Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast
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Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast
A weekly conversation for Yoga teachers and holistic practitioners who are looking to create abundant business... without feeling fake, pushy or 'salesy'.
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[Patreon Teaser] Sales Krama for More Ease in Business
If your yoga offers feel a bit random or disconnected, this episode is your nudge to rethink the pathway. I’m talking about krama, the idea of intelli...
Svādhyāya, Eric Carmen and a Sunbeam of a Human
I recently met someone who asked me to define my spirituality. What is Svādhyāya and are you making time for it? In this episode I’m reflecting on wha...
3 Tips to Grow Your Studio Classes
If you’re teaching in studios and quietly wondering why your classes aren’t fuller, this one’s for you. I’m sharing three shifts I see make a real dif...
Shakuni and 5 Ways to Check Yourself
Today we’re visiting the Mahabharata, and specifically talking about an influential and very discrete villain. How do we spot people that talk a big...
Patanjali and Egg on My Beard
In this episode, inspired by what would have been Ram Dass’s 95th birthday, I share a very human moment of ending up with a little egg on my beard in...
The Oceans of Yoga
This week I’m joined for an inspiring conversation with Amy Landry. A beacon for those craving a connection to tradition and timeless wisdom, Amy Land...
The Joys and Perils of Being a Sādhaka in Business
The ‘modern Yoga industrial complex’ is FUCK!ING wild, man! So much so that it’s easy to forget why we even teach Yoga anymore! In this episode I’m re...
Is Your Yoga Really for EVERY Body?
In this very special interview I’m joined by Jennie Rose to talk about her work as ‘The Adaptive Yogi’. Through her classes, retreats, and teacher tra...
The Krishna Principle: Charisma as a Yoga Business Skill
Krishna is our go-to charismatic guy, and i think he has a lot to teach us on this front. Charisma in yoga teaching is not about ego or performance....
The Leap, the Webinar and Remembering Your Strength
Webinars can be a powerful part of your marketing strategy, especially if you have high ticket or virtual offers. In this episode I’ll talk more about...
Pashu, Vira & Divya Bhavas for Compassionate Biz Growth
In this episode, I explore how the traditional framework of pashu, vira and divya bhavas can offer a surprisingly practical template for business grow...
Ahalyā and Becoming More Visible in Your Yoga Biz
Enjoy the replay of Day 1 of my free Pancha Kanyas training happening this week. If you’d like to watch the remaining 4 days—either as replays of live...
An Egg, a Parrot and My Biggest Business Failure Ever
Have you had an ‘epic fail’ in your Yoga business? Have you put in so much thought, planning, taken bold action, involved your family and friends… and...
Getting Room Hire Right
A couple of clients have been sharing with me recently their desire to find new locations for their classes. How do we do that well? What should we be...
Why You Need To Read More (Actual) Books
One of my goals for 2026 is reading more. Apparently a few of you are keen to know why, how and what. Great! I got you! In this episode I’m making a c...
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[Patreon Teaser] Using Intuition in Your Yoga Biz
In this episode I'm covering what intuition is and isn't, the 5 kinds of intuition and how they show up and support us in business, some useful questi...
Staying Cashflow Positive (And What To Do If You Aren't)
I’ve wanted to talk about cashflow for ages but thought everyone would yawn… until I proposed it to a bunch of you last week! What is cashflow? Why do...
From Thief to Poet: Start with What You Know
Once upon a time a thief became the world’s most famous poet by (safely) trusting the process. If you’re feeling unsure of the next steps to kick your...
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[PATREON TEASER] My Biggest Learnings from 2025 and My Plans for '26
Enjoy this final episode for the year! See you in 2026!
Sign up for my 3-day free training to see out the end of 2025 and see in the start of 20...
The 'Real' Yoga Teachers of Bendigo
How do you create a warm and supportive Yoga teacher peer support group? And how do you conduct yourself when you’re treated poorly by your colleagues...
Completion Avoidance and the 3 Goddesses
If you struggle to get things done, chances are you’re working hard to avoid one of 3 primary business fears. Understanding these fears is key to beco...
The Fun Scale In Biz or It's Time to Impress the Hell Out of Yourself!
Over the weekend I took a solo hike up a mountain and impressed the hell out of myself. This episode is inspired by that hike, as well as two outdoors...
What Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone Show Us About Your Niche
Watching Bugonia got me thinking: Yoga is for EVERYONE! So how to choose your niche? I’ve got three ways, and #3 is my recommendation.
The Novem...
Inside My Class Planning Process
Heads up: this is a bit of a ranty episode, but hopefully it’s useful!
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Yoga, Strength and Launching an Online Course
Today I’m joined by Victoria Thomas, a fabulous client of mine, who is sharing some fantastic wisdom about why we need to incorporate strength work in...
Choosing Transgressive Acts in The Pursuit of Dreams
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Work Less, Earn More with These 3 Tips
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If you value this show, please do consider...
3 Ways You're Making Biz Unnecessarily and Gargantuanly Difficult
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Invisible Money is Too Hard to Manage
Safe Boundaries when Cultivating...
Lessons on Owning A Yoga Studio In Bangkok Part 1
This week I’m joined by Yogatique Bangkok Co-Founder Minh Lowe. Minh has a 23 year Yoga practice and draws her inspiration from a blend of the essenti...
Absorb Less, Act More
A number of my clients have been making themselves dizzy trying to absorb all the free biz growth things on the internet. As well as suddenly being ve...
What It Means When You Hate Your Students!
Welcome to a brand new season of the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast! We are kicking it off with a spicy, ‘real-talk’ topic.
If you value this sho...
BONUS: The Improbable Daddy of Western Postural Yoga
Greetings from Kolkata, the birthplace of some of the main characters in the story of Yoga’s journey to the West! In touring the homes of these folks,...
BONUS: 5 Step to Launch Your First International Retreat
Do you have the desire to offer Yoga retreats in exotic locations but you're not sure where to get started with planning your offer? This replay of a...
Season Finale: 3 Ways to Travel Overseas with Your Yoga Business
Greetings from Ho Chi Minh City! To finish up this season of the show i’ve got 3 inspiring ways to get you out of your comfort zone and on the road te...
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Blending Mythology Into Your Workshops and Ravana's Ten Heads [Patreon Teaser]
I LOVE using myth as a basis for my workshops and special events. Today I'm unpacking how the myth of Ravana's 10 heads could be used in 4 different w...
So What, Exactly, is Somatic Yoga?
This week I’m joined again by Taylor Lorenz of taylorstracks.com and @taylorstracks. Taylor is the creator of the yoga & travel site, Taylor's Tracks,...
3 Yoga Biz Insights from Goddess Annapurna
Once upon a time Siva and Parvati were chatting, things got heated and Parvati cracked it and left. Unfortunately, without her around things started...
Bikram, Versace, Paris and a Damp Cat
This week I’m joined by my friend @simon_phelan to talk all things 90s pop culture, travel, training and Yogaland in the 2000s. Simon graduated from t...
Why Money Fear Dilutes Your Message (and How to Fix It!)
A common mistake I see Yoga teachers making is trying to be all things to all people. This can happen as a result of being worried about money. If you...
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Revisiting Your Yoga Teaching Ethics [Patreon Teaser]
Recently I had to check in with the boundaries I'd set for myself when it came to social interactions with my students. After hauling out one of my ol...