About this episode

This episode explores the challenges yoga teachers face in running a business and offers practical solutions to navigate these difficulties.

Yoga teachers often begin their teaching journey expecting a flexible, meaningful, and low-stress career, but quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the realities of running a business. In this episode, we break down why the modern yoga teacher role feels so hard, from the pressures of social media to the many hats you’re required to wear when self-employed. This conversation unpacks the gap between the “dream” and the day-to-day, and what it actually takes to build a sustainable path as a yoga teacher today. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 01:41 Yoga teacher fantasy vs reality 02:57 How social media changed the game 07:21 Why it’s harder than ever to be a new yoga teacher 11:56 How to embody the multiple roles of the yoga teacher 12:53 Things that will help: Big Picture Routines 14:08 Things that will help: Task Management Habits 15:10 Things that will help: Coworking & Collaboration 16:00 Things that will help: Connection to Purpose, Joy, and your Personal Practice LINKS AND RESOURCES: Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group Learn more about the Impact Club Leave a review on iTunes Ask a…

People in this episode

Host: Mado Hesselink

Topics covered

• yoga business challenges
• social media impact
• sustainable teaching
• yoga teacher roles
• task management
• collaboration

Keywords

• yoga teacher
• business
• social media
• sustainability
• task management
• collaboration
• purpose

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Organizations: Yoga Teacher Resource

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