THIS MONTH’S MENTOR:
Shelley Aspden, Ministry of Yoga & Wellbeing (ministryofyoga.org)
Does a YTT set you up for running your own business?
I truly believe a teacher training is a self-exploration journey, rather than a training. Whenever we teach the trainings, I make it very clear that this might possibly be the hardest thing you’ve ever done, but the most rewarding. A lot of the time the modules of how to run a business during the training are small, as the hours are needed to take the students deeper within themselves. Once qualified, and the shift of your love of yoga has to become more business oriented, I do feel that’s where most teachers struggle. I believe a separate training needs to be established, helping people create websites, find booking systems, insurance and accounting software, social media training, create business plans, marketing strategies, terms and conditions, and so on. Watch this space, I know
