You might have heard that we are facing a recession, right?

It is one of those things that seems to be both highly talked about and also very hushed. ARE we in a recession? What about the recession that happened during COVID? How much longer does the yoga industry need to be facing the reality that sales are slower than we want because people's financial position is unstable?

And where the hell are our leaders?

This is something I want to talk about today on the podcast--what does leadership look like for us.

Leadership is a topic we rarely talk about in the yoga industry space. We talk a lot about teachers, and what it means to be a good teacher, but does a good teacher mean a good leader?

Today that is what Rebecca is talking about on the podcast.

Are you ready?

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Ships need captains. We need that person or organization who is looking out for our best interests, even if they are unpopular with the masses.

No amount of insisting that yoga is a spiritual practice will get around the fact that tens of billions of dollars every year are being funneled through our industry. We absolutely are an industry, the US holding 10,000+ studios and 14.000+ teachers alone. This is enough money channeling through our spaces that we need to discuss who leads us as an industry. Because we absolutely are one.

Counter-culture blood runs deep in the veins of Western yoga spaces, and it shouldn't be surprising that we buck up against the idea of greater regulation and leadership

But keeping our participants safe and well should be our #1 priority, and while it may seem daunting to face the idea that leadership is needed--putting our heads in the sand doesn't make it any easier.

RESOURCES:

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Yoga Alliance's bylaws

Book Rec: Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

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