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'.

  • 42 minutes 54 seconds
    How to Keep Your Sequences Safe, Smart and Suitably Spicy!

    This week iā€™ve got a delight for you! Sage Rountree joins me to talk all things sequencing. Youā€™ll LOVE it! Sage is a pioneer in yoga for athletes and a yoga teacher trainer whose ten books include Everyday Yoga, Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses, and The Art of Yoga Sequencing, her most recent book which I COMPLETELY recommend. Sage speaks, teaches workshops, and leads trainings internationally and online at sagerountree.com.

    Check out all the details of the FINAL Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    6 May 2024, 12:20 am
  • 45 minutes 21 seconds
    Pricing Day Retreats with Purpose and Confidence

    Do you offer Day Retreats? How do you price them? An average of what other teachers around you charge? What you think people might pay? And how do you estimate your profits? How much is left over after paying everyone else? Youā€™re in for a treat, Lovely. Hereā€™s the best way to figure out how much to charge, and how to earn what your time and energy is worth. Enjoy!

    If youā€™re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    28 April 2024, 11:33 pm
  • 46 minutes 28 seconds
    Yoga, Science, Health Care and Dharma

    This week Iā€™m speaking with the insightful and inspiring Heather Mason. Heather is the founder of both The Minded Institute and the Yoga in Health Care Alliance. She holds masterā€™s degrees in Buddhist Studies, in Psychotherapy, Medical Physiology, and has extensive training in Neuroscience. Heather has been teaching yoga since 2001 and has specialized in the use of yoga therapy for mental health populations since 2007. Actively focused on the integration of yoga into healthcare, in 2018 Heather helped create an All-Party Parliamentary Group, ā€œYoga in Societyā€. Heather has also co-authored ā€œYoga and Mental Healthā€ and ā€œYoga on Prescriptionā€. In 2023 Heather and co-director Elaine Collins developed the first yoga therapy psychotherapy course in the world.

    Learn more about Heatherā€™s work here: https://themindedinstitute.com/ and here: https://www.yogainhealthcarealliance.com/

    If youā€™re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing

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    22 April 2024, 9:30 am
  • 6 minutes 58 seconds
    Modern Postural Yoga's Most Polarising Book? Part 1 (TEASER)

    Thereā€™s no new episode on the main feed this week, but Iā€™ve got a long listen over on Patreon for you! It features an interview I did with an author back in 2017. And I need your feedback to formulate Part 2ā€¦ Which camp are you in when it comes to this text? I canā€™t wait to hear your thoughts!

    If youā€™re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing

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    14 April 2024, 10:18 pm
  • 42 minutes
    My Process for Managing Styāna, Samśaya and Pramādā

    Patanjali lists 9 disturbances or Antarayas that can take us out of practice and Yoga. Today Iā€™m addressing the 3 I think can be most problematic for Yoga Teachers when it comes to the business part of what it is that we do and suggesting my. own personal strategy for overcoming them.

    If youā€™re interested in joining the Keep Growing Mastemrind and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta. Learn more about the Mastermind here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonaldnths at no charge, DM me on Insta.

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    8 April 2024, 7:04 am
  • 42 minutes
    4 Business Reasons to Film Your Personal Practice

    Iā€™ve been experimenting with filming my own practice over the past few months and Iā€™ve got some really useful insights to share. NOTE: filming your practice must not come at the expense of you being present and doing your Yoga for YOU. This is not about changing, modifying or performing for the camera. It IS about using something youā€™re already doing in 4 new ways. Enjoy!

    If youā€™re interested in joining the KGM and getting 2 extra months at no charge, DM me on Insta.

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    31 March 2024, 9:41 pm
  • 49 minutes 11 seconds
    How to Handle Refund Requests (and Other Tricky Conversations)

    This week Iā€™m trying something new: Iā€™m unpacking an email exchange from my own Yoga business and drawing 2 tips out for you on how to better handle snarky customer service requests. Let me know what you think about this, and whether case studies should be a repeat event. Also diversions into Jay Shetty, becoming a monk and me accidentally hitting Ana Forrest in the face. Enjoy!

    The Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat 2025 is now open for registrations! And this will be THE VERY LAST ONE. Learn more here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    25 March 2024, 1:03 am
  • 18 minutes 44 seconds
    5 Lessons from 15 Years of Retreats Part 2 (TEASER)

    After teaching my Retreat for 15 years Iā€™ve learned A LOT. This week Iā€™m teasing you with Part 2 of this exploration. To listen to the entire episode, sign up for a 7-day free trial over on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    The Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat 2025 is now open for registrations! And this will be THE VERY LAST ONE. Learn more here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    17 March 2024, 11:40 pm
  • 51 minutes 36 seconds
    5 Lessons from 15 Years of Retreats

    After teaching my Retreat for 15 years Iā€™ve learned A LOT. This week Iā€™m sharing 5 of the top lessons (spoiler: I only got through 3ā€¦) along with some stories and wild tangents. I know, shocker!

    The Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat 2025 is now open for registrations! And this will be THE VERY LAST ONE. Learn more here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    11 March 2024, 10:20 pm
  • 54 seconds
    The Art & Business of Teaching Yoga

    This week on the show I am speaking with special guest Amy Ippoliti. Amy is the co-author ofĀ The Art & Business of Teaching YogaĀ and cofounder of Vesselify (formerly 90 Monkeys), an online resource for yoga professionals. Amy teaches onĀ YogaInternational.comĀ and has been a presenter at the Omega Institute, Esalen, and Kripalu, as well as the Telluride Yoga Festival and Hanuman Festival.visit her online at www.amyippoliti.comĀ andĀ www.vesselify.com. Hereā€™s the link to the bookā€™s product page on Amazon:Ā https://a.co/d/cxSQzJNĀ 

    The Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat 2025 is now open for registrations! And this will be THE VERY LAST ONE. Learn more here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    3 March 2024, 8:19 pm
  • 45 minutes 5 seconds
    Spotting Saį¹ƒketa in Business

    The Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat 2025 is now open for registrations! And this will be THE VERY LAST ONE. Learn more here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats

    This week Iā€™m challenging you to look for where the token has become the main thing. Where are you confusing the symbol for the real work? What is actually a token rather than an effective action? In this episode Iā€™m asking you to spot Saį¹ƒketa in business so you can ensure youā€™re getting the real benefit from the work youā€™re doing!

    Support the show by making a monthly $5 contribution here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

    REFERENCES

    Dass, Ram (2004) Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita, Three Rivers Press, New York

    Wallis, Christopher, D (2023) Near Enemies of the Truth: Avoid the Pitfalls of the Spiritual Life and Become Radically Free, Wonderwell, Los Angeles

    26 February 2024, 9:00 am
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