Today we’d like to introduce you to Stephanie Jones.
So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
There’s nothing really extraordinary about my particular story: I experienced a tragedy, it changed me forever, and I decided I wanted to impact the world in a new way.
For the first three years of my post-college life, I worked as a financial analyst at Wells Fargo. It was exciting at first. I was a big girl with a big girl job. I had my own perfectly organized desk and my own computer where I got to sit and learn from all of the knowledgeable finance men I worked with. I would think to myself, “I love work.”
And somehow, I started to hate work. I felt like I was experiencing the same day every single day. The newness of the job wore off and all I could hear in my head was my boss asking, “did you finish the spreadsheet?”
I began searching for more. In the midst of my search, I lost my father. My world came crashing down, so I looked for a way to rebuild myself and my life. I lost interest in finance and found healing in yoga.
Initially, I started going to yoga to counter the stress I put on my body during long runs. Then, I started to see the benefits. I found myself sitting at my desk wishing I was in yoga. After my dad passed, yoga was the only place I felt like I wasn’t waiting for the clock to strike 5, so I could leave. It was the only place I felt at peace.
Sometime after my father had passed, when I felt healed enough to make a life-altering decision, I set an intention to find my calling. Perhaps, the thing I came to this Earth to do. I like to be deep.
In the middle of a hot yoga class at Charlotte Yoga, I gazed at my own eyes in the mirror in Dancer’s Pose, sweat dripping down my face and said this is it. This is what I’m meant to do. I want to make students feel the same way I feel in yoga. Present. A rush came over my body. It’s a feeling I’ve never had before and a feeling I’ll never forget.
I quit my job, moved to California and joined Yoga Teacher Training.
I wonder if my dad hadn’t passed away, would I have become a yoga teacher? Or would I have stayed a financial analyst for the rest of my life? I’ll never know that answer. I find peace knowing that such a tragedy became a blessing.
I now teach yoga and FlowLIFT at Buddhi Yoga and run a FlowLIFT Body Transformation Program www.stephyoga.com.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Haha, smooth! I’d say this has been the bumpiest road I’ve ever been on. The unpaved path is not for everyone. You have to have determination, dedication, and strong will to stick with it. My advice for women who want to change the trajectory of their life is to do it for yourself. Don’t do it to change peoples lives, but do it to change your own life. If you change peoples lives along the way, consider that a side effect. Don’t depend on your success on whether or not others like your work. Choose something you’d do even if no one knew you were doing it. That’s how I feel about yoga.
Please tell us more about your work, what you are currently focused on and most proud of.
I run an online membership website that helps women get in shape through the class I teach at Buddhi Yoga called FlowLIFT.
The Steph Yoga FlowLIFT Body Transformation Program was born out of my own struggles getting in shape. I tried tons of workout classes before I found FlowLIFT, but nothing ever served my body. I wanted to be thin, but strong. I wanted to be worked, but not over-exterted. Then, I found FlowLIFT.
I became OBSESSED. I picked up a class teaching FlowLIFT at Buddhi Yoga and after I saw such incredible results in my own body I turned the format into a Body Transformation Program for women to experience anytime and anywhere. In 45-minutes, you’ll feel stretched, toned, and tightened. The class is effective and efficient and gives you a feeling of confidence in your own body.
I had such success creating my own online business, I now help other yoga instructors looking to make passive income build their businesses.
Looking back on your childhood, what experiences do you feel played an important role in shaping the person you grew up to be?
Oh absolutely! I think the Universe was pointing me in the right direction every day, I just wasn’t open to hearing it for a while. In a way, my entire life leads me up to this point. I have a degree in business, so I have the skill set I needed to start stephyoga.com.
Pricing:
- FlowLIFT Body Transformation Program – $167
Contact Info:
- Website: www.stephyoga.com
- Email: steph@stephyoga.com
- Instagram: stephyoga_
Image Credit:
Kate Houser
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