Best Francesca Cervero Podcasts (2024)

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132: The Journey From Student To Thriving Teacher with Emily Anderson 52:15

1d ago52:15

52:15

The yoga world has changed so much in the last 5 years, and more and more yoga teachers are finding they need to build and create their own opportunities to teach. Even before the pandemic it was nearly impossible to build a full time career teaching group classes at studios. The pay is too low, the opportunities too rare and the workload is way to…

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131: What Practice Looks Like During Heartbreak with Sara Avant Stover 45:49

29d ago45:49

45:49

Today on the podcast I am introducing you to someone very special to me: one of my most important teachers, Sara Avant Stover. I started studying with Sara privately in the fall of 2012 and what I learned from her radically altered my life path. I went on several deep, immersive retreats with her, the last one in 2016. Since the last time we saw ea…

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130: Coming Home To Ourselves with Miles Borrero 49:50

2M ago49:50

49:50

I believe the invitation of life is to become ourselves, live fully and freely, and then, if you are a student of yoga, to extend that full, free, safe living out to all beings everywhere. But how often do we get to see someone really do that? Today I have a treat for you: a person who is doing just that. Becoming. My friend Miles Borrero (he/him) …

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129: Do THIS To Make Your Teaching Even Better with Jivana Heyman 1:08:12

2M ago1:08:12

1:08:12

In case you don’t know, Jivana is the founder and director of Accessible Yoga, an organization dedicated to increasing access to the yoga teachings and supporting yoga teachers. He’s the author of the books: Accessible Yoga: Poses and Practices for Every Body; Yoga Revolution: Building a Practice of Courage & Compassion; and a new book, The Teacher…

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128: Neurology Is The Missing Link In Movement Education with Missy Bunch 57:55

4M ago57:55

57:55

The brain and the nervous system play a HUGE role in how we integrate sensory information, experience pain and create movement patterns but this topic is not often covered in foundational yoga teacher trainings. That is why I’m so excited to introduce you to Missy Bunch (she/her), a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coac…

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127: Q+A Private Lesson: Body Stuff, Business Stuff And Dharma Teaching #4 37:55

4M ago37:55

37:55

Today I will answer a bunch of questions that you all have sent in about teaching private lessons! In this episode you’ll hear: suggestions for helping a student establish a neutral pelvis in daily life advice and guidance for hands-on work in private lessons tips for finding private clients outside of the studio tips for when you need to make some…

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126: Loving Kindness + Active Backbends (Practice with Francesca!) 1:24:28

5M ago1:24:28

1:24:28

Well, this is an unusual episode!! Since I released a podcast episode last year about my group class planning process I’ve been getting more and more questions about my unique teaching style. It’s been described as Buddha Dharma Meets Corrective Exercise With A Little Vinyasa In The Middle For Some Fun. It’s a specific style that has been cultivate…

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BONUS: Inclusive Yoga Illustrations with Harmony Willow Hansen 19:35

7M ago19:35

19:35

I’m sure you’ve noticed that many stock images and illustrations of yoga practitioners show a very narrow representation of bodies and abilities. Harmony Willow Hansen is a freelance illustrator, graphic designer and yoga practitioner who creates beautiful images that represent the true diversity in the student body of yoga practitioners worldwide.…

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125: How To Create And Lead Your Own Teacher Training with Cyndi Lee 50:58

7M ago50:58

50:58

Teaching teachers how to teach yoga is a massive responsibility. (How many times am I going to write the word “teach” in this intro???) Many people who listen to this podcast either already are, or are hoping to be a teacher of teachers. I get asked all the time for advice on creating and leading a teacher training. I have created a very successful…

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124: Yoga and Dominant Culture with Anjali Rao 52:36

8M ago52:36

52:36

In today's episode, we have a very special guest, Anjali Rao (she/her). Anjali is a yoga teacher, writer, and podcast host who offers profound insights into the often obscured stories and histories of yoga. An Indian American immigrant and cancer survivor, Anjali beautifully integrates yoga philosophy and history with storytelling, imagery, and poe…

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123: The Yoga Sutras with Vikram Jeet Singh 52:43

8M ago52:43

52:43

I have wanted to have a teacher on the podcast to talk to us about The Yoga Sutras for years, and I finally found the teacher we needed! Vikram Jeet Singh is here today to share an exploration of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that is both accessible and deep. Vikram is a certified yoga teacher with over twelve years and 11,000 plus hours of teaching expe…

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122: A Week In My Life (Updated for 2023!) 57:48

10M ago57:48

57:48

Back in February of 2018 I shared an intimate view of a full week in my teaching and work life. I shared my daily habits and routines, the things I was working on in my group classes, and how I met each of my private clients. (Listen to that episode here!) Well, the world at large, and my little world too, has changed drastically since then, so I w…

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121: How To Teach When You're Not Feeling Inspired 33:32

11M ago33:32

33:32

Today I’m here to share a vulnerable update of my life lately, and some tools I’m using to teach great yoga classes even though I’m in a very challenging season. I’ll be honest, there almost wasn’t a podcast episode this month. This has been one of the hardest summers of my life and I’ve been feeling totally under water. I realized the middle of th…

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120: Poses We're Not Teaching Anymore (A Sangha Convo!) 19:18

12M ago19:18

19:18

Are there poses you used to love and teach, but have recently stopped teaching for some reason?? It turns out we all have a long list of poses that we find ourselves leaving out of our classes for a multitude of reasons. We recently had a super interesting conversation inside The Mentor Sessions Sangha all about this! And on the podcast today I’m s…

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119: All About My Morning Routine (And Suggestions For Yours!) 30:16

1y ago30:16

30:16

I feel a little shy sharing this intimate view of my morning practice, but when I asked y’all if this topic was of interest I heard a resounding YES. As yoga teachers I think it is important that we make time to engage with our practice and take good care of ourselves so we can be of service to our students and communities. But like, WHEN ARE WE SU…

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118: My Group Class Planning Process 37:49

1y ago37:49

37:49

In January I started sharing my group class planning process in short videos on Instagram and y’all had questions! The more I shared, the more questions I got! So today we’ve got a solo episode on the podcast where I am answering all your questions about my group class planning process. In this episode you’ll hear: how I try to bring recognizable s…

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117: Yoga for Seniors with Chintamani Kansas 1:04:40

1y ago1:04:40

1:04:40

Many yoga teachers in our community either already specialize in teaching seniors, or would like to. Yoga can be a wonderful practice for older people and it is important that yoga teachers consider what is most helpful when working with this population. We are so lucky today to have Yoga for Seniors expert, Chintamani Kansas, walking us through th…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Francesca Cervero Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Mentor Sessions

Francesca Cervero

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132: The Journey From Student To Thriving Teacher with Emily Anderson 52:15

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131: What Practice Looks Like During Heartbreak with Sara Avant Stover 45:49

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130: Coming Home To Ourselves with Miles Borrero 49:50

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129: Do THIS To Make Your Teaching Even Better with Jivana Heyman 1:08:12

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128: Neurology Is The Missing Link In Movement Education with Missy Bunch 57:55

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127: Q+A Private Lesson: Body Stuff, Business Stuff And Dharma Teaching #4 37:55

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126: Loving Kindness + Active Backbends (Practice with Francesca!) 1:24:28

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BONUS: Inclusive Yoga Illustrations with Harmony Willow Hansen 19:35

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125: How To Create And Lead Your Own Teacher Training with Cyndi Lee 50:58

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124: Yoga and Dominant Culture with Anjali Rao 52:36

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123: The Yoga Sutras with Vikram Jeet Singh 52:43

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122: A Week In My Life (Updated for 2023!) 57:48

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121: How To Teach When You're Not Feeling Inspired 33:32

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120: Poses We're Not Teaching Anymore (A Sangha Convo!) 19:18

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119: All About My Morning Routine (And Suggestions For Yours!) 30:16

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118: My Group Class Planning Process 37:49

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117: Yoga for Seniors with Chintamani Kansas 1:04:40

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