

Yoga Teacher Resource Podcast
Mado Hesselink
Information, support, and inspiration for yoga teachers. Topics include the business of yoga, teaching skills, philosophy, ethical and legal considerations, and more.
Episodes
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Mar 3, 2022 • 13min
How To Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 3
Are you a very experienced yoga teacher? Learn how to develop a long term strategy for your business that honors your decades of investment.
Episode Highlights:
Why you need to know basic business strategy as a yoga teacher
How business connects to yoga philosophy
Different forms of help that can support your business
How to create and organize a framework for your business
Strategies to make sure your work receives the attention it deserves
Why spending money can help you make money
Links & Resources
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Learn more about the Impact Club
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3 Phases of Teaching Mastery
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 1
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 2
FLIGHT SCHOOL
Thinking Fast and Slow - by Daniel Kahneman

Mar 3, 2022 • 18min
How To Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 2
Are you an experienced yoga teacher? Learn how to optimize your time and energy so that you can earn more and transition to full time teaching (if that’s your goal).
Episode Highlights:
How setting boundaries can reduce stress
Opportunities and challenges you might find as an experienced yoga teacher
The benefit of separating teaching, content creation and admin work
How (& why) to raise your prices
Tips for preserving more creativity and energy
How to gather and analyze data to support decision making
How specializing can help you earn more with your teaching
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
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Learn more about the Impact Club
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The 3 Stages of Teaching Mastery
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 1
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 3
Minimum hourly rate calculator
The difference between classes and workshops
Workshops that WOW
FLIGHT SCHOOL

Mar 3, 2022 • 14min
How To Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 1
Are you a fledgling yoga teacher? Learn what to focus on when you’re just starting out if you’re hoping to earn more with your teaching. Plus why fear, doubt and imposter syndrome aren’t necessarily a bad thing when you’re a new teacher.
Episode Highlights:
Common worries of a beginner teacher and how to navigate them
Challenges and opportunities you might find during the fledgling stage
How to build confidence in your teaching
Your #1 job as a fledgling yoga teacher
3 ways to increase your income when you first start teaching
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
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Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 2
How to Make More Money Teaching Yoga - Part 3
3 Phases of Teaching Mastery
4 types of successful workshops
Minimum hourly rate calculator

Feb 28, 2022 • 25min
BONUS EPISODE - FLIGHT SCHOOL walk through
Need a roadmap for your yoga business? Learn why I created FLIGHT SCHOOL and what you’ll learn in the program in this module by module walk through of the course.
Episode Highlights:
Who Flight School is for and not for
The highlights of what’s included in the course
What results you can expect when you complete Flight School
Ethical business and how it relates to yoga
Questions you need to ask if you want to make a living teaching yoga
Why I created this course and who can benefit most from it
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes
Join FLIGHT SCHOOL

Feb 24, 2022 • 30min
When, Why and How to Hire your First VA
Hire a virtual assistant to spend more time doing things you love. Learn how to know when you’re ready to hire a VA, why hiring help can improve the quality of your work and life, and how to find your first or next VA .
Episode Highlights:
What qualities to look for when hiring a virtual assistant
Common fears that might hinder your ability to hire a VA
3 places to look for VA applicants
How to on-board and train your new VA
Considerations for how & how much to pay your VA
How productivity systems can free up your time and energy
Organization, communication, payment & contracts
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes
Contact Juzbi for VA help
Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
Get step by step guidance productivity tracking in Flight School
Asana Project Management System
Voxer
Novo Online Small Business Banking

Feb 17, 2022 • 38min
How to Start, Nurture and Grow your Email List
Email is the most important way to communicate with your students. Learn how to use your list in a way that cultivates long term loyal clients, plus hear my top tips you can use right away to improve your emails.
Episode Highlights:
Which yoga teachers need an email list and which ones don’t
The email marketing platform I recommend
How to make your emails land in inboxes rather than spam
Why you need to test out your lead magnets and freebies
How theming can help you write your emails
Essential elements of an effective email
Advanced email marketing and the nitty gritty of ConvertKit email marketing platform
Quick tips for email marketing that you can implement right away
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes
Sign up for Email Magic
Sign up for ConvertKit and get 1000 free subscribers (instead of the 300 you get if you sign up without my link)
More resources from YTR

Feb 10, 2022 • 19min
3 mistakes to avoid as a new business owner
Mistakes are unavoidable and often eye opening. Yet, there are some mistakes you don’t have to make. Mado outlines 3 avoidable, high risk mistakes that could keep you from realizing the full potential of your business.
Episode Highlights:
How to make peace with your mess ups
3 high risk business mistakes and how you can avoid them
The truth about making profit as a new business
Why copying more established business owners can do more harm than good
How to hold on to joy as you develop your business
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
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Feb 3, 2022 • 58min
The Yoga Sutras in 2022 with Jivana Heyman
Learn how Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras fit into today’s world. Jivana Heyman, founder and director of the Accessible Yoga Association and author of “Accessible Yoga” and “Yoga Revolution”, shares his perspective on the paradox of a life of service and self care and how we can respect spirituality within professionalism.
Episode Highlights:
How to practice yoga in a capitalist culture
Tapas in the context of the human mind
What you can learn from turning toward discomfort
How to practice the 8 Limbs of Yoga as a householder
Power, social justice and simple ways to be of service
Jivana’s new book, Yoga Revolution
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
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Leave a review on Itunes
Learn about Jivana’s new book
Accessible Yoga Training School
Accessible Yoga Association

Jan 27, 2022 • 34min
How to overcome fear & doubt ((on air coaching call))
How do you stay aligned with your truth when times get tough? In this on air coaching call, Mado supports Shawna to listen to her inner teacher as she works through fear and doubt that comes up during times of transition.
Episode Highlights:
Why we all need to practice gratitude in hard times
What to do when you hit burnout
How to trust your inner knowing and believe in yourself
The importance of holding space for the whole spectrum of emotions
#1 trick to stop people pleasing
The relationship between control and suffering
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes

Jan 20, 2022 • 59min
The Science of the Private Lesson with Francesca Cervero
Learn how to incorporate private lessons into your yoga business. Francesca Cervero shares practical tips and strategies for yoga teachers who want to find private clients and improve their one on one teaching skills.
Episode Highlights:
The benefits of private lessons over group classes
Who should consider bringing private lessons into their business model
How Francesca built from her first client to teaching over 20 private clients per week.
Creative ways of offering personalized support
How to get skeptics to try yoga
The #1 thing you need to do when you teach private lessons
What to do at your first session with a new client
Strategies to teach your students vocabulary about their physical experience
Boundaries to identify before starting your private yoga business
How to figure out what you want to focus on with your one on one students and signs to notice when someone is ready to move forward
Links & Resources
Follow YTR on Instagram @yoga.teacher.resource
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource email list
Join the Yoga Teacher Resource Facebook Group
Learn more about the Impact Club
Leave a review on Itunes
Get access to Francesa’s video series on teaching private yoga
A Framework for the First Session with a Private Yoga Student
Francesca's Website
Episodes from Francesca’s Podcast
23: The Support / Challenge Matrix of Private Yoga Lessons
92: Planning And Progress In Private Lessons (Q+A!)


