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raquel - 2007-08-29 11:46 AM Zoe it sounds perfect! do you find that clients mind sharing rooms or do they prefer to be on their own? how many people are expecting? most of the rooms are dorm style, but they have the option of having a private room for an extra $50. so, they do have that option. as far as i know, no one minds sharing. i am dividing sleep arrangements by sex/gender (in shared accommodation). a few people have asked for private rooms. i'm hoping to get at least 15. right now, i have 6 signed up. next week, i start a new session of classes and the other end of my advertising comes out. so, i'm hoping that in the coming weeks, i'll get more people interested. when my new class starts up (next week), i typically have 25-35 people signed up for each of 5 classes. so, i'm going to announce the retreat there and give them my business card so that they can access the web site. any more than 15 is a major bonus!  | |||
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thanks jimg. i really do enjoy my life and i consider myself a very wealthy woman in more ways than financially.  | |||
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Jambo - 2007-08-29 3:03 PM Remember, you really are supporting the yoga studio owners life style. I'm convinced that the teachers don't make that much. Exactly! Blokes like Bikram have become rich, while those at the bottom sweat and struggle for a living.  And these blokes, all the while advising you and me about the greatness of yoga, realization, spirituality, and what else not, have their breakfast in NY, lunch in Paris, and vacation in Bahamas.  | |||
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Expert Yogi Posts: 8442      | If I were shopping for a studio, I would look for a non-profit group. Ours is run by a society and all the money goes back into scholarships, bursaries and maybe a fund for us to buy our own place someday. My home studio does support my high-flying lifestyle. That income goes straight to providing an extra couple of weeks of holidays for me in the summer. I can't afford to go anywhere, but sitting at home an enjoying a break is awfully nice  | ||
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tourist - 2007-08-30 11:20 AM I can't afford to go anywhere, but sitting at home an enjoying a break is awfully nice There literally is, no where to go, nothing to do, huh? Seriously, if you don't like how something is done on a monetary level, don't pay for it. In this society, the best way to vote is with your feet, and your wallet. | |||
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| there is definitely a 'truth' to the idea that paying for classes is paying for the studio-owner's lifestyle. i do wish that more studio owners would have a better 'trickle down' to teachers. and, i want to share this while it's only marginally related because i'm really proud of myself and it's a healing thing. i owned a studio for a year a while back, as some might remember. anyway, i was really ashamed when i had to close it down. i blamed myself and considered myself a failure. but my accountant actually set me straight earlier this year. after tax season, he sat down to do some business councelling with me. i didn't know how healing that could be! i recommend a good accountant for everyone! anyway, we sat down and talked about the studio. he took away a lot of shame, because he pointed out that it was the building owner who closed the studio--not my own failure at business. he'd looked over the books that i'd kept carefully, and saw exactly what happened. he told me that i actually broke even--financially--based on how i ran my business in the first year. he asserted that had i stayed open for the 3 yr contract of the lease, then i likely would have been able to pay myself in the second year, and then potentially make profit in the third (assuming things were growing at the rate they were and i was still careful with my money). here was how i ran things: 1. i didn't pay myself anything. i taught 18-20 classes per week. 2. i had two teachers working for me. 2a. one teacher and i split the class income at 30-70. she got 70% as her take home. she came with her own client list. 2b. the other teacher was/is a dear friend of mine. he volunteered to help me out by teaching once a week for free. i did the basic calculation and learned that when i had 5 people in a class, i would "break even" for that class time (assuming i had five people in all the classes that i taught, plus his class, but excluding teacher 2a's class--as she was a special case). after 5 people, we would split the income 50-50. 25 people could fit into the room. my friend could earn up to $120 per hour if we filled the classroom. oh, and both teachers could take any classes that they wanted for free. 3. i had work study opportunities, even though these were fairly limited. honestly, i couldn't offer too many at first, or everyone would be working and no one would be paying rent on the building! LOL but, i still never turned anyone away. i had three work-study volunteers. they mostly mopped the floors for me before/after classes. in that year, i did quite well. i paid all of my bills and i was able to pay back the starter loan (from my grandmother). my accountant was able to find a tax magic way for me to get money back because that guy didn't honor the lease--which allowed me to pay all of that money back to my grandma. i was so pleased to do that! and, i learned that i am a good business person and that i didn't fail. i feel cleansed emotionally. and really proud of myself. and if i had mad emoney--and i would have--it would have been nice, but it wouldn' thave been at the expense of others. i would have gladly supported more work-study people, i would have gladly paid my teachers a large portion of whatever came in. and if i made a good profit, that would be nice. | |||
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| this is true, jming. and you also have to hope that the person from whom you're leasing doesn't decide to 'close the doors' 3 months after you signed your lease, or turn off the electricity (after i convinced him to stay open for at least a year) at the end of that lease-year (the term of the lease was 3 yrs), and thus leaving you 'in the lurch' because he doesn't inform you of his actions until the day before he wants to act in this way. and, it helps if you have enough capital to fight this legally--but when compared to a trust fund baby, i wasn't able to fight it. (he kept a woman in court over a $40 that he owed her for over 3 years). but, i was glad that i was so successful--as my accountant pointed out. he was very surprised. i do actually know this business 'pretty well.' and now i feel confident that if i opened another studio, i would do well with it. | |||
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Veteran Posts: 243 | seeker - 2007-08-30 10:09 AM Jambo - 2007-08-29 3:03 PM Remember, you really are supporting the yoga studio owners life style. I'm convinced that the teachers don't make that much. Exactly! Blokes like Bikram have become rich, while those at the bottom sweat and struggle for a living. And these blokes, all the while advising you and me about the greatness of yoga, realization, spirituality, and what else not, have their breakfast in NY, lunch in Paris, and vacation in Bahamas. I don't understand all the head-banging and grief- what blokes are getting rich on yoga beside Bikram- who is a notable exception in the yoga world. who are you upset with? you ask a question- why do people charge to teach yoga, and you get perfectly understandable and reasonable answers: 1. yoga teachers charge money so they can pay their rent, eat, etc. just like any other person 2. it is a skill worthy of charging to teach it like any other skill 3. people assess "free"events or classes as having no worth, so it's better to give it a value and in this period cash is the preferred value. 4. Many teachers on this forum are offering sliding scales or free donations of time and effort. But you still seem convinced that somehow you are being cheated because you have to pay for a yoga class? | ||
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