Brett Larkin's Yoga Business Launchpad Review: What Teachers Actually Need to Know
You've finished your 200-hour yoga teacher training. You know how to teach Triangle Pose. You don't know how to charge for it, where to find students, or whether you should build a website first or start teaching at studios. This is the exact moment Brett Larkin's Yoga Business Launchpad targets. If you're a newly certified yoga teacher trying to move from "I teach yoga" to "I have a yoga business," this course exists for you. The question is whether it's the right tool for your situation and budget.
Who Is Brett Larkin and Why Does This Matter
Brett Larkin runs YogaBusinessBootcamp.com and has built one of the larger audiences of yoga teachers online. She's created multiple courses and coaching programs since 2014. Her background is in business and teaching — not just one or the other — which matters when someone is teaching you how to monetize your practice. Larkin's approach is direct and business-focused, not spiritual-bypassing. She talks about pricing, revenue streams, and student acquisition the way a business coach would. Some teachers love this clarity. Some find it too commercial. That split is worth knowing before you enroll.
What the Yoga Business Launchpad Actually Covers
Core Modules
The program is organized into modules that build sequentially. The early sections focus on mindset and clarity — figuring out what kind of yoga business you actually want to run. This matters because the path to a studio-based teaching job is different from building an online course empire, and Larkin spends time separating those from the start. Later modules cover nuts-and-bolts business: pricing strategies, website setup, email list building, social media presence, and how to approach studios or corporate clients about teaching gigs. The course includes templates for contracts, email sequences, and marketing copy that you can adapt to your own business. There's also content on creating lead magnets, which Larkin uses (a free yoga sequence, for example) to start building your email list.
What You Won't Find Here
This isn't a course on how to teach yoga better. You won't learn new poses, how to sequence for specific injuries, or how to handle student relationships in the class itself. It also doesn't teach yoga philosophy, pranayama, or any of the traditional content from your teacher training. This is business training for yoga teachers, not yoga training that happens to include business. If you're looking for continued growth in your teaching skills, you need another program for that.
Course Format and Time Investment
The Yoga Business Launchpad is delivered as a self-paced online course. You access videos, workbooks, and templates through a membership portal. Most teachers report spending 2-4 hours per week to move through the material meaningfully, though you can move faster or slower depending on your situation. The program is designed so you can start implementing ideas immediately — it's not purely theoretical. Many students report trying a pricing strategy or posting their first piece of marketing content while still working through the modules. This real-time implementation is one of the stronger points of the program. You're not just learning in a vacuum.
Pricing and What's Included
The Yoga Business Launchpad costs between $297 and $597 depending on the time you enroll and any active promotions. Larkin runs periodic sales, often around January and September. The higher tier usually includes additional bonus content or extended access to materials. One-time payment is the standard option, though payment plans are sometimes available during promotional periods. For comparison: a yoga business coach charges $150-300 per hour session, so even at the higher price point, you're getting dozens of hours of structured content and templates for less than a few coaching sessions.
Accreditation and Credentials
This course is not Yoga Alliance-accredited because it's business training, not yoga training hours. Yoga Alliance only recognizes hours spent in yoga-specific instruction (asana, pranayama, philosophy, anatomy). However, if you're pursuing continuing education credits from IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists), some of the business modules might qualify depending on how you document the learning, though you'd need to verify this with IAYT directly.
Honest Strengths of the Program
The biggest strength is specificity. Larkin addresses the exact problem most new yoga teachers face: they can teach a 60-minute class but have no idea how to price it, market it, or find consistent students. She gives you actual numbers and scripts. For example, rather than a vague suggestion like "think about your market," she walks through what different market segments will pay and how to research demand in your specific area. The email template section alone is valuable — most teachers stare at a blank screen when trying to write their first marketing email to potential students or studios. Having a template with actual copy you can adapt removes a huge barrier. The course also normalizes business thinking among yoga teachers, which some of us were trained to think is somehow unspiritual. It's not.
Real Limitations to Consider
The program assumes you're starting from zero, which is helpful if you are but potentially boring if you've already built a small client base. If you're a teacher who's been running classes for two years and just wants to refine your pricing, the early modules will feel slow. There's also limited ongoing support. This isn't a group coaching program with weekly check-ins. You get the course content and templates, but troubleshooting specific problems with your business requires stepping outside the program. Some teachers report wishing there was a community forum or Q&A component. Finally, the business strategies taught here are mainstream — social media, email lists, positioning yourself as an expert. If you're looking for unconventional or cutting-edge business tactics, this isn't it. It's solid, proven fundamentals.
Who Should Enroll and Who Should Skip
Enroll If
You recently finished your 200-hour training or are currently in one and have zero business experience. You're clear that you want to teach yoga professionally but unsure about the first steps. You're comfortable with self-paced learning and don't need regular coaching calls. You have a specific timeline — you want to be teaching classes and earning income within 3-6 months. You're willing to implement what you learn, not just consume the content.
Skip If
You're looking for accountability and weekly coaching — you'd benefit more from working with a business coach one-on-one. You want to improve your teaching abilities; this course won't do that. You've already built a yoga business and are past the launch phase. You strongly prefer learning in a group or classroom setting. You're skeptical about the business side of yoga and looking for permission to stay purely spiritual about your practice.
Final Verdict
The Yoga Business Launchpad is a well-organized, practical course that solves a real problem for new yoga teachers. It's not revolutionary, but it doesn't need to be. You're paying for clarity, templates, and permission to think like a business owner while staying true to your yoga practice. At $297-597, it's more affordable than hiring a business coach and more comprehensive than a few YouTube videos. The main question is whether you'll actually use it. If you enroll, commit to working through at least two modules and implementing one small strategy before deciding whether the program is for you. Many teachers find that within the first week, they've already taken an action — updated their pricing, written their first email to a potential studio, or started their email list — and that momentum alone justifies the cost.
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