Essential Conversations for Yoga Teachers

Monica Bright runs this solo show with a tight focus on the teaching side of yoga, and she does it well. With 114 episodes and a weekly release schedule, the podcast covers class planning, sequencing logic, and the day-to-day realities of standing in front of a room and guiding people through movement. Her recent run of episodes on sequencing is particularly strong. She tackles the idea that poses belong together for anatomical reasons, not just because they look good on paper, and she explains the missing link between knowing anatomy and actually using that knowledge when you plan a class. The episode on why verbal cues are not always enough is the kind of practical content that most teacher trainings skip over entirely. Monica also gets into the softer skills of teaching, like shifting from an authority-based teaching style to one grounded in curiosity, and treating each student relationship as personal rather than transactional. Her episode on what to do when you feel unprepared in class is honest in a way that newer teachers will appreciate. The show also touches on business strategy for long-term sustainability, though the teaching craft episodes are where it really shines. The 5.0 rating comes from a small but dedicated audience.