10 Ways to Make Money as a Yoga Teacher [2025]

If you’re ready to elevate your yoga business in the new year, you’ve got to stay here and read for a few moments. The yoga industry is booming. In 2025, you can make money as a yoga teacher—as in a real, sustainable income that allows you to live and thrive.

Here’s how.

How can you make money teaching yoga?

Let’s go over 10 ways you make make money teaching yoga in the year ahead. These ideas for making money can help you grow a profitable yoga business.

Whether you are dreaming about launching a yoga start-up business, teaching in your local community, building an online yoga school, or already have an established yoga teaching business that needs a new spark or fresh infusion of cashflow, these money making ideas can help your biz flourish and thrive.

How to Make Money as a Yoga Teacher in 2025

Teaching yoga in a studio or in your local community are only two ways to make money as a yoga teacher. There are so many ways you can generate money as a yoga teacher. Here are 10 ways:

1. Teach one-on-ones

Not every yoga student wants to or can attend in-person or online group classes. Some students require or prefer a more personalized experience. Some need one on one classes to work on specific issues related to them personally.

Offering one-on-one, private yoga classes is a great opportunity to make money as a yoga teacher. Private yoga classes can benefit students who seek yoga support and instruction in an individualized, trust building environment. Often private yoga classes pay quite well, in some regions, it’s not unheard of to make $250-$300 per private yoga class session.

2. Teach Online

If you’re not already teaching online and you want to boost your income, consider exploring online teaching options. If you want to be your own boss, consider setting up your own online teaching platforms (see 10 Best Platforms for Teaching Yoga Online).

3. Become a Yoga Content Creator

Another way to make money as a yoga instructor is to become a content creator.

What? Really? Yes! A content creator is someone who makes educational, informational, or entertaining online material for an audience on social media. Think Instagram, Facebook, or Tiktok. Share your knowledge and passion. Yes, you can make money as a content creator who specializes in yoga!

There’s yet another way to make more money with your yoga as a content creator. It’s called user generated content. Basically, you get hired or contracted by a brand to produce real, “made at home” by real people content (vs. a professional team or agency), like reels for Instagram. You can read all about this in, Teachers Earn More Through User Generated Content.

So, why not put your yoga skills, training, and creativity to work and create content. For example, you could launch a YouTube video with classes or sample classes, a yoga podcast, a yoga TikTok, Instagram reels, or your own blog.

READ MORE: Oh, if you’re worried it’s too late to become a Content Creating “Influencer,” think again. Bookmark How to Become a Midlife Blogger and Influencer.

4. Become an Ambassador or Marketing Affiliate

You can also make money by becoming a product or brand ambassador or marketing affiliate. Reach out to businesses or companies that sell products that relate to your yoga business and see if you can promote their goods. For example, some companies have ambassador programs or referral programs, from which you earn money (typically a small percentage) when your clients or audience makes a sale based on your promotion.

For example, you might consider reaching out to yoga clothing wear companies or companies selling yoga products that you use and love. As a further example, Yoga Alliance members are eligible to become PrAna Ambassadors. There are other programs, too, such as ALO Yoga. Accordingly, you might find it possible to take advantage of that company’s referral program when you wear and promote their clothing and generate income from sales.

Read More: In Affiliate Programs for Yoga Teachers, you can discover some of the popular yoga affiliate programs that are possibilities for income generation.

5. Create a Yoga Transformation Membership package

Another possible way to make a sustainable income next year is to create a transformational yoga experience for clients who are looking for something more beyond simply attending classes. For example, you might create an online portal that gives clients access to special access to exclusive yoga resources, like special classes, retreats, workshops, zoom meet-ups, healthy-living meal ideas, etc.

READ MORE: You can learn more about how to create these experiences in the book, Secrets of the Six Figure Yoga Teacher.

6. Get Published

Writing your own book, e-book, or pitching publications seeking freelance work are other ways you can make money as a yoga teacher. If you enjoy writing or talking about yoga, why not put your words and knowledge to work by bringing in extra revenue?

Publishing books are one of my favorite passive income streams. Speaking of which, have you checked out my awesome book that can help you transform your life this year (and your yoga students’ lives), 108 F*cking Affirmations: F-Words to Get You Closer to Living Your Truth?

7. Design & Sell a Yoga Product

Another way to make money as a yoga instructor next year is to sell a yoga product. You could design and sell your own yoga product. You could also discover opportunities to dropship yoga products or learn Secrets to selling on Amazon.

8. MLMs (Multi-Level Marketing).

Some yoga teachers and fitness pros enjoy generating income from MLMs. Think, for example, DoTerra or other essential oil companies, Mary Kay or Team BeachBody. If you’re on Instagram, there’s no shortage of Influencers who have or promote MLM businesses. This income stream, however, is not without controversy. Some think they are pyramid schemes. Others disagree, and claim the big names are legit income sources. Be sure to research any program or business well before sign up to work with it as a representative.

9. Yoga Coaching. The coaching business is HUGE in the fitness industry. Coaching in the yoga sphere is no exception. Yoga coaching, particularly in a niche, could help you supplement your income or become the main staple.

10. Niche Workshops and Retreats. Make this the year that you plan a niche or speciality workshop or retreat. Yoga themed workshops and retreats are a great way to boost your annual income.

Aim High.

Whatever you do, don’t shy away from setting big goals for earning income from your yoga next year. Set them, be strategic, and work toward them! The effort will pay off.