Are you interested in becoming a better yoga teacher? Do you own a yoga studio? Are you a teacher-in-training who wants to be more successful in your chosen craft? If so, then this book-the perfect combination of business advice and yoga ethics-is for you.

Discussing everything from pay scales to ishvara prandihana-the practice of surrender-Dr. Lisa Mitchell pulls on her decade of experience in owning yoga studios and teaching yoga to create a guide to a better practice, a better teaching approach, and ultimately, a better business.

A lighthearted and easy read, this...

For Dr. Lisa Dana Mitchell, being a successful yoga teacher has a very specific meaning. It's a commitment to a series of core values-including courage, honor, and integrity-and to giving everything to the teaching of yoga without complaining or expecting recognition. A successful yoga teacher is authentic and puts the needs of others ahead of his/her own.

This is the governing philosophy of 7 Secrets of Being a Successful Yoga Teacher, which conveys the significant benefits of the yoga practice for student well-being. As the author points out, a teacher can be committed to...