In this solo episode, I’m asking you to take a step back and really reflect on what you want your yoga or wellness business to look like—beyond the polished promises of social media. From building a six-figure brand to teaching one deeply fulfilling class a week, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach.

We’ll explore how your energy, lifestyle, skills, and goals all shape what a sustainable business actually means for you right now. Whether you’re dreaming of retreats, dabbling in tech, or simply trying to grow something meaningful on your own terms, I hope this episode helps you find more clarity and confidence in your direction.

In this episode, I discuss

• Redefining success to match your values

• The difference between scaling up and keeping it aligned with your lifestyle

• The realities of running an online business

• Creating something sustainable instead of stressful

• My “sustainable business sweet spot” framework

Mentions:

Colynn Cespedes from Frik Shuhn Yoga: https://www.instagram.com/frikshuhnyogauniversity/

Claudia Spahr from HolyMama: https://www.instagram.com/_holymama_/

Links:

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In this episode I welcome my co-host for the 2025 All Mats Taken Yoga Business Summit, Colynn Cespedes. In today's pre-summit chat we'll be exploring how your nervous system regulation impacts your business and what you can do to set yourself up for success.

We'll also talk about the summit which is coming up this week! During the summit Colynn will be starting the day with morning meditations to help you get grounded and set intentions before diving into all of the information we have coming your way. She'll then have daily presentations that set the stage for each days theme;

• Day 1: Community building 101
• Day 2: Philosophy in business
• Day 3: Your membership as a launching point to your offers suite
• Day 4: Digital marketing for yoga teachers

🎉Registration for the All Mats Taken Summit 2025 is officially open!

Join the All Mats Taken Summit (May 15–18 | Free)

🥳Grab your ticket at: https://allmatstaken.com/

Meet Colynn:

Colynn Cespedes is a highly respected yoga educator, business mentor, and functional anatomy expert with over 25 years in the yoga community and 11 years of teaching experience. A former emergency nurse who attended medical school, Colynn seamlessly blends Eastern philosophy with Western medical science, making her approach to yoga both deeply spiritual and scientifically grounded.
As the founder of Frik-Shuhn Yoga & Coaching, Colynn has trained over 20,000 yoga teachers worldwide, leading 200-hour, 300-hour, and 500-hour yoga teacher trainings, along with specialty certifications in Restorative Yoga, Chakra Alignment, and Nervous System Regulation. She is deeply committed to inclusive, trauma-informed, and body-friendly yoga education, ensuring that yoga is accessible to all bodies and backgrounds.

Beyond teacher training, Colynn is a yoga business strategist, empowering teachers to build sustainable careers through the Modern Yoga Teacher Mastermind and other mentorship programs. Her expertise in yoga philosophy, anatomy, and business development makes her a sought-after speaker, mentor, and retreat leader.

Colynn’s mission is to support teachers in deepening their knowledge, refining their teaching, and stepping confidently into their leadership roles—whether on the mat, in the classroom, or in the business of yoga.

Links:

🎉Registration for the All Mats Taken Summit 2025 is officially open!

Join the All Mats Taken Summit (May 15–18 | Free)

🥳Grab your ticket at: https://allmatstaken.com/

Connect with Adrianne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrettdigital

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@allmatstaken

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/all-mats-taken-a-yoga-teachers-business-and/id1747083899

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3329iQ9R9qpFas7m3UUhda?si=c3d5a1befd204bf9

Connect with Colynn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frikshuhnyogauniversity

Learn more from Colynn: https://frikshuhn.com/

In this episode, Amanda Paz shares how AI has revolutionized her business operations and creativity. We discuss the importance of AI tools in managing the administrative and creative aspects of a yoga business, such as content creation, marketing, and class planning. We also delve into practical ways AI can be harnessed to improve efficiency and provide inspiration, allowing yoga teachers to focus more on personal connections and in-person teachings.

Amanda offers insights into how she uses AI to enhance her mentoring of other yoga teachers and her own online programs. We also explore the ongoing need for human touch in yoga and wellness, despite technological advancements.

Meet Amanda:

Amanda Paz's journey to wellness began when she left her marketing and PR career to explore the power of movement, meditation, and nutrition in improving quality of life and performance. Her passion for sports led her to work with top NBA, NFL, and MLB athletes for a decade, using breathwork and yoga to boost their performance and recovery. Over the years, she developed strategies that turned her business into a sustainable six-figure model, granting her the freedom to work from anywhere in the world. In 2021, she launched Yoga Biz Academy, offering coaching programs, courses, and a podcast to help other yoga teachers build aligned and profitable businesses that helped them reach students from all over the world. Her mission is clear: empower wellness professionals to build thriving businesses that help them reclaim their time, increase their income, and amplify their impact.

Links:

🎉Registration for the All Mats Taken Summit 2025 is officially open!

Join the All Mats Taken Summit (May 15–18 | Free)

🥳Grab your ticket at: https://allmatstaken.com/

Connect with Adrianne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrettdigital

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@allmatstaken

Connect with Amanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogabizacademy/

Learn more from Amanda: https://www.amandapaz.com/jointhelist

AI for presentations mentioned by Amanda: https://www.beautiful.ai/

Yes, you can show up online without becoming a yoga influencer or selling your soul.

Let’s be real—most of the marketing advice out there wasn’t made for yoga teachers.

It was made by business bros who’ve never whimpered through a toe squat in Vajrasana.

If you’ve ever opened Instagram to “do your marketing” and suddenly found yourself deep-cleaning your bathroom instead… this episode is for you.

In this solo episode, I’m sharing:

• Three 'aha' moments I've had from watching the 2025 All Mats Taken Yoga Business Summit presentations

• How to use marketing as an invitation, not a persuasion tactic

• Why your voice is your brand (and perfection is not the goal)

• How to create sustainable visibility without dancing on Reels

And of course — a very exciting announcement:

Registration for the All Mats Taken Summit 2025 is officially open!

Join the All Mats Taken Summit (May 15–18 | Free)

Grab your ticket at: https://allmatstaken.com/

In this episode, we dive into the joyful world of Ayurveda with Lucy, an Āyurvedic practitioner who shares how this ancient science can bring balance, connection, and deeper insight into a modern yoga practice and life. We explore how to make Ayurveda feel approachable, aligned, and even a little bit fun.

About Lucy:
Lucy is an Āyurvedic practitioner dedicated to bringing the teachings of the elements to all curious hearts. Following the insights of nature, Lucy leans into the healing arts with a deep trust in the innate wisdom each being holds. Through touch and tenderness Lucy shares the medicine of this time-tested science in fun and relatable ways. Lucy graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA in 2018 where under the guidance of Dr. Vasant Lad and the most loving of teachers, she found a place in a community devoted to the wisdom of Nature.

In this episode, we cover:

• What Ayurveda actually is (and why it’s not just tongue scraping and porridge)

• The biggest misconceptions around Ayurveda, especially in wellness spaces

• How yoga and Ayurveda complement each other

• How yoga teachers can start weaving Ayurveda into their classes

This one's especially for yoga teachers who want to learn how Ayurveda can support their students, deepen their offerings, and expand their own connection to self and healing.

Links:

Sign Up to The Newsletter to Get on The All Mats Taken Yoga Business Summit Waitlist: https://allmatstaken.com

Connect with Adrianne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrettdigital

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/00HkMpS9f_g?si=shwsatri3f5L9yRQ

Connect with Lucy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/north.ayurveda/

Check out Lucy's website: https://www.northayurveda.com.au/

Learn more about Lucy's 50-hour Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers Course: https://www.northayurveda.com.au/the-yoga-of-ayurveda

In this episode, I sit down with Nyk Danu to explore her inspiring journey from a professional hairstylist and hair color educator to a successful yoga teacher and business mentor for other yoga teachers. Nyk shares the pivotal moments that led her to embrace yoga, the challenges she faced, and the strategies she developed to not only sustain but thrive in her new career.

We dive deep into the benefits of registered series versus drop-in classes, the importance of niching for yoga teachers, and how to build a supportive community both in-person and online. Nyk also offers practical advice for yoga teachers looking to transition to a more sustainable business model, including marketing approaches and leveraging technology for administrative tasks.

Get To Know Nyk:

Nyk Danu is a certified Yoga Therapist, Yin Yoga Teacher Trainer, Yoga business mentor, and host of A Yin Yoga podcast. She’s a fiercely independent Sagittarius, misfit, introvert, bookworm, cat charmer, crow whisperer, Buddhist, seeker of truth, and a long-term pro-activist who’s not-so-secretly out to save the world.

Nyk lives in the magical city of Victoria on the enchanted Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada. In her weekly public classes, she teaches Therapeutic Yoga to MisFits. Gen Xers (and sometimes Y) who don’t feel at home in mainstream Yoga circles: the rebels, underdogs, introverts, neurodiverse, geeks, and bookworms.

As a Yoga Therapist, her specialty is helping MisFits with Back Pain and Anxiety. Nyk has been practicing Yoga since 1998 and teaching since 2004.

In 2007 she fell madly in love with Yin Yoga and has since done 500+ hours of Yin Yoga training with Paul Grilley. Her passion for Yin Yoga sparked a deep resonance and curiosity for Traditional Chinese Medicine. This then drew her to study 2300 hours of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Pacific Rim College. In 2017 She received a 800 hour of Yoga therapy certification from Ajna Yoga College in Victoria BC.

Nyk has since combined her Yoga Therapy Training, Yin Yoga Training and, Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge to create a unique Therapeutic Yin Yoga teacher training program that has gotten rave reviews.

When she is not teaching Yoga you will likely find her on the beach with a book or curled up with her fella watching Star Trek or Anime.

Links:

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Sign Up to The Newsletter to Get on The All Mats Taken Yoga Business Summit Waitlist: https://allmatstaken.com

Connect with Adrianne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerrettdigital

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aQT8ypETZGk?si=xFzeoxDrlAX7upil

Connect with Nyk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nykdanuyoga/ and https://www.instagram.com/yinyogapodcast/

Check out Nyk's website: https://nykdanu.com/teachers/

Grab this freebie from Nyk: So You Think You Can Niche Workshop: https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yoga-business-mentorship/workshops/#signup

Cueing is a hot topic at the moment, but today's guest, Lena Kalchenko, has been talking about this for a long time now. She focused on simplicity and connection in cueing over precise alignment, and she has good reason for doing so. At the core of Lena's philosophy is an internalized experience and self-discovery

We cover:

• Why removing complexity from cueing enhances accessibility
• Do you need to make every class as accessible as you can?
• Why students and teachers benefit from simple cues rather than focused alignment.
• AND MORE!

I love Lena's matter-of-fact, perspective way of discussing cueing and how ultimately it's all about the expression of movement, connection and play rather than an overly serious aligned, "perfect" practice.

Links

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Connect with Lena on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lenakalchenko_/

Check out Lena's website: https://www.yogawithlenak.co.uk/

Grab this freebie from Lena: Exploratory yoga cues to make your classes more inclusive and engaging—helping every student truly find what works for them: https://mailchi.mp/aef9dd906963/exploratory-yoga-cues-for-creative-teaching

Lena's Workshops: