by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 12, 2018 | Show Notes, Studio Owners
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Josh & Jenna’s yoga journey started with practicing Bikram Yoga, and their passion for the practice led them to own a studio in Red Deer, AB. After owning the studio for a number of years, they decided to take their life, their kids and their business on the road. They sold their yoga studio and began building an online business where they teach yoga teachers and yoga studio owners how to run successful businesses.
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about tips for owning a successful yoga studio, how to get yoga teacher jobs while traveling, the importance of getting paid for what you do, and how to sell your products and services as a studio or teacher. Josh and Jenna have a lot of experience with the business of yoga and we dive deep into the business of both owning a successful yoga studio and being a successful + sustainable yoga teacher.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 6, 2018 | Yoga Business Bootcamp Podcast
Welcome to Yoga Business Bootcamp – a 12 series podcast all about how to build a successful yoga business!
This podcast will take you through how to create your dream job, build an amazing resume, get a teaching job at a yoga studio, and how to expand your offerings to make more money and become more sustainable as a yoga teacher.
On this episode, we’re talking about websites! We cover the importance of having a website and how it can benefit your business as a yoga teacher, as well as tips for getting started when it comes to choosing a platform, domain & hosting company, and how to get started on creating a beautiful yoga website.
In the full course, I guide you walk you through how to use WordPress, get set up on Bluehost, choose a beautiful theme, and much more, so if you’re struggling with building your website, I would highly suggest the Module 5: Websites!
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To learn more or to join the full version of the course, please visit https://yogabusinessbootcamp.teachable.com/! Use promo code HALFOFF to get any module of your choice or the full program for 50% for the next week!
Listen to the podcast episode here!
by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 5, 2018 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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Justin Cooper is a personal trainer, yoga teacher, the host of the Kula Wellness podcast, and the co-founder of Kula Wellness. Justin came to yoga while working in the restaurant industry and his passion for health and wellness took him in the direction of doing a masters of holistic counselling and psychology. He dove into the program, and started doing personal training. His personal training business picked up to the point where we was able to quit his restaurant job.
Along the way, Justin realized that the masters program wasn’t what he wanted to do, so he quit that to travel SE Asia, where he took his yoga teacher training. When Justin came back from SE Asia, he dove into entrepreneurship and co-founded Kula Wellness with his partner.
On this episode of the podcast, Justin and I talk about building a successful business in your community, as well as online. We also talk about finding clients, building up your cliental, setting boundaries, preventing burnout, and more. Justin also shares the process of setting up the first Kula Wellness Retreat and what he’s learned from that experience.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Mar 3, 2018 | Blog
You know that yoga is a beneficial practice for you, but did you know it can also be a great activity for kids? When you think about the skill and discipline involved to master some of the more advanced poses, it’s easy to relegate yoga to an adults-only activity in your mind. But as this infographic from Mom Loves Best demonstrates, there are lots of reasons to introduce your child to yoga.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog
When you have a yoga studio, it’s really easy to think local. You’ve opened up your dream studio in a location that you love, and that you know will bring you customers, so of course, you want to focus all of your efforts on that for now. And you should. But once you’ve managed to establish yourself in the local area, and you’re growing, you then need to think about how you’re going to take things to the next level. Because when you have momentum, it’s always great to work off of that and keep on going. But when you’re stuck in your local mindset, you’re limiting your options. Instead, you need to give yourself much more of an international mindset. Right now, you may have one studio in one area, but your international mindset can really change all of that. (more…)
