by Amanda Kingsmith | May 6, 2019 | New Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Kremena Yordanova from YorYoga. Kremena is originally from Bulgaria but joined me from the Netherlands. Kremena took her first yoga class when she moved to the Netherlands in 2006, and she soon realized that with a regular practice, yoga could be life-changing. She began teaching yoga in 2008 and has been teaching ever since. Now, she teaches weekly yoga classes, special workshops, events and retreats.
On this episode, we talk about how Kremena built her yoga business in The Hague, how to find your authentic voice as a yoga teacher, how to create meaningful relationships on and off the mat, the business lessons she’s learned throughout her career and much more.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Apr 22, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Katie Brauer. Katie is a yoga teacher, a former professional snowboarder, a former executive of the fastest growing boutique yoga studio in the US and the creator of The Yoga Professional Incubator.
On this episode, Katie and I talk about yoga, the business of yoga, why it’s important to be an “entrepreneur” in the yoga industry, as well as the money side of yoga and how we can blend money and spirituality in a way that feels authentic, and much more.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 18, 2019 | Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Susi Hately. Susi has a B.Sc. in Kinesiology with a focus on Exercise Physiology, is a yoga teacher, a yoga therapist, and a lover of anatomy and functional movement. After working in occupational therapy and at a pain center, Susi combined her passion for helping people feel good in their bodies with yoga. Now, Susi runs a business called Functional Synergy where she trains yoga teachers to feel more comfortable and confident with anatomy and working with different and unique bodies.
On this episode, Susi and I talk about her journey from a kinesiologist to a yoga teacher and how she was able to blend her passion for her yoga with her passion for pain management. We also talk about how Susi has been able to create a successful business training yoga teachers on better, more functional anatomy, and some of the areas of asana that we may not be teaching correctly.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 11, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Mado Hesselink. Mado is a yoga teacher, a mother, a yoga business coach, and the host and founder of the Yoga Teacher Resource podcast. I had the pleasure of being a guest on Mado’s podcast a couple of months ago, and she is a delight to talk to. Her and I very much have similar beliefs when it comes to the yoga industry, and I’m excited to share this episode where we’re talking about how to change the yoga industry from the inside out.
What does that mean? It means that as yoga teachers, we think about how we have to teach in yoga studios and there aren’t other options for us, but on this episode Mado shares how we can become more empowered as yoga teachers to be entrepreneurs. We can be selective about where we teach, how we spend our time, and start making more money by offering our teachings outside of the studio space and in other areas of the community.
We also talk about business lessons for yoga teachers, what Mado has learned through her career, and more!
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Feb 4, 2019 | Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am celebrating 3 years of M.B.Om! On February 1, 2016, I launched the very first episode of M.B.Om, and now, I have 134 episodes live. The last 3 years of M.B.Om has been a wild ride on this episode, I share what my intentions were when I started, how the podcast has grown and what that’s been like, some of my biggest learnings from running M.B.Om, the highlights and the lowlights, as well as what’s next for the show.
A big shout out to you guys for listening. If it weren’t for you, I certainly wouldn’t have made it this far and I am beyond grateful for this amazing community!
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