Support and resources for yoga teacher trainings and your yoga business.
So you’ve created a 200 hour and have been running it for a couple of years. Now your students are looking for more and are asking you to create a 300 hour advanced teacher training. Where do you start? First of all, don’t panic. Creating a 300 hour yoga teacher training may be easier than […]
If you’re running a yoga business without yoga studio software, you don’t know what you are missing! The best yoga studio software will save time, money, and stress. See for yourself how a yoga studio software can transform your business for the better. As a yoga studio instructor and owner, you are likely juggling many […]
Creating a yoga teacher training is an exciting opportunity to connect with your community, share your passion for yoga, deepen your own leadership skills – all while generating revenue for your business. So how you get started in creating your own yoga teacher training? And practically speaking, how long will it take? The Student Manual […]
Advice for yoga teacher trainers!
Continue readingIf you’re considering running a yoga teacher training, you need to consider how much you will pay your yoga teacher trainers – or associate faculty. Unless you’re teaching the whole training yourself, your faculty fees will probably be the largest expense that you have. And of course, faculty can make or break the quality and […]
When a yoga teacher decides to take the leap and develop a teacher training, there is a fundamental shift that needs to take place: we have to start thinking like an educator, rather than an expert. And expert is someone who is passionate, experienced, and knowledgeable about their chosen subject. An educator is someone who […]
We’ve all been going online with our yoga teacher trainings through COVID. But now that restrictions are easing up, what do we do now? Do we go back to completely in-person, stay with the hybrid, or stay completely online…and if so, what are best practices? 1. Know Your Audience Step One in figuring out if […]
Inviting other teachers to participate in your training can be a great way to share expertise, entice a new population of students, and off-load some of your own work. However, there are some drawbacks to consider and you need to choose your partners wisely. Let’s look at the pro’s and con’s. Pro’s of Collaboration Have […]
The Financial Realities of Running a Yoga Teacher Training One of the scariest parts of launching a teacher training is the paralyzing thought: “Will I make enough money?” Creating (or purchasing) a 200 hour teacher training is a big investment, and it’s wise to do a little legwork in advance to have a sense […]
Yoga teacher trainings can be a profitable offering for teachers and studios…but it is worth it (and is it cheating) to buy one that is pre-made? Here’s what you need to consider if you are thinking of buying a pre-made yoga teacher training. Financial Realities The reality is that yoga teacher trainings are the highest […]
So, you want to teach yoga online? Alrighty then! We have a comprehensive guide to getting you set up and practising with your students in a way that works for you. We know how important it is for you to reach your students, helping them to move and look after their physical and mental wellbeing […]
Given the challenges of meeting in person during COVID, most yoga teacher trainings have had to move their trainings online in order to accommodate social distancing. Yoga Alliance – notoriously sticky about allowing for online course hours – is allowing schools to teach online through the end of 2020 as a way of supporting studios […]
I know it’s tempting. You want to assign your yoga trainees to do something fun, like write an essay on how the chakra system developed in India or describe their personal relationship to their dosha. But as diligent yoga teacher trainers we have to ask: do these assignments get them closer to their training goal? Prioritizing […]
COVID-19 has struck. Yoga Alliance has given the thumb’s up for online yoga teacher trainings through the end of 2020. And now there is an onslaught of online yoga TT’s cropping up worldwide. Online yoga teacher trainings seem great: convenient, often well priced, and timely. But are they good? Here’s what you need to know. […]
As everyone looks for ways to connect with their communities, I wanted to share some tips I’ve learned along the way about recording and uploading an online yoga class. Make sure to check out Five Ways To To Livesteam An Online Yoga Class and Five Best Practices: How To Teach An Online Yoga Class, where […]
Can’t meet face to face? If you’ve never used tech to go online before, it can seem intimidating. Here are some tips and my favorite tools to get you started easily. In this post, we’re looking at “live” aka “streaming” options, which put you online in the moment. Also, for more info on how to […]
Lessons from a Studio Owner I took up yoga whilst at university studying economics and management. If you’d told 18-year-old me that six months after graduation I’d have my own yoga studio, I certainly wouldn’t have believed you. It’s been a tough journey to where we are now. From delays with planning permissions (causing us […]
Energy channels are like information freeways. According to yogic texts, humans have a system of over 72,000 nadis, or energy channels, that flow throughout the body. These channels are not visible to the human eye, and encompass a bustling network of moving information through our system. When the nadis, which translate into “channels” or “flow,” […]
Planning a yoga teacher training? Not sure what format to use? Here are some tips to get you thinking about your schedule in the most effective – and marketing friendly – way. 1. Plan with your students in mind Who are your ideal students for your training? What is their life like? Do they work […]
When we are faculty, we think our job is to tell students what we know. This is a recipe for disaster. A studio owner recently spoke to me about the problem with this very issues: “One of our faculty – he’s so smart and experienced. But a student asks a question that’s off-topic, and suddenly […]
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