Do you want to quit your job to teach yoga full-time? Is your dream to be a full-time yoga teach? Caron’s was too.

On this episode of the podcast, Caron Christison, and Atlanta based yoga teacher, shares how she went from working a full-time corporate job to teaching yoga full-time, and how you can too.

I’ve talked to a lot of people who teach yoga part-time or as a side gig outside of their full-time job who want to make the switch, but simply don’t know where to start. Or, they don’t know how to make it work financially. Caron is living proof that it can be done. We talk about her journey as a yoga teacher, what it was like to make the transition from full-time corporate to full-time yoga, what she had to give up, the struggles, and why it has all been worth it.

Enjoy!

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Business Lessons

• Practice at the places that you think you want to teach, so that you can get to know the people and the community
• Know that you might not be a good fit for every studio that you teach at
• Teach in a way that is true to you so that you can connect to your students and give them a good experience
• Build your following and your classes slowly
• The transition from part-time to full-time teacher can be intense – you may have to sacrifice things to follow your dreams
• Have a long-term plan that you are working towards
• Get to a place with your schedule where you can make ends meet before you quit your job
• If you are stressed about finances, you will bring that stress into your classes
• If you need to supplement your income, find something that is aligned with your beliefs
• Make sure you take care of yourself – always make yourself a priority
• Find a balance with your classes – there is no magic number of classes to teach!
• Build up the number of classes that you teach slowly
• Listen to your body – it’s key to being successful as a full-time yoga teacher
• And much more… Here’s the episode!

Connect with Caron

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• Caron is based out of Atlanta, GA. Check her out!