Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast Amy McDonald
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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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3 Hot Takes from a Monk and the Importance of Reading Widely
This week I’m sharing three important takeaways from ‘The Ochre Robe: An Autobiography’ by Agehananda Bharati, published in 1970. This book is both beautifully written and opinionated and spicy. You should check it out (and also accept my challenge to read more broadly!)
References:
Bharati, Agehananda (1970) The Ochre Robe: An Autobiography, Doubleday
Read it online here https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.462431
Simpson, Daniel (2021) The Truth of Yoga, North Point Press, New York
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Choosing Your Texts and Your Teachers- the Vijñāna-bhairava-Tantra as a Case Study (TEASER)
This week is rest week for the main feed, but I’ve got a really good episode for you over on Patreon! Think confirmation bias, new age conflation and the difference a one-degree change in navigation can make to a lifetime journey. And all through the lens of the VBT. It’ll cost you $5 to listen, and you’l get loads of other goodies for your contribution. Unconvinced? Well, here’s the first twenty minutes to check for yourself!
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How to Keep Your Sequences Safe, Smart and Suitably Spicy
This week i’ve got a delight for you! Sage Rountree joins me to talk all things sequencing. You’ll LOVE it! Sage is a pioneer in yoga for athletes and a yoga teacher trainer whose ten books include Everyday Yoga, Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, and The Art of Yoga Sequencing, her most recent book which I COMPLETELY recommend. Sage speaks, teaches workshops, and leads trainings internationally and online at sagerountree.com.
Check out all the details of the FINAL Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats
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Pricing Day Retreats with Purpose and Confidence
Do you offer Day Retreats? How do you price them? An average of what other teachers around you charge? What you think people might pay? And how do you estimate your profits? How much is left over after paying everyone else? You’re in for a treat, Lovely. Here’s the best way to figure out how much to charge, and how to earn what your time and energy is worth. Enjoy!
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Yoga, Science, Health Care and Dharma
This week I’m speaking with the insightful and inspiring Heather Mason. Heather is the founder of both The Minded Institute and the Yoga in Health Care Alliance. She holds master’s degrees in Buddhist Studies, in Psychotherapy, Medical Physiology, and has extensive training in Neuroscience. Heather has been teaching yoga since 2001 and has specialized in the use of yoga therapy for mental health populations since 2007. Actively focused on the integration of yoga into healthcare, in 2018 Heather helped create an All-Party Parliamentary Group, “Yoga in Society”. Heather has also co-authored “Yoga and Mental Health” and “Yoga on Prescription”. In 2023 Heather and co-director Elaine Collins developed the first yoga therapy psychotherapy course in the world.
Learn more about Heather’s work here: https://themindedinstitute.com/ and here: https://www.yogainhealthcarealliance.com/
If you’re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing
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Modern Postural Yoga's Most Polarising Book Part 1 (TEASER)
There’s no new episode on the main feed this week, but I’ve got a long listen over on Patreon for you! It features an interview I did with an author back in 2017. And I need your feedback to formulate Part 2… Which camp are you in when it comes to this text? I can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
If you’re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing
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Customer Reviews
So much juicy info!
Love this podcast and you can feel the encouragement pouring out of Amy! I am such a yoga newbie and have learned so much, and look forward to all of the episodes!
So helpful!!’
Such a great resource for me as a new yoga teacher!
Awesome podcast!
This podcast has a great balance of understanding the business behind yoga, but also how it can make a positive impact on a person’s life. Amy does a great job discussing the topic each week. I look forward to listening to future episodes! -The Art of Living Well Podcast