Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast

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 outdoorsy writers who have some really powerful things to share about having fun… even when we’re not.

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REFERENCES:

Sharwood, Anthony (2020) From Snow to Ash, Hachette, Sydney

‘The Fun Scale’, https://kellycordes.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/ accessed 2.12.25

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.

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Heads up: this is a bit of a ranty episode, but hopefully it’s useful!

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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 into our classes and how to do it. Check out Vics’ course here: https://www.yogateacherslab.com/yoga-for-strength-course-165869 and follow her on Insta here: https://www.instagram.com/victoriathomasosteoyoga/

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References:

Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra (2019) The Forest Of Enchantments, Harper Collins, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Rao, Anjali (2025) Yoga as Embodied Resistance: A Feminist Lens on Caste, Gender and Sacred Resilience in Yoga History, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley

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Invisible Money is Too Hard to Manage

Safe Boundaries when Cultivating Parasocial Connections

Newsletters: When, What & How

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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 essential aspects of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Anursara, Iyengar and Yin practices. Since teaching her first class 14 years ago, Minh has committed to making her classes welcoming, challenging and safe.

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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 very busy, they’re also confused: what am I doing again? This week I’m going on a tirade about self-soothing with business freebies, and I’ve got 4 considerations if you want to check in with your own freebie addiction.

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