Ever wonder why some teachers captivate a room while others just… don’t? This episode unpacks the surprising (and powerful) tools preachers use—and how you can bring that same presence, energy, and impact into your classes. 

In this episode:
👉🏼 What yoga and preaching both aim to do—and why it's not about religion
🔥 The difference between speaking from your head vs. your belly (and why it matters)
📖 Why sacred texts aren't just for scholars—they're gold for anchoring your theme
🎭 Jesus told parables for a reason—here's how storytelling makes your class unforgettable
😬 The #1 vibe killer in class: flat energy. Here's how to bring the fire without overwhelming
🧘🏻‍♀️ How to structure a theme class like a sermon
💬 The subtle shift from “convert” to “invite”—and why your students will feel the difference
✨ How to avoid spiritual bypassing and over-explaining your way into being preachy
🔌 A reminder that you’re the conduit, not the source—and why that’s actually freeing
🎧 Bonus inspo: the book that sparked this episode 15 years ago and a preacher who walks the talk

Whether you teach yoga or just love it, this episode will show you how to speak from your soul—and actually be heard.

If you enjoyed this episode check out these others that you might like.  

Relentless Resilience; The Story of Diana Nyad

Teaching Beyond the Poses w/ the Theme Queen, Sage Rountree

How Confidence, Curiosity and Vulnerability Leads To Your Dream Students w/ Taylor Tracks 

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When your nervous system starts whispering no—do you listen?

This episode is your permission slip to pivot, realign, and market yourself without selling your soul.Maggie Ledbetter left a high-paying corporate job, built a yoga biz, walked away from a coaching program she spent months creating, and still landed in her dream role—blending yoga, travel, and marketing for an international teacher training company.

In this episode, we chat about:

🧘🏻‍ That one journal prompt that cracked open everything she thought she wanted
😬 Months of work, a full program built… and a last-minute nope from her gut
✨ A surprising way your body tells you it’s not aligned (before your brain catches up)
👉🏼 Saying goodbye to something good when something better quietly shows up
💥 The sneaky signs of burnout disguised as productivity
🎯 Grit vs. misalignment: a subtle but crucial difference that changes everything
🔁 All the wrong turns that somehow… weren’t

This episode is for anyone standing at a crossroads, feeling the tug toward something deeper—but scared to let go of what’s already good.

👉🏼 If this sparked something in you, share it with a yoga friend who's ready for their own brave move.

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Say what now?
I’m expected to learn the sequence and guide myself?!? If you’re both inspired and intimidated 😂by Ashtanga, this episode is for you! Notoriously known for being athletic, dynamic, and rigid, this practice has its die hard followers and critics. Today’s guest, Christiane, tells us how to find flexibility, adaptability, and accessibility in this set sequence.

In this episode, we chat about:
🌴 Our chance encounter in Bali that sparked a lasting teaching connection
🧘🏽‍♀️ What self-practice actually looks like—and how the Mysore method flips the typical class format
👀 How holding space for self-practice feels radically different than leading a led class
🧹 Clearing up common Ashtanga misconceptions (yes, even that one)
🤲🏼 Where hands-on assists come from in this lineage—and how to learn them with integrity🌀 The myth of rigidity—how to truly adapt Ashtanga to your life, body, and season
💡 The approach Manju Jois brings to the table—and why it feels more spacious than you might expect
👶🏼 What it looks like to juggle motherhood and Mysore rooms—sometimes literally at the same time

Whether you’re keen to try this style of practice as a student or hear what it’s like to teach in this way, this episode offers valuable insight into how to tailor it to meet everyone’s needs.

Don’t forget to tag us @masteryouryogateaching and @christianecoste. And send to a friend who needs to hear this! 

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Get in touch with Christiane and check out the retreats & intensives for those interested in learning about Ashtanga! 

Enjoying this episode Check out these - 

Yoga of Activism Fire Self Care Fierce Truth w/ Susanna Barkataki

9 Ways to Rekindle Your Yoga Teaching Creativity in the New Year

Teaching Beyond the Poses w/ the Theme Queen, Sage Rountree

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We all have events come up that mean we need to step away from the studio for a little bit. This one’s for the yoga teachers who’ve ever checked the studio schedule… and saw someone else’s name where yours used to be.  If you want to transmute this probably painful experience into a portal for growth and handle this with grace, this episode is for you! 

We will talk about:

🔎 It has happened to me in a few different ways - how it happened and how I handled it.
🥹 Feelings and Phases - what comes up when it happens, and processing all of it.
🫚 Understanding the root of the change - why this happens sometimes.
🪬 Fielding this with professionalism - Do’s and Don’ts of navigating this transition.
🧘 Reminders you didn’t know you needed to hear during this time of change

This is a must listen in any season of your yoga teaching career. If you’re interested in learning more about the business building mastermind mentioned in this episode, add your name to the waitlist here. 

Loved this episode?  Check out these episodes:

How Spending 17k Tripled My Yoga Teaching Income.
Highs & Lows of Studio Ownership Svadhyaya Self Study w/ Ruby Chandler
Best Class Planning Hack Ever
10 Lessons Learned From Being Asked to Resign From A Job I Loved

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🔗 What if your burnout was the blueprint?

Gail didn’t plan to teach yoga. But her midlife unraveling—paired with years of quiet home practice—became the foundation for a business that feels like a deep exhale.

Now? She’s the founder of Yin Fusion Yoga Nest, a soulful online membership mixing yin, Reiki, and crystal healing… all born from her story.

Here’s what you’ll hear:
💥 How corporate burnout led her straight to her mat—and a whole new path
😬 Why walking into a yoga studio felt scarier than switching careers
👉🏼 The surprisingly simple structure that made launching feel doable
✨ How she turned a “personal practice” into a signature method (that sells)
💡 The sales page moment that made her say: “This is really happening”
😻 The class that doubled in size when members brought their pets
🧘️‍♀️ Why chair yoga and silent meditations are becoming her signature style
💬 Her advice for anyone overthinking their first offer (hint: just start messy) 
🌟 What she learned about marketing that finally made it click Ready to turn your stuck idea into something you can’t stop talking about?

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Join Gail at YinFusionYogaNest.com

🐿 Or drop into her free “Silent Pause” every Monday—pets welcome.  

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Have you ever been bored with your teaching?

We’re talking, "I'm sick of the sound of my own voice,” bored…Tori Lubecki’s been there. Once a Cirque du Soleil aerialist (yes, seriously), she made the leap into yoga teaching—and quickly realized she was just going through the motions. Her classes were technically solid... but something was missing.

You don’t need to teach more—you need to teach deeper.

We get into:

👉🏼 The “boring herself” moment that sent her down a learning rabbit hole
😬 The old habit that made her look confident—but secretly held her back
🧘🏻‍♀️ The weird thing she believes separates forgettable teachers from magnetic ones
🎯 How she builds classes that feel fresh, even when she’s teaching 12x a week
✨ Her secret sauce for theming (and why she never teaches someone else’s theme)
🌴 The one environment where she has unlimited energy (even on no sleep)
🎭 Why she ditched the “light in me sees the light in you” ending for something better
📚 The little system that keeps her organized, inspired, and always ready to teach

This one’s for the teachers who know they’ve got more to give—but just need a nudge (or a theme) to bring it out.

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Join the Black Friday BLOWOUT waitlist to get in (at the lowest price of the year). 

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Like this Episode Check out these others that might light a fire!
What Happens on a 10 day Vipassana Meditation retreat w/ Tori Lubecki
Clarity; Finding Your Path & Purpose w/ Paul Benedict
Teaching Beyond the Pose: A Real-Life Before and After with Jodi Voegele

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Ever wonder what changes when a yoga teacher finally feels confident bringing meaning into the room?

In this episode, I sit down with longtime client Jodi Voegele—a yoga teacher who went from hesitant to heart-centered, and from wondering “Is this even good?” to hearing students reflect how much her teaching is resonating.

Jodi’s journey is such a beautiful example of what happens when teachers stop planning their classes in isolation and start tapping into a framework, a community, and their own voice.

In this episode, we chat about:

🧘🏼‍♀️ The early moment in Mat to Mat that made Jodi feel “seen” for the first time
🧠 What she used to think teaching beyond the pose meant—and how that definition has evolved
📓 Why she used to second-guess every class plan she wrote (and what shifted that doubt)
💡 The role my Breadcrumb Blueprint played in making themes click
🗣️ How her students started noticing the difference in her teaching—and how it made her feel
⏱️ What used to take hours now happens with more clarity and flow
👀 The surprising way she physically carries Inspired Flow Monthly into her classes
🧍🏽‍♀️ Why this isn’t just about planning—it’s about identity, confidence, and how you see yourself as a teacher

Turn it up and let’s dive in!


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Do you struggle to tell stories in your yoga teaching? If you always feel like you’re pulling pics from instagram as your source for inspiration or like you’re talking about yourself for an hour in your yoga classes, turn this episode up.  In this episode, we chat about: 

🥇  How to get Midas’s Golden Touch on all your pursuits
🏆  The role of clear values and boundaries in teaching yoga
🎉  Mudita & celebrating the success of others within the yoga community
☯️  Divine reciprocity explained and the effects on societal improvement
❤️‍  Navigating comparison & how to distinguish healthy and unhealthy forms of comparison
⚖️  The fascinating difference between judgment and discernment
🥭  Super simple formula for theming classes
🐣  MaKenzie's yogic downloads and insights from unmedicated home-birth
🔐  Keys for maintaining work-life balance 

This episode is a treasure trove of wisdom for yoga teachers aspiring to master their craft, elevate their teaching experience, and harmoniously blend their work with the flow of life. 

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On September 18th, 2025 my second son - Jacob Bennett Cahill - was born! This episode is dedicated to that story - This is a casual chat about my experience and less about yoga teaching and feels more like receiving a long winded, life-update, voice memo from your bestie. 

I’m giving you a sneak peek into: 

🚑  Hospital or home birth? How did you choose? 
🍼  My best advice to someone considering home birth for the first time!
🔑  Keys to preparing for home birth: Physically, Practically, Emotionally.
⌛  My Birth timeline - what I thought, what really happened and everything in between.
🤐  Discovering the secrets of the hardest parts.
⚡  The perfect highs - the natural drugs and the best parts of the day!
➕  The final moments of being a mom of one, and the bridge to mom of 2.  
🤯  The shocking differences between first and second birth
❤️‍🩹  Recovery - the physical, emotional and how to accept support.
🛏️  Managing big brother and big feelings with sleep deprivation.
🧘  Two under 2 - why it is the most challenging yoga pose I’ve ever attempted.
👶  My shifting view of motherhood - Perspective & Shraddha.  
 
Pocket this or send this to a mother-to-be who needs to know they aren’t alone and there is beauty in every moment and growth in every struggle.  

Starting to prepare for your own birth story.  Hear how MaKenzie prepared herself.  

Hypnobirthing book

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Is Self-Love Keeping You Stuck?

Yoga Therapist Vahid Coskun is a mindfulness coach, author, and globally recognized yoga therapist; who joins us to unpack the real reasons people stay stuck, even while “doing the work.” From the pitfalls of modern mindfulness to the misunderstood legacy of Bikram yoga, this episode will challenge how you think about healing, mindset, and personal development.

🔊 In This Episode, We Explore:

👉🏼 How “relaxing” can become your most seductive form of avoidance
💥 Why Bikram yoga is still the most effective yoga “product” for nervous system regulation
😬 The complex truth behind Bikram Choudhury’s influence—and why Vahid still teaches the method
🧠 Mindset coaching decoded: What it is, what it’s not, and how it reveals your deepest blind spots
✨ “You learned to self-sabotage… with love.” Mic drop.
📚 Why Vahid wrote 40 parables from the POV of a delusional monk in a parking lot
🎤 Public speaking tips for yoga teachers and coaches—without sounding robotic or rehearsed
📝 The simple (but genius) note-taking habit that fuels all his books and speeches
👀 What real friends do that no coach or therapist ever could.

🔁 This one’s for the yoga teachers craving more depth, the speakers seeking their voice, and anyone who feels stuck despite doing all the “right” things.

If you’re curious about trauma, mindset, or why healing sometimes keeps us in hiding—hit play now you do not want to miss this one. 

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts—and don’t forget to tag us when you share your favorite moment. @masteryouryogateaching and @acoskun


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You’re a yoga teacher - you know yoga isn’t about flexibility—but about rewiring your brain in ways science is only just beginning to explain.

Bassanti Pathak takes us deep into the space where neuroscience and ancient wisdom collide, revealing secrets that flip the usual yoga story on its head.

👉🏼 How a four-year-old’s quiet yoga lesson became the spark for a lifetime of decoding mind, matter, and consciousness.
✨ Why the pursuit of “advanced” poses might be the most advanced form of distraction.
😬 The hidden cost of worshipping lineage—and the freedom you gain when you let it go.
💥 The shocking claim: yoga isn’t mystical at all, it’s pure science—and the data backs it up.
🔮 What Shiva’s cosmic dance has to do with silencing the ruminating part of your brain.
📚 And a teaser for her upcoming book, where Shavasana isn’t just lying down, but a gateway into quantum physics, mythology, and neuroscience.

✨ This episode might just shift the way you see yoga—and yourself—forever. Press play, get curious, and then join the conversation: share what stood out, pass it to a friend who needs to hear it, and connect with us on Instagram.

You can find Bassanti at @pathakyoga and MaKenzie at @masteryouryogateaching—we’d love to hear your reflections and keep this dialogue going.

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If you’ve ever felt like you're 64 weeks pregnant with a big baby bump—or you’ve wondered how the heck to enjoy this season when it feels like you have balloon animals for feet—this convo is for you. Ali Kennedy, mama of three and yoga teacher with a decade of experience, joins us to talk about the real magic of yoga during pregnancy and postpartum.

Here’s what we talk about:

✨ Main vibe: Yoga isn’t just a nice-to-have in pregnancy—it’s how you ride the emotional rollercoaster and feel strong doing it.
🧘️‍♀️ “I’ve been pregnant in so many public classes—and not once did a teacher say anything to me.” Yep. That’s a problem.
👉🏼 Breathwork isn’t just for labor—it’s the nervous system support we all need way before that.
💬 What no one tells you about the third trimester… and how to shift your practice to feel supported, not squished.
🔄 Yoga isn’t about “bouncing back”—it’s about moving with what’s real in the moment.
✨ Why community in prenatal classes can be just as important as the yoga itself.
😬 What to do when your favorite class just doesn’t feel safe or right anymore (Ali’s been there).

Pregnant, postpartum, or teaching those who are—this episode is your reminder that movement, breath, and community really matter.

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📋 Want more Ali? Grab her Joyful Mama course: 5 pregnancy-safe yoga classes + a beautiful e-book.

Know someone who needs this? Send it their way 💛 and don’t forget to tag @masteryouryogateaching. 

Curious about Yoga and pregnancy check out these other episodes:

How to Teach Yoga to Someone in Their First Trimester of Pregnancy
How Pregnancy Changes Your Practice, Teaching, & Personal Identity w/ Ashley Griffin
How to Teach Yoga to Someone in Their Second Trimester of Pregnancy
How to Prepare for Maternity Leave as a Yoga Teacher



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