I got covid last month during a retreat. I kept a audio dialog as it went along. 

I did my best to keep everyone safe and make good choices. 

COVID is definitely a disruptor and having a number of back up plans in place is very helpful. Listen in here and it will help you get a sense of what to do should COVID come into play on your retreats or if you are on retreat. 

I share some reflections on taking 4 years to write dharmify vs 2 weeks to write my new ebook Retreat Wizard Blizzard. It was so much easier to write the Blizzard because I was trying to solve 1 problem. Then I built the ebook based on 19 methods to solve the problem. If you are stuck in your messaging and writing, start with the question, what is 1 problem that I can solve. 

Download the ebook at www.Dharmify.com/ebook and you can get dharmify on audible or for free at www.dharmify.com, just pay shipping. 

The array of offerings in yoga studios is lacking in some major ways. Here i show why yoga bootcamps can fill an important need for leveling up your students. I use the example of my 8 week handstand hero. 

There are so many ways to interpret our lives. Here I share my favorite and most powerful one. It's called the hero's journey. I share some ideas from the hero's journey that will help you organize your yoga retreats and improve your yoga classes. 

I think all of us should have some elements of this in our own lives. 

The yoga business is full of paradox. When yoga means union and your goal is community building, how are you to fire people? How do you reconcile the need for healthy boundaries, and space when the core teachings teach us to unite. The easy way is hypocrisy and we've all seen that.  But the easy way in this case often tarnishes reputation and makes things worse. 

This is a peculiar burden in finding the "right" way to do business. In this podcast I offer up the dharmify method as the best way to balance all the competing needs. 

Give a listen. 

Mantras are the best ways to change your mind. I have been using mantra to re create myself as a marketer. I share some of the techniques I have been using to become so much better at marketing. I also share two tips I recently used to sell some more retreats. 

Enjoy!

As a boy, I used to do seva at the Golden Temple. When I left India, I missed that feeling until I realized creating huge value filled the void for me. 

In the podcast here I share why I decided to make my book free just pay shipping model. It allows me to give huge value for a cheap price and also sets me up to create even more value for my clients. 

Joshi Biro is a yoga studio business coach and founder of the Yogaprenuer collective. He gives us so much great insight here.

We talk about

- getting mindset right to thrive in the yoga studio world.

- 6 tips for marketing anything

- the difference between a retreat and a summit.

- ways to charge more for your yoga retreat.

- how to monetize your client list more effectively. -

we talk about his Beyond the Bottom Line Yoga Business Summit.

Plus lots more! This is a fun one.

Here I share a simple 4 step process to present your retreat to your audience. I used it last week and got 2 sign ups for my winter retreat which is now sold out. I added another one Jan 28 - 30 2022 which is similar. The method is called The Who what why how video and I learned it from Russell Brunson. Basically you introduce yourself (who) talk about the retreat ( the what) Tell them why its so important ( why) Share how they can take the next step and register ( How) Simple. Easy. Clear. Effective. Listen in and you can hear how I did it and why you should start using it.

I've wanted to sit down with Kiley Enmark and chat for a while. She does Casa Om & Casa Om Potomac regularly but also does trips to Xinalani in Puerto Vallarta, Ubud Retreat Center in Bali and D’Alijo Retreat Center in Portugal. All places I want to visit. She shares her criteria for picking locations which will help you if you're looking for venues. She also is one of the most fun people on the planet. From her bio: Competitive soccer player. Astute business woman. All star burrito eater. World traveler. Precious Moments collector (yep). Wakeboarder. Friendship bracelet maker. Rap video dancer. Marathon runner. Yogi. Of all the hats Kiley has worn over the years, "yogi" is by far her favorite. The catalyst dropped in 2010 when the front desk staff at The Westin Indianapolis congratulated then-consultant Kiley on her 365th overnight stay. I have stayed one year of my life in your hotel? She cried into her complimentary bottle of Prosecco and decided it was time to make a change. " Listen in if you are thinking about ramping up your yoga retreat life.