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 conscious entrepreneurs. 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 interested in impact, personal growth & business, into a major nucleus for self-development. She enjoys interviewing even “non-yogis” from a yogic perspective.

  1. 1D AGO ·  BONUS

    8-minute motivational spoken word: architecture of moonshot dreams

    FOR CONTEXT, SEE THE FULL EPISODE. This is the musical poetry, quick taste of my episode on the architecture of a moonshot dream coming true. It also is a standalone piece to get you thinking about your dreams and how to move towards them. Is it spring for the tree of your dreams stop trying to hold your life together with glue, and start giving your attention to what you actually want to grow. (In the style of my immersive special episodes... )

    8 min

  2. 1D AGO

    architecture of a moonshot dream coming true

    This is the architecture of a moonshot idea coming true (a transmission, not a list.) Let’s talk about how improbable dreams become reality. Blending mindset, spirituality, yoga philosophy, and personal storytelling, this episode explores manifestation, self-belief, identity shifts, intuition, and the energetic process of becoming. Perfect for listeners interested in personal growth, spiritual development, leadership, and conscious living, this is a reflective, poetic transmission designed to expand your perspective and reconnect you with your power. Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ Join YogaTrade Council & take workshops with me (Try it free) And check out jobs on https://yogatrade.com/  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Time stamps: 00:00 intro 01:00 poetic  03:00 what restored my faith in myself 09:50 Yoga Trade  13:07 definition of moonshot 16:00 why architecture  18:45 the mountain  20:00 the improbable bus story  27:00 event horizon discomfort  33:00 the moment you KNEW  35:00 living as that version of you 41:00 how do we change beliefs 44:00 the better we are at being patient, the less we need it 49:00 being that brings opportunities  55:00 musical poetry: tree of your dreams

    1h 3m
  3. Kirby Gordon on Teaching Yoga Around the World, Hosting Retreats, and Building Confidence as a Yoga Teacher

    3D AGO

    Kirby Gordon on Teaching Yoga Around the World, Hosting Retreats, and Building Confidence as a Yoga Teacher

    Kirby Gordon is a yoga teacher based in Austin, Texas and hosting retreats around the world. In this episode we talk about nomadic teaching, building confidence and decisiveness as a teacher, and advice on hosting your first retreat. Kirby also shares tips for teaching yoga and finding your people. If you're a yoga teacher looking to travel, are ready for your next adventure or to take that next step, this episode is for you! Kirby’s Website: https://www.kirbyyoga.com   Find Kirby on Instagram: @kirbygordon  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  30-day trial: Join Yoga Trade Council & take workshops with me (my sponsor) Get a job teaching yoga abroad? https://yogatrade.com/  ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Time Stamps:  00:00 intro 01:39 OfferingTree & TEND 05:09 nomadic teaching 13:00 decisiveness & confidence  19:03 finding your people 26:18 traveling after teacher training  31:05 consistency in yoga practice 34:35 the importance of yoga retreats 39:20 hosting your first yoga retreat  44:32 leave your students with something they can take with them 48:00 what makes an exceptional yoga class? 51:32 rapid fire questions 52:36 billboard question

    55 min

  4. MAR 27

    for the underdogs

    Hey fellow underdog. Did you know that the world loves an underdog? Let’s talk about why, and what that means for you. If you feel stuck, behind, or like an underdog in your life, business, or creative path, this episode will show you how to turn that struggle into your greatest advantage. We break down the underdog mindset, the biggest mistakes keeping you stuck (like comparison, shiny object syndrome, and self-doubt), and practical steps to build momentum, confidence, and long-term success as a creator, yoga teacher, or entrepreneur. Whether you're growing a podcast, building a brand, or chasing a dream, this episode is your roadmap to stop feeling behind and start winning. It’s a 3-part episode:  1. Reasons being an underdog is a blessing. 2. Major underdog mistakes that will keep you flailing, stuck and hopeless.  3. Instructions for living as an underdog. (For now. Because this is just an era.)  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ 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/  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Time stamps:  00:00 intro 04:28 3 part episode 08:30 Yoga Trade 10:00 OfferingTree  12:00 join the podcast!  13:55 PART 1: underdog blessings 17:50 nothing to lose 22:18 days of “trying” train you 26:00 you don’t want a one hit wonder 30:50 the danger of starting when things are easy 33:55 PART 2: underdog mistakes 36:20 envy  38:20 blindly leaping on a shiny object 41:00 not looking at what you create critically 45:40 “this is my only chance”  47:50 judging yourself too soon 49:20 expert positioning when you’re not 51:15 PART 3: underdog instructions

    1h 6m
  5. Yoga Teacher Roundtable

    MAR 25

    Yoga Teacher Roundtable

    In this yoga teacher roundtable, yoga teachers from around the world share stories from teaching and practicing yoga: their "goosebump moments," unexpected lessons, synchronicities, and their very own billboard messages. See the link below if you're a yoga teacher and would like to participate in the next roundtable! ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Thank you so much to the participating yoga teachers! Links to connect with them: Chelsea Forte: @fortechelsea, https://www.embodiedsoul.art/ David Marquez Hincapie: @Davidinbalance Aakash Shah: @djkash_official David William Pearce: @davidwilliampearce, https://sexprayers.online/davidwilliampearce Izzy Martens: @yoga.humans, yogahumans.substack.com Rachel Larsen: @racheology, rachellarsenyoga.com Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  30-day trial: Join Yoga Trade Council & take workshops with me (my sponsor) Get a job teaching yoga abroad? https://yogatrade.com/  ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  Time Stamps:  00:00 intro 01:46 yoga trade  02:57 mini-lesson from art (TEND) 05:04 cueing 108 sun salutations (rachel) 7:48 you never know what someone’s going through (david marquez hincapie) 10:02 full circle: from the first class to teaching (izzy) 13:28 learning to slow down & find stillness (aakash) 16:57 synchronicities (chelsea) 21:03 finding yoga community & a magical savasana (david william pearce) 26:48 izzy marten’s billboard message 29:39 rachel larsen’s billboard message 31:16 chelsea forte’s billboard message 33:26 aakash shah’s billboard message 34:27 david marquez hincapie’s billboard message 36:45 david william pearce’s billboard message 39:32 closing

    46 min

  6. MAR 20

    yoga & politics: bad leaders, spiritual bypassing, & good activism as a yogi

    So much of the wellness world has become busy work to keep up from focusing on the bigger problems in the world. But our own selfish pursuits don’t bring happiness anyways. So can we take more accountability for what’s happening around us?  In a season of world politics and wars that feels like spiritual wintertime, let’s talk about ignorance and neutrality vs standing up, jumping to conclusions vs thinking for yourself, and how we can stay informed while not losing our power and sanity.  Who is the bad leader? Is it them, “up there?” Is it you? Is it me? Let’s find out. Today’s episode is a combination of poetic interpretations of the current state of events and its effect on our state of being.  My substack piece mentioned “What’s going on up there” Piece by Jeff Foster “Behind the Curtain” Video about meditation mentioned Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Time stamps:  00:00 intro 03:30 the mental whirlwind of being in a season of winter 06:00 who this episode is for 07:30 my turn to answer: can yoga change the world? 9:30 OfferingTree 11:00 my story: burnt out on news 15:58 we create what we consume, but that doesn’t mean.. 17:23 what does this have to do with yoga? 22:00 2 steps for better democracy  25:20 beliefs are tea steeping in your water 26:30 desire to “belong” to a group 28:00 being a real activist means 31:30 the 3rd option 36:00 when is it enough? 40:00 survival mode does not gift the privilege of contemplating  43:50 news  48:50 bad leaders characteristics  50:00 just trying to get through the week 51:20 Jeff Foster “I saw behind the curtain” 56:00 spiritual bypassing 59:30 “it’s all divine plan”  1:00:00 take accountability, you are not a hamster 1:05:00 how to make real change

    1h 13m
  7. DJ Taz on Music, Energy & the Power of Your Yoga Playlist

    MAR 18

    DJ Taz on Music, Energy & the Power of Your Yoga Playlist

    DJ Taz Rashid is a DJ and music producer creating music with a deeper mission to awaken, uplift, and empower humanity with music. His work lives in yoga, breathwork, dance and wellness spaces around the world, and you’ve likely already heard some of his tracks in a yoga class or added them to a playlist of your own. In this episode, we explore the power of music, how a carefully curated playlist can completely shift the energy of a yoga class, the practice of creating with intention, and more. DJ Taz on Spotify DJ Taz’s Website Find DJ Taz on instagram @djtazrashid  ⁠⁠Shawna’s website⁠⁠ Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ Try OfferingTree for free⁠ ⁠with my link here⁠⁠ (My sponsor)  30-day trial: Join Yoga Trade Council & take workshops with me (my sponsor) Get a job teaching yoga abroad? https://yogatrade.com/  ⁠Ayurvedic consultation with Art, TEND ⁠(My sponsor)  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Time Stamps:  00:00 intro 1:31 yoga trade 2:43 offering tree 4:00 TEND & mini-lesson from Art 08:20 starting to create music with intention 14:38 expectations in the creative process 16:43 music is energy and emotion 19:55 music is a powerful portal 24:17 the mission to awaken & empower humanity with music 26:49 study your own story 30:15 did you ever doubt your music path? 37:54 creating with intention 41:17 consistency & finding a focus 45:50 understanding music as a yoga teacher 48:21 tips for yoga teachers on making an intentional playlist 50:12 yoga classes without music 52:30 festivals 57:20 collaborating in art 01:01:17 current inspirations? 01:06:01 getting aligned then taking action 01:09:31 rapid fire questions 01:10:44 billboard question

    1h 13m

  8. MAR 13

    stop feeling stuck: 3 step life reset to get your momentum back

    Here’s me telling the truth about how stuck I’ve felt over the last 4 months and what finally set me free. Feeling stuck, living at home, my parents are selling the house that raised me, and all our excuses. We paint reasons in our minds about “why we are stuck” or “why now isn’t a time that I am capable of breaking a cycle.” Which is NOT TRUE. Today is the day you get UNSTUCK: motivation with a side of humor and funny stories. What’s the point if literally everything we do makes us stressed and negative? Let’s talk about how to experience true JOY. Being stuck is the grey area in which you are holding some part of yourself back, not fully allowing yourself to feel or see what is right in front of you.  Find Shawna on instagram: ⁠@shawnakru ⁠ ⁠Shawna’s website⁠ 30-day trial: Join YogaTrade Council & take workshops with me (March 13th - “Find Your Voice part 1” w/Shawna live, my sponsor)  ⁠Yoga Teacher Roundtable free community events & mailing list⁠ Substack I mention on feeling stuck by scarcity and lack time stamps: 00:00 intro  03:00 you cannot wait on anything external 05:50 indecisiveness  07:00 revealing my earnings on substack 09:30 i woke up “paralyzed” physically  12:20 slipping back into my old self 16:50 yoga trade!! find your voice workshop with 19:00 number 1: how much room for the unknown do you have? 21:00 toxic algae  23:30 how i unstuck myself 25:30 joy, actual JOY. experience it.  26:35 number 2: what are you not seeing? 28:30 a total fail 33:00 hoping and wishing implies that you DON’T have it 34:20 gratitude, what it means really 38:00 musical send off :)

    42 min
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Leadership and Yoga by @shawnakru is the go-to hub of interviews and episodes for yoga teachers and conscious entrepreneurs. 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 interested in impact, personal growth & business, into a major nucleus for self-development. She enjoys interviewing even “non-yogis” from a yogic perspective.

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  • Creator
    Shawna Krueger
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    225
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Shawna Krueger
  • Show Website
    Leadership and Yoga

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