Yoga Therapy and the Power of Community with Marsha Banks-Harold
Marsha Banks-Harold is a yoga therapist who specializes in working with people impacted by trauma and/or living with special needs. In this inspiring conversation, she describes her journey from overworked engineer to yoga teacher and eventually a yoga therapist, studio owner, and founder of a non-profit. We dive into the differences between yoga teacher and yoga therapist, the importance of family and community, and her advice for yoga teachers with big dreams who are holding themselves back with self-doubt.\n\nEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:\n03:06 Marsha Banks-Harold: engineer, yoga therapist, studio owner, and non-profit founder\n04:21 How Marsha discovered yoga & decided to become a teacher\n08:48 First teaching experience: adapting to students' needs\n12:15 Differences between yoga teaching and yoga therapy\n20:06 Building a vision: studio, school, and nonprofit\n27:10 Obstacles in her path & how yoga helped\n29:56 Family and community as a superpower\n34:15 Why it\u2019s important to share your vision\n38:36 Marsha\u2019s advice for yoga teachers struggling with doubt\n\nEPISODE LINKS & RESOURCES:\nPIES Fitness Yoga Studio\nFollow Marsha Banks-Harold on Instagram @marshadbanksharold\nContact Marsha: piesfitness@gmail.com or 703-887-9574\xa0\n\nLINKS AND RESOURCES:\nFollow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource\xa0\nJoin the Yoga Teacher Resource email list\nJoin the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group\nLearn more about the Impact Club\nLeave a review on iTunes\nAsk a question for the podcast on the Yoga Teacher Resource website or on SpeakPipe