Tuesday
October 1, 2024
Autumn · 7 entries
At the start of 2022, I almost quit teaching full time. I was devastated. I had made the 30k from my online TTC last 1.5 year, and I went through a large chunk of my savings. As an employee for only one organization, I was cheated by the PPP fiasco. I had other studios use me to scam more mokey out of the government- they got tens of thousands. I got $30, weekly.
The financial challenges that many yoga teachers face have been an enduring issue within the industry. For years, teachers have struggled to earn livable wages, often working long hours with little job security, no benefits, and limited opportunities for growth. The COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated the yoga industry and shuttered studios worldwide, exposed just how precarious this financial situation was. Many teachers were left without income, unprepared to weather such a crisis. It has become increasingly clear that financial equity for yoga teachers is not just a matter of fair wages—it’s about creating sustainable business models that can withstand future disruptions.
In my work, I have become passionate about addressing this issue, with the hope of helping yoga teachers learn how to create financial stability for themselves. As I’ve expressed before, “I want to help yoga teachers to learn how to create a business model that’s sustainable and learn how to save money so they can survive the next pandemic.” This is not just about surviving the current crisis but preparing teachers to thrive in a world where uncertainty is the norm.
After having traveled the world and received education from some of the most respected yoga teachers is in the world, having received almost the highest accreditation I can inside of my lineage— if I can’t make it, who can?
I want us to bring honor to our teachers and be if service to our communities— and it’s very hard to do that when you’re starving.
The financial challenges that many yoga teachers face have been an enduring issue within the industry. For years, teachers have struggled to earn livable wages, often working long hours with little job security, no benefits, and limited opportunities for growth. The COVID-19 pandemic, which devastated the yoga industry and shuttered studios worldwide, exposed just how precarious this financial situation was. Many teachers were left without income, unprepared to weather such a crisis. It has become increasingly clear that financial equity for yoga teachers is not just a matter of fair wages—it’s about creating sustainable business models that can withstand future disruptions.
In my work, I have become passionate about addressing this issue, with the hope of helping yoga teachers learn how to create financial stability for themselves. As I’ve expressed before, “I want to help yoga teachers to learn how to create a business model that’s sustainable and learn how to save money so they can survive the next pandemic.” This is not just about surviving the current crisis but preparing teachers to thrive in a world where uncertainty is the norm.
After having traveled the world and received education from some of the most respected yoga teachers is in the world, having received almost the highest accreditation I can inside of my lineage— if I can’t make it, who can?
I want us to bring honor to our teachers and be if service to our communities— and it’s very hard to do that when you’re starving.
thinking of my teacher and my wonderful commmnity
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my wonderful commmnity
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Raw thoughts on the yoga ecosystem— or the yoga industrial complex, depending on how you frame it. Unfiltered. Unedited. This is how I wrote my book, talking, sharing. Dictation.
but very mindfully.
with my cha chas out.
with my cha chas out.
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I WILL SLASH
YOUR TIRES
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but very mindfully.
with my cha chas out.
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I WILL SLASH
YOUR TIRES
@doublecrossclothingco
but very mindfully.
with my cha chas out.
✎ Essay · Culture
Financial Equity for Yoga Teachers: Building Sustainable Business Models
Lets define equity, shall we? The financial challenges that many yoga teachers face have been an enduring issue within the industry. For years, teachers have struggled to earn livable wages, often working long hours with little job security, no benefits, and limited opportunities for growth.…
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Feeling accomplished re: community advocacy
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community advocacy
The drug free zone will be in effect from
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 0800 hours until
Monday, October 7, 2024 at 0759 hours.
The specified areas include:
• 1400 block of P Street, NW
• 1300-1400 blocks of 14th Street, NW
• 1400 block of N Street, NW
• 1300-1400 blocks of 15th Street, NW
The establishment of a drug free zone is not intended
to interfere with persons seeking social or medical
services in or around the zone. If you, your agency, or
your contractors regularly provide medical or social
services to individuals in need of substance use
disorder treatment, you may already be familiar with
and providing services in this area. If not, you may
wish to review whether services can be provided in
the area, as appropriate.
community advocacy
The drug free zone will be in effect from
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 0800 hours until
Monday, October 7, 2024 at 0759 hours.
The specified areas include:
• 1400 block of P Street, NW
• 1300-1400 blocks of 14th Street, NW
• 1400 block of N Street, NW
• 1300-1400 blocks of 15th Street, NW
The establishment of a drug free zone is not intended
to interfere with persons seeking social or medical
services in or around the zone. If you, your agency, or
your contractors regularly provide medical or social
services to individuals in need of substance use
disorder treatment, you may already be familiar with
and providing services in this area. If not, you may
wish to review whether services can be provided in
the area, as appropriate.