by Natasha Douglas | May 23, 2023 | All Blog Posts, Graduates, Tutors
Tips and Strategies for Turning Your Mindfulness Side Hustle into the Main Event
Mindfulness teaching can be a rewarding and fulfilling career, helping others to manage stress, anxiety, and other challenges. Many mindfulness teachers start their teaching journey as a side hustle while working in other jobs, but with dedication and effort, it’s possible to turn this side hustle into a full-time career.
Here are some tips to help you turn your mindfulness teaching side hustle into a successful career:
1. Set Clear Goals
The first step in turning your mindfulness teaching side hustle into a career is to set clear goals. Think about where you want to be in two, five or ten years, and what steps you need to take to get there.
For example, you may need to invest in further training or certification, increase your teaching hours, or develop your marketing skills. Setting clear goals will help you stay focused and motivated as you work towards building a successful mindfulness teaching career.
2. Develop Your Skills
To establish yourself as a reputable mindfulness teacher, it’s important to invest in your skills and knowledge. Consider taking advanced mindfulness training programs, attending workshops, or seeking mentorship from experienced teachers.
Developing your skills will not only improve your teaching abilities but also help you stand out in a competitive marketplace and attract more clients.
3. Create a Business Plan
A successful mindfulness teaching career requires a solid business plan. This includes identifying your target audience, developing a marketing strategy, and creating a budget for your business.
Consider creating a website or social media profile to promote your services, as well as developing a pricing strategy and plan for growth. A solid business plan will help you stay organised and focused as you work towards building a successful mindfulness teaching career.
4. Invest in Your Business
As you build your mindfulness teaching career, it’s important to invest in your business to maximise your potential for success. This includes investing in marketing, networking, and continuing education.
One way to invest in your business is by taking a business development e-course, such as this one offered by MindfulnessUK. This course provides you with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop and grow your mindfulness teaching practice.
Turning your mindfulness teaching side hustle into a successful career requires dedication, effort, and a solid business plan. By investing in your skills, creating a business plan, and continuing to learn and grow, you can establish yourself as a reputable and successful mindfulness teacher.
To take your career to the next level, consider purchasing MindfulnessUK’s Business Development e-course. This course provides you with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop and grow your mindfulness teaching practice. Click here to learn more and purchase the e-course today.
by Kate Elliott | Aug 3, 2021 | All Blog Posts, Tutors
My journey to where I am today, has been a winding road! I have always had the ambition to help people to be the best they can be but found myself stuck in the path of the corporate world for many years, without the confidence to step out and do what I love doing. Â
About 15 years ago I took my first steps to helping others by training to be a yoga teacher and then a yoga therapist, and I then went part-time in the corporate world to gain more experience. Â
Inspired by my Mum, I then decided to stop hanging around and I wrote a 5 year plan to get me to where I wanted to be, and that is when I discovered MindfulnessUK and completed the Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion qualification, with Karen Atkinson. Â
How mindfulness changed my mindset.
I then switched my mindset and rather than feeling trapped by the corporate world, I used the corporate world to build my mindfulness teaching experience by sharing it with my colleagues. Â
Lockdown was in some ways a gift for me (and in some ways not), as working from home gave me the flexibility to further build my mindfulness business and run more courses for individuals, businesses, and children. With this experience I then had the confidence to step away from the corporate world and embrace my mindfulness career further.
Becoming the new Compassionate Mindful Resilience tutor at MindfulnessUK.
It’s such a privilege for me to be the course lead for the Compassionate Mindful Resilience course. This course is designed to support those who care for others. As a single adoptive mum, to a lovely little girl who experienced neglect in her early childhood, I feel so lucky to have mindfulness as a tool to navigate the challenges that parenting a child with developmental trauma throws in the way. Â
I am passionate about helping others who are in the same boat, be it adoptive parents, foster carers or social workers, as I understand first-hand the pressure that they are under whilst investing so much in supporting the lives of the little people in their care. Â
My ambition is to teach as many people as possible, to be able to expand the reach of this course to all sectors of society and see first-hand the difference it can make to people’s lives.Â
If you would like to experience the course for yourself, why not join me on 14th September or if you are ready to get teaching then the next teacher training course starts on the 16th of September. Â
For more information visit the website or email kate.elliott@mindfulnessuk.com
by Mindfulness UK | Aug 10, 2018 | All Blog Posts, Tutors
We are delighted to introduce you to Anna Taylor who will be teaching our Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Professional Practice Teacher Training Course (IMCPP) which starts in Cambridge in the autumn.
“I gained so much from this Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion into Professional Practice course with Mindfulness UK (Mindfulnessuk1). It has very much changed the way that I work both in teaching yoga classes, my yoga therapy work and working one-to-one with clients. The beauty of the course is that it enables you to incorporate the practices of mindfulness and compassion within your own work setting, whether that be working as a yoga teacher, a life coach, a school teacher. I met people from all different backgrounds who were adapting these practices for their own workplace needs”
The course has now expanded and is being delivered in London, Bristol, Taunton and Cambridge and I am delighted to be co-delivering the Cambridge course which begins in November.
The main pre-requisite for undertaking the training is to have a regular meditation practice and have undertaken an 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. If this is something that you feel may benefit you and what you offer professionally do visit http://mindfulnessuk-com.stackstaging.com/…/integrating-mindfulness-and-com… for more information.
Welcome Anna from us all at MindfulnessUK
