The Science of the Private Lesson™ Online Training
Learn the foundation and skills needed to teach private yoga sessions
Teaching yoga one-on-one requires a different skill set than teaching group classes, but these unique skills are left out of most teacher trainings.
In The Science of the Private Lesson, I guide you in the science of teaching private yoga sessions and provide you with the support and knowledge to gain the confidence you need to make the income necessary to maintain a sustainable yoga teaching career.
Modeled after my popular in-person teacher training, The Science of the Private Lesson™ covers…
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How to turn a hectic home or busy office into a sacred space for yoga so that you can help your clients feel transported
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How to build trust with your students on every level, so they will open up to you, and real transformation can occur
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How to think on your feet and create sessions that meet your students where they are on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels
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How to set boundaries (no more stress surrounding money or other sticky trigger points!)
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Understanding how anatomy can and should affect your teaching (finally, feel confident and anxiety-free when dealing with injuries)
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How to manage your energy so you can teach a full schedule of private clients without getting drained or depleted
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How to manage the business of yoga like a professional and have consistent, steady income that you can count on
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How to create long term relationships with clients who are committed to working with you, so you never have to hustle for clients again
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How to deal with difficult clients so you fall in love with them and they stop driving you crazy ;-)
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How to manage the intense vulnerability of teaching one on one so that you can stop feeling nervous with new clients
This self-study, online training is broken down into 7 modules
Introduction
Teaching in a private setting requires different skills than teaching in a public setting. The ability to build a deep bond with a student, which allows for meaningful change to arise, is built on a foundation of patience, trust, connection, self awareness, and curiosity.
In this module we learn to tap into and develop these skills so that they may come through in all your encounters and relationships, including teaching in a public setting.
Module 1 :: Create the Space
It is likely that when working with a private client you will not be in a yoga studio. You might be in their home, office, building gym, or other less than desirable location. (!) Teaching yoga outside of a studio setting can be challenging, especially a private session, which has an emphasis on connection and intimacy.
In this module you will learn how to turn a hectic environment into a sacred space. It is the first and one of the most important tricks I can teach you.
Module 2 :: Hold the Space
We help hold this yogic space we have created by taking a strong seat as teacher. When we use clear language, we help hold the yogic space we have created. The power of our grounded presence cannot be underestimated. It is the small, often unnoticed moments that happen between a yoga student and their private teacher that build trust and {professional} intimacy. Most yoga teachers miss these important moments and the chances they provide for building relationship, modeling yogic behavior, and subversive teachings.
In this module you will learn why massive interruptions can be fantastic opportunities, and how to talk to your most difficult clients so they will listen to you.
Module 3 :: Meet Your Students Where They Are
Profound positive personal change, as well as meaningful global change, is possible through the practices that teach us about compassion and the interdependent nature of our world. I believe that introducing more people to the deeply healing benefits of yoga has the power to completely transform our society.
And I believe it is up to us to figure out how to reach people, by meeting them where they are. To truly meet your students where they are, we must distill yoga to its most central teachings.
In this module we will do the inner work that is necessary so you can teach yoga in a way that is both deeply meaningful and totally accessible. We will also discuss how to love even our most difficult students, and what kind of evolution we can expect from them.
Module 4 :: Observation and Assessment Skills in the Private Lesson
It is important to create sessions that address the specific physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of your students.
In this module we will look at several ways to make assessments about our student's experience. This will include assessment tools such as intuition, deep self awareness, and dialogue with our students. We will also look at the importance of curiosity, and we will discuss what it means to teach the Yoga of Discernment.
Module 5 :: Getting Organized
The clarity and strength of the yogic container is of the utmost importance. Here we learn how to create and hold boundaries for ourselves and our student. Having clear boundaries in the relationship between you and your client is one of the most challenging and important things I can teach you.
In this module we identify the five different kinds of boundaries and learn that having clear boundaries in the student/teacher relationship creates the structure that allows for meaningful work.
Module 6 :: The Business of Private Yoga
Confused about how to accept payment from clients? Frustrated with a wacky schedule? Don’t worry, we’ll talk about all of the nuts and bolts of running a private yoga business. Heard you were supposed to brand yourself, but not sure what that means or think it sounds yucky? I hear ya, and in this module we talk about what it means to create a brand that is an authentic representation of our teaching. Exhausted but feeling guilty about spending time and money on your own self care? We will take a deep look into the idea and implementation of self-care and talk about why it matters so much to our students.
In this module we cover the final steps to create a helpful framework for your private yoga business.
Module 7 :: Wrap-Up
In this module we review and breakdown the last 12 weeks of this program, highlighting the key points and takeaways. We close out the course with a strong foundation, deep sense of the heart of the work, and clear framework to use as you move forward as a private yoga teacher.
How will you learn?
Inside the online course, you will find:
7 modules of content, released immediately upon purchase
Exclusive online member site
5 fully narrated client sessions filmed live
Audio lectures and presentation slides from Francesca
PDF Manuals of lecture notes, anatomy article bonuses and business resources
Video footage from a live teacher training
Lifetime access to the course, including any updates
20 hours of Yoga Alliance non-contact Continuing Education Credits
A Certificate of Completion
An invitation to free alumni workshops
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Hours of footage of real 1x1 lessons
Over the course of the last several years, Francesca had a filmmaker come and film her teaching five 1x1 private lessons. Three of these students were longtime students of Francesca's, and two were people she had never taught before.
You’ll get to see many kinds of private lessons ranging from a session with an experienced yogi in his 20's to a 65 year old man who had very little yoga experience and everything in between.
Meet Your Teacher
Francesca Cervero, full time yoga teacher and yoga teacher's mentor.
I’ve been teaching yoga full time since 2005. And most of those years I had a full schedule of 25 private clients a week - with a waiting list - and I did that with no marketing and no social media. I built my business through word of mouth from students who had meaningful, positive change through our work together. And it didn’t take long before other yoga teachers were asking me to teach them how to do the same!
So I started mentoring other yoga teachers and helping them build their own yoga teaching businesses. I compiled my private teaching knowledge into a teacher training - now my online course, The Science of the Private Lesson - started a podcast, The Mentor Sessions Podcast, and created a Facebook group that I evolved into a private online community: The Mentor Sessions Sangha.
If you’re ready to create a more sustainable yoga teaching business with private yoga lessons, I hope you’ll join me inside The Science of the Private Lesson™.
Still have questions? Let me offer some clarity
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The course is suitable for yoga teachers at any point in their career who want to start offering private yoga lessons, but I find it particularly helpful for new-ish yoga teachers with 2-7 years of teaching experience.
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While this course does have a specific module diving into the business of yoga, much of what is taught centers around the craft of teaching yoga. The course is designed to give you the confidence you need to teach private lessons and find your first clients. But it is not strictly about the business side of yoga.
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All course materials are delivered through our online course system. Once you sign up, I’ll send you login information so you can access the material right away.
Inside the course, you’ll find:
• 7 modules of content, released immediately upon purchase
• Exclusive online member site
• 5 fully narrated client sessions filmed live
• Audio lectures and presentation slides from Francesca
• PDF Manuals of lecture notes, anatomy article bonuses and business resources
• Video footage from a live teacher training
• Lifetime access to the course, including any updates
• 20 hours of Yoga Alliance non-contact Continuing Education Credits
• A Certificate of Completion
• An invitation to free alumni workshops
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You get lifetime access to the course, including any updates!
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As this is a digital product, I don’t offer refunds.
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If you still have questions, please contact my team at support@francescacervero.com and they will be happy to help you out!