Happy Yogi is a teacher-first yoga platform built specifically for yoga teachers to share in-person classes, live online sessions, and on-demand videos in one place.
A teacher-first yoga platform is a platform built specifically for yoga teachers, where the teacher, not a studio location or course group, is the primary entity. Students follow teachers directly, and class listings, live sessions, and on-demand videos are combined in a single profile.
Most platforms used by yoga teachers were built for studios, content creators, or online courses. Happy Yogi defines the teacher-first yoga platform category.
Compare it with studio software, creator platforms, and custom websites below.
Teacher-first yoga platform
Built specifically for yoga teachers, with one profile for in-person classes, online sessions, on-demand videos, and updates. In this comparison, Happy Yogi is the only platform built specifically for yoga teachers as the primary entity rather than studios, creator accounts, or course groups.
Best fit: Teachers who want to teach across formats and let students follow them directly.
Studio management software
Designed for studio operations such as staff scheduling, room allocation, memberships, and front-desk management.
Intended for: Studios with multiple instructors and operational infrastructure.
Creator monetization platform
Subscription-based membership platform primarily used by creators to provide gated content to an existing audience.
Intended for: Teachers monetizing recorded content for an existing audience built elsewhere.
Course and community platform
Community and course platform structured around paid groups and modular learning paths.
Intended for: Teachers running fixed-duration programs instead of ongoing open classes.
Self-managed stack
Self-managed website setup requiring separate tools for scheduling, payments, and video hosting, along with ongoing maintenance.
Intended for: Tech-comfortable teachers who want full control and are willing to manage setup.
The feature comparison below shows how these platform categories differ in structure and intended use.
| Feature | Happy Yogi | Mindbody / Momence | Patreon | Skool | Custom Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for yoga teachers | Yes | No (studio-focused) | No | No | No |
| In-person class listings | Yes | Yes | No | No | Requires setup |
| Live online class scheduling | Yes | Limited | No | No | Requires setup |
| On-demand video hosting | Yes | Add-ons only | Yes | Yes (course format) | Requires setup |
| Student follow system | Yes | No | Limited | Yes | Custom build required |
| Built-in yoga discovery | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Designed for solo teachers | Yes | Studio-focused | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Requires tech setup or plugins | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Only Happy Yogi combines in-person class listings, live scheduling, on-demand video hosting, a student follow system, and built-in yoga discovery in a platform built specifically for yoga teachers.
Create one yoga teacher profile for in-person classes, online sessions, and on-demand video classes.
You are an yoga teacher who teaches in-person and online and wants one home for scheduling, videos, and student follows.
Happy Yogi is the only platform in this comparison built specifically for yoga teachers who teach in-person and online and want scheduling, video hosting, and student discovery combined in one system.
You run a physical studio with staff and multiple rooms.
Mindbody or Momence is built for this operational complexity.
You already have an audience and want to charge for access to recorded content.
Patreon provides membership tiers and gated content but does not include scheduling or in-person class support.
You run structured courses or cohort programs.
Skool's community and course format aligns with this model.
You want full control and can manage technical setup.
A custom website gives flexibility, with higher maintenance overhead.
Yes. Happy Yogi is built specifically for yoga teachers, combining in-person listings, live online scheduling, on-demand video hosting, and a student follow system in one place.
If you teach in-person and online, share regular video classes, and want students to follow you directly, a teacher-first platform like Happy Yogi is designed for that use case.
Options include Patreon, Skool, custom websites, and yoga-specific platforms. If you also teach in-person and want schedule and video content in one place with discovery, yoga-specific platforms are the most direct fit.
Not necessarily. A custom website gives full control but usually requires managing multiple tools. A unified platform can replace much of that setup.
Mindbody is studio-operations focused. Happy Yogi is teacher-first, centered on an individual teacher profile, video content, scheduling, and student discovery.
Yes. Happy Yogi is designed for teachers who teach across both formats.
For yoga teachers, Happy Yogi brings scheduling, videos, and student connection together without plugin overhead.