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Trouble In Yoga School!
Yoga teacher training programs have been expanding at a rapid rate and they have become an important profit center for many yoga studios. However, as a result, I am now getting lots of calls about conflicts between students and the schools. There have been...
Stop The Music! ASCAP Is Hitting Yoga Studios For Music Royalties
ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. It is a membership association of more than 500,000 composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers of every kind of music. It represents hundreds of thousands of music creators worldwide....
Should You Ask About Injuries Before Class?
I have been in many yoga classes where, at the beginning of class, the teacher asks whether any students have an injury. Sometimes the students describe their injuries openly in the class. Other times the teachers visit with the students privately (usually in child...
Don’t Sign That Lease (Yet)
Don’t Sign That Lease! (Yet) Signing a lease is one of the most important economic actions that you will take as the owner of a yoga or wellness studio. The key point of this post is that you must read, understand and negotiate your lease. There is no such thing as a...
Releases From Liability-Make Sure You Are Covered!
Why You Need A Release of Liability All yoga teachers and studios must obtain a release of liability from each student. An effective release will place you in a better position to negotiate a settlement if a complaint for personal injury is brought against you and...
Yoga Journal Conference
Join me at the Yoga Journal Conference and the Texas Yoga Conference in 2014!
The Yoga Journal Conference is January 16 – 20, 2014 and will be in San Francisco.
The Texas Yoga Conference is January 31 – February 2, 2014 and will be in Houston.
Yoga Alliance Business of Yoga Conference
I will be speaking at the 2013 Yoga Alliance Business of Yoga Conference in Washington.
It will be held on August 8-10.
I will be discussing essential legal issues for yoga studios and for teachers in two separate workshops.