Mastering the Business of Yoga

Mastering the Business of Yoga (M.B.Om for short) is a podcast was designed for yoga teachers who want to create a successful and sustainable career in yoga, but don't know where to start, or how to take their career to the next level. Each episode features different, successful and inspiring yoga teachers who share their experiences in the yoga world, and the business lessons they have learned throughout their careers. Guests range from full-time yoga teachers, yoga studio owners, teachers who have branched off to create their own businesses, teachers who have developed their own teacher training, and much more.

A Second Baby, Maternity Leave & What's Next for M.B.Om 04/29/2024

How to Run Successful Yoga Retreats with Manu Molina 04/22/2024

The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga with Amy Ippoliti 04/15/2024

10 Tips for Specializing in Yoga with Maria Waag 04/08/2024

10 Tips for Specializing in Yoga with Maria Waag This week on the podcast I am joined by Maria Waag. Maria is a yoga, meditation and mindfulness teacher with more than 19 years of experience with yoga, and 11 years of mindfulness. She decided to change her career path and become a teacher after almost losing her life. Now, she runs her own yoga and mindfulness business, and loves to bring yoga out of the studios, to where people are, and has been teaching in a variety of settings such as teaching for FENDI in Rome, to Wanderlust 108 in Milan and the Buddhist Temple in Oslo. With a very thorough education and many specializations she is focusing on helping 1-on-1 clients learn to use yoga and mindfulness to help with specific needs, such as pain, trauma, concussions and much more, and uses her deep understanding of anatomy and biomechanics to help her students with injuries and challenges. In this episode of the podcast, Maria shares how she got into yoga and what inspired her to start teaching, as well as how she started specializing and working with students 1-on-1. She share her top 10 tips for specializing in yoga for anyone who is looking to dive deeper in their business and support their students on a personalized level! This episode is jam packed with goodness. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: How Maria got into yoga, and what inspired her to become a teacher An overview of Maria’s seven years of teaching experience Finding private clients who are interested in what you have to offer Tips for specializing and working with students one on one Other important yoga business lessons from Maria Guest links: Website: Download these 10 tips as a PDF here: /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/30676173

Empowerment Through Self-Care with Renee Clair 04/01/2024

Self-Publishing a Book 03/25/2024

Expanding an Online Business & Writing a Book with Brett Larkin 03/18/2024

Expanding an Online Business & Writing a Book with Brett Larkin This week on the podcast I am joined by Brett Larkin. Brett is the founder of Uplifted Yoga and the author of Yoga Life: Habits, Poses, and Breathwork to Channel Joy Amidst the Chaos. Her training has set the standard for quality online certification since 2015 and has matriculated thousands of yoga teachers. Brett’s award-winning YouTube channel with over half a million subscribers and Uplifted Yoga Podcast empowers listeners to actively design their lives using yoga’s ancient wisdom. Yoga enthusiasts love her courses on Kundalini, Prenatal Yoga, and the Uplifted Yoga Academy. In this episode, Brett updates us on what she's been up to since she came on the podcast in the fall of 2020, including the shifts and updates that she's made to her business and programs. We also discuss the changing online yoga industry and how that's impacted her business, as well as what it was like to write and publish a book while being a business entrepreneur and mom, and much more. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: Catching up since we last spoke with Brett in Fall 2020 Setting yourself apart in an online space and establishing a business prior to the pandemic How the online yoga industry has evolved over the last few years, and how that’s impacted Brett’s business The power of valuing yourself as a yoga teacher and your product Tips for executing quality online yoga training Harnessing the skill of creating content online Writing and publishing a book while being a mother and business entrepreneur Guest links: Website: YouTube: Mentioned by Brett - Uplifted Yoga Episode: /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/30384498

Growing a Successful Yoga Studio in Bali with Mary Bugg 03/11/2024

Why Yoga Photos Are an Important Part of Your Yoga Brand with Amanda Hughes 03/04/2024

From Yoga Teacher to Health Coach with Michelle Leotta 02/26/2024

How to Discover Your Dharma with Kaya Mindlin 02/19/2024

How to Discover Your Dharma with Kaya Mindlin This week on the podcast I am joined by Kaya Mindlin. Kaya is a trusted teacher guiding many of today’s yoga teachers and longtime practitioners. Yogic seekers from around the world resonate with her authentic and mothering approach that threads the mystical and practical. She integrates the full-spectrum of the Vedic tradition in her work including Therapeutic Yoga, Mysticism and Philosophy, Storytelling, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology and Vedic Counseling to reveal the body and life as a vehicle for spiritual awakening. In this episode of the podcast we are diving into all things dharma! We discuss what dharma is, how we know what our purpose in teaching is, what the "friends" and "enemies" to dharma are, advice for someone who is just starting out and much more. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . This episode is also sponsored by MagicMind. MagicMind is the shot of productivity that everyone should need to get their day started, without all the caffeine. MagicMind has adaptogens and a mixture of twelve ingredients that help to boost your energy and focus, crush procrastination, and elevate your mental clarity. Head over to and use code MBOM20 for 20% off. My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: What Kaya has been up to since we last had her on the podcast How Kaya’s business has continued to shift since the days of the pandemic Preventing burnout while running your business online Knowing what your purpose is in teaching Defining dharma, and the “friends” and “enemies” to dharma Determining what you want to teach or offer based on information from your dharma Navigating purpose and balance between work and life outside of work Guest links: and code MBOM20 to get a discount off any online programs! /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/29981553

Yoga Studio Ownership Through the Pandemic & Beyond with Alexandra Charles 02/12/2024

Yoga Studio Ownership Through the Pandemic & Beyond with Alexandra Charles This week on the podcast I am joined by Alexandra Charles. Born and raised in Sydney Australia, Alexandra has been a professional dancer her whole life, with her performance career bringing her to the USA in 2014. Alexandra found yoga early on to help heal some injuries, and meditation to assist in centering and finding balance. Her approach to both is with wholistic real world tools and practices, and most of all to make things enjoyable and accessible for any body. She opened her studio, Soul Tribes Yoga and Meditation, in Houston Texas in 2019, where she strives to help people cultivate self awareness, strength, stability, mind and body balance, a heart centered yoga practice, compassion, tools for breath work, and mindfulness. In this episode of the podcast, we're talking about what it was like to open a yoga studio just months before the pandemic, how Alexandra and her team were able to keep the studio afloat, what her experience as a studio owner has been like, especially running a studio that offers the gentler forms of yoga, as well as her tips for running a yoga business and a yoga studio, and much more. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . This episode is also sponsored by MagicMind. MagicMind is the shot of productivity that everyone should need to get their day started, without all the caffeine. MagicMind has adaptogens and a mixture of twelve ingredients that help to boost your energy and focus, crush procrastination, and elevate your mental clarity. Head over to and use code MBOM20 for 20% off. My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: Alexandra’s yoga journey and background The inspiration to open Alexandra’s very own yoga studio Opening a business in 2019 and surviving the impact of the pandemic Embracing hybrid classes in the yoga studio Finding success with gentler and slower forms of yoga Tips for those trying to open their own studio Biggest business lessons Alexandra has learned as a teacher /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/29870328

2024: Goal Setting & Manifestation 02/05/2024

2023 Year in Review 12/11/2023

Why Yoga Teachers Need a Great Software with Eddie Arpin 12/04/2023

Yoga Teacher Mentorship & Avoiding Burnout with Jaffer Hussain 11/27/2023

The Importance of Networking & How CoachPals is Changing the Game for Yoga Teachers with Dania Valladares 11/20/2023

The Importance of Networking & How CoachPals is Changing the Game for Yoga Teachers with Dania Valladares This week on the podcast I am joined by Dania Valladares. Dania is the co-founder and CEO of CoachPals. Dania's love for science and yoga led her to discover her passion of using technology to make an impact on people's health and wellbeing. As a computer scientist, mother, and human being, Dania is committed to developing innovative features and leverage cutting-edge technology to support an environment that focuses on empowering valuable connections, on making wellness services and products available and discoverable to those who need it, and rewarding supportive and inspiring communities of individuals. This is what CoachPals is all about! In this episode of the podcast, Dania shares where the idea for CoachPals came from, what it's been like building a software platform that is essentially a social media platform and what she's learned through the process. We also discuss the importance of networking in the yoga industry, why it's important as an entrepreneur, how CoachPals is changing the game for yoga teachers who want to network, and more. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: Dania’s background and early career The birth of CoachPals and where the original business idea came from The current iteration of CoachPals and what they’re working on now Tips for someone brand new to CoachPals Why networking is important as an entrepreneur What it’s like building a software platform similar to social media Things on the horizon for CoachPals in the future Dania’s top business lessons Guest links: CoachPals: /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/28685293

Marketing & Pricing That Feels Good with Tad Hargrave 11/13/2023

How Cultivating a Personal Practice Helps with Confidence with Crystal Gray 11/06/2023

The Power of Word of Mouth Marketing with Denise Vernieri 10/30/2023

Why We Should Consider Offering Gentle Yoga with Ali Reina 10/23/2023

Why We Should Consider Offering Gentle Yoga with Ali Reina This week on the podcast I am joined by Ali Reina. Ali's yoga journey began in 2014 when she took a yoga class to help prepare her body physically for a half marathon but was amazed how yoga provided her the mind-body-soul connection that alleviated any worries and anxieties that she brought to the mat. A chronic health diagnosis a year later limited her physically as she was unable to exercise in the same way. Gentle yoga classes were the only types of exercise that she was able to do, and for her, yoga became a critical part of her healing journey and lifestyle change. A classroom teacher for 11 years, Ali decided to follow a new path in teaching others about the mind-body connection yoga has to offer. She received her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and is also certified in Yin Yoga, Chair Yoga, and Yoga Nidra. She created her business, Gentle Waves Yoga, in 2021 to educate others on the awareness of and experience the benefits of the gentler styles of yoga, especially for those with chronic health conditions. In this episode of the podcast, Ali shares about her journey with yoga and chronic illness, the benefits of the gentler styles of yoga and why we should consider offering them to our students, as well as the process of creating her business and some of the biggest business lessons that she's learned through the journey. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . My new yoga book is out now: In this episode: How Ali first got into yoga Getting diagnosed with a chronic illness and how that changed the path of Ali’s yoga journey The journey to becoming a yoga teacher and understanding how the body communicates The good things that have come out of the COVID pandemic that would’ve been unheard of ten years ago Distinguishing between different gentler forms of yoga and other self-care methods Why teachers should consider gentler forms of yoga and how you can educate your students on the benefits of gentle yoga What Ali offers and what she has been creating over the last few years Ali’s biggest business lessons learned so far Guest links: Gentle Waves Yoga: /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/28363739

How to Use Program Trials to Help You Create Amazing Yoga Programs with Helen Johnson 10/16/2023

How to Teach 1 to 1 Yoga with Clare Hudson 10/09/2023

How to Teach 1 to 1 Yoga with Clare Hudson This week on the podcast I am joined by Clare Hudson. Clare is a mom of two and London-based personal yoga and meditation teacher with an intuitive approach to guiding individuals on their yoga journeys. With extensive training in London and India in various yoga styles and a specialization in one-to-one sessions, Clare creates a nurturing space for self-exploration. She also offers a unique program called 'The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga One-to-One,' empowering yoga teachers to share their skills with authenticity and purpose. Clare ultimately aims to inspire others to embrace yoga as a transformative tool for self-acceptance. In this episode of the podcast, Clare shares why she's passionate about one-to-one yoga, her top tips for people wanting to get started with one-to-one yoga, including getting started and finding clients, setting prices and creating packages, creating a great class experience for your client, getting referrals and marketing your services, and much more. Enjoy! This episode is brought to you by OfferingTree. If you're interested in finding an all-in-one platform for online or in-person teaching, then you should check out OfferingTree. OfferingTree has been supporting for over a year now and I not only love the product but I also love the people. OfferingTree is providing special pricing for listeners, so be sure to visit . In this episode: How Clare started her yoga journey The inspiration to become a yoga teacher Getting a first client and how it evolved to be a specialty for Claire Finding specific clients for one to one yoga The specifics of one to one yoga, and the top tips for getting started with your clients Pricing for one to one clients Tips for creating the class experience for your clients Claire’s course catered around teaching one to one yoga Guest links: Use promo code AMANDA25 to get 25% off Clare’s course: Claire’s YouTube Channel: Claire’s Website: /episode/index/show/mbomyoga/id/28243412

A Heart-Centered Approach to Niching with Nyk Danu 10/02/2023

Studio Ownership & Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset with Jackie Murphy 09/25/2023

Shifting from Overwhelm to Freedom in Your Yoga Business with Andrea Liebross 09/18/2023

We're Back! Life Update + Q&A 09/11/2023

From the Archives: Setting Boundaries in Your Yoga Business 08/28/2023

From the Archives: Diversifying Your Income Streams with Amy Rohrer 08/21/2023

From the Archives: How to Run a Corporate Yoga Business with Stephanie Mitchell 08/14/2023

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