Earlier this year I sent out a survey to all the yoga teachers I know. I asked them about their relationship to studios and clients they work with and whether they feel valued and fairly compensated. I also asked what their main challenge or stress point is.
The answer to this last question was nearly the same across the board.
The hardest part of being a yoga teacher was juggling all the other "stuff" outside of the classroom. The schedules, the policies between different studios, keeping track of student's needs and the other details of running a business.
Perhaps you can relate.
You signed up to become a yoga instructor because you love to teach, not because you enjoy juggling an ever-changing schedule, the drastically different needs and demands of all your clients or the occasional periods of low energy.
If you are like me, in moments of exasperation from any combo of those things, I find myself wishing I had a personal yoga assistant both in the classroom and in the office to keep everything in order.
The Next, Best (& Free) Thing is Here
Instead of wasting more energy on wishful thinking, my Aquin Yoga co-founder Steve Haase and I put our heads together and created a tool just for yoga teachers to improve productivity and preserve sanity.
The Yoga Teacher Assistant is a free tool that allows you to collect your notes, to-do's and schedule all in one simple clutter free application. The YTA also connects you to an inspiration board where you can find articles, quotes and ideas to help your teaching stay fresh.
This free tool launches today and over the next little while we will be improving and updating it based on the feedback we get from you.
All you need to do is sign up for the app here to get started. We hope your Yoga Assistant helps to create more space in your busy life and keep track of what is most important.
Let us know what you think in the comments below!