The Bare Bones Yoga Blog & Podcast Episodes

In this episode, I turn the microphone around and share some of my own story as a yoga teacher—how I got started, the challenges I faced early on, and the experiences that ultimately shaped the work I do today. Along the way, I reflect on some of the struggles I had...

In this episode, I share the inspiration behind the updated version of my book, Structure and Spirit, and explore the core themes woven throughout its two sections: Structure, which focuses on anatomy and movement principles, and Spirit, which explores themes of...

Do you ever feel distracted, scattered, or mentally overloaded while teaching yoga? Do you feel like you’re multi-tasking and it’s blocking you from feeling at ease, present and actually teaching the humans in the room? In this episode, I’m breaking down some of the...

Are you actually struggling more with your teaching than you realize? Or maybe things are just “OK” but you wish they could be better? In this episode, I walk you through a simple self-assessment designed to help you take a closer look at your experience as a yoga...

Episode Description Have you ever felt like you should be more confident teaching by now… but you’re not? In this episode, I’m breaking down 7 common “teacher types” I see all the time when working with yoga teachers—and the underlying beliefs that keep them stuck. As...

Ever teach your yoga class and feel a rush of nerves coming on? When this happens, sometimes it’s hard to stop things from escalating and pretty soon, you’re in a full blown panic. In today’s episode, I’ll share a powerful mindset technique called “Zooming in” and how...

Many yoga teachers feel unsure about what “style” of yoga they should be teaching. Should it be vinyasa? Slow flow? Power yoga? Something else? And often, that confusion starts with how they picked the 200 hour training they attended. You might have chosen a training...

In this 400th episode, I’m taking a step back to reflect on the story of this podcast — and how things have changed and shifted in what I share with you. When I started the podcast in 2018, I was already seeing gaps in how yoga teachers were being trained. But over...

In my continuing series of themes for your yoga classes, today we’ll take a look at teaching classes that focus on balancing. This is such an important skill from a mobility perspective and as people age, balance degrades so it’s helpful to focus on it in your...