Any way to Reboot/Restart Yoga Class Offerings?

[Sara]

Hi Gaileee,

Wow, I didn't know you were in Texas. I am so sorry you are and have been without power. What a drag and much more difficult when you have a family.

I hope that things will turn around quickly there and The state can recover from the hurricane.

I was having computer trouble and never responded to your Restoraflow inquiry. Thank-you for thinking of me. I actually had to cancel the retreat due to not enough sign-ups. I had dropped the price drastically to make it afforidable for people, but it also could of been many other factors. I was really looking foward to doing one in florida. I still plan on it, at a later date.

With regards to your classes, During this disaster time, you may want to start a class or two and raise you prices by $5.00 or so. You could advertise that for two months a certain % will be going to Hurricane relief fund and after that time period the prices will remain the same. You may draw more people, beleive it or not during this time as people need yoga in times of dissarray and then they may enjoy it so much they want to continue.

I also think Jan. 1st is a good time of the year to raise your rates. You may also want to have a pay by donation class. You would be surprised at how generous people are and this can work our to your benefit. For the people who aren't thrilled about your price increase, they can still afford to come to a class once a week and give what they can.

Brian Kest does this is LA. At his studio all his classes are by donation. They have been that way for over 10 years. His classes are packed and he has a big following and reputation.

These were just my random thoughts. Wanted to give you some ideas.

All the best to you and good luck with moving positively through the aftermath of the Hurricane.

Peace,
Sara

[gaileee]

Hi Sara,

Thanks for the ideas!

I do believe I'll change the wording on one of the craigslist ads, and my southeast texas dot com ads to reflect about monies collected toward the hurricane effort.

Across the street has power (neighbor brought back our generator...we were sharing, them during the day, us, during the night) so I'm able to hook up the computer and some fans. It is about 81 in the house right now. I typically keep it at 79/80 during the day.

We had the most damage in our neighborhood. We will need to replace our entire roof. One of the relief efforts will be coming around free of charge to place a blue tarp on our roof. It is a The Samaritian's Purse" effort, so I'll probably have part of the monies go toward that.

Any other ideas from others on hurricane relief organizations? Thanks!

Gaileee