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I do: What it Really Means to Commit to Your Yoga Business

September 26, 2013 by Keeley Mitchell Leave a Comment

Commit to your yoga business

By guest author Keeley Mitchell, Zi Living Welcome back for another discussion from The Business Side of the Mat. In this article I wanted to delve a little deeper into the idea of committing to your business. When I speak of commitment, I am not referring to your commitment to your clients and students. I know that you are committed where that is concerned. I am referring to your commitment to running your business and growing it. It's about truly making the commitment that you will treat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Business of Yoga Tagged With: business, career, commitment

My perfect job? Right under my nose

July 11, 2012 by Kara-Leah Grant 2 Comments

Perfect job? Right there!

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Seven short weeks ago, I wrote about my excitement in choosing corporate work over teaching yoga for making a living. Now everybody's asking me if I've found a job yet. Well, yes. And no. What I've found is the ideal company to work with, and what I've found is my people. What I still haven't found is a full-time salaried job. For one, as I applied for both full and part-time work, I soon realised that I was kidding myself about getting a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: career, confidence, corporate, Enspiral, job, passion

Thinking of Quitting Your Job to Teach Yoga? 10 Questions to Ask First

May 21, 2012 by Guest Author 8 Comments

by guest author Louise Thompson, Positive Balance Are you working in corporate but dreaming of jacking it all in to be a yoga teacher? Do you fantasize of days wafting about from class to class, no rush, and no hurry? It seems like nirvana as you struggle to focus on yet another board presentation. But, (as you can see from Kara-Leah’s excitement over her new job), is it? Is teaching yoga all leisurely days and packed classes and a blissed out existence? Having escaped corporate life … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Training, The Business of Yoga Tagged With: business, career, corporate, job, marketing, quitting, sales, Teacher training, teaching, work, yoga

10 reasons why I’m excited to choose corporate work over teaching yoga

May 16, 2012 by Kara-Leah Grant 18 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant, Musings from the Mat Oh yes loyal Lunchboxers, after weighing up what I need in my life right now, I've decided to forgo trying to earn a living wage as a yoga teacher and website publisher, and instead head back into the workplace. I've been sprucing up my CV, writing cover letters, and getting in touch with recruitment agencies. It feels GREAT! Normally the story we hear is about people getting disillusioned with working for a living, with being in the corporate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Musings from the Mat Tagged With: abundance, career, corporate, job, money, passion, solo mum, support, teaching, The Heart, work, yoga

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