December 23, 2024 • 18 mins
Welcome to week 3 of quick self-care episodes! I’ve enjoyed talking about the many different ways for you to care for yourself. So far, I’ve talked about mental, emotional, and physical ways to embrace self-care. In this episode let’s talk about how to care for yourself professionally… I’ll share a few of the tips that I concentrate on and I hope they’ll be helpful for you too.
But first, are you really taking care of yourself? This is an easy time of year to burn yourself out, but you don’t want that! I know you know that you’ve got to take care of yourself so that you can be present for your friends, family, and students.
When the new year begins you may feel as though you have to hit the ground running and if you feel that way now’s a great time to chill out for a bit. And if you need to hear someone say to you, “Take these last few weeks of the year to focus on caring for yourself” well, I’m here to remind you!
Ok, let's get into a few ways that you should be intentionally caring for yourself, professionally!
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(00:00):
Welcome to the third week ofquick self care episodes just
for you.
The yoga teacher.
I've enjoyed talking about themany different ways that you can
care for yourself.
So far, I've talked aboutmental, emotional, and physical
ways to embrace self care.
And in this episode, let's talkabout how to take care of
(00:21):
yourself.
Professionally.
I'll share a few of the tipsthat I concentrate on.
And I hope there'll be helpfulfor you as well.
Yeah, I'm excited to continuethis month of quick episodes
that are centered around yourhealth.
I know this is a busy month forso many.
I'm feeling it too.
How are your energy levels?
(00:43):
I'll be honest.
I'm more busy this holidayseason than ever.
It seems like.
And I've had to be moreconscious about how I'm spending
my time, whether it is working,raising my children or relaxing
and pouring back into me.
Someone told me years ago thatyou never really find a balance
(01:03):
for everything in your life.
You just learn to manage whatyou've got on your hands.
And I thought that was aninteresting perspective.
It's different for sure.
Because we're typically thinkingabout how to balance everything
as opposed to managing it alland feeling good about the
management of it.
(01:24):
So how's your month going?
Are you teaching holiday classesor workshops?
More importantly, are you takingcare of yourself?
This is an easy time of year toburn yourself out.
But you don't want that.
I know that you know, thatyou've got to take care of
yourself so that you can bepresent for your friends and
(01:45):
family, as well as your studentsand yourself.
When the new year begins, youmay feel as though you have to
hit the ground running.
And if you feel that way, Now'sa good time to chill out for a
bit.
And if you need to hear someonesay to you, Take these last few
weeks of the year to focus oncaring for yourself.
(02:07):
Well, I'm here to say that.
To you.
Welcome to the EssentialConversations for Yoga Teachers
podcast with me.
I'm Monica Bright, and I've beenteaching yoga and running my
yoga business for over a decade.
This is the podcast for you ifyou're a yoga teacher, you're
(02:29):
looking for support, you love tobe in conversation, and you're a
lifelong student.
In this podcast, I'll share withyou My life as a yoga teacher,
the lessons I've learned, myprocess for building my
business, and helpful ideas,tools, strategies, and systems I
(02:50):
use and you can use so that yourbusiness thrives.
We'll cover a diverse range oftopics that will help you
whether you're just starting outor you've got years under your
belt and you want to dive deepand set yourself up for success.
I'm so glad you're here.
Listen, I don't take myself tooseriously, so expect to hear
(03:14):
some laughs along the way.
Now, let's do this together.
Welcome back to the podcast.
Thank you for tuning in.
I'm so thankful that you're herelistening and getting value from
these episodes.
It's one of the reasons why Istarted this podcast, you know,
(03:35):
to reach you and talk with you.
I love having this space to divedeeper into subjects because on
social media, it can be superchallenging to talk about the
conversations that yogateachers.
Either aren't having, or theconversations need to be more
widespread.
You know how important it is tobe professional in this teaching
(04:00):
space?
Quick question.
Do you have friends or familymembers who think, oh, she's
just teaching yoga.
Or you just show up to class andteach some stretching and then
you have so much free time.
Or that your job is not a realjob.
I get it because I've had toexplain to people in my life
(04:21):
that my career choice is just asimportant and demanding as there
is.
I've got to show up, beprepared, have done the
homework.
And the studying in order toexecute the class environment
and teaching that is at thecaliber that I expect to
exemplify.
(04:42):
So I'm not just showing up toclass.
There's a lot going on in thebackend and I'm sure that's the
case for you as well.
So let's get into some tips foryou for caring for yourself
professionally, because teachingyoga, running your own business
and being an entrepreneur cantake up all of your time and
(05:03):
leave you without muchprofessional strategy.
But no worries.
I'll gently remind you of theprofessional things to consider
as a yoga teacher.
All right.
These are in no particularorder.
And I find each of them to bejust as important as the other.
So, if you want to get yourjournal or take notes on your
(05:24):
phone, or just take notesmentally, now's the time to
breathe.
Listen and take these in.
All right.
Commit to learning and growingcontinuously.
There are so many opportunitiesfor growing and learning.
Have you ever watched a studentin class do something and
(05:46):
wonder.
About why they're doing whatthey're doing.
Or has a student come to classwith an injury?
This is my personal favorite.
And you wanted to study andlearn more about it.
Maybe you're the teacher wholoves to teach about philosophy
or deities, or are you Veda?
How do you deepen the stories orthe themes you weave into your
(06:10):
classes?
You learn more and then youshare what you've learned with
students.
Whether you're studyingsequencing and applying what
you're learning about, how thebody moves to classes.
Or you teach sets sequences, andyou begin to add in a bit of
anatomy information, there areso many opportunities for you to
take what you are learning offthe mat and teach it to your
(06:33):
students.
Some of my favorite classes aretaught by teachers who teach
about life lessons.
And how they grew from them.
The opportunities are endlesshere.
Doing this will keep yourteaching fresh and inspired.
Whether you're taking workshops,courses or intentionally
learning from your everyday lifeexperiences.
(06:55):
This helps to deepen yourknowledge and add to your
expertise.
Number two.
Plan your classes thoughtfully.
I'm sure you're already doingthis.
But if you are generally burntout and we've all been there.
This could be affected becauseyou're just trying to get
through the day.
(07:15):
Right.
Here's my advice on this one.
Have a few go-to sequences thatyou can teach, which are already
well thought out and mindful.
This way, if you don't have thetime or the energy to create a
thoughtful sequence, you alreadyhave a few to choose from.
You could make slightmodifications to them if you
(07:35):
want.
But the bones of the sequencesare already created.
This will help you manage andreduce last minute stress and
give you the space to focus onyour students rather than
logistics or remembering asequence.
Number three delegatenon-teaching tasks as much as
(07:57):
possible.
Okay.
This is a big one and has beensuper helpful for me when I
transitioned to teaching online,hiring a virtual assistant has
been the best decision.
Let me explain she does the workthat either I don't want to do
or that I don't need to do.
(08:18):
For example, creating canvasslides.
I don't need to do that.
She knows my business branding,and I've also put in time to
teach her.
What I need her to do for me.
Yes.
I put in a bit more extra timein the beginning to teach her.
And now that she knows how to dowhat I need.
(08:39):
It has saved me so much time.
It frees me up to do the thingsthat only I can do and gives me
the time to be more creativebecause I'm not burning myself
out with all of the tasks thatshe can easily do for me.
All right.
Number four.
Find and maintain a balancedteaching schedule.
(09:01):
I know I've brought this upbefore, but I can't say it too
many times.
Your teaching schedule willdictate your life.
Seriously, you will feel it whenit feels right.
The right amount of classes atthe perfect time of day, whether
you have large gaps of timebetween them or you teach back
(09:22):
to back to back classes, all canlead to exhaustion.
In the case where you have largegaps of time between classes,
you feel it, you don't reallyget to wind down completely.
Because you have another classto teach.
And if you're teachingback-to-back classes, you're
also expending energy.
So you have to find the schedulethat's right for you.
(09:45):
But I promise you when you haveit you'll know.
Number five.
Seek feedback from students.
Okay.
I really do have strong feelingsabout feedback.
Because it's not all the same.
You have to consider the sourceand you have to be mindful of
(10:05):
whether it's actually helpfuland constructive feedback or
not.
Here's an example.
I was teaching a class at astudio and in the particular
format that I was teaching, theteachers were supposed to teach
a balance of static, dynamic andballistic stretching.
So I had a new student in classand I taught the class according
(10:28):
to those parameters.
And after class, she comes up tome and she says that yeah, that
class was okay, but so-and-sothis other teacher taught it
this other way.
And it was much better.
Well that other teacher taught ayin style class.
So I know that she wasn'tteaching the class the way it's
(10:48):
supposed to be taught.
I share this story with youbecause I could have gotten all
caught up in the feedback thatthis student was giving me, but
instead I considered the source.
She had no idea how the classwas supposed to be taught.
She just liked what she likedand that was it.
I think we can be super hard onourselves and even more so when
(11:11):
we succumb ourselves to feedbackthat isn't really helpful.
On the other hand, students cangive you some really valuable
feedback, especially when you'vedeveloped a relationship with
them.
I've had students who have askedme about ACU.
They didn't understand.
And that gives me a chance tothink about how I might
communicate it differently sothat they can understand and
(11:34):
easily follow along.
I think it's valuable to talkwith students about your
classes, what they liked ordidn't.
What connected or did it, andeven what they might have
lingering questions about.
Plus any chance you get to talkand connect with your students
is a win in my book.
All right.
Number six.
(11:55):
Invest in professionaldevelopment.
This is a must.
And it can also be adouble-edged sword.
You have got to continue youreducation because dare I say it.
It's separates you from thepack.
What do you love learning about.
What do you love teaching?
(12:16):
Study those subjects and be thego-to teacher for it.
Me it's anatomy, injuries andpain.
I've got those subjects on lockand I love learning more and
more about each one of thosetopics.
I know of another yoga teacherwho enjoys teaching about
Because why do I know thatbecause she's leaned into
(12:37):
teaching them and if a studentasks me about mudras, I send
them to her.
And my eyes, she's the go-toteacher for that.
So, what do you love learningabout.
Can you become the teacher forit?
Committing to professionaldevelopment will help you.
I used to travel to takeprofessional development, but
(12:58):
now I take more online courses.
Because of the ease theyprovide.
Number seven.
Pay attention to your finances.
If you know me, you know that Itruly believe that you must be
strategic when it comes to yourfinances.
Especially as a yoga teacher,it's no secret.
(13:20):
That we don't get paid ourworth.
But you can diversify yourofferings so that teaching does
become lucrative.
Without wearing you out andcompletely draining you.
I've met so many yoga teacherswho have quit teaching because
the pay wasn't enough or theywere working themselves into the
ground.
Just to get by.
(13:41):
No one should live like this,especially with the gifts we
possess.
You have got to have a plan inplace.
How will you create multiplestreams of income?
How would you be able to makemoney if you're physically hurt
and cannot teach?
What if you have a familyemergency and need to take time
(14:02):
off from work.
The bills still need to be paid.
These are all questions that youhave to consider.
Do you have sick days?
Vacation days?
Paid time off.
Probably not.
You cannot ignore the importanceof this and when you confront it
and make plans is going to helpreduce your stress levels
(14:23):
related to your income.
And lastly, take time off forinspiration.
How are you going to do thiswithout financial planning?
I mean, you can, but it would beirresponsible.
So make the financial plans youneed so that you can take time
off.
Time off is a need.
(14:44):
It is your time to regroup andrefresh.
Plus you deserve time to enjoylife, right?
No matter what society says,you're not here on earth to
work, work, work, no matter howmuch you enjoy your career or
not, you still need time foryourself, your family and your
relationships.
(15:05):
Life is about living and younever know, while you're taking
time off, you might just findinspiration for a class theme.
A workshop idea or a new areathat you want to study.
Taking time to step away fromwork will help to recharge you
your passion for teaching andyour creativity.
Plus it helps to prevent burnoutand rekindles your love for
(15:29):
yoga.
Whether you're a new teacher ora seasoned one, I cannot stress
enough how important it is.
For you to think about yourprofessional self care.
It's so important for you toprioritize yourself and your
needs.
And you have to be mindful andintentional about your
professional decisions.
(15:50):
Doing so will help to shape yourteaching career and make it
sustainable.
And one that you love for yearsto come.
All right.
I hope that this episode makesyou think about the professional
decisions you make.
I've added a link in the shownotes for you to send me a quick
text message about your thoughtson this episode or any other, I
(16:13):
won't know your phone number.
It's just an addition to theplatform that I use that allows
for this new and really easy wayfor you to communicate with me.
Once you click on it, it willtake you to your messages, but
don't delete the code.
That's how your message will getto me.
And I would love to know yourthoughts on this topic.
(16:33):
If you can't tell already, Ilove diving into these
conversations because there areso many important.
Discussions to be had in theteaching world.
You know that my goal is for youto love the yoga teaching life
and allow it to be fulfillingand rewarding and sustainable.
The ability to take care ofyourself while you care for so
(16:56):
many of your students isimportant to.
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(17:18):
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injuries.
The link is in the show notes.
I promise you it will help forma foundation for teaching
students with injuries, and itwill be a great resource for you
to return to again and again.
(17:40):
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All right, that's it for now?
Bye.
Mhm.
Welcome to the third week ofquick self care episodes just
for you.
The yoga teacher.
I've enjoyed talking about themany different ways that you can
care for yourself.
So far, I've talked aboutmental, emotional, and physical
ways to embrace self care.
And in this episode, let's talkabout how to take care of
(00:21):
yourself.
Professionally.
I'll share a few of the tipsthat I concentrate on.
And I hope there'll be helpfulfor you as well.
Yeah, I'm excited to continuethis month of quick episodes
that are centered around yourhealth.
I know this is a busy month forso many.
I'm feeling it too.
How are your energy levels?
(00:43):
I'll be honest.
I'm more busy this holidayseason than ever.
It seems like.
And I've had to be moreconscious about how I'm spending
my time, whether it is working,raising my children or relaxing
and pouring back into me.
Someone told me years ago thatyou never really find a balance
(01:03):
for everything in your life.
You just learn to manage whatyou've got on your hands.
And I thought that was aninteresting perspective.
It's different for sure.
Because we're typically thinkingabout how to balance everything
as opposed to managing it alland feeling good about the
management of it.
(01:24):
So how's your month going?
Are you teaching holiday classesor workshops?
More importantly, are you takingcare of yourself?
This is an easy time of year toburn yourself out.
But you don't want that.
I know that you know, thatyou've got to take care of
yourself so that you can bepresent for your friends and
(01:45):
family, as well as your studentsand yourself.
When the new year begins, youmay feel as though you have to
hit the ground running.
And if you feel that way, Now'sa good time to chill out for a
bit.
And if you need to hear someonesay to you, Take these last few
weeks of the year to focus oncaring for yourself.
(02:07):
Well, I'm here to say that.
To you.
Welcome to the EssentialConversations for Yoga Teachers
podcast with me.
I'm Monica Bright, and I've beenteaching yoga and running my
yoga business for over a decade.
This is the podcast for you ifyou're a yoga teacher, you're
(02:29):
looking for support, you love tobe in conversation, and you're a
lifelong student.
In this podcast, I'll share withyou My life as a yoga teacher,
the lessons I've learned, myprocess for building my
business, and helpful ideas,tools, strategies, and systems I
(02:50):
use and you can use so that yourbusiness thrives.
We'll cover a diverse range oftopics that will help you
whether you're just starting outor you've got years under your
belt and you want to dive deepand set yourself up for success.
I'm so glad you're here.
Listen, I don't take myself tooseriously, so expect to hear
(03:14):
some laughs along the way.
Now, let's do this together.
Welcome back to the podcast.
Thank you for tuning in.
I'm so thankful that you're herelistening and getting value from
these episodes.
It's one of the reasons why Istarted this podcast, you know,
(03:35):
to reach you and talk with you.
I love having this space to divedeeper into subjects because on
social media, it can be superchallenging to talk about the
conversations that yogateachers.
Either aren't having, or theconversations need to be more
widespread.
You know how important it is tobe professional in this teaching
(04:00):
space?
Quick question.
Do you have friends or familymembers who think, oh, she's
just teaching yoga.
Or you just show up to class andteach some stretching and then
you have so much free time.
Or that your job is not a realjob.
I get it because I've had toexplain to people in my life
(04:21):
that my career choice is just asimportant and demanding as there
is.
I've got to show up, beprepared, have done the
homework.
And the studying in order toexecute the class environment
and teaching that is at thecaliber that I expect to
exemplify.
(04:42):
So I'm not just showing up toclass.
There's a lot going on in thebackend and I'm sure that's the
case for you as well.
So let's get into some tips foryou for caring for yourself
professionally, because teachingyoga, running your own business
and being an entrepreneur cantake up all of your time and
(05:03):
leave you without muchprofessional strategy.
But no worries.
I'll gently remind you of theprofessional things to consider
as a yoga teacher.
All right.
These are in no particularorder.
And I find each of them to bejust as important as the other.
So, if you want to get yourjournal or take notes on your
(05:24):
phone, or just take notesmentally, now's the time to
breathe.
Listen and take these in.
All right.
Commit to learning and growingcontinuously.
There are so many opportunitiesfor growing and learning.
Have you ever watched a studentin class do something and
(05:46):
wonder.
About why they're doing whatthey're doing.
Or has a student come to classwith an injury?
This is my personal favorite.
And you wanted to study andlearn more about it.
Maybe you're the teacher wholoves to teach about philosophy
or deities, or are you Veda?
How do you deepen the stories orthe themes you weave into your
(06:10):
classes?
You learn more and then youshare what you've learned with
students.
Whether you're studyingsequencing and applying what
you're learning about, how thebody moves to classes.
Or you teach sets sequences, andyou begin to add in a bit of
anatomy information, there areso many opportunities for you to
take what you are learning offthe mat and teach it to your
(06:33):
students.
Some of my favorite classes aretaught by teachers who teach
about life lessons.
And how they grew from them.
The opportunities are endlesshere.
Doing this will keep yourteaching fresh and inspired.
Whether you're taking workshops,courses or intentionally
learning from your everyday lifeexperiences.
(06:55):
This helps to deepen yourknowledge and add to your
expertise.
Number two.
Plan your classes thoughtfully.
I'm sure you're already doingthis.
But if you are generally burntout and we've all been there.
This could be affected becauseyou're just trying to get
through the day.
(07:15):
Right.
Here's my advice on this one.
Have a few go-to sequences thatyou can teach, which are already
well thought out and mindful.
This way, if you don't have thetime or the energy to create a
thoughtful sequence, you alreadyhave a few to choose from.
You could make slightmodifications to them if you
(07:35):
want.
But the bones of the sequencesare already created.
This will help you manage andreduce last minute stress and
give you the space to focus onyour students rather than
logistics or remembering asequence.
Number three delegatenon-teaching tasks as much as
(07:57):
possible.
Okay.
This is a big one and has beensuper helpful for me when I
transitioned to teaching online,hiring a virtual assistant has
been the best decision.
Let me explain she does the workthat either I don't want to do
or that I don't need to do.
(08:18):
For example, creating canvasslides.
I don't need to do that.
She knows my business branding,and I've also put in time to
teach her.
What I need her to do for me.
Yes.
I put in a bit more extra timein the beginning to teach her.
And now that she knows how to dowhat I need.
(08:39):
It has saved me so much time.
It frees me up to do the thingsthat only I can do and gives me
the time to be more creativebecause I'm not burning myself
out with all of the tasks thatshe can easily do for me.
All right.
Number four.
Find and maintain a balancedteaching schedule.
(09:01):
I know I've brought this upbefore, but I can't say it too
many times.
Your teaching schedule willdictate your life.
Seriously, you will feel it whenit feels right.
The right amount of classes atthe perfect time of day, whether
you have large gaps of timebetween them or you teach back
(09:22):
to back to back classes, all canlead to exhaustion.
In the case where you have largegaps of time between classes,
you feel it, you don't reallyget to wind down completely.
Because you have another classto teach.
And if you're teachingback-to-back classes, you're
also expending energy.
So you have to find the schedulethat's right for you.
(09:45):
But I promise you when you haveit you'll know.
Number five.
Seek feedback from students.
Okay.
I really do have strong feelingsabout feedback.
Because it's not all the same.
You have to consider the sourceand you have to be mindful of
(10:05):
whether it's actually helpfuland constructive feedback or
not.
Here's an example.
I was teaching a class at astudio and in the particular
format that I was teaching, theteachers were supposed to teach
a balance of static, dynamic andballistic stretching.
So I had a new student in classand I taught the class according
(10:28):
to those parameters.
And after class, she comes up tome and she says that yeah, that
class was okay, but so-and-sothis other teacher taught it
this other way.
And it was much better.
Well that other teacher taught ayin style class.
So I know that she wasn'tteaching the class the way it's
(10:48):
supposed to be taught.
I share this story with youbecause I could have gotten all
caught up in the feedback thatthis student was giving me, but
instead I considered the source.
She had no idea how the classwas supposed to be taught.
She just liked what she likedand that was it.
I think we can be super hard onourselves and even more so when
(11:11):
we succumb ourselves to feedbackthat isn't really helpful.
On the other hand, students cangive you some really valuable
feedback, especially when you'vedeveloped a relationship with
them.
I've had students who have askedme about ACU.
They didn't understand.
And that gives me a chance tothink about how I might
communicate it differently sothat they can understand and
(11:34):
easily follow along.
I think it's valuable to talkwith students about your
classes, what they liked ordidn't.
What connected or did it, andeven what they might have
lingering questions about.
Plus any chance you get to talkand connect with your students
is a win in my book.
All right.
Number six.
(11:55):
Invest in professionaldevelopment.
This is a must.
And it can also be adouble-edged sword.
You have got to continue youreducation because dare I say it.
It's separates you from thepack.
What do you love learning about.
What do you love teaching?
(12:16):
Study those subjects and be thego-to teacher for it.
Me it's anatomy, injuries andpain.
I've got those subjects on lockand I love learning more and
more about each one of thosetopics.
I know of another yoga teacherwho enjoys teaching about
Because why do I know thatbecause she's leaned into
(12:37):
teaching them and if a studentasks me about mudras, I send
them to her.
And my eyes, she's the go-toteacher for that.
So, what do you love learningabout.
Can you become the teacher forit?
Committing to professionaldevelopment will help you.
I used to travel to takeprofessional development, but
(12:58):
now I take more online courses.
Because of the ease theyprovide.
Number seven.
Pay attention to your finances.
If you know me, you know that Itruly believe that you must be
strategic when it comes to yourfinances.
Especially as a yoga teacher,it's no secret.
(13:20):
That we don't get paid ourworth.
But you can diversify yourofferings so that teaching does
become lucrative.
Without wearing you out andcompletely draining you.
I've met so many yoga teacherswho have quit teaching because
the pay wasn't enough or theywere working themselves into the
ground.
Just to get by.
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No one should live like this,especially with the gifts we
possess.
You have got to have a plan inplace.
How will you create multiplestreams of income?
How would you be able to makemoney if you're physically hurt
and cannot teach?
What if you have a familyemergency and need to take time
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off from work.
The bills still need to be paid.
These are all questions that youhave to consider.
Do you have sick days?
Vacation days?
Paid time off.
Probably not.
You cannot ignore the importanceof this and when you confront it
and make plans is going to helpreduce your stress levels
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related to your income.
And lastly, take time off forinspiration.
How are you going to do thiswithout financial planning?
I mean, you can, but it would beirresponsible.
So make the financial plans youneed so that you can take time
off.
Time off is a need.
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It is your time to regroup andrefresh.
Plus you deserve time to enjoylife, right?
No matter what society says,you're not here on earth to
work, work, work, no matter howmuch you enjoy your career or
not, you still need time foryourself, your family and your
relationships.
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Life is about living and younever know, while you're taking
time off, you might just findinspiration for a class theme.
A workshop idea or a new areathat you want to study.
Taking time to step away fromwork will help to recharge you
your passion for teaching andyour creativity.
Plus it helps to prevent burnoutand rekindles your love for
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yoga.
Whether you're a new teacher ora seasoned one, I cannot stress
enough how important it is.
For you to think about yourprofessional self care.
It's so important for you toprioritize yourself and your
needs.
And you have to be mindful andintentional about your
professional decisions.
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Doing so will help to shape yourteaching career and make it
sustainable.
And one that you love for yearsto come.
All right.
I hope that this episode makesyou think about the professional
decisions you make.
I've added a link in the shownotes for you to send me a quick
text message about your thoughtson this episode or any other, I
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won't know your phone number.
It's just an addition to theplatform that I use that allows
for this new and really easy wayfor you to communicate with me.
Once you click on it, it willtake you to your messages, but
don't delete the code.
That's how your message will getto me.
And I would love to know yourthoughts on this topic.
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If you can't tell already, Ilove diving into these
conversations because there areso many important.
Discussions to be had in theteaching world.
You know that my goal is for youto love the yoga teaching life
and allow it to be fulfillingand rewarding and sustainable.
The ability to take care ofyourself while you care for so
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many of your students isimportant to.
If you love this episode, let meknow, subscribe to the podcast.
So you're always in the knowwhen a new episode drops.
And share it with another yogateacher who you think would love
to be in on these conversations.
Thank you for helping to spreadthe word about this podcast.
And if you've been taking notesin your journal, as you listen
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to these episodes, I'm so gladyou are.
And I would love to hear aboutit.
Don't forget to download theebook sequencing for different
injuries.
The link is in the show notes.
I promise you it will help forma foundation for teaching
students with injuries, and itwill be a great resource for you
to return to again and again.
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When you download the ebook,you'll be joining my newsletter.
That's just for yoga teachers.
I've got more exciting teachingscoming soon.
So I want to tell you all aboutthem.
The link is in the show notesbelow, and I would love for you
to join it so we can always stayconnected.
All right, that's it for now?
Bye.
Mhm.
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