How Training With Yoga Sports Science® Has Helped Me Grow My Business
Written by Yoga Sports Coach™ student Chrissie Tarbitt
When I first discovered Yoga Sports Science®, I have to say I was excited and apprehensive in equal measure.
Excited because it seemed to offer everything I was looking for to take my business to the next level. But could I possibly afford the time and investment when I'd only just decided to start my own business?
Following a great telephone conversation with Yoga Sports Science® Founder Hayley Winter, it didn't take me long to take the leap of faith and dive in.
I'm now halfway through the 500-hour Yoga Sports Coaching course and, I have to say, my experience so far has exceeded my expectations.
One might be forgiven for thinking that this kind of distance-learning model could compromise the quality of tuition, course content and opportunities to collaborate with fellow students compared with a more traditional classroom experience.
Not the case.
The content in the modules is superb, the learning platform is extremely easy to navigate and the regular one-to-one tutorials are always inspiring.
A Global Student Community
We're all encouraged to communicate through several forums with fellow students from around the world. This is educational in itself, as everyone is willing to share their experiences of working with their case-study athletes.
In a previous working life, I ran a successful European blended-learning programme for a large multinational IT organisation. I can honestly say that I would have been proud to have run such a professional organisation as Yoga Sports Science®.
Dynamic Interaction
I look forward to our regular face-to-face forums with Hayley, the other students and the YSS tutoring team.
Whatever stage we're at in the course, we come together with questions and feedback. Hayley and her team of professionals are incredibly supportive, too.
Of course, a huge additional benefit of this method of learning is that you can plan your studies around your own work and family commitments.
Applying the Science
During the second half of the course, students work one-to-one with a case-study athlete.
This gives us the opportunity to put into practice everything we've learnt, while the structured data-gathering element plays a vital role in the YSS research programme.
Not only do we take into consideration the performance objectives of the individual athlete, but we also closely track the results of a sport-specific yoga programme tailored to their needs.
Because of the nature of my business, working with sports enthusiasts, athletes and physiotherapists, it was important for me to know that I would be part of this global research programme, designed to bridge the gap between established yoga practices and the empirical evidence required within professional sport.
I'm Still a Student and I've Already Grown My Business
I've been a yoga teacher for several years and work out of a physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic in the UK.
The physiotherapists refer clients to me for private yoga tuition as part of my wellbeing coaching practice and are already excited at the prospect of having a specialist Yoga Sports Coach™ on the premises.
Simply being a YSS student has already increased the number of private clients I have, and I'm confident that, once fully qualified, many more doors will open for me in my region.
Yoga in Sport Is Growing
Every week, there seems to be another article about athletes and sports clubs incorporating yoga into their training programmes.
For me, it feels like the right time to be developing these skills and becoming part of a growing community of coaches bringing yoga into sport.
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