Oct 17, 2018
In this Changemaker Challenge episode, Carly Banks sits down with yoga health coach Hannah Levin to talk about her ongoing evolution into yoga health coaching. Hannah started out as an art teacher. After going through yoga teacher training, she stopped teaching art, went to ayurveda school, and opened a private ayurveda practice. Having a private practice was challenging prior to yoga health coaching. Hannah was ”scrambling,” teaching 10 yoga classes a week in addition to seeing ayurveda clients privately and working other jobs as well. She wasn’t having the kind of impact she wanted to have either.
Enrolling in Yoga Health Coaching was a big leap of faith. The financial investment was scary, but not as scary as her self doubt. As she prepared to launch her pilot program, she realized that all of the work she had done up to this point had prepared her for the work she would do with yoga health coaching. Hannah feels as though she is still in transition, but she sees the time coming to where she won’t be teaching as much yoga or seeing as many private clients, which will allow her more time to support her group and get back to pottery.
Although Hannah started in February of this year, by September, she had enrolled enough members to pay off her YHC tuition . . . and she’s not even certified yet! Even better, she’s having the impact she wants to have.
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
- Why YHC is the business training every wellness pro needs.
- Why the YHC financial investment isn’t as scary as it seems.
- How everything you’ve done up til now has contributed to your potential success as a yoga health coach.
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Show Highlights:
- 0:00 - Hannah just returned from the Yogahealer retreat in Salt Lake City where she discovered more opportunities for growth. Hannah started out as an art teacher. After going through yoga teacher training, she stopped teaching art became a full time potter and yoga teacher. She then went to ayurveda school and transitioned away from pottery to open a private ayurveda practice. Having a private practice was challenging prior to yoga health coaching. Hannah was ”scrambling,” teaching 10 yoga classes a week in addition to seeing ayurveda clients privately and working other jobs as well. She wasn’t having the kind of impact she wanted to have either.
- 6:00 - Enrolling in Yoga Health Coaching was a big leap of faith for Hannah. The financial investment was scary to her, but not as scary as her self doubt. As she prepared to launch her pilot program, she realized that all of the work she had done up to this point, including teaching art and leading outdoor programs, had prepared her for the work she would do with yoga health coaching. She now has 21 people enrolled for a year. Her growing edge now is being more location independent. She’ll be travelling over the next several weeks and will be running her coaching group online from different locations.
- 9:30 - Hannah still feels as though she is in transition, as she is still teaching yoga and seeing private ayurveda clients in addition to coaching her group. But she sees the transition coming to where she won’t be teaching as much yoga or seeing as many private clients, which will allow her more time to support her group and get back to pottery.
- 11:15 - Although Hannah started in February of this year, by September, she had enrolled enough members to pay off her YHC tuition . . . and she’s not even certified yet! Even better, she’s having the impact she wants to have. She knew her pre-YHC business model wasn’t working. Now she knows she’s getting the business training she needs to be successful.
- 12:50 - A happy by-product of YHC is that coaches get their own daily habits solidified, even those who were previously trained in ayurveda.
- 14:50 - Each yoga health coach brings his or her own particular strengths and interests into their coaching programs. Hannah includes quarterly art projects. Carly focuses on decluttering and creating “zen” spaces in her clients’ homes.
Your Favorite Quotes:
- “This is really the best business degree that I ever could have hoped for.” --- Carly Banks
Guest BIO
Hannah grew up in an artistic/health-conscious family in the mountains of NC. She learned early on that health has many components.
As a young adult, she struggled with chronic sinus infections and digestive issues. Through changes in diet and lifestyle, and taking (and making) herbal medicine, Hannah rebuilt her vitality and realized that she was drawn to alternative health modalities. She became a yoga teacher, studied herbalism, and delved into exploring the body/mind connection.
Hannah has now dedicated her life to learning about individual health and empowerment through wellbeing practices and sharing them with others. She brings this integrated knowledge to working with each of her clients as individuals on a unique path toward integration and healing. Connect with Hannah on her website and Facebook.