I’m going to start with the part nobody wants to hear. The reason your yoga classes aren’t filling — the reason you’ve been certified for two years and you’re still cobbling together $800 a month from a studio gig you don’t love — is not...
The yoga industry is great at talking about transformation. It’s terrible at talking about money. I’m going to do the opposite in this post, because pretending tuition and income don’t matter is a disservice to anyone making a real decision. If...
A few years ago, when someone said “I’m doing my yoga teacher training,” you assumed they wanted to teach yoga. In 2026, that assumption is wrong about a third of the time. The fastest-growing kind of student in my Uplifted cohorts isn’t...
The honest answer: Yes, you can make a living as a yoga teacher. But probably not the way you think. The traditional model — scrambling between studios, teaching 20+ classes a week at $30-50 per class — leads to burnout, not financial stability. The teachers who...
You did it. You finished your yoga teacher training. 🎉 Maybe you’re holding your certificate and feeling a rush of pride. Maybe you’re feeling a strange mix of excitement and “now what?” Maybe both at the same time. All of it is normal. After...
The short answer: Most yoga teachers work far fewer hours than you’d think. According to the Yoga Alliance industry survey, 67% of yoga instructors teach fewer than 10 hours per week. Only about 29% say yoga teaching is their primary source of income. But...
