124 Yoga Studio Owner Panel: Community Conversations
Despite several years of upheaval and uncertainty, grassroots yoga studios are still the beating heart of many communities world-wide, so today Rachel hosts a panel of yoga studio owners to discuss the current state of studio life across the globe. In this episode, we explore what has changed over the past few years, what studios are struggling with today, and what seems to be working well. Common themes emerge around the difficulty of finding a class schedule and pricing strategy that work for everyone, maximizing teacher fulfillment and consistency, balancing regular classes with special events, and building lasting relationships with the wider community. Listen in to this episode to hear what has changed in yoga studios since the pandemic, and what to look forward to in the future. Things don’t have to be the way they were before. — Show Notes: How things have changed: online vs in-person, classes vs other offerings [2:46] Biggest struggles: teacher consistency, scheduling, managing special events [10:38] What’s working well: variety & choice, price packages, community relationships [19:19] Looking to the future: things don’t have to be the way they were before [42:41] Final thoughts [51:49] — Links Mentioned: Watch this episode on YouTube Connect with the yoga studio owners: Anne Eberhardt: Instagram | Facebook | Bubble Yoga Ashley Gudknecht: Instagram | Facebook | Gud Yoga Dana Diament: Instagram | Facebook | Lennox Yoga Lisa Hamre: Instagram | Facebook | My Yoga Room Rachel Workman: Instagram | Facebook | Longview Yoga Wellness Shannon Stephens: Instagram | Facebook | This Land Yoga You can learn more about this episode, and see the full show notes at YogaMedicine.com/podcast-124. And you can find out more about insider tips, online classes or information on our teacher trainings at YogaMedicine.com. To support our work, please leave us a 5 star review with your feedback on iTunes/Apple Podcasts.