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Jun 2026

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Welcome to the Blissful Biz podcast! I'm Susanne Rieker, and this show is for yoga teachers who are ready to turn their wisdom into an online business they actually love. Each week I share practical strategies, honest behind-the-scenes stories, and real talk about what it takes to grow sustainably online — without burning out or selling out. If you're tired of trading time for money and want to build something that creates true freedom, you're in the right place. Find me at www.susannerieker.com or connect with me on Instagram @susannerieker .

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June 15, 2026Episode 29918 min

The advice that built yoga businesses in 2021 is breaking them in 2026

If you've been doing everything right — the freebie, the online course, the social media content — and it still feels like nothing is adding up, this episode is for you. Not because you're doing it wrong, but because the landscape has genuinely shifted, and most of the advice people are still following hasn't caught up yet.In this episode, I'm talking about why the old model (create a course, do a big launch, repeat) is creating so much frustration right now, what I call the trust recession and why it changes everything, and what a business built for 2026 actually looks like. We cover:➡️ Why your freebie, your offer, and your content aren't creating momentum even when each one is good on its own➡️ The trust recession and why the jump from a freebie to a $1,000 program has become a much bigger ask than it used to be➡️ The "easy yes" offer (between $27 and $97) and why it's the missing piece for most yoga teachers right now➡️ The sales momentum piece most teachers skip, and why it's what makes everything else workRESOURCES MENTIONEDFREE TRAINING: How to Turn Your Yoga Wisdom into Consistent Online IncomeIn this free training I'll walk you through the Honey Flow Method: the exact system yoga teachers are using to add $1k or more to their monthly income with one small digital offer, without needing a big audience or pushy tactics.➡️ https://susannerieker.com/trainingJOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVE 🐝Inside the Blissful Biz Hive you'll build your Honey Flow: the exact system yoga teachers are using to add $1k or more to their monthly income with one small digital offer, without needing a big audience or pushy tactics.➡️ https://www.skool.com/blissfulbizhive💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

June 8, 2026Episode 29819 min

5 Ways Yoga Teachers Can Make Money on Skool

If you've been hearing about Skool everywhere lately, you're not imagining it — it's one of the fastest-growing platforms in the online business world right now. But what I find most interesting about it isn't the hype. It's the flexibility. Because Skool isn't just one business model. There are actually several different ways yoga teachers can use it to build income, and they look quite different from each other.In this episode, I'm walking you through five of them — from a paid membership with monthly recurring revenue, to a popup community you run once to sell your premium offer. Some of these I'm using myself. All of them are worth knowing about.In this episode:Why Skool is worth paying attention to right now, and what makes it different from a Facebook group plus a course platformModel one: the paid membership with a monthly subscription, what makes it work, and the honest truth about what it requiresModel two: a free community with a paid tier, and the mistake that quietly killed my conversions (and how to avoid it)Model three: a free community with standalone products in the classroom — and why this is one of the most underrated options for yoga teachers with an existing body of workModel four: a private community exclusively for your existing students, and how it transforms the experience of buying a courseModel five: the popup community for a summit or challenge, and why it's one of the fastest ways to build trust and sell a premium offerRESOURCES MENTIONEDFREE TRAINING: How to Turn Your Yoga Wisdom into Consistent Online IncomeIn this free training I'll walk you through the Honey Flow Method: the exact system yoga teachers are using to add $1k or more to their monthly income with one small digital offer, without needing a big audience or pushy tactics.➡️ https://susannerieker.com/trainingJOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVE 🐝Inside the Blissful Biz Hive you'll build your Honey Flow: the exact system yoga teachers are using to add $1k or more to their monthly income with one small digital offer, without needing a big audience or pushy tactics.➡️ https://www.skool.com/blissfulbizhive💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

June 1, 2026Episode 29752 min

The Legal Essentials Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Know w/ Conscious Counsel

If you're building an online yoga business, legal protection is probably not the first thing on your mind. But as Chad Sonkin from Conscious Counsel explains, the question isn't whether you'll ever need it, it's whether you'll be prepared when you do. Chad has been working with yoga and wellness entrepreneurs for almost 10 years, and in this conversation he walks us through the legal essentials every online yoga teacher needs to have in place, from waivers and service agreements to privacy policies and media releases. We also get into some really practical questions. What's the difference between a waiver and a disclaimer? Do you need people to sign something before they access your online course? What do you actually need on your website? And what happens if someone steals your content or your brand name? If you've been putting the legal side of your business on the back burner, this one's for you.JOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVEWhat if your yoga wisdom was bringing in an extra $1k/month, even on the days you don't teach a single class?Inside the Blissful Biz Hive you'll build your Honey Flow: a simple, aligned system for growing your audience and selling digital offers without the overwhelm, tech confusion, or guesswork.What's inside (worth $2k+) ⬇️✅ Step-by-step trainings to build your Honey Flow✅ Done-for-you templates, email sequences and Canva layouts✅ Showit website template to make you shine online✅ Tech tutorials created with beginners in mind✅ 30-Day content plan so you always know what to post✅ Weekly calls with me & daily community supportCancel in 2 clicks. 14-Day Money Back Guarantee.With Susanne Rieker, who's spent the last 10 years helping 1,600+ yoga teachers build and grow their online business. 🔥👉 https://www.skool.com/blissfulbizhive/about 💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️ FREE TRAININGI'll walk you through the Honey Flow Method: the exact system yoga teachers are using to add $1k or more to their monthly income with one small digital offer, without needing a big audience or pushy tactics.Click here to save your spot: https://susannerieker.com/training

May 25, 2026Episode 29624 min

Why I Changed My Mind About Memberships (And Built the Honey Flow Method)

I said I was done with selling my memberships. And then I launched it again anyway.In this episode I share what actually changed, what I got completely wrong about my Skool setup that was quietly killing conversions, and how a rainy weekend on my sister's couch in Madrid led to the Honey Flow Method — the curriculum I wish I'd built years ago.If you're a yoga teacher who wants to build online income without the fake urgency and complicated funnels, this one's for you.JOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVEWhat if your yoga wisdom was bringing in an extra $1k/month, even on the days you don't teach a single class?Inside the Blissful Biz Hive, you'll build your Honey Flow: a digital offer people actually want to buy, a simple funnel that brings new students into your world, and a content plan that finally gives your posts a purpose beyond "just staying visible."✅ 4-Week Honey Flow Sprint ✅ Mini Course & Funnel Setup ✅ 30-Day Content Plan & Templates ✅ Email Sequences & Sales Templates ✅ Monthly Coaching Calls & Daily Community SupportWith Susanne Rieker, who's spent the last 10 years helping 1,600+ yoga teachers build and grow their online business. 🔥👉 https://www.skool.com/blissfulbizhive/about 💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

May 19, 2026Episode 29547 min

30 Years in an Ashram Then Starting Over Starting w/ Kamala Rose

Kamala Rose spent over 30 years living in an ashram before stepping out into the world as an independent yoga teacher and philosophy educator in her mid-50s. This conversation is about what happens when someone with that depth of knowledge has to start completely from scratch, and what yoga philosophy itself has to say about that kind of transition.Kamala is the founder of Sutra to Self, a 12-week course on Sanskrit literacy and a guided reading of the Yoga Sutra, and she runs a free Women's Gita Circle every two weeks on Zoom. Find her at kamalaroseyoga.org and on Instagram at kamalarose.yoga.JOIN THE BLISSFUL BIZ HIVEWhat if your yoga wisdom was bringing in an extra $1k/month, even on the days you don't teach a single class?Inside the Blissful Biz Hive, you'll build your Honey Flow: a digital offer people actually want to buy, a simple funnel that brings new students into your world, and a content plan that finally gives your posts a purpose beyond "just staying visible."✅ 4-Week Honey Flow Sprint ✅ Mini Course & Funnel Setup ✅ 30-Day Content Plan & Templates ✅ Email Sequences & Sales Templates ✅ Monthly Coaching Calls & Daily Community SupportWith Susanne Rieker, who's spent the last 10 years helping 1,600+ yoga teachers build and grow their online business. 🔥👉 https://www.skool.com/blissfulbizhive/about 💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

April 28, 2026Episode 29415 min

What Actually Makes People Stop Scrolling and Say "This Is For Me"

If you've been posting consistently, showing up on Instagram, maybe even updating your website, and still not attracting the right students, this video is for you.Today we're unpacking two things that most yoga teachers conflate, and why that confusion quietly kills their marketing: your niche and your messaging. Your niche is the foundation: who you help and what specific problem you solve. Your messaging is how you talk about it in a way that makes the right person immediately feel seen. You need both, but you have to get them in the right order.I go into what makes a niche strong enough to actually anchor a business, why trying to speak to everyone online is the fastest way to become invisible, and the one question worth sitting with after you listen: what is the specific problem your ideal student is living with right now, and how would she describe it in her own words?💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

April 21, 2026Episode 29317 min

Stop Creating More Free Stuff — Do This Instead

In this episode I talk about why so many yoga teachers are stuck in a loop of freebie creation that isn't moving their business forward, the difference between being generous and mistaking generosity for a business strategy, and what a low-ticket offer does that a freebie simply can't.I also share what I built behind my own freebie funnel and get honest about why most yoga teachers already know they should be building a proper system behind their free content, and still aren't.If you've ever looked up from a Canva file at midnight wondering when any of this turns into income, this one's for you.🔗 Links mentioned:I've spent the last ten years figuring out what actually works when you're building an online business as a yoga teacher, and what wastes your time. And I put everything I learned into a free guide.It's called the Yoga Business Blueprint and it's 20 pages of honest, practical lessons from working with over 1,600 yoga teachers and wellness entrepreneurs. Click here to get it:→ https://susannerieker.com/yogabusinessblueprint💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

April 15, 2026Episode 29217 min

Why Yoga Teachers Aren't Making Sales on Instagram (And What to Actually Post Instead)

Are you a yoga teacher who is posting on Instagram but not making sales? There is a good chance the problem is not your following size, your content, or the algorithm. It is that nobody has shown you what to actually post to sell your offer.In this episode I talk about the two patterns I see most yoga teachers fall into on Instagram, why content and selling are two completely different things, and what a simple sustainable selling system actually looks like. I also cover how stories work differently from your feed posts, why every post needs a clear call to action, and why you do not need a big following to start making consistent sales.If you have been showing up on Instagram and wondering why nothing is converting, this one is for you.🔗 Links mentioned:The Instagram Sales Kit for Yoga Teachers is a complete done-for-you content kit with story templates, carousel templates, a 30-day selling planner, a full CTA bank, and a bonus Instagram Deep Dive training with live account reviews. Everything you need to start making consistent sales through Instagram for just $37: https://susannerieker.com/saleskit💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

March 25, 2026Episode 2911 hr 3 min

Student Spotlight: How Jessica Klimach created her own movement method and took it online

Jessica Klimach had no background in sports or athletics. For 20 years she worked as a fashion stylist, spent most of that time managing chronic pain from scoliosis, and came to yoga the way many people do: looking for something that would help. What she found was that the existing modalities weren't quite doing it. So she built her own.In this conversation, Jessica shares the full story behind Flex&Flow®, the movement method she developed, tested, and eventually trademarked, and how she has built an online business around it. We talk about what it actually takes to create something genuinely new in a saturated market, the studio conflict that forced her hand on the trademark, how she grew her audience slowly and consistently through local ads and a weekly Instagram series, and how her online programs have evolved into a hybrid model that works for both her and her students.If you are a yoga teacher or fitness instructor sitting on an idea that feels too different, too niche, or not ready yet, Jessica's story is worth hearing.Connect with Jessica:https://www.jessicaklimachyoga.com/https://www.instagram.com/jessicaklimachyoga/💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️

March 17, 2026Episode 29016 min

Stop Preparing to Prepare – How to identify the work that actually moves your business forward

Are you a yoga teacher who is busy but somehow not growing their business? There is a good chance you are spending most of your time on passive action, things that feel like work but do not directly generate income or move anyone closer to buying from you.In this episode I talk about the difference between passive action and real action, why offer creation should come before your content strategy or your Instagram growth, and how I organise my week so that the tasks that actually matter get done first. If you have been stuck in preparation mode, this one is for you.🔗 Links mentioned: The Profitable Yoga Business Intensive is happening March 23–25. Three live days where we work together on your signature offer, your everyday sales system, and a profit plan you can actually follow, with space for your questions and feedback as we go: https://susannerieker.com/yoga-business-intensive 💖 If you liked this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts – your feedback really makes a difference.📆 Never miss a new episode and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.✨ Share your biggest takeaway on Instagram stories - just be sure to tag @susannerieker so I can see them.🎓 To learn more about how to work with me or to get instant access to freebies, trainings and more go to www.susannerieker.com. 🙏❤️