Amber Parucha on Creating Large-Scale Yoga Events and Community Building

Join me, Shawna Krueger, and my guest, Amber Parucha for an episode on community building and events in the yoga and wellness space.  Amber is a photographer, event producer and a creator of the viral Seattle yoga in the park series which is that massive 500 person class that you may have seen on my instagram.  In this episode, Amber gives a roadmap for building and scaling an event like Yoga in the Park. For even more details on growing a large-scale community yoga event, take a look at this checklist.    Amber has always been not only a friendly face and energy in the wellness world, but she’s also been someone who has thought of me for a lot of opportunities and seen value in my teachings even when I am not the most well-known yoga teacher.  Find Amber on instagram: @amberinwndrlnd  Join the Leadership and Yoga Fam email list to stay up to date on giveaways and L&S news. Plus, get immediate access to the free week-long 6am Club training: Join the fam. Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Purchase a copy of my guided journal. https://www.ritualofwritingjournal.com/  Upcoming Retreats: https://shawnakru.com/retreats/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:45 Thank you 2:55 Agenda 04:20 What is community? Belonging.  10:00 How community shifts the paradigm.  12:50 How to find your people.  18:00 Natural tendencies and growing beyond them. 21:30 Finding clarity on your why & Amber’s why.  23:30 Accessibility in yoga and wellness. 27:00 Pushing through vs pivoting.  29:58 Creating Yoga in the Park, large-scale community yoga event 41:00 Doing whatever it takes, not the quick fix. 42:30 Dealing with rejection 49:30 Entrepreneurship and untraditional work 52:00 Events  54:00 An exceptional leader. 56:00 Billboard message. 58:39 The eggplant emoji. Today's episode was made possible by a kind guy named Daniel who helped me get strong enough connection to upload while here on Orcas Island. Thank you!!