Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly

MaKenzie Fly

🌟 Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly 🎙️ Fresh out of YTT and feeling lost? Struggling to stand out in a sea of yoga teachers? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out alone! Join fellow yoga teacher MaKenzie Fly as she dives into the real challenges of making it as a yoga instructor—building a loyal student base, going beyond the poses, and creating a thriving yoga business. Expect powerful strategies, expert insights, and real talk about what it takes to turn your passion into a sustainable career. Whether you're a new grad or a seasoned teacher ready to evolve, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, practical guidance, and (of course) yoga-fueled laughter. ✨ Hit subscribe & let’s Master Your Yoga Teaching—one episode at a time! Connect with MaKenzie Please subscribe, rate, and review to help us continue to deliver free, valuable content each and every week. Take a screenshot at the end of every episode, share in your IG stories, and tag @masteryouryogateaching. 

  1. 5d ago

    The Yogipreneurial Path: What It Actually Takes to Build Beyond the Studio

    Jump on the Yogipreneur Mastermind 5.0 (kicks off Spring of 2027) Do you want to build something beyond the yoga studio…but sometimes wonder if you actually have what it takes to do it? I recently kicked off Yogipreneur Mastermind 4.0, and somewhere between our opening ceremony, sharing circle, journaling, and a little motivational-speaker moment 😂, I realized this conversation needed to be shared. Because building a yoga business isn't just about learning offers, marketing, and sales—it's about becoming the person who can actually lead the thing. In this episode, we chat about: ✨ Why self-trust might be the sexiest and least talked-about strategy in business 💩 The steaming pile of shit, the hidden pony & what they have to teach us about developing a growth mentality 😂 🏊‍♀️ Why entrepreneurship requires emotional athleticism—and the Diana Nyad visual I want you to remember when you're ready to quit 😬 The insidious little “rumor weed” of self-doubt and why keeping it to yourself can kill your momentum 🏈 Why you need to run the play fully before your emotions convince you to abandon it halfway through 🌀 How to tell the difference between being busy and actually doing the work that moves the needle 💛 Why building a business may have a lot more in common with your yoga practice than you think If you're building something beyond the studio—or even just feeling the first little stirring that you want to—this one's for you. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

  2. Aug 12

    Optimal Breathing: What It Is & How to Practice It w/ Jessica Dibb

    Do you know how to breathe… or have you just assumed your body has it handled? Jessica Dibb is back for round two! This time, we’re going beyond breathwork techniques to explore what optimal breathing actually means—and how conscious breathing can move beyond something you practice on your yoga mat and become something you live. In this episode, we chat about: 🌬️ What “optimal breathing” actually means—and why there’s no perfect formula that works for everyone 👄 Mouth breathing, underbreathing, overbreathing & “air hunger”… oh my 🧘‍♀️ Why Jessica wants us to stop thinking about taking a deep breath and start experiencing being breathed ✨ Received, not achieved: the perspective shift that got me emotional in the middle of our conversation 🧠 How breathwork can create a state shift → trait shift when you practice consistently 🏡 Beyond breathwork: what happens when conscious breathing follows you into washing dishes, raising kids, rushing out the door & ordinary life 😮 The 11 breathwork practices Jessica believes belong in your toolkit—and the ONE she recommends starting with 🌀 The “plane of possibility,” the Wheel of Awareness & what any of this has to do with your very first breath ⏱️ Why someone else’s “perfect” inhale-to-exhale ratio might not be optimal for your body 🌊 The pace of grace: what happened when Jessica tried conscious breathing in the middle of a very real-life rush And stay until the end because Jessica guides us through an experiential practice of receiving breathing + Matrika Pranayama so you can actually feel what we’ve spent the episode talking about. If you missed our first conversation, Breath: The Universal Language That Connects Us All w/ Jessica Dibb, go back and listen to Part 1 for our conversation on the five groups of breathwork, breath and brain anatomy, and why breath may be the one language every human shares. Take a deep breath... and press play. Breathwork and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications for Healing and Transformation by Jessica Dibb, for a 20% discount, in the U.S. click here, in the UK, Ireland, Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan and South Africa: Click here and use promo code:  WN286 Sign the Universal Breathing Declaration  Be part of co-creating a world where all can breathe safely, freely, joyously!  https://www.inspirationcommunity.org/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    Optimal Breathing: What It Is & How to Practice It w/ Jessica Dibb
  3. Aug 5

    30 Minute Intermediate Ashtanga; Full Body & Balance Focus w/ MaKenzie Fly

    Welcome to this 30-minute Ashtanga Remix yoga practice, a strong, breath-centered flow designed to build strength, resilience, and steadiness from the inside out. Want to swipe this class plan including the thematic script, sequence, and playlist? Jump in Theme Weaver Weekly, the class planning subscription that makes teaching beyond the pose easier than ever.  Prefer to practice on Youtube with a demonstration? Watch here!  In this practice you will: ✨ Build heat through a dynamic Ashtanga-inspired flow that blends familiar structure with creative variations. 🔥 Challenge your balance, focus, and coordination with standing postures that cultivate resilience, confidence, and presence. 💪 Strengthen your core, awaken your breath, and develop the steady attention that supports you both on and off the mat. 🌿 Open the body with energizing backbends, grounding forward folds, and calming inversions to create a sense of balance and renewal. 🌙 Finish with a deeply restorative Savasana, giving yourself space to absorb both the physical practice and the wisdom woven throughout the class. Throughout this practice, you'll hear a timeless story that offers a fresh perspective on how we relate to life's challenges. It's a simple shift in thinking that has the power to change the way you meet difficulty—not by making life easier, but by helping you become more spacious within it. I hope you step off your mat feeling stronger, steadier, and more capable of holding whatever life brings. Namaste, MaKenzie Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    30 Minute Intermediate Ashtanga; Full Body & Balance Focus w/ MaKenzie Fly
  4. Jul 29

    Be a Fly on the Wall: 20 Yoga Teachers Talk Business for Two Weeks

    Learn more about The Yogipreneur Mastermind 4.0 here by watching this 90 minute webinar, Turn Your Wisdom Into Wealth What if yogipreneurship isn't about building a business... but becoming the person capable of leading one? Over the past two weeks, I had a front-row seat to something incredible.Inside Break Out of the Box, I watched 20 yoga teachers work through fear, gain clarity, encourage one another, and begin stepping into the identity of a yogipreneur. As I reflected on their homework, questions, and breakthroughs, I noticed five powerful patterns that showed up again and again. In this episode, I'm sharing those lessons—and why I think you'll see yourself in them too. In this episode, you'll learn: ✨ Why entrepreneurship can feel so isolating—and why you're probably not as behind as you think 🧠 The difference between a clarity problem and a self-trust problem 🌱 Why your biggest business bottleneck is often your identity, not your strategy 🤝 How borrowing belief from a community can accelerate your confidence 🚀 The subtle language shifts that reveal someone is moving from thinking to taking action ❓ Why the questions you ask reveal where you are in your entrepreneurial journey 💛 The biggest lesson I took away after coaching 20 yoga teachers through two weeks of business growth If you've ever questioned whether you're qualified, struggled with comparison, or wondered if you're capable of building something beyond the yoga studio, this episode is for you. Rather just jump into Break Out of the Box? Join here. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    Be a Fly on the Wall: 20 Yoga Teachers Talk Business for Two Weeks
  5. Jul 22

    How to Build Beyond the Yoga Studio & Make More Money from Your Teaching

    LEARN MORE ABOUT THE YOGIPRENEUR MASTERMIND 4.0 BY COMING TO THIS WEBINAR TURN YOUR WISDOM INTO WEALTH For years, I believed the only way to earn more was to say yes to more studio classes, more workshops, more privates, and more hours.  But everything changed when I stopped thinking like an employee and started thinking like a business owner. In this episode, I'm sharing the biggest shifts that helped me build beyond the yoga studio, create more freedom for my family, and design a business that keeps serving students—even when I'm not physically in the room. In this episode, we chat about: ✨ The belief that's quietly keeping yoga teachers stuck trading time for money  🏡 The moment I realized I didn't have a money problem—I had a business model problem 🎯 How one weekly activity now replaces what 30+ public classes used to generate 🌀 The easiest yoga teacher funnel almost nobody is leveraging 📹 The simple way to turn one public yoga class into months (or years) of value 💭 Why charging for transformation changes everything about your pricing 📣 The surprising reason students started asking me about my programs before I ever pitched them 🌊 How capturing, packaging, and repurposing your existing work creates income beyond your teaching hours  ❤️ The identity shift that finally helped me stop waiting for opportunities—and start creating them Whether your dream is to teach fewer classes, spend more time with your family, fill your retreats, sell your courses, or simply feel less financially dependent on the studio schedule, this episode will show you that you don't need to work harder—you need a better business model. Press play and let's start building beyond the studio. Looking for the software MaKenzie mentioned in the eipsode? Look into FG Funnels here - your new favorite software for your online yoga business. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    How to Build Beyond the Yoga Studio & Make More Money from Your Teaching
  6. Jul 15

    Flow Vinyasa with MaKenzie Fly; "You Are Whole" (Pūrṇa)

    Interested in the Yogipreneur Mastermind 4.0? Sign up for this free webinar, Turn Your Wisdom Into Wealth, to learn all the details.  Want to swipe the class plan used in this episode? Jump in Inspired Flow Monthly - the class planning subscription that saves you time & delivers theme-centered plans every Monday. Prefer to practice with video so you can see a physical demonstration? Click here Welcome to this 60-minute intermediate vinyasa yoga flow, a dynamic, full-body practice designed to build strength, improve mobility, and reconnect you with the truth that you are already whole.  Inspired by the Sanskrit concept of Pūrṇa—meaning full, complete, and whole—this class explores the idea that yoga isn't about becoming enough. It's about remembering the wholeness that has always been within you. Through strong, creative sequencing and mindful storytelling, we'll cultivate heat, challenge balance, build resilience, and ultimately soften into the reminder that your worth isn't something you have to earn. In this practice we will: ✨ Begin with a grounding Sacred Space to settle the mind before igniting the body with energizing Chaturanga Vinyasas.  🔥 Flow through Ashtanga-inspired Sun Salutations with creative variations, including Low Lunge, Half Splits, Warrior I, Humble Warrior, Crescent Lunge, Sky Archer, Triangle, Buddha Squat, Exalted Warrior, Prayer Twist, Half Moon, and Boat. 💪 Build strength and endurance through a challenging standing sequence featuring Warrior II, Extended Side Angle, Bound Side Angle, Bird of Paradise, dynamic plank work, and an optional Headstand between sides. 🌿 Slow the pace with Bound Angle Pose and Wide-Legged Seated Forward Fold, creating space through the hips and inner legs before unwinding with gentle twists. 💛 Finish with Reclined Spinal Twists and a restful Savasana, leaving you grounded, open-hearted, and deeply connected to yourself. I hope this class leaves you feeling stronger, steadier, and more deeply connected to the truth that nothing essential has ever been missing.  Namaste, MaKenzie Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    Flow Vinyasa with MaKenzie Fly; "You Are Whole" (Pūrṇa)
  7. Jul 8

    What Yoga, Buddhism & Modern Science All Agree On w/ Justin Scharf

    Have you ever felt like all spiritual traditions are pointing to the same destination—but using different maps?  Justin's journey began as a bodybuilder and personal trainer before discovering that physical strength alone couldn't offer lasting peace. In this deeply philosophical conversation, we explore the wisdom of the Buddha, the Four Noble Truths, modern science, and how these teachings can completely transform the way we practice, teach, and experience yoga. In this episode, we chat about: 🧘 Why Justin walked away from bodybuilding to pursue the deeper teachings of yoga ☸️ The Four Noble Truths—and why every yoga teacher should understand them 💭 The real cause of suffering (according to the Buddha) and how yoga helps us work with it ✨ How Buddhism simplified ancient yogic philosophy without losing its depth 🧠 The surprising parallels between consciousness, quantum physics, and the yogic tradition 💻 Comparing your mind to a computer—and how yoga helps rewrite the operating system ❤️ Why yoga isn't about escaping suffering—but learning to respond to it differently 🙏 How embracing impermanence can make you a calmer teacher, a steadier human, and a more compassionate guide Whether you love yoga philosophy or simply want to teach classes that help students navigate real life, this conversation offers timeless wisdom you'll carry both on and off the mat. Justin's Instagram Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support. Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Weekly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

    What Yoga, Buddhism & Modern Science All Agree On w/ Justin Scharf

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🌟 Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly 🎙️ Fresh out of YTT and feeling lost? Struggling to stand out in a sea of yoga teachers? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out alone! Join fellow yoga teacher MaKenzie Fly as she dives into the real challenges of making it as a yoga instructor—building a loyal student base, going beyond the poses, and creating a thriving yoga business. Expect powerful strategies, expert insights, and real talk about what it takes to turn your passion into a sustainable career. Whether you're a new grad or a seasoned teacher ready to evolve, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, practical guidance, and (of course) yoga-fueled laughter. ✨ Hit subscribe & let’s Master Your Yoga Teaching—one episode at a time! Connect with MaKenzie Please subscribe, rate, and review to help us continue to deliver free, valuable content each and every week. Take a screenshot at the end of every episode, share in your IG stories, and tag @masteryouryogateaching. 

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