Ep #79: How to Make Yourself More Employable

In this episode, Paul and Byron discuss how to build a career as an employable yoga teacher. They emphasize the importance of being reliable, low maintenance, and dedicated to practicing and teaching yoga. They also discuss how starting out teaching donation yoga can help build experience and make connections in the industry. The speakers share personal anecdotes and advice for new yoga teachers looking to build a successful career. (00:00) Introduction (02:21) How can you make yourself low maintenance for a yoga studio? (03:13) Byron’s professional experience (07:05) Paul’s professional experience (08:35) Sometimes you’re going to teach a shitty class (11:30) We’re not social media dinosaurs (12:54) Get comfortable with self-promotion (14:54) Not everyone has access to big studios and lots of class options (16:27) Student success story - Art (17:47) Do you want to be the best yoga teacher you can possibly be? (18:50) Student success story - Risa (21:22) What to do when you hit a roadblock? (22:46) Have a mentor, and surround yourself with likeminded people (24:32) Yoga might just be the answer --- About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and Start your 7-Day Free Trial!