by Amanda Kingsmith | Aug 19, 2019 | Show Notes, Studio Owners
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Stacy Dockins. Stacy is a yoga teacher, studio owner, retreat leader, and the author of Embodied Posture.
Stacy has always been fascinated by the science behind musculoskeletal functionality and physical and mental wellness. She has dedicated over 25 years of her life to studying the human body and teaching yoga and now leads wellness retreats in Texas, Thailand, Bali, and Costa Rica, with her husband, Dave.
Stacy recently developed her first book, Embodied Posture, which empowers readers to align yoga postures to best suit one’s uniqueness. This innovative approach shows teachers and students how to critically approach postural alignment, lending practical information that can be applied immediately to the mat.
In addition to co-owning Yoga Project studios with her husband, Stacy also continues to educate others in mindfulness-based meditation, breath work, and self-inquiry through courses.
On this episode of the podcast, Stacy shares how she has developed a thriving yoga business, tips for leading successful retreats, the process of writing a book, as well as business lessons she’s learned throughout her career.
by Amanda Kingsmith | Jul 29, 2019 | Advanced Yoga Teacher, Niching, Show Notes
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Maryam Sharifzadeh is a yoga teacher and the founder of Office Yoga. Maryam came to yoga from a fitness background, and after years of teaching both yoga and fitness, she switched to teaching only yoga. After landing a number of corporate clients and loving teaching in the corporate / office setting, she created Office Yoga!
Eight years later, Office Yoga has grown a substantially, offering branded classes nationwide and training teachers to offer great yoga classes in the corporate and office setting.
On this episode, Maryam shares her journey becoming a yoga teacher and a business owner, tips and best practices for getting started in a corporate and office environment, and some of the biggest business lessons she’s learned throughout her career.
by Amanda Kingsmith | May 27, 2019 | New Yoga Teacher, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Rachel Scott! Rachel is a yoga teacher, yoga teacher trainer, curriculum developer, author, and business coach. On this episode, Rachel shares her journey as a yoga teacher, and a teacher trainer, as well as how she went from surviving to thriving in the yoga industry. Rachel shares tips for creating great teacher trainings, including marketing, curriculum development, and execution, as well as some of her top yoga business tips.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | May 20, 2019 | Niching, Show Notes
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Charlie Reid. Charlie is a personal trainer in San Francisco who offers a custom-tailored approach to fitness. On this episode, Charlie shares how he got into personal training and how he built up a successful private personal training business. Charlie talks about the importance of being great at what you do, caring about your clients, and how being passionate are the keys to running a successful business in the personal training industry. We also talk about the overlaps between the personal training and yoga industry, and what yoga teachers can learn from Charlie’s business, and the personal training industry. Finally, we talk about the benefits of strength training as a yogi, and how to get started with a strength training practice.
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by Amanda Kingsmith | Apr 29, 2019 | Show Notes, Teaching Online
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Jenny Shih. Jenny is a business coach who has taught more than 25,000 women how to earn a full-time income working 30 hours per week or less as online, service-based entrepreneurs. For most of her time in business, Jenny was debilitatingly sick and at some points was only able to work a few hours each week. As the household breadwinner, Jenny found strategic ways to ensure her business remained highly profitable while also giving her the much-needed time to heal.
Drawing on both her decade of experience in high tech and her training with Martha Beck and spiritual teacher Byron Katie, Jenny guides her clients through a no-fluff, step-by-step approach to creating thriving businesses they love without having to work long hours or make huge sacrifices.
On this episode, Jenny shares her journey from full-time employee to working 30-hours a week online and making 6-figures. We talk about everything from how to identify opportunities and create your first project to how to manage your time when there is a lot on your plate.
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