I’ve always trusted my gut. When I want something, I go for it.

That’s why I became a yoga teacher. I loved it, I believed in it, and I wanted to build a business doing what I loved.

But a few years ago, for the first time in my life, I lost that trust. I doubted myself.

I was trying to grow my yoga business while raising my ADHD daughter at home. And if I’m honest? It was a nightmare.

She screamed. She argued. She interrupted me constantly. My stress levels would skyrocket, and just minutes before going live for a class, I’d find myself crying, screaming into a pillow, even punching the wall. Because how was I supposed to show up for my students when I felt like I was falling apart?

How could I teach calm when I had none? And then, the deeper fear hit me. What was I teaching her?

That work meant stress? That passion came with breakdowns? That no matter how hard you try, you’ll always feel like you’re failing?

I blamed her for my lack of money, realizing I was damaging her future relationship with money. So I did what I thought I was supposed to do – I hired business coaches.

Coach #1 promised support but disappeared and didnt do half of what she promised me.
Coach #2 told me to run Facebook ads (after i had signed up), and that was his entire strategy, but I couldn’t afford them.
Coach #3 gave generic advice that didn’t fit my passion and I tried her strategy for 2 years non stop with no results.

And that’s when it clicked: None of these people were raising kids while running a yoga business.

They didn’t get it. They were just teaching people how to make money, who were teaching others how to make money. And I didn’t want that.

I needed something that worked for me. And that’s when I saw it: YouTube.

I noticed yoga teachers growing their businesses without ads, without daily Instagram posts, without burnout and loving what they were doing.

Their videos worked for them, bringing in students while they lived their lives.

That’s what I needed – something I could create on my time, that kept running while I was with my daughter. So I said screw it, I’m doing it my way.

I went all in on YouTube. I ignored the ads, the exhausting social media strategies, the noise. And I focused only on building my channel.

And then, it happened—my first student signed up organically from my videos. I literally jumped up and down. It was proof that I didn’t need to drown in stress to make my business work.

No ads.
No daily Instagram grind.
Just one piece of content that kept working for me.

Then came student #2. Then #3. Then more. I started waking up to new student notifications. For the first time in years, I felt like I had control. I had freedom.

And then I realized, I had built a business that worked for me, not one that drained me.

💡 Before, I was crying in frustration minutes before class. Now, my videos bring in students while I spend time with my daughter.

💡 Before, I was throwing money at ads that didn’t work. Now, my content brings me clients for free.

💡 Before, I felt like a failure. Now, I know I’ve created something sustainable that keeps growing.

I still have my doubts. I still have sleepless nights. I still wonder, What if this isn’t enough?

But then I remember where I was before.

The stress.
The burnout.
The resentment.

And I know that no one should have to feel that way just to make a living doing what they love.

I built a better way, a calmer way.

And now, I teach other wellness coaches how to do the same.

YouTube changed my life, my business AND my relationships.

It even helped me start my new yoga niche of mixing vinyasa, kundalini and yin yoga into an incredible practice to calm the nervous system.