Multidisciplinary Movement with Laurel Beversdorf

The Business Of Teaching Yoga

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by… YOU! After several requests from you, the listeners, this week’s guest is Laurel Beversdorf. Laurel's teaching style is very near and dear to my heart, and during our conversation you’ll hear me reminisce about a time in the not-so-distant past when I used to teach group classes. But don’t worry, we go much deeper than a trip down memory lane, and Laurel shares, in very practical and actionable terms, how you can start bringing new non-yoga movements & props into your classes, how we can offer a varied movement “diet” to our students and why she no longer believes that her asana practice was responsible for her pain.

ABOUT LAUREL BEVERSDORF

Laurel Beversdorf, YACEP, E-RYT 500, is an international yoga educator, teacher trainer, and kettlebell specialist with an advanced certification from Living.Fit. She is the creator of Yoga with Resistance Bands classes and teacher training, Resistance Bands 101 with Yoga Journal, and Body of Knowledge anatomy and biomechanics workshops. She co-creates Movement Logic movement therapy tutorials with physical therapist, Sarah Court, and well known movement educators in the yoga and Pilates industries. In 2020, in response to the global pandemic, Laurel pivoted hard and launched her virtual studio where she hosts lively, weekly kettlebell classes and creative yoga classes. Laurel has led yoga trainings and workshops at locations like Kripalu, YogaWorks, and studios all over the world. Her classes are multidisciplinary, and blend strength training, rehabilitation practices, self-massage, and yoga. Laurel has written for Yoga Journal, Shut Up & Yoga, and the Tune Up Fitness blog. A Wisconsin native, she lives in NYC with her husband, daughter, and two cats.

PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

• How Laurel first started practicing yoga
• Why Laurel no longer believes that her asana practice is to blame for the pain she experienced
• Why it’s just as important to explore what you’re not doing, as it is to be aware of what you are doing.
• Laurel’s experience of teaching while in pain
• Letting go of fear inducing language as a teacher
• Laurel’s very simple prescription for getting a balanced movement diet
• Practical and actionable tips for bringing “non-yoga” props into your class i.e. bands, balls & weights

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• Laurel’s Instagram

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