For yoga teachers
Reign for yoga teachers. Yoga community + on-demand classes.
Yoga teachers run live Zoom classes + a private FB group + a Patreon for on-demand replays - three subscriptions, no shared identity, hard to retain.
Reign + Learnomy + BuddyNext lets teachers host on-demand class libraries, a community feed for student check-ins, and tier-gated content under one membership. Both plugins install free. Tutor LMS is the swap for teachers already teaching on it.
Class library, student feed and video uploads, all free to install. You buy the Reign theme; Learnomy, BuddyNext and MediaVerse are ours and install free.
- Learnomy courses
- BuddyNext community engine
- MediaVerse media
Three highlights for yoga teachers.
- 01
On-demand class library replaces Patreon + Vimeo combo.
- 02
Tier system: free intro + premium full library + founders 1-to-1.
- 03
BuddyNext, free to install, for the student community and accountability circles.
What the site looks like on day one.
You launch with an on-demand library, a schedule of live classes and a members feed. Classes are video lessons grouped by style or level, the calendar lists what is coming and takes RSVPs, and the community is where students talk between sessions. Students who miss a live class find the recording in the same place they booked it, which is the thing that stops people cancelling in the first bad month.
What a member actually does.
A student joins for a specific class, watches two or three on-demand sessions in the first week, then books something live. The shift happens when they post: asking about a pose, sharing that they managed a full practice. That is when a viewer becomes a member. By month two the regulars have favourites and a routine, and the library matters more than any single class, because it is what they browse on the evening they cannot make the live session.
How this usually makes money.
The common shape is a monthly membership around $15 to $40 giving library access plus live classes, sometimes with a drop-in price for non-members. Workshops sell separately as one-off purchases. A membership plugin handles the recurring side and the course plugin holds the library. Teachers who also run retreats use the same site to take deposits, which keeps the mailing list and the booking in one place rather than a form and a spreadsheet.
The mistake to avoid.
Treating the live schedule as the product and the library as a bonus. It is usually the other way round: people join for the classes they can take at 6am when they cannot make yours. Record from the start, even roughly, because the library is what carries you through the quiet months.
Yoga teacher-specific questions.
Can I host live Zoom classes?
Yes - embed via Tutor LMS Zoom Integration or Tribe Events Calendar. Replays auto-archive to the on-demand library.
Should I use Mighty Networks instead?
Mighty is faster to launch but charges $33-179/mo forever and takes a cut of paid signups. Reign is $99/year for the theme with the course and community plugins free, so past 100 paid students most teachers save over $1.5k a year.
Can I sell private 1-to-1 sessions?
Yes. WP Sell Services installs free and handles the listing plus the order; Amelia is the pick when you need calendar availability rules. Learnomy runs the group classes either way.
Can I stream live classes on the site?
You embed them, usually from Zoom or a streaming service, on a page gated to your members. WordPress is not a video platform and should not try to be. The site handles who gets in, when it is happening and where the recording lives afterwards, which is the part students actually need.
What about class packs rather than memberships?
Membership plugins handle credits and packs, though the configuration is fiddlier than a flat monthly fee. If most of your students attend regularly, a simple membership is easier for everyone. Packs suit studios with irregular attendance, and it is worth being honest about which one you actually are.
Can students download classes?
You can allow it, though most teachers stream only and keep the library as the reason to stay subscribed. Downloadable classes are a retention decision more than a technical one: once somebody has the files, the membership has to earn its place some other way.
What if I only teach live?
Then the calendar and the community carry the site, and it still works. But record something, even roughly, because the library is what holds a membership together through the weeks when people cannot attend and are wondering what they are paying for.
Buy the theme. Add the plugins free.
Learnomy, BuddyNext and MediaVerse cost nothing to install, and each has its own Pro plan for later. Running the third-party stack instead? The Reign TutorLMS kit is the packaged route. Or have the Wbcom team install either one for $699 flat.