Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly

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🌟 Master Your Yoga Teaching with MaKenzie Fly 🎙️ Fresh out of YTT and feeling lost? Struggling to stand out in a sea of yoga teachers? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to figure it out alone! Join fellow yoga teacher MaKenzie Fly as she dives into the real challenges of making it as a yoga instructor—building a loyal student base, going beyond the poses, and creating a thriving yoga business. Expect powerful strategies, expert insights, and real talk about what it takes to turn your passion into a sustainable career. Whether you're a new grad or a seasoned teacher ready to evolve, this podcast is your weekly dose of inspiration, practical guidance, and (of course) yoga-fueled laughter. ✨ Hit subscribe & let’s Master Your Yoga Teaching—one episode at a time! Connect with MaKenzie Please subscribe, rate, and review to help us continue to deliver free, valuable content each and every week. Take a screenshot at the end of every episode, share in your IG stories, and tag @masteryouryogateaching . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support .

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June 10, 2026Episode 1554 min

Creative vs. Intentional Sequencing (And How Foreshadowing Fixes It) w/ Charlotte Muller

Have you ever perused your IG feed for a creative sequence, taught it to your students, and then immediately regretted it? You and me both! Today's guest, Charlotte Muller, joins me to talk about intentional sequencing. We dive into her concept of foreshadowing—the art of introducing ideas, movements, and transitions early so students feel prepared, confident, and connected throughout the entire class experience.In this episode, we chat about:✨ Why students can feel when a class was thoughtfully planned🌀 The sequencing technique Charlotte uses in every single class she teaches💡 How a tiny preview early in class can create major "aha!" moments later🎯 Why intentional sequencing creates trust between teacher and student🧘 How philosophy, theming, and sequencing can work together instead of competing for attention🤰 How pregnancy completely changed Charlotte's relationship with movement, cueing, and teaching Whether you're a newer teacher trying to plan better classes or a seasoned teacher looking to refine your craft, this conversation will help you think differently about how classes are built—and why the smallest moments often create the biggest impact.Press play and let's dive in.@breathe_strengthbreathestrengthwellness.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

June 3, 2026Episode 141 hr 6 min

Ashtanga Remix; Emotional Mastery w/ MaKenzie Fly

Try Inspired Flow Weekly for free!This energizing Ashtanga Remix practice is heavily inspired by the second series of Ashtanga Yoga, featuring spine-strengthening postures, heart-opening backbends, and opportunities to build both strength and mobility throughout the body.The sequence was intentionally designed to complement this week's theme of emotional mastery. Backbends are known for being stimulating, invigorating, and sometimes even uncomfortable, making them the perfect laboratory for practicing steadiness in the midst of intensity. Rather than reacting to every sensation, you'll be invited to stay present, breathe deeply, and cultivate a sense of calm within the experience.By the end of class, you can expect to feel energized, uplifted, empowered, and more capable of maintaining your center when life turns up the volume.Enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

May 27, 2026Episode 1343 min

What it's Like Having a Business Mentor as a Yoga Teacher in 2026

Get on the waitlist for Yogipreneur Mastermind 4.0 beginning Aug 2026Ever wondered what actually happens inside a business mentorship—and if it’s really worth the investment as a yoga teacher?In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my recent VIP mentorship trip to LA: the chaotic family road trip, the breakthrough moments, the mindset shifts, and the deeper reason mentorship has completely changed the trajectory of my life and business.In this episode, we chat about:✨ Why mentorship is less about strategy—and more about borrowed belief🧠 The difference between free content and personalized discernment🔥 The “fast pass to Disneyland” metaphor that perfectly explains mentorship👀 Why being around expanded people changes your self-concept🌀 The surprising similarities between entrepreneurship and parenting💭 How mentors help regulate the emotional rollercoaster of business ownership🏆 Why yoga teachers need to stop waiting to be “picked” and start creating opportunities😬 The very unglamorous reality of traveling with two babies, a dog, and a sick toddler💥 What my mentor taught about wealth, magnetism, future self, and identity expansion🎯 Why building your own business often looks messy while it’s happening—but deeply fulfillingWhether you’re curious about mentorship, craving expansion, or trying to figure out what’s next beyond the yoga studio model, this episode will make you feel less alone—and maybe a little more brave.Press play and let’s dive in.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

May 20, 2026Episode 121 hr 0 min

Looping in Yoga Sequencing, Hyper-Mobility, & SkinnyTok w/ Olive Walton

Have you ever heard of looping in yoga sequencing?Today’s guest, Olive Walton, does a deep dive on looping: a teaching style that combines repetition, autonomy, mobility, strength, and freedom inside the yoga room. But this conversation goes far beyond sequencing—we also explore hypermobility, body awareness, identity, beauty standards, nervous system regulation, and what it means to move through the world as a yoga teacher right now.In this episode, we chat about:✨ The “looping” method and why repetition helps students enter flow state🌀 Why some students freeze the second they step on a mat alone at home⚖️ The balance between guidance and freedom in yoga teaching🧠 The subtle cues that help hypermobile students stop “dumping” into joints😬 The uncomfortable reality of skinnytok, wellness culture & online fitness spaces👀 The teaching cultures Olive noticed immediately after moving countries🎭 Pole dancing, performance anxiety & learning to move without worrying who’s watching💭 The difference between moving for punishment… versus moving for joyIf you’ve ever questioned the way yoga is traditionally taught—or wondered how to create classes that feel more embodied, exploratory, and human—this episode is for you.Turn it up and let’s dive in.Connect With OliveBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

May 13, 2026Episode 1154 min

Karma, Forgiveness, & the Four Great Passions w/ Dr. Lynn

What if the hardest part isn’t what happened… but what you’re still carrying from it? Today’s guest, Dr. Lynne, helps reframe karma beyond the cliches on mugs & t-shirts like “what goes around comes around” or “karma’s a bitch.” We chat about: 😳 Karma redefined – what it really is as a philosophy🍫 How a candy bar reveals how you relate to yourself, craving and control. 👀 Why some interactions stay with you longer than they should. 💥 The key to forgiveness that doesn’t ask you to be fake, passive, or pretend everything is fine. 😬 The four great passions that quietly run the show for most of us—and once you hear them, you’ll start noticing them everywhere. 💛 The depth of the thought “Your health is your greatest wealth” If this episode makes you pause and ask, “Wait—what am I still carrying?” send it to someone who could use the reminder too.Connect with MaKenzie Connect with Dr. Lynn If you liked this episode, check out these similar episodes!💥 Jason Crandell on Burnout & Pranayama🧠 Confidence, Curiosity & Vulnerability w/ Taylor Tracks👉🏼 What Yoga Teachers Can Learn From Preachers Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

May 6, 2026Episode 1017 min

The Most Embarrassing Things That Happen in Yoga Classes (Let’s Normalize It)

Ever had an embarrassing moment in a yoga class and thought, “Please let no one notice…”?In this episode, I’m sharing the most mortifying moment of my teaching career and other yoga teaching horror stories— and how it turned into one of the most human, connecting experiences I’ve had in the room.This one is lighter, funnier, and very real… but underneath it all is a powerful lesson in leadership, vulnerability, and what it means to hold space for actual human bodies (not perfect ones).In this episode, we chat about:😬 Why I almost said no to teaching a class out of pure embarrassment👏 The unexpected protocol that turned an awkward moment into a shared experience💬 The flood of responses from other teachers—and the stories that had me crying laughing🔥 The leadership lesson hidden inside your most embarrassing moments🌀 How your willingness to be human gives your students permission to be human too💭 The reminder that bodies do weird, unpredictable, very real things—and that’s part of the practiceThis episode is sh*ts, gigs, and a little bit of wisdom.If you’ve ever felt embarrassed in a yoga class (as a teacher or a student), press play — you are definitely not alone.SIMILAR EPISODES TO BINGESequencing with Sensitivity: Honoring Your Cycle & Season w/ Sydney McCowanTransmuting Trauma through Sacred Sensuality w/ Shayna HillerPlease subscribe, rate, and review to help us continue to deliver free, valuable content each and every week. Take a screenshot at the end of every episode, share in your IG stories, and tag @masteryouryogateaching. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

April 29, 2026Episode 91 hr 6 min

Ashtanga Remix; Asmita, Identity, & the I-Am-Ness w/ MaKenzie Fly

Have you ever heard this phrase?"Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny"It's laregly attributed to the Buddha, and it reveals a truth of reality. Everything can be traced back to thought.This Ashtanga remix class has themes of asmita (ego), identity, and sense of self, which is where thoughts comes from. Once that upgrades, everything else does too!You can expect sun salutations, standing, balancing, seated, and closing postures from the ashtanga tradition, but with slight variations and not as many jump throughs and jump backs. Enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

April 22, 2026Episode 81 hr 3 min

Leadership Beyond the Mat: Living Your Yoga in Real Life w/ Anthony Chavez

What does leadership mean to you? Today’s returning guest, Anthony Chavez, walks us through what leadership looks like on and off the mat.We talk about: ✨ Why facilitating a 300-hour feels exponentially harder than a 200-hour 😬 The Socratic approach to leadership. How facilitating with less lectures & more self inquiry helps people come to their own conclusions👀 Anthony’s creative way to remind himself of his mantra, and the sweet story that goes along with it. 🧩 How different constraints force you to get your ish together and where growth is really rooted. 💭 Yoga teaching IS performance, a flip on the judgy narrative and how you can’t take ego out of teaching⚖️Comparison or expansion? How to use low vibe feelings of envy to identify areas that we could get to work🏆 Why even elite performers still have coaches—and what that means for youWhether you’re fresh out of a 200-hour or deep into your teaching path, this conversation will challenge you to ask: “Am I just teaching yoga… or actually living it?”Connect with MaKenzie Your Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow Monthly Design Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible Here Do you want MaKenzie on your show? Let's get it booked here. Connect with Anthony or find him on InstagramDid you like this episode? Check out these episodes:Seamless Storytelling Made Simple w/ Peak Performance Expert Anthony ChavezLaunching As Asana: The Sacred Vulnerability of Inviting Students Into Your WorkHow Confidence, Curiosity and Vulnerability Leads To Your Dream Students w/ Taylor Tracks How to Write Your Own YTT & Get Approved By Yoga AllianceBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

April 15, 2026Episode 71 hr 2 min

Breath is the Bridge Between Ego and Heart w/ Jason Hulshof

Jump in Jason’s Breakthrough Breathwork program here - use code THEMEWEAVER to get $249 off.What if theming feels hard because the most powerful theme you'll ever teach… is the one you’ve been overlooking this whole time?This episode is a refreshing return to simplicity—where breath isn’t just part of the class… it is the class. Lean into a simpler, deeper way of teaching—one that might change how you see every class you lead.We chat about:👉🏼 The key to a yoga class… whether you’re teaching it that way or not✨ That subtle shift that turns breath from a background cue into the driving force of the experience 😬 “Life doesn’t stop because you are a yoga teacher… “ - Why breath is the perfect fallback. 💥 The unexpected power of treating the breath as your “Master Theme”—especially when you feel like you’ve got nothing 🧠The secret writing prompt that will have you breathing a sigh of relief 🎧 The nerdiest riff that spirals into metaphors you never imagined - what metaphors can you add?🌊 The key to making familiar breath cues a bridge for your students.📿Overcoming the fear - breaking the stereotype, and building an off ramp for pranayama practice🔬Balancing science that makes ancient breath practices tangible⚡️A sneak peak at Jason’s Breakthrough Breathwork ProgramIf you’ve been searching for better words, better themes, or more inspiration… this will bring you back to the one thing you actually need.Connect with MaKenzie🎧 Loved this conversation? Keep exploring the craft of masterful teaching:💥 Jason Crandell on Burnout & Pranayama🧠 Confidence, Curiosity & Vulnerability w/ Taylor Tracks🌊 Unmistakable Markers of a Masterful Yoga Teacher w/ Jason Hulshof👉🏼 What Yoga Teachers Can Learn From PreachersWant More from MaKenzie:Learn how to pick, plan, & confidently deliver themes from the heart so your yoga teaching feels deeply resonant, meaningful, & impactful - Join Theme Weaver MethodYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow MonthlyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? Let's get it booked here.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.

April 8, 2026Episode 656 min

Moving Beyond Elevator Music & DJing Yourself as a Yoga Teacher w/ Jonah Kest

Curious about the program mentioned in the beginning of this episode? Check out Confident & Captivating here.Do you play music in your yoga teaching? Although it’s not required, Jonah Kest talks about how we can use music as a tool that helps people relax & find rhythmicity again. In this episode, we chat about👉🏼 Don’t just set it & forget it - how to DJ yourself for a more seamless listening experience🔥The real key to your playlists ISN’T BPMs, it’s this… ✨ The secret to choosing the songs that get put on your playlists 🎧Spotify tips & hacks 💥 Artist shoutouts & tunes Jonah feels “always crush” no matter the crowd. 🎯The musical arc & energetic wave that turns classes into experiences 💥Plus a special peek at something Jonah created that will blow your mind! If you’re ready to create classes that feel different—for you and your students. Press play and let’s dive in.Learn to pick, plan, & powerfully deliver yoga class themes so your yoga teaching feels deeply resonant, meaningful, & impactful. Join Theme Weaver Method hereConnect with MaKenzieJonah on Spotify and InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, we have your next listen!How to Make Playlists For Elite Mindfulness Experiences w/ DJ Taz RashidWhen Relaxation Backfires: The Triggers Yoga Teachers Miss w/ Liz AlbanisProps, Permission, & Perception Shifts w/ Jenny Clise From Suppression to Expression w/ Alexander SchimmelBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/master-your-yoga-teaching-with-makenzie-fly--6089975/support.Connect with MaKenzieYour Next Class Plan Is Waiting for You - Swipe Your FREE Sample of Inspired Flow WeeklyDesign Dynamic Sequences FAST - Grab Your Copy of the Pose Bible HereDo you want MaKenzie on your show? - Let's get it booked here.