Is Yoga Teacher Training For You?
Kathryn Budig and Annie Carpenter weigh in about how to find the right program for you.
Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
Pick up practical advice from top teachers on how to improve your yoga teaching career—from in-depth information on yoga anatomy to smart sequencing tips and expert insights to build (and maintain) your teaching business.
Kathryn Budig and Annie Carpenter weigh in about how to find the right program for you.
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We all experience flexibility in some areas more so than others. Sage Rountree discusses the importance of balance in and around the hips and offers poses that help to create opening where needed.
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A teaching gig yields just 8 students—and Neal Pollack wouldn't want it any other way.
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Is your studio ready for business in today's market? See whether you could be running it more efficiently.
Consider these questions before choosing a software provider for your yoga studio.
You can resolve sacroiliac joint discomfort in the same place it started—on the mat.
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Create more business by getting customers to do autopays for studio membership to your studio.
Use social media to get your current students more engaged in your business.
Make sure new students get the most positive first impression of your studio—and come back.
Having slow periods? Fill them with smart planning.
A yoga teacher thanks her students for all the lessons they've taught her.
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Let this sequence be your go-to practice. By adapting the poses for different life stages, you can rely on it for decades.
Not everyone has a positive experience the first time they unroll a yoga mat. Erica Rodefer Winters asks the question: Whose responsibility is it to make sure first-timers feel at ease during class?
The disgraced founder of Anusara Yoga returns to teaching with a new practice called The Roots.
Understand why niche marketing works and how to best execute it.
Learn how to get clients more engaged with yoga studio communications and social media.
Learn how to host an open house to bring more clients into your studio.
Department store J.C. Penney considers adding yoga to help boost the image of its store.
The San Francisco Giants open up its outfield for the first annual Yoga Day at the Park!
Like the way bees process honey, humans need to learn to fully digest their emotions before they release them into the world.
A lot of yoga teachers promote products. Colleen Saidman Yee is the first superstar yogi to do so for a winery.
These stretches can help.
Studio owners sigh in relief when the state's taxation department decides not to impose a dreaded tax.
Forget plain old hot yoga, some yoga studios are turning to boot camp yoga classes that promise up to double the calorie burn.
A San Francisco Bay Area yoga teacher is fired after asking her students to turn off their phones in class.
Teaching yoga to the blind isn't really different from teaching yoga to anyone else. But you better be ready with descriptive cues, as one teacher discovers.
Love to sing? One yoga teacher is bringing her love of the open mic into her class.
Neal Pollack is feeling the pinch from the rising cost of yoga.
The resignations of teachers Desiree Rumbaugh and Sianna Sherman leaves the fate of Anusara Yoga uncertain.
An organization inspired by yoga provides funding for microloans to impoverished women with children throughout India.
Introducing yoga into high-stress medical school programs is a win for students and for their future patients.
Still teaching at 93, Tao Porchon-Lynch earns a place in the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest yoga teacher.
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A new economic report shows that yoga and Pilates studios are booming, outpacing other industries.
The yoga-and-music festival branches out into the world of brick and mortar.
New York yoga studios and teachers gear up to fight proposed tax and regulatory changes.
John Friend announces the appointment of a new CEO and plans to turn Anusara Yoga into a teacher-run nonprofit.
John Friend, the founder of Anusara Yoga, steps down after fallout from allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.
Celebrating 25 years, Piedmont Yoga Studio director Richard Rosen reflects on the longevity of this early yoga business.
Anusara Yoga founder John Friend is in the spotlight after recent allegations.
Another popular yoga teacher publicly leaves John Friend's flock.
Licensing its internationally recognized brand name, the Chopra Center enters into the yoga studio market.
Where you place your mat can affect your experience in yoga class. Sage Rountree says to find a spot that supports your needs, whatever they may be.
Lululemon founder and chief visionary Chip Wilson resigns while the company's stock soars to an all-time high.
Yoga teacher-training programs are bursting at the seams with students looking to delve more deeply into their practices, supplement their income, or change careers entirely. New statistics from Yoga Alliance provides at glimpse of the landscape for these trainees.
We know that yogis are a passionate bunch, whether it's going to extreme lengths to secure time on their mats or in fighting for a cause they believe in...
Leslie Kaminoff never expected his humble yoga book to make a splash in 2007. But the book, co-authored with Amy Matthews, sold out its first printing in a month and shot to Amazon's Bestsellers...
Leslie Kaminoff never expected his humble yoga book to make a splash in 2007. But the book, co-authored with Amy Matthews, sold out its first printing in a month and shot to Amazon's Bestsellers...
While people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet yoga businesses continue to thrive, according to a recent report by CNNMoney. Low operating costs and growing demand are fueling the success of yoga studios, many of which are mom-and-pop...
How to adapt a yoga practice for aging bodies.
Congo is experiencing one of the deadliest conflicts on earth; four million people have been killed in the war there. What can we do about it? Yoga for Congo Women is a not-for-profit that helps women in the Democratic...
There are many ways to live your yoga out in the world, but one of the most profound is to dedicate yourself to the service of others. If you've ever been drawn to the yoga of service, but wondered...
Yoga centers and volunteers both win from the relationship. Here's what you need to know.
Alignment is essential for the health of the knees. Unfortunately, practicing Triangle Pose too often without its counterpose can create an imbalance in the joint. Lean how to stay safe.
Add some humor and lightness to your classes and you may see your business boom.
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Strengthen your lower back, free yourself from back pain in seated poses, and skillfully deepen your forward bends.
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Every few years, stories about possible regulation of yoga teachers and studios surface. This time, it comes from the Great State of Texas. Recently, the Texas Workforce Commission sent out letters to various studios, asking them to become state-licensed career...
Balancing the business and spiritual sides of yoga has always been a delicate one. An article in Business Week broaches the scramble for yoga teachers to trademark their yoga styles, citing that "out of the 2,213 trademark applications containing the word...
Reach new students by selflessly giving with free and donation-based classes.
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Here are six tips to help your students tackle the poses that scare them most.
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You can increase the meditative benefits of Corpse Pose with a few simple additions to your instruction.
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Learn how you can extend your reach by teaching digitally with these tech-savvy tips for making web-friendly yoga videos