157: Full-Time Yoga Teacher Panel: Community Conversations with Elena Cheung, Kylie Rook & Caroline Wybar

In a time of what feels like unprecedented change, the yoga landscape is shifting profoundly. It’s a great opportunity for host Rachel Land to connect with other full-time yoga teachers—returning guests Caroline Wybar, Elena Cheung and Kylie Rook—to hear their thoughts.

In this wide-reaching and philosophical discussion, we share what life as a teacher looks like right now, what has changed in the recent past, and what challenges and opportunities might lie ahead.

Listen in to hear about online fatigue, chasing the hustle, the challenge of work-life balance, diversification for long-term sustainability, and our advice for new teachers.

“As we are expanding of how yoga can show up in practice, we have a lot of room for creativity as teachers to provide support for our students in a way that hasn’t always been seen.” – Elena Cheung

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“It’s that expanding of our lens of what yoga looks like and who can practice yoga.” – Kylie Rook

Show Notes:

Current teaching schedules [3:35]
Why to diversify your offerings [7:41]
Post-pandemic changes for yoga teachers [8:38]
Myriad options: for better and for worse [12:35]
Making a good living versus making a good life [16:13]
Challenges: online fatigue, cultural stress, changing markets and demographics [23:33]
Future opportunities [32:02]
Closing thoughts for other teachers [43:50]