What if the “safe” path is actually keeping you stuck?

If you’re craving more freedom, more income, or just more you in your yoga business—this episode is a must. Kristi Chaves drops straight-up wisdom on building a business that supports your actual life, not just your schedule.

You’ll hear:

👶🏼 What it really takes to grow a 400K biz while raising a baby
🧘🏻‍♀️ The surprising reason yoga teachers are primed for coaching
😳 Why “job security” might be the biggest lie you’ve believed
💡 What to ignore when everyone online is shouting business advice
📬 The fastest way to get your first clients (spoiler: it’s not a funnel)
♻️ How repeating one offer can explode your growth
🔥 What she learned behind the scenes of that Hormozi launch
🤯 Her strategy for 98% client retention—without constant launching
💬 How to charge without guilt and serve more people in the process
👀 The mindset shift that helps you stop playing small—for good

This one’s packed. Send it to your yoga bestie who’s ready to break free from the burnout hustle—and tag @masteryouryogateaching when you do so we can cheer you on. 

If you are liking this episode check out some of our others like it: 

The Money Mindset Makeover with Kate Lombardo
The Damaging Effects of Tying Our Worth to Our Work w/ Gihan Saiid
The Financially Empowered Yogi; How to Find $$$ Flow & Freedom w/ Bree Soscia

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What if the answers you're looking for aren't new—they're just buried in a past life?  

You’re not stuck. You’re just not looking at the full story.In this episode, Irene Kuykendall breaks down the Akashic Records, soul contracts, past-life healing, and how quantum work can ripple across timelines. Whether you're woo-curious or already deep in the work, this convo will shift your perspective—and your power.

We chat about:

✨ The Akashic Records - - how they hold every experience your soul’s ever had
🎭 How acting career trains you to channel past lives
🌀 Why healing isn’t about time—it’s about frequency
💬 What is a soul contract, how you get into one and what it really means to break it
🧘🏻‍♀️ The deeper power behind mantras + somatic work
💥 Why some patterns keep repeating (hint: past-life vows)
🌈 Healing that rewires you—and your timeline

📲 Share + tag us on IG: @thismindfulmuse + @masteryouryogateaching

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Sensitivity as a Superpower & Secrets to Spiritual Hygiene w/ Erika Belanger




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🎙️ In this episode, I’m sharing real talk on how to prepare for maternity leave as a yoga teacher, whether you're teaching in studios, running your own business, or both. Pregnancy is a season of major change—and your work deserves to be honored with both intention and grace.

We’ll cover:
✨ What to consider when planning your maternity leave timeline
✨ How to communicate with studios (and what questions to ask)
✨ Why taking time off can affect your classes—and what to do about it
✨ How to align your launches, programs, and private clients around your due date
✨ Creative ways to invite in-person students into your online world
✨ How I wish I’d planned ahead for recurring income during my leave
✨ Honest reflections on identity, momentum, and fears around being forgotten
✨ Why owning your platform gives you freedom
✨ And a bonus resource you can grab: my personal birth preferences sheet to inspire your own

Whether you’re pregnant now, thinking about it in the future, or simply want to plan for time away with more clarity—this one’s for you.

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Bianca Caulfield went from doing yoga DVDs in her living room to co-owning two busy LA studios. In this episode, she breaks down what no one tells you after yoga teacher training—like how to actually start teaching, what’s worth investing in, and how to not burn out while building your dream.

This convo is part pep talk, part permission slip, and all real.

👉🏼 That time her Thanksgiving yoga class got evacuated mid–sun salutation
✨ The unexpected moment she knew she was meant to do this full-time
💥 What most new grads do wrong after YTT—and how to avoid the stall
📦 Why she doesn’t run trainings on a schedule (and what she listens to instead)
📣 The super unsexy skill that instantly upgrades your teaching game
💳 Should you open an LLC, get insurance, or join Yoga Alliance? Here’s the real talk
📟 The easiest first step to becoming a legit yoga biz owner (hint: it’s not an LLC)
📍 A spicy take on professionalism that’ll change how you show up
🤝 How to build community on purpose—and why that’s your secret superpower

You don’t have to have it all figured out to be a “real” yoga teacher. Whether you’re part-time, brand new, or dreaming up your first retreat—this episode is your reminder that messy starts are normal and you’re way more ready than you think.

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💬 Got a tech flop or cue fail of your own? DM us! We want to hear your wildest, weirdest teaching moments.


📲 Connect with Bianca @superstarbia and tag us when you listen.

🎧 Don’t forget to follow the show + binge the archive for more honest convos and behind-the-scenes yoga life.

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This episode peels back the layers of the 8 limbs of yoga—the messy, mystical, and surprisingly practical truths you don’t hear in class.

👉🏼 The “storage unit” lesson yoga secretly teaches you
✨ Why lying still might be the most radical part of practice
💥 The uncomfortable ache that actually sharpens devotion
🌿 A hidden doorway into peace you’ve been breathing through all along
😬 When being truthful clashes with being kind (and what wins)
📿 The honeybee approach to self-study that changes everything
😌 What sneaks in only after you stop concentrating
🌊 A metaphor for meditation you’ll never unsee

This convo will leave you questioning what yoga really is—and how it shows up in every part of your life.

This episode originally aired on Shalane Carter’s Be the Frequency Podcast, and it’s packed with ideas you can borrow, adapt, and make your own.

✨ Ready to take your practice off the mat and into real life? Join us inside Inspired Flow Monthly for theme scripts, sequences, playlists, and a community that gets it.

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Ever feel like your yoga business is more juggling act than intentional plan?

When you’re in the thick of it, building a business can feel messy, chaotic, and anything but strategic.

In this chat, we pull back the curtain on how I built multiple income streams—some on purpose, some by accident—and what I’ve learned about balancing the art of teaching with the business side of yoga.

Here’s a peek at what we dive into:

💡 The virtual yoga studio with the facepalm name that taught me everything
🎯 How low-cost offers can quietly drain your time and energy
🧩 The “two wings” method to keep business and teaching in sync
🎭 Vegas showgirl secrets for creating unforgettable classes
🌀 Tiny tweaks that turn yoga into a moving meditation
🚫 The marketing trap that gives away your best stuff for free
🔍 Why your personal story is your most powerful sales tool
🍦 Ice cream flavors as your niche strategy (yep, really)
🧘🏻‍♀️ Charging for yoga without feeling like a sellout
🚀 The one move I wish I’d made 10 years sooner

This conversation originally aired on All Mats Taken with Adrianne Jarrett, and if you’re a yoga teacher trying to figure out how to grow your income and keep your sanity, you’re going to want to hear it.  It’s part behind-the-scenes, part tough-love truth, and all about helping you build a yoga business you actually enjoy running.

🎧 Listen now and steal a few ideas to make your own path a little smoother. 

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What if your yoga classes could feel less like a checklist—and more like an unforgettable experience?

In this conversation with Karen Fabian on Conversations with Yoga Teachers, we go deep into theme weaving—the subtle art of threading a meaningful message through class so your students feel it in their bodies and their hearts. Along the way, we talk performance secrets, personal stories, and practical tweaks that make your teaching more magnetic.

Here’s a taste of what we explore:
💡 The life curveball that completely reshaped how (and why) I teach
🎭 The stagecraft trick I brought from showgirl life to the yoga mat
🧩 The one shift that makes every pose, cue, and playlist feel connected
📜 Why a single word can be the compass for an entire class
🪶 How to drop “breadcrumbs” your students will still be chewing on after class
🚫 The popular teaching habit that might be draining your impact
🎯 A planning tweak that makes your classes feel more intentional without adding hours of prep
🛠 A low-pressure way to experiment with theme weaving right now
🧘🏻‍♀️ The unexpected reason deeper messaging makes your teaching more inclusive
🚀 How to step into this style with confidence—even if you’re nervous to try

This episode originally aired on Conversations with Yoga Teachers with Karen Fabian, and it’s packed with ideas you can borrow, adapt, and make your own.If you’ve been craving a way to inspire your students beyond the mat, this is your sign.

🎧 Tune in now and start turning your themes into teaching gold. 

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Ever wonder why some days you can roll with life’s chaos… and other days it totally takes you out?  Yeah, me too.  

Life’s too short to stay stuck in reaction mode when you can learn to live in response.In this special rebroadcast from Radical Joy with my friend James, we get into the real, unpolished side of yoga, life, and staying grounded when everything feels a little sideways. This isn’t about perfect poses or picture-worthy zen—it’s about what happens when you actually live the practice.  Big love to James and the Radical Joy crew for inviting me into such an open, laugh-til-you-snort kind of conversation.

Here’s a peek at what you’ll hear:

👉🏼 How a random cruise ship coffee date a decade ago still shapes my mornings.
😬 The Vegas-show-girl-meets-yoga-teacher connection you didn’t see coming.
🧘🏻‍♀️ Why flexibility is the worst excuse not to try yoga (and what it’s really about).
💥 The postpartum “moment” I posted about that made my husband raise an eyebrow—and my inbox explode.
✨ The sneaky way yoga rewires your reactions without you noticing.
😂 Sweat, tears, and the weird things they have in common.
🥵 What happens in class when your body starts “whistling.”
📚 How a book club for yoga nerds turned into beach-front retreats in Bali and Tulum.
🪞 The two words that secretly hold the key to more joy than you think.

🎧 Hit play for stories that’ll make you laugh, maybe tear up, and definitely see yoga (and yourself) in a whole new light.  This is a conversation that’s equal parts laughter, honesty, and “oh wow, me too” moments. 

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What if props weren’t optional—but the secret to smarter, stronger, more inclusive yoga?

Jenny Clise is here to flip everything you thought you knew about teaching with props (and she brought 800+ variations to prove it).✨ Props aren’t just a crutch—they’re a superpower when used intentionally.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Jenny’s classes don’t offer props… they require them (and her students love it).
😳 A Cirque du Soleil story that’ll make you rethink how “gentle” blocks really are.
💥 The subtle language shift that changes your students’ entire relationship to props.
🎯 Her go-to method for Chaturanga that gets students stronger and more confident.
🧩 How to sneak props into your class without slowing the flow.
🔥 The moment her Type A students thought props were advanced—and why that changed everything.
💡 Why your “grab a block if you need it” cue might be backfiring—and what to say instead.
🪄 The genius strategy behind using props as part of the pose, not just as an option.
📚 How Jenny’s 2-year book project turned her into a producer, photographer, and prop queen.👉🏼 Hit play to rethink your prop game—and get inspired to teach with more purpose, power, and play.

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If you liked this episode check these other episodes out. 
Stick Figuring Out Your Sequences w/ Karin Baltisberger

Best Class Planning Hack Ever!

The Heart, Humanity, and Health Behind Power Yoga w/ Bryan Kest

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Can you be angry and yogic at the same time?

✨ Author, activist, and teacher Susanna Barkataki says yes—and she’s here to help you live your yoga off the mat and into real life. This convo is a firestarter in the best way.

In this episode, we chat about:
🔥 The real reason your self-care routine might be making you tired, not whole
👉🏼 How Susanna turned burnout into her boldest ideas yet
😬 A yoga teacher confession: “I walked out thinking... that was terrible”
✨ What it really means to steward yoga—not just teach it
💥 The FIRE framework that brings you back when life steamrolls your practice
🌱 Why “yoga isn’t yoga until you give it away”
😳 Rage, grief, confusion—how to feel it all without flipping your lid
📣 The poem she wrote out of pure fury—and how it launched a movement

From burnout to boldness, rage to resilience, this episode is your permission slip to live yoga loud, messy, and real.

✨ If this episode cracked something open for you, send it to your favorite yoga misfit, teacher, or truth-teller—and let’s spread the good fire and don't forget to tag @susannabarkataki and @masteryouryogateaching

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Like this episode check out these others:
Highs & Lows of Studio Ownership, Svadhyaya & Self Study w/ Ruby Chandler
From Suppression to Expression w/ Alexander Schimmel
Transmuting Trauma through Sacred Sensuality w/ Shayna Hiller
How to Teach Yoga to Someone in Their Second Trimester of Pregnancy


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Feel like your practice isn’t really yours anymore?

Between motherhood, teaching, and trying to meditate without getting tackled by toddlers… it’s easy to lose the thread. But what if your messiest season is actually the start of something better?

In this episode, global meditation teacher Kelly Smith gets real with MaKenzie about navigating identity shifts, burnout, and the myth of “doing it all”—and she does it with heart & humor.

👉🏼 The unexpected way MaKenzie and Kelly “slept together” (yep, that happened)
🧠 What ADHD has to do with building a wildly successful wellness brand
💥 The day Kelly lost $10k—and why it turned out to be a gift
🧘🏻‍♀️ A breath practice your 4-year-old can do (and probably teach you something in the process)
✨ Why meditating in front of your kids might be overrated
🚫 The big lie about “clearing your mind”—and what meditation actually is
💬 What Kelly says yoga nidra really is (spoiler: it’s not meditation)
👀 Meditation styles that might not be safe for everyone—and how to teach with care
💸 The pep talk yoga teachers didn’t know they needed about money, burnout, and worth

Feeling seen? Hit play and let Kelly remind you that your practice still belongs to you.

💌 Loved it? Share it with a mama, teacher, or friend who needs this—and tag @Masteryouryogateaching and @yogaforyouonline to let us know what hit home.

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What if rock bottom is actually the beginning?
This conversation rewrites everything about what it means to live, teach, and be the practice. From a collapsed life in Dubai to spiritual alignment in Rishikesh, this story challenges every assumption about the path.

In this episode, we chat about:

🤫 How a YouTube video and breathwork routine started a radical shift.
🌀 The meaning behind his Sanskrit name that foreshadowed a soul’s purpose.
💔 The triple-hit moment—career, relationship, and identity gone in one year.
🕯️  A music festival, a park bench, and an impromptu 3 a.m. monologue.
🌍 The unexpected culture shock of moving from India to France and sharing yoga
🔁 Why he calls himself an “aspiring yogi” and the intentionality behind this title
🔮 How studio vibes, floor texture, and idols on the wall shift everything.
🧨 The silent creep of spiritual ego (and where it hides).
💡 A single question that reveals the true state of any practice.

This isn’t just a conversation about yoga—it’s a call to remember why the path matters in the first place. 

🎧 Press play to reconnect with the practice beneath the poses—and if something lands, post and tag @materyouryogateaching and @akasha.veda.

💥If you like this episode check out these others.💥  

8 Steps to Mastering Your Yoga Teaching

Sanskrit, Mantra, & Finding Your Voice w/ Claudette Evans

Clarity; Finding Your Path & Purpose w/ Paul Benedict 

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Ever felt unsure how to truly support a pregnant student when they walk into class?

This episode is part personal reflection, part teaching resource. I’m sharing my own second trimester journey—not just to document it, but to help yoga teachers feel more confident, compassionate, and informed when it comes to teaching pregnancy.

Whether you’re pregnant yourself, teaching pregnant students, or simply curious about the behind-the-scenes of this season, there’s something here for you.

In this episode, we talk about common symptoms, surprises + scary moments, and how pregnancy continues to shift my relationship with practice and teaching.

Specifically, we chat about:

🤐 Why the first trimester feels so lonely—and how the energy shifts when you can finally share
✨ From glowing skin to growing belly—what makes this stage feel more “real”
💙 The gender reveal moment that brought both joy and a surprising wave of emotion🩺 The health scare that sent me down a Google rabbit hole and what the specialist said that helped me breathe
🍩 The test I failed that might change my prenatal care—and why it wasn’t a total shock🧘🏻‍♀️ How this pregnancy is changing my yoga practice (and what’s straight-up off the table)
🔥 The pain that’s topping my complaint list—and how it’s changing the way I move
🤯 Why being pregnant doesn’t automatically make me feel qualified to teach prenatal📚 The training I still haven’t taken—and why I think I want to now
👶🏼 Looking ahead to third trimester, postpartum, and my plans for birth and beyond

If you haven’t yet, go back and listen to Part 1 of this series:
“How to Teach Yoga to Someone in Their First Trimester of Pregnancy.”

And if you know a prenatal yoga specialist who would be a brilliant guest for this series—I’d love your recommendations! DM @masteryouryogateaching or send them my way.

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This classic text was on your YTT book list, but over half of it went over your head right? 

In this gem-packed episode, Ben Kalra takes us way beyond the mat and into the heart of the Yoga Sutras. But don’t worry—this isn’t some dry philosophy lecture. It’s juicy, grounded, and refreshingly real.

Inside the episode:
📜 Are the Sutras written for & applicable to everyone
📿 The flashcard trick that changed everything
😬 A mind pattern you’re definitely stuck in (but don’t realize)
📘 Book One vs. Book Two— the main message of each
📱 What “asana” really meant before we Instagrammed it
🌬️ Why the fifth limb of yoga might be the one you’re skipping
🧠 Are you meditating—or just marinating in your own mind? The nuanced difference between mindfulness and meditation according to Patanjali
🕯️ One word that unlocks the whole path
💥 The sutra Ben lives by (and maybe you will too)

Whether you’ve studied the Sutras or never cracked the spine, this episode will have you thinking, “Wait—how did I miss that?”

✨ If it landed for you, share it with a fellow yogi or post it to your stories. Tag @benkalra and @materyouryogateaching—we’d love to hear what’s sparking for you.

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Have you ever been to a yoga class where tarot card reading was incorporated?

Psychic medium and yoga teacher Lauren Salgado says it’s not either/or—and her story might have you rethinking what’s possible. From Vegas showgirl to spiritual guide, she shares what it’s really like to read energy, see spirit, and bring it all into the yoga room.

🌕 A freaky Full Moon connection that kicks things off
🔮 What happens when she reads Tarot mid-class (and the room feels it)
😳 That time the cards outed something... while the people involved were in the room
🎭 Why performing and psychic work aren't so different
🧘🏻‍♀️ Her no-fluff advice for weaving Tarot into yoga classes
🧠 Why she sometimes has to mute people after she sees their stories on socials
👁️ The signs you might be more intuitive than you think
🛡️ What she wears for energetic protection—and how she keeps the “downloads” in check
😅 How she went from secret reader to sold-out Sundays

Ready to find out what’s been whispering beneath the surface of your own intuition?

🎧 Tap play to explore the unseen with Lauren—and maybe meet a part of yourself you didn’t know was there.

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