Episode 5: Giving Back Through Yoga: Tara Koenig on the Africa Yoga Project

Do you believe in making yoga accessible around the world? Do you want to give back through yoga? Curious about the Africa Yoga Project? Then, this episode is for you!

Banff based yoga teacher, Tara Koenig, shares her journey as a Baptiste power yoga teacher, and how she has become involved with the Africa Yoga Project (AYP). She shares what she has learned through her involvement with AYP, how it has changed her life, and how it has helped her to become a better yoga teacher.

Enjoy!

Business Lessons

  • Yoga can be accessible for anyone
  • Put yourself out there and let people know that you want to teach
  • Be excited about what you do!
  • Find your maximum for teaching a week so you don’t burn yourself out – it’s not the same for everyone
  • Having a part time job that you enjoy can be a great way to keep your energy and money up while teaching
  • Self-practice is key & doing a variety of styles is also important
  • Stop comparing yourself to others
  • Giving back through yoga is amazing, but fundraising can be challenging
  • Money is an ebb and flow – it will always come and go
  • Yoga is for anybody with any body
  • “You have to be willing to show up and suck to show up and shine” – Baron Baptiste
  • Ask for help when you need it!
  • And much more… Here’s the episode!

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