09/09/2026
The biggest mistake I made running a yoga studio?
I ran it like a gym.
For 13 years, I ran a busy, successful yoga studio.
We had a big timetable.
Lots of teachers.
Lots of classes.
Lots of choice.
And from the outside, it worked.
The studio was successful. Classes were busy. We built an incredible community.
But behind the scenes, I was exhausted.
I was managing teachers, timetables, covers, cancellations, memberships, marketing, administrationā¦ while somehow trying to remain connected to the thing that made me open a yoga studio in the first place:
teaching yoga.
I burnt out twice in the space of 3 years.
This led me to closing my studio in 2023 - taking time away with my family overseas to reflect and redirect.
I didnāt know if or when I would return.
When I did reopen the yoga studio space 6 months later - I knew I didnāt want to recreate what Iād had before.
So I changed the model.
Today, Iām the sole teacher at Bloom.
Instead of an enormous timetable of drop-in classes, most of my classes are offered as programs and series.
The same people return each week.
I get to know their bodies, their practice and what theyāre working with.
We can build on what we explored the week before rather than starting again every class.
There is repetition. Progression. Relationship.
And perhaps most importantly, I get to teach.
My little studio might look less impressive on paper than the business I ran before. It might not fit the typical studio model.
But it feels infinitely more sustainableā¦personally and professionally.
And Iāve realised that a successful business isnāt necessarily the one that becomes the biggest.
Sometimes success looks like building something small enough that you still love being inside it.
And itās why I love this room and the people in it. āØ
