5 Inner Values to Ground and Guide Your Yoga Teaching

What makes a yoga teacher truly inspiring isn’t how long they can hold a headstand or how many certificates they’ve collected—it’s how they live what they teach. In this episode, we explore five inner values that form the foundation of grounded, compassionate yoga teaching.

From self-awareness and curiosity to honesty, boundaries, and resilience, these values help teachers show up with integrity and care. Rooted in personal practice and timeless yogic principles, they remind us that teaching yoga is about presence, not performance.

Whether you’re new to teaching or have been guiding students for years, this is an invitation to reflect on what really matters—and how the way you show up can ripple far beyond the mat.

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Katja Patel

Katja Patel is a yoga teacher, teacher mentor, and Ayurveda consultant with over 25 years of experience helping women come back into rhythm — in their bodies, their days, and their lives.

Her work focuses on restoring steadiness through daily rhythms that support digestion, sleep, energy, and the nervous system — rather than chasing quick fixes or wellness trends.

After navigating scoliosis and chronic pain herself, Katja understands what it means to live in a body that feels out of sync — and how yoga and Ayurveda, when taught simply and applied wisely, can rebuild resilience, confidence, and trust in the body again.

Through her courses, workshops, and writing, she helps women stop trying to “do everything right” and instead learn how to listen, adjust, and return the rhythms their body has been asking for all along.

You can begin with her free guide, 5 Ayurvedic Shifts from Scattered to Steady, or explore her signature workshop Stress Less, Live More, where she teaches the rhythm-based approach to restoring sleep, digestion, and nervous system balance.

https://www.zestforyoga.com/
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