{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d870119c7d98a7f8854bb5/69ee4c4fa68fcf2279409708?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"“My Goal Was Freedom”: How Charlie Follows Built a 1 Million Strong Yoga Community","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d870119c7d98a7f8854bb5/1777224675345-f45e93a7-447e-431d-918f-9197ceb5b4da.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today on the podcast, I speak with Charlie Follows, a YouTube yogi who has built a community of over one million people. She began her career teaching in studios, but quickly realized that creating a balanced, sustainable life wasn’t possible by simply adding more in-person classes. At one point, she was teaching up to 20 classes a week, driving between studios, and trying to make ends meet, it wasn’t sustainable. So, Charlie began the transition to YouTube.</p><p><br></p><p>Today, she’s created over 1,000 free yoga videos, built a thriving online business, and recently launched her first teaching program to help other yoga instructors turn their virtual content into a career. In this episode, we explore Charlie’s childhood, growing up as an only child, navigating a rebellious phase in high school, and how she ultimately found her way back to herself through yoga. This is a conversation about building a life on your own terms, and a reminder to never judge a book by its cover.</p><p><br></p><p>Don’t forget to follow, subscribe, and join the Seasoned Professional community, a space for stories worth sharing.</p><p><br></p><p>🔗 Links from the episode</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/charlieafollows/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Follows on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/yogateacherschool/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yoga Teacher School</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/CharlieFollows\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Follows on YouTube</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.charliefollows.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Follows Yoga Programs</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/4z8O7fqmbHONzqPI2PHb6s?si=FSEcR7YuRteIucnZEjyqAA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole Addison's Episode</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SkVSNr5U3EpmkpSkruOLH?si=TkRNLiV0SzGSwzyGStZaaw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Judah Armani's Episode</a></p><p><br></p><p>❤️ Subscribe to my channel for more</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@SeasonedProfessional\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></p><p><br></p><p>📲 Find Hannah Octavia &amp; Seasoned Professional on social media!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seasonedprofessionalpod/?igsh=cTc1NnRzeDVrNXd2&amp;utm_source=qr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Seasoned Professional on Instagram</a> </p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hannahoctavia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Octavia on Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@seasoned.professional\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://substack.com/@seasonedprofessional?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a></p><p><br></p><p>See you next Tuesday!</p><p>xx Hannah Octavia</p><p><br></p><p>(Theme music curtesy of Fran Lusty's song, \"Functioning Adult\")</p>","author_name":"Hannah Octavia"}