Ok – are there really yoga business secrets? Well, yes and no. Currently, most of the Yoga business advice is not being given by successful school owners! (Kind of like taking health advice from a sick person!) I see so many yoga teachers doing so much "good" while suffering from so many "yoga wealth wounds." Only a handful have successfully blended "ancient teaching" with modern business tactics to have success in both the spiritual and material world. So from that view point, the wisdom is still "secret!"

Most yoga teachers are broke or just "squeaking by".

Why?

I am talking about good teachers, good people with the best intent. I'll bet that you give your "heart and soul" to your students every time you teach. So why is there so much "economic suffering" with in the yoga community?

Well, you started your practice as a student, and experienced personal transformation through your practice. You "fell in love" with yoga. After practicing for a while you took your next step: to complete a teacher certification program. You made the sacrifice (in time, effort, energy and money) and completed the program. Maybe you started to teach at your studio, or a gym or rec center, maybe started teaching privates at your home, or maybe you "went for it", made the investment and opened a studio. If you are like many instructors, you are now struggling to pay your bills (or if you are making bills, you still are not enjoying the abundance you deserve.) Each day, you create a great result, and your students experience their own transformation.

Problem: Instead of having more money at the end of the month you have more "month at the end of the money."

I hear this all the time:

• "But yoga is not about the money, you tell yourself (and your spouse.)"
  
  
• "I am about changing the world – one student at a time."
  
  
• "In India – they don't charge money – how can you charge for transformation?"
  
  
• "My students can't afford it. They don't have a lot of money. It's not fair that some can afford yoga classes and some can not – I want to be fair to everybody and share my yoga knowledge with everybody."

I call these sayings "Yogic Wealth Wounds:"

Here are a few more:

• Money doesn't grow on trees.
  
  
• I'm not made of money!
  
  
• Money is the root of all evil.
  
  

If you are reading this, chances are that you fall into one of 2 categories (or sometimes a little of both):

Inspiration:

Your school is doing well, your students are good, you have a following, your staff is inspired and you are making a good profit, and you see you have room to grow. You are looking for the next step in running your business. How can I be more efficient with my time, fill my classes, teacher training and workshops with greater ease? How do I make business decisions with greater confidence? How do I train a competent desk staff so I don't have to be there as often and the business runs well without me there, are questions you ask yourself. Maybe you want to focus your teaching on training your staff and teacher training and let your staff teach the beginners. This will free up your time and energy to work "on the business" and less "in the business". This also allows more time for your own personal practice. The brand new teacher who is building a practice also falls into this category.

Desperation:

Zero or minimal profit. I am tired of doing this, I am behind on my bills, I have debt, and this is not as fun as it once was. The harsh reality of running a business is more difficult than I thought. It has put strain on my relationships and I am not exactly sure how to fix this. I have become a slave to the business. I love yoga and always will. I either am going to close my doors (and deal with the consequences) or get the training I need to become successful in business.

Remember that your business is there to serve you, not the other way around. It should serve you so that you can grow as human, and experience the abundance that comes with running a successful business.

Create the mental balance of being very focused in your yoga business, yet at the same time you keep a light, playful, surrendered energy. Become fiercely "present" and non-attached while growing your yoga business.
So What's the solution?

In order to attract the abundance that you deserve a few things need to happen:

Change the way you look at money (your current situation is a direct reflection on how you look at money.) A dollar bill is just a green piece of paper, nothing more. It had no attachments, judgment or resistance. Money is just symbolic of energy (kundalini). Kundalini flows and circulates. Creating abundance is not about ""hoarding" money. It is about letting the kundalini to flow through you. Inflow will be in direct proportion to outflow, but you must give first. But the "abundance question" is: how do you give? How much kundalini "flows through you"? (There are a few simple ways to measure this - to long to explain here, I do however, explain this on the video.)

The long-term solution to creating abundance it to upgrade your skills. For example: How much yoga business training have you completed? Did you get your 200-hour certification in yoga business? Do you begin each day with a focused, deliberate plan that you measure, monitor and execute each day? Do you have a written business plan for the year? Are you following a proven yoga business system for success? If you are like 99% of yoga teachers – you don't. So spend no time "feeling bad" (you are not alone.) and spend your time "fixing it." Get the training that you need. Create a plan and stick to it. Use the same focus that you used to become skilled in yoga to become stilled in business. You will help more people and help yourself.

Why it is not good to be a broke yoga teacher

• You have an energy of "scarcity." (students feel that.)
  
  
• You limit the amount of training you can afford.
  
  
• You have no money to give away to charities
  
  
• You have more stress
  
  
• You can't give your kids opportunities that cost money (as you know, most opportunities cost money!)
  
  
• You make most of your buying decisions based on lack.
  
  
• It is more difficult to eat clean, organic foods. (Yes, it cost money to be healthy.)
  
  
• It is hard to afford the best herbs and supplements (Yes, it cost more money to be healthy.)
  
  
• Couples without money tend to argue more. (Money is the #1 topic that couples fight over.)
  
  
• I could go on, but I think you get the idea.
  
  

Why it is good to be a yoga teacher full of abundance

• You have an energy of "abundance." (students feel that.)
  
  
• You make your choices about your on-going yoga training based on preference, not based on what you can afford.
  
  
• You have money to give away (I suggest 10%)
  
  
• You have less dis-stress and more eu-stress (the healthy stress of growth)
  
  
• You can give your kids opportunities that cost money (as you know, most opportunities cost money!)
  
  
• You make most of your buying decisions based on preference.
  
  
• You can afford eat clean, organic foods and supplements (Yes, it cost money to be healthy.)
  
  
• Your spouse thinks you are sexier. (ok – just kidding. But when there is abundance in a relationship there generally is less dis-stress.)
  
  
• You can pay your staff more
  
  
• You can hire others to do some of your menial work to free up more time
  
  

CLARITY PLUS COMMITMENT = RESULTS

I recently taught a 10-hour Yoga Beginners Business Bootcamp course for the CIT (Certified Instructor Training) and Zen Yoga licensee program here in Phoenix. I edited down to just over 2-hours (that was not easy!).

In this Video Set you will learn:

• The real purpose of your yoga business (hint: this is not what you think.)
  
  
• Why most studio owners sabotage their success and how to avoid it
  
  
• Why it is easier to succeed than to struggle (I see struggling owners working like dogs, you will learn how to work a whole lot smarter, not harder.)
  
  
• What money really is (this is strange – it might surprise you.)
  
  
• What are you really teaching? (Hint: the answer might surprise you.)
  
  
• See the patterns of success. All success leave clues – learn how to look for the clues
  
  
• See the patterns of failure and learn how to avoid them (most yoga schools close within 60 months.)
  
  
• How to add business clarity to each day. Combine this with the yogic principles of non-attachment, non-resistance and non-judgement and you will see amazing results in your studio.
  
  
• See how you merge your inner and outer purpose through your yoga teaching.
  
  
• How to implement clear systems in your studio.
  
  
• Learn the principles of managing a student body
  
  
• Avoid the common mistakes of success. When you do create a large following you can't treat everyone the same (most yoga schools make this mistake.) Learn the different levels of participation that students want. Each level has a different standard and price.
  
  
• Discover how to decide which student to invite into what program.
  
  
• How to upgrade your price structure for your programs for maximum value to your students while valuing your time and energy as a professional teacher. (Most teachers dramatically under value their time. I still hear of studio owners charging $60 / hour for privates. If you are doing this, you are working WAY to hard in your studio. You are using more "muscle than brains". This teaching alone is worth 10 times the cost of the DVD's.
  
  
• Learn "big picture" thinking. You are an owner – think like one!
  
  
• And Much more!
  
  

Cost: What does the info on the video set cost? Well, it has cost me a small fortune to learn. The participants in the room paid $5,000 for the teacher training, my 2-day Yoga Business Bootcamp costs between $500 - $1,000 (depending on early registration.) The cost of the Ultimate No-nonsense One-of-a-kind Yoga Business Success Course is $147. I am offering an internet discount of $50 – so your investment is only 97 bucks. Why so cheap? Few reasons: My plan is that you will be so "blown away" from the info that I will see you here again for the 2-Day Yoga Business Boot Camp – But lets back up – your investment of 97 dollars comes with a 12-month 100% no B.S money back guarantee.

Yes – you hear that correctly, 12 months. Why so long? I am giving you time to implement the strategies – you will not be able to implement everything in the DVD in one month – that is impossible. You choose 1 or 2 strategies to do this month, then next month do the same. You will see results. How do I know this? This is what I do in my schools. It works. If you are not satisfied, show me that you tried just 2 ideas, and I will give you a prompt refund up to 12-months after you purchase the DVD's. Why do I give such a guarantee? Because I can! I stand behind all my products, seminars and teaching. They work – they are tested and proven "in the field". I am also offering a few other bonus items: read below for details.

So if anything that I wrote "rang true" for you, I urge you to take action today. There is no risk what so ever on your part. Click here or order or call 623-535-5517. Don't hesitate – take action TODAY!

Dedicated to your success!
Peace and Blessings,

www.yogasuccessdvd.com
www.zenwellness.com
sifucampbell@zenwellness.com

PS# 1 OK – I have 3 bonus items for you if you purchase the Yogic Business Basics video. First, you get the "Yoga Business Fast Start Audio Program" (delivered electronically - $49 value). This will help get you started while the DVD's are being shipped.

PS #2 Your second bonus is a certificate for a 30 minute Success Consultation by phone ($249 Value). Before hand you will fill out a questionnaire so our brief time together will be very focused. You can ask me questions on any aspect of your yoga business. I will give you blunt, real world, no B.S advice. That is my commitment to you. Your commitment to you is that you must show up prepared. Have well though out questions for me to help you with. I am outcome based. This phone call is not time for you to vent or e-mote. I do not allow that. (Had to say that, I have delt with clients in the past that wanted to pay me to listen to them vent. Sorry, no way. Besides, why would anyone pay $500 / hour for that? Life is too short. If excessive venting helped change the situation I would create a DVD set called "The Secrets of a Master Venter Revealed" and sell it on line!

PS #3 Bonus # 3. You may sign up for 2 free months of the Yoga Business Success Gold Membership ($114 value). Each month you will get the No-nonsense Real World Results Yoga Success Newsletter and audio CD. You will get new, updated information and tactics on implementing success strategies and systems in your school. If you choose to continue you will be billed $57 / month after the 2 month free trail period. You may cancel anytime for any reason (I highly doubt you will.) In fact, I bet you will find great value in this program. How do you calculate value? Simple. Do you make your money back? If you pay 57 dollars and make $500, that is a good value. If you don't make any money back, then it is of no value.

PS # 4 Everything I do comes with a 90-day 100% no B.S money back guarantee, but I have extended the guarantee to 12-months for the DVD set (see above for details). If you are not satisfied, tell me why and I will refund your money. Why do I give such a guarantee? Because I can! I stand behind all my products, seminars and teaching.

PS # 5 ok – last one! If when reading this SOMETHING "rang true" for you, I urge you to TAKE ACTION TODAY. Don't be one of the many people who say "Ya, that looks great, some day I will do it." Or "Ya, I should take action, but..." Don't be among the 98% of unhappy procrastinators. Be among the top 2%! You have absolutely nothing to loose and everything to gain. TAKE ACTION TODAY!!!