If you've been searching for how to turn your teaching career into a sustainable business, you've come to the right place. Each week, your host, Cora Geroux will show you how to reach more people, increase your income, and run a business that aligns with your values. Cora was a full time yoga teacher, studio owner and teacher trainer for over a decade. Now, she helps yoga teachers find freedom through online business. 👉 To follow along between shows connect with Cora on Instagram @corageroux or🎥 Watch the video version of the show on Youtube by searching for "Cora Geroux"
Teaching drop in classes can be fun. You never know who you’re going to see in class, you start fresh every time & students can come and go as they please. However, teaching drop in classes also has it’s limitations; it’s hard to progress or build from week to week, or build a strong container as the students change from week to week.
One alternative to teaching drop in classes is THE SERIES. A predetermined number of classes, held together by a strong theme in which students register in advance to attend the whole shebang. In today’s episode I speak with Lauren Enright - yoga teacher, doula, and coach who has successfully mastered the series model of teaching classes, and agreed to come on the show today to share how she did it.
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👉 Get Laurens resource guide to develop & teach your own 6 week series www.breathewithlauren.com/yogateachers
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode105
Episode Description:
I’m always doing rituals. Before my morning practice. Before I see clients, teach a class or record an interview. Bigger events get bigger rituals. And to be honest, I’ve never given it much thought, except for the fact that it’s something I like to do, and so I do it. However, when today's guest, Mara Branscombe, reached out to me to talk about her new book, Ritual As Remedy, I was intrigued.
ABOUT MARA
Mara Branscombe is a mother, writer, yogi, artist, teacher, mindfulness leader, ceremonialist and spiritual coach. She is the author of “Ritual As Remedy: Embodied Practices For Soul Care.” Mara is passionate about weaving the art of mindfulness, self-care, creativity, mind–body practices, and earth-based rituals into her life and work, and she has been leading community ceremony since 2000. An adventurous spirit, Mara has sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, trekked across the Himalayas, studied yoga in India, planted trees in Canada’s north, lived off the grid in a remote cabin in the woods, worked as a Waldorf (Steiner School) teacher, and then found her passion for dance and choreography. All the while yoga, meditation, mysticism and ritual have been at the heart of Mara’s journey. Her trainings in the Incan Shaman lineage and the Pagan tradition have greatly inspired her life’s work of earth-based, ceremonial, intentional, and heart-centered living and loving. Mara currently lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and two daughters.
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode103
If you’ve ever asked yourself “what the heck am I doing with my life?” or have been feeling confused, stuck, unmoored or like the path ahead of you feels murky and unclear - this episode is for you. My guest today, Kaya Mindlin is a true guide on the yogic journey, steeped in embodied wisdom, genuine tradition and good will.
ABOUT KAYA
Sought-after Yoga Educator, Kaya Mindlin has been teaching yoga for 21 years, teaching teachers for 12 years. Dedicated students, seekers and teachers from around the world resonate with her technical acumen, mothering bhava and ability to thread transformational teaching and gentle practice together in a meaningful and personal way.
With thousands of hours of tutelage with masters in the Yoga tradition and the explicit blessing of her teachers to teach others, Kaya integrates the full-spectrum of the Vedic tradition in her work. This includes Supreme Release Yoga, Vedanta, Tantra, Storytelling, Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology, Vastu {Vedic Design} and Sanskrit. She offers teachings and practices that reveal the body and life itself as a vehicle for spiritual awakening.
Kaya’s committed to upholding yoga from its own viewpoint, thanks to the benefit of her studies with brilliant teachers. Her primary two lineages extend from Gurus Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati & Krishan Mantri both of whom she was lucky to study and receive blessings from directly. Additional teachers Dr. Sarita Shrestha, Dr. Vasant Lad, Hart deFouw, Rama Berch, Gitte Bechsgaard, and Swami Tattvavidananda. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the US with her husband, Vedic Astrologer Michael Manzella and their children.
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode102
To niche or not to niche, that is the question. Spoiler alert, the answer is most definitely yes, niche. But, if you’ve been listening to this podcast I bet you already knew that right? In this episode Nyk Danu shares a plethora of practical skills to help you understand what niching can do for your business as a yoga teacher, and how to do it.
ABOUT NYK DANU
Nyk teaches therapeutic yoga to MisFits. Gen Xers (and sometimes Y) who don’t feel at home in mainstream Yoga circles: the rebels, underdogs, introverts, geeks, and bookworms - and she has a butt load of training and education (check her certs page on her website if you want the deets). As a Yoga Therapist, Nyk’s specialty is helping people with Back Pain and Anxiety. Nyk also leads a 60 HR Online, Yin Yoga Teacher Training - and I believe has one coming up in the next few months, so if you’re keen to learn more make sure to check out her website.
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode101
We made it to Episode 100! 🎉 and it's my most personal, vulnerable episode ever.
In this solo episode I share:
What happened during my personal 🌘 dark-night-of-the-soul 🌒 earlier this year
How said "dark night" changed everything about my life & business
The 6 new "Rules" I now live by when it comes to running my business
+ How you can join us in the last intake of Lost-to-Launch for 2022
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Did 2020 put an end to your lifelong dream of teaching yoga while you travel the world? Well never fear, Annie Dunhof is here! Annie is the founder of Engaunite, an English teacher, yoga teacher and teacher trainer for multilingual yogis who want to manifest their dream careers in the world of yoga and wellness. Annie has helped hundreds of English learners and yoga teachers find their voices and build the foundations of their teaching careers. Annie is also the
host of the International Yoga Teachers Summit which takes place from August 19th - 22nd 2022.
PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode99
In this episode, I share how I switched over to Kajabi and actually ended up saving money each month while upgrading to an easier, smoother system that's better for me, my students & clients. You'll also hear my top 7 reasons that I think Kajabi could be a great fit for you and your business.
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Wow. I try not to pick favourites, but right now, I just can’t help it. My conversation with Acyuta-bhava Das is hands down, one of my all-time favourite podcast interviews I’ve ever done. Perhaps it’s because of the timely nature of the topics we cover for me personally, or Acyuta’s refreshing level of devotion to his craft, I walked away from this conversation with a spring in my step for days.
If you’ve ever let your fear of the mob keep you from putting yourself out there, feel disenfranchised with running a business or simply want to know how Acyuta puts out a new video on youtube 5 days a week, then buckle up and join us for the ride.
ABOUT ACYUTA-BHAVA DAS
Acyuta-bhava is an astrologer, author and yoga instructor. Through his work he blends ancient and modern approaches to astrology, alongside a committed spiritual practice, to help people like you deepen their understanding of life, self, divinity, and destiny within the context of everyday life. As you’ll hear me say in the interview, Acyuta’s practice is booked out over a year in advance, he runs first & second year astrology trainings, and his youtube channel has nearly 50k subscribers.
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For links & resources mentioned in this episode go to www.corageroux.com/episode97
Have you ever asked yourself “If I give away all this free content, why would anyone pay me?” or perhaps you’ve pondered, “What type of content should be free, and what types of content should be paid?”
If so, you’re not alone. Those questions are some of the most common ones I get from my business coaching clients and LTL students. And I get it. Creating content takes a lot of time, effort and energy - all of which as a small business owner, we need to be smart about allocating.
In this episodeI share:
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Until next week,
Lots of love,
Cora
3 unexpected ways to increase your confidence as a yoga teacher so that you can move past imposter syndrome and be your best as a business owner. If you’ve been asking yourself how to be more confident as a yoga teacher, or your feelings of imposter syndrome are holding you back from showing up authentically on social media, or for your business this episode will help you break free!
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Cora
“I have 69 subscribers, have been able to offer online yoga to a growing group of students, and have since received $2962 in payments. Not bad considering I have just jumped in without a business plan or any real direction.” - Natalie Haider, Psychologist, Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist in Sydney, Australia.
See that? Natalie made nearly $3000 with a list of under 100 people. Nat wrote that after taking a free, 5 day challenge with me on growing your email list. I’ll link to it at the bottom of the page if you wanna check it out.
But the cool thing is, Nat’s results aren’t a fluke…for every $1 you spend on email marketing, on average you generate $37 in revenue. That’s one heck of an ROI, which isn’t replicated anywhere else in digital marketing.
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Until next week,
Lots of love,
Cora
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