The Mentor Sessions Podcast
1) 165: The Intended Benefit + How To Remove Linear Hierarchy
In this episode, we dive into a concept that is absolutely transformative for yoga teachers: the idea that yoga cannot be both healing and performative at the same time. If we're still teaching from a...Show More
2) 164: Taking Movement Patterns Down To The Studs with Geneva Jimreivat
Today's conversation is a deeply layered one. I'm joined by my friend, colleague, mentee, and private student Geneva Jimreivat for a nuanced exploration of how I work with private clients who experien...Show More
3) 163: The Four Reminders (It's A Pep Talk!)
In this episode of The Mentor Sessions, I share something a little different: a Dharma talk I recently offered in my monthly class for yoga teachers. These monthly gatherings are one of my favorite pl...Show More
4) 162: The Purpose of Asana Part Two With Cecily Milne
Before this recent solo episode, The Purpose of Asana Ep 159, was even released my friend Cecily Milne reached out to say she was so excited to listen to it and chat about it! We decided to record our...Show More
5) 161: How The Legacy Of The Caste System Shows Up In Yoga Spaces with Anjali Rao
Is yoga exclusively connected to Hinduism? What is the caste system and why would a western yoga teacher need to understand it? How much of yoga’s complex history do modern yoga practitioners and teac...Show More
6) 160: Having A Point of View Makes You A Better Teacher + Studio Owner with Michael Jay
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a yoga studio, or you are curious to hear what experts are saying about the yoga industry and its future-- this episode is for you! In my first “podcast swap” I had an...Show More
7) 159: What Is The Purpose of Asana? (A Deep Inquiry)
If I were to ask you what the purpose of asana is, what would you say? Would you say it was to feel better in the body? To build strength and flexibility? To prepare the body for meditation practice? ...Show More
8) 158: The Yoga of Calling In with Janie Ganga (A Public Apology)
This is a vulnerable episode for me to share, but it was very important to me to record and release this episode because it highlights something I don’t think we see enough: people in positions of pow...Show More
9) 157: The Business Support Every Yoga Teacher Needs with Jessica Gulley
Today we are going to talk about what it really takes to grow your business as a yoga teacher, what kind of support you need, the people you might hire to help, and how I suggest you go about doing th...Show More
10) 156: Why and How to Find Virtual Private Yoga Clients
I started teaching one private yoga client virtually in 2019 when she left Washington, DC for California. But other than her I had absolutely NO experience teaching online when everything changed on M...Show More