Making a living as a yoga teacher post pandemic

Why NOW is a great time to work on your yoga teaching business………….Making a sustainable and regular income teaching yoga doesn't come easy.If you found the last two year of the pandemic and its immediate aftermath a little difficult, you're not alone.  But if you're at a low point; feeling stuck or thinking about ditching the dream of making a living from your teaching I want you to know there ARE yoga teachers out there making it work and at 69 I'm one of them.   But you need to have some basics in place! You need to just know what to focus on to get some traction, before you can scale up to bigger things…..and that's where I believe I can help. With New Year just around the corner – there ARE opportunities – for those willing to look with fresh eyes at their business model, and get clearer about what they need to focus on to get hard cash in the back account. In this podcast learn why now is a great time to work on your business, and how the start of a new year could see the start of a thriving business for you.  

Have you been thinking about investing in that high priced training from the online yoga business guru promising you they will show you how to earn 6 figure months as a yoga teacher? Maybe you've already paid out for such a course and a few months on it's still sitting there on your computer and you've stalled/struggled/ended up feeling guilty?I totally get it! But in this podcast learn why I encourage you get a little more savvy and ask the right questions BEFORE you jump into an expensive outlay for business training which may simply not be right for you, right now…..And there's one question I REALLY think you should ask them or investigate….find out what that is in this short podcast!  

I am SO fed up of the hype around teaching yoga online and tying it to 6 figure yoga businesses!If you're a yoga teacher struggling to make a regular income from your teaching it's SO easy to be seduced by the online, high ticket “gurus” who promise the lap top lifestyle and thousands in the bank.But if it were that easy – everyone would be doing it – and they're not!  Honestly?If you're not already making steady income, month in month out from your teaching, then trying some of these tactics the "gurus" are selling you  is like entering the London Marathon when you haven't even mastered couch to 5 K yet! Doesn't it makes more sense to focus on what will bring that cash into your business quickest, so you can feel comfortable knowing the bills are paid?In this podcast, I want to suggest a different perspective and take on the topic. One which is aspirational but realistic in its approach. One which takes account of your starting point, and makes you look - with your rational head on, at the best path for you on the yoga biz journey.If you've been tempted, or even bought one of these "guru's" programmes and ended up with it sitting on your computer unfinished a few months in, perhaps this will resonate for you, as well as give you some tips about how you can build your business based on a realistic, yet aspirational vision of what a successful yoga business looks like - for you. Enjoy – and let me know what you think! 

How are you feeling about teaching yoga right now?   Over the months of the pandemic and even in recent weeks, as life has returned a little more to normal, I've seen a number of threads in Facebook groups I'm part of  where teachers are talking about "losing their mojo,"  not enjoying teaching like they did and just feeling like pulling the plug on the whole idea of making a living as a yoga teacher.  It's such a shame because all that time, energy, money and passion yoga teachers have invested into becoming a teacher gets lost in this downward spiral.   Some are even talking finding their own practice suffers too, with the wider implications that has for their mental and emotional well-being.  I know how losing your mojo feels! I'm creating a series of podcasts dealing with the whole issue of how we, as passionate yoga teachers can get back on track; whether that's in our mindset, our vision and our finances (or maybe all three!)     And in this, the first podcast I'll share three powerful questions I think really help us get out of that funk and into positive action.

There are stages to building a successful, long-lasting and thriving business. Understanding the stages, the goals and most importantly where you need to focus is what will help you to build your confidence and your business more quickly AND more effectively, so it's a business which lasts; which weathers storms and which has a greater impact.In this episode I cover what I believe are the four main stages of growing a yoga teacher business from scratch and share the key tasks I believe you should be focusing on over the next few weeks to start generating real hard cash into your business - cash you can use to pay your bulls and re-invest in helping you to scale up what works.Why do some yoga teachers struggle even thought they are working hard? And what exactly IS the best use of your precious time over the next 90 days as you build your yoga career and business?I hope this helps clarify the answers to those questions!

Recognising the stage of business you're at and using that as your guide about what to focus on first is what will help you gain momentum and confidence far more quickly than trying to jump ahead of yourself too soon. 

After the initial panic - DO something! Learn the importance of taking imperfect action. 

Choosing your strategy; why taking your teaching online may NOT be the right action for you to take at this moment.

Am I ready to go online? A checklist for any aspiring teacher. Don't jump in until you've answered this checklist!

Diary of a yoga teacher faced with Covid 19:Phase 1 – Handling the panic…..3 things you absolutely need to succeed.

With literally thousands of yoga teacher training schools churning out thousands of aspiring yoga teachers, it can feel a tough challenge wanting to make this a career. Learn what you REALLY need to focus on if you aspire to making a successful career from teaching yoga. Is it really right for you? And if it is, what do you really need to make it a success?

Learn why taking that other yoga training you've been looking at for a while may NOT be a good idea for you right now, ESPECIALLY if you're struggling to earn a living from your teaching right now.Sometimes we need to focus on what's needed for the stage of business we're at. And if you would like a steer on what you SHOULD be focusing on if you want to fill your classes and generate a steady income from your teaching, then download the 13 point checklist below and join our Facebook community where we'll help you focus on the RIGHT stuff to build your yoga teacher career!

Learn why researching is an important part of planning a successful yoga business BUT how that can stir up a whole boat load of anxiety you need to know is normal!

Learn one of the biggest mistakes I see yoga teachers make when they are trying to fill their classes; and how some simple changes to the way you promote what you do, and how you think about what you offer, can dramatically increase student numbers and retention.

Honestly, how much profit do YOU make from your yoga teaching each month? For too many teachers it's just "pin money" on the side or worse: an "expensive hobby!"In this episode, learn why you absolutely MUST get comfortable with marketing if you want to earn a decent living from your yoga teaching, and why you're never going to have the impact you'd love to have, or benefit the lives of others through your teaching unless you're willing to take on that challenge.....

Newly qualified teacher or just wondering where to start to teach? In this podcast learn 3 practical tips and some valuable questions I believe you need to ask yourself BEFORE you put yourself out there - so you build a yoga teacher career that serves YOU as well as your students.