Opening a Yoga Studio with Vivian Duelli

Join me, Shawna Krueger, and Vivian Duelli, for an episode on the process of dreaming up and creating a yoga studio space, how to open a yoga studio, advice on finding a location for a studio, running a studio, community building and also more about Vivian’s background and DRIFT Yoga Studio and Juice Bar. Vivian is the founder and owner of DRIFT and a yoga instructor with a background in the fashion industry.

This is a special interview because DRIFT is my home studio in Seattle and what I constantly refer to as the most well-run studio and nicest studio I have taught at. 

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Practice at DRIFT:

https://www.driftyogajuicebar.com/ 

Find DRIFT and Vivian on instagram:

@driftyogaseattle

@mrsduelli

Find me on instagram:

@shawnakru

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https://www.shawnakru.com/the-podcast-launchpad 

Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

02:51 Vivian’s background: med school, fashion, yoga.

09:00 Getting trained. 

11:00 Dreaming up the opening of the studio.

13:30 Knowing that she was going to open DRIFT. 

16:00 The art of choosing a location for a yoga studio.

19:30 How can we step back from needing to see progress and trust more? 

24:00 Choosing a name: the meaning behind DRIFT

26:30 How it felt opening the doors to a new studio.

28:00 No service in the studio: attention to detail.

32:00 Yoga photo shoots & creative parts of running a studio.

35:00 Teachers are also partners & what yoga teachers go through.

37:45 What can teachers do to catch a studio owner’s eye?

42:00 Challenges of managing a yoga studio. 

44:00 Creative process.

46:20 Advice for creating an in-person yoga space.

47:30 How to write a business plan for a studio. 

50:30 Self-care behind the scenes.

56:00 Billboard message.