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'.

  1. 8h ago

    From Paratrooper to Digital Nomad: Pain, Change and Rodney Yee

    I’m kicking off a new teacher spotlight series of the show this week with a conversation with Sonya Quijada. After using yoga as part of her recovery from Army-related injuries and chronic pain, Sonya pursued extensive training in yoga, mindfulness, biomechanics, and physio-functional movement. She became a yoga teacher in 2008, focusing on helping people who may feel intimidated by traditional yoga environments. Sonya founded Q Wellness Yoga, a pay-what-you-can online yoga studio based on the idea that yoga can fit both your body and your lifestyle. She teaches "clunky yoga for creaky bodies," with adaptive practices for mobility, balance, and strength for accessible aging. She has practiced yoga for more than 30 years, combining yoga instruction, life coaching, wellness consulting, and resilience training into an integrated approach to wellbeing.  We discuss her incredible journey, living with pain and the fear of pain, creating, building and selling a Yoga studio and reimagining your life then taking the leap to action. I think you’ll love it! Check out Sonya’s work here: https://qwellnessyoga.com/ Come and join me for Gita Chat Club. We’ll spend six sessions exploring the text, its mythology and philosophy in a relaxed, conversational way, without needing to be an expert. You can sign up for the full club or come along to a free taster session to see if it’s for you. Check out the brand new Gita chat Club here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/gita Support this show and access all the extra goodies on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

  2. Oct 14

    What if Your Yoga Business Doesn't Need to Grow?

    In this episode, I’m exploring what happens when you’ve built a successful business, you’re earning enough and you have plenty of clients, but you still feel compelled to do more. Through three conversations with Yoga business owners and two stories from the Mahābhārata, we’ll look at the beliefs and habits that keep us striving long after the original need has passed, why an empty space in your calendar can feel surprisingly uncomfortable and what it might take to trust yourself to choose less. Because sometimes the next step in your business isn’t more growth. It’s learning how to live well with what you’ve already created. And if you’re curious about exploring these kinds of questions through the stories and teachings of the Bhagavad Gītā, come and join me for Gita Chat Club. We’ll spend six sessions over 12 weeks exploring the text, its mythology and philosophy in a relaxed, conversational way, without needing to be an expert. You can sign up for the full club or come along to a free taster session to see if it’s for you. Check out the brand new Gita chat Club here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/gita Support this show and access all the extra goodies on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald Join the Returning Retreat here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/returning Join the Business Breakthrough Day here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/breakthrough REFERENCE: Besant, Annie (1899) Mahabharata: The Story of the Great War, The Theosophical Publishing House, Adyar, Chennai.

  3. Oct 7

    How to Teach in the New Room

    Today I’m joined by Mark Breadner who has spent 45 years teaching yoga and more than 30 years educating teachers. His work has taken him from yoga rooms and teacher trainings to elite sport, corporate performance, Tibetan monasteries and online education. Through all of it, one question has remained: what does it actually mean to teach? Today, Mark's work explores Teaching in the New Room—helping experienced teachers translate decades of lived wisdom into a digital world without becoming influencers or content creators. His message is simple: the room has changed. Great teaching hasn't. Check out Mark’s work here: https://vip.yogacoach.com/ And follow him on Instagram @mark.breadner Support this show and access all the extra goodies on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald Join the Returning Retreat here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/returning Join the Business Breakthrough Day here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/breakthrough Check out the brand new Gita chat Club here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/gita

  4. Sep 30

    [Patreon Teaser] When Your Values Bust Your Boundaries + The Shero You Need to Know

    Last month we kicked off the new Yoga Teacher Circle with some juicy questions about boundaries. Enjoy a teaser of that conversation. And over on Patreon I’ve got a bonus episode of the podcast all about a recent Shero I discovered. Enjoy! Support this show and access all the extra goodies on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald Join the Returning Retreat here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/returning Join the Business Breakthrough Day here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/breakthrough And if you’re interested in working with me individually around your own life, relationships or inner world, you can find out more about counselling here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/counselling REFERENCE: Rao, Kavitha (2021) Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine, Westland, Chennai

  5. Sep 23

    You've Done All the Inner Work. So Why Are You Still Stuck?

    There’s a strange point in personal growth where you can become very good at understanding your patterns without actually changing them. In this episode I’m looking at why insight isn’t always enough, how attachment and people-pleasing patterns can show up with students, studio owners and colleagues and what it takes to interrupt those automatic responses and choose something different. Support this show on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald And if you’re interested in working with me individually around your own life, relationships or inner world, you can find out more about counselling here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/counselling

  6. Sep 16

    The Why of Anatomy-Informed, Consent-Centred Hands-On Yoga

    I’m kicking off a brand new season with a special guest! Kiara Armstrong is the creator of Rubber Band Method®, a system for teaching hands-on yoga through anatomy-informed, consent-centered, and biomechanically precise techniques. She has been a full-time yogapreneur for nearly 15 years, building a sustainable business through hands-on-based classes, private clients, retreats, and teacher trainings. Her work is informed by her background as a massage therapist and anatomy educator, bridging the gap between technique and application. Kiara teaches instructors how to use hands-on work to enhance the student experience, differentiate their teaching, and build a thriving, sustainable career. She is also the author of Hands-On Yoga Assists. Access your special gift from Kiara here: https://www.rubberbandmethod.com/amy Join the launch of the Yoga Teacher Circle and Support this show on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald Join the Returning Retreat next month here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/returning REFERENCE: Gilani, Nadia (2022) The Yoga Manifesto: How Yoga Helped Me and Why It Needs to Save Itself, Bluebird, London

  7. Sep 9 ·  Bonus

    [Patreon Teaser] How to Stop Having Endless Conversations With People Who Don't Buy

    Are you spending way too much time answering questions from people who are interested in your Yoga business, but never actually buy? In this episode, I’m talking about sales boundaries: how to stop turning enquiries into free coaching sessions, how to recognise when scarcity and people-pleasing are driving your sales conversations, and how to create a simple process that protects your time while still being warm and helpful. Listen to the full episode on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald And if you’re interested in working with me individually around your own life, relationships or inner world, you can find out more about counselling here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/counselling

  8. Sep 3 ·  Bonus

    [Patreon Teaser] What to Do When a Student Gets Under Your Skin

    What do you do when a Yoga student irritates you, pushes your buttons, crosses a boundary or simply makes you think, ‘Oh god, not this person again’? In this teaser episode, I’m exploring what our reactions to students can teach us about boundaries, projection, emotional labour and the difference between compassion and making ourselves endlessly available. Listen to the full episode on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald And if you’re interested in working with me individually around your own life, relationships or inner world, you can find out more about counselling here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/counselling

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