Leadership and Yoga

Shawna Krueger
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Leadership and Yoga by @shawnakru is the go-to hub of interviews and episodes for yoga teachers and creatives. Shawna explores creativity, confidence, and presence through conversations with top teachers, artists, creators, and thought leaders. She also creates captivating musical and poetic solo episodes. Over the past 3 years, Shawna has lovingly grown an intimate, niche following of fellow yoga instructors into a major nucleus for self-discovery. She enjoys interviewing even “non-yogis” from a yogic perspective. Support Shawna on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru

  1. 2d ago

    teaching yoga & overcoming imposter syndrome

    If you want more confidence, and to be less self-critical, and to care less about how you are perceived and if you are “good enough” in the eyes of others, this episode is for you. If you have ever struggled with habitual fears of being an imposter, of letting yourself down, or of secretly worrying that deep down you are not good enough, this episode is for you. If you have been scarred by a very critical environment or harsh feedback and can’t stop thinking about it long enough to try again, this episode is for you, dear listener.  This episode is about the lie that is the general use of the term imposter syndrome, and how we can classify it into two types: rightful imposter syndrome, and habitual psychological imposter syndrome. And from there, this episode gives you something to chew on, and tangible steps to take to overcome “imposter syndrome” and change the way you think about it forever.  This episode is created specifically for yoga teachers and creatives. My people. I love y’all. :)  Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ GIVEAWAY: https://join.yogatrade.com/giveaway (My sponsor) Imposter Syndrome article by Katie Nissley mentioned Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time stamps: 00:00 intro  09:20 animation 10:30 the biggest thing imposter syndrome robs from us 16:30 where imposter syndrome comes from in yoga teaching: opportunity cost & comparison. 18:40 giveaway & announcements! 22:49 part 1: rightful vs habitual imposter syndrome 25:30 a time I was an imposter  31:00 part 2: you don’t need to know more, you need to learn to share what you know. 33:00 biggest fallacy of imposter syndrome is that MORE can cure it. 35:00 my first time trying 36:40 part 3: the 2nd puberty & the dragonfly  40:30 what helps: stories  42:30 part 4: learn to be okay with disappointment, yours & others. 48:45 consequence of living afraid of disappointment is an incredibly restrictive life

    54 min
  2. Lizzy Beyer on Yoga Trade, Adventure, & Living in Alignment

    4d ago

    Lizzy Beyer on Yoga Trade, Adventure, & Living in Alignment

    Lizzy Beyer is an adjunct environmental science lecturer, a retreat host with "Surf With Amigas," a yoga instructor, and a surf instructor who is currently teaching yoga for a local homestay in Indonesia. Fellow yoga teachers and adventurous spirits: listen in for an inspiring conversation on living in alignment with your values and daring to follow your dreams.  Lizzy’s Instagram: @liz_lives_  Lizzy’s Substack, Sunkissed and Hurricaned Sign up for Yoga Trade’s passport: https://join.yogatrade.com/membership Join a Yoga Trade free Council Session: https://form.typeform.com/to/RcnJx6ps (My sponsor) Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time Stamps:  00:00 intro 2:42 environmental studies 10:30 the yoga farm 14:05 different pathways to affect change 17:04 allowing yourself to dream & keeping the inspiration alive 22:19 travel opens the door for expansion 27:40 lessons from surfing 31:52 ecological grief 35:59 yoga trade  42:45 yoga teacher training 48:10 yoga for surfers 53:28 living aligned with values 01:01:02 what makes an exceptional leader? 01:03:34 billboard question

    1h 7m

  3. Jun 5

    the yoga of numbers: 3 steps when metrics don’t match your vision

    This episode feels like a confession of how yoga and my relationship to numbers go together: social media numbers, financial numbers.. All of it. The yoga of numbers episode is a 3rd path, that doesn’t involve falling prey or victim to numbers, but rather facing them with awareness. Where we don’t numbly consider the numbers without considering the names, but you are also dreaming of sharing your message with the world.  Links:  Join my PATREON, Leadership and Yoga Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find me on instagram - @shawnakru - https://www.instagram.com/shawnakru/  Yoga Trade GIVEAWAY: https://join.yogatrade.com/giveaway (my sponsor) / TEND ayurvedic consultations: https://www.tend.eco/collections/consultations (my sponsor) Just B pottery: https://www.instagram.com/just_b_pottery/  Time stamps: 00:00 yoga poetry: names over numbers 01:00 my growth “numbers” journey  05:30 cartoon 06:38 just B and Rishi tea 09:40 “100 likes” wish 1 year ago 11:14 Sri Dharma Mittra’s 1 student story 14:00 arbitrary number requirements i fall short of  17:00 where to find God by Jeff Foster 19:45 fear vs love & hiding likes  22:00 first journaling prompt: flush out the fear 23:50 when i felt worthless  28:30 i’m not counting poetry 30:50 my recent “success” 34:00 the panic of numbers not matching our vision 36:00 GIVEAWAY: Yoga Trade 37:00 TEND 38:50 step 1: mapping your mission 44:30 step 2: get real, look at your output 49:40 step 3: be the person who… 55:37 without falling prey or victim to numbers Key words: yoga teacher tips, how to grow a yoga instagram, social media for yoga teachers, yoga career advice, yoga podcast, shawnakru, sri dharma mittra, jeff foster poetry, mindset for creatives, organic social media growth, small creators under 10k.

    58 min

  4. May 29

    a short yoga story

    As you know, every Friday is new episode Friday on the Leadership and Yoga podcast... but the last Friday of the month is now special... The real episode today is inside of Patreon, it's a LIVE episode on burnout and one critical change that makes all the difference. But, I did not want to abandon you here, dear listener! So please enjoy a bit of juice, in this short yoga story. I hope that it inspires you to document your own yoga stories. And perhaps, I will see you inside of Patreon for the replay, or the next LIVE on June 26th! Join Leadership and Yoga Club on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru The episode I mention that explains what the club is, and is genuinely inspirational as an episode to listen to in general: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UXULAZCXeNkzy8mLwr3G5?si=Sa3GAjNzRPi_72jZLIhHiQ

    14 min
  5. Tim Feldmann on Ashtanga, Teaching Yoga, & Devotion to the Practice

    May 27

    Tim Feldmann on Ashtanga, Teaching Yoga, & Devotion to the Practice

    Tim Feldmann is a beloved Ashtanga yoga teacher, originally from Denmark and globally renowned for his authentic, joyful, and devoted approach to the practice. Tim shares how he weaves yoga philosophy into the physical practice, how learning to be uncomfortable on the mat trains the nervous system, expanding the body’s capacity to sit with discomfort, and so much wisdom about embodied movement. This was a delightful conversation that will leave you feeling inspired and encouraged on your path as a yoga teacher and/or student. Tim’s Website Tim’s Instagram Miami Life Shala Yoga Shala Everett Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  Sign up for Yoga Trade’s passport: https://join.yogatrade.com/membership Join a Yoga Trade free Council Session: https://form.typeform.com/to/RcnJx6ps (My sponsor) ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time Stamps:  00:00 intro 08:54 have you always considered yourself a deep thinker? 10:25 abstract dance 12:45 the set sequence 15:31 sense of fluency in the yoga practice 17:44 how does ashtanga feel to you? 19:36 how does your yoga practice change how you live? 25:59 bringing yoga philosophy onto the mat 31:19 first ashtanga class 33:37 injury & recovery 39:29 first time teaching a yoga class? 43:05 discipline 47:28 how can yoga teachers make meaningful change? 53:21 the radiating energy of presence & the wisdom realm 56:55 what qualities do you look for in your teachers? 01:00:54 don’t try to be perfect 01:05:47 asana & the nervous system 01:12:25 is yoga supposed to be comfortable? 01:17:42 rapid fire questions 01:22:07 billboard question

    1h 26m

  6. May 22

    part two: 10 things i learned from going deep into yoga

    Part two of the episode from last week! After going deep in the yoga, we find that yoga is so much more than poses, identity, or surface-level spiritual aesthetics. In this episode, I share part two of 10 lessons I have learned from going deep with yoga: let’s talk how yoga helps us feel our humanity, accessing true presence through yoga, respecting yoga and cultural appreciation vs cultural appropriation, why yoga takes time and patience, and the what the Bhagavad Gita’s definition of yoga is.  Keywords: yoga philosophy, yoga teacher podcast, authentic yoga, yoga spirituality, yoga beyond asana, modern yoga, yoga wisdom, yoga for creators, spiritual growth, conscious living If you missed part one, find it here:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GRtl8C7o1NFhm4eVzKhaC?si=H1EWz0wqSrObMxT_46wByQ   Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  Join YogaTrade Council & take workshops with me (Try it free) And check out jobs on https://yogatrade.com/ (My sponsor) ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time stamps: 00:00 intro 06:00 inside my 2020 dreamboard 08:00 why i’m in honolulu  10:15 patreon: Leadership and Yoga Club 13:00 what “deep” in yoga really means 16:00 tip for yoga teachers 20:00 storytime sponsor picnic 24:59 part 6: yoga helps us feel our own humanity  28:20 musical poem: feel for all humanity   31:07 part 7: presence once seen, can never be forgotten  35:35 one year of meditating 38:00 leaning in closer 40:00 part 8: respect not just spread yoga 45:39 musical poem: yoga doesn’t come from a brand 48:00 part 9: yoga takes time 52:00 part 10: yoga is spiritual integration 53:30 divine crystal theory 58:20 musical poem: today i didn’t meditate 1:00:00 review of all 10

    1h 4m
  7. Poranguí on Serving the Music and the Yoga of Sound

    May 20

    Poranguí on Serving the Music and the Yoga of Sound

    Today on the Leadership and Yoga podcast, I talk with Poranguí about the power of music to heal, awaken, and reconnect us to ourselves. In this episode, Poranguí shares what it feels like to improvise music in front of thousands of people with no set plan, trusting whatever wants to come through in the moment. We talk ritual, creativity, flow states, consciousness, ancestors, collective human connection, nervous system regulation, coherence as leaders, and music as medicine. Poranguí reminds us that interbeing is how we find meaning in life, and he leads by example. This is what the yoga of sound really means. If music has ever made you feel something beyond words, this episode is for you. Music in intro credit to Poranguí, "Amanecer" Find Poranguí on instagram: @porangui  Poranguí events, tour, retreats: https://www.porangui.com/  Poranguí on YouTube Poranguí on Spotify Technology fail at Envision festival we mentioned: https://youtu.be/otkbFvz8Fy4?si=yV5o1OQGib-SbWLH&t=4758  Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: @shawnakru  Time stamps: 00:00 intro 01:00 who is Poranguí?  03:00 context & backstory 07:30 the body, Poranguí’s “favorite” instrument  11:00 improvising and not planning shows 14:30 capoeira, playing & dancing with the “now” 17:45 it helps us face the uncertainty of life 20:45 “worst nightmare” technology fail in performance 25:00 the prayer is too potent, energy 28:50 what it feels like after performing 29:30 how to stay present while performing: widening awareness and tracking all 30:10 Schrödinger's cat, observer effect, parallel universes 32:30 intricacy, care vs perfectionism  35:00 birth story how Poranguí’s parents met 41:30 serpent medicine: chased by snakes 44:30 trust 46:30 ancestors “anceStars”  49:00 non-linear time and roots of trees 51:50 why are we here? scrap of paper 54:00 nervous system & our function  55:00 consumerism culture  56:15 keepers of fire: technology and AI. tending  58:30 impacting the world as healers: heart song 1:00:30 heart  1:02:00 the voice is the fingerprint of the soul 1:04:00 Poranguí’s rituals: getting into state 1:06:30 change and successes after retreat  1:08:15 music expresses the inexpressible 1:11:30 why music touches us 1:12:30 the original pulse 1:14:00 billboard message, tour & learn from Poranguí

    1h 19m

  8. May 15

    10 things i learned from going deep into yoga

    After going deep in the yoga, we find that yoga is so much more than poses, identity, or surface-level spiritual aesthetics. In this episode, I share part one of 10 lessons I have learned from going deep with yoga: let’s talk spiritual materialism, devotion, creativity, stress, self-awareness, and what it really means to live yoga beyond the mat. We talk about why yoga practice is the boat, not the destination and how practice can become prayer, why discomfort creates freedom, and how real yoga changes the way we relate to every moment of life. Keywords: yoga philosophy, yoga teacher podcast, authentic yoga, yoga spirituality, yoga beyond asana, modern yoga, yoga wisdom, yoga for creators, spiritual growth, conscious living Patreon: Leadership and Yoga CLUB. To support my work on this podcast, to meet fellow listeners, and more… Join below.  https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Join YogaTrade Council & take workshops with me (Try it free) And check out jobs on https://yogatrade.com/ (My sponsor) ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time stamps: 00:00 intro 01:00 toe dipping 04:00 cartoon 09:00 Yoga Trade 10:30 part 1: yoga is a boat 16:42 part 2: practice is prayer 20:40 part 3: not everything is yoga, but yoga is in everything 24:30 something i say during yoga class often 27:00 part 4: asana is a language  29:00 healing and yoga: stagnation to flow 33:00 part 5: yoga makes you creative  34:15 yoga reverses the flow of input to output 36:40 why ideas arrive in the shower 38:28 why winding tight makes us sick 39:30 creating from stress vs real energy 42:00 holding a basketball underwater 46:00 club on Patreon!

    50 min
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Leadership and Yoga by @shawnakru is the go-to hub of interviews and episodes for yoga teachers and creatives. Shawna explores creativity, confidence, and presence through conversations with top teachers, artists, creators, and thought leaders. She also creates captivating musical and poetic solo episodes. Over the past 3 years, Shawna has lovingly grown an intimate, niche following of fellow yoga instructors into a major nucleus for self-discovery. She enjoys interviewing even “non-yogis” from a yogic perspective. Support Shawna on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/shawnakru

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  • Creator
    Shawna Krueger
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    242
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Shawna Krueger
  • Show Website
    Leadership and Yoga

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