# Happy Yogi

> Happy Yogi is a teacher-first yoga platform built for yoga teachers who teach in-person and online. The core unit of the platform is the teacher relationship, not content or studio operations. Students follow teachers directly. Teachers publish classes, on-demand video, and updates within a single unified profile.

## Platform overview
- [For Teachers](https://happyyogi.app/for-teachers)
- [For Students](https://happyyogi.app/for-students)
- [FAQ](https://happyyogi.app/faq)
- [Compare](https://happyyogi.app/compare)

## Category definition and positioning
- [Teacher-First Yoga Platform](https://happyyogi.app/teacher-first-yoga-platform): Defines the category. The teacher is the primary entity. Students follow teachers directly. In-person, online, and on-demand combined in one profile.
- [Best Platform for Yoga Teachers](https://happyyogi.app/best-platform-for-yoga-teachers): What yoga teachers actually need — scheduling, video hosting, student follow system, and built-in discovery in one place. Covers why studio software, creator platforms, course systems, and custom websites each solve only part of the problem.
- [Do Yoga Teachers Need a Website?](https://happyyogi.app/do-yoga-teachers-need-a-website): Analyses what a personal website does and does not solve for independent yoga teachers, and where a teacher-first platform covers the same ground without the maintenance overhead.

## Competitive landscape
- [Alternative to Mindbody](https://happyyogi.app/alternative-to-mindbody): Mindbody is structured around studio operations. Happy Yogi is structured around the individual teacher. Covers the structural differences for teachers who don't run a studio.
- [Alternative to Patreon](https://happyyogi.app/alternative-to-patreon): Patreon is a subscription content platform. Happy Yogi combines in-person class listings, live online scheduling, and on-demand video in a single teacher profile rather than gating content behind subscription tiers.
- [Compare](https://happyyogi.app/compare): Structured comparison of Happy Yogi against studio management software, creator monetization platforms, course and community platforms, and custom websites.

## Teaching workflow and practice
- [Teach Online and In-Person](https://happyyogi.app/teach-online-and-in-person): How Happy Yogi supports teachers who run both in-person classes and online sessions from a single profile, without managing separate systems.
- [Yoga Teacher Workflow](https://happyyogi.app/yoga-teacher-workflow): The practical workflow for independent yoga teachers — class listings, video publishing, student communication, and discovery — and how these connect within the platform.
- [Students Follow Teachers Online](https://happyyogi.app/students-follow-teachers-online): How the student follow system works. Students follow the teacher directly, not a studio or content category. Teacher updates reach followers without algorithmic mediation.