by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 24, 2019 | Blog
Becoming a yoga teacher and running your own yoga business can be very rewarding. You will be teaching others a technique that will help them with their health and happiness. Many people will take a lot of joy from learning yoga, and it may become quite a big element of their lives.
But just like any other business, being a yoga teacher with your own yoga business will involve a lot of hard work and determination. There will also be a lot of areas that you may require business support in.
You may feel that you can handle everything yourself, however, getting the best out of your business means that you need to keep yourself free to handle the aspects that you have the strongest skills in. Developing your yoga classes and building up your reputation should be your number one priority.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 23, 2019 | Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Stephanie Spence. Stephanie is a yogini, yoga teacher, travel and an author.
On this episode, we talk about Stephanie’s yoga journey and what inspired her to become a yoga teacher, we delve into her career and everything that she has learned throughout her career. We also dive into her book and talk about what it was like to take her thoughts and ideas and put them down on paper, the process of publishing and marketing a book, and much more!
Enjoy!
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 16, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Nubia Teixeira. Nubia is a Brazilian-born yogini, dancer and author of “Yoga and the Art of Mudras”.
In this episode, Nubia shares her story of building a yoga and dance business, moving to the United States and beginning to teach there, as well as why she is passionate about the Yoga Mudras. We dive into how to begin learning about the Yoga Mudras, how to integrate them into your personal practice, tips for teaching them correctly in your classes, and more.
Enjoy!
Discussed in this episode:
- How Nubia first found yoga as a teenager and how it influenced the career she wanted to pursue
- Nubia’s experience taking a 4-year yoga education program and how that influenced her ability to teach
- Moving to the U.S., learning to teach Yoga in English, and cultural differences between yoga students in Brazil and the U.S.
- How can teachers can incorporate Mudra’s with Yoga Asana
- Where can yoga teachers go to learn more about Mudra’s
- Why Nubia decided to write a book about Mudra’s and what you will learn reading her book
- As a beginner, how can you incorporate Mudra’s into your practice
- What the process of writing a book what like
- Business lessons Nubia’s found the most valuable in her teaching career
- Be patient find opportunities that come to you and don’t feel rushed
- Start with finding opportunities to teach private lessons to people in your community and people you know
- The challenge of balancing a spiritual practice with building a career
- To close the conversation we do a wonderful and short guided meditation
- Connect with Nubia at nubiateixeira.com or email her directly at nubiayoga [at] gmail.com
- Check out Nubia’s book, Yoga and the Art of Mudras.
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The FavYogis app is back with new features for teachers that let you create and manage your own private classes while making payment and registration a breeze.
Do you have regular private clients? Make life easier with AUTO-PAY. Forget about remembering to Venmo. Use auto-pay to enable repeat payments and keep calendars in sync with classes. Google Calendar integration automatically updates teacher and student classes when you make changes
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 14, 2019 | Blog
It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is in full swing, and every time you think you’re finished shopping, another loved one enters your mind. It’s a wonderful (and kind of overwhelming) opportunity to show kindness to family members and friends… especially if they’re encouraging you to spend more time on the mat. *wink*
Not sure how to shop for the yogis in your life? Not to worry! I have you covered.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Dec 10, 2019 | Blog
When you start a yoga business, your main focus will be on finding a good space and advertising your classes so you can get your first students. It’s an exciting time, but there is also some boring admin stuff that you need to deal with as well.
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