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This week on the podcast I am joined by Carol Baxter. Carol is a yoga teacher and the founder of Glow Yoga based in Ontario, Canada. On this episode, Carol and I talk about how she first got into yoga, what inspired her to become a yoga teacher, what it was like creating Glow Yoga, how she’s been able to grow the business, and what she’s done to pivot her business since the start of the pandemic. We also dive into some of the biggest business lesson’s that Carol’s learned through her career.

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Discussed in this episode:

• Carol’s yoga journey
• What Carol’s process in changing from a stressful corporate job to teaching yoga full time?
• Shifting careers as a new mom
• What called Carol to create a new yoga studio and becoming a studio owner
• How Carol turned a barn on her property into a brand new yoga studio
• The challenges of renting studio space as a studio owner
• What should you know before trying to start a new yoga studio
• The importance of creating training programs as a yoga studio owner
• What should you know before you start a new yoga studio
• How do you set boundaries in your business?
• What it’s like being a mother and running a business
• How has Carol navigated the pandemic as a studio owner
• How did Carol create an online studio?
• Setting boundaries with your work 
• Why Carol wrote her book, The Confidence Project
• Practice with Carol at Glow Yoga online
• And much more…Here is the episode

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