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How To Sell Out Your Retreat
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁: The majority of the people who are coming to your retreat are doing so because they 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 and 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Yes, you will probably get a couple random people through targeted advertising (which is part of what I offer) but it won’t be enough to...

Why Work With a Retreat Planner?
I can only speak for myself because I know that what I offer as a retreat planner is unique. Not only have I hosted successful retreats over the last 9 years, but I myself am also a yoga/fitness teacher. I understand how to create an experience for students that is...

How Do You Know It’s Time?
After a handful of consultation calls last week, I’m learning that one of the reasons teachers hesitate to lead a retreat is that they don’t even know where to start. Everyone I spoke to said that they’ve thought about before, but never knew if it was the time to...

Rookie Retreat Mistakes
I recently posted about this on my Instagram and received a lot of messages from people who wished they had known some of these tips beforehand so I thought I’d share these with you. Leading a retreat without a strong understanding about the rhythm and timing of...

Retreat Timing
It’s important to be strategic about your timing when planning an international retreat, especially if you want to maximize your profits (which 99% of the people I talk to and work with do). In this regard, the best time to lead a retreat is in the first three and the...

Successful Retreat Marketing
I’m sure it goes without saying, if your students don’t know that you’re leading a retreat, they won’t sign up. I’m always upfront with my clients that while I do marketing on my end as a retreat planner, the majority of the people who will sign up are your students....

The Little Things Made the Difference
I’m back in the country and still processing my most recent retreat. If there was one thing I could have been better with, it would have been taking pictures and videos. Perhaps next time I will hire a photographer! Besides that though, I did a lot of things right and...

Investment vs. Reward
I was listening to a podcast the other day by one of my coaches (a self-made millionaire) and she was talking about how if you want to enjoy big rewards in business, you need to take a risk (investment in yourself) of equal value. It got me thinking about leading...

The Importance of T’s and C’s
These are just a few of the things that should be included in your T’s and C’s. It’s so important to protect yourself when leading a retreat and one of the most commonly overlooked things. I can’t tell you how many retreat pages I’ve seen with just “PayPal the money...

How Leading Retreats Uplevels Your Life
For many of us yoga teachers, our professional and personal lives blend into one another and directly effect each other. Because of this, I felt that becoming an international retreat leader has significantly enhanced my life as a whole. How? 𝟭.) I’ve gained a new...