Yoga Teacher Blog

“Below you’ll find lots of articles on yoga marketing and yoga lesson planning.  I hope you enjoy them.”

George Watts
BWY Yoga Teacher

101 Yoga Lesson Planning Ideas

Posted by on Apr 19, 2013 in Yoga Lesson Planning Tips, Yoga Teacher Training | 0 comments

101 Yoga Lesson Planning Ideas

Yoga Lesson Planning Clinic For Yoga Teachers 101 Yoga Lesson Planning Ideas Below I’ve compiled 101 ideas for giving structure and clarity to a yoga lesson plan. I hope you enjoy them.   I recommend using these ideas to kick start your own creative juices. . The ideas include… Sequence around A THEME Sequence around a PEAK POSE Sequence around a GROUP of POSTURES Sequence around a MUSCLE Sequence around a KEY POINT Sequence around A BODY AREA Sequence around A QUOTE OK, let’s go.. Sequence around a THEME There are literally...

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Top 10 Yoga Lesson Planning Tips & Templates Of 2012

Posted by on Apr 18, 2013 in Yoga Lesson Plan Taster Kit, Yoga Lesson Planning Tips, Yoga Teacher Training | 0 comments

Because a whole bunch of new yoga teachers have stumbled across by blog over the past few years, I have compiled a list of some of the top 10 yoga lesson planning tips and templates from 2012. They include free yoga lesson plan templates, free yoga class handouts (which you can use as templates) and free yoga lesson planning tips. I hope you find them useful. Here they are…   Free Sun Salutations A Yoga Lesson Plan Template | Template Free Yoga Lesson Plan Template (Warrior Theme) | Template 10 Secret Tactics To Give Your Yoga...

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Yoga Lesson Planning | Using Poetry & Imagergy To Inspire Students

Posted by on Apr 13, 2013 in Backbends, Yoga Lesson Planning Tips, Yoga Teacher Training | 0 comments

Yoga Lesson Planning | Using Poetry & Imagergy To Inspire Students

Yoga Lesson Planning Tip Of The Day How To Teach Yoga With A Poet’s Heart The great poets understand the easiest and most enjoyable path to comprehension is through imagery (use of metaphor and simile). For example saying “Imagine your hear is a soaring eagle”, paints a more interesting picture than “Lift your chest up.” The human mind loves metaphors and similes because they are so powerful.  They are able to instantly change our bio-chemistry. Simile = makes a comparison Metaphor = makes a direct analogy Here...

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Discover Why A Piggyback Ride Is Great For Promoting Your Yoga Retreat

Posted by on Apr 4, 2013 in Yoga Marketing Tips, Yoga Retreat Marketing | 0 comments

Discover Why A Piggyback Ride Is Great For Promoting Your Yoga Retreat

Yoga Retreat Marketing Idea Piggyback Yoga Marketing Imagine for a moment that yoga marketing is a game. It’s fun!  It’s invigorating!  It’s exciting! That’s the feeling you need when putting on your ‘yoga marketing hat’. Each time you do a bit of marketing, you are one step closer to attracting a delegate to your yoga retreat.  And that’s one more life you can make a difference to.  However, without the vital step of marketing, that person won’t ever know about you and he or she will miss out...

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Free Yoga Retreat Poster & Flyer Template

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Yoga Marketing Tips, Yoga Retreat Marketing | 0 comments

Free Yoga Retreat Poster & Flyer Template

Yoga Flyer Template:  Yoga Retreat Purpose:  Quick and affordable method to promote your yoga retreats. I’m personally a fan of the poster because I’m an avid walker.  I see the world at eye-level, so I’m always looking at the many posters that appear in my neighbourhood. . Action Steps  Step 1 Click here to download an eye-catching yoga retreat flyer/poster. Step 2 Edit and print a bunch of copies Step 3 Put up posters in the windows of: bookstores, cafés, restaurants…any place where people congregate. If one of the posters attracts...

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Top UK Magazine To Promote Yoga Retreats

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Yoga Retreat Marketing | 0 comments

Top UK Magazine To Promote Yoga Retreats

Yoga Retreat Marketing Tactic:  Advert in Yoga Two Magazine I host yoga retreats in the UK and have tried advertising on many sites to promote my yoga retreats.   If, however, I was only allowed to advertise my yoga retreat in one place, it would be an easy choice.   I’d advertise in the magazine called: Yoga Two (a BWY yoga magazine). Why Yoga Two?  It’s pretty simple really…the adverts always get results!  The ‘Yoga Two Magazine’ is also much more affordable than of the other national yoga magazines.  ...

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Yoga Retreat Marketing | Email Invitation Template

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Yoga Marketing Tips, Yoga Retreat Marketing | 0 comments

Yoga Retreat Marketing | Email Invitation Template

Yoga Retreat Marketing Idea:  Email Invitation Purpose:  Sending an email invitation to prospects is a highly effective and free way of marketing your yoga retreats. Action Steps Step 1 Edit the promotional email template below… Hi XYZ, I’m running a yoga weekend called ‘Personal Alchemy’. I’d like to give you an invitation to come along. Yoga weekend in Mid Wales 5-7 August Mellowcroft Natural Holistic Centre, Llandegley, Powys, Wales A full weekend of yoga, meditation, personal development and other delightful practices to...

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Top 30 Websites To Advertise Your Yoga Business

Posted by on Feb 28, 2013 in Yoga Marketing Tips, Yoga Retreat Marketing | 0 comments

Top 30 Websites To Advertise Your Yoga Business

Yoga Retreat Marketing Crash Course:  Free Online Classified Adverts Purpose:  Hosting a yoga retreat takes a huge amount of time and effort.  Please don’t let all that precious time/effort go to waste by forgetting to promote your retreat!  You need to spend at least 20 to 30 hours marketing your retreat if you want to attract enough people to make it profitable.   This marketing tactic may seem like a lot of work, but once you get going it will probably only take you an hour or two.   I bet ya that will be time well spent!   The best...

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Free Yoga Lesson Plan Template | Floor Sequence

Posted by on Nov 26, 2012 in Mudras, Yoga Lesson Planning Tips | 0 comments

Free Yoga Lesson Plan Template | Floor Sequence

Free Yoga Lesson Plan Being creative each week with your yoga lesson plan is the toughest part of being a yoga teacher.  Today I created a yoga lesson plan with the theme of ‘Surrender To Slowness’ and I’d like to share my class handouts with you (they’re in MS word) * Click here to download yoga class handout #1 * Click here to download yoga class handout #2 OBJECTIVES By the end of the lesson students will be able to: Perform the floor sequence Perform kaya kriya breath Perform mudras REVIEW Here’s my review of...

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Discover Santa’s Magic Yoga Marketing Method

Posted by on Nov 13, 2012 in Yoga Marketing Plan, Yoga Marketing Tips | 0 comments

Discover Santa’s Magic Yoga Marketing Method

Here’s a quick yoga marketing tip for you. This short video shows how to use Christmas yoga class coupons to attract more students to your yoga classes.   You’ll also learn how to use the coupons to double your class size.   . . Video For more yoga marketing tips click...

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