How do you plan your classes?
Planning a class shouldn't be the hardest part of teaching it. We're building something for yoga and movement teachers, and before we invite the first 25 people in, we want to understand how planning actually happens — including if it doesn't. About 4 minutes.
First, about your teaching
What do you teach?
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Vinyasa
Hatha
Yin
Restorative
Hot 26&2 (Bikram-style)
Ashtanga
Power
Chair
Prenatal
Pilates mat
Other
How many classes do you teach in a typical week?
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1–2
3–5
6–10
More than 10
It varies a lot
How long have you been teaching?
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Less than a year
1–3 years
4–10 years
More than 10 years
Which sounds most like you?
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I plan most classes ahead of time
I teach a set sequence that doesn't change much (26&2, Ashtanga, or simply a class that works)
I mostly improvise on the spot
Somewhere in between — some planned, some winged
How do you usually plan your classes?
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A paper notebook or journal
Notes app / docs on my phone or computer
Voice memos to myself
Photos of sequences (mine or others')
A yoga-specific app or website
Spreadsheets
It's all in my head until I walk in
Other
How far back does your notebook go?
Weeks
Months
A year or two
Years — I have a stack of them, I toss them when they're full.
What happens to the voice memos after you record them?
I listen back before the next class
I mean to listen but rarely do
They pile up unheard
I delete them after class.
Which app or site — and what's the one thing it gets wrong?
When you head into class, what do you usually have with you?
A written or printed plan
My phone with notes open
A one-line idea
Nothing — it's in my head
Depends on the class.
The annoying parts
The sequence holds still — what changes week to week?
The theme or what I talk about
Where I spend extra time
Specific cues I'm working on
The energy I bring
Honestly, not much
Other
After class, do you keep any record of how it went?
A journal or notes
Voice memos
I think about it on the drive home, then it's gone
No — same class again next week.
Q12. What would need to be true for planning to feel worth it?
When a class really lands, does any record of it survive?
I write something down
I remember the good ones
It's gone by the next morning.
What is the most annoying part of planning—or not planning—for your classes?
How often does something happen after class that you wish you’d remember next time?
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Almost every class
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
By the next class, do you usually remember it?
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Usually
Sometimes
It's usually gone
AI as a tool for teachers?
Some tools now use AI to help teachers plan classes. What's your gut reaction?
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Interested — I'd try it
Curious but cautious
Actively turned off
I already use one
Which one do you use?
What specifically puts you off? Pick all that apply.
A plan wouldn't sound like ME — generic yoga-speak
I don't want my material used to train someone's AI
It feels like cheating — planning IS the practice
It threatens what makes teachers valuable
I'm just tired of AI being shoved into everything
Data and privacy in general
Other
Suppose a tool promised — in writing — that your material is never used to train AI models, that you can export or delete everything anytime, and that every plan shows exactly which of YOUR notes it was built from. Does that change anything?
That would genuinely change my mind
It would help, but I'd stay skeptical
No — written promises aren't the issue
No — my objection isn't about data at all
Is there ANY proof that would get you to try it?
Seeing a plan built from my own notes, in my voice
A teacher I respect vouching for it
Trying it without giving it my real material first
An exit door — export everything and walk away
Honestly, no — it's a hard no
Other
If a tool could take your existing notes — notebook pages, voice memos, photos — and plan FROM them, in your own voice, would that be different from AI planning as you've seen it?
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Yes, that's a different thing entirely
Maybe — I'd need to see it
No, same thing
Why?
A few practical things
Where does your teaching admin actually happen — phone or laptop?
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Almost all phone
Mostly phone, laptop sometimes
Mostly laptop
Half and half
Would you record a 90-second voice note after class if it made next week’s plan smarter?
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Yes, easily — I talk to myself anyway
Maybe, if it’s truly one tap
I’d rather type a line or two
Neither, honestly
Do you also teach workshops or longer formats?
No — classes are my format
1–2 hour workshops
Half-day workshops
Full-day workshops
Multi-day trainings (e.g. 200hr teacher training)
I co-teach some of these with another teacher
Anything else about your planning, teaching, or the tools you’d want?
One last thing
We've built a class planning companion for movement teachers. It builds class plans from your own notebook -your sequences, your journal pages, your voice notes in your voice. Each plan becomes a clean, printable class card to use however suits you: prep from it before class, or keep it nearby as an easy reference during. Afterwards, debrief in ninety seconds and next week's plan already knows. Your teaching stays yours: your material is never used to train AI models, and you can export or delete everything, anytime. We're inviting 25 teachers to be the first beta users: full product, completely free during the test, and your feedback directly shapes what gets built.
Email
Only needed if you'd like to hear from us — your answers count either way.
Want to try it?
Yes — I'd like to be one of the 25 (it's free)
Not now — just keep me posted
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