In this YouTube video, experienced yoga teacher Francesca (ERYT 500, 10 years practice, 1,000+ teaching hours) answers the question of whether new yoga teachers can launch an online yoga business immediately after completing their 200‑hour or online teacher training. She first establishes her credibility, then debunks three common myths: (1) you must teach in‑person first, (2) no one will pay a new teacher, and (3) you need fancy gear or a large following. Francesca outlines the three essential elements for a successful launch—clarity, confidence, and a concrete plan—and emphasizes the need for a single, simple offer aimed at one ideal student with a clear result. She provides a concrete example of a 4‑week series for beginners over 50, showing how to structure, price, and deliver it using minimal equipment (just a phone and a $20 microphone). The video then promotes the Empowered Yoga Teacher Program, which offers templates, weekly group calls, one‑on‑ones, and step‑by‑step guidance to help fresh graduates acquire paying clients quickly without tech overwhelm. Throughout, she uses a conversational, enthusiastic tone, peppered with humor and multiple calls to subscribe, positioning the program as a supportive community for aspiring online yoga teachers.
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Let's talk about what you do need to actually succeed as an online yoga teacher right freaking now. Hey y'all, can you start an online business right after yoga teacher training? Yes. And if you're here wondering if you're ready, I'm going to tell you the truth with love, strategy, and zero fluff. But before we get into it, I need you, yes you, to subscribe. Not for me, not even for you. But for the chaotic squirrel that just ran across my patio and looked me dead in the eyes like he was about to start an online yoga business. I can't have any squirrels outpacing my humans. So do it, hit subscribe. Every time someone subscribes to this YouTube channel, another yoga teacher gets unstuck, gets strategic, and stops being jealous of people with worse form and better lighting. All right, let's get into it. So you've just finished your online yoga teacher training, or maybe your 200-hour yoga teacher training, and the question is just burning in your mind: Can I actually start an online yoga business right now, or do I need more experience first? Should I teach in person for a while? Will people even take me seriously or want to come to my classes? I get it because I've been exactly where you are. So let's back up. Let me tell you a little bit about me. My name is Francesca. I'm an ERYT 500. I've been practicing yoga for about 10 years now, and I've taught over 1,000 hours of classes. I co-facilitate trainings and retreats with Angelica, best— better known as Yoga Lebrity, and as well as presenting at festivals myself. I took her 200-hour yoga teacher training in person, and then I did her 300-hour yoga teacher training online. And now I work inside of her program, helping yoga teachers just like you build your online yoga businesses. I host weekly group calls, I do one-on-ones, and I've built my own online course while still teaching in person and living that full-time yoga teacher life. So yeah, I've definitely seen this up close. And what I can tell you is that yes, yes, yes, yes, you absolutely can start your own online yoga business right out of yoga teacher training. If anything, it's probably the better thing to do. I mean, who wants to run around to multiple studios and just have to waste gas teaching, right? But whether the work comes down to whether you treat it like a business or a dream, you'll get to someday. I want to break it down to you. And what I can tell you is yes, yes, you absolutely can start your online yoga business right out of yoga teacher training. So now that we got that out of the way, let me break it down for you. Okay. There are 3 things new yoga teachers need to launch successfully. Okay. Are you hearing this? Clarity, confidence, and a plan. That's it. But here's where most yoga teachers get tripped up. Okay? You finish your online yoga teacher certification, you're fired up, and then crickets. No one really shows you what happens next. You're Yoga Alliance approved, right? You've got your 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate, but nobody taught you how to actually build an offer that sells and helps you make money or market yourself online. None of those things are taught after the yoga teacher training. And whether or not you want to show up on camera without looking like a hostage, right? You think you're not ready. You think you need another certification, more time, better lighting, a cuter dog. Mine just got out of surgery, so I can't pick her up and show you. But nonetheless, all of those are myths. They are the things that are holding you back. So myth number 1: I need to teach in person first to be legit. No, you can teach online immediately and in person, but one is not a prerequisite to the other. I still teach in person because I love it. My online yoga work gives me freedom, but teaching in person is still so much fun and really great connection, right? You don't need to prove yourself in a studio for 5 years before you're allowed to start online. Right? That's outdated gatekeeping. We don't play like that around here. Okay, what matters is your clarity and your commitment, not your resume. Okay, let's get into myth number 2. Myth number 2 is that no one will pay a new teacher. False. Absolutely false. People will pay you if you solve a problem that they actually care about, right? They're not looking for your resume. Whether you're teaching yoga for a better sleep, for back pain, for menopause, mobility, grief, or stress relief. If you can clearly speak to their problem and offer a solution, they will pay. They will pay. It doesn't matter if you just finished your online yoga teacher training. It really doesn't matter if you just finished your online yoga teacher training like yesterday. Okay. All right. Last myth. Myth number 3, I need fancy gear or a big following. Hard no, hard pass. I started with a phone. I'm literally recording it on my phone right now and a $20 mic that I'm literally wearing right at this moment. You don't need to have a studio setup. You don't. All you need is a plan. Okay, if you want to see the gear that I use now, the link will be in the description. But please do not wait for perfection. Okay, perfection is a lie dressed up in yoga pants and pretending to be helpful. Let's be real, okay? Because we are real around here at Yogaliberty. So you want to start with what you got. Your students don't really care about how polished you are. They care about your presence, okay? Let's talk about what you do need to actually succeed as an online yoga teacher right freaking now, okay? You need one offer, one ideal student, one clear result That's it. You don't need a course, a challenge, a membership, a YouTube channel, a blog, and a newsletter all at once. You need a simple path that solves a real problem for a specific person. Okay, let's say you just finished your online yoga teacher training and you love working with beginners over 50, right? Amazing. They're great. I love that. You can create a 4-week series that helps with balance, confidence, and flexibility. You teach it live or you record it ahead of time, you charge it appropriately, and boom, there's your offer right there. I just handed it to you. There's your offer. That's how you start. But if you don't know how to create that kind of offer or how to price it, name it, market it, or build an audience for it, that's where people get stuck, right? That's why inside the Empowered Yoga Teacher Program, We walk you through every single step of building an online profitable yoga business. Okay. With templates, with weekly calls, with someone like me, you'll see a lot of me. We are very heavily involved in this course. You can ask all of the questions to us that you may be scared to post on Facebook or go back to your in-person teachers for. And yes, we work with total beginners and people fresh out of their 200-hour yoga teacher training. And we help them get paying clients fast without burning out or getting lost in the tech overwhelm. Because here's the truth, truly, here's the truth that no one will tell you, okay? The yoga world doesn't owe you a career, but it will reward your consistency, your clarity, and your willingness to show up. Okay, and when you've got guidance, that process goes a lot faster. Let me tell you, I have witnessed it. So if you're wondering if you're ready, let me ask you this: are you ready to learn how to show up online in a way that feels aligned and authentic? Are you ready to stop waiting and start offering what you already know can help someone? Because if you are, then yes, you are absolutely ready to start your online yoga business right after teacher training. And if you want support, tools, and someone who's literally walked the path ahead of you, I would love to see you inside the Empowered Yoga Teacher Program. The link is in the description. I know what you're thinking, wait, she's forgot to do the subscribe pitch. No, I didn't. If you don't hit the subscribe right now, your next shavasana will be interrupted by a mosquito. Mosquito with a drum circle. You've been warned. And let me tell you, you've been warned because that's happened to me and I got eaten alive. The mosquitoes love me and you don't want that. So subscribe, subscribe right now so we can protect peace, protect your energy, your future as an empowered online yoga teacher. And if you want to keep going, then watch the next video because I'll see you there. Bye.
