INSPIRE An Online Conference for Yoga Teachers

Day two at the yoga conference brings stories of innovation and personal breakthroughs. Begin with Ava Taylor as she unveils the creation of YAMA Talent, crafting a novel business model in just one weekend, alongside tales of her humorous and humbling experiences. Next, Allison shares her journey from battling imposter syndrome in North Dakota to training over 100 yoga teachers and running national yoga conferences, revealing her life’s motto, CFM. The day rounds off with DJ Cavem who goes beyond his identity as a musical artist to discuss the unique challenges of pioneering new paths. Learn how to stay inspired and prioritize self-care while developing your craft.

Discover the power of authenticity with Sadie Nardini as she explores the success of embracing your true self, sharing her journey from people-pleaser to self-acceptance. Next, learn from a journey of transformation from failed musician to yoga business leader, emphasizing the skills to harness your uniqueness. Cyndi Lee wraps up the day, encouraging integration of your personal teaching style and affirming that your distinct offerings will attract those who need them. Embrace and leverage what makes you uniquely you.

Ava Taylor is an avid yogi and a tenacious, creative entrepreneur, author and consultant. Her personal mission is to bring the tools of yoga and wellness to communities of all kinds. Throughout her career Taylor has collaborated with over 1,000 yoga teachers, studio owners, and brands. She is the go-to strategist for yoga business owners looking to get their businesses to the next level. Based in New York City, she travels the world doing yoga with her clients and community as often as she can. Her latest offering, Your Yoga Business is available at Human Kinetics.

@avantaylor | www.yamatalent.com

Janet Stone’s yoga journey began at 17 under Maharaji, her meditation teacher, whose reverence for simplicity and joy live on in her practice and teachings to this day. She shares from the depth of her own sadhana (sustained practice), her studentship in the eight-limbed path, her creative approach to asana, and her reverence for bhakti (devotional, heart-centered yoga, including chanting mantra). With over thirty years in studentship to the practice and twenty years of teaching, Janet offers classes that challenge students to investigate what they think they know, to hold compassion for what they discover within themselves, and to remember presence, the long view and the radical depth of our interconnectedness.

When DJ Cavem coined the term eco-hip hop in 2007, he didn’t know it would sprout into a global movement. His mission to rap about climate change, food justice and plant-based foods spread far beyond his Denver hometown. Having performed at the Obama White House and been featured in Oprah Magazine and on the Rachael Ray Show, Dr. Ietef “DJ Cavem” Vita became known as more than just a rapper — but an activist, educator and vegan chef. Now, several years after the release of The Produce Section, his award-winning album that fused hip hop with lessons on eco-friendliness, Cavem has shifted his focus to new material. His latest project BIOMIMICZ is being released as an album/seed pack to get people involved and spur listeners into action.

Michael is the founder of Just Breathe, BOYS OF YOGA and Krama Yoga, and is a leading voice in the global movement for modern mindfulness and yoga. He is an author, speaker, community leader and teacher who is dedicated to expanding the conversation around the mind and mental health. Michael is internationally recognized for his work as a teacher, advocate and entrepreneur.

He writes books about hope and is the voice behind the Just Breathe meditation app. Michael’s work is dedicated to helping students find a practice with purpose and shares through 200hr & 300hr teacher trainings, online courses, programs and more.

Raghunath is… Ex-punk, ex-monk, husband, father of five, inversion ambassador, bent on Bhakti, detox junkie, evolution assistant, coalesced by kirtan, cacao consumer, puranic story teller, reciter of Gita, potential excavator, beyond birth and death.

He started practicing yoga in NYC in 1987 with the esteemed Sri Dharma Mittra as well as Shivananada Yoga. The pettiness of the business of music and the untimely death of his father led him to India in 1988 where he dove deeper into the lifestyle and spirituality of India. He became a celibate monk at a Krishna Bhakti Ashram for 6 years where he intensely studied, meditated and lived the ancient yogic texts. In 1991 in the sacred village of Vrindavan he was awarded the name Raghunath and two years later in that same holy town awarded diksha or the sacred thread, for his study. Now, 23 years later, he’s an accomplished yogi in many styles, and married with five children. He leads retreats, workshops and yoga teacher trainings around the world. He is an expert at taking the esoteric yoga philosophy and making it understandable and practical for the contemporary world.

Sadie Nardini, ERYT 500, is Harvard – certified in anatomy, Stanford-certified in exercise physiology, and founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga®, an anatomy-enhanced yoga style, and The Yoga Shred®, a joint-safer HIIT + Yoga fitness style.

Her mission is to inspire and empower students of all ages and abilities to disrupt the norm, rebel against “you should”, and rock who they are.

She is a leader in digital wellness courses and a social media guide for fitness / wellness Creators everywhere, as well as the lead singer in her band Sadie & The Tribe – and the proud mom of three kitties, Bowie, Freddie, and Annie.

Erica Garcia E-RYT, YACEP, with nearly a decade of teaching yoga is one of the most celebrated Latin Powerhouse yoga figures. Her breath of knowledge and skill also shapes her and separates her as a teachers’ teacher and often sought after yoga mentor.Erica Garcia’s Nueva Alma™ Flow will leave you feeling like your chakras did the cha-cha. Heavily influenced by Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa traditions, this workshop-esque experience typically includes aromatherapy, mindful meditation, dharma talk, and sound healing—practitioners have said that “you may not get the yoga you wanted, but you will definitely get the yoga you didn’t know you needed.”

Sid McNairy is the Architect of the Art of Peaceful living, healer and a relationship coach. Sid has transformed himself to help others find the relationship(s) to connect to your highest and best self. Sid is here to help us move through the understanding of our relationships to discover how to access happiness in every way on our journey to the Art of Peaceful Living.

Sid McNairy is a Coach to Coaches, Teacher of Teachers, Healer of Healers and Guide to Shamans, Inspirational Speaker, and a Connector of connection to your highest. Sid’s work is widely known internationally through his six best selling books.

Faith Hunter is a globally recognized thought leader, yoga and meditation teacher, author, and SheEO. Always eager to learn, explore, share, and build true community, Faith has been mentoring and teaching yoga and meditation since 2003 to practitioners of all skill levels around the globe.

All of Faith’s companies are Spiritually Fly™ spaces where yoga and wellness meet the culture, where ancient and sacred meet modern tech.

Spiritually Fly is a philosophy that celebrates every moment of life and uses the technology of breath, movement, sound, and stillness in a fresh and modern way to encourage students to live an epic life. The movement is influenced by kundalini yoga, vinyasa, and various forms of meditation.

After becoming a yoga teacher in 2006, Allison completed her Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology. She advanced her yoga training by taking a deep dive of over 2,000 additional hours studying yoga, yoga therapy and Vedic studies under the guidance of her teacher Hansa Knox. She is a C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, former president of Yoga Teachers of Colorado, and has founded three yoga conferences. She has trained over 100 yoga teachers in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Colorado.

Allison’s inspiration and desire for helping other yoga teachers is boundless. She harnesses this passion to encourage and motivate other yoga teachers in overcoming self-doubt and burnout. Incorporating her considerable knowledge, skills, and experience to guide yoga teachers along their yoga-teacher journey, Allison supports them through the mental, spiritual, and physical challenges they face.