{"podcast":{"title":"Yoga Medicine","slug":"yoga-medicine-4454020","podcast_index_feed_id":4454020,"rss_url":"https://yogamedicine.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://YogaMedicine.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/5/d/8/a5d825074b82906740be95ea3302a6a1/Yoga_Medicine_Show_Art_1400.jpg","author":"Tiffany Cruikshank","episode_count":172,"summary":"This show was created to educate and empower yoga students and teachers to use yoga therapeutically to optimize experiences, communities and resilience. Our methods are based on a deep understanding of anatomy, physiology and the integration of modern science and research with traditional practices and experience. We believe research is just as precious as experience and we believe in the human potential for change and greatness. Our goal is to help you learn the owners manual of your unique body/mind and so we offer this as a free resource to anyone interested in optimizing their health and wellbeing. SUBSCRIBE TO YOGA MEDICINE ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3aWW3XO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE: https://YogaMedicine.com ——————————— CONNECT WITH US! ——————————— FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TiffanyCruikshankYoga INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yoga_medicine TWITTER: https://twitter.com/yoga_medicine LINKEDIN: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/yoga-medicine PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/tiffanyyoga","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T18:18:40.843274+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020"},"episode":{"title":"Integrity Beyond the Metrics: Community Conversations with Elena Cheung","slug":"integrity-beyond-the-metrics-community-conversations-with-elena-cheung","published_at":"2025-12-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/integrity-beyond-the-metrics-community-conversations-with-elena-cheung","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020","url":"https://YogaMedicine.com/podcast-153","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/yogamedicine/153_-_Reflections_on_2025_-_Yoga_Medicine.mp3?dest-id=3094661","summary":"As we close out the year, how do we, as yoga teachers, gauge our progress? How can we assess our success? Today, host Rachel and returning guest Elena Cheung share their answers to these questions. We discuss why one-dimensional metrics like ratings, reviews, student numbers, online likes, and follows are so appealing, as well as the complexities of teaching that they fail to capture. Listen to this episode to learn how to balance your interests and values with the needs of your students, and how to meaningfully reflect on your work as a yoga teacher. — Show Notes: Complexities that ratings & reviews don't express [3:32] From \"teacher knows best\" to \"the customer is always right\"? [10:20] Navigating changing student tastes with integrity [13:06] The space that teaching experience creates around feedback [21:46] Why \"objective\" metrics appeal, and what they miss [26:12] How to gauge success as a yoga teacher [33:05] Final takeaways [47:27] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Previous Yoga Medicine® Podcast Episodes: 74: Yoga for All 141: Pitfalls of Private Yoga (and How to Avoid Them) The Art of Teaching Impactful Group Classes Online Course Connect with Elena Cheung: Instagram | Elena Shapeshifts | The Way Softness Moves | Yoga Medicine® Online Guest Teacher You can learn more about this episode and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-153 . And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com . To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.","meta_description":"As we close out the year, how do we, as yoga teachers, gauge our progress? How can we assess our success? Today, host Rachel and returning guest Elena Che…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3251,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/yoga-medicine-4454020/episodes/integrity-beyond-the-metrics-community-conversations-with-elena-cheung/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/yoga-medicine-4454020/integrity-beyond-the-metrics-community-conversations-with-elena-cheung.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}