18. How I Turned a Workshop Flop into a Game-Changing Program

Yoga Teacher Confidential: Secrets of Becoming a Great Yoga Teacher

Have you ever launched a project that didn’t go as planned? In this episode, I get honest about how my Plan a Month in an Hour workshop fell short—and how it inspired me to create something even better. I share what went wrong, the lessons I learned, and how listening to feedback led to my new mentorship program: Mastering the Art of Yoga Sequencing.

You’ll hear:

• Why clear communication is key for workshops and classes

• How to shift from “winging it” to confident lesson planning

• How I learned that you want done-for-you resources (I should have known, so do I!)

• The exciting details of my new six-month mentorship program

Affirmation for this episode:

“There’s no failure, just feedback.”

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Chapters

1. 18. How I Turned a Workshop Flop into a Game-Changing Program (00:00:00)

2. Plan a Month in an Hour: The Initial Vision (00:02:18)

3. The Workshop Execution and Challenges (00:03:46)

4. Realizing the Mistake (00:04:48)

5. Creating a New Program (00:08:18)

6. Lessons Learned and Final Thoughts (00:13:29)

7. Affirmation: No Failure, Just Feedback (00:14:12)