Andrew Misle is a Sattva yoga teacher based out of Edmonton, Alberta, and he joined me on the podcast to talk about his journey to becoming a full-time yoga teacher. Andrew discovered yoga at a time when he needed to heal his body, and he realized that yoga was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
On this episode, Andrew and I dive into the importance of a beginner’s mindset, creating your own opportunities as a teacher + how to find a sustainable way to make a living as a full-time yoga teacher. Andrew has successfully created a sustainable full-time career through a combination of teaching in studios, his own individual offerings in Edmonton, as well as offering retreats, workshops and trainings.
Enjoy!
Business Lessons
- Allow your desire to teach to come organically
- You have to practice in order to teach
- Try and hold onto the beginners mindset – embrace what you don’t know!
- One of the biggest hurtles we deal with is fear
- Channel what you know and what you believe to be true when you’re teaching
- Create something to give yourself opportunities, especially as a new teacher
- It’s okay to offer something for free, but you don’t need to offer things free all the time
- A little bit of humour can help the practitioner to feel more comfortable and go a little bit deeper into their practice
- Find a sustainable way to make a living – it’s hard to do that just on classes at studios
- Do your own taxes!
- Yoga is a very unique business because it’s also a spiritual practice
- You will learn a lot on your own through the business of yoga, and there is always room to be creative and offer something unique
- YOU become YOUR own business + brand
- It’s important to have a website – it’s like your online business card
- Don’t just teach at a studio to teach at a studio – you need to be aligned with that studio
- There’s room to do the things that you love!
- And much more… Here’s the episode!
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