PODCAST · business
Yoga Retreat Secrets
by hargobind khalsa
Take a listen behind scenes of the most successful yoga retreat leaders. This podcast seeks to help you create better, more profitable, life changing experiences all over the world.Hosted by Hargobind, builder of Casa Om and Casa Om Potomac retreat centers.
Episodes
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When the Market Stops Responding: Reposition Your Retreat
What do you do when an offer that used to work stops selling? In this episode, Hargobind shares why he canceled Casa Om’s traditional New Year’s yoga retreat, refunded the guests who had already registered, and replaced it with a family retreat for parents and kids. Within a day, 18 people...
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Maybe everyone is bored of your retreat - and not bored of you
Are your retreats struggling because of your marketing—or because your offer has become too ordinary? In this episode, Hargobind shares a powerful lesson from hosting a nearly empty July 4th retreat followed just weeks later by a sold-out family yoga camp. He explains why the market isn't always...
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Can every fitness studio run a retreat?
Why are yoga retreats everywhere while CrossFit, Pilates, martial arts, and other fitness communities rarely offer them? In this episode, Harg challenges the common assumptions and argues that the answer has little to do with yoga itself. Drawing on Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, pilgrimage...
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Your friends on retreat can be the worst
We've all done it. Tried to mix our friend group with our retreat clients. It can go so bad. You are mixing two different cultural groups. Listen in for some tips on navigating the cultural divide.
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Product creation changes lives
Product creation changes lives. The products that you create bundle your energy into things that other people can experience.
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Strategic reset is 1 step back to take 2 steps forward
Once you get your business to a certain level fo activity, you will need to step back. The explosive energy required to create becomes messy. So a strategic reset where you do the opposite of the e - myth. You get back into the systems of the business and simplify is often the next move. That's...
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The second retreat is the hardest
The second retreat is the hardest. Tune in to find out why.
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Allow me to introduce myself
Never make the mistake in thinking anyone knows you exist. Statistically speaking, no one knows you're there. WIth 8 billion people on earth, this is why if you have a message, you have to start over every time you make a retreat.
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Ways we can support your retreat at Casa Om Potomac
Here I share the different spaces, excursions, yoga teachers, cooks and support staff that can make your retreat extra special.
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Less is more
Here I get into the struggles with letting people go. Working more but spending less. I also caution any entreprenuer from getting away from sales. Your voice coming from the face of the business is what the people want.
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If you're in business, you're in show business
When you crossed the bridge to be an entrepreneur, you also signed up to market your business. In the podcast, I break down the underlying choices I made that got me into the reality show Hot Yoga Hotel. I try to be as open as possible here so you can learn the pitfalls and copy the success.
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Master the debt game and build your retreat center
Getting the finance right is imperative for building your properties. This is a universal problem for anyone going from small to medium sized businesses. This has been a painful lesson for me but I am excited to see what the next 12 months bring now that I am locked into it.
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Never outshine the customer
Never outshine the customer. Know your place as the retreat owner and you can serve the customer in the most nuanced and best way. I share some stories here of the mistakes I've made and how I navigate the relationships between retreat leaders and owners.
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You didn't get hurt at the gym, you got hurt sitting on your couch
In this podcast, I get into stress and how it shows up in my body. I try to break down the idea that injuries happen through an activity. They happen long before the activity brings it to light.
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12 lifetimes
12 lifetimes. Our ancestors got 1 lifetime. In the podcast here, I break down how to look at the lifetimes you've had and how you want to use the ones coming up.
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Share your message
Sharing your message is a practice. It's refining the ability to call the things into your life that will help you reach your goals. I break down some major changes I am making in my business and how I am using clarity of message to do it. Have a listen!
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Short form content
Short form content is the most important piece of building a network.
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Lessons from Casa Om Kids Camp
Casa Om Kids camp was full of great lessons. Its a retreat for parents and a camp for kids with extra unique challenges on the retreat center staff. I get into a bunch of them here. It's an incredibly meaningful event.
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Jessica Hope sold out a retreat
Here's how she did it.
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Love and retreat centers
I listened to my last podcast and felt that it was a little negative. I try to set the record straight about how good these retreat centers have been to me.
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Build your message on your values
Communication is the path to liberation. Find out whats important to you and that will be the key to attract the people most important to you.
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USA vs Mexico retreat centers
Here I share my thoughts on the viability of developing yoga retreat centers in the USA vs Mexico.
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Do the real world work to feel safe, so you can take risks
To grow you have to take risk. To succeed you need to fail. To succeed, you have to feel safe to fail. If you're scared to launch your retreat, perhaps there is some spiritual work around being comfortable in your skin that you need to do.
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Add love and wealth concepts to your retreat
Self help falls into 3 categories - health, wealth and relationships. Don't limit your retreats to just the health category.
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I shot a reality TV show
Here's what I learned shooting Hot Yoga Hotel our yoga retreat dating reality TV show.
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Mentors retreat is a concept that might work for you
I brought together some of my teachers to co host a retreat with me. Here's the lessons I learned on this concept.
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Creativity is ultimate protection from disillusion
Curiousity, continuous learning, and staying close to your authentic practices keep you from getting disillusioned.
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Get louder than the internet
Finding your voice is important. Amplifying the voices around you is even more important. In this episode I talk about how asking questions and listening should become a core piece of your communication strategy.
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When you see a trend, catch it and it will change your life
We live in trends. If you can catch a trend, it will change your life forever. I've caught 3 trends in my life and they directly led to building my retreat centers. In this podcast, I share my thoughts on how to see trends and what to do when you see it.
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Be uniquely you in your retreat offer
Be uniquely you in your retreat offer. The more authentic you get in what you do, the easier it is to sell.
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Picking a venue is voting with your dollars
Picking a venue is voting with your dollars. Don't undervalue what your travel dollars mean. Before I started building venues I never really thought my travel dollars matter. Seeing the cultural changes in West Virginia and Mexico, I see firsthand that these retreat centers have positive…
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Closing your retreat is super important
Here I share 5 ideas to help people reintegrate back home with the new experiences you've shared. You have to realize you are creating a very positive bubble. I think of it like an balloon and you are filling people up with healthy food, great habits, kind people and fun life experiences. There…
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16 excursion ideas for Casa Om Mexico
Excursions provide the chance to go deep on shared experiences with your group. Planning fun events is the most epic part of being a retreat leader. Here are 16 experiences that I recommend in you are in the Puerto Morelos, Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum area. I always start at Casa Om obviously...
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Believing in yourself
Here I get into the silly cliche of believing in yourself. But really you should believe more in youself.
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Casa Om Summer Camp Part 2
9 year old Siana goes a little deeper into how co leading her first event changed her confidence and mindset going into the next school year. It may be hard to relate to the experience of a 9 year old but I'd argue most new retreat leaders go through these same feelings of highs and lows.
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Casa Om Summer Camp Interview with 9 year old Siana
Here we talk about my daughter Siana's mindset, reflections and ideas from her first summer camp. We also talk about things we want to do better for next years camp.
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Why my revenue is down but retreats are up
I was looking at my revenue for Casa Om Mexico and found a pattern that will help you think about your retreats for 2024. In short, maybe do less but focus more.
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Be more unique with your yoga retreat
Here I get into ways to differentiate yourself on your yoga retreats. We have to start thinking of these experiences as a chance to create a world changing offer. This is your sandbox to experiment with hour teacher.
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What other people call leisure is your business
Yoga retreats, Gym, Yoga Class, Therapy, Meditation. It's all making your product better. Ultimately you want to get to a place where you feel so good about the product your offering that marketing comes so naturally to you. And you know your product is great when the word of mouth spreads.
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Winning is dangerous
Winning is dangerous. Most people are manufacturing crisis in their lives to stay motivated. Whether its through drugs or affairs or irresponsibility, the chaos creates pressure. So they are, in a sense, trying to lose. Because when you win at something, whether its build your retreat or make...
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Swagger is the mindset you need
You want to come into your retreats with so much confidence. It's way more fun. In this podcast I get into some of the ways, I've gone from a place of fear and anxiety to having so much fun and enjoying the work.
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Consistency will bring you tremendous gratitude
The secret to this whole game is find something that works and then get ridiculously consistent with it. Legendary people do tremendously boring shit over and over again.
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Faith will get you to the next level
Faith and skills have a unique relationship in business. Cultivate a strong faith and you can bridge the gap between what you want and what you can do.
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When to invest yourself
Quite simply whoever can invest the most in themselves wins. This goes for love, wealth, sports, relationships and more. If you can find ways to fill your brain and body and soul with high quality experiences, you are going to live a high quality life. The problem is so many people are making...
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Your retreat is not a vacation
As the leader, your retreat is not a vacation. People will say all the time "how was your vacation in Costa Rica." They just dont know how hard this work can be. With the right mindset you can have so much fun, make positive change and fulfill your purpose. But it will never be a vacation. It's...
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Dealing with difficult customers
Dealing with difficult customers can make or break your experience. Here I get into some strategies to preemptively gel your groups.
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Go bigger in the intentions for your retreats
I didn't realize how much potential the retreat had when i first started out. In this episode i want to encourage you to go bigger in the thinking of what you're doing. Do that specifically by tuning into the why of the group.
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Take a listen behind scenes of the most successful yoga retreat leaders. This podcast seeks to help you create better, more profitable, life changing experiences all over the world.Hosted by Hargobind, builder of Casa Om and Casa Om Potomac retreat centers.
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Take a listen behind scenes of the most successful yoga retreat leaders. This podcast seeks to help you create better, more profitable, life changing experiences all over the world.Hosted by Hargobind, builder of Casa Om and Casa Om Potomac retreat centers.
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