
Ep #201: Burnout to Yoga Teacher: The Invisible Inner Work with Erin Hayes
Burnout recovery through yoga rarely runs in a straight line. Erin Hayes walked into her first yoga class, cried on the floor, and didn't go back for two years — then everything changed. A former actress and corporate professional now joining the IN Movement studio, Erin was born in London and found her path through burnout, a life-altering reckoning, and a deep sensitivity to energy she's carried since childhood — from Bikram yoga to Reiki Grandmaster and yoga facilitator.
Her teaching is built on three things: love, capacity, and transformation. She doesn't just hold space — she holds a lot of it. This episode is a compelling introduction to a teacher, a healer, and a human who has walked through the fire and come out the other side ready to help others do the same.
Episode Chapters:
00:00:29 Introduction
00:01:06 Erin's Background — London, Acting, and Corporate Life
00:01:50 First Experience with Yoga: Bikram and the Floor in Tears
00:04:08 Going Back Two Years Later — The Rules That Changed Everything
00:07:03 Yoga as a Mirror — Becoming Aware of Misalignment
00:09:04 When Did It Become More Than Personal Practice?
00:09:29 The Stage, the Channel, and the Feeling of Something Coming Through
00:10:38 A Life That Looked Fine But Wasn't — The Low Hum of Misalignment
00:11:24 The Reckoning — When Everything Falls Apart at Once
00:13:23 Energy Work: A Lifelong Sensitivity That Finally Had a Name
00:15:07 Reiki Trainings — From Level One to Grandmaster
00:16:37 Angelic Reiki and Why It Felt Different
00:18:31 The Moment Teaching Became a Calling
00:20:32 Channeling, Surrender, and Getting Out of Your Own Way
00:26:00 Teaching Style: Love, Capacity, and Transformation
00:28:24 Favourite Pose: Camel — The Heart Opener That Shows Everything
00:30:08 What Students Feel Walking Out of Class
00:33:17 What Erin Is Exploring Right Now — The Word of the Year
00:34:47 The Shaman Story — Putting Out the World's Fire From Within
00:36:35 Upcoming Workshops, Retreats, and What's Next
Practices and modalities referenced:
Bikram Yoga (Ghosh lineage — referenced in Ep. 198 with Laila)
Reiki (levels 1 through Grandmaster)
Angelic Reiki (levels 1–4, Master, Master Teacher)
Sound healing
Talk therapy
IN Movement Empowerment Work (Byron's methodology)
Podcast / media referenced:
Emma Watson interview with Jay Shetty — referenced quote: "Yoga and meditation aren't there to help you stay in a life that's out of alignment. They are tools to bring you to the truth."
Concepts explored:
Dark night of the soul / soul reckoning
Channeling as facilitation
Human Design (sacral authority — referenced briefly)
Shamanic story: the shaman who goes within to put out the fire
Erin Hayes’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misserinhayes
Michael Henri’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelyoga.pt/
Going Pro Yoga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goingproyoga/
The IN Movement Website: https://theinmovement.com/
Trainings and Events: https://theinmovement.com/events
The IN Movement Instagram: @the_in_movement
The IN Movement Podcast was formerly the Going Pro Yoga Podcast — and before that, the Yoga Teacher Evolution Podcast and the Rat Race Rebellion Podcast. Same mission, evolved name.
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