The Confident Yoga Teacher: 5 Skills You Didn’t Learn in Your 200-Hour to Transform Your Teaching

Are you a yoga teacher who still doesn’t feel confident in the classroom—even after your 200-hour training? You’re not alone. In this epsiode, I’ll show you the 5 essential teaching skills that most teacher trainings don’t have time to cover—yet make all the difference in your clarity, confidence, and career longevity.

Whether you’re newly certified or have been teaching for years, this training will help you fill in the missing pieces and grow into the confident, grounded, and impactful yoga teacher you want to be.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why so many yoga teachers feel stuck or unprepared after their 200-
hour yoga teacher training
• The real reason yoga teachers struggle with confidence (it’s not just imposter syndrome)
• How to shift from planning individual classes to designing long-term yoga class sequences and themes
• Proven strategies to avoid yoga teacher burnout and stay inspired in your teaching
• The most common gaps in yoga teacher trainings—and how to build the skills your students actually need
• How to grow your teaching career by deepening your skills and becoming a more effective, in-demand yoga instructor

Chapters
00:00 Introduction: The Challenges of Being a Yoga Teacher
01:12 Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
02:59 The Importance of Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
05:06 Skill 1: Clarity of Communication
09:45 Skill 2: Curriculum Design and Thematic Progression
17:27 Skill 3: Empathy and Relational Skills
20:44 Skill 4: Embodiment and Authenticity
26:42 Skill 5: Experience and Preparation
33:03 Conclusion: The Value of Ongoing Support and Community

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Jason Crandell is a natural teacher and author with more than 20 years of experience. Named “one of the teachers shaping the future of yoga,” by Yoga Journal, Jason has been an in-demand teacher at conferences around the world for more than two decades.

For the past 10 years, Jason has honed his approach by looking to peers outside of the yoga community, in the fields of physical therapy, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These collaborative partnerships have enabled Jason to offer the most up-to-date to asana technique, cueing, injury management, and hands-on adjustments. Jason’s goal is to blend the timeless wisdom of yoga philosophy with evidence-based information to create yoga curriculum that helps modern practitioners grow and evolve.

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