If you are a yoga instructor and want to know about best platforms for teaching yoga online, then you are at the perfect place. We are going to share an extensive list of platforms & fields that will help you get quick profits from your expertise as a yoga teacher.
Which platform should you use to run your online yoga teacher business? Can anyone become a teacher or do you need some kind of special qualification? And what about the best platform for teaching yoga online? Is it true that online yoga classes 2021 are more popular than ever before or is this just an old myth? Let’s try to answer some of these questions and find out which online platform will work best for teachers and students.
YOGA INTERNATIONAL
You didn’t think we’d leave ourselves off of the list, did you? But truthfully, we really do think that we have one of the best yoga apps out there, and here’s why: Our user-friendly app gives practitioners instant access to some of the world’s top yoga teachers. We feature downloadable yoga classes (including ones for beginners) from more than 500 instructors in styles like vinyasa, hatha, restorative, yin, kundalini, Ashtanga, and Acroyoga.
With the YI app you can access:
- More than 1,000 yoga classes, searchable by duration, level, and style
- Our complete article archive
- A pose directory with alignment tips and modifications
- In-depth yoga workshops and challenges
- Guided meditations
- Pose tutorials
- And more!
Level recommendation: Teachers and students of all levels.
Explore the Yoga International app here.
Canva
If you need to make social media posts, or graphics for your emails or website without having to hire a graphic designer, Canva is for you. It gives yoga teachers a simple way to edit images, add text, and even create logos and animations. And you can do it all from your smartphone.
Full disclosure: the graphics you produce on Canva are never going to be as good as the work a real, human graphic designer could create for you. But for low-budget businesses and independent teachers, this app is a bit of a lifesaver.
Like Momoyoga, this app is all about making complicated things as simple as possible. You can create flyers and business cards using a drag-and-drop builder, and then get them printed. And you can use customisable templates to add your own branding to all your social media posts.
DAILY YOGA
This app is great for regular use and has a wide range of yoga sessions and sequences. It even has a reminder for you to do your next practice! Daily Yoga has over 300 poses and 40 built-in sessions, combined with 18 background music soundscapes for your yoga class. The videos are high-definition complete with voice over instructions. You can also choose from one of three levels of difficulty. Combine that with customisable class lengths (5, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 45 minutes) this app is one of the most versatile on the market.
The pre-installed programmes include “Daily Yoga For Abs,” “Yoga for Weight Loss,” or “Seated Yoga Routine.” The sequences in this app are drawn from various schools, most notably: Ashtanga, Hatha and Vinyasa.
- Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad), Android, Windows Phone
- Price: £2.99
Squarespace
Squarespace is basically foolproof. It’s tough to construct an ugly website using this elegant platform! Especially if you’re not comfortable with the complexities of WordPress, you can pay $16 per month for access to everything Squarespace has to offer. It’s your best bet for building a simple, beautiful website quickly and easily. If you’re starting from zero, you can use your Hey Marvelous site as a very basic web presence … but if you’ve decided to start a blog, step up to Squarespace. (Interested in learning more about the differences between Squarespace and WordPress? We’ve got a two-part blog post comparing them – part 1, part 2.)
POCKET YOGA
Pocket Yoga boasts integration with the Apple Health App, so all data from your sessions can be recorded and logged. This includes calories burned, time spent doing yoga, and even your heartbeat. The app guides you through each pose with voice instruction, including breath work. The poses are illustrated rather than HD video, which allows for a much smaller app in your device.
The app logs your activity, and as you progress you can unlock new environments, a bit like badges of achievement. You can also choose to practice to your own music playlists, which is a nice touch!
- Platform: iOS (iPhone, iPad), Mac, Android, Windows Phone
- Price: £2.29
IYOGA PREMIUM
An incredibly detailed yoga app, showing muscle usage and multiple angles! This app from 3D4Medical for the iOS devices (iPhone, iPad) is quite amazing! Not only does it allow you to see which muscles are being used, it also has a library of poses, built-in sequences, and a sequence builder to create your own.
A cool feature of this app is the ability to see the active muscle groups for each pose. It also provides written and verbal instructions as well as a timer for your practice. Poses and other details can be shared through social media or email.
This app is part of a series using 3D visualization of the human body in action, with a focus on anatomy and muscular/skeletal engagement. iYoga is a well thought-out app, containing everything you need for yoga on the move, or to look at your practice in more detail!
- Platform: iOS (iPhone and iPad)
- Price: Comes as a premium version (£4.49) ,with add on advanced pose sets (in-app purchase £1.49)
YOGA STUDIO
This app features a clear design that is easy to navigate, with the added advantage of syncing yoga sessions to your calendar! Yoga Studio allows you to build your own yoga sequences, save them as classes, and schedule your practices using the built-in calendar. The library contains 280 poses with detailed instructions and, if you prefer, you can follow one of the 65 classes that come with the app rather than starting from scratch.
- Platform: iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini)
- Price: £2.99
YOGA.COM STUDIO
This app is simple and easy to use, and has some great features for beginners to yoga. It contains 300 poses and 45 predefined yoga sequences complete with breathing exercises and 3D muscle images, and the option to create your own sequences. What sets this app apart is the four levels of difficulty you can choose from: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Guru!
You can share your exploits with this app via social media or email and it also has its own community called Inspire that you can join.
- Platform: iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android, Amazon Kindle Fire
- Price: £2.99
Stripe
If you’re selling absolutely anything online, you’ll need a payment processor. We adore Stripe, which many Hey Marvelous teachers use as the intermediary to handle payments when students sign up for classes or purchase products. Stripe will take the money from your students’ accounts and pop it into your account. We’ve been using it for years, and literally never had problems with it. (So, SO much better than PayPal, FWIW.)
Namastream
Price: $125 per month (2 months free when paid annually).
Key Features:
- Allows you to create a basic
- Customizable homepage
- Unlimited courses and students
- “Namastream film school”
- Options for online courses
- Memberships, live classes
- Local event booking
This is for you if: You are new to teaching yoga online and want an all-in-one platform
uScreen (This is what I use)
Price: $99-$399 per month plus $0.50 per subscriber per month
- Basic plan $49/mo, Amplify plan $249/mo
- Save when paid annually
- 14-day free trial of the basic plan
Key Features:
- A video-based platform that enables HD live streaming
- Community creations (profiles, avatars, discussion, and commenting)
- Gather user feedback
- App creation
This is for you if: You have a strong online presence and audience and would like to turn your audience into paying customers
Thinkific
Price: $49-499 per month
- Basic plan $49/mo; Pro plan $99/mo; Premier plan $499/mo
- Save 20% when paid annually.
- 30-day free trial for the Pro plan.
Key Features:
- Doesn’t require a WordPress LMS plugin
- Discussion forums
- User-friendly drag and drop course builder
- Private and hidden, prerequisite, and expiring courses
- Automated student check-ins
This is for you if: You have a steady student list and want to offer classes online with an easy to use platform
Kajabi
Price: $149-399 per month
- Basic plan $149/mo; Growth plan $199/mo; Pro plan $399/mo
- No transaction fees
- Save 20% when paid annually
- Start with a 14-day free trial.
Key Features:
- Webinars and event hosting
- Ready to use templates
- The ability to create quizzes and surveys
- Chat support
- Marketing automation tools to help sell online courses and products
- 30-day money-back guarantee
This is for you if: You have a strong online presence and audience and would like to turn your audience into paying customers
LearnWorlds
Price: $29-299 per month
- Starter plan $29 /mo + $5/course; Pro plan $99/mo; Learning center plan $299/mo
- Save when paid annually
- Start with a 30-day free trial
Key Features:
- Ready-made templates
- In-platform social networking
- Various type of learning activities
- Mobile-ready designs
- 24/7 customer support
- Advanced affiliate management to help market and sell your course
This is for you if: You have a steady student list and who would like to offer classes online
iMovie
It comes preloaded on all Macs, and is both phenomenally powerful and fantastically easy to use. No matter how amazing you are on-camera, you will need to edit some of your video content before making it live, and iMovie makes that process intuitive and seamless. (Need help getting started? We’ve got a stellar iMovie course in our Soulful MBA program!) If you’re a PC person who just isn’t ready to switch, we’ve got an entire post on the best video editing tools for both platforms … but honestly, iMovie will always be our favorite.
Conclusion:
There are various processes to teach yoga online across the globe. There was a time when people had doubts about it and now there is rarely a person who don’t know around the world. The vastness of yoga practices allows opening up new dimensions to stay connected and that can be enhanced through yoga classes 2021.