Coaching is a practice of personal development that existed long before sports coaching came to be.

At the time, a “coach” was a horse-drawn carriage used to transport people.

“Coach” became slang to refer to a tutor who would carry a student through a successful exam.

So it makes sense that coaching would come to be identified as a process used to transport people from where they are to where they want to be, doesn’t it?

Coaching is the process of creating relationships and developing partnerships with clients to inspire and support them to reach their maximum personal or professional potential.

The Yoga & Life COACH Method is a simple set of 5 principles that will guide you through your coaching journey. To remember the principles, all you need to do is remember the path to follow as you COACH someone - Connection, Opportunity, Awareness, Commitment, and Honesty. 

Here’s how it works:

CONNECTION is where you’ll learn how to create greater depth in your relationships, understand the coaching process, and what it means to be a coach, so you can facilitate the growth of your classmates and clients.

OPPORTUNITY is where you’ll discover how to shift any situation into an experience that is likely to bring about success for you, your classmates, and your clients. Most of your job as a coach is creating opportunity: a situation or condition favorable for the attainment of a goal.

AWARENESS will allow you to notice when someone is approaching an “Aha!” moment so you know how to be and what to do to help your classmates and clients discover the answers to their most important questions. 

COMMITMENT will help you understand how to guide your classmates and clients from insight to action by making simple commitments that help them successfully fulfill their vision.

HONESTY will give you a simple, effective way to reflect on how much you've grown, help your clients reflect on their growth, and gather testimonials to make your work even better - all while learning to make an offer that feels authentic, makes it easy for your ideal clients to say yes, and allows you to transition into a sustainable business that feels right for you.

In addition to learning how the coaching process works, you'll learn how to facilitate 10 different types of coaching sessions - ALL of which you can offer as a service you provide. 

Listening Exchange

Deepen connection, build trust, practice listening carefully, and set a solid container so you can access the true power of listening.

Contemplative Listening

Unlock the transformational power of listening as you allow others to fully express themselves.

Intention Setting I

Clarify where your clients really want to go in the next 3 weeks to 3 months, explore any challenges that might arise on the way, and identify a clear path to get there.

Intention Setting II

Determine the results your client is looking for right now so you know what is most important to focus on throughout your coaching session.

Values Exploration

Explore what really matters to your clients and guide them to identify the core values that are most aligned with who they are.

Identity Exploration

Discover who your clients are right now, the characters they embody, and the identity their characters co-create.

Purpose Exploration

Examine the BIG why motivating your clients, so they can find comfort in uncertainty and live an intentional life with a sense of clarity, direction, and serenity.

Vision Exploration

Encourage your clients to imagine what life will be like when their vision is fulfilled, so they’re excited about where they’re working toward.

Mission Exploration

Review your client’s vision and assist them in transforming it into a meaningful, measurable action plan that will guide them to get to where they want to go.

Review & Renew

Receive feedback and testimonials once your agreement comes to an end, explore new possibilities, and transition into enrollment when it’s in alignment.

 

To become a Yoga & Life Certified Coach, you'll need to attend at least 80% of the live classes, during which you'll need to participate as a coach, client, and observer. 

Before each live class, you'll need to study the online training material and come to class prepared to practice what you've learned. 

Each week, you'll be meeting with your peer-coaching partner so you get a first-hand experience of each session. Plus, you'll help each other deepen your understanding of the skills you're developing.

You will need to facilitate at least four coaching sessions with practice clients EACH WEEK and submit your reflections for each session in the online classroom.

You will also need to complete and pass a final exam at the end of COACH Training.

Once you've completed the above requirements, you will receive your Yoga & Life COACH - Level 1 Certification.

The first thing you'll learn when you're accepted into COACH Training is the Art of Enrollment which you'll use to attract practice clients to work with during training. You'll also get to practice enrollment throughout training so you're comfortable offering your services, which makes the transition to offering paid services MUCH easier.

Once you complete COACH Training, we have a few ways to help you earn back your investment on your way to a sustainable business. 

First, you can become a Yoga & Life Coaching Ambassador, helping us to promote COACH Training so we can help train other yoga teachers to become coaches. When someone you refer enrolls in COACH Training, we'll send you a percentage of their tuition as a thank you.

As a Yoga & Life Coaching Ambassador, you'll be the first to know about new trainings and programs as they come out and you'll get a discount to attend so that can continue your personal growth AND have an experience to share with your audience.

Once you complete COACH Training, you'll get access to The Marketing Collective, which is designed to help you clarify your message so you know how to talk about the work you're doing in a way your ideal clients will resonate with.

You'll get to attend live classes for The Marketing Collective as soon as COACH Training comes to an end and you'll be guided by Cory Center, the Business Director of Yoga & Life Coaching. We'll make sure that you have all the support you need to create a message fully aligned with who you are and what matters to you.

If you're willing to make a contribution to the Scholarship Fund, to make COACH Training available for another teacher who could use a little financial help, you can join Case Study CashFlow, where we'll help you discover who your ideal clients are, how to attract them, and help you get comfortable on camera, so you have the skills and confidence to talk about what you do.

Our goal is to provide you with EVERYTHING you need to know to become a great coach and offer your services in a way that makes it easy for your ideal clients to say yes. By combining everything mentioned above, you will have the skills to create a thriving, sustainable coaching business.

While COACH Training was designed for yoga teachers by yoga teachers, we encourage you to apply if you feel like you could benefit from training.

Many of our coaches are not yoga teachers but are lifelong students of yoga or other mindful modalities. 

So, if you're curious to find out if you're the right fit for COACH Training, we encourage you to apply and schedule a meeting with an Enrollment Advisor. They will be happy to explore what's possible with you, but there's no way to know unless you apply.