Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly

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By: MaKenzie Fly

YTT Graduation day buzz fading? Feeling overwhelmed by the competition? Don't worry, fellow yogi! "Master Your Yoga Teaching" podcast is your one-stop shop for honing your skills, finding your voice, and igniting your teaching career. Join host MaKenzie Fly. A fellow yoga teacher in the trenches, as I tackle big questions like:How to Stand out from the crowd: Discover powerful strategies to attract and retain students, build your yoga business, and command attention in a crowded market.How to Go beyond the poses: Learn how to connect with your students on a deeper level, transcend basic instruction, and weave...

Aaron Petty on Practicing + Posting Everyday, In-Person vs Online, and Working w/ Your Lover
#39
Yesterday at 9:10 AM

Do you have the guts to not only hit the mat everyday, but also hit record and share too? Everytime I open my Instagram app, Aaron’s daily yoga reel is the first to pop up. I have learned so much from him and know you will too!

In this episode, we chat about:

🎥  What’s it been like recording his practice and sharing it on socials everyday this year
🎤  Why voiceovers are so powerful
🧭  The struggle of coming into your voice and the fear of expressing yourself
🧰  How recording yourself practice is a tool for pratyahar...


Fake Spirituality, Satire, & Viral Yoga Reels on IG w/ Diaz (@thedancingwarrior)
#38
10/16/2024

Do you struggle to be authentic? Today’s guest, Diaz Chairullah, shows us how it’s done, even if that means poking fun at the thing we love most…yoga! You’ve probably reshared some of his hilarious reels on IG to your story. 

We talk about:
🔎  BTS look at his creative process for making his hilarious yoga reels for IG that you’ve probably reshared to your story
🌏  What it takes to be a yoga teacher in the modern world
🧲  Why it doesn’t work to repress your personality just to be accepted in the yoga community, what...


Retreat Ready; a Facilitator’s GRWM Guide & BTS Prep
10/09/2024

Do you want to host an unforgettable yoga retreat?  You have mapped out an awesome itinerary and sold out your retreat, but the work isn’t over yet! Here’s some often forgotten advice for what to do before, during, and after your retreat to make it one to remember.
We chat about:
 
🤪  How to prime yourself to be a great retreat leader.  
💖  Getting your participants psyched and getting your vibe right
🕰️  Why arriving early is a game changer for the retreat.  
📸  The importance of a strong team and who that team is at the retreat.
🧘   How t...


Myth Busting w/ Dr. Yogi, Physiology and Our Incredible Bodies
#37
10/02/2024

Have you ever said, “Twists detox the liver?” Our guest today, Andrew McGonigle (known as @doctoryogi on IG), becomes our very own fact-checker on some of the click bait-y claims that have permeated the yoga teaching culture. 

We chat about: 

💥 
What does it mean to critically think and how that informs our yoga teacher 
🤪  Physiology defined and how studying it can enhance your yoga teaching appreciation for the body
🔥  Myths that have spread like wildfire in the yoga teaching community: like Does Yin yoga actually target the fascia, does sweating actually detox the body, is it act...


The Damaging Effects of Tying Our Worth to Our Work w/ Gihan Saiid
#35
09/25/2024

Have you ever heard the phrase “work to live don’t live to work” and laughed feeling like that can’t be possible?  Today’s guest speaks to why its important to embody that adage to avoid burnout. 

🤯  What is Yoga Nidra and top resources to learn more  
❤️‍  How were all addicted to our emotions and the repercussions of this
🖼️  Reframing the relationship to stress
😰  The relationship between money and the nervous system
⛑️  The slippery slope of confusing your worth with your work and the shame cycle of infusing your identity in what you do
🔥  The stages of burnout and a q...


Sensitivity as a Superpower & Secrets to Spiritual Hygiene w/ Erika Belanger
#34
09/18/2024

Do you feel “not enough” and “too much” at the same time? This week Erika Belanger, host of On and Off Your Mat Yoga Podcast, shares spiritual hygiene practices for the big feelers out there.   
We chat about: 

⚡  What is an HSP?
😃  How, more often than not, yoga teachers are HSPs
📦  4 boxes of practices to maintain your spiritual hygiene. These boxes will make it easy to identify not only what you’re feeling, but how to care for yourself.
🙏  Super specific somatic practices to infuse into your yoga sequences and classes
😰  Unpacking big emotions, like anxiety and overwh...


Professionalism & Piecing Together Your Successful Business Puzzle w/ Clair Thomas
09/11/2024

Do you love Puzzles and putting the pieces together in just the right way?  Well, today Clair Thomas is joining us and she has found many different ways to put the pieces together. As a YTT creator, and co-founder of Solstice, not to mention that she lives right here in Las Vegas.  You are gonna love the insight she has today. 

Today we talk about

😵‍  Professionalism for yoga teachers and how to apply the yamas and niyama in yoga business
💲💲  How poverty prevents us from serving and that we, as yoga teacher, are also meant to transcend har...


How to Write Your Own YTT & Get Approved by Yoga Alliance
#32
09/04/2024


Do you dream of leading your own Yoga Teacher Training program? This episode shares insights from someone who wrote, applied, and was approved in record time!  

We chat about: 

😎  Benefits of hosting YTTs 
❓   Questions to consider before beginning  
🧘  What is Yoga Alliance?
👣  8 steps to applying
💣  My mistakes made
✅  Top tips to get approved the first time 

You are not gonna want to miss a minute of this!  Let’s Dive in!

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Yogic Antidote to Apathy & Nihilism w/ Vikramjeet Singh
#31
08/28/2024

Have you ever been bogged down with the weight of the world and wondered what’s the point of it all? This week’s guest, Vikram goes deep and touches on topics like:

🏵️  How to make yoga philosophy relevant and applicable in dail, modern life
🧠  What did the Yoga Sutras mean by right knowledge?
❓   What to do when students ask you questions
💭  The most profound question you need to ask yourself as a yoga teacher
☸️  The five remembrances of the Buddha
🎤  Finding an authentic voice
🔥   Avoiding personal burnout 

If you’re in need of hope, this episode is t...


What Employers Are Looking For When Auditioning & Hiring Yoga Teachers w/ Eric Jeffers
#30
08/21/2024

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When you think of a clown, which do you picture? The innocent red nose clown at kids birthday parties or the terrifying Pennywise from the horror films, It? This week’s guest is neither, but a clown all the same! Eric Jeffers is a real life Cirque Du Soleil clown turned corporate yoga king. 

In this episode, we talk about: 

🩰  His performance background as a ballet and modern dancer and his time clowning around in the prest...