Yoga chair classes for 5 pounds?
I had a lady ask me about chair yoga as she cannot get on the floor. I mentioned that I had tried to get a class going but there was not enough interest.
She was a bit unhappy so I told her that I could try again as I have another lady who wants a class.
With rent on the studio the price would be £10 each (leaving me £5 I was trying to be generous in the hope others will join)
However she was not happy and said I was over charging as all exercise classes are £5 each.
I then went into defensive mode about Yoga and my training, my costs on renting a studio etc... I often get quite defensive so I'm wondering if there is an easier way to answer without having to justify?
I've always had this issue I'm the cheapest yoga teacher in my area as I charge £8 for 90mins however a lot of my students pay more round it up to £10 which helps me offer subsidiary prices if anybody who has financial issues.
Right now I am moving to yoga business so I am new with these prices, but I had the same issues of being qualify and cheaper at the same time on my previous job.
At the end of the day my final result is that now I hate my previous job because it has not made me able to pay my bills, it was too demanding and I didn't had time and money for making new friends etc.
I went on total burn out and now yoga is helping me in healing but the trauma is still inside me. I feel like I have lost almost 20 years of my life if I am including also the studying time.
So please, do not do the same as me.
Try to get free from this shadow of being the cheapest one.
The rule number one is that you cannot betrayed yourself.
If you feel like you are not paid enough, on the long term you will feel like you are not worthing enough.
You will not have time for yourself, your lovers etc. And you will loose your person.
You do not own a justification to the girl.
Of course it would be preferable to educate the client in knowing your worth before they are coming to you and that's what you need to follow.
5 pounds is ridiculous.
Always remember they have the money, only they do not want to give them to you because you are allowing it to.
5 pounds nowadays is even less than a beer, but pubs are always fool.
I learnt that sometimes is better not to deal with some clients similar to this girl because they make you doubts about yourself and at the same time they are perfectly fine with themselves.
A person who dosent see the damage somehow is making, is really dangerous to have around.
Protect yourself.
Take time for yourself and at the same be the first one who can value yourself.
Only after clients can see your true value and price it properly.
Don't betray your own person! It is the most precious things you have and it is the only person it will always be next to you for all your life.
Believe in you ✨
