21: Yoga as a Theory of Psychology with Meera Dhawan
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
Release Date: 01/27/2025
37: How to Sell Your Yoga Classes Without Feeling Pushy with Brytta Moreira
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
Does the thought of selling make you feel a bit uncomfortable? Today's guest will flip the way you think about sales and selling as a yoga teacher on its head and make you excited to go out there and start practicing how to sell. In this episode, we discuss: Sales as a spiritual practice Why it's essential and not at all sleezy Getting comfortable with selling your services The benefits of collaborations We even go through a sample sales script! At the end of this episode, we were talking about how we could have a whole conversation all about collaborations for yoga teachers, SO WE...
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36: Lineage, Philosophy, and Cults: How to Teach Yoga Without Losing Yourself Or Your Practice with Rachel Scott
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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: Download the AI Prompt Workshop for Yoga Teachers and get more efficient output when working with AI: Watch this episode on YouTube: Connect with...
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35: Has the Yoga Industry Bubble Burst?
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
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34: Indian Mythology For Yoga Teachers with Dr. Raj Balkaran
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
Ever wonder why yoga poses have names like Hanumanasana or Garudasana, and what they actually mean? In this episode with guest Dr. Raj Balkaran we'll find out how asanas were named and how stories, from ancient mythology to cultural narratives, literally shape our consciousness, behaviors, and entire civilization. Plus discover how being aware of this can transform both your yoga teaching and your life. As yoga teachers, we're familiar with the idea that our stories determine our actions and a large part of our practice is to quiet the mind so that we can get in touch with our true self or...
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33: 7 Ways To Identify AI Writing in 2025
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
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32: Creating Multiple Revenue Streams as a Yoga Teacher With MaKenzie Fly
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
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31: Don't Overthink It - a Permission Slip to Create
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
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30: What Type Of Yoga Business Do You Want?
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
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29: Nervous System Regulation for Business Success with Colynn Cespedes
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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:...
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28: AI For Yoga Teachers with Amanda Paz
All Mats Taken - A Yoga Teachers Business and Lifestyle Podcast
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...
info_outlineOn episode 21 of The All Mats Taken Podcast the fascinating Meera Dhawan shares how Yoga in itself is a theory of psychology. Within ancient yogic texts, we have profound frameworks for what makes us reduce suffering, what the mind is made up of, and practices that help us physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
In this episode we’ll explore:
- The Pancha Kosha Model
- Tools for working with the layers of ourselves
- Nervous system regulation
- Incorporating breath and yoga into mental health services
- Tools we can take away to work on our mental health
After listening to this episode you’ll be asking yourself: Why is Yoga not taught more in mental health spaces?!?
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