August 14, 2023
The Funny Thing About Yoga
On Breaking Stigmas and Being Yourself with Stephanie Acosta
Episode No. 27
This week Giana and Bradshaw have Stephanie Acosta on the podcast to talk about breaking stigmas in the wellness industry, creating a platform for other Latinx yoga teachers, being a mom, big shifts throughout the pandemic, being real and all things New York. Stephanie says It like It is and shows up completely as herself both in the podcast and in life. As a team lead at Y7 she shares good advice for the newer generation of teachers and makes us laugh about sequencing. They keep It light with jokes about yoga teacher pet peeves, talk about their least favorite poses, and how difficult It is as a yoga teacher to wear so many hats. This episode feels like you’ve been let in on a private chat between friends and It could’ve went on and on. Check out Stephanie and Yogis Unidos on Instagram and as always, thank you for listening! Please rate, review, and subscribe to help support the podcast.
00:00 Intro
00:30 Welcome back Housekeeping
03:03 Stephanie Acosta!
07:05 Diversity and the New York Scene
09:28 Yogis Unidos
11:58 Know Your Worth
14:23 Gatekeeping
15:30 Pre and Post Pandemic
19:10 Quarantine as a time to Redefine Relationships
20:18 Taking Time for Yourself
22:35 How to Scale back but still Support Yourself
25:05 Being your own Boss & the Layers of Connection
27:22 Stephanies Role at Y7
28:20 Advice for the Younger Generation
30:46 Yoga Pet Peeves and Least Favorite Poses
34:02 Stephanies Socials and Breaking Stigmas
37:40 Y7 Scouting and Audition Experience
39:50 Vocal Tone and Being Hyped
42:07 New York, Rent, Roommates
47:40 Giana’s Dog
48:55 The Funny Thing About Yoga
56:56 Advice for New Teachers
58:05 Perfectionism
1:01:00 Memes, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift
1:02:17 Closing Thoughts
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