by Amanda Kingsmith | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Business
What does it truly mean to be a teacher of yoga? Does it mean standing up in front of a room of people and guiding their bodies into specific shapes by demonstrating the poses? Or is it using strategic wording to help people find these shapes with their body? Maybe it’s both or a combination of the two?
I had never really considered this topic until a teacher that I practice with quite regularly pointed out that there is a difference between teaching and leading.
He stated that leading a yoga class is standing at the front of the room demonstrating postures, and cueing adjustments that you have been taught in teacher training. Teaching, on the other hand, is using your words to cue your students into poses, and watching their bodies to find your cues.
As I thought about this, I struggled to understand the difference.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 16, 2016 | Show Notes, Studio Owners
On this episode of the podcast, Canmore based yogini, Kristen Stuart, shares her journey as a yoga teacher. Kristen shares what it was like to open a yoga studio, and what she learned from that experience. Kristen talks about how she started developing and leading both yoga retreats and trainings, and what she has learned along the way. We delve into what life as a yoga teacher is like, and Kristen provides some of the key business lessons that she has learned through her experience teaching.
Enjoy!
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 14, 2016 | Blog
Going green is something that people have been doing for the past few years. They care about the environment and the planet, so they’re willing to reduce the amount of electricity they use, the waste they produce and also give up luxuries such as driving a car.
Businesses have also been following this trend, but what are the advantages of going green and is it really worth your time? In this article, we’ll be discussing the advantages you can expect to see when your company decides to go green. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 13, 2016 | Blog
You’ve set up a yoga business and are waiting for the first customers to come aboard. Before long, a nagging thought enters your mind – is this going to work? In a bid to prevent your dreams from crashing, you implement an incredible marketing strategy. Now, customers are coming in their droves and the business is in full flight. Congratulations are in order, but so are words of warning too. As silly as it sounds, startups don’t plan for marketing success and end up paying the price. (more…)
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 9, 2016 | Show Notes, Studio Owners
Do you dream of owning your own yoga studio? Do you wonder what it takes to open a yoga studio from scratch? If so, this episode is for you!
On this episode of the podcast, Atlanta based yoga studio owner, Amber Barry, shares her journey as a yoga teacher, why she decided to open a yoga studio, and what it was actually like to open up her dream studio. Amber also shares what it is like to run a yoga studio on a day-to-day basis, and everything she has learned along the way.
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