The podcast for yoga teachers who want to feel supported, grow in their teaching, and stand in front of their class feeling ready and confident.
Each episode brings honest, practical conversations about cueing, confidence, finding your teaching voice, staying grounded, and more. I share real stories, lessons learned, and plenty of mistakes made along the way so you don't have to make them too.
I’m Caitlin Lindsey – E-RYT 500, yoga teacher trainer, and mentor for yoga teachers with nearly 20 years of experience on the mat.
Whether you're fresh out of a 200-hour teacher training or a few years in and wondering why it still feels hard sometimes, you don't have to figure this out alone.
13. From Self-Doubt to Confident Teaching with Alison Pounds
If you've ever finished teaching a yoga class and thought, "Was that any good?" you're not alone. A lot of new teachers assume confidence comes from more certifications, more books, or consuming more information from Instagram. But as Alison Pounds discovered, information alone doesn't always create clarity. In this conversation, Alison shares how she moved from feeling a lot of anxiety and self-doubt to feeling confident and excited about teaching. Along the way, she shares why a simple sequ...
23 Sept 2026
12. Sequencing Part 2: The Real Reason Sequencing Matters for your Teaching
If you’ve ever taught a yoga class and felt so unsure of what came next that you couldn’t fully focus on your students and what was going on around you, you’re not alone. Sequencing creates a strong foundation for clearer cueing, better presence, more student connection, and more freedom to move around the space. In this episode, you’ll learn why sequencing matters so much for your growth as a teacher and what you can do to make it support you instead of distracting you. What we cover: Why ...
9 Sept 2026
11. Sequencing Part 1: The Real Reason Sequencing Matters for your Students
If you've ever thought of sequencing as simply putting poses together in the "right" order, this episode will expand how you think about putting your classes together. Sequencing does far more than make a yoga class flow – it builds trust. In this episode, we talk about why sequencing is a foundational teaching skill, how thoughtful sequencing prepares the body safely, creates structure for learning, and helps students build trust both with you and with themselves. What we cover: Why ...
26 Aug 2026
10. 5 Ways to Grow Your Yoga Class and Get Students to Come Back
It can be a struggle to get students to show up to class. Some weeks you have eight students, other weeks nobody shows up, and it can feel like your class size is just based on luck. While some things are beyond your control when it comes to your class size, in this episode, we talk about five concrete things you can do as a yoga teacher, to build your classes over time and get the students who do show up to come back again and again. What we cover: Why consistency in you showing up is so i...
12 Aug 2026
9. 5 ways to Bounce Back when you’re Feeling Burned Out from Teaching
If teaching yoga has started to feel more like a grind than something that fuels you, this episode is for you. We talk about what it feels like when your energy dips, motivation drops, and when showing up for class starts to feel harder than it should. In this episode, Caitlin gets honest about her own experience feeling burned out from teaching and shares 5 practical ways to find your way back to your energy and passion. What we cover: Why feeling burned out is normal and doesn'...
29 Jul 2026
8. Stop Trying to Please Everyone in Your Yoga Class (and why not every student is meant for you)
Many yoga teachers feel the pressure to endlessly adjust their teaching style, class content, pace, and even voice, thinking it’ll make everyone happy. But the reality is that you can’t please every student and trying to do so will flatten your teaching. In this episode, we dive into why chasing everyone's approval backfires, and why teaching from your authentic style is what actually creates connection. What we cover: Why trying to please everyone in a yoga class is counterproductive t...
15 Jul 2026
7. When your Yoga Class Attendance Drops (And What It Really Means)
There will be moments throughout the year when your class numbers drop, but a dip in class numbers is not always a reflection on your teaching. In this episode we talk about why teaching smaller classes can be a good thing and how they can actually make you a better yoga teacher. What we cover: Why yoga class attendance naturally ebbs and flows throughout the year Why low attendance isn't a reflection of your worth or your ability as a teacher A personal story about how teaching a c...
1 Jul 2026
6. The Fastest Way to Improve Your Teaching
If your students tell you they loved class every week, that's lovely. But it's probably not making you a better teacher. In this episode, we’re talking about feedback and why most yoga teachers aren't getting enough of it after they graduate. We go into why "great class!" doesn't count as feedback, and how to get REAL feedback instead. Whether you've been teaching for six months or six years, this episode will help you become a better teacher. What we cover: Why the feedback loop you ha...
17 Jun 2026
5. You Finished your 200-hour YTT. Now What?
You finished your 200-hour yoga teacher training and earned your certification. You graduated full of excitement and enthusiasm, but then somehow that started to shift into overwhelm, you don’t actually know how to start, and you got stuck wondering if you're truly ready to teach. And somehow, weeks turned into months without stepping in front of a class. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone—many new yoga teachers face this exact challenge after graduation. In this episode, we walk throu...
3 Jun 2026
4. Your Most Important Tool: How to Find Your Voice as a Yoga Teacher
If you have finished your teacher training but still feel really unsure about how to make your classes feel and sound more like YOU, this episode is a game-changer. In this episode, we talk about finding your voice as a yoga teacher —both literally (how you actually sound in class) and figuratively (what you want to stand for and how you teach). Working to develop both is what moves you from going through the motions and feeling unsure in your teaching, to feeling confident and ow...
20 May 2026
3. Why Your Self-Practice Matters More Than You Think
What if the key to becoming a better teacher was not by teaching more, but by spending more time on your own mat? In this episode, we talk about why your personal practice isn't a nice-to-have — it's what keeps your teaching grounded, fresh, and sustainable long-term. I share where I went wrong early on in my teaching career and what a real, nourishing self-practice actually looks like in a busy teaching life. Spoiler: it doesn't have to be an hour long. We'll cover: · &nb...
20 May 2026
2. The REAL Reason Teaching Yoga is So Hard
Teaching yoga is hard, and not just for the reasons most people talk about. In this episode, we talk about why the challenge of teaching yoga is often less about your skills and more about your relationship with yourself as a teacher. Learn 3 ways that will help make teaching yoga feel a bit easier, and learn practical ways to ease the mental load so you can actually enjoy being at the front of the room. We'll cover: · Why your connection to yoga makes teaching...
19 May 2026
1. Dear Yoga Teacher, Here’s My Story
Welcome to the Dear Yoga Teacher podcast. In this first episode, I share what you can expect from this podcast going forward and why I created it in the first place. I also share my story — from a hesitant and bored beginner to a confident yoga teacher, teacher trainer and teacher mentor. My path to get here was not a straight line. I made plenty of mistakes along the way, and now you get to learn from those mistakes too. We’ll cover: · How I went from hating my firs...
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