Sex, Drugs and Yoga Retreats

Today I’m speaking with long-term client, Danae Robinett about all things Yoga Retreats. Danae earned her BFA from Arizona State University in Dance; she continues to dance, choreograph and perform. Practicing yoga since 1999, teaching now for 19 years, she started leading retreats in 2012. She's been on faculty at San Francisco State University since 2015. Danae has taught at several corporate settings, universities, retreats - and one Superbowl. A nurturer by nature. She's highly-skilled at providing adaptations where all abilities are honored and challenged. Her classes are warm, welcoming and precise. We talk about how to get started with retreats, how to take care of yourself on retreat and how to manage the curly situations that may arise while you’re away!

Follow Danae on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/danaerobinett/

Check out her GORGEOUS Sante Fe Retreat here: https://www.danaerobinett.com/retreat

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Jivamukti, Veganism and Changing My Mind (TEASER)

No new episode in the main feed this week, but here is a teaser from the Patreon-only catalogue. I’m revisiting Sharon Gannon’s book, ‘Yoga and Vegetarianism’ from 2008, including some reflections on my time at the Manhattan studio. We’ll also chat through the book and how I’m feeling different these days on my attitude towards her argumment.

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How I Found My Teacher + Indecision is a Choice

A client proposed this topic last week, and I love it! I’m sharing my journey to finding teachers I really value, look up to and work to be with in person, as well as some pitfalls on the journey to find them. Before we get into the main topic for the week, I’ve also recorded a bit of a ‘teaching’ (read: rant) about flop flopping, the amount of time and energy choosing to be indecisive actually takes and my challenge to myself (and YOU!) to ‘just decide’ this month.

Your VERY last chance to join my Mastermind is NOW. Decide. xo Register, or review the specifics, here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/keepgrowing

Wondering what working with me is REALLY like?

In this replay of the Keep Growing Mastermind Information Session I’m joined by one of my long-term clients who has some things to say about her time working with me.

If you’re ready to take the leap, there are just three places left in the Keep Growing Mastermind. If you’ve got more questions before signing up, email me at amy@amymcdonald.com.au or DM me on Insta at www.instagram.com/amyyogabizcoach

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The Lotus of the Heart

Today I’m joined by Yoga Teacher, Retreat Host and Coach, Natalie Snooke. Natalie is known for her heart-centredness, peaceful presence and practical wisdom. And for over 20 years she has been helping others to shine. In this conversation we talk about knowing when to bring a studio to a close, how to continue to grow as a practitioner and about the joys, pitfalls and opportunities that heading to India offer.

Follow Natalie on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/momentumcoachyoga/

Take a look at the gorgeous trip to Rishikesh with Natalie here: https://www.momentumcoachyoga.com.au/lotus-of-the-heart-india-retreat-2024/

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Join the Keep Growing information session at 8am on Tuesday January 30th, Melbourne time. Reach out for the zoom link.

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Marketing Spanda: Managing expansion and contraction for ongoing growth

One of the biggest challenges Yoga teachers face is showing up consistently in their marketing. Oscillating between ‘full on’ and ‘crickets’ is not only hard on us mentally, its really hard on the bank balance! Here are a few things from my Retreat that might help you if pulsing between expansion and contraction is causing more friction and fewer results that you’d love to see in your biz!

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The Butt Kicking I Gave My Mastermind

Last month I took things in a different direction to our normal Keep Growing Mastermind group calls. To help my Masterminders reach their December income goals I stepped them through the 4-step process I use to devise, strategise and ‘manifest’ my monthly income targets. I hope it’s useful for you, too!

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Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Cancer

This week I’m joined by one of my private ‘Grow, Serve and Shine’ clients, Sue Skelton. Sue is a retired oncology and palliative care nurse as well as a yoga therapist. She works predominantly with people with cancer and long term conditions. She integrates her nursing and yoga knowledge to help improve the quality of life for her clients. Sue runs local f2f classes in the north of England where she lives, she works 1:1 either f2f or online and also offers training, with Jackie, who is also a yoga therapist to yoga teachers and therapists, giving them confidence to work with anyone diagnosed with cancer.

Follow Sue on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/yogatherapyforcancer/

Check out Sue’s CPD training course here: https://www.sueskeltonyoga.co.uk/cancercpd

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Project 'No Ghost Mats' Part 2: Optimising Your Website for Paid Traffic

I’ve set myself the challenge of making sure my 2024 classes are FULL every week. This week I’m updating you on the status of my goal as well as sharing some powerful tips about making sure strangers from the socials land on your site and can’t resist! If you want to check out my classes page, it’s at www.amymcdonald.com.au/yoga

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Project 'No Ghost Mats' Part 1

I’ve set myself the challenge of making sure my 2024 classes are FULL every week. I’m going through how my classes work, what the income potential is, how to keep things simple and the steps I’ve already taken to reach my goal in this episode.

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Why 'Putting Yourself Out There' is NOT a Success Strategy!

If you’ve been toiling over social media content and wondering why you’re not seeing results, you need this episode! Access LOADS of episodes you’ve not heard before over on Patreon with a 7-day FREE trial! Access them on Patron here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

Special Announcement!

No new episode in the main feed this week, but collect a FREE week of Patreon and listen to the second part of my interview with Brett Larkin! Access LOADS of episodes you’ve not heard before over on Patreon with a 7-day FREE trial! Access them on Patron here: www.patreon.com/AmyMcDonald

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Real Yoga Life: Habits, Business and Change

Today I’m joined by Brett Larkin, author of ‘Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos.’ Brett is the founder of her award-winning YouTube channel, Uplifted™️ Online Yoga Teacher Trainings, a successful entrepreneur, and sought-after online business consultant. Passionate yogis and yoga teachers from around the world turn to Brett for guidance on how to live their best life — on and off the mat. Find her at https://www.brettlarkin.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/larkinyogatv and preorder her book at  https://www.brettlarkin.com/yoga-life-book/

Book in for a conversation with me about working together in Grow, Serve & Shine 1:1 coaching here: https://scheduler.zoom.us/amymcdonald/coaching Learn about what coaching with me includes and looks like here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/coaching

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REDUX: How to Plan Your Black Friday Sale

It’s that time of year so I’m rereleasing an episode from October 2021 where we’ll be workshopping your ideas and plans for bringing in some extra money by the end of the year in a way that feels GOOD!

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Satya and Science- How to Access, Interpret and Use Science to Support Truthfulness in Your Yoga Business

This week I’m speaking with one of my Grow, Serve & Shine clients, Helen Johnson. Helen is a Yoga Teacher, Yoga Studio owner, mother of two and a Registered Nurse. After spending most of her professional career as a Clinical Nurse Educator, she is passionate about designing and delivering meaningful Yoga programs that are based on experiential and scientific evidence. Helen creates specialised programs to support people through pregnancy, birth and the early years of being a parent, drawing on her experience as a health professional and a Mum. Find her at website: www.nurtureyogameditation.com IG: @nurture.yoga.meditation

Book in for a conversation with me about working together in Grow, Serve & Shine 1:1 coaching here: https://scheduler.zoom.us/amymcdonald/coaching Learn about what coaching with me includes and looks like here: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/coaching

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On Being A Bad Yogi

This week I’m speaking with the author of ‘Bad Yogi,’ Alice Williams. We talk writing, teaching, studying, surviving and growing through the stages of becoming Yoga teachers. And there are load of great detours along the way. Enjoy this conversation, and follow Alice on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alice_v_williams/

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You're a Freaking Gold Logie, Baby!

Welcome back to a brand new season of the show! Today I’ve got three funk-busters for three common Yoga biz funks, just in case you’ve forgotten how freaking amazing you are!

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Chandra's Fading Light: 3 Business Warnings

Chandra had 27 wives. When he focussed all his love and affection on just one—Rohini—things got dicey. Today I’m extrapolating this out to your business and how this parable can present financial risk and unnecessary stress and regression. But don’t worry! Siva has a solution that can make biz better, safer and much more synced with your cycles!

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Have You Lost Objectivity? 3 Tips from my Clients

Sometimes we all need a little perspective on the things we do on the regular. It can be hard to maintain objectivity with the business basics when we are just trying to tick them off the list! Thanks to my 1:1 clients, I’ve compiled three tips that might be useful in casting a fresh eye over things you do every week to make sure they’re still as powerful as they can be.

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My Simple 6-Month Retreat Marketing Schedule

Here’s Part 2 of my Retreat Series. I’m breaking down what to do month-by-month re the marketing for your retreat, with a few extra gems thrown in for good measure. Also, because I’m inspired with the success some of my clients are having with retreats at the moment, I’m relaunching my Retreats training program. It’s a STEAL and seriously awesome content, which I’ll be teaching live for the first time in years. Here’s the link to check it out: https://www.amymcdonald.com.au/amazingretreats

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