by Amanda Kingsmith | Jul 21, 2017 | Lifestyle
Ah, exercise. It can never just be simple. We can work ourselves into relatively good shape and fitness, and then, for various reasons, have to take a break, and before we know it, we’re back to square one. Once we’ve lost the health gains we made in the past, it can be difficult to work up the enthusiasm to get going again – perhaps because we know how hard we had to work, and do we really want to do all that again? Well, you already know that exercise is good for its own sake, so let’s say: yes, you do want to do all that again. Below, we take a look at nine tips that’ll have you working out in no time. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, Business
Email: that thing that we have to have, but hate to have; that thing that can be perpetually annoying, yet so, so necessary.
As a yoga teacher, yoga studio manager, and yoga podcast host, I spend a lot of time on my email – both sending and receiving to other yogis and yoga business owners. Over the last couple years I’ve found that of all the people I work with, yoga teachers tend to have the worst email etiquette, and it’s about time we addressed that.
Here are 5 tips for better email etiquette:
1.Respond to emails in a timely fashion
Do: Respond within 24-48 hours of receiving an email.
Don’t: Take a week or longer to respond to an email that requires a response.
I know we can’t be perfect all the time, myself included, but taking a week to respond to an email is just too long. It signals that you are disorganized and that you don’t value other people’s time.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog, Business
So you’ve decided that you want to make the leap and become a yoga teacher, but how do you choose a yoga teacher training program? There are thousands of teacher training programs available these days and it’s hard to choose what is going to be the right training for you.
And rightfully so. Teacher training programs are generally a decent investment in time and money and it’s important to choose one that is going to leave you feel ready to conquer the yoga teaching world!
Don’t worry, I have a few tips for you to help make the decision a little easier and a little less stressful.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 24, 2017 | Blog
If you’ve already set up a yoga business, then you’ll know that it’s far from a walk in the park. There are challenges that other businesses just don’t need to compete with: what can feel like a sea of competition (even though we’re all on the same side!); the difficulty in finding new customers; and then, of course, keeping the ones which we already have on continuing to return. However, you do have one thing on your side: your energy and enthusiasm to make your business a success. Below, we take a look at five things you can do to maximize the success of your yoga business. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jun 22, 2017 | Blog
If you’re deeply passionate about yoga then creating your own yoga business seems like a natural progression. After all, they say you should find a way of doing work that you love, and entrepreneurs are always most successful when they’re passionate and driven. But it’s important to remember that there’s a lot of competition in this industry, and it’s often hard to differentiate between different yoga businesses. There are millions of practitioners involved in this spiritual and physical discipline, so there’s a big target market out there waiting for you. You just need to get a handle on the business aspect of your yoga empire as well as your ability to actually teach it. Let’s talk about some ways in which you could attract customers to your yoga business. (more…)
