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Time Passes Anyway
“You either dream of experiencing something or actually do it.” Cover Photo by: @harrystamatov I recently watched this video by Adam Russell. Then, I sent it to a few friends and watched it again. He explains that life is happening and ‘time passes anyway’ whether or not we acknowledge it…
Yoga Perspectives and the Teaching Path
Lessons and Perspectives from Traveling and Teaching Yoga Around the World Since I started traveling and teaching yoga, the question I get most from my students is: What made me become a yoga teacher? There are many possible reasons behind why we choose our professions and work activities in life….
Feel the Love at Bhakti Fest!
Bhakti Fest is a beloved annual gathering in Joshua Tree, California. The positive ripple effects this festival creates are immeasurable. This year’s festival will return to the beautiful Joshua Lake & Campground, September 27-29, 2024. In 2011, I was a newish yoga teacher and attended Bhakti Fest for the first time…
Step Slowly, Journey Safely
Safe Travel With Yoga Trade As a traveller, safety is always top of mind and a collective concern of friends, family and strangers who ask where I’m going or have been. I’m writing this from Brazil, in the small surf town of Itacaré in Bahia. A friend – and fellow…
Picking Your Path: A Guide for Seekers
Life is long, start where you are If you’re like me, options are often exciting and overwhelming. Yoga Trade fosters the common ambition of teachers and wellness professionals with diverse travel work opportunities, from colourful cities, humble European hillsides, slow remote islands, to mountain wilderness, and more. The only downside…
My Journey of Teaching Yoga and Embracing Adventure
As a girl from a small country, I always liked traveling, getting to know other cultures, and embracing adventure. Upon finishing my yoga teacher training in my home of Serbia, I had a thought: could I teach while traveling? The idea lit me up immediately, and I realized I would…
Find the Best Yoga Teachers and Wellness Staff
Energy flows where focus goes Quality staff breathe life into a space. The physical environment, aesthetic and location set the foundation, while people elicit the feeling. Yoga Trade supports retreats, businesses, and spaces of many kinds who are searching for wellness staff. Connect with the best yoga instructors and wellness…
Crafting Compelling Job Descriptions for Yoga Positions
Finding the right yoga instructor can transform the experience at your space, affecting not only the quality of your offerings but also your retreat’s reputation and guest satisfaction, so writing an effective job description is crucial in attracting the right candidates. Here are some key tips for crafting compelling job…
Remembering Your Inner Freedom Through Slow Travel
When we speak about moksha, liberation; we know that it doesn’t depend on external reciprocity, for we can only become free from within. We don’t have to earn freedom, buy it, or get approved by anyone. We only need to be reminded of already being free and slow travel can…
Cultivating a Symbiotic Work Exchange
How to find your fit in work and travel trade As humans, we crave fulfillment. It’s an innate shared motivator that we need a reason for doing. Traveling enriches life simply by moving beyond self-imposed borders and routine mundanity, growing our world and mind with exploration and culture. Still, for…
Not Just a Trade But a Transformation
My Yoga Trade Experience in Colombia: How it Birthed Lotus Retreats! Yoga Trade inspired my life in a direction I could have never imagined until it was happening. A true transformation. After a couple Yoga Teacher Trainings, I was deep in the yoga studio teacher hustle bouncing from studio to…
Metamorphosis: From Guiding Students to Guiding Teachers
Stepping into the role of a yoga teacher trainer has been something that has crossed my mind several times since I first started as a yoga teacher in 2018. But it didn’t come from a place of confidence that I could do this anytime soon. Yoga teacher trainers had to…
Entering My ‘Soft Girl Era’: Teaching Yoga in Paradise
How slowing down and teaching yoga in paradise allowed me to tap into my feminine energy and soothe my nervous system. Hi. I’m Katie. A yoga teacher & songwriter, who also happens to be a full-time Strategy Director at a creative ventures company in London. After years of trying to…
A Conscious Approach to Yoga Travel: Moksha Yoga Amazonica
To many, the concept of yoga travel involves a week-long retreat or wellness vacation at a beautiful and tranquil resort with daily classes and healthy foods. While a seven day reset may be all some are looking for, what if the mainstream idea of yoga travel became reimagined to a…
The Yoga Farm – Costa Rica: Take Me Back!
I had the magnificent pleasure of staying at the Yoga Farm for the majority of the month of December 2023 for the Jungle Residency Program. It took me this long (I’m writing this at the end of February) because I needed to get a grasp onto the most proper words…
Creativity in the Yoga Industry and 15 Innovative Job Possibilities for Instructors
When addressing creativity and innovation within the yoga industry, we are talking about making the practice increasingly accessible and relevant to a variety of people in different situations and places. Some of these places may seem unlikely, but that’s exactly what creativity is about: thinking outside the box and opening…
How to Maintain Work-Life Balance as a Busy Yoga Teacher
Yoga instructors frequently discover that their own balance between work and life is collapsing in the rush of balancing chakras and mastering poses for others. Ironic much? Preaching mindfulness and actually doing it can, after all, be at opposite extremes of the spectrum, particularly if you have training sessions, workshops,…
Healthy Foods to Eat Before and After a Yoga Session
Yoga brings balance to your body, mind, and spirit and offers a sense of peace. But like any physical activity, the benefits of yoga extend beyond the mat, influenced by our food choices. Just as you would carefully select fuel for a high-performance engine, choosing the right and healthy foods…
California Dream: How to Become a Yoga Instructor in “The Golden State”
We’re excited to share with you a guide to a destination so beloved by the yoga world: California. It sounds like a dream, right? Becoming a yoga instructor in California could be the key to unlocking this extraordinary reality and making your yoga journey even more inspiring. This blog post…
One Earth Project
Sophia Lee is the mind, body, and spirit that has brought the One Earth Project to life. She is a female filmmaker, with a mission to empower women by giving them a platform to share their stories on a global scale. Through her work, she aims to spread important messages…
Yoga Market & Trends 2024
We are about to witness revolutions in various markets, and ideally, the yoga market should not be left out in such challenging and important times for humanity, as it is where the balance between body, mind, and spirit becomes more than a concept — it becomes a transformative and peaceful…
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