Ep #78 : How to Lead a Successful Yoga Retreat

Have you ever wanted to run your own yoga retreats? Or maybe you’ve been on a retreat and had an amazing experience, and are curious to know what goes into making that happen? In this episode, Paul and Byron discuss some of the best tips and tricks on how to successfully lead a yoga retreat. They share some wonderful wisdom for new yoga teachers wanting to run retreats. Tips on demographics, how to attract students, price points, and much more. Check out the full episode and start running your own retreats! (00:00) Paul and Byron’s first-ever yoga retreat in Costa Rica! (02:14) Byron flipping the bird in LA (03:01) The starting of a business and a friendship (06:10) If you’re a new yoga teacher and want to run a retreat, how do you start? (08:53) The business side of yoga… (11:25) Be an assistant to a teacher you look up to (15:59) Consider if you actually want to organise the retreat or just teach (16:37) Choose and know your demographic (18:29) Allow proper time for marketing and planning (19:45) See the resort for yourself, or get a trusted recommendation/review (22:11) Paul’s upcoming Greece retreat (23:06) You don’t have to teach yoga to run a yoga retreat… --- About Going Pro Yoga: At Going Pro Yoga, we help yoga teachers become even better by teaching them new skills and giving them the tools they need to make their yoga classes safe, fun, and special for everyone. **Right now you can try Going Pro Yoga FREE for 7-days and sample: All Tools Needed to Master Cueing, Sequencing, and Alignment Video Library of over 75 fully Sequenced Classes, Sequence Chunks, and Flows FIRST EVER Yoga Cueing System with Over 160 poses and Hundreds of Variations Wisdom Talks from over 20,000 Hours of Teaching Experience Anatomy and Injury Prevention as it relates to Yoga. To Learn More, Visit Going Pro Yoga, and ⁠Start your 7-Day Free Trial⁠!