The NAMASTA newsletter offers yoga teachers, massage therapists, bodyworkers, mind-body teachers and studio owners:

1. Information on running a wellness activity
   • getting and keeping customers
   • managing the administrative issues
   • advertising
   • promoting
   • franchising
   • business and ethics
   • managing risks
   • planning
2. Insights and opinions shared by other members in the community
   NAMASTA publishes the Newsletter every 4 to 6 weeks. We encourage your feedback, your article contribution and your participation with occasional polls we conduct. We strive to serve the wellness community with our publication.
   Article topics have included:
   • How to advertise a studio (exclusive interview with Yoga Studio expert Lex Gillan)
   • How to get new massage clients (Amy Roberts, author of a book on on how to build a successful massage practice)
   • How Yoga and Pilates blend (Christa Rypins)
   • Reiki healing (Laura Sadler, Reiki practitioner, Massage Therapist and Yoga Teacher)
   • 5 ways to run a yoga studio effectively and ethically
   • How to adapt your teaching style by understanding learning styles (Dr Roger Jahnke, authority on Tai Chi)
   • Mobile Massage Business Success Story featuring Shoshana Frumkin
   • Additional ways to earn a living as a healing arts practitioner
   • How to organize a successful yoga, Tai Chi or Pilates retreat
   • The concept of Perfect Form by the Intelligent Strength Solution.
   • Health benefits of Tai Chi (Bill Douglas, founder World Tai Chi and Qigong Day)
   • From writer and tv producer Susie Arnett, 6 Tips on the Yoga of Making Media and How I Was Able to Publish A Yoga Book
   • Ideas to Help Market Your Wellness Activity (Jill Pagano)
   • Your Yoga Studio: Setting Up A User-Friendly Environment for All Abilities (Renee Le Verrier)
3. Details about the membership services offered and discounts obtained, and how they apply to your needs.

The NAMASTA Newsletter is a great tool to communicate your ideas, opinions, achievements and experience to the community of mind-body professionals.

If you would like to contribute an article, be sure to read our guidelines for article submission and write us by clicking here

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