I’m a baby when it comes to new media. It’s a wild west of words in a new world.
It seems that everyone is writing. Social media is becoming literary. I know it may make the more conservative readers cringe, but hey it’s true so get on board because the train has pulled out of the station and you better run pretty damn fast to catch up.
I love it. On NPR last week someone mentioned that if Dorothy Parker were alive in the age of Twitter she’d rock that shit. They didn’t say it like that, I did, but I think my emphasis is better. Her quips would be retweeted and favorited in an instant. It makes me giggle just thinking about it. Aside from being a cool medium, it’s a way to engage an active audience who shares the same interests!
This brings me to yoga. I know you’re thinking, what doesn’t bring me to yoga. This list is short and even then with a glass of wine I could Kevin Bacon my way there with a swallow.
Yoga- social media. Right. I still manage to digress even when I’m racing to type and be ‘ret to go’ in time to make the 6:30 Yoga to the People class.
My friend Stephen is a tech guru. His job is pretty cool, he helps companies find their voice and brand build online with unique apps that connect with their audience.
He asked me when I finished teacher training if I had set up a page that talked about my teaching schedule, rates and availability.
I did want to get hired didn’t I?
Um- yes in fact I do.
Blogs are a great way to talk, vent, muse and pontificate but they also can be your calling card and resume.
I don’t know what I was waiting for but I finally added my google calendar to Oneika’s Teaching Schedule section of the site.
Slap me.
Now when I meet someone and hand them my card- they can see that I’m not foolin’, I do actually teach classes and have clients. It’s also a great way to connect with yogis who bump into me online while on their way to some other site. I mean Oneika has got to be the most popular word searched on Google, right?
I also set up a facebook page for Oneika’s Yoga Life. Twitter and I have been friends for awhile, but I do need to remember to chat more about when I’m teaching and where.
As a new teacher I get to let folks know I’m out here and ready to teach! When my classes grow and change, so will my site.
What a great networking tool too!!!
This is yoga. Wired.
Namaste y’all.
