Happy New Year to All readers,

A new year 2020 is approaching us. Yoga is constantly evolving with new trends each year. Definitely, the yoga trends for practitioners and studios will continue to change  in the year 2020. The yoga practice will be moved on from class style to technology devices. Yoga practice will be more personalized with your technical devices.

New Trends for Yoga Studio in 2020

Keeping an eye on the new trends can help you find a fit for your studio. Here are some popular trends you should consider to update your yoga studio accordingly. 

Trend#1 – Family Theme Yoga Classes 

Nowadays, families are trying to maximize their time together. They are converting every “me time”  to “our time”. They are combining the fitness time and family time to spend more quality time together to increase the efficiency and fun. In 2020, you can focus on following classes:

1. Kids Yoga Classes – We all are getting familiar with the benefits of yoga in our daily life. We all think that we should have started it at an early age. Getting our kids started with yoga classes is one of the best options to prepare them for a better future. This is the right age to teach them correct breathing techniques, stress management techniques and  developing core strength of the personality. So offering yoga classes for children is going to be an appealing offer to fitness-concerned parents. You can conduct research among your existing members to figure out other related statistics. The success of this program solely depends on a kids friendly instructors and easy to follow programs.
2. Family Fun Yoga Retreat – As described above, families are combining their fitness and fun time together. The family yoga retreats are one of the most apparching programs by families and corporations for their outdoor retreats. In 2020, people will be approaching for family yoga retreats to spend quality time together, exploring new places with learning new yoga techniques or poses which can be practised at home together. As a yoga studio, you can start with one offering class on christmas vacation or new year to build up the interest in your community. You can build the program curriculum for all age ranges of the family so that everyone can get his own lessons and learning. The success of the program will depend on the maximum time spent together by the family during the retreats. 
3. Couple Yoga Classes – Yoga is more an individual practice traditionally. But, jointly practicing yoga with your partner can have its own benefit. Jointly practise session allows two people to relate with each other through assisted poses. Couple yoga can have a positive effect on your relationship by strengthening your communication. Couple yoga experience can serve the purpose of having mini retreats or workshop to strengthen a relationship. In 2020, the couple yoga classes will be an attraction to the people who are looking for spending quality time with his/her partner to strengthen their relationship. The interesting date night-themed couple yoga classes will be a great attractive yoga trend in 2020, so think creative! 

Trend#2 – Yoga for Men 

Yoga for men, known as Broga, is a rapidly growing trend in western world. Yoga studios are incorporating yoga classes especially customized for men and their fitness requirements. People are getting positive results in developing core strength, providing injury relief and building muscle strength through yoga. 

In the west, there is a growing interest in male-focused yoga classes. You can figure out if this growing trend could be another niche at your yoga studio in 2020. 

Trend#3 – Home Workouts Classes with Technology 

Sounds a bit scary but it doesn’t mean that people won’t be visiting your studio. But, people are seeking comfort and flexibility and home workouts sessions provide a certain level of flexibility. Now, the question is how can you adopt this trend? The answer is “Use the Technology”. You can offer live streaming of certain classes for members only. You can announce and promote it on social media prior. Also, you can use YouTube media effectively by mentoring people on certain basic yoga sessions. 

Adding working out from home classes will attract new people who want to practise yoga but can’t go out or join a proper class. It will be one of the growing trends in 2020.

Trend#4 – Targeted Yoga Class to Sports and Injury recovery  

Sports are facing a  tough competition today. Players are looking to step up their performance in their chosen sports and constantly work on improving their fitness. Athletes are looking for  the yogic health and fitness benefits. Sports people occasionally have severe injuries which builds a great obstacle in their career because these injuries take a lot of time to recover but experts recommend specific yoga poses to get recovery from specific injuries. So,  it will be a big trend change in yoga practise in the year 2020 as people will be looking for targeted yoga classes on injury-focused and sports-focused. 

Trend#5 – Yoga Practice with Tech Tools 

The tech trend is invading all areas of our life at home and at work. The health and fitness area is no exception. The usage of monitoring tools for tracking practice sessions and measuring performance will make the yoga practice more interesting in the year 2020. Also, the use of online resource libraries will expand the yoga knowledge paradigm and make it available globally.  Now, yoga studios must focus on adding technology and tools during yoga practice sessions to boost performance. 

In 2020, the world will be focusing on yoga HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) as it will be the perfect balanced yoga practice of hardworking stretches with sharp bursts of intensity.  It ensures that you’re using all of your muscles.