How can we honor our lineage, share yoga’s philosophical roots, and let our personality shine? In this episode with Rachel Scott, we discuss how to share the wisdom passed down through generations, weave philosophy into your classes, what to do if your lineage feels tainted by scandals or cultish behaviour when you know the deeper teachings are healing and how to recognize cult-like behaviour if you're ever faced with it.

Links:

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Episode 6 with Rachel Scott on how to create your first online course:

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6-how-to-create-your-first-online-course-with-rachel-scott/id1747083899?i=1000660746032

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5leG5r4Loz75E3a3z2PRq9?si=YtYNquxDS8mAHNzOgvk-fQ

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6iq-lWhyBUw?si=Yp0j6M6zbBcJWI7E

P.S. Curious about the cult Rachel is referring to? It's NXIVM

Is the yoga teaching industry dead? This is the hype that's trending on Instagram right now.

In today's solo episode I discuss:

• How algorithms create echo chambers that can either fuel our success or destroy our confidence
• The deeper shifts I've seen happening over the past couple of years that everyone is predicting now
• How I'm shifting how I view what other's perceive as failures into benefits, successes and hopeful potential in my business.
• Why the "yoga bubble bursting" narrative is actually about the end of superficial, overpriced trends, not the end of authentic teaching

Ready to build a sustainable yoga business focused on what truly matters? Listen to discover how to create your own protective bubble of possibility.

Links:

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Listen to the episode with Lucy from North Ayurveda (recorded in Febuary) where we discuss the shift in yoga teaching everyone's talking about today:

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/26-ayurveda-101-for-yoga-teachers-with-lucy-found/id1747083899?i=1000702499405

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5MEtmQzOa4e2K4oTHvZwHf?si=731dce74b84c4b80

Have you been reading content online lately and thought, "Is this AI-generated?" or have you been editing AI content and wondered if you've infused enough of yourself into it to make it you? Today, I'm going to turn you into a human AI-detector.

By the end of this episode, you're going to be able to sniff out unedited AI content from a mile away and impress your friends at a dinner party by knowing the definition of fancy AI terms like perplexity and burstiness.

Now, this isn't a let's bash AI content and never use it in your business episode. We want to learn the red flags so we can discern what content we consume AND we know how to avoid letting them seep through into our own copy when we use AI, so we're making sure that during the editing process, we are sufficiently adding our authentic humanness back in.

Based on these seven AI indicators, I've also created a prompt you can download to add to your workflows to help your first AI draft avoid some of these classic pitfalls and produce higher-quality first drafts the first time so you don't have to re-work the entire thing manually to make it sound less like a robot.

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My current fave AI tools for content creation:

Claude for writing*: https://claude.ai/referral/Sgwj2B0Aug

Descript for video recording & editing*: https://get.descript.com/jnyf5js3gisq

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In this episode with MaKenzie Fly host of the Master Your Yoga Teaching Podcast we talk about how she created the layers of her multi-passionate business that includes in-person classes, online memberships, retreats, mentoring, and more. She shares her journey creating a multi-revenue stream yoga business, from messiness to refinement. We explore the importance of focusing on high-return endeavors and the key to marketing yoga classes that often gets overlooked.

We also touch on how yoga philosophy aligns with monetizing the practice and offer advice for new yoga teachers on investing in business training vs further yoga teacher training. This conversation is for anyone wanting to expand their revenue streams beyond teaching in-person classes.

Meet MaKenzie:

MaKenzie Fly is a Las Vegas showgirl turned podcast host, international retreat leader, and yoga teacher mentor . Yoga found her when she was only 15 years old and helped her overcome overwhelming anxiety and crippling panic attacks due to a very painful and public scandal that nearly tore her family apart. She often says yoga ruined her life, and then saved her life. MaKenzie loves teaching yoga, but she really loves teaching other people how to teach yoga and has been for the last twelve years. She’s currently fascinated with figuring out what it means to flourish as a yogipreneur and interested in helping other like-minded yoga teachers expand their offers outside the studio. She’s a sagittarius straight shooter, prefers coffee over tea, cats over dogs, and baths over showers. Her greatest wealth is the relationship she has with her husband of seven years, and her luckiest blessing is her baby boy, Finnian, who was born recently 11/11/2023. Praise God!

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Learn more from MaKenzie & get links to her podcast: https://makenzieflyyoga.com/

Perfectionism holding you back from creating? In this solo episode, I tackle a common trap that holds so many yoga teachers (including myself) stuck—waiting until everything is "perfect" before putting themselves out there.

I'll discuss how:

• Embracing your "sucky" phase as a teacher and business owner is one of your greatest assets. I got out of my own way to get out of your way and start becoming a creator.

If you're a new yoga teacher, returning after a break, or battling impostor syndrome, this episode is for you. This is your permission to start before you're ready. Whether you're hesitating to create content, teach your first workshop, or teach a new style, this episode will help you reframe your learning curve as a valuable part of your journey.

Links:

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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_/

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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

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.

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

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