Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Lynn Rozak, Founder of Sunshine Yoga Shack, located in Mansfield, TX, USA.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
Yoga is an ancient practice of uniting the mind, body, and spirit. Research shows yoga is an excellent practice for improving strength, flexibility, and mental health. Sunshine Yoga Shack offers yoga for every type of body. We have basic yoga for beginners, power and heated yoga for a more vigorous practice, and aerial yoga to elevate your body and mind.
Tell us about yourself
In 2001 I started my yoga journey before Sept 11th but after the birth of my first son. I never expected the road would lead me here. Yoga gave me freedom. Freedom from the world and freedom from the person I thought I was. I had to let go of the version of me the world told me to be and become a more authentic version of myself. Since my first yoga class, I have been curious about why yoga made such an impression on me and how it changed me and brought out the best in me. After almost 21 years of yoga practice and ten years of teaching yoga, I feel there is so much still to do and so much left to explore. I try to bring that knowledge to Sunshine School of Yoga and Sunshine Yoga Shack.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
I began teaching yoga in my backyard, and my husband built me a little deck for classes. When it was time to move to a brick-and-mortar location, it was very scary, and we had little money to invest. Every week classes grew, and I could add a little more to the studio. As membership grew, we could add more classes and more teachers. As I needed more qualified teachers to teach yoga from the heart, I opened Sunshine School of Yoga and became a Registered School with Yoga Alliance. When COVID hit, and we had to close the studio, I was scared to lose what I had worked so hard for. However, we went to live-streaming yoga classes the next day. This saved the studio and is something we have nurtured; today, all of our classes live stream, and we have a huge library of on-demand classes accessible from our Sunshine Yoga Shack app. Also, Sunshine Yoga Shack has won Best Yoga Studio for three years in a row. We were notified of the first win during the COVID shutdown. It has been an amazing honor to win the votes of the people.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
Time management is one of the hardest aspects of business ownership. I am literally on call 24/7. There is so much that happens behind the scenes to running a business and keeping things running smoothly.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
I have had several people come to me asking questions about running a business. You need to understand to have a successful business, you must invest your time and your heart. You will be working double the hours you intend in order to keep the doors open. However, it's worth it.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website: https://sunshineyogashack.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sunshineyogashack
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunshineyogashack/
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