Blog Posts
5 Things I Learned from The Corporate Yogi
Julie Zuzek & I are both members of a podcasting community called Podcasters Paradise. She came up on my newsfeed a couple months ago, and I was immediately intrigued by the name, “The Corporate Yogi”. It’s like what I’m doing, but in reverse. She wants to educate...
Finding a Balance Between Teaching & Practicing
Before I decided to complete my yoga teacher training (YTT), I did a lot of yoga. The amount that I practiced had steadily increased over the course of 3 years. I started with once a week, then moved to twice a week, then got up to 3-5 times per week, depending on the...
The 5 Things I learned from Lydia Zamorano
When I got off the phone after interviewing Lydia Zamorano, I felt excited and inspired. Lydia's demeanor is gentle and her disposition is soft, yet she is one of the strongest yogini's I have ever encountered. When I stopped to reflect on what I learned from...
Life as a Full-Time Yoga Teacher
You complete your yoga teacher training (YTT), and jump in as a full-time yoga teacher, teaching multiple classes a week. Maybe you teach 3-5 classes, 10-15 classes, or even upwards of 20 classes. Regardless of how many yoga classes you are teaching in a week, you are...
5 Things I learned from Brea Johnson
I have never met Brea Johnson face-to-face, and although I have heard her name in the Canmore yoga community, our Skype call was our first time "meeting". We immediately hit it off. Brea talks easily and laughs often, and her passion for yoga is contagious. She shared...
Teaching Yoga Abroad with Carolyn McPherson
Carolyn McPherson has a sense of adventure unlike anyone I've ever met before. She has lived and worked around the world, and after completing her YTT in India, she set out to teach yoga abroad. One of the coolest parts about Carolyn being a yoga teacher is that she...
From Corporate America to Full-Time Yoga Teacher with Katie Roll
I met Katie Roll while practicing yoga at Active Sol yoga studio in Atlanta. I was immediately drawn to her classes, and I kept coming back. I would come home and tell my boyfriend, Ryan, how cool Katie's classes were and how spunky her vibe was. "Why don't you ask...
Giving Back Through Yoga: The Africa Yoga Project with Tara Koenig
Unlike a lot of yoga teachers, Tara Koenig didn't fall in love with yoga right from the beginning. She tried a few different classes and styles and enjoyed the exercise, but it wasn't until she tried power yoga that she knew she had discovered something awesome. After...
Thinking Outside the Box: Tara Newbigging on BooTy
When you think about turning up the music and dancing until you’re so exhausted that your mind finally slows down, how do you feel? Relieved. Rejoiced. Free. This is exactly what Tara Newbigging aims to achieve with her fitness program, BooTy. As Tara and I got on...
Yoga Employee or Entrepreneur?
Ryan Ferguson has been my best friend and partner in crime for the last 7 years. We met while in business school at the University of Calgary, and since then, have traveled for over 12 months together and have moved to 3 different cities. Ryan shares my passion for...
How to Take Your Yoga Career to the Next Level with Lauren Roegele
I had never met Lauren Roegele before we connected on FaceTime to do an interview for the M.B.Om podcast. We were scheduled to talk at 3pm EST, and around 3:05pm I sent Lauren a quick text to confirm that everything was all good on her end. She was having troubles...
An Incredible Place for Yoga in India
I first met Carolyn McPherson while completing my Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Calgary. She was completing the same degree as me, and we ended up in a group together for an entrepreneurship class. We became friends on Facebook, and went our own ways as we...
Practicing Yoga for the “Right Reason”
I guide my students into tree pose on the right side, standing at the front of the room, demo-ing the pose for them as I speak. Find your drishti, and as you find your balance draw your hands to heart centre, moving slowly. As I cue the students to move slowly and...
Teaching from the Heart
I sat in front of the class, twenty pairs of eyes staring at me expectantly; I could feel my heart beating heavily in my chest and my palms sweating. I instructed the class to close their eyes and become aware of their breath, and as I cued it to the class, I also...
Seduced by My Ego
“Come to a comfortable seated position, palms together at your chest, and set an intention for your practice,” the yoga teacher breathes out slowly, the words dancing along the long, drawn out breaths of her body. I will focus inward and not worry about what other...
Lessons for New Yoga Teachers from a New Yoga Teacher with Chelsey Orth
Chelsey Orth is one of those people that I will forever be grateful to have met. Her smile lights up a room, and her energy is contagious. I'm lucky enough to call her my little sister from another mister. Chelsey and I met on a plane headed from Taipei, Taiwan to...
From Yoga Teacher to Studio Owner with Jeff Mah
Jeff Mah is easily one of the best yoga teachers I have ever practiced with. He’s charismatic and funny, and he has a unique way of holding space in a yoga class that makes him a phenomenal teacher. He has a passion for movement and for helping people to feel...
Mastering the Business of Yoga Together!
I'm thrilled to announce that after months of concocting, planning, interviewing, and developing, the M.B.Om podcast is finally available for your listening pleasure! The M.B.Om podcast was developed out of a personal need that I had as a new yoga teacher, and I've...