Enjoy!

Business Lessons from this Episode: 

• If you want to hold international teacher trainings, it’s best to do a site visit because you’ll be living there for a month. You need to stay in the space and eat the food so that you know what the experience will be like.
• Find places that are a good fit in terms of budget, space, and the vibe that you’re looking for
• Run retreats before you dive into running teacher trainings – it gives you a taste of what it will be like
• You need to teach for a while and gain a lot of experience before you offer your own teacher training
• Be prepared for things that might go wrong
• Find people that understand your vision and align with your vision to join your team
• Yoga is about more than asana, and it’s important to convey that through your
• Facebook, Instagram and word of mouth have been the best ways to sell out teacher training programs
• Take your own photos for your website so you can give a more personal touch and authentic experience
• The Facebook and Instagram algorithms are frustrating when you are running an online business that relies on social media for business
• Be up front, genuine, and authentic with everything that you put out with your training
• Share authentic and thoughtful content on social media to get more engagement
• Invest in your business by connecting to your people in person at festivals, conferences, etc.
• Don’t take sh*t personally, because it’s almost never about you!
• Trust people and have faith that people will do their bests
• It’s okay to hit a wall and it’s okay to cry and it’s okay to be human
• And much more… Here’s the episode!

Connect with Lauren: 

Lauren Rudick on Becoming an International Yoga Teacher
Yoga Academy International

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