Music is an integral part of many wellness classes, and can be especially important to online instruction.

The right playlist adds depth and personality to a yoga video, helping set the tone for the class and creating a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere for the student. But music use can be tricky. Especially if you want it to be fully legal (which, of course, you do!)Playing music during a live or recorded class is considered to be a “performance,” which means if you do it without the proper licenses in place, you can get slapped with hefty fines! It’s easy to think that, as a small studio or single teacher, you might be able to fly under the radar.

As a wellness practitioner, you might be under the impression that you should market yourself to everyone you encounter. Just about every single person on the planet could benefit from what you have to offer, right?

Instagram has maintained its status as a social media mega-force for several years running—quite an accomplishment in this ever-changing digital landscape! And yet, we entrepreneurs, bloggers, and businesses have become frustrated by the platform’s limitations, especially when it comes to linking back to our own websites. Many of us post a single link in our bios, but this workaround can feel clunky and limiting.

Crafting an effective, on-brand lead magnet is no small task. You want this free piece of downloadable content to encourage email list subscriptions, but it also needs to address a real need among your followers. It takes time, insight, and creativity to cook up an opt-in that does its job properly.

Those of us in the health and wellness world are a pretty upbeat bunch. We love our jobs, our clients, and the flexibility we gain by teaching our classes online. We know that spending our time and energy helping people gain strength and stamina, heal from injuries, and lead more grounded lives is rewarding and life-changing work.

Remember buffering? That seemingly endless state of early-Internet limbo that occurred when you tried to load a beefy video or animated graphic? With today’s lightning-fast fiber optic connections, buffering has (thankfully) become a thing of the past. But those same lightning-fast connections have shifted expectations: If your video takes too long to load, viewers lose interest and click away.

Which is why it’s crucial that you learn to optimize your online video files for fast, easy viewing. They need to load quickly, run smoothly, and look fabulous in every frame! Learning to compress your videos the right way will ensure that your content is viewed and enjoyed. And since the Namastream team wants your content to draw as many eager views as possible, we put together this video compression primer to help you puzzle out the basics.

It’s easy to overlook Pinterest. This visually-driven medium is no longer the new kid on the block, and some of it’s buzz has been stolen by trendier social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. But Pinterest is holding steady in the market with nearly as many users as Instagram, and has several important advantages over competitors:

Launching your online yoga, wellness, or coaching business is an exciting and challenging first step. Creating your initial online presence takes courage (#bebrave) and requires some deep strategic thinking. But what happens next?

Virtually all Internet users have at least heard the term SEO, but I’d wager a handful of you aren’t clear on definitions and details. You may know it’s something essential to blog success, but aren’t sure why or how to make it work for your own website. Let’s break it down…

We all know that a compelling “about” page or captivating bio can be an incredibly persuasive tool, right? Who among us hasn’t poked around on an expert’s website, been utterly charmed by what we read, and instantly felt connected to the person or brand?

As people’s needs and wellness-fueled desires evolve, the practitioners who help them must also evolve. Becoming a health coach is the first step—and it’s a doozy—but finding ways to reach and help more clients online is the logical next step.

If you are new to online business, one of the first choices you will need to make is choosing a platform for your new website. You have a few choices - the two most popular options being Squarespace and Wordpress.

If you are new to online business, one of the first choices you will need to make is choosing a platform for your new website. You have a few choices - the two most popular options being Squarespace and Wordpress. We’re going to walk you through how to choose between these two platforms in this post.

We’re sharing seven specific tactics that can help you grow your list. These are ideas that you can use right way and we’ve seen success with these strategies both in our own businesses, as well as with our online teachers. As always, choose which strategies resonate with you and your business, and leave the others alone (at least, for now).

Crafting emails used to be hard for us. Really, really, hard. For a long time, writing email copy that we were proud of was next to impossible and something we dreaded doing. We were always elated when we got a new subscriber (happy dance), of course, but we would then just get all shy and quiet.