Choosing a yoga teacher training can feel like a big undertaking. It’s a lot of money and a big time commitment!
Which is better - online yoga teacher training or in-person at some sexy, far-flung location? Does it matter if your yoga teacher training is Yoga Alliance approved? Should you start with a “general” yoga teacher training and get specialized from there?
All great questions! And all questions we’ll answer today!
Wondering how to become a barre instructor? Like how to really do it, beyond the “get certified” part?
We’ve been there and so has every single instructor we’ve ever hired. Today, we’re breaking down everything you need to do to get from “I really love barre and I think I’d like to get certified” to landing your first gig and getting paid to do what you love!
Are you thinking about getting your barre instructor certification but you’re not sure how you'd teach barre classes while also working a full-time job? Or you’re not sure how you’d even get your certification while working a full-time job?
Well, the good news is:
1. Our barre instructor certification program is 100% online
2. Many of our instructors have full-time jobs in addition to teaching barre classes with us - and they’re filled with tons of helpful information about how to juggle it all!
Today Tasha Nathan, Development Coordinator at Sarcoma Foundation of America and instructor at our Harvard Square studio tells us what she’s learned about teaching barre while working full-time over the past 8 years.
Have you ever thought about how the skills you’ve learned in yoga class could be helpful at work?
Imagine if you took that even further - how could the skills you learn as a yoga teacher help your career? If you work in an industry that involves
a) people
b) their feelings
your career might benefit from yoga teacher training. Yes, really! Today we’re talking to Marina Swietek, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, about how she’s applying what she learned in Barre & Soul’s yoga teacher training to her work in a Community Behavioral Health Clinic.
Teaching barre online sounds incredible, right? You get all the best parts of teaching barre - the flexible schedule, staying fit, making great playlists, helping people get stronger and more flexible - AND you don’t even have to leave the house!!
When we heard that Barre & Soul Academy alum Lara Foldvari taught barre online exclusively - zero in-person classes! - we had to know more.
An interview with Lara Foldvari, of Barre On The Go
If you’ve ever found yourself exhausted, grumpy, and worn down from your 9-to-5, quietly googling “How do I change careers and become a barre instructor” on your lunch break … you’re not alone.
In fact, many of the people who go through our online barre teacher certification program are hoping to do just that!
But it can feel totally overwhelming. Where do you start? What about all the money and time you spent getting the education you needed for your current job? Would you really enjoy the day-to-day reality of being a barre instructor more than your current career?
We get it. Our Melrose senior studio manager Camille has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and left a career in biotech to be a fulltime barre instructor. Here’s how she did it!
By Tasha Nathan
I remember the first time I held a plank for 8 seconds longer than I usually did, the first time I did a full set of push ups on my toes instead of my knees.
I remember when I first felt the strength I was cultivating in barre class outside of the studio. I lifted my luggage into the overhead bin, boarding a flight for work, and thought “wow that was easy!”
I’d continue to notice this while lugging groceries from the store to my apartment, or in other fitness classes where my barre training crossed over and increased my endurance and alignment. I’d often reflect on these moments while teaching, saying “we’re training for life” or “what you do on the mat will follow you out of this room.”
I also remember the first time I began to learn what that really means.
You want to make new clients feel welcome, right? We all do! Whether these new clients are doing yoga, barre, Zumba, or taking part in an ecstatic dance pop-up class, you always want them to feel like they belong.
While we hope you’re capturing the hearts of new clients 365 days a year, January is typically when you’ll see a big influx of new clients and trying something new can be intimidating for a lot of people!
From deciding to work with you, to signing up, to actually getting in the car and showing up, you want them to know their investment was worth it.
So how do you give new clients a warm welcome and make sure they feel like they belong? After years of experience creating a friendly and warm community (Seriously! Lifelong friendships are forged at our studios all the time!) here’s what we recommend …
Black Friday for fitness studios: Do those four words get your heart racing? Did your head start spinning with images of never-ending to-do lists and clients asking about coupon codes?
Yeah, us too. As consumers AND as a business, Black Friday can be overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be.
There’s also no denying that Black Friday is an opportunity for your fitness business to bring in a lot of extra money, whether you own a studio, work with clients 1:1, run workshops or a combination of all three!
We recently had our most successful Black Friday of all time (you can see how we promoted it on Instagram here) and we wanted to share what we learned so you can come back to this article anytime you’re planning a big sale!
So you’re perusing your options for online barre certification, wondering if you’ll be able to make money as a barre instructor. That’s a valid question, and you’ll find as many opinions on the subject as there are barre instructors!
But with ten years in business (woop!) and hundreds of barre instructors certified through our Academy, we can confidently share what we’ve learned to be the top four ways to make money as a barre instructor.
Tried and verified, baby. Check them out!
We all want to make great playlists for our barre classes, right? The sort of class playlist where the songs flow seamlessly into each other, the tempo perfectly matches the exercises, and students get excited to hear them? Of course!
When we’re teaching barre certification classes - either online or in-person - we hear the “What about my playlist?!!” question A LOT. Here are our 7 best tips!
Have you heard that barre classes have become all the rage? What once was a rarity at fitness clubs is now popping up everywhere, and the world needs certified barre instructors to meet the booming demand! Learning to teach barre can open up a whole new world of career opportunities for a fitness enthusiast like you.
But is an online barre training the way to go? If you have questions or are still hesitating, we'll address 5 common worries and provide tips for overcoming them.
You put on your stretchy pants, you pony up $25 for an hour of tiny pulsing movements and you wonder:
Is this for real? What sort of barre certification do these instructors have? Are they just former ballerinas?
Any questions? We're here to help!
teach@barresoulacademy.com
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