Your Yoga In English by Enga Unite

The teachers in our community are working hard on building their international teaching career.

There are teachers that:

• Host their own retreats or work with retreat organisations worldwide.
• Have their own membership of online classes, workshops and events.
• Moved abroad and started their own yoga studio in another country.
• Are teacher trainers and translated their YTTs to English to reach a global audience.
• Created their own courses and coaching programmes, serving their students in-person and online.

So let me ask you... What does your ideal teaching career look like?

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Right now, you may lack the structure and clear steps to making your ideal career a reality. It can feel overwhelming, intimidating or even impossible. I get it - it takes some work, but having helped hundreds of multilingual yoga teachers pursue their dreams, I have gained a lot of insight into what it truly takes and I know it is possible for you too! 🚀

I don't believe in overnight success and I certainly don't believe that there's only one way to Rome.

I believe that everyone's unique. You have your own experiences, approach, learning style, commitments and unique goals.

But I do believe that there are some essential steps and those I'd like to share with you today.

The way you'll apply these steps require you to do some inner work. It's your responsibility to find the ways that suit you, because that way I can guarantee you'll stay focussed, motivated and disciplined to making your international career a reality and super fulfilling.

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At Enga, we maintain a huge focus on the development of your personal expression. 🌟

To speak with clarity and authenticity, I confront you time and time again with the importance of self-discovery to improve your overall communication. As a yoga teacher, communication isn't just about the words and cues you use, but also about how you interact and connect with your students.

My aim is to help you find your voice so that you can express yourself truly and cultivate deeper relationships with your students.

So in today's live training, I want to help you improve your communication habits to feel confident about the way you speak and create a safe and transformative space for your students.

In this episode, I'll help you

• Become aware of your communication habits
• Unlearn 5 communication habits to maintain flow in your classes
• Gain practical tips to practise improving your communication skills

We'll break down all habits one-by-one, giving you practical examples and actionable steps to implement straight away. 📚💡

By identifying and refining these habits, you'll be able to speak more mindfully and intention so that you can create a space where your students feel seen, heard, safe, and respected. 🙌

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Every day is an opportunity to start something new or make changes.

The topic of today’s episode is inspired by some conversations I had in the last few days.

Many people (clients, co-workers, and friends) I spoke to said they feel stuck and doubtful in the last weeks. They feel disconnected and lost causing them to live on autopilot and neglect their goals.

They also described that deep down, they know they want to do something more meaningful. They want to grow, make progress, and feel more fulfilled, but find it difficult to make changes or are afraid that what they want will cost a lot of work or is impossible for them.

You may recognise you feel or have felt this way too. So today, I want to make space to help you reconnect to your path so that you can grow in your role as a yoga teacher and navigate the changes that come with it with more ease.

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To make our content relevant to you, I'd love to hear what topics you'd like to hear or see more of!

Leave me a voice message or send me DM on Instagram to tell me about your current challenges or the things you want to learn!

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How to stop postponing your ideal teaching career and decide on your next steps!

It’s August 2023 and we’re just past the middle of the year.

What goals did you set for yourself this year? And are you accomplishing them?​

The days pass by, another week starts; time flies!

You may feel that time flies and notice you got distracted by all types of other things happening in your life. (Especially now that for many of us, it’s summer time!) 

Distraction can cause you to feel unbalanced. Feeling unbalanced may result in losing focus. And not being focussed may make you forget about your goals and the things you want to achieve. All of that makes you feel unfulfilled or misaligned with your deepest desires.

In this episode, I want to help you

• Realign with your purpose

• Check in with your goals or set new objectives

• Get back on track and have a little more structure building your ideal life and career path​

For this training, I've created a fillable reflection form so that you can make the most of the things I'll share with you.

This form will help you reflect on where you are, what's going well, and what you can do to realign with your purpose and take action. You can print the form or keep it as a digital doc for yourself.

When you speak in English, do you (sometimes)...

Feel inauthentic and catch yourself using words others use, but don't feel they 'express you'?

Doubt your words actually make sense?

Wish you remembered or knew other words to say exactly what you want?

Omit saying things because you can't find 'the right words'?

In other words (pun not intended )...

Do you find yourself searching for 'the right words' to express yourself clearly?

Speaking another language is a skill and learning to teach yoga in English really doesn't have to be complicated!

The ​Teach Yoga in English Course Bundle​ is designed to not only help you find the right words, but also feel completely yourself using them. Here I help you find your voice in English so that you can teach your international students with clarity and compassion.

However, I understand that you may want to know more about what it really means to 'find the right words', so in this episode I want to focus on empowering you in your language development!

Let me help you find and use synonyms so that you can develop your communication skills to feel confident about expressing yourself without losing the essence of your personality.

Speaking another language is a skill and learning to teach yoga in English really doesn't have to be complicated!

Many teachers say that before and even during the class they feel anxious about teaching yoga.

Teaching means people look at you and wait for your cues.Being heard and seen can make you feel uncomfortable and taking the responsibility to lead and guide others can make you feel pressured.

Especially if you don't have a lot of experience yet, or want to learn to teach in a foreign language, you're not alone if teaching yoga makes you feel nervous!

In this episode find out what you can do to feel less nervous about teaching yoga!

Here I'll share my experience feeling nervous about teaching (yes, I've been there too!) and...

• 6 reasons why you may feel nervous

• 5 mindset hacks to overcome feeling nervous

• 4 practical solutions to feel more comfortable with being seen, heard, and making mistakes

No matter if you teach a group of people or just one person, all of what I'll share here will help you overcome feeling nervous about teaching yoga in your own language and in English.

The fear of speaking English is a common obstacle among language learners!

Expressing yourself in a language that’s not your own can make you feel extremely uncomfortable.

You may…

• Doubt you don’t know the right or enough words

• Fear people judge you on your accent or pronunciation

• Speak slow and feel bad about having to make people wait

• Be afraid that you sound childish and people think you’re less intelligent

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All these things cause you to hold back and postpone whatever your goal of speaking English is. For most of you here, it causes you to delay your international career.

Because if you don’t learn to speak and practice to develop your speech for teaching yoga, you’ll keep…

• Postponing to look for jobs abroad

• Declining collaborations with people that don’t speak your language

• Saying no to international teaching offers like retreats

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So, let’s dive in and find how you can overcome the fear of speaking English; feel comfortable, capable, fluent, and even yourself!

And with that, pursue your dream to teach yoga internationally!

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Today, let's chat about language and communication errors!

Specifically, I'd like to share 5 mistakes I see or hear almost every non-native English speaking yoga teacher make.

Mistakes are inevitable and I actually encourage you to make them. Making mistakes helps you get out of your comfort-zone. By making them you overcome shyness and can find out what you can do or say differently to express yourself clearer and more effectively.

But sometimes, we aren't aware of the mistakes we make and people 'forget' to tell or correct you. So, in this episode I want to help you understand what you possibly say wrong when teaching yoga in English, so that you can improve your communication with your students during and beyond your classes.

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After you’ve created your class schedule, set up your space to teach and start attracting new students it’s wise to establish your business politics, because you want to be prepared and protect yourself.
It’s possible a student gets sick or unexpectedly has to change their plans which means they could cancel last-minute.
It’s also possible students expected something differently from your classes or services or aren’t happy with their results.
All of these things can cause unnecessary obstacles if you haven’t set up your refund and cancellation policies. So in this episode, let’s have a look at what type of things you can consider to cover yourself for these types of unexpected or unfortunate circumstances.
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Expect to learn about what:

• your prices include
• to add to your class and/or service descriptions
• to consider for your refund policy
• to consider for your cancellation policy

In this episode let's chat about how you can actually attract people to your classes.

I often see yoga teachers struggling to fill up their classes and wonder what they do wrong.

In the beginning of my digital yoga career have made many mistakes too. My purpose of this training is help you understand what doesn’t work so that you can become more focussed, attract consistent students and start building a loyal clientele to expand your career and actually live off teaching yoga.
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Expect to learn how to:

• Optimise your class schedule without getting burnt out
• Overcome teaching from a place of scarcity
• Stop teaching random or general classes and instead teach what you absolutely love

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Ready to start for yourself and create your own schedule of yoga classes? Check out Momoyoga!

Momoyoga conveniently helps you manage your studio from one zen place. Here you can let your students join your classes and recorded videos; receive payments, send out links to your online classes, upload classes on demand, and much more!

Your transformation is our mission!

In this episode learn about Sabri's English and yoga journey; why she became a teacher and what she learned working with Enga.

About Sabri:

I'm a Fit Yoga teacher and Reiki master who loves helping others improve their overall health through yogic and reiki techniques. Currently I live in Germany and teach online yoga classes in a personalised way. I’m very dedicated and love my teaching profession. I try to adapt each class to the needs of my students and follow their progress in the field of wellness. My yoga school, YogaLuna, is designed for those who want to feel empowered and good about themselves. We practise Fit Yoga to train the muscles in a gentle and conscious way and I offer Reiki courses that help harmonise vital energy. On top of that I host community meetings to support and help each other further.

Do you recognise yourself in Sabri’s journey?
Do you also want to
• find your authentic voice?
• learn all the vocabulary you need to teach yoga in English?
• start your own yoga school?
• move abroad and teach worldwide?

In this episode, I'm following up on creating your own schedule and especially, teaching online. Some of you have questions about how to set up your space and the equipment needed, so I thought it’d be handy to give you a guide to online teaching.
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Expect to learn about:

• How to set up your schedule
• The types of software you need
• Setting up your space
• The equipment needed (camera, audio, and lighting)

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Ready to start for yourself and create your own schedule of yoga classes? Check out Momoyoga!

Momoyoga conveniently helps you manage your studio from one zen place. Here you can let your students join your classes and recorded videos; receive payments, send out links to your online classes, upload classes on demand, and much more!

Your transformation is our mission!

In this episode, learn about Carlos' English and yoga journey; why he became a teacher and what he learned working with Enga.

About Carlos:

I'm a young man who was born and raised in Maracaibo, a beautiful city with a gorgeous lake in the west of Venezuela. I don't like to use any labels to describe myself, but I'd like to share with you that I'm often defined as a knowledgeable, empathic and honest person; even though sometimes I can be straightforward and lazy since I'm just a human being with virtues and defects. And as many people these days I've changed careers from becoming a Mechanical Engineer, to an English Language Teacher and now I add to the list being a Yoga Instructor.If there's anything else that you should know about me, it's that you can count on me whenever you're in need of doing something to get better for you, or whoever we can help together.

Over the past weeks, you've heard me talk about teaching beyond the asanas. I want you to feel confident teaching asana, but also offer more than that: a well-rounded experience!

One way to add more value to your classes and offer these 'well-rounded experiences' is... adding mindfulness and meditation practices!

Writing scripts for mindfulness and meditation practices, as a non-native English speaker, teaching in English, requires you to learn metaphorical language or language for imagination. Learning this type of language is the next level in your language learning and takes some time. But just as it requires skill, knowledge and practice of vocabulary, metaphors and imaginary language you can learn!

In this episode I'll explain how you can add mindfulness and meditation practices to your services and offerings.

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Your transformation is our mission!

In this episode, learn about Andrea's journey and experience working with Enga for the past three years!

Some of you may have seen Andrea during the mini-course as well, because behind the scenes Andrea works with us and combines her passion for yoga and skills in business and marketing!

Andrea is a yoga teacher from Peru, currently living in Spain.

During the pandemic she completed her YTT in Paris, France and realised that her English skills weren’t yet enough to teach yoga.

In 2022, Andrea finished the English for Yoga Teachers Course and in this interview she shares with us what she learned and improved. What was most useful and what she loved the most.

In this episode, I’d like to share with you the missing piece to your international career.

Actually, there are a few missing pieces, but the first and most important one, as you can guess now, is receiving support and guidance with finding and developing your own voice (even more so, if you want to teach in a foreign language).

Finding your voice is step one of the 6-step process to becoming a confident and authentic English-speaking yoga teacher.

Your voice, as they call it in yoga, is the way you speak and what you communicate. This includes your tone of voice and also the type of language you use. You may have heard of the terms ‘use your voice’, ‘authentic voice’, ‘finding your voice’.

All of this refers to the development of becoming and expressing yourself as you are. The way you communicate and what you communicate. When finding your voice in a foreign language, it also refers to learning the type of language that matches your teaching style and personality, so that you can stay true to your natural way of being and communication, even when teaching in English.

It can be intimidating to teach in a foreign language, but since you’re here. I know you have a passion you want to share with the world. It’s time to do the work and kiss goodbye all your fears and insecurities.

Because remember, ’Teaching yoga in a foreign language is a sign of bravery!’

In this training, I'll share 7 steps to overcome practical challenges and common fears that stop you from finding your voice!

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In episode 118, I shared with you the mindset shifts needed to feel capable of teaching yoga.

I spoke about the reason 'why' you feel you aren't ready to teach yoga and unpacked 4 things that may cause you to lack confidence.

All of them are limiting beliefs.

It starts with a thought, which then makes you feel a certain way, which provokes another thought, and boom ... you’re in the cycle of negative thinking, doubting your skills, and feeding your own insecurities, which is absolutely not necessary!

As I finished that training, I realised that there's A LOT more I’d like to share about this topic so in this episode, I want to continue and give you 3 practical tricks to reprogramme your mindset for a lasting career.​

Expect to find out

• How to leave the chicken and egg situation and actually get out there

• How to find safe teaching opportunities that will help you build confidence and feel capable

• 3 ways to overcome limited and negative thinking and shift your thoughts outward rather than in

P.S. Are your English language skills the reason for you to postpone your career?

Time and time again I hear from teachers they're postponing their teaching career because they 'don't feel ready'.

The feeling of not feeling ready is caused by a negative thought pattern that's ruled by fears, lack of confidence, overthinking, or high expectations.

You became a yoga teacher for a reason. The reason why may not be ultra clear to you right now, but I bet it'll be as soon as you actually start teaching.

It's time to get out of your shell!

In this episode you'll discover what's holding you back and shift your mindset to feel capable of teaching yoga and build a sustainable career.

PS Are your English language skills the reason for you to postpone your career?

When teaching yoga in a foreign language you're faced with many challenges.

First of all it takes time to find your voice and learn vocabulary to cue and instruct effectively.

The next challenge is to form sentences that are easy to understand for your students, easy to remember for you, but also clear, concise, accurate, and inclusive.

For that you need to have knowledge of three things:

• a wide variety of yogic vocabulary
• connotations and associations in terms of inclusivity and trauma-informed language
• accurate and effective grammar structures for asana classes

In this training, I'll help you revise your grammar usage and knowledge for effective cues.

To enhance your grammar knowledge for effective cues

Becoming a thriving, international yoga teacher goes further than 'just' teaching yoga.

To set yourself up for a sustainable career your online presence is extremely important.

In this expert interview, Eddie from OfferingTree will share with us how to boost your online presence using OfferingTree. 

We'll discuss

• Why an online presence is important
• How an online presence contributes to creating a profitable/sustainable career
• What OfferingTree is
• How you can use it for your yoga business
• The features that help you manage your business with ease

We're proud to partner with OfferingTree and allow you to try it 14 days for free + get 50% off your first three months! 

Join Annie & Gwen for an expert interview to learn about how you can create a yoga career with in-person and digital offerings!

In this chat we cover:
• Why mixing in-person and digital offerings is so beneficial
• How we started offering both ourselves
• Tricks and how tos for running your own in-person and digital offerings

Plus: tips for overcoming common fears such as competition and being visible online.

Do you have questions? Write a DM at @engaunite on Instagram!

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The word 'outdated' refers to things that are old-fashioned.

Usually, old-fashioned is a word that describes something that is ancient, antique, obsolete, or out of date. Stuff that’s made in a different age; from materials we no longer use; things that aren’t anymore produced, or because we’ve found faster, more innovative ways. Just as production and consumption make advances, so do we people and so does language.

In the past you may have heard or learned certain cues. They made a lot of sense and you may have even started using them in your own classes. By now, you’ve heard them so often that you don’t even question the words anymore. However, due to social advances, research and revision, some of the cues you may use today are no longer accepted. Instead this type of outdated language is considered

• ineffective

• inaccurate

• non-inclusive

• offensive

With this episode, I want to help you understand why some cues are no longer safe to use and how you can recognise similar phrases to make your cueing language up-to-date and appropriate.

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Every day, I get messages from people to ask me about ‘how to choose the right words' for teaching yoga in English.

Learning a foreign language takes time and from time to time it can be confusing.

To make a language your own and feel confident teaching/speaking in it, there’s a lot to think of, remember, and study. Especially in the beginning, I can only imagine how overwhelming it is trying to learn everything at once.

In this episode, I won’t explain all the words you need to know. Instead I want to help you ‘unlearn’ 3 words you no longer want to use teaching yoga in English. I'll explain a little bit about the difference between English grammar and yogic language and I’ve got a little task for you to think about words and phrases that you can use instead.

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Many teachers in our community complain that their Yoga Teacher Training didn’t prepare them enough to write sequences or that they didn’t receive enough practice time to learn to write them. And, I know how much your ability to write high quality sequences would boosts your confidence.

Themed sequences that feel logical and intuitive.

Sequences that...

• you can use again and again, without feeling repetitive.
• are well-rounded and offer great development of strength, flexibility, sthira and sukha.
• inspire your students to continue their spiritual journey.
• provide your students with enough to learn.

Or simply put, sequences your students love to practice, and you love to teach.

Everyone’s learning process is different. Learning processes differ depending on for example:

• the type of thing you want to learn

• your experience with the topic so far

• the methodologies and learning techniques you’ve been taught to use in the past

Some sign up for courses to work towards a specific outcome in a container, finding support in sharing their journey with their classmates. Others go for coaching or mentoring to receive 1:1 or personalised support. And again others like a more independent approach and try to figure it all out by themselves.

Whatever your learning strategy looks like, it can be that you:

• Don’t know really know where to start or how to continue

• Feel overwhelmed with all the different resources, materials and courses available and don’t know which is right for you

• Get stuck because you focus on things you don’t actually need by using old-fashioned learning methods that don’t (longer) work for you

• Feel alone, because you don’t have anymore to share your progress with

As an avid learner of anything to do with yoga and foreign languages, I’ve explored many different learning strategies. Some worked, some didn’t, and years back I thought it’d be the same for everyone.

However, teaching English as a foreign language has taught me that the opposite is true. Everyone has a different way of absorbing and processing information, so I’m aware that there’s no one-size-fits-all.

I love exploring this topic and it’s my passion to help you optimise your learning journey. So, having helped hundreds of yoga teachers and English learners navigate their journey I realised that there’s one thing that truly works for all: personalising your learning journey!

In this training I’ll take you through the 7 ways to optimise learning English for yoga!

Join us for the Teach with Confidence Mini-Course | 10-12 March, live on Zoom.

Learning a foreign language comes with unique challenges.

Depending on your mother tongue, some languages may be easier to learn than others. But, even when the roots or origins of two languages are the same, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural aspects are different.

Most of the time, the purpose of general language classes is to help you pass exams. This is unfortunate when you want to learn a language for teaching yoga. The language aspects we use in a yogic setting are very specific and very sensitive. General language classes usually don’t provide you with the knowledge and skill practice you need to teach yoga in a foreign language.

So, yoga teachers that have never studied language for yoga classes often make mistakes that can

• cause physical and emotional harm

• damage your student-teacher relationships

• cause a lot of confusion

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In today’s training I want to discuss with you three of the most common language mistakes I see teachers in our community make. My aim is to help you analyse your language use and find out what you can improve it to

• make yourself understood better

• guide your students with more compassion

• strengthen your student-teacher relationships

Resources mentioned:

Cueing is the art of verbally guiding students through your yoga asana classes.

It includes all the words, phrases, metaphors and expressions you use to teach.

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Now, imagine teaching yoga in a foreign language…

Knowing the correct terminology for body parts, verbs, and language for directions and movement can be quite a challenge.

Then understanding which words are inclusive and non-offensive requires study and real-life experience.

And when you finally know the right vocabulary, forming sentences that are quickly understood by your students and easy to remember for you is the next step.

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As you can tell, cueing isn't something you learn in one day and mistakes are easily made.

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In this training, I'd like to help you become aware of 5 cueing mistakes that are commonly made by multilingual yoga teachers. This awareness will help you:

• analyse what language aspects you can improve

• optimise your verbal communication to strengthen your student-teacher relationships

• guide your students with compassion

Join us for the Teach with Confidence Mini-Course | 10-12 March

When I did my first yoga teacher training, I learned the hard way that the language we use in a yogic setting isn’t the same as what we learn in general language classes. At this point I was already very fluent in English; I had a C2 certificate and even taught English as a foreign language to students from all over the world.

I did not once think that I would have language challenges doing my yoga teacher training in English. My level of English was proficient, but having a conversation about yogic topics, let alone cueing a yoga asana class was something completely new.

In the very beginning, I felt defeated and doubted my skills.

It made me feel as if I had to start learning all over again. But then I realised it had nothing to do with my language skills, it simply was because my studies and daily conversations had never been in this area.

Thankfully, I was an English language teacher so I could transfer the skills and knowledge I gained teaching general and exam English, to teach myself the language I needed for teaching yoga. I spent hours and hours learning, studying, observing, and improving.

Realising that the need for language and communication training among yoga teachers was high, I did more yoga teacher training and eventually developed a framework to help you: non-native English speaking yoga teachers, learn the language you need for your job, so that you can:

• Teach with confidence

• Speak with authenticity

• Strengthen your student-teacher relationships.

Based on my experience guiding hundreds of yogis learning to teach yoga in English as a foreign language, in this training I want to share with you 3 steps to help you understand:

• Where to start teaching yoga in a foreign language.

• What to do to save time

• How you can make your learning journey personal, effective and enjoyable!

Check out and register your spot for the Cue with Confidence Mini-Course

Live on Zoom | 10-12 March 2023

The biggest obstacle when learning anything is lack of confidence.

Think of when you're learning a foreign language and feel embarrassed about your pronunciation.

Or learning to teach yoga and doubt your cues and instructions are effective and easily understood.

Imagine learning to teach yoga in a foreign language and the fears around both your speaking and teaching skills come up.

When you lack confidence it's possible that you

• hide

• stop trying

• avoid things you find challenging

But if your aim is to teach yoga in internationally, in multiple languages none of these things help.

Instead, I want to help you teach with total confidence and share your passion for yoga without doubting yourself.

If you recognise this challenge, join me for this training to find out about 3 key tools that help you boost your confidence teaching yoga in a foreign language and you can easily start doing today!

This year, I envision a lot of growth for YOU!

Having travelled quite a bit, I know our yoga and wellness practices aren't available to everyone and certainly not in every language.

I believe it's my job to guide you learn to teach yoga in more than one language and build your own business so we can spread the benefits of yoga and wellness around the globe.

But to do so, I need YOU!

It's time to get out of your comfort-zone!

Time to learn the skills, gain the knowledge and confidence to teach internationally. To share your skills, knowledge, experience, and expertise (even if until now you haven't felt ready to do so).

So in today's episode I want to help you analyse where you’re at in your teaching journey so that you can intentionally take your next step forward.

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Every year is full of new learnings!

To fully be present with what arises... what needs to be seen... and prepare for growth...

I believe we need intentional reflection on 'what actually happened' and 'how we got there'.

For me personally, 2022 was an extremely challenging year.

I started the year feeling completely burnt out, not being able to do anything for 3 months. I separated, moved countries, went back into therapy and did A LOT of work on myself.

Even though I felt defeated, triggered, tested... I know it was something I had to go through to experience 'break through'.

Break through was needed to keep doing what I do... helping you create the career you dream of!

Whether it's by improving your language and communication skills or business knowledge.

I met heaps of incredible people that inspired, supported, and encouraged my growth.

I had tons of new experiences, 'aha' moments, transitions, and signs that activated my intuition and made me make life changes (which I'll share with you tomorrow)

So, in this live training, I'll tell you a little bit about what happened for me in 2022, what I learned and how I dealt with the challenges life threw my way to step up and overcome obstacles that limited my growth (and career path).

I hope you see this as an invitation to receive the tools to intentionally reflect on your year too and prepare yourself for intuitive goal setting!

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Every year, around this time, I check in with how things are going in my business...

I check in with my values and 'reason why'...

I examine our purpose and if the actions we take match it...

I acknowledge mistakes...

I look at what and how to improve...

And, I set new goals!

These goals often include investments too. Investments in studies, coaches, software, and programmes.

The reason I do it at this time of the year is that the biggest sales of tech, software and programmes is happening very soon. And if you're in business, you know that these investments add up, so why not take this chance and save a little money!

You may already have a wish list of programmes and software to invest in, so in today's live training I want to help you reflect and analyse what you truly need to thrive in your next year in business!

Without partnerships and collaborations I would never make the impact I'm making and experience the success I have today'.

I'm so immensely grateful to myself that from early on in my business, I took action and went out there to establish partnerships and collaborations. And so grateful too, for all the opportunities these partnerships and collaborations opened up for me after (and still do).

Joint efforts have endless benefits and can cause your business to grow organically, very fast. You as one of the partners have the opportunity to leverage your expertise, but at the same time you’re introducing your audience to another party they can benefit from. Whatever your partnership or collaborations looks like, they can add immense value to the way you and your business are being portrayed and perceived.

So in today's training let’s have a look at some invaluable reasons why you need to partner up and collaborate to experience massive growth in your business or career!

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For our 100th episode on the Your Yoga in English podcast I want to help you kick off the new year with clarity and (re-)evaluate your business model! 

Celebrate with us and make a chance on winning a free 1:1 coaching session with Annie!

What to do:

As Covid is slowly becoming part of our history, I see more and more teachers in desperate need for a change. Some have been blocked by a type of fear or scarcity mindset until now, but I see that at least those in our community are starting to dare to dream bigger, plan ahead and are willing to leave their comfort-zones.

Being a self-employed yoga teacher comes with a big advantage called FREEDOM!

Freedom to choose the things that actually fulfil you. From the types of projects you want to work on, to wherever, and with whomever. That means you can do and create exactly that what gives you meaning. The things and people you really love and those that feel aligned with your purpose.

But how to do this for some still is a mystery, so in today’s training I’d like to talk about how you can attract and create more job opportunities so that you can finally make a living of sharing what you love the most.

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What do you know about the concept of flow?

I know we use it in yoga class all the time, but what does 'flow' mean in your daily life and business approach?

In the past weeks, I've been reflecting on the concept of flow a lot. And I don't believe it's a coincidence that in the classes I've taught these weeks, the concept kept popping up too.

It’s possible that right now, you feel frustrated, annoyed, overwhelmed, self-critical or even demotivated. That you doubt you're doing the right thing, don't know how to continue or where to go next. If that's you, I'd love for you to join me during our live training today and speak about the concept of flow and how it helps you create a life and business with more ease and contentment.

I want to take you through a quick exercise to practise listening to your intuition and strengthen your ability to connect to the concept of flow.

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Let's speak about the most common challenges multilingual and international yoga businesses deal with.

This is for you if you (want to) teach and/or serve students....

• from your own home or hometown internationally, by teaching online
• in different places while travelling or living abroad
• online and in-person either in your own hometown or while travelling/living abroad

In this training I'll divide the most common challenges into 5 categories to help you overcome, prepare, prevent them and set you up for success in your multilingual or international business!

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Is the English for Yoga Teachers Course for you?

In this episode I’ll take you through:
• the modules & what you’ll learn
• what we’ll practice in the conversation classes and teaching practices
• the schedule & times of the classes & training
• who it’s really for
• how fluent you need to be to understand everything
• doubts that are holding you back

This course is for you if you’re ready to:
• feel authentic and confident teaching and speaking in English
• feel more capable sharing well-rounded yoga practices
• want to build an international teaching career and experience more freedom
• do the work to achieve the career you dream of

Obstacles live inside your head, and the longer you postpone your dreams, the less likely they’re actually going to happen.

Your decisions today, define your tomorrow!

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Creating your own business is a challenge, and more so, if you're looking to do this in multiple languages.

It involves many steps. Knowing exactly which to take may seem like a puzzle.

In today's episode, I'll give you some points to consider. I'll take you through the process of decision-making and building your foundation; what to take into account and ultimately where to start so that you have a more structured way of setting up your own (multilingual) yoga business!

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As the yoga industry is booming, the integration of technology is inevitable. Online yoga is more popular than ever, and I know that they're here to stay. So I believe this is a great opportunity for you to explore your options and start thinking about opening your own online yoga studio too.

The benefits are countless. It allows you to

• practice and teach with whomever, whenever, and wherever (there's an internet connection).
• meet people from all around the world
• get access to teachers and students that otherwise wouldn't be available to you
• reach more people and make a bigger impact
• gain more freedom (financially and logistically)

and so much more!

If you wish to be an international (travelling) yoga teacher... having your own online yoga studio could mean massive growth!

In this expert interview, Joost and Ingo will tell you all about how you can optimally run your own online yoga studio. Expect to learn about:

• Recent changes in yoga market
• What an online yoga studio entails
• Why having your own (online) yoga studio is so beneficial
• How Momoyoga facilitates your live as an independent yoga teacher

and much more!

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Do you feel like you could be more productive?

Do you feel stuck postponing your goals because you...

... don't know where to start?

... don't have enough students?

... don't have enough experience?

.... fear there's too much competition?

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Procrastination is one of the most common challenges among yoga teachers (spoiler alert: I'm familiar with it too).

You may postpone creating your website, social media content, class plans, writing your own course, whatever it is, for some reason you can't find the motivation to work towards your ideas or finish off your projects.

Next to the unpleasant result of it delaying your goals and plans, it lowers your self-esteem and self-belief.

Overcoming it isn't easy, because it requires you to do some work and that work is exactly what you're postponing right now. So it can feel like an infinite loop.

But to offer you a little help, today, I want to share 5 ways that will help you find back your motivation and kiss your procrastination goodbye to stay motivated and achieve your goals.

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Cueing is an art. It’s the art of guiding your students into positions or variations that allow them to experience the asana in a way that is beneficial to them, using as few words as possible.

Cueing is communicating clearly and considerately so that you can guide your students’ movement in the moment. These cues must serve your students as individuals even when they’re in a group so that they can find what works in their body.

If you speak too fast, students get lost. If you speak too quietly, students focus too much on trying to hear you. And if you use too many words, students will need to think too much about what you want them to do.

To master your cues, simplicity is the key. What you say and how you say it directly impacts the practice of our students, so it’s really important to pay attention to it.

Now you know that cueing is the art of directing your students into positions or variations that allow them to experience the asana in a way that is beneficial to them, with as few words as possible, in this training we’ll look at how to form instructional cues (active cues) with the four types of words that will help you master the foundation of your cueing language.

Learn about:

• The art of cueing
• Cues that offer a well-rounded experience
• Why you need to stop using passive cues and how to focus on active cues instead
• 4 types of words that will help you cue clearly and precisely

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Teaching yoga isn't something you learn overnight. Even less so if you want to teach in a foreign language.

Even the most fluent speakers struggle to teach with confidence, accuracy, effectiveness and authenticity. Simply because the language we use in yoga, for most, isn't same as what you use on a daily basis.

Since the majority of your community speaks English as a foreign language, I want to dedicate this training to helping you understand what it takes to teach yoga in English.

Take your journal to write down your notes and let me help you become clear on the 6 steps to confidently teach yoga in English!

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Yoga teachers are eager learners! Coming out of YTT you know that your journey doesn’t stop there. There’s always more to discover, more knowledge to gain and more to learn.

The yoga industry is booming and growing faster than ever before. The variety and options are countless and with the growth of yoga in the past years, I think it can really help to get some guidance on choosing your continuing education in the way that best suits you.

You’re not the only one, if you enrol in course after course. That you’re always looking for new programmes and ways to upskill your expertise. But, how do you choose your next yoga teacher course?

In this training I’m taking you through 5 questions to make that decision with intention. So that you start it with the right attitude and complete it feeling fulfilled, confident and capable.

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This is the third episode of our mini series on sequencing!

By now you know, every teacher is different. Some teachers love to write out detailed sequences and scripts, others keep it to bullet points or stick figures. Maybe you already know what methods work for you. Make it your own and choose the techniques that match your learning style and preference.

1. Practise what you teach

2. Highlight your detailed designs and scripts

3. Use keywords or bullet points

4. Draw stick figures

5. Create your own language

Want to find out why you find sequencing hard, or how to gain more confidence? Scroll through our feed or check out the previous episodes on our Your Yoga In English Podcast!

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Following up on our training of last week where we spoke about 'what you find sequencing hard', I'd like to help you now gain confidence in your sequencing.

In this chat, I mention and elaborate on:

• Your self-practice

• Creating your own sequencing bank

• Repeating sequences and cues

• Cultivating consistency

• Offering private classes

Listen to the episode to find out about my recommendations and advise, so that you can start building confidence in your sequencing straight away.

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