The Yoga Teacher Podcast

What Is the Hardest Part of Yoga Teacher Training? (It’s Not What You Think)

Is yoga teacher training actually hard? 👀 As always, we go into the nuance of it all, including imposter syndrome and perfectionism to physical worries and the inevitable

You're Overcomplicating Your Yoga Sequences

Are you spending hours planning your yoga classes only to feel overwhelmed when you actually start teaching? In this short episode, I'm sharing 5 common reasons why yoga

Is Yoga Teacher Training Worth It?

YTT Newsletter. One actionable theme. One email. Every week.https://heartandbonesyoga.com/yogateachertips/ Have a question about yoga teacher training? Leave it in the c

Only You Can Teach This Class: Finding Your Voice

New yoga teachers often copy their teachers at first. Their sequencing, their cues, their language, even the way they hold the room. But how do you move from repeating wh

What Kind of Yoga Teacher Are You? (Find Your Voice & Confidence)

This audio was taken from our Yoga Teacher Tips Youtube Channel! Watch the video HERE Feeling like you lack "self-belief" as a yoga teacher? It might not be a lack of c

Is "Listen to Your Body" a Bad Yoga Cue? (The Nuance of Autonomy)

Is "Listen to Your Body" actually helpful, or is it just confusing for your students? In this episode, Brea, Founder of Heart and Bones Yoga, chats with Ula about the nu

Nervous System Supportive Yoga: What It Actually Means

Is your yoga class actually "nervous system supportive," or is it just slow? In this episode, Brea and Ula chat about what it really means to support the nervous system w

How to Find Yoga Teaching Jobs (That Aren't at a Yoga Studio)

If you've been struggling to find yoga teaching work, whether you just finished your 200-hour, moved to a new city, or feel like there are more teachers than there are jo

Uninspired?! Try these 5 things when teaching yoga.

You have classes to teach this week… and the inevitable happened. You’ve run out of ideas. Or maybe you’re just bored with what you’ve been teaching and want something n

Inclusive Yoga Cueing, How to Teach Every Body Type

As yoga teachers, we all want to say the “right” thing in class. The perfect cue. The one that lands in every body. But here’s the truth: there isn’t one cue that works

Yoga Teacher Burnout: Why Teaching Feels So Hard Now

Why does teaching yoga start to feel harder, more exhausting, or full of self-doubt? In this episode, Ula and Brea talk honestly about yoga teacher burnout, self-talk, a

5 Things Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Hear in 2026

What does it actually mean to be a yoga teacher in 2026? In this episode, we break down the five things we believe every yoga teacher needs to hear right now. Not more p

The Problem Isn’t Motivation, It’s Friction

Why the heck aren’t we feeling motivated, even when we want to change? And why do we keep picking arbitrary dates to overhaul our lives, as if motivation is something we

Why January Goals Fail (And What to Do Instead)

January has a way of turning everything up to eleven: goals, pressure, expectations, and the belief that we’re supposed to become entirely new people overnight. In this

The Secret to Feeling Confident as a Yoga Teacher

If you’ve been doubting yourself as a yoga teacher, it might not be about confidence at all. More often, it’s simply that you haven’t discovered what kind of teacher you

Why We Stopped Running Yoga Retreats (and What Brought Us Back)

Are yoga retreats really worth it, for teachers or students? brea and Ula share the truth about running yoga retreats: the money, the burnout, the logistics no one talks

Nervous System 101 for Yoga Teachers (The Truth Behind “Calming Down”)

If you’ve ever been told to “just calm down”, or felt pressure to be constantly relaxed to support your nervous system, this episode is for you. In this honest, practica

Take 10 with Brea (Full Body Scan Meditation)

This episode is a little different from what we normally do. Usually you hear Brea, or the two of us together, exploring a topic in depth. Today, we’re offering you a gu

Why We’re Building Community on YouTube (Not Chasing Likes on Instagram)

Yoga teachers: if you’re tired of posting reels and wondering why followers don’t turn into students, this video is for you. In this conversation we share why we’ve shift

What I Got Wrong as a New Yoga Teacher (and What I Do Now)

What did you get wrong as a new yoga teacher? Brea looks back on 20+ years—“yoga voice,” prescriptive cueing, and the Pinterest-quote myth that “the poses you don’t like