The Importance of Networking & How CoachPals is Changing the Game for Yoga Teachers with Dania Valladares

The Importance of Networking & How CoachPals is Changing the Game for Yoga Teachers with Dania Valladares

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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Dania Valladares. Dania is the co-founder and CEO of CoachPals. Dania’s love for science and yoga led her to discover her passion for using technology to make an impact on people’s health and wellbeing.

As a computer scientist, mother, and human being, Dania is committed to developing innovative features and leveraging cutting-edge technology to support an environment that focuses on empowering valuable connections, making wellness services and products available and discoverable to those who need them, and rewarding supportive and inspiring communities of individuals. This is what CoachPals is all about!

In this episode of the podcast, Dania shares where the idea for CoachPals came from, what it’s been like building a software platform that is essentially a social media platform, and what she’s learned through the process. We also discuss the importance of networking in the yoga industry, why it’s important as an entrepreneur, how CoachPals is changing the game for yoga teachers who want to network, and more.

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Marketing & Pricing That Feels Good with Tad Hargrave

Marketing & Pricing That Feels Good with Tad Hargrave

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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Tad Hargrave. Tad is a hippy who developed a knack for marketing (and then learned to be a hippy again). Over the last 10+ years, Tad has become one of the first full-time “conscious business” marketing coaches (for hippies) and created a business where he could share that marketing can feel good. You don’t have to choose between marketing that works but feels awful, or marketing that feels good, but doesn’t work!

In this episode, Tad shares his philosophies around marketing and how we can develop marketing strategies and pricing in our businesses that truly feel good. We also talk about point-of-view marketing genius, how to achieve this in our businesses, some of the biggest business lessons that Tad has learned throughout his career, and more.

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How Cultivating a Personal Practice Helps with Confidence with Crystal Gray

How Cultivating a Personal Practice Helps with Confidence with Crystal Gray

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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Crystal Gray. Crystal supports women in developing a daily yoga and spiritual practice to help them navigate transitional times of life. She’s been teaching yoga for almost 18 years and has owned a yoga studio but now focuses on supporting women with online courses and group coaching, as well as in-person events on her 20-acre organic vegetable farm!

In this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about why our personal yoga practice is the foundation of any successful yoga business and how having this daily practice, in whatever form, can help yoga teachers gain confidence and teach from a more authentic place.

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The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing with Denise Vernieri

The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing with Denise Vernieri

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This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Denise Vernieri. Denise is a former educator with a Masters in English Literature and Writing, turned multi-six-figure business coach helping other soul-driven entrepreneurs, like coaches, yoga teachers, and wellness practitioners, create businesses in alignment with their purpose and vision of impact. She’s wildly passionate about helping soulful entrepreneurs build real wealth, lead movements, and create legacies while living a lifestyle that makes them feel wildly fulfilled.

In this episode of the podcast, Denise shares her journey of creating a successful business, including the business lessons she’s learned as an entrepreneur. We also discuss the power of word-of-mouth marketing, including what it is and how you can use it in your yoga business to get more clients, and much more.

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Why We Should Consider Offering Gentle Yoga with Ali Reina

Why We Should Consider Offering Gentle Yoga with Ali Reina

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This week on the podcast, I am joined by Ali Reina. Ali’s yoga journey began in 2014 when she took a yoga class to help prepare her body physically for a half marathon, but she was amazed at how yoga provided her with the mind-body-soul connection that alleviated any worries and anxieties that she brought to the mat.

A chronic health diagnosis a year later limited her physically, as she was unable to exercise in the same way. Gentle yoga classes were the only type of exercise that she was able to do, and for her, yoga became a critical part of her healing journey and lifestyle change.

A classroom teacher for 11 years, Ali decided to follow a new path in teaching others about the mind-body connection yoga has to offer. She received her 200-hour yoga teacher training and is also certified in yin yoga, chair yoga, and yoga nidra. She created her business, Gentle Waves Yoga, in 2021 to educate others and help them experience the benefits of the gentler styles of yoga, especially for those with chronic health conditions.

In this episode of the podcast, Ali shares her journey with yoga and chronic illness, the benefits of the gentler styles of yoga and why we should consider offering them to our students, as well as the process of creating her business and some of the biggest lessons she’s learned through the journey.

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