瑜伽老师指南–第1部分–如何增加瑜伽老师的收入
所以最后，你教瑜伽，不是吗？在从以前的工作转到瑜伽教学后，经历了一次惊人，勇敢和令人惊讶的转变，您的感觉如何？我并不是在询问情感和精神上的回报，可以肯定的是，教瑜伽并与人们分享这种做法是最好的事情之一。我要问的更多是实践方面的问题：您如何从瑜伽教学中赚钱？不是那么容易，你同意吗？
如果您需要瑜伽老师的完整指南，以获取，学习和成长，请继续学习 这本完整的瑜伽老师指南。我在下面的3篇文章中对此进行了汇总和总结：
现在，让我们回到有关瑜伽老师的收入的文章（第1部分）。本文并不是为了向您展示如何成为瑜伽老师的百万富翁，而是向您展示如何以瑜伽老师的方式过上体面的生活。我相信瑜伽老师不应该为入不敷出而奋斗，尤其是当他们付出大量的努力，时间，精力和良好的意愿分享有益于社区的东西时。瑜伽老师都应该得到更好的回报。
一些瑜伽老师已经赚了很多钱。但是你知道吗？他们出生于财富是他们的业力，或者是名流教师，或者他们的大部分收入不是直接来自瑜伽课。
您想知道“如果不是通过瑜伽教学，其他收入来自何处？”在解决这个问题之前，让我们看一下瑜伽老师的收入现状和成功的瑜伽老师的策略（以财富为单位）。
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因此，对于大多数瑜伽老师来说，实际收入应该是CNN估算值的一半。再说一次，我没有提到那些拥有成千上万的追随者和学生的名人老师。考虑到1条Instagram帖子可以给他们20,000美元的现金奖励，他们的收入可能是这一估计的5倍。因此，您进行数学运算以得出他们的收入。
瑜伽老师的收入范围从顶部到底部都有很大差异。虽然大多数教师的年收入少于$30,000，但有些教师（其中很多人）的收入不超过$300,000或更多。但是对于那些赚很多钱的老师来说，他们都有相同的成功秘诀：在瑜伽工作室以外的教学中分散收入。换句话说，他们从其他来源获得收入。
成功瑜伽老师的策略（以财富计）
现在，让我们直接探讨每种策略。
教回到基本。回到开始的地方。您已经成为瑜伽老师。所以你的主要事情是教书。但不要将自己仅限于为瑜伽工作室教书。扩大视野。以下是您在瑜伽教学中可能要考虑的一些建议。
1.在当地工作室或体育馆教书你知道，我知道，每个人都知道这是最普遍的瑜伽老师工作方式。对于任何瑜伽老师来说，这都是一种绝佳的方法，因为您无需进一步投资任何设施即可开始教学。工作室或健身房已经配备齐全，可以进行美丽的瑜伽课所有必要的设置。这也是一种完善教学内容并恢复简历的好方法。但是，如果这是您唯一的收入来源，那么您迟早会被精疲力尽。您可能已经听说有些老师每节课赚$80，而您的薪水是$40甚至更低？可能是真的。但是，要获得这种薪水需要5年或5年以上的时间，这也是事实，而且您现在已经成为该地区的热门教师。所以首先，您必须再生存5年才能达到目标，对吗？继续在工作室任教，但不要把所有的精力和精力都放在那儿，而转向其他收入来源。
2.教授私人课程在工作室或体育馆任教后，您将获得一些普通的学生和联系人。那是您可以开始拥有私人客户的地方。或者，您也可以在社交媒体或自己的网站上宣传自己的私人课程。您会惊讶于有些人可能对您的声音或您的指导风格如此之爱，以至于他们只想私下或与您一起成组地被教导。一段时间后，您会看到对您的收入有积极影响。
3.为公司/工作场所教授瑜伽我曾经在银行和航空业工作。我知道总有资金用于员工的健康和社会福利。公司人员欣赏公司组织的与健康相关的活动。因此，对于公司演出的瑜伽和冥想教学确实有需求。
不要忽视这个机会，因为在工作场所教授瑜伽是增加收入的绝妙方法。仔细想想，在与各种外部团体打交道的紧张工作之后，帮助人们放松和向内走是有益的。
此外，为企业提供瑜伽教学通常是一段时间的合同制，您可以为这些课程收取高价。但是，与公司签订此类合同课程并不总是那么容易。您需要一些内部联系人或推荐人。否则，请进行网络连接。在这个企业界认识更多人。问问周围。
4.在线教瑜伽利用这个数字世界。利用这样一个事实，即并非每个人都可以在工作室买得起瑜伽课，或者根本没有时间去参加瑜伽课。在过去的几年中，在线瑜伽已经有了长足的发展，因为它确实有需求。因此，如果您的教学计划仍然很空缺，请创建可以在线销售的瑜伽课程。瑜伽课程应针对特定主题进行更深入的研究，并且通常具有较高的售价（与普通班相比）。考虑您对某些瑜伽主题的特定知识，并根据听众的需求创建课程。
关于在线课程产业的一些侧面说明，每年在线产业超过1000亿美元。因此，不要只是离线授课。将您的知识和技能转化为在线瑜伽课程。您可以考虑的另一种在线格式是在您的网站上创建一个部分，该部分只能通过订阅或某些付款方式进行访问。
5.举办当地静修会在瑜伽行业工作一段时间后，您开始在瑜伽社区中获得由普通学生，追随者和老师组成的网络。一旦有了这些不断增长的联系，您就可以选择组织和促进自己的务虚会。
您不必考虑每个人都梦想着的非凡撤退。您知道梦想几乎不会在现实中发生。因此要切实可行。您可以从距离城市/城镇2或3个小时的本地静修处开始。我相信一定会有一些美丽而宁静的地方可以进行瑜伽静修。
您可能会惊讶于许多学生想通过撤退来更深入地练习瑜伽。
6.提供研讨会研讨会是一种在合并特定领域知识的同时增加收入的方法。您可以提供瑜伽和冥想讲习班，或有关Nidra瑜伽，阿育吠陀饮食，瑜伽疗法，空中瑜伽和声音康复的讲习班。
研讨会通常需要2到3个小时。如果主题比较广泛，您还可以举办半天的研讨会。如果您出差很多，请考虑将您的工作坊送到到达的其他工作室。您还可以记录您的工作室并在网站上出售以吸引更多人。
7.开设家庭工作室您刚刚完成了瑜伽老师培训课程，并努力寻找一家工作室来开始您的教学旅程？还是您最近厌倦了四处奔波在不同的工作室任教？大概是时候考虑建立自己的工作室了。
您可能会想到限制我们开设自己的工作室的资本问题。是的，如果工作室很大，那将是一个制约因素。不可以，如果它是一个家庭工作室。因此，如果您有节省的余地，请考虑使用此选项来增加瑜伽课的数量。因此增加您的收入。
请参阅本文，了解如何设置 预算少的家庭瑜伽工作室.
8.教TTC（教师培训课程）尽管众所周知，教师培训课程（TTC）是一种了不起的收入来源，但我认为这对大多数瑜伽老师而言并不重要。原因是，大多数寻求提高收入的瑜伽老师没有足够的经验来开展TTC。如果您是已经教过TTC的经验丰富的老师，则很可能您不再觉得本文有意义。但是，为了使此列表更全面，我在这里添加TTC以供将来考虑，也许吗？
因此，这是8种教授瑜伽的方法，可以增加我们作为瑜伽老师的收入。一切都与教学有关。让我们继续下一个喜欢的类别：WRITE。
写并非每个人都喜欢写作。为什么？因为这需要时间，而且编写起来并不总是那么容易。那是事实。那么，为什么要在这里突出显示“写”部分？
仅仅是因为我们都知道人们喜欢阅读，但是他们通常太忙或太懒而无法写作。他们爱一个人代表他们写自己的想法。或者，他们只是喜欢阅读别人的意见。人们喜欢阅读。而您却做别人不想做的事。你写！
1.开始写博客简单的想法。我们都明白了。但是从哪里开始呢？首先，您需要一个网站。如今，建立并运行网站非常容易和快捷。其次，您需要知道建立博客并使其对更广泛的受众更易于访问和可读。但是回报确实是惊人的。您知道博客作者可以通过广告，赞助商，评论和 会员营销？如果您的内容是高质量的且相关的，人们将不胜感激并以普通读者的身份回来。自然，您的受众群体会日趋增长，直到您基于此博客发现有很多增加收入的机会。
2.写评论如上所述，人们会尽量避免写作，除非主题是他们的兴趣/爱好。人们喜欢产品，是的。他们对此进行了周到的评论，否。如果写的话，那将是“惊人的产品”。爱它！”。您听起来熟悉吗？您必须在正确的地方阅读过此书吗？在这里您可以有所作为。方法 这些品牌 您曾经使用过并赞赏他们的产品。询问您是否可以为这些产品撰写专门的评论，以换取优惠券折扣或其他一些金钱利益。品牌通常喜欢诚实的长篇评论。
3.启动会员计划会员计划 这些天越来越受欢迎。对于我们许多人来说，这听起来似乎有些陌生，但是从根本上讲，会员计划是可以为您推荐的任何客户提供佣金的任何计划。例如， ink 有会员计划，可奖励任何会员最高15%的佣金 瑜伽垫 出售。您需要注册会员计划，通过撰写高质量的内容和评论来分享对他们产品的看法。人们会喜欢听到您的意见并阅读您的文字，您会感到惊讶。其中一些将转换为买家；因此您的佣金已支付，您的收入将缓慢增加。
我强烈建议您在注册任何会员计划之前应该已经使用这些产品。一旦您真正喜欢并信任他们的产品，很可能人们也会喜欢这些产品 优质的产品 喜欢你。
4.撰写电子书对您来说听起来像“没办法”吗？我曾经以为写书只适合作家或哲学家或某些形式的新人。在过去十年中可能是这样。但不是现在，不是在数字时代，每个人都可以出版自己的内容，包括电子书。
在撰写之前，请考虑您的利基市场或利基需求，并编写电子书来帮助他们解决这一利基主题。您可以利用亚马逊广泛而强大的影响力。否则，您也可以以PDF格式编写自己的瑜伽电子书，并以您认为合理的价格在网站上出售。
因此，也许是时候您可以就很少有人在谈论的话题分享知识/经验了吗？但是，请不要轻描淡写这本书，这是相当多的工作。好的部分是自我发布变得非常容易访问和有效！所以，如果可以的话，去吧。
5.撰写出版物和杂志的内容您可以定期为当地报纸撰写健康/瑜伽文章，也可以向杂志提交一次性文章。您还可以联系一些可以为每篇已发表文章付费的在线出版物（例如， 瑜伽国际 要么 瑜伽杂志).
6.撰写和发布赞助内容您是否曾经在Instagram或Facebook上注意到“赞助内容”或“赞助伙伴关系”？你也可以做到的。一旦您的个人资料开始流行起来，并且您的追随者人数开始增长，就可以考虑与瑜伽或健康相关品牌合作。
一些品牌有大量的营销预算，会在您的网站或社交媒体上为您提及其名称或评论其产品而付钱。但是，永远不要与您没有联系或违背价值观的品牌合作-这会损害您的形象和信誉。
您可以通过写作做很多事情，并且有很多机会可以通过它获利。请记住，请参考上述6种编写内容的方法，以增加您作为瑜伽老师的收入。你还在听我说吗？让我们继续下一部分“讲”。
谈论1.开始播客 播客可能会很有趣并且很有效。播客是通过与他人分享瑜伽专业知识的另一种方式。越来越多的人定期收听播客。因此，不要仅仅局限于某个地理位置的瑜伽老师。
播客就像写博客。但是，您无需交谈，而可以交谈，交谈和交谈。有些人喜欢阅读，有些人喜欢听和看。
并且不要让技术部分拖延您的工作。创建播客并不复杂。实际上，它比以往任何时候都容易。您只需要一个麦克风，一个主机平台和一个有趣的主题即可谈论。您可以通过在每个情节开始时出售赞助广告来通过播客来赚钱。获得播客报酬的另一种方法是对一些品牌所有者或工作室所有者或一些想为其课程做广告的老师进行采访。
2.成为一个 大使，网红或KOL（主要意见领袖）我个人不喜欢社交媒体。但是，我仍然补充这一点，作为增加瑜伽老师收入的一种方式。你们中有些人可能会发现这种方式适合您并且与您相关。
如果您熟悉Instagram，则知道该平台可以大大增加您的收入。有人可以认为是 影响者 或Instagram上的KOL，如果他们拥有超过10,000名关注度很高的关注者（例如喜欢和评论）。品牌和公司将通过您的Instagram与您联系以发布内容。一些有影响力的人可能会获得免费的产品，有些人可能会因每次发布获得的报酬而感到惊讶。
如前所述，做一些有助于您增加收入的事情。但不要忘记您的价值观。始终牢记您的谈话内容并与听众分享。
3.创建自己的YouTube频道如果您对制作视频感到满意且充满热情，请继续创建一个 YouTube频道。我知道我的一些朋友创建了自己的频道，并在前三个月获得了数千名订阅者。这是为了向您显示，即使万维网上似乎有很多视频，人们仍然对信息感到渴望！
一旦您的频道产生了大约250,000的观看次数并且拥有大量的订阅者，品牌和广告公司就会与您联系。此外，您还可以从视频中显示的youtube广告中获得被动收入。许多令人惊讶的机会将会来临。谁知道您只需要将时间集中在这个频道上，因为它已经产生了足够的收入，您可以过上体面的生活！
因此，这里有3种方法可以提高瑜伽老师的收入。选择最适合您的一个并开始使用！但是等一下。让我们以最后一部分“卖”结束本文。
卖1.销售产品 瑜伽老师仍然是人类。他们不能仅仅呼吸空气来生存。在垫子上，我们都是一样的。我们所有人都在谋生。对于瑜伽老师来说，很难有一个体面的生活而又没有其他工作。
因此，如果您需要销售产品以赚取额外收入，请不要害羞。您会分享自己的观点和建议以获取少量收入。
重要的是您需要爱护和信任足以出售它们的产品质量。切勿出售您不满意的东西。
继续，向品牌试用产品。如果您喜欢它们，请申请批发价，以便可以保证利润转售产品。大多数品牌（例如 ink）有他们的 批发价 最多可以打折40%零售价。我建议您从开始 瑜伽垫或瑜伽道具（例如瑜伽袋，瑜伽带，垫块，垫子，冥想垫子，精油）。
2.建立自己的品牌如果您是一个喜欢做生意并且对小众产品有出色创意的人，请考虑以您自己的品牌生产。但是，开展业务和建立品牌需要大量的努力。因此，请谨慎操作。如果您认为教学是您的主要工作，那么我建议您不要理会这个“生意”，这将花费您所有的时间和精力，以致您没有剩余的教学资源！
仍然不确定从哪里开始？ 您找到了这么多信息，那么多方法和策略？不要感到不知所措。放松。这里的关键是时间和对瑜伽教学道路的决心。至少您知道有很多方法可以谋生。
永远记住，教瑜伽不是赚大钱。开始时这绝不是您的目标，不是吗？大多数人并没有开始为了赚钱而教瑜伽，但其中许多人最终因金钱而受到压力。我相信瑜伽老师只要在工作室外多元化，就应该能够过上体面的生活。
只要记住这四个简短，基本的单词即可：TEACH，WRITE，TALK和SELL。把这些话变成行动。
那么下一步是什么？ 重读本文，并选择一些与您当前的状况，个性，价值观有关的策略。一次开始一两个。不要急于将所有精力分散到任何地方。所有这些策略都需要时间。
如果您不能用当前的收入生存，请考虑另谋高就以维持生计。然后继续缓慢而明智地进行练习，直到您从瑜伽中获得的收入足以让您释放其他工作。
如果您决定使自己的瑜伽老师收入多样化，则需要强大的魔术工具来帮助您更好更快地取得成果。读 本文旨在为您配备合适的工具。其中许多都是免费使用的。
So finally, you teach yoga, don’t you? After an amazing, brave and surprising switch from your previous job to yoga teaching, how do you feel? I am not asking about the emotional and spiritual rewards, as for sure, teaching yoga and sharing this practice to people is one of the best things to do. What I am asking is more of a practical aspect: how do you feel making an earning out of yoga teaching? Not that easy, would you agree?
If you need a complete guide for yoga teachers to earn, learn and grow, head on to this complete yoga teacher guidebook. It is consolidated and summarized from my 3 articles below:
Now, let’s get back to this article about yoga teachers’ earnings (Part 1). This article is NOT to show you how to become a millionaire as a yoga teacher, but it is to show you how to make a decent living as a yoga teacher. I believe yoga teachers should not struggle to make ends meet, especially when they dedicate so much of effort, time, energy and good intention to share something beneficial to communities. Yoga teachers all deserve better rewards.
Some yoga teachers have earned plenty of money. But you know what? Either it is their karma that they were born into wealth, or they are celebrity teachers, or a big part of their income is not from teaching yoga directly.
You wonder “if not from teaching yoga, where the other incomes come from?” Before addressing this question, let’s take a look at the current situation of yoga teacher’s earning and the strategy of a successful yoga teacher (in terms of wealth).
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So, the real earning figure should be half of the CNN estimation, for most yoga teachers. Again, I am not mentioning those celebrity teachers who have thousands of thousands of followers and students. Their earnings are, probably, 5 times of that estimation, given the fact that 1 Instagram post can give them monetary rewards of USD20,000. So you do the maths to derive their income.
The income can range significantly from the top to bottom of yoga teachers. While most teachers earn less than $30,000 per year, some teachers (not many of them) earn $300,000 or more. But for those teachers who earn a lot, they all have the same success formula: diversify the income outside teaching for yoga studios. Put it another way, they receive incomes from other sources.
The strategy for a successful yoga teacher (in terms of wealth)
Now let’s go straight to each of the strategies.
TEACHBack to basic. Back to where you started. You have become a yoga teacher. So your main thing is to teach. But don’t limit yourself to only teaching for yoga studios. Expand your horizons. Below are some suggestions that you might consider for your yoga teaching.
1. Teach at local studios or gymsYou know, I know, everyone knows that this is the most common way to work as a yoga teacher. It is an excellent way for any yoga teachers because you don’t have to further invest in any facilities to start teaching. The studios or gyms are already well-equipped with all the necessary setup for a beautiful yoga class. It is also a great way to brush up your teaching profile and resume. However, if this is the only source of your income, you will be burnt out sooner or later. You might have heard that some teachers earn $80 per class, while your pay is $40 or even less? It might be true. But it is also true that it takes them 5 years or more to have that kind of pay, and they are now kind of popular teachers in the area, you know. So first, you have to survive for another 5 years to reach that, right? Continue to teach at studios, but don’t put all of your effort and energy there, move on to other sources of income.
2. Teach private lessonsAfter teaching at a studio or gym, you will gain some regular students and contacts. That’s where you can start to have private clients. Or you could advertise your private classes on social media or your own website if you have one. You will be surprised that some people might be so in love with your voice or your style of guidance that they just want to be taught privately or in a small group with you. After a while, you will see there is a positive impact on your earning.
3. Teach yoga for corporate / workplaceI used to work in the banking and aviation industry. I know there is always funding for the staff’s health and social welfare. And corporate people appreciate those health-related activities organized by companies. So there is a real demand for teaching yoga and meditation for corporate gigs.
Don’t ignore this opportunity because teaching yoga in the workplace is an excellent way to boost your earning. And think about it, it is rewarding to help people relax and go inward after a stressful period of work dealing with all sorts of external parties.
Also, teaching yoga for corporate is usually contractual for a period of time, and you can charge a premium price for these classes. However, it is not always easy to get this type of contractual classes with corporates. You need some internal contacts or referrals. Otherwise, do networking. Get to know more people in this corporate world. Ask around.
4. Teach yoga onlineTake advantage of this digital world. Take advantage of the fact that not everyone can afford yoga classes at studios, or simply doesn’t have time to come to yoga classes. Yoga online has significantly grown for the past few years as there is a real demand for it. So if your teaching schedule is still quite empty, create a yoga course that can be sold online. A yoga course should be more in-depth and specialized at a particular topic, and usually has a higher selling price (compared to general classes). Consider your specific knowledge about some yoga topics and create courses based on the needs of your audience.
Some side note about the online course industry, it is over USD100 billions annually. So don’t just teach offline. Convert your knowledge and skills into an online yoga course. Another online format you can consider is to create a section on your website that can only be accessed via subscription or some forms of payment.
5. Host local retreatsAs you work in the yoga industry for a while, you start to gain a network of regular students, followers, and teachers within the yoga community. Once you have these growing connections, you can choose to organize and facilitate your own retreat.
You don’t have to think about an extraordinary retreat which everyone is dreaming of. You know dreams hardly happen in reality. So be practical. You can start with a local retreat, which is 2 or 3 hours away from your city/town. I am sure there must be some places that are beautiful and peaceful enough for a yoga retreat.
You might be surprised that many of your students will want to go deeper into their yoga practice byways of retreat.
6. Offer workshopsWorkshop is a way to enhance your income while combining your knowledge in a specific area. You can offer yoga and meditation workshops, or workshops on yoga Nidra, Ayurvedic diet, yoga therapy, aerial yoga, and sound healing.
Workshop usually runs from 2 to 3 hours. You can also run a half-day workshop if the topic is a bit broad. If you travel a lot, consider delivering your workshop to different studios where you arrive. You can also record your workshop and sell it on your website to reach more people.
7. Open a home studioYou just completed a yoga teacher training course and struggle to find a studio to start your teaching journey? Or you recently felt tired of running around to teach at different studios? Probably it’s time to think about setting up your own studio.
You might think of the capital issue that constraints us from opening our own studio. Yes, it will be a constraint if the studio is big. No, if it is a home-based studio. So if you have a bit of savings, consider this option to increase the number of your yoga classes; hence increase your income.
Refer to this article on how to set up a home-based yoga studio under a small budget.
8. Teach TTC (teacher training course)I don’t find this point very relevant here for most yoga teachers, even though it is well known that the Teacher Training Course (TTC) is such an awesome source of income. The reason is that most yoga teachers who look for ways to improve their income would not be experienced enough to conduct TTC. If you are experienced teachers who already teach TTC, it is most likely that you don’t find this article relevant anymore. But to make this list more comprehensive, I add TTC here for our future consideration, maybe?
So, these are 8 ways to teach yoga to increase our earning as a yoga teacher. It is all about TEACH. Let’s move on to the next favourite category: WRITE.
WRITENot everyone loves writing. Why? Because it takes time, and it is not always easy to write. That’s the fact. So why am I highlighting this “WRITE” part here?
Simply because we all know people love reading, but they are generally too busy or too lazy to write. They love someone writing their thoughts on their behalf. Or they simply love to read an opinion from someone else. People love reading. And you do what people don’t want to do. You write!
1. Start bloggingSimple idea. We all get it. But where to start? First, you need a website. These days, it is super easy and quick to have a website up and running. Second, you need to know it takes time to build a blog, and make it more reachable and readable to a broader audience. But the rewards can be really amazing. Do you know bloggers can live a comfortable life by monetizing their blog from advertising, sponsors, reviews, and affiliate marketing? If your content is of high quality and relevant, people will appreciate and come back as regular readers. Naturally, your audience will grow day by day until you realize there are so many opportunities to boost your income based on this blog.
2. Write reviewsAs mentioned above, people tend to avoid writing if they can, unless the topic is of their interest/ passion. People love a product, YES. They write a thoughtful review about it, NO. If writing, it will be something like this “amazing product. Love it!”. Does it sound familiar to you? Must you have read this somewhere right? This is where you can make a difference. Approach those brands that you have used and appreciated their products. Ask if you can write a dedicated review for these products for an exchange of a coupon discount or some other monetary benefits. Brands usually love honest long-form reviews.
3. Start affiliate programsAffiliate programs are getting more and more popular these days. It might sound alien to many of us, but basically, affiliate programs are any programs that reward you with a commission for any customers you refer. For example, Beinks has an affiliate program that rewards a commission of up to 15% on any yoga mat sold. You need to register for the affiliate program, share your view about their products by way of writing quality contents and reviews. You will be surprised that people love hearing your opinion and reading your words. Some of them will be converted into buyers; hence your commission is paid, and your income will slowly increase.
I highly recommend you should have already used these products before registering for any affiliate programs. Once you really love and trust their products, it is most likely people will also appreciate these quality products like you.
4. Write an e-BookDoes it sound like “no way” to you? I used to think writing a book is only for writers or philosophers or some forms of novel people. That might be true for the past decade. But not now, not at the digital era where everyone can publish their own contents, including e-book.
Before writing, consider your niche market or a niche demand and write an e-book to help them with this niche topic. You can take advantage of the extensive and powerful reach of Amazon. Otherwise, you can also write your own yoga e-Book in the PDF format and sell it on your website for any price you think reasonable.
So maybe it is time that you can share your fountain of knowledge/experience on a topic that few people are talking about? However, don’t take this book-writing so lightly, it’s a considerable amount of work. The good part is self-publishing is becoming very accessible and effective! So go for it, if you can.
5. Write contents for publications and magazinesYou can write health/yoga articles on a regular basis for local papers or submit one-off articles to magazines. You can also reach out to some online publications which can pay for every published article (for example Yoga International or Yoga Journal).
6. Write and post sponsored contentsHave you ever noticed “sponsored contents” or “sponsored partnership” on Instagram or Facebook? You can do the same. Once your profile gets a bit more popular, and your pool of followers starts to grow, consider partnering with yoga or health-related brands.
Some brands have a generous budget for marketing and will pay you for mentioning their names or reviewing their products on your website or social media. However, never ever work with brands you don’t connect or go against your values – it will hurt your profile and credibility.
You can do so much with writing and many chances to monetize it. Remember to refer back to the 6 ways above to write contents to increase your income as a yoga teacher. Are you still with me? Let’s move on to the next part “TALK”.
TALK1. Start a podcast Podcasting can be quite fun and also effective. Podcasting is another way to share your yoga expertise with people by talking about it. More and more people are listening to podcasts regularly. So don’t just limit yourself as a yoga teacher at a certain geographic location.
Podcasting is like blogging. But instead of writing, you talk, talk and talk. Some people love reading, some love listening and watching.
And don’t let the technical part put you off. Creating a podcast is not that complicated. It is, in fact, easier than ever. All you need a microphone, a host platform, and an interesting theme to talk about. You can earn money through a podcast by selling sponsored ads at the beginning of each episode. Another way to get paid for a podcast is to conduct interviews with some brand owners or studio owners or some teachers who would like to advertise about their courses.
2. Become an Ambassador, Influencer or KOL (key opinion leaders)Personally, I am not a fan of social media. However, I still add this point as a way to increase income as a yoga teacher. Some of you might find this way suitable and relevant to you.
If you are familiar with Instagram, you know that this platform can significantly increase your earning. Someone can be considered as Influencers or KOL on Instagram if they have over 10,000 followers with a good level of engagement (such as likes and comments). Brands and companies will approach you for content posting via your Instagram. Some influencers might get a free product, some might surprise you with the amount of pay they get for every posting.
As mentioned earlier, do things that help you boost up your income. But don’t lose sight of your values. Be always mindful of what you talk and share to your audience.
3. Create your own YouTube channelIf you are comfortable and passionate about making videos, go ahead and create a Youtube channel. I know some friends of mine created their channels and got a few thousands of subscribers for the first 3 months. That is to show you that people are still in thirst of information even though there seem to be abundant of videos on the world wide web!
Once your channel generates about 250,000 views and has a good number of subscribers, brands and advertising companies will approach you. Besides, you might also earn passive income from youtube ads shown in your videos. Many surprising opportunities will come to you. Who knows you just need to focus your time on this channel, as it already generates enough income for you to live a decent life!
So here are 3 ways to talk to improve your earnings as a yoga teacher. Pick one that is most suitable for you and get it started! But hang on for a minute. Let’s finish off this article with the final part “SELL”.
SELL1. Sell products Yoga teachers are still human. They can’t just breathe in the air to survive. Off the mats, we are all the same. We all struggle for a living. It is tough for yoga teachers to make a decent life without having another side job.
So don’t be shy if you need to sell a product to earn extra income. You share your opinion and recommendation for a small amount of income.
The important thing is you need to love and trust the quality of the products enough to sell them. Never sell things that you are not comfortable with.
Go ahead, approach brands for trial products. If you love them, apply for wholesale pricing so you can resell the products with a margin. Most brands have their wholesale pricing that can discount up to 40% the retail price. I would recommend you start with yoga mats, or yoga props (like yoga bags, yoga straps, blocks, bolsters, meditation cushions, essential oils).
2. Create your own brandIf you are someone that loves doing business and have a brilliant idea about a niche product, consider producing it under your own brand. However, starting a business and building a brand requires tons of effort. So be careful about this move. If you consider teaching is your main thing, I would suggest you leave this “business” aside, it will take all of your time and energy to the extent that you won’t have any left for teaching!
Still not sure where to start? So much information, so many ways and strategies, you find? Don’t feel overwhelmed. Relax. The key thing here is time and determination on your yoga teaching path. At least you know there are many ways to make a living out of it.
And always remember teaching yoga is not about making buckets of money. It is never your objective when you started, isn’t it? Most people didn’t start teaching yoga for money, but many of them end up getting stressed for money. I believe yoga teachers should be able to make a decent living as long as they diversify outside the studio.
Just remember these 4 short, simple, basic words: TEACH, WRITE, TALK, SELL. Convert these words into action.
So what is next step? Reread this article and pick a few strategies that are relevant to your current situation, to your personality, to your values. Start with one or two at a time. Don’t rush into everything and scatter your energy everywhere. All of these strategies take time.
If you can’t survive with the current income, consider taking another side job to support yourself first. Then continue to work on slowly and wisely until your income from yoga is sufficient for you to release the other side job.
If you decide to diversify your income as a yoga teacher, you need powerful magical tools to help you achieve the results better and faster. Read this article to equip yourself with the right tools. Lots of them are free to use.
如果您需要瑜伽老师的完整指南，以获取，学习和成长，请继续学习 这本完整的瑜伽老师指南。我在下面的3篇文章中对此进行了汇总和总结：
- 瑜伽老师指南–第1部分–如何增加瑜伽老师的收入
- 瑜伽老师指南–第2部分–瑜伽老师资源
- 瑜伽老师指南–第3部分–瑜伽老师的最佳工具
现在，让我们回到有关瑜伽老师的收入的文章（第1部分）。本文并不是为了向您展示如何成为瑜伽老师的百万富翁，而是向您展示如何以瑜伽老师的方式过上体面的生活。我相信瑜伽老师不应该为入不敷出而奋斗，尤其是当他们付出大量的努力，时间，精力和良好的意愿分享有益于社区的东西时。瑜伽老师都应该得到更好的回报。
一些瑜伽老师已经赚了很多钱。但是你知道吗？他们出生于财富是他们的业力，或者是名流教师，或者他们的大部分收入不是直接来自瑜伽课。
您想知道“如果不是通过瑜伽教学，其他收入来自何处？”在解决这个问题之前，让我们看一下瑜伽老师的收入现状和成功的瑜伽老师的策略（以财富为单位）。
内容概要
- 瑜伽老师的收入现状
- 成功瑜伽老师的策略（以财富计）
- 教
- 1.在当地工作室或体育馆教书
- 2.教授私人课程
- 3.为公司/工作场所教授瑜伽
- 4.在线教瑜伽
- 5.举办当地静修会
- 6.提供研讨会
- 7.开设家庭工作室
- 8.教TTC（教师培训课程）
- 写
- 1.开始写博客
- 2.写评论
- 3.启动会员计划
- 4.撰写电子书
- 5.撰写出版物和杂志的内容
- 6.撰写和发布赞助内容
- 谈论
- 1.开始播客
- 2.成为大使，有影响力人士或KOL（主要意见领袖）
- 3.创建自己的YouTube频道
- 卖
- 1.销售产品
- 2.建立自己的品牌
- 仍然不确定从哪里开始？
- 那么下一步是什么？
因此，对于大多数瑜伽老师来说，实际收入应该是CNN估算值的一半。再说一次，我没有提到那些拥有成千上万的追随者和学生的名人老师。考虑到1条Instagram帖子可以给他们20,000美元的现金奖励，他们的收入可能是这一估计的5倍。因此，您进行数学运算以得出他们的收入。
瑜伽老师的收入范围从顶部到底部都有很大差异。虽然大多数教师的年收入少于$30,000，但有些教师（其中很多人）的收入不超过$300,000或更多。但是对于那些赚很多钱的老师来说，他们都有相同的成功秘诀：在瑜伽工作室以外的教学中分散收入。换句话说，他们从其他来源获得收入。
成功瑜伽老师的策略（以财富计）
- 教
- 写
- 谈论
- 卖
现在，让我们直接探讨每种策略。
教回到基本。回到开始的地方。您已经成为瑜伽老师。所以你的主要事情是教书。但不要将自己仅限于为瑜伽工作室教书。扩大视野。以下是您在瑜伽教学中可能要考虑的一些建议。
1.在当地工作室或体育馆教书你知道，我知道，每个人都知道这是最普遍的瑜伽老师工作方式。对于任何瑜伽老师来说，这都是一种绝佳的方法，因为您无需进一步投资任何设施即可开始教学。工作室或健身房已经配备齐全，可以进行美丽的瑜伽课所有必要的设置。这也是一种完善教学内容并恢复简历的好方法。但是，如果这是您唯一的收入来源，那么您迟早会被精疲力尽。您可能已经听说有些老师每节课赚$80，而您的薪水是$40甚至更低？可能是真的。但是，要获得这种薪水需要5年或5年以上的时间，这也是事实，而且您现在已经成为该地区的热门教师。所以首先，您必须再生存5年才能达到目标，对吗？继续在工作室任教，但不要把所有的精力和精力都放在那儿，而转向其他收入来源。
2.教授私人课程在工作室或体育馆任教后，您将获得一些普通的学生和联系人。那是您可以开始拥有私人客户的地方。或者，您也可以在社交媒体或自己的网站上宣传自己的私人课程。您会惊讶于有些人可能对您的声音或您的指导风格如此之爱，以至于他们只想私下或与您一起成组地被教导。一段时间后，您会看到对您的收入有积极影响。
3.为公司/工作场所教授瑜伽我曾经在银行和航空业工作。我知道总有资金用于员工的健康和社会福利。公司人员欣赏公司组织的与健康相关的活动。因此，对于公司演出的瑜伽和冥想教学确实有需求。
不要忽视这个机会，因为在工作场所教授瑜伽是增加收入的绝妙方法。仔细想想，在与各种外部团体打交道的紧张工作之后，帮助人们放松和向内走是有益的。
此外，为企业提供瑜伽教学通常是一段时间的合同制，您可以为这些课程收取高价。但是，与公司签订此类合同课程并不总是那么容易。您需要一些内部联系人或推荐人。否则，请进行网络连接。在这个企业界认识更多人。问问周围。
4.在线教瑜伽利用这个数字世界。利用这样一个事实，即并非每个人都可以在工作室买得起瑜伽课，或者根本没有时间去参加瑜伽课。在过去的几年中，在线瑜伽已经有了长足的发展，因为它确实有需求。因此，如果您的教学计划仍然很空缺，请创建可以在线销售的瑜伽课程。瑜伽课程应针对特定主题进行更深入的研究，并且通常具有较高的售价（与普通班相比）。考虑您对某些瑜伽主题的特定知识，并根据听众的需求创建课程。
关于在线课程产业的一些侧面说明，每年在线产业超过1000亿美元。因此，不要只是离线授课。将您的知识和技能转化为在线瑜伽课程。您可以考虑的另一种在线格式是在您的网站上创建一个部分，该部分只能通过订阅或某些付款方式进行访问。
5.举办当地静修会在瑜伽行业工作一段时间后，您开始在瑜伽社区中获得由普通学生，追随者和老师组成的网络。一旦有了这些不断增长的联系，您就可以选择组织和促进自己的务虚会。
您不必考虑每个人都梦想着的非凡撤退。您知道梦想几乎不会在现实中发生。因此要切实可行。您可以从距离城市/城镇2或3个小时的本地静修处开始。我相信一定会有一些美丽而宁静的地方可以进行瑜伽静修。
您可能会惊讶于许多学生想通过撤退来更深入地练习瑜伽。
6.提供研讨会研讨会是一种在合并特定领域知识的同时增加收入的方法。您可以提供瑜伽和冥想讲习班，或有关Nidra瑜伽，阿育吠陀饮食，瑜伽疗法，空中瑜伽和声音康复的讲习班。
研讨会通常需要2到3个小时。如果主题比较广泛，您还可以举办半天的研讨会。如果您出差很多，请考虑将您的工作坊送到到达的其他工作室。您还可以记录您的工作室并在网站上出售以吸引更多人。
7.开设家庭工作室您刚刚完成了瑜伽老师培训课程，并努力寻找一家工作室来开始您的教学旅程？还是您最近厌倦了四处奔波在不同的工作室任教？大概是时候考虑建立自己的工作室了。
您可能会想到限制我们开设自己的工作室的资本问题。是的，如果工作室很大，那将是一个制约因素。不可以，如果它是一个家庭工作室。因此，如果您有节省的余地，请考虑使用此选项来增加瑜伽课的数量。因此增加您的收入。
请参阅本文，了解如何设置 预算少的家庭瑜伽工作室.
8.教TTC（教师培训课程）尽管众所周知，教师培训课程（TTC）是一种了不起的收入来源，但我认为这对大多数瑜伽老师而言并不重要。原因是，大多数寻求提高收入的瑜伽老师没有足够的经验来开展TTC。如果您是已经教过TTC的经验丰富的老师，则很可能您不再觉得本文有意义。但是，为了使此列表更全面，我在这里添加TTC以供将来考虑，也许吗？
因此，这是8种教授瑜伽的方法，可以增加我们作为瑜伽老师的收入。一切都与教学有关。让我们继续下一个喜欢的类别：WRITE。
写并非每个人都喜欢写作。为什么？因为这需要时间，而且编写起来并不总是那么容易。那是事实。那么，为什么要在这里突出显示“写”部分？
仅仅是因为我们都知道人们喜欢阅读，但是他们通常太忙或太懒而无法写作。他们爱一个人代表他们写自己的想法。或者，他们只是喜欢阅读别人的意见。人们喜欢阅读。而您却做别人不想做的事。你写！
1.开始写博客简单的想法。我们都明白了。但是从哪里开始呢？首先，您需要一个网站。如今，建立并运行网站非常容易和快捷。其次，您需要知道建立博客并使其对更广泛的受众更易于访问和可读。但是回报确实是惊人的。您知道博客作者可以通过广告，赞助商，评论和 会员营销？如果您的内容是高质量的且相关的，人们将不胜感激并以普通读者的身份回来。自然，您的受众群体会日趋增长，直到您基于此博客发现有很多增加收入的机会。
2.写评论如上所述，人们会尽量避免写作，除非主题是他们的兴趣/爱好。人们喜欢产品，是的。他们对此进行了周到的评论，否。如果写的话，那将是“惊人的产品”。爱它！”。您听起来熟悉吗？您必须在正确的地方阅读过此书吗？在这里您可以有所作为。方法 这些品牌 您曾经使用过并赞赏他们的产品。询问您是否可以为这些产品撰写专门的评论，以换取优惠券折扣或其他一些金钱利益。品牌通常喜欢诚实的长篇评论。
3.启动会员计划会员计划 这些天越来越受欢迎。对于我们许多人来说，这听起来似乎有些陌生，但是从根本上讲，会员计划是可以为您推荐的任何客户提供佣金的任何计划。例如， ink 有会员计划，可奖励任何会员最高15%的佣金 瑜伽垫 出售。您需要注册会员计划，通过撰写高质量的内容和评论来分享对他们产品的看法。人们会喜欢听到您的意见并阅读您的文字，您会感到惊讶。其中一些将转换为买家；因此您的佣金已支付，您的收入将缓慢增加。
我强烈建议您在注册任何会员计划之前应该已经使用这些产品。一旦您真正喜欢并信任他们的产品，很可能人们也会喜欢这些产品 优质的产品 喜欢你。
4.撰写电子书对您来说听起来像“没办法”吗？我曾经以为写书只适合作家或哲学家或某些形式的新人。在过去十年中可能是这样。但不是现在，不是在数字时代，每个人都可以出版自己的内容，包括电子书。
在撰写之前，请考虑您的利基市场或利基需求，并编写电子书来帮助他们解决这一利基主题。您可以利用亚马逊广泛而强大的影响力。否则，您也可以以PDF格式编写自己的瑜伽电子书，并以您认为合理的价格在网站上出售。
因此，也许是时候您可以就很少有人在谈论的话题分享知识/经验了吗？但是，请不要轻描淡写这本书，这是相当多的工作。好的部分是自我发布变得非常容易访问和有效！所以，如果可以的话，去吧。
5.撰写出版物和杂志的内容您可以定期为当地报纸撰写健康/瑜伽文章，也可以向杂志提交一次性文章。您还可以联系一些可以为每篇已发表文章付费的在线出版物（例如， 瑜伽国际 要么 瑜伽杂志).
6.撰写和发布赞助内容您是否曾经在Instagram或Facebook上注意到“赞助内容”或“赞助伙伴关系”？你也可以做到的。一旦您的个人资料开始流行起来，并且您的追随者人数开始增长，就可以考虑与瑜伽或健康相关品牌合作。
一些品牌有大量的营销预算，会在您的网站或社交媒体上为您提及其名称或评论其产品而付钱。但是，永远不要与您没有联系或违背价值观的品牌合作-这会损害您的形象和信誉。
您可以通过写作做很多事情，并且有很多机会可以通过它获利。请记住，请参考上述6种编写内容的方法，以增加您作为瑜伽老师的收入。你还在听我说吗？让我们继续下一部分“讲”。
谈论1.开始播客 播客可能会很有趣并且很有效。播客是通过与他人分享瑜伽专业知识的另一种方式。越来越多的人定期收听播客。因此，不要仅仅局限于某个地理位置的瑜伽老师。
播客就像写博客。但是，您无需交谈，而可以交谈，交谈和交谈。有些人喜欢阅读，有些人喜欢听和看。
并且不要让技术部分拖延您的工作。创建播客并不复杂。实际上，它比以往任何时候都容易。您只需要一个麦克风，一个主机平台和一个有趣的主题即可谈论。您可以通过在每个情节开始时出售赞助广告来通过播客来赚钱。获得播客报酬的另一种方法是对一些品牌所有者或工作室所有者或一些想为其课程做广告的老师进行采访。
2.成为一个 大使，网红或KOL（主要意见领袖）我个人不喜欢社交媒体。但是，我仍然补充这一点，作为增加瑜伽老师收入的一种方式。你们中有些人可能会发现这种方式适合您并且与您相关。
如果您熟悉Instagram，则知道该平台可以大大增加您的收入。有人可以认为是 影响者 或Instagram上的KOL，如果他们拥有超过10,000名关注度很高的关注者（例如喜欢和评论）。品牌和公司将通过您的Instagram与您联系以发布内容。一些有影响力的人可能会获得免费的产品，有些人可能会因每次发布获得的报酬而感到惊讶。
如前所述，做一些有助于您增加收入的事情。但不要忘记您的价值观。始终牢记您的谈话内容并与听众分享。
3.创建自己的YouTube频道如果您对制作视频感到满意且充满热情，请继续创建一个 YouTube频道。我知道我的一些朋友创建了自己的频道，并在前三个月获得了数千名订阅者。这是为了向您显示，即使万维网上似乎有很多视频，人们仍然对信息感到渴望！
一旦您的频道产生了大约250,000的观看次数并且拥有大量的订阅者，品牌和广告公司就会与您联系。此外，您还可以从视频中显示的youtube广告中获得被动收入。许多令人惊讶的机会将会来临。谁知道您只需要将时间集中在这个频道上，因为它已经产生了足够的收入，您可以过上体面的生活！
因此，这里有3种方法可以提高瑜伽老师的收入。选择最适合您的一个并开始使用！但是等一下。让我们以最后一部分“卖”结束本文。
卖1.销售产品 瑜伽老师仍然是人类。他们不能仅仅呼吸空气来生存。在垫子上，我们都是一样的。我们所有人都在谋生。对于瑜伽老师来说，很难有一个体面的生活而又没有其他工作。
因此，如果您需要销售产品以赚取额外收入，请不要害羞。您会分享自己的观点和建议以获取少量收入。
重要的是您需要爱护和信任足以出售它们的产品质量。切勿出售您不满意的东西。
继续，向品牌试用产品。如果您喜欢它们，请申请批发价，以便可以保证利润转售产品。大多数品牌（例如 ink）有他们的 批发价 最多可以打折40%零售价。我建议您从开始 瑜伽垫或瑜伽道具（例如瑜伽袋，瑜伽带，垫块，垫子，冥想垫子，精油）。
2.建立自己的品牌如果您是一个喜欢做生意并且对小众产品有出色创意的人，请考虑以您自己的品牌生产。但是，开展业务和建立品牌需要大量的努力。因此，请谨慎操作。如果您认为教学是您的主要工作，那么我建议您不要理会这个“生意”，这将花费您所有的时间和精力，以致您没有剩余的教学资源！
仍然不确定从哪里开始？ 您找到了这么多信息，那么多方法和策略？不要感到不知所措。放松。这里的关键是时间和对瑜伽教学道路的决心。至少您知道有很多方法可以谋生。
永远记住，教瑜伽不是赚大钱。开始时这绝不是您的目标，不是吗？大多数人并没有开始为了赚钱而教瑜伽，但其中许多人最终因金钱而受到压力。我相信瑜伽老师只要在工作室外多元化，就应该能够过上体面的生活。
只要记住这四个简短，基本的单词即可：TEACH，WRITE，TALK和SELL。把这些话变成行动。
那么下一步是什么？ 重读本文，并选择一些与您当前的状况，个性，价值观有关的策略。一次开始一两个。不要急于将所有精力分散到任何地方。所有这些策略都需要时间。
如果您不能用当前的收入生存，请考虑另谋高就以维持生计。然后继续缓慢而明智地进行练习，直到您从瑜伽中获得的收入足以让您释放其他工作。
如果您决定使自己的瑜伽老师收入多样化，则需要强大的魔术工具来帮助您更好更快地取得成果。读 本文旨在为您配备合适的工具。其中许多都是免费使用的。
So finally, you teach yoga, don’t you? After an amazing, brave and surprising switch from your previous job to yoga teaching, how do you feel? I am not asking about the emotional and spiritual rewards, as for sure, teaching yoga and sharing this practice to people is one of the best things to do. What I am asking is more of a practical aspect: how do you feel making an earning out of yoga teaching? Not that easy, would you agree?
If you need a complete guide for yoga teachers to earn, learn and grow, head on to this complete yoga teacher guidebook. It is consolidated and summarized from my 3 articles below:
- Yoga Teacher Guide – Part 1 – How to increase earnings as a yoga teacher
- Yoga Teacher Guide – Part 2 – Resources for yoga teachers
- Yoga Teacher Guide – Part 3 – Best tools for yoga teachers
Now, let’s get back to this article about yoga teachers’ earnings (Part 1). This article is NOT to show you how to become a millionaire as a yoga teacher, but it is to show you how to make a decent living as a yoga teacher. I believe yoga teachers should not struggle to make ends meet, especially when they dedicate so much of effort, time, energy and good intention to share something beneficial to communities. Yoga teachers all deserve better rewards.
Some yoga teachers have earned plenty of money. But you know what? Either it is their karma that they were born into wealth, or they are celebrity teachers, or a big part of their income is not from teaching yoga directly.
You wonder “if not from teaching yoga, where the other incomes come from?” Before addressing this question, let’s take a look at the current situation of yoga teacher’s earning and the strategy of a successful yoga teacher (in terms of wealth).
Summary of Contents
- Current situation of a yoga teacher’s earning
- The strategy for a successful yoga teacher (in terms of wealth)
- TEACH
- 1. Teach at local studios or gyms
- 2. Teach private lessons
- 3. Teach yoga for corporate / workplace
- 4. Teach yoga online
- 5. Host local retreats
- 6. Offer workshops
- 7. Open a home studio
- 8. Teach TTC (teacher training course)
- WRITE
- 1. Start blogging
- 2. Write reviews
- 3. Start affiliate programs
- 4. Write an e-Book
- 5. Write contents for publications and magazines
- 6. Write and post sponsored contents
- TALK
- 1. Start a podcast
- 2. Become an Ambassador, Influencer or KOL (key opinion leaders)
- 3. Create your own YouTube channel
- SELL
- 1. Sell products
- 2. Create your own brand
- Still not sure where to start?
- So what is next step?
So, the real earning figure should be half of the CNN estimation, for most yoga teachers. Again, I am not mentioning those celebrity teachers who have thousands of thousands of followers and students. Their earnings are, probably, 5 times of that estimation, given the fact that 1 Instagram post can give them monetary rewards of USD20,000. So you do the maths to derive their income.
The income can range significantly from the top to bottom of yoga teachers. While most teachers earn less than $30,000 per year, some teachers (not many of them) earn $300,000 or more. But for those teachers who earn a lot, they all have the same success formula: diversify the income outside teaching for yoga studios. Put it another way, they receive incomes from other sources.
The strategy for a successful yoga teacher (in terms of wealth)
- Teach
- Write
- Talk
- Sell
Now let’s go straight to each of the strategies.
TEACHBack to basic. Back to where you started. You have become a yoga teacher. So your main thing is to teach. But don’t limit yourself to only teaching for yoga studios. Expand your horizons. Below are some suggestions that you might consider for your yoga teaching.
1. Teach at local studios or gymsYou know, I know, everyone knows that this is the most common way to work as a yoga teacher. It is an excellent way for any yoga teachers because you don’t have to further invest in any facilities to start teaching. The studios or gyms are already well-equipped with all the necessary setup for a beautiful yoga class. It is also a great way to brush up your teaching profile and resume. However, if this is the only source of your income, you will be burnt out sooner or later. You might have heard that some teachers earn $80 per class, while your pay is $40 or even less? It might be true. But it is also true that it takes them 5 years or more to have that kind of pay, and they are now kind of popular teachers in the area, you know. So first, you have to survive for another 5 years to reach that, right? Continue to teach at studios, but don’t put all of your effort and energy there, move on to other sources of income.
2. Teach private lessonsAfter teaching at a studio or gym, you will gain some regular students and contacts. That’s where you can start to have private clients. Or you could advertise your private classes on social media or your own website if you have one. You will be surprised that some people might be so in love with your voice or your style of guidance that they just want to be taught privately or in a small group with you. After a while, you will see there is a positive impact on your earning.
3. Teach yoga for corporate / workplaceI used to work in the banking and aviation industry. I know there is always funding for the staff’s health and social welfare. And corporate people appreciate those health-related activities organized by companies. So there is a real demand for teaching yoga and meditation for corporate gigs.
Don’t ignore this opportunity because teaching yoga in the workplace is an excellent way to boost your earning. And think about it, it is rewarding to help people relax and go inward after a stressful period of work dealing with all sorts of external parties.
Also, teaching yoga for corporate is usually contractual for a period of time, and you can charge a premium price for these classes. However, it is not always easy to get this type of contractual classes with corporates. You need some internal contacts or referrals. Otherwise, do networking. Get to know more people in this corporate world. Ask around.
4. Teach yoga onlineTake advantage of this digital world. Take advantage of the fact that not everyone can afford yoga classes at studios, or simply doesn’t have time to come to yoga classes. Yoga online has significantly grown for the past few years as there is a real demand for it. So if your teaching schedule is still quite empty, create a yoga course that can be sold online. A yoga course should be more in-depth and specialized at a particular topic, and usually has a higher selling price (compared to general classes). Consider your specific knowledge about some yoga topics and create courses based on the needs of your audience.
Some side note about the online course industry, it is over USD100 billions annually. So don’t just teach offline. Convert your knowledge and skills into an online yoga course. Another online format you can consider is to create a section on your website that can only be accessed via subscription or some forms of payment.
5. Host local retreatsAs you work in the yoga industry for a while, you start to gain a network of regular students, followers, and teachers within the yoga community. Once you have these growing connections, you can choose to organize and facilitate your own retreat.
You don’t have to think about an extraordinary retreat which everyone is dreaming of. You know dreams hardly happen in reality. So be practical. You can start with a local retreat, which is 2 or 3 hours away from your city/town. I am sure there must be some places that are beautiful and peaceful enough for a yoga retreat.
You might be surprised that many of your students will want to go deeper into their yoga practice byways of retreat.
6. Offer workshopsWorkshop is a way to enhance your income while combining your knowledge in a specific area. You can offer yoga and meditation workshops, or workshops on yoga Nidra, Ayurvedic diet, yoga therapy, aerial yoga, and sound healing.
Workshop usually runs from 2 to 3 hours. You can also run a half-day workshop if the topic is a bit broad. If you travel a lot, consider delivering your workshop to different studios where you arrive. You can also record your workshop and sell it on your website to reach more people.
7. Open a home studioYou just completed a yoga teacher training course and struggle to find a studio to start your teaching journey? Or you recently felt tired of running around to teach at different studios? Probably it’s time to think about setting up your own studio.
You might think of the capital issue that constraints us from opening our own studio. Yes, it will be a constraint if the studio is big. No, if it is a home-based studio. So if you have a bit of savings, consider this option to increase the number of your yoga classes; hence increase your income.
Refer to this article on how to set up a home-based yoga studio under a small budget.
8. Teach TTC (teacher training course)I don’t find this point very relevant here for most yoga teachers, even though it is well known that the Teacher Training Course (TTC) is such an awesome source of income. The reason is that most yoga teachers who look for ways to improve their income would not be experienced enough to conduct TTC. If you are experienced teachers who already teach TTC, it is most likely that you don’t find this article relevant anymore. But to make this list more comprehensive, I add TTC here for our future consideration, maybe?
So, these are 8 ways to teach yoga to increase our earning as a yoga teacher. It is all about TEACH. Let’s move on to the next favourite category: WRITE.
WRITENot everyone loves writing. Why? Because it takes time, and it is not always easy to write. That’s the fact. So why am I highlighting this “WRITE” part here?
Simply because we all know people love reading, but they are generally too busy or too lazy to write. They love someone writing their thoughts on their behalf. Or they simply love to read an opinion from someone else. People love reading. And you do what people don’t want to do. You write!
1. Start bloggingSimple idea. We all get it. But where to start? First, you need a website. These days, it is super easy and quick to have a website up and running. Second, you need to know it takes time to build a blog, and make it more reachable and readable to a broader audience. But the rewards can be really amazing. Do you know bloggers can live a comfortable life by monetizing their blog from advertising, sponsors, reviews, and affiliate marketing? If your content is of high quality and relevant, people will appreciate and come back as regular readers. Naturally, your audience will grow day by day until you realize there are so many opportunities to boost your income based on this blog.
2. Write reviewsAs mentioned above, people tend to avoid writing if they can, unless the topic is of their interest/ passion. People love a product, YES. They write a thoughtful review about it, NO. If writing, it will be something like this “amazing product. Love it!”. Does it sound familiar to you? Must you have read this somewhere right? This is where you can make a difference. Approach those brands that you have used and appreciated their products. Ask if you can write a dedicated review for these products for an exchange of a coupon discount or some other monetary benefits. Brands usually love honest long-form reviews.
3. Start affiliate programsAffiliate programs are getting more and more popular these days. It might sound alien to many of us, but basically, affiliate programs are any programs that reward you with a commission for any customers you refer. For example, Beinks has an affiliate program that rewards a commission of up to 15% on any yoga mat sold. You need to register for the affiliate program, share your view about their products by way of writing quality contents and reviews. You will be surprised that people love hearing your opinion and reading your words. Some of them will be converted into buyers; hence your commission is paid, and your income will slowly increase.
I highly recommend you should have already used these products before registering for any affiliate programs. Once you really love and trust their products, it is most likely people will also appreciate these quality products like you.
4. Write an e-BookDoes it sound like “no way” to you? I used to think writing a book is only for writers or philosophers or some forms of novel people. That might be true for the past decade. But not now, not at the digital era where everyone can publish their own contents, including e-book.
Before writing, consider your niche market or a niche demand and write an e-book to help them with this niche topic. You can take advantage of the extensive and powerful reach of Amazon. Otherwise, you can also write your own yoga e-Book in the PDF format and sell it on your website for any price you think reasonable.
So maybe it is time that you can share your fountain of knowledge/experience on a topic that few people are talking about? However, don’t take this book-writing so lightly, it’s a considerable amount of work. The good part is self-publishing is becoming very accessible and effective! So go for it, if you can.
5. Write contents for publications and magazinesYou can write health/yoga articles on a regular basis for local papers or submit one-off articles to magazines. You can also reach out to some online publications which can pay for every published article (for example Yoga International or Yoga Journal).
6. Write and post sponsored contentsHave you ever noticed “sponsored contents” or “sponsored partnership” on Instagram or Facebook? You can do the same. Once your profile gets a bit more popular, and your pool of followers starts to grow, consider partnering with yoga or health-related brands.
Some brands have a generous budget for marketing and will pay you for mentioning their names or reviewing their products on your website or social media. However, never ever work with brands you don’t connect or go against your values – it will hurt your profile and credibility.
You can do so much with writing and many chances to monetize it. Remember to refer back to the 6 ways above to write contents to increase your income as a yoga teacher. Are you still with me? Let’s move on to the next part “TALK”.
TALK1. Start a podcast Podcasting can be quite fun and also effective. Podcasting is another way to share your yoga expertise with people by talking about it. More and more people are listening to podcasts regularly. So don’t just limit yourself as a yoga teacher at a certain geographic location.
Podcasting is like blogging. But instead of writing, you talk, talk and talk. Some people love reading, some love listening and watching.
And don’t let the technical part put you off. Creating a podcast is not that complicated. It is, in fact, easier than ever. All you need a microphone, a host platform, and an interesting theme to talk about. You can earn money through a podcast by selling sponsored ads at the beginning of each episode. Another way to get paid for a podcast is to conduct interviews with some brand owners or studio owners or some teachers who would like to advertise about their courses.
2. Become an Ambassador, Influencer or KOL (key opinion leaders)Personally, I am not a fan of social media. However, I still add this point as a way to increase income as a yoga teacher. Some of you might find this way suitable and relevant to you.
If you are familiar with Instagram, you know that this platform can significantly increase your earning. Someone can be considered as Influencers or KOL on Instagram if they have over 10,000 followers with a good level of engagement (such as likes and comments). Brands and companies will approach you for content posting via your Instagram. Some influencers might get a free product, some might surprise you with the amount of pay they get for every posting.
As mentioned earlier, do things that help you boost up your income. But don’t lose sight of your values. Be always mindful of what you talk and share to your audience.
3. Create your own YouTube channelIf you are comfortable and passionate about making videos, go ahead and create a Youtube channel. I know some friends of mine created their channels and got a few thousands of subscribers for the first 3 months. That is to show you that people are still in thirst of information even though there seem to be abundant of videos on the world wide web!
Once your channel generates about 250,000 views and has a good number of subscribers, brands and advertising companies will approach you. Besides, you might also earn passive income from youtube ads shown in your videos. Many surprising opportunities will come to you. Who knows you just need to focus your time on this channel, as it already generates enough income for you to live a decent life!
So here are 3 ways to talk to improve your earnings as a yoga teacher. Pick one that is most suitable for you and get it started! But hang on for a minute. Let’s finish off this article with the final part “SELL”.
SELL1. Sell products Yoga teachers are still human. They can’t just breathe in the air to survive. Off the mats, we are all the same. We all struggle for a living. It is tough for yoga teachers to make a decent life without having another side job.
So don’t be shy if you need to sell a product to earn extra income. You share your opinion and recommendation for a small amount of income.
The important thing is you need to love and trust the quality of the products enough to sell them. Never sell things that you are not comfortable with.
Go ahead, approach brands for trial products. If you love them, apply for wholesale pricing so you can resell the products with a margin. Most brands have their wholesale pricing that can discount up to 40% the retail price. I would recommend you start with yoga mats, or yoga props (like yoga bags, yoga straps, blocks, bolsters, meditation cushions, essential oils).
2. Create your own brandIf you are someone that loves doing business and have a brilliant idea about a niche product, consider producing it under your own brand. However, starting a business and building a brand requires tons of effort. So be careful about this move. If you consider teaching is your main thing, I would suggest you leave this “business” aside, it will take all of your time and energy to the extent that you won’t have any left for teaching!
Still not sure where to start? So much information, so many ways and strategies, you find? Don’t feel overwhelmed. Relax. The key thing here is time and determination on your yoga teaching path. At least you know there are many ways to make a living out of it.
And always remember teaching yoga is not about making buckets of money. It is never your objective when you started, isn’t it? Most people didn’t start teaching yoga for money, but many of them end up getting stressed for money. I believe yoga teachers should be able to make a decent living as long as they diversify outside the studio.
Just remember these 4 short, simple, basic words: TEACH, WRITE, TALK, SELL. Convert these words into action.
So what is next step? Reread this article and pick a few strategies that are relevant to your current situation, to your personality, to your values. Start with one or two at a time. Don’t rush into everything and scatter your energy everywhere. All of these strategies take time.
If you can’t survive with the current income, consider taking another side job to support yourself first. Then continue to work on slowly and wisely until your income from yoga is sufficient for you to release the other side job.
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