couldn’t have done any of that without you guys, so thank you for listening and supporting me!
Finally, I talk about some of my failures and room for improvement in 2019, where the first half of the year is taking me, and more.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 15, 2018 | Blog
Whether you’re starting your own yoga studio, giving online classes, or providing a personal trainer level of service, it’s likely you started your business out of a love of what you do. However, that love can fade with time and it’s often because it meets the difficult realities of the effort, focus, and the sheer number of hours it takes to run a business. But what if you could share some of that burden? Here’s why outsourcing is something you need to seriously consider. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 14, 2018 | Blog
All of us have things that we’re passionate about — and for anyone aiming to become self-employed and start a small business, it’s a great idea to consider whether or not any of those passions can be leveraged effectively and turned into a business model.
There are two ways that people often think about this. On the one hand, people are sometimes wary of the very idea of trying to turn their passion into a business, out of fear that their passion will be cheapened and “contaminated”. This can be a valid concern, and it’s why you always need to keep your intentions pure and maintain integrity when trying to base a business around something you care about. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 10, 2018 | Personal Development, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by the co-founder of The Yogis Journal, Matt Kowald. Matt joined me all the way from Ontario, Canada, although you’ll hear right away in the podcast that Matt is originally from Australia.
On this episode of the podcast we talk about where the idea for The Yogis Journal came from and what the process for creating a journal was like. We also talk about creating new, positive habits and how to create habits that will last in the long term, not just the short term. Matt shares how to create a successful morning and evening routine, as well as tips for breaking bad habits that aren’t serving you anymore. Finally, Matt talks about the power of a daily journaling habit and how The Yogis Journal can help yoga teachers build a daily journaling habit!
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