
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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Jun 2026
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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.

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.

Product creation changes lives. The products that you create bundle your energy into things that other people can experience.

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 where I am at right now. Guruprem used to always tell me that that the yoga journey is 2 steps forward 1 step backward. The reset is your 1 step backward in business.

The second retreat is the hardest. Tune in to find out why.

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.

Here I share the different spaces, excursions, yoga teachers, cooks and support staff that can make your retreat extra special.


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.

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.

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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