Today we’d like to introduce you to Elspeth Brotherton.
Elspeth, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I discovered yoga when I was in law school at Emory and my passion continued to grow as I embarked on my legal career. After a few years of practicing law, I decided to drop everything and pursue my dream of opening a yoga studio in Atlanta’s Virginia Highland neighborhood. My husband and I moved back to Atlanta from Dallas, Texas and launched Highland Yoga in February 2015. Highland Yoga is a studio devoted to offering a high quality and personal yoga experience; our studio specializes in heated vinyasa flow yoga. In May 2016 we opened our second location in Grant Park.
Has it been a smooth road?
My journey from lawyer to full-time yogi and business owner has been fun and exciting, but by no means easy. Running a business requires an entire set of skills I had to learn on the job–how to manage staff, providing excellent customer service, operations, and logistics, etc. And, as our business grows, we are continually adapting to new challenges. The hardest thing about running a yoga studio is that it never sleeps–we are open every day! This means that I am essentially on call for emergencies at all times.
Is there some part of you work that is particularly difficult?
Finding time to disconnect from the business to take care of myself. If I’m not careful, I find myself working around the clock!
How do you define success?
For me personally, success has little to do with money. Success is being excited about what I’m doing on a day-to-day basis, and sharing that excitement with other people–our teachers, students, and staff.
What are your plans for the future?
Although we don’t have any definite plans yet, we are definitely hoping to host some yoga retreats in the next year, take on more teachers, and continue to grow our studios!
Pricing:
- New Student Offers – 10 Days for $10 or 1 Month Unlimited for $39
- Monthly Unlimited Yoga Starting at $108/Month
- 10 Class Package – $135
- 20 Class Package – $250
- 6 Months Unlimited Yoga – $600
- 1 Year Unlimited Yoga – $1080
- 1 Month Unlimited – $130
- Drop In – $18
Contact Info:
- Website: www.highland-yoga.com
- Phone: 404.343.2311
- Email: info@highland-yoga.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highlandyoga/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/highlandyogastudio
Image Credit:
Ross Oscar Knight
Loyall Hart
