In this blog post, we’ll explore “101 Profitable Yoga Teacher Income Streams” for practical ways to boost your income.

I updated this post in January 2025. 

From traditional yoga classes to retreats, discover innovative ideas to turn your yoga passion into a thriving business.

Start growing your earnings today.

But first it’s important to be aware why you’ll probably burn out and quit teaching within 3 years of gaining your teaching certificate if you do what 90% of yoga teachers do…

 

Why 90% Of Yoga Teachers Stop Teaching Within 3 Years Of Gaining Their Teaching Certificate

 

 

If you’re thinking about becoming a full time yoga teacher, and you’re not a retired banker with an infinite supply of disposable income, then it may be time to get a bit street wise about the different types of yoga teacher income streams.

If you’re relying on just one stream of yoga income, as most teachers do (their yoga classes), then it’s difficult, if not down right impossible to become a full time yoga teacher and still have a life.

You can teach 10+ yoga classes per week, but that would lead to burn out within a couple of years.

The relationship with your other half has a high chance of burning out as well because, well, you know why…

Your partner will come home from work and you’ll be off to teach yoga. You’ll be two ships passing in the night. That might be fine if you can’t stand the sight of your partner, but, if per chance you actually like him or her, each evening yoga class will cause a microscopic tear in the relationship that will potentially cause an irreparable rip.

That is why most yoga teachers quit teaching within 3 years of gaining their teaching certificate.

To avoid that fate, you need to save time creating yoga lesson plans by using an Online Yoga Lesson Planner, and you need…

 

Balance

 

Or, if I’m allowed two words…

 

Life balance

 

The Secret Ingredient For Success As A Yoga Teacher

 

 

Life balance is the secret ingredient for success as a yoga teacher. 

Teaching ten or more yoga classes a week may make you a full-time yoga teacher, but it will also make you unbalanced, one dimensional and addicted to yoga.

In my mind being addicted to yoga isn’t any better than any other addiction, including to alcohol or drugs. Any form of addiction is a convenient distraction and robs a life of that elixir of happiness called life balance.

 

101 Yoga Teacher Income Streams

 

 

I’m truly really excited for you.

Use these 101 income streams as mini templates to come up with your own streams. 

Take action on a stream of income that interests you. I’m a sports nut who used to play professional golf. That’s why in the income stream examples below, I’ve included golf related ones. Use them as templates to come up with your own unique stream of income. 

You have to take action to manifest the stream of income into reality. No mater how much you meditate, or how enlightened you become, you will still need to practice karma (action) yoga and actually “do” something.

Thinking about setting up the income stream doesn’t count.  

Having the intention of setting up the income stream one day in the future, doesn’t count.

The only thing that counts is if you take action, and like Nike says, “just do it“

Okay. Ready.

Here are 101 yoga teacher income streams that you can use as mini templates to come up with your own streams. 

 

Income Stream 1: One To One Yoga Sessions

 

 

This is an income stream that is tempting for yoga teachers to set up.

The benefit is that you can make a huge difference to someone’s life, because you can give your undivided attention to one person. 

The negative is that you are only teaching one person, and you’re limited with how much you can charge for a session.

You’d have to charge a lot for one to one sessions to make this income stream sustainable, and you can only do that if you’re a super star yoga teacher (you’ll struggle, however, to find a super star yoga teacher who teaches one to one sessions). 

Teaching one to one is ideal for new teachers, because they’ll learn a lot about the art of yoga sequencing.

Though, I think as you become a more experienced teacher, your time is better spent teaching large classes, workshops, retreats, and creating yoga products. 

To save time creating one to one yoga lesson plans, use the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

 

Income Stream 2: One To One Yoga For Pre & Post Natal

 

 

To save time creating pre and post natal yoga lesson plans, use the Online Yoga Pregnancy Lesson Planner which is included within the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

10 Tips for Teaching Prenatal Yoga

1. Prioritise Safety: Ensure each pose and movement is safe for pregnant students, focusing on avoiding any that compress the belly (e.g. Boat Pose) or strain the lower back.
2. Modify Poses: Offer modifications to accommodate the various stages of pregnancy. Encourage students to use props like blocks, bolsters, and straps for added support. You’ll find plenty in the Online Yoga Pregnancy Lesson Planner.
3. Focus on Breathwork: Emphasise breathing techniques that promote relaxation and can be useful during labor, such as deep diaphragmatic breathing and ujjayi breath. Get my Blissful Breathing Card Deck. 
4. Strengthen Key Areas: Include poses that strengthen the pelvic floor, hips, and back (e.g. Butterfly Pose), which are crucial for supporting the body through pregnancy and labour.
5. Encourage Rest and Restoration: Incorporate restorative poses and longer relaxation periods to help manage fatigue and promote well-being.
6. Avoid Deep Twists and Intense Backbends: Replace deep twists with gentle spinal movements and opt for supported backbends to avoid overstretching the abdominal muscles.
7. Be Mindful of Balance: With the changing centre of gravity, include poses that help with balance but also offer the option to use the wall or a chair for support.
8. Educate on Body Awareness: Help students tune into their bodies, encouraging them to move in ways that feel nurturing and respectful of their changing needs.
9. Create a Supportive Environment: Foster a sense of community and connection, allowing students to share experiences and support each other in a welcoming space.
10. Stay Informed: Keep up with the latest guidelines and best practices for prenatal yoga, and consider specialised training to enhance your ability to serve this unique group effectively.

 

Income Stream 3: One To One Yoga For Amateur Golfers

 

 

I give one to one session with professional golfers because, well, I used to be a professional golfer.

I know what they are going through (most have bad backs and high stress levels due to constantly competing) so I’m pretty good at it. However, you don’t need to have played golf to teach yoga for golfers.

You could approach the secretary or golf pro at your local golf club and offer to teach yoga at the golf club.

Create a yoga for amateur golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf.

Here’s a yoga card from the Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck…

 

 

Income Stream 4: Group Yoga For Top Junior Golfers

 

 

You could Google “junior golf academy [name of your county]” and contact the junior organiser and offer to teach yoga to their players during training days.  

You could also contact the secretary or golf pro at your local golf club and offer to teach yoga for juniors at the golf club.

Create a yoga for junior golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf. 

 

Income Stream 5: One To One Yoga For Pro Golfers 

 

 

You could find out from the European PGA Tour who plays on the European PGA Tour in your county, hunt down their email addresses and offer them one to one yoga sessions.

Create a yoga for pro golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 6: Group Yoga For Pro Golfers 

 

 

If you live in a county that hosts a European Tour Event, you could offer yoga sessions at the event. 

All you’d need to do is call the PGA and tell them you’d like to offer yoga sessions for free at the event. You may get a few celebrity golfers coming to you for yoga.

Create a yoga for pro golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 7: Yoga For Golfers DVD

 

 

Find a golfer who has played (or is currently playing) on the European PGA Tour to be on your Yoga For Golfers DVD.

Create a yoga for golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 8: Yoga Classes For Senior Golfers 

 

 

You could approach the secretary or golf pro at your local golf club and offer to teach yoga for seniors at the golf club.

Create a yoga for senior golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 9: Yoga For Senior Golfers DVD

 

Find a senior golfer at a local golf club (or even better a senior professional golfer) who has played (or is currently playing) on the European Senior PGA Tour to be on your Yoga For Senior Golfers DVD.

Create a yoga for senior golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 10: One To One Yoga For Top Amateur Golfers

 

You could contact you county amateur golf association and offer to teach yoga individually to their top players.

Create a yoga for top amateur golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 11: Group Yoga For Top Amateurs

 

You could contact your county amateur golf association and offer to teach yoga during their training days.

Create a yoga for top golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 12: Group Yoga For Top Amateurs DVD

 

You could hire someone to film you teaching yoga for top during the training day, and then turn it into a DVD. 

Create a yoga for senior golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 13: One To One Yoga For Women Golfers

 

You could approach the secretary or golf pro at your local golf club and offer to teach yoga for women at the golf club.

Create a yoga for women golfers lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my Golf Zen Yoga Card Deck: Peak Performance Golf

 

Income Stream 14: One To One Yoga For Runners

 

You could contact running clubs and offer one to one yoga to their top runners.

You can use the yoga for runners lesson plan within the Yoga For Runners Lesson Plan Bundle, or create a yoga for runners lesson plans using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

 

Income Stream 15: Group Yoga For Runners

 

You could contact running clubs and offer group yoga once a month at their running club?

You can use the yoga for runners lesson plan within the Yoga For Runners Lesson Plan Bundle, or create a yoga for runners lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

 

Income Stream 16: Yin Yang Yoga Workshop

 

You could organise a yoga workshop that incorporates Yin Yang Yoga.

You could use my Yin Yang Yoga Lesson Plan Bundle, or create your own lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

 

Income Stream 17: Teach A Traditional Hatha Yoga Class

 

You could teach a traditional yoga classes for “beginners” and “advanced students” and save time by creating yoga lesson plans using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 18: Teach A Yoga Class At A Tennis Club

 

You could approach the secretary of a tennis club and offer to teach yoga at the club once a month.

Save time by creating a yoga for tennis players lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 19: Yoga For Tennis Players DVD

 

Find a tennis player at a tennis club to be on your Yoga For Tennis DVD.

Create a yoga for tennis lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner. Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 20: Teach A Yoga Class At A Rugby Club

 

You could approach the secretary of a rugby club and offer to teach yoga at the club once a month.

Save time by creating a yoga for rugby players lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 21: Yoga For Rugby Players DVD

 

Find a rugby player at a rugby club to be on your Yoga For Rugby DVD. Create a yoga for rugby lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 22: Teach A Yoga Class At A Football Club

 

You could approach the secretary of a football club and offer to teach yoga at the club once a month.

Save time by creating a yoga for football players lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 23: Yoga For Football Players DVD

 

Find a football player at a football club to be on your Yoga For Football Players DVD. Create a yoga for football lesson plan using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

Use the Yoga DVD creation kit within the Yoga Teacher Business Plan Kit.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 24: Teach A Yoga Class At A Festival

 

If there are festivals near where you live, contact the organisers and offer to teach yoga at the festival.

Save time by creating yoga lesson plans using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 25: Teach A Yoga At The Workplace Class

 

The great thing about teaching at niche venues is that you don’t have do any marketing at all because the students are already there.

For example, if you teach yoga at a workplace, the employees are already there. If you teach at a festival, the festival goers are already there.

This “not having to do any marketing” approach is using the yogic law of less is more. Instead of spending your time and money slaving away to attract students to your “beginners class”, setting up niche yoga classes gets rid of having to do all that.

You could call up all the big businesses near where you live and offer to run a yoga class at their place of business.

If you don’t know how to price the workplace programme, read this post: Corporate Yoga Program Pricing Strategy: Per Person or Flat Rate. 

Save time by creating workplace yoga lesson plans using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my Yoga Teacher Business Kit. 

 

Income Stream 26: Teach One Year Courses (NOT 6 Week Courses)

 

I set up my “yoga classes” as one year courses!

Most yoga teachers have 6 yoga week courses or a “pay as you go” set up. To me that’s setting yourself up for failure.

Here’s why?

When you have “pay as you go” classes you attract pay as you go type students. Pay as you go students rarely have the discipline to come to a weekly yoga class for a whole year.

I let each student know that coming to my class isn’t a quick fix.

If they’re looking for something quick and easy, I suggest they join someone else’s class. I let them know that my class is only for students who are serious and committed to coming on a weekly basis for at least one year.

You may think that I’m bonkers and need someone in a white coat to put a straight jacket on me, but hear me out.

If you don’t have the this class is for serious students chat with a new student, preferably on the phone before their first class, it significantly reduces the change they morph into a loyal student who comes to class on a weekly bases for years. 

Magicians such as Daren Brown know the secret I’m talking about it. It’s called auto suggestion. A smart guy called Coué in 1876 discovered that any idea exclusively occupying the mind turns into reality, although only to the extent that the idea is within the realm of possibility. 

If you occupy your new student’s mind with the idea that the class is only for serious students who are committed to coming weekly for at least one year, their mind will turn it into a reality.

But, the reverse is also true.

If you occupy your new student’s mind with the idea that the class is only for “uncommitted students who can pay per class”, their mind will turn it into a reality.

Save time by creating yoga lesson plans using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 27: Sell Yoga Related Products

 

Read this post that I wrote about everything you need to know about selling yoga products.

 

Income Stream 28: Host Yoga Days & Workshops 

 

I spent months creating The Yoga Retreat Kit. It’s also perfect if you’re thinking about organising yoga days or yoga workshops.

Save time by creating yoga lesson plans for the yoga days and workshops using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 29: Host Yoga Weekend Retreats

 

I spent months creating The Yoga Retreat Kit. It has everything you need to plan and host a profitable yoga weekend.

Save time by creating yoga lesson plans for the yoga weekend retreat using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 30: Host Week-Long Yoga Retreats

 

Use the The Yoga Retreat Kit. It has everything you need to plan and host a profitable seven day yoga retreat.

Save time by creating yoga lesson plans for the week-long yoga retreat using the Online Yoga Lesson Planner.

You’ll also want to get your hands on my 101 Mini Yoga Cards: Master Asana Sanskrit Pronunciations. 

 

Income Stream 31: Write & Publish Yoga Books On Kindle

 

Write and publish a series of yoga kindle eBooks.

 

Income Stream 32: Teach Yoga Online Using Zoom

 

I updated this post in January 2025, but when I wrote this post back in 2014 there was no such thing as online yoga classes.

Here’s a blog post on how to set up an online yoga class using Zoom. And you might also like this blog post that provides a new way to teach Yoga online without Zoom.

 

Income Stream 33-101: Host Niche Yoga Retreats

 

Below you’ll discover 71 niche yoga retreats you could host. 

All you have to do is create a page on your website, find a venue and start marketing it using the yoga retreat marketing tactics within the The Yoga Retreat Kit.

71 Ideas For Your Next Yoga Retreat

1. Eight steps to happiness yoga retreats
2. End of summer yoga beach retreats
3. Energy yoga retreats
4. Energy for life yoga retreats
5. Find clarity yoga retreats
6. Gardening and yoga retreats
7. Golfing mind and yoga retreats
8. Golf, hypnosis and yoga retreats
9. Hatha yoga retreats
10. Healthy living yoga retreats
11. Holistic bodywork yoga retreats
12. Horse riding and yoga retreats
13. Indian summer beach yoga retreats
14. Inner light yoga retreats
15. Inner quest yoga retreats
16. Juice Fasting, Yoga and Detoxification retreats
17. Kundalini yoga retreats
18. Learn to meditate yoga retreats
19. Life coaching & yoga retreats
20. Luxury yoga and meditation retreats
21. Luxury yoga and spa retreats
22. Moving into stillness yoga retreats
23. Nourish and nurture your body & soul retreats
24. Personal alchemy yoga retreats
25. Power yoga retreats
26. Power yoga total body retreats
27. Quest for balance yoga retreats
28. Radiance yoga retreats
29. Reawakening Souls retreats
30. Red sea paradise yoga retreats
31. Reflective spiritual focus yoga retreats
32. Restorative yoga retreats
33. Rock climbing and yoga retreats
34. Scuba diving and yoga retreats
35. Snow yoga retreats
36. Swim with dolphins and yoga retreats
37. Subliminal power and yoga retreats
38. Summer solstice yoga retreats
39. Sustainability and yoga retreats
40. Sun kissed yoga adventure retreats
41. Surf yoga retreats
42. The £99 yoga retreat
43. The path of liberation yoga retreats
44. The peaceful warrior yoga retreats
45. The rainbow within yoga retreats
46. Veggi yoga retreats
47. Way of the chakras yoga retreats
48. Wellbeing Yoga retreats
49. Wellness and yoga retreats
50. Windsurfing yoga retreats
51. Yoga and meditation retreats
52. Yoga and mediation in the rain forest
53. Yoga and photography retreats
54. Yoga and climbing retreats in the French Alps
55. Yoga and sea kayaking retreats
56. Yoga and Spanish course retreats
57. Yoga by the beach retreats
58. Yoga cleanse and pamper retreats
59. Yoga cruise retreats
60. Yoga for beginners
61. Yoga for golfers
62. Yoga for life retreats
63. Yoga for real life retreats
64. Yoga for stress release retreats
65. Yoga for you retreats
66. Yoga nidra retreats
67. Yoga on the farm retreats
68. Yoga on the water retreats
69. Yoga walking and holistic retreats
70. Yoga retreats in Africa
71. Yoga retreats in the Austrian mountains