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Welcome to triyoga
Whether you are new to the community or have been with us for years, this guide is here to provide you with important information to support you in your teaching here at triyoga.
About triyoga
triyoga Primrose Hill opened its doors for our first classes on the 19th February 2000. It was the culmination, realisation and the beginning of the vision to create the highest quality centre for true well-being, combining three key elements of yoga, Pilates and treatments.
Our aim was and continues to be, to have the best teachers, teaching a broad range of truly authentic styles of yoga in a great environment so everyone can find a class suited to them. Yoga could and would be for everyone – regardless of age, size, gender, religion, fitness, diet and lifestyle.
At the same time, we wanted to create a community of teachers, students and staff that felt like they belonged somewhere and that triyoga was their home.
Our principles are to honour the tradition of yoga and create the sense that you were entering a sacred space. We want to dispel the illusion about who can practise yoga because it is for everyone – hence, ‘everyone triyoga'.
Our first yoga schedule included daily community classes, with those classes being at half price, as well as kids’ classes.
triyoga owes its history and future to the love and hard work of all the people who work or teach here, those who have worked or taught here, those who have invested in us, all the students and clients who have called us, practised in our studios, visited us (and our lovely dogs), treatment rooms, cafés and ultimately, to grace – thank you!
We are now a part of an umbrella company United Fitness. These brands consist of Boom Cycle, Barrecore, KOBOX and triyoga.
What we believe
Everyone who comes through our door is to be truly welcomed and looked after from the moment they arrive, to the moment they leave
Yoga is a wonderful practice for mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being
Pilates is a great practice to develop both the body and mind. Joseph Pilates believed physical and mental health is connected and we want to help students to work on improving their overall health.
There is no one way to practise yoga – you and your body are unique
Really good teachers inspire their students to develop their own practice
Yoga is not just what we do on the mat, but how we live our lives
We are all responsible for what we do and our environment, for now and for our children's children
Our model
triyoga is set up to host your classes. We provide studio space for you to teach your students at an agreed time and place. We also provide you with reception and booking services and help you with your marketing through our website, social media, emails and in-studio advertising. We collect the revenue for the classes on your behalf which we pass on having deducted a rental charge in accordance with the amount agreed in our contract with you.
Checklist for teachers
In order to comply with our insurance and legal requirements, we require the following documents from you:
When you are in the centres be sure to present yourself in a way that you feel embodies the yoga or Pilates
that you teach. This includes:
Teaching your class
To ensure we are delivering a consistent experience for everyone – that is equally in-line with our beliefs – we ask teachers to consider the following guidelines when teaching.
Arrive 20 minutes before the start of your class to give you time to check in with reception and let them know you are there. They can give you any information about the studio. Make sure that you allocate time to set up live stream and/or music for your class before it begins. Arriving early also allows you to connect with your students before class and hold a space that feels welcoming.
Greet your students. Students feel welcomed if you are there to greet them on their way into the studio and it is good to be in the studio few minutes before your class to do just that. Several triyoga teachers introduce themselves to every student at the start of the class. The more students’ names and faces you know the more loyalty it builds up and it ultimately encourages the students to return to your class. If you are not able to greet everyone, perhaps because of the volume of students in the class, always introduce yourself at the start. Ask your students to collect their mat and place them were needed. Check if any students are new to triyoga or are completely new to yoga or Pilates. Be sure to give them special attention to make them feel welcome and at ease.
No phones are allowed inside the studios. We operate a no phone policy in our studios, as even silent phones can be a distraction to the student and teacher. No photos or videos to be taken in class. Please support us with this policy.
Ask about injuries. As you know, many students are practicing with injuries. Please make sure you provide guidance on how to deal with injuries in your class, so students feel looked after and do not aggravate their injuries.
Close your class. Whilst it is tempting to leave students resting in Savasana, we can’t allow students to be left in the room once the teacher has left. The students must leave the studio with you.
Say goodbye. Often students like to feel their teacher has paid special attention to them and simply saying goodbye to students, individually if you can, ends the practice on a personal and polite tone.
Clean and place props away neatly. Most students will put their own props and mats away at the end of the class. It is nice to encourage students to put these back tidily to show respect for their studio. Please also ask your students to clean their props with the probiotic spray provided.
Tell your students about workshops. One of the best ways to promote your own workshops and courses is to inform students verbally as students will listen to your recommendations. If you do not have one coming up, please mention a workshop from one of your fellow teachers or someone you enjoy learning from.
Start and end on time. Sometimes teachers run over when there is nothing scheduled in the studio after them – but whilst some are thrilled to get an extra slice of time, some students will need to leave for work, have childcare, parking or appointments. You offer enough to your students in the time you have allocated. If the teacher before you is running into your time, either ask one of the receptionists to help or put your head round the door (no more than 5 minutes before your class) and remind them it is time to leave, remembering to be courteous of the students in the room. There are a few times when we need to schedule classes close together due to events or trainings. At these times we ask you to work with us mindfully to ensure a smooth change over for all, assisting with the setup of the room when possible. If your schedule allows, stay a bit longer and talking to your students after class can be a great way to build community. Please be considerate of the class that is on the schedule after your and take these conversations into the public areas of the studio, allowing the front of house team to clean and prepare the studio for the next class.
Maintain your standard. We expect teachers to maintain their teaching standard through their regular practice and attending workshops, trainings and courses. We also find that teachers teach best when they teach what they practice themselves. If your teaching style is changing it is good to discuss this with the yoga manager. We want to support everybody that teaches at triyoga and help you develop and be able to teach what you love.
If any teacher does not follow these guidelines, we would like to talk to the teacher about why this is and how we can resolve this. If these warnings are not heard, we will consider asking the teacher not to teach at triyoga. In cases of extreme misconduct, we may ask a teacher to cease teaching immediately.
Building your class
To build your class you need to market it. We help you with your marketing but really it is up to you to build up your student base. There are several ways in which you can do this:
Build a website. It is essential you have a user friendly and engaging website, which you can use to inform students of your classes (and importantly of yourself and your yoga). If there is any change to your schedule, make sure that you update this.
Send out regular newsletters. Collect email addresses of your students, with their permission, and keep them regularly updated with news, events and classes that you are running. Newsletters can be short, sweet and concise and are a fantastic tool for communicating with students.
Build up a social media following. Utilise these tools to your advantage. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok are all fantastic platforms which you can use to reach out to your students, keep them up to date about the classes and workshops you hold and get them involved. Broadcast regular creative, inspirational, informative, and visual insights into your yoga.
Write a blog. A blog is a tool for us as a community of teachers and therapists to share our knowledge and expertise. Build up your PR. In conjunction with using the resources above, seek opportunities to get the press interested.
We all want your classes to be successful and our aim is to provide classes that students want to come to through offering a broad range of styles, including special interest and community classes. When starting new classes, this can sometimes be a matter of trial and error – seeing if what we think students want is right, is at the right time, and is taught in a way that engages students.
Whilst we have target numbers for all classes, we want to support you in your development and give you the opportunity to express yourself. We are mindful of allowing new teachers, styles and classes to develop. If classes are not working, we will offer help in suggesting ideas to increase numbers. If the numbers of a class are not increasing, we will need to make revisions to the schedule.
Cover
We ask teachers to keep cover to a minimum as students prefer a consistent teacher who they can develop with. We find that anything more than 6 weeks off starts to impact your class development. If students find their teacher is away too often, they often find a new teacher; ultimately this impacts on both your and triyoga’s reputation and income.
Establishing and nourish ‘cover buddy’ relationships (teacher/s with whom you help each other with cover). Getting together outside of teaching time to talk and support each other can be a great way of doing this. Be mindful of childcare/caring responsibilities as we suggest this addition to your schedule.
You are required to find your own cover for your classes and use SLACK channels to find the appropriate cover. If you have agreed to cover a class, it is then your responsibility to find someone else if you cannot teach.
Organise your cover well in advance. We find that giving at least two weeks’ notice is ideal. Getting cover at the last minute is not ideal and can be stressful for everyone!
You need to ensure that the teacher covering is of a similar style. Students can be disappointed when the cover teacher is not appropriate and are often very upset about last minute cancellations. We suggest that you approach teachers who you feel would be a good match for your teaching style directly, before sending out an Slack message to the entire cover group for a style. It is advisable to have a network of teachers that have been to your class, know your style and you can trust that they will teach your class in a similar way how you normally do it. Only when they are not available should you branch out to general cover. In some circumstances we may change your selected cover due to student feedback on cover preferences.
In exceptional circumstances we will try to help you find cover. The reasons for us providing emergency cover help are very few, such as you or a family member being taken seriously ill or in hospital. Feeling a bit unwell, being too busy to find cover or being caught in traffic are not acceptable reasons.
You will be charged a £100 fee if you do not turn up for a class and have not arranged appropriate cover. As a cover teacher, we expect you to take on cover actively. If you do not cover at least three classes a year we will take you off the cover list.
Finding Cover We use the app SLACK for finding and submitting cover.
You can find all the information about how to use SLACK HERE
triyoga Cover Protocol – find HERE
Assistants
If you have a class that has regular attendance of over 30 students, please consider having an assistant in your class.
The assistants do require mentoring and teachers are required to help the assistants with their development in exchange for help with the laying of mats, adjusting (if appropriate), welcoming or saying goodbye to students.
We do not pay assistants however they can access the £2 cover teacher class benefit once they assisted.
You can find your own assistants, but you must inform head office when you have assistants and they must be fully qualified and insured.
In busier classes with livestream students, it may be a good idea to ask an attending student you know well to demonstrate at the front of the room, particularly if you intend to move around the studio a lot to provide adjustments etc.
guests in your class
In a few circumstances we may allow guests into classes. Members of the press or visiting guest teachers (teaching at triyoga) are given guests passes. If you have someone who you would like to be a guest in your class, please contact the yoga manager or marketing manager to register them.
benefits
All triyoga teachers are entitled to discount benefits on triyoga offerings, you can find these on teacher
benefits HERE
Teachers have the possibility of booking the studios for private lessons. The price will be on application, but rates are very reasonable for high quality studios. Bookings must be made through the yoga department and payment is made on the day at reception. We discourage you from making last minute bookings because we cannot always process information immediately.
guest teacher events
Guest teachers are important to triyoga’s reputation and our presence. New clients often visit triyoga for the first time to study with them and then return to go to scheduled classes. The association of quality and experience is what brings clients back to triyoga. Please enjoy the knowledge of what the visiting teachers have to offer.
On some occasions it may be necessary to move, or in some cases cancel, a regularly scheduled class to accommodate a guest teacher event. However, as our regularly scheduled class teachers, you are the heart of triyoga and your on going commitment to the centre is recognised. We will therefore endeavour to minimise the impact of these events on classes and appreciate your flexibility and understanding.
teacher meetings
Going forward teacher meetings will be held regularly throughout the year.
The main objective of these meetings is to:
Workshops
Workshops are a great way to give your students an opportunity to deepen their practice. They also help you build your reputation, profile and income. If you would like to host a workshop, please contact the Centre Manager for your chosen location with any proposals.
As with your classes, we want your workshops to be a great success. To help ensure this, ideally, we need your copyat least 3 months before the event to ensure we can put it on sale in time and promote it. Please make the wording straight forward and accessible, even if the content is specialised. The word limit is 500 words.
Once the event is on sale, our Marketing Team will produce a marketing plan for your workshop.
Tips on making your workshop a success:
- Email your database about your workshop.
- If you run out of flyers, front of house can print more. Please give them 48 hours’ notice and contact the
centre from which you would like to collect them from
- Post your event on social media to make your community aware
- In your other classes mention your workshop to students, what it will cover and the benefits of attending - you have an article for our blog please contact marketing to arrange posting it with triyoga.
- You can check how many students have signed up with front of house. If the numbers are low please contact us to discuss methods to help you boost numbers.
Please help your fellow teachers to promote events their events as well. Sharing another teacher’s workshop with your students supports their practice and helps to keep students returning.
triyoga blog
The triyoga blog is a tool for us as a community of teachers and therapists to share our knowledge and expertise. If you have an upcoming workshop or a topic you think would be of interest to our readers, please contact the marketing team, who are always open to hear your ideas, by emailing
Final thank you
You as teachers at London’s top yoga studios are the soul of the centres. For the students you can provide them with the guidance to help them through their lives. triyoga loves you teaching your classes at our studios and we are grateful for your commitment.
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