Episode # 2 : Breaking down Yoga Teacher Training, The Business of Yoga and Financial Success with Sarah Krzyzanowski
In this episode I sit down with Sarah Krzyanowksi a native New Yorker and 200 RYT. Sarah completed her teacher training at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in NYC in 2015.
Sarah came to the practice of yoga through the completion of her first marathon in 2010. She looked to yoga as part of her training schedule and after her first class realized it could become so much more.
In this conversation we dive into the yoga teacher training programs that are being offered and what some of the gaps may be for continued teacher success. We discuss the ways in which teachers would benefit from business/ entrepreneur training and the willingness to have open and honest conversations around what it takes to be successful in the industry.
We explore together the breakdown that is starting to occur with the Yoga Studio model and how teachers can work to adapt. Discussing different and creative ways to move forward on the yoga path that do not include owning a yoga studio.
Sarah breaks down her definition of financial success and how she has been able to achieve this on her path as a Yoga Teacher. We discuss the power in dismantling society’s definition of success as a way for more people to have personal freedom.
Sarah closes out this discussion highlighting the importance of being comfortable in your body. Learning to understand all pieces of yourself and the strength that exists when we can admit to not having all the answers.
You can find Sarah at www.sarahkyoga.com or on instagram @Sarah.k.yoga
She is leading an upcoming Beginners Yoga Series at Common Roots Collective in Rye NH and has recently been studying and training in Katonah Yoga which weaves Taoist theory and the importance of embodiment of the poses.