Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast

Amy McDonald

A weekly conversation for Yoga teachers and holistic practitioners who are looking to create abundant business... without feeling fake, pushy or 'salesy'.

  • 37 minutes 48 seconds
    Completion Avoidance and the 3 Goddesses

    If you struggle to get things done, chances are you’re working hard to avoid one of 3 primary business fears. Understanding these fears is key to becoming more productive and reducing your ‘time muddiness’. And, good news, Laksmi, Durga and Saraswati have powerful stories to help you do exactly that!

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    REFERENCES:

    Pattanaik, Devdutt (2025) Escaping the Bakasura Trap: Let. Contentment Fuel YourGrowth, Juggernaut, New Delhi

    9 December 2025, 7:56 am
  • 40 minutes 34 seconds
    The Fun Scale In Biz or It's Time to Impress the Hell Out of Yourself!

    Over the weekend I took a solo hike up a mountain and impressed the hell out of myself. This episode is inspired by that hike, as well as two outdoorsy writers who have some really powerful things to share about having fun… even when we’re not.

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    REFERENCES:

    Sharwood, Anthony (2020) From Snow to Ash, Hachette, Sydney

    ‘The Fun Scale’, https://kellycordes.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/ accessed 2.12.25

    2 December 2025, 5:25 am
  • 43 minutes 28 seconds
    What Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone Show Us About Your Niche

    Watching Bugonia got me thinking: Yoga is for EVERYONE! So how to choose your niche? I’ve got three ways, and #3 is my recommendation.

    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale There are only 5 places remaining.

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    28 November 2025, 9:31 am
  • 47 minutes 14 seconds
    Inside My Class Planning Process

    Heads up: this is a bit of a ranty episode, but hopefully it’s useful!

    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale There are only 5 places remaining.

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    27 November 2025, 9:27 am
  • 48 minutes 45 seconds
    Yoga, Strength and Launching an Online Course

    Today I’m joined by Victoria Thomas, a fabulous client of mine, who is sharing some fantastic wisdom about why we need to incorporate strength work into our classes and how to do it. Check out Vics’ course here: https://www.yogateacherslab.com/yoga-for-strength-course-165869 and follow her on Insta here: https://www.instagram.com/victoriathomasosteoyoga/

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    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    25 November 2025, 7:29 pm
  • 49 minutes 37 seconds
    Choosing Transgressive Acts in The Pursuit of Dreams

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    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    References:

    Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra (2019) The Forest Of Enchantments, Harper Collins, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

    Rao, Anjali (2025) Yoga as Embodied Resistance: A Feminist Lens on Caste, Gender and Sacred Resilience in Yoga History, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley

    25 November 2025, 7:31 am
  • 48 minutes 20 seconds
    Work Less, Earn More with These 3 Tips

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    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    23 November 2025, 8:22 pm
  • 45 minutes 30 seconds
    3 Ways You're Making Biz Unnecessarily and Gargantuanly Difficult

    SHOP MY BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Plus I’ve got a lineup of 3 mini shows:

    Invisible Money is Too Hard to Manage

    Safe Boundaries when Cultivating Parasocial Connections

    Newsletters: When, What & How

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    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    17 November 2025, 11:16 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Lessons on Owning A Yoga Studio In Bangkok Part 1

    This week I’m joined by Yogatique Bangkok Co-Founder Minh Lowe. Minh has a 23 year Yoga practice and draws her inspiration from a blend of the essential aspects of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Anursara, Iyengar and Yin practices. Since teaching her first class 14 years ago, Minh has committed to making her classes welcoming, challenging and safe.

    Read Minh’s articles here: https://medium.com/@Minh.Lowe

    Access a comp coaching spot (tick the GOYA box) here: https://scheduler.zoom.us/amymcdonald/coaching

    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    10 November 2025, 10:44 pm
  • 46 minutes 41 seconds
    Absorb Less, Act More

    A number of my clients have been making themselves dizzy trying to absorb all the free biz growth things on the internet. As well as suddenly being very busy, they’re also confused: what am I doing again? This week I’m going on a tirade about self-soothing with business freebies, and I’ve got 4 considerations if you want to check in with your own freebie addiction.

    Those comp coaching spots (tick the GOYA box) are here: https://scheduler.zoom.us/amymcdonald/coaching

    The November sale info is here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/sale

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    3 November 2025, 11:02 pm
  • 46 minutes 5 seconds
    What It Means When You Hate Your Students!

    Welcome to a brand new season of the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast! We are kicking it off with a spicy, ‘real-talk’ topic.

    If you value this show, please do consider supporting my work on Patreon. It’s just $5 AUD a month and it makes a big difference to me. Here is the link: https://www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    27 October 2025, 10:58 pm
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