Last week I was grateful to teach a series of office yoga sessions for a huge global real estate company with several DC locations as part of their employee health & wellness program. After spending three days in a row in Bethesda (Tues), Washington, DC (Wed) and Tysons Corner (Thurs) teaching the benefits of yogic breathing and movement (yoga asana) in conference rooms, I realized a few things: Yoga is accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime. In these office yoga sessions I actually … [Read more...]
The Buiness of Yoga (part 2)
Let me state upfront: This is all about YOU. My intention in sharing this "business of yoga" jazz is to simply offer you what's worked for me. Period. It is not to say what I'm doing will work for you, or is even right for you. In many ways I consider how I'm sharing these yoga biz tips to be similar to how I teach yoga to my private yoga students and corporate yoga clients...I'm just offering guidance through the process/class of yoga postures. It's up to you to dig deep and listen to … [Read more...]
The Business of Yoga (part 1)
I'm sure you've heard it multiple times...when you're passionate about what you do professionally, it doesn't feel like work. I'm lucky to say I've been experiencing this for the last six plus years teaching yoga full-time in the vicinity of Washington, DC. When I left my last marketing gig, I realized I no longer thrived in the corporate atmosphere like I once had just a couple years prior. Already an Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), I wondered how I could possibly make a living doing … [Read more...]