Jason Crandell is an internationally recognized yoga teacher, who teaches workshops and trainings around the world. He is a San Francisco based yoga teacher, and also writes for Yoga Journal, and teaches on Yoga Glo.  In this episode of the podcast, Jason shares his yoga story with myself and listeners. Jason shares how he went from not enjoying his first yoga class to really enjoying the practice, and then becoming a teacher. He shares what it was like to be a yoga teacher 20 years ago, how the yoga world has changed, and how he's navigated the changing yoga landscape.  Jason also share tips for new yoga teachers to stand out in a competitive industry, the importance of word-of-mouth and honing your skills, and so much more.  Enjoy! Teaching demos are something that you will need to do before getting studio jobs! They can scary and intimidating, especially when you're first starting out. That's why I've created a FREE teaching demo checklist to help you prepare. Download your copy here!  This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Yogabossbabe! Yogabossbabe is a monthly lifestyle subscription box for passionate and motivated yoga instructors who want to build and grow their yoga business. Every month you get a box of goodies delivered to your doorstep filled with things that will help you build and grow your yoga business.   Each month you also have access to an online workshop, group coaching and the private Facebook community. If you're looking to take your business to the next level, this box is for you!   To learn more, please visit www.yogabossbabe.com! This episode of the podcast is also brought to you by FavYogis! Here’s a business tool that’s really going to change the lives of yoga teachers. The FavYogis app puts control and freedom in your hands. You can update your class schedule, offer YOUR OWN classes ANYWHERE, ANYTIME; and GET PAID all from your phone! No more updating your schedule in multiple places and paying a ton of money each month for a software platform where students MIGHT stumble across your classes. Students simply open FavYogis and your schedule will be there.   On top of being able to send students notifications about class updates, set prices and ticket availability, and auto-send reminders to your students, you can also post workshops and events that will allow you to reach organic traffic through the search feature that you may never have been able to reach through simply putting the events on your website. There’s a brand spanking new feature on the Fav Yogis App!!! Teaching a lot of classes? Now you can auto-generate text for sharing your schedule on social media. Along with the time and date you can optionally include the title and location of each class or event!   Head on over to the app store and download FavYogis for free! Use code MBOM and let them know that I sent you!