How to Maintain Motivation in Your Yoga Biz

Even though I ADORE what I do for a living (and really sometimes can't believe its actually real!!!) there are still some rare days when I think, 'This is too bloody hard. I just want a 'real job'.

Or there are rare days when I watch Gordon Ramsay shows rather than write my newsletters.

Or there are rare days when I read a true crime book instead of practice Yoga.

Why?

Because sometimes its hard to be motivated, right?

Sometimes its easier - WAAAAAY easier - to be slack, sluggish and 'meh'.

And yet, when we get ourselves into this place, we aren't being in service, we aren't connecting to our higher nature and we aren't walking our path.

So what to do?

SHAZAM! Join me for this week's podcast for a dose of inspiration!

PS: Check out these gorgeous Yoginis!! These were the beautiful Yoga teachers who joined the Abundant Yoga Teacher Immersion in Sydney this week. Now these ladies were MOTIVATED!

There are still places left in the MELBOURNE Abundant Yoga Teacher Immersion happening NEXT WEEK. Collect your tickets here.

PPS: This is also the last opportunity to access the payment plan option for the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat in Thailand. 

Here is the link to see more about that: http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats/

The payment plan option is only available until TOMORROW NIGHT.

Please email me if you have any retreat questions.

Bringing Sukha and Sthira to your Yoga Biz

Today, I'm sharing the ONE THING your Yoga business needs more of...and it's NOT going to be what you think!

So jump on over to the Abundant Yoga Teacher podcast for this week!

PS: Like the idea of taking your Yoga biz on holiday? Good news!

My beautiful friends at IWP have opened up 5 new spaces for us on the Abundant Yoga Teacher Retreat, so it's not too late for you to join us!

Eileen and Laura are coming from Ireland. Louise, Rosie, Sarah and Jess are coming from the UK. Sadie, Sam and Amanda are coming from Oz and the gorgeous Gurjinder is coming from Norway.

And there are a couple of other GORGEOUS Yoginis signed up as well.

It will be a powerful week of rest and renewal, growth and discovery and a LOT of laughter and new friendships.

Learn more about it (and maybe collect the final Tier 2 place) here: http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/retreats/

The Secret Life of Yogananda with Philip Goldberg

Hey folks!

This week I've got a really exciting special guest for you on the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast....

... if you're a #YogaNerd too, you're going to LOVE this!

PS: Are you enrolled for the Mid-Year Realignment for your Yoga Biz Masterclass happening tomorrow?

Join me for a 90-minute masterclass to review your Yoga biz in 2018...

...and get clear on the steps you need to take to grow your Yoga biz in 2018!

Clarity. Prosperity. Service. Awesome!

This training will happen live AND there will be a replay if you can't join us.

Register here.

The Eight Elements To Grow Your Yoga Biz

Today, I went LIVE with the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast where I talked about the eight elements that play a significant role to grow your Yoga biz!

 I'd love if you could join so scroll down to tune in!

PS: I'd love to invite you to a brand new masterclass that is coming up in a week or so.

We are now half way through 2018.

How are you feeling about your Yoga biz?

Are you serving in the way you desire to?

Are your classes and events filled with inspired and warm students?

Are you calling in abundance at a level that lights you up?

If perhaps you'd like to take a look at your biz to date, and make the realignments you need to achieve your Yoga biz goals this year, please sign up for the workshop here:

It's $7 and will give you an inspiration and clarity dose to realign your Yoga biz for abundance in 2018!

So don't forget to save your place for the 'Mid-Year Realignment for Your Yoga Biz' masterclass here:

Live Yoga Biz QnA with Amy

You know those micro adjustments a great teacher can give you that TOTALLY changes the experience of an Asana?
 
I remember Annie Carpenter showing me a Vira 2 hack that, as she said, ‘would change your life’.
 
(She was right!)
 
Those tweaks can make all the difference to your practice, right?
 
It can be like that with coaching, too.
 
Just a tiny micro-adjustment and you’re back into pranic flow.
 
So jump on over to the Abundant Yoga Teacher podcast for this week!

Pricing, boundaries, sequencing, marketing, storytelling, social media, retreat planning…
 
Whatever you’re working on, I’d love to help you so tune in!

PS: This is the LAST CHANCE to register for Growing Your Yoga Biz.
 
Once you register you’ll not only have access to 2-hour group live coaching calls with me, training videos and workbooks, you’ll also have daily access to me and my Yoga biz coaching in our private GYYB Facebook group.
 
Here is the link to register:

http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/
 
If you’re ready to stoke your Yoga Biz Agni and call in the successes, influence and healing in your Yoga biz in 2018, GYYB is THE BEST way I can support you.
 
We get started NEXT WEEK, so now is the best time to get yourself registered and all squared away for our Orientation.
 
Here is the link again:

http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/

Healthy Boundaries as Yoga

So I'm sensing that it's time to talk boundaries again.

Perhaps you have a student that always stays late.

Maybe someone is behind on their payments.

Or are you teaching at a studio that hasn't upped your rate in years?

GOOD NEWS!

Setting and maintaining healthy boundaries is a part of your Yoga... just as much as Asana and Pranayama.

I've got a 45 minute Yoga and boundaries lesson planned for you.

Don't miss it!

PS: I've created a brand new masterclass:

'6 Weeks to Full Classes'

In it I'll teach you my 3-part system to market your new classes (or top up your existing ones) without drama or overwhelm... just simple steps.

Register for it here: 

https://mailchi.mp/amymcdonald.com.au/marketingmasterclass

Instagram Basics for Yoga Teachers

Are you confident on Instagram?
 
Not sure what to post?
 
Wondering how it can be GREAT for your Yoga biz?
 
GOOD NEWS!
 
On the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast today I’ve got 5 great tips for you if you’re ready to share your Yoga and attract your perfect students with Instagram! 

Tune in for an hour for some fun EASY Insta training!

PS: Are you all registered for GYYB?
 
Make sure you get yourself registered because class starts THIS MONTH!
 
Here is the link to save your place: 

http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/

The Hanuman Chalisa in Your Yoga Biz

Hello from Paris!
 
Ah, I’m still bathing in post-Ashram Ananda!
 
I’ve spent the past week at the Yogaville Ashram in Virginia, US for Krishna Das’s Yoga of Devotion Retreat. (Check out Insta if you want to see more of the KD pics! @amyyogabizcoach).
 
One of the things I find so moving about being with Krishna Das are the stories he tells about being with his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, or Maharaji.
 
For his devotees, Maharaji was an avatar of Hanuman and so he LOVED hearing the Hanuman Chalisa. And as a result, KD chants it a lot.
 
… and after 6 years of retreats with him at Yogaville, I’ve become totally addicted to it myself!
 
On the Abundant Yoga Teacher Podcast today I’m sharing more about:

• What the Chalisa is

• Why I chant it every day

• How I taught it to myself (in case you want to try yourself!)

• Why it is SO beautiful for biz and life support

PS: Yoga travel is one of the BEST parts of my job!
 
If you want to serve more to make more money in your Yoga biz so you can enjoy the travel, retreats and trainings around the world register for Growing Your Yoga Biz here:
http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/
 
And if you’d like to come hang out with me while I’m in Europe, there are a couple of places left in the Abundant Yoga Teacher Immersions here:
http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/yogateacherimmersions
 

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Kavita Chandran

Really Create Your Dream Yoga Job (Hint: Be Careful What You Wish For!)

Kavita Chandran is a former business journalist who, after 20 years of working in newsrooms across the United States, Europe and Asia, took the plunge to bring her passion for yoga and writing together by launching Yoga Journal Singapore.

She has written and edited news stories for BridgeNews, Bloomberg and Reuters, and also anchored news shows for CNBC. She is also the author of “The Head that won’t Stand”, a novel that weaves in true stories of eight ambitious and enterprising women she met in Mysore in a yoga shaala.

Kavita lives in Singapore with her husband and two daughters.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Jennie Lee

Living the Eight Limbs of Yoga.

Jennie Lee is a certified yoga therapist who has spent two decades coaching people in the healing tradition of classical yoga mediation. She is also the author of two books - Breathing Love: Meditation in Action, and the award winning True Yoga: Practicing with the Yoga Sutras for Happiness & Spiritual Fulfillment.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Kia Miller

Founder of Radiant Body. Honing Your Craft and Your Business.

Kia and I cover A LOT in her interview.

We chat about the value of subbing and how to do it well, honing your craft and being an apprentice of Yoga teaching as a process of discovering your area of speciality, divine abundance and letting that flow into your business and life, choosing the right URL and having great collaborative photoshoots, and choosing ongoing trainings that inspire you and give you more 'tools' to share and use as your service.

We also touch on blending modalities with respect and awareness.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Laura Burkhart

How to Craft a Powerful Yoga Teaching Community.

Get ready for some AMAZING amounts of wisdom, including how to craft a powerful Yoga teaching resume (even if you're brand new), what to look for it you're hiring Yoga teachers for your studio, being discerning in choosing your teacher trainings and some hot tips on teaching retreats.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Jennica Mills

Neurogenic Yoga teacher. The Importance of Relationships in Business, Yoga and Life.

Join Jennica and I while we chat about how to create lasting business partnerships and grow in the process, how being authentic is the only way to show up in life and online and why doing what you love is the pathway to making change and creating abundance.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Meg McCraken

Co-Founder of Alaya Yoga School. The Keys to a Successful Yoga are in the Teachings.

Meg have so much to share about leaning back into the lineage of our teachers and tradition and about discovering our 'leading edge' and what this means in teaching, business and life.

We also talk about how we love attracting students and clients that really make get teary with joy (and just having a VERY fun conversation all round!!).

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Erin Motz

Why Being a BAD Yogi is very GOOD + Radical Authenticity.

Erin is not your traditional Yogi: she's the carnivorous, red wine and French cheese-loving type. Erin aims to keep classes fun and accessible, both in the studio and online. You won’t hear much Sanskrit, she'll totally forgive you if you don’t know your asana from your elbow, and she firmly believes that yoga is for everyone, from the kale-loving vegan to the prize-winning deer hunter. She may be a Bad Yogi, but teaching yoga has been one of her greatest pleasures; Erin practices to feed her teaching, but teaches to feed her life.

Artha, Satya and Raising Your Rates

I’m often asked to speak on the topic of bridging the gap between spirituality and wealth.
 
I get it.
 
I used to think there was a gap.
 
No, a chasm.
 
Want proof?
 
I did my entire 200 YTT with a $6 yoga mat from Target than had an attached valcro strap that got stuck in my hair EVERY Savasana.
 
I shaved my head for 12 years because who was I to deserve long locks? And it was a cost saver with shampoo.
 
I went to the cheapest, coldest Yoga classes, including a class with a teacher who didn’t even take her work boots off during class, because it was cheaper than going to a studio.
 
On my first trip to India I stayed at the cheapest guest house for a month EVEN THOUGH there was a stalker who slept outside my door EVERY NIGHT!
 
I could go on (and on and on!!)
 
Perhaps this does make me somewhat of an expert when it comes to bridging the gap!
 
So today on the podcast I’m going to give you a Yoga philosophy throw-down about money, having a business and being a Bhakta!
 
And that INCLUDES why I lovingly invite you to raise your rates!

PS: If you’re ready to do the healing work on your beliefs when it comes to money so you feel great AND in service being an Abundant Yoga Business Owner, check out the GYYB curriculum here: http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/
 
I believe that aligning your money beliefs with your spiritual practice is the most important part of moving from Yoga teaching hobbyist to Yoga teaching professional.
 
That’s why GYYB starts with ‘The Money Mindset of an Abundant Yoga Business Owner’.
 
If this work calls to you, you’re in double the luck!
 
There are some AWESOME bonuses still available to GYYB, so head on over to the info page and take a peek.
 
Here is the link again: http://www.amymcdonald.com.au/growingyouryogabiz/

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Simon Borg Olivier

The Keys to Health, Happiness and Longevity.

Simon Borg-Olivier MScBAppSc(Physiotherapy) APAM has been practicing yoga for 50 years and teaching for 35 years. He has also been a registered physiotherapist for 20 years.

Simon is co-director of YogaSynergy, a research scientist and a University lecturer. He has been regularly invited to teach lifestyle, posture, movement and breathing at conferences and festivals internationally since 1990.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Dhugal Meachem

Why Doubt and Saying 'NO' are Essential in Your Yoga Biz.

Dhugal has lived most of his life in Asia. mainly Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Since 2011, he has empowered hundreds of people to take care of themselves through with tailored training in Indian and Chinese spiritual traditions, and the physical practices of Yin and Hatha Yoga.

Why does he teach? Quite simply because he loves it.

He has learnt so much and got so much joy out of yoga he wants to spread the good. He believes Yoga teachers are the front line in modern society's health and have a massively important role to play in the communities they work in.

Dhugal has studied Yang Family Taichi and Yoga with his 3 teachers Patrick Creelman, Noah Mazé and Paul Grilley and his teacher training and yoga classes are a vibrant mix of their insightful teaching.

Dhugal is a ERYT-500 level Yoga Alliance Teacher which allows him to teach those new to yoga, teach focused workshops and teach new and growing teachers. Come join him…..His teaching aims to inspire.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Stacey Nelson

Why Trusting and Sharing ALL Your Gifts is Essential for an Authentic and Magnetic Yoga Business.

Stacey Nelson is the founder and facilitator of Inspired Kids Yoga Teacher Training. She has combined her eclectic mix of skills and experience in Kids Yoga; Yoga Therapy; Teacher Training; Fitness; TV production & Drama and Early Years Education to create her current offerings to kids and teens and Yoga Teachers around Australia. One of Stacey's joys is also in being a Yoga Therapist in a Children’s Hospital.

The Business Of Yoga With Amy McDonald & Devdutt Pattanaik

Author. Yoga, Business and the World

Look out #yoganerds! This is a wide-ranging conversation all things myth, Yoga, business, world view.. both cheeky AND brainy, Devdutt and I are covering some very cool ground (and I'm determined to promote the yin-yang out of his books!)