Many people come to group fitness and the gym to find a community – but how do you cultivate a positive community that will commit to coming to class on a regular basis? Ariel Kiley has the secret sauce and is sharing it with us on today’s episode.

Ariel is a coach, yoga teacher, meditation teacher, Yoga Tune Up teacher, Yoga Tune Up teacher-trainer, blogger, author, reveler, human lover, creator of rituals, actress, head balancer, breakup specialist, and ambassador of positivity.

Ariel is an E-RYT 500, IAYT certified Yoga Therapist and Integrated Yoga Tune Up instructor. She teaches classes in vinyasa flow, therapeutic yoga and unique specialized workshops in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Additionally, she specializes in trauma resolution through yoga and meditation.

She is also a very prolific author, frequently writing yoga and therapy articles that appear online and in various fitness books. In 2013, Chronicle Books published her first co-authored book “Smitten: The Way of the Brilliant Flirt” that is about personal empowerment through the lens of dating.

We cover:

• How to craft your positive community
• What it means to be a Diner Betty
• How to bring lightness and humor to uplift your classroom
• How to celebrate your students for who they are
• How a breakup can help you heal your past and bolster parts of yourself
• How to teach what you practice vs. practicing what you preach
• and more!

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References:

• Ariel’s Website
• Ariel on Instagram

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