4 ways to embody Ahimsa as a yoga teacher

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  Post contributed by Zack Pasillas Driving through any major city, it’s common to see the bumper sticker, Do no harm. Most agree with this idea in the general sense, as yoga teachers we’ve committed to passing on the yoga tradition, so it’s important to know what actually puts nonviolence (ahimsa) into action?   You may think that every yoga teacher magically becomes nonviolent through their 200 hours of teacher training, but this brief time is just the start to
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Customer Service tips for Yoga Teachers

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1) Be available in a timely manner. Arrive early enough that you can set up the space you will be teaching in. Make time to create space between you as a disjointed human and you as a self-connected yogi. The observation part of teaching starts when someone enters your class. This means, make sure you understand your location’s protocol. When they come in, you need to look up from your computer, stop stocking shelves or whatever else you’re doing as
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4 Things I Learned About Marketing that Drastically Improved My Business

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Post contributed by: Ryan Caputi, Owner of Peak Bodywork and Yoga I was always put off by marketing. I knew nothing about it, and received many messages that said marketing is evil, manipulative, and dishonest. So I stayed away from it for a long time. Eventually business demands wore me down and I began to learn about marketing. Boy was I shocked and surprised. What I learned about marketing was the opposite of what I previously thought. I learned that marketing
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