Yoga Philosophy for Teachers: 5 Powerful Lessons to Stay Inspired & Avoid Burnout

Yogaland Podcast

Andrea Ferretti

Health & Fitness, Yoga, Yogaland

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Feeling stuck, uninspired, or overwhelmed in your teaching journey?

In this episode, Jason shares 5 timeless lessons from yoga philosophy that support you — the teacher. These aren’t abstract ideas for your students — they’re personal, practical teachings to help you stay grounded, motivated, and aligned as you grow.

Whether you’re a new teacher or a seasoned educator, these insights from the Yoga Sutras and beyond offer tools for navigating self-doubt, comparison, burnout, and creative fatigue.

Topics include:

• Abhyasa & Vairagya (Effort + Letting Go)

• Svadhyaya (Self-Study for Teachers)

• Dharma (Teaching with Purpose)

• Ahimsa (Self-Compassion in Teaching)

• Pratipaksha Bhavanam (Reframing Negative Thoughts)

Chapters

01:11 Upcoming Yoga Training Details

02:36 Yoga Philosophy for Teachers

04:07 Abhyasa and Vairagya: Developing and Releasing Patterns

05:19 Practicing Teaching Skills

09:31 Non-Attachment in Teaching

11:59 Knowing Yourself as a Teacher

18:17 Aligning Teaching with Your Purpose

21:45 The Impact of Social Media on Self-Perception

22:10 Defining Your Purpose as a Yoga Teacher

23:26 Teaching Techniques and Philosophical Insights

26:15 Compassion for Yourself and Your Students

33:04 Reframing Your Inner Critic

41:53 Final Thoughts and Announcements

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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.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. I'm Andrea Ferretti and this is Yoga Land. Hi, Jason. Hi, Andrea. Those of you that can see me if you're
0:07.3	watching this on YouTube. I had to readjust everything and I'm all off kilter because ginger's in my lap. Yeah.
0:13.8	Which is the bottom of the microphone was rubbing against her ear and it was not acceptable. Yeah. It was not
0:19.8	working out for her. So here we are.
0:22.1	She's really struggling. Hopefully listeners to the podcast can hear the podcast. If not, sorry.
0:28.1	She's the cutest thing. Yeah, she's just, yeah. I think that basically when we do the YouTube
0:32.7	version, we should have another camera angle just on her face. You know, when we first started doing this as a filmed podcast and then we stopped,
0:41.5	it's because we had a third camera and dealing with the third camera is such a pain.
0:49.3	However, the ginger cam.
0:51.7	A ginger cam would not be a pain.
0:54.0	Maybe it would just be like a GoPro and it would not be a pain. It's not possible.
0:54.6	Maybe it would just be like a GoPro and it would just be like on her face the whole time.
0:58.3	That's what I mean.
0:59.0	Yeah.
0:59.2	Just on her face.
1:00.4	Yeah.
1:00.6	And it could just be in the corner.
1:02.6	Okay.
1:02.9	So the topic today is going to be how yoga philosophy can support you.
1:09.0	Yes.
1:09.4	As a teacher.
1:10.3	Yeah. But before we get to that,
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