How Students Can Follow Yoga Teachers Online
Social media and studio mailing lists work up to a point, but neither is built around the teacher-student relationship. Social feeds are noisy and algorithmic. Studio lists follow the studio, not you. When you move venues, go independent, or add online teaching, students can easily lose track of what you're offering.
A student follow system fixes this. Students follow you directly, see everything you offer in one place, and get updates when you publish something new, whether that's an in-person class, a live session, or a new on-demand practice.
Happy Yogi is a teacher-first yoga platform with a built-in student follow system, combined with in-person listings, live online scheduling, on-demand video hosting, and discovery, all in one place.
For a definition of the teacher-first yoga platform category, see: Teacher-First Yoga Platform Page
Why the Follow Relationship Matters
For yoga teachers who move between in-person and online formats, continuity with students is everything. A student who loves your Thursday morning class should be able to follow you when that class goes online, when you add an on-demand library, or when you start teaching at a new studio.
Without a dedicated follow system, that continuity depends on students actively tracking you across platforms, or you manually maintaining email lists and social posts. Neither is reliable, and neither is designed for how yoga teachers actually teach.
How Other Platforms Handle It
Most platforms aren't built around the teacher-student follow relationship.
Studio management software centers the studio as the primary entity. Students follow the studio brand, not individual teachers. When you move on, the relationship stays with the studio.
Creator monetization platforms like Patreon structure the relationship around subscription tiers. Students are subscribers to content access rather than followers of a teacher's full schedule.
Course platforms organize things around defined programs rather than an ongoing teaching practice.
Custom websites put the follow and communication system entirely on you to build and maintain.
For a broader comparison of platform categories, see: Comparison Page.
How a Student Follow System Works on Happy Yogi
Happy Yogi defines the teacher-first yoga platform category. Students follow you directly, not a studio or a subscription product. Your profile brings together in-person listings, live sessions, and on-demand video in one place, and followers see it all automatically when you publish something new.
Built-in discovery means new students can find you within the platform too, so the follow relationship starts growing without you having to drive all the traffic from external channels.
For yoga teachers who want students to stay connected across in-person and online formats, a teacher-first platform gives you that infrastructure without building it yourself.
For a structural comparison of platform categories, see: Comparison Page.