Pricing is strategy, not guesswork. There is no set price for any class, course, retreat, one to one, or corporate session. Your numbers should reflect value, positioning, capacity, and long term goals. Here is a clear, practical way to price with integrity and confidence.
Principle one: stop hunting for the “right number”
There is no fixed rate. Forums that swap numbers create sameness and suppress value. Market research is useful when it studies people, not price tags. Learn your students’ needs, language, limits, and desires. Build pricing from value, not imitation.
Principle two: define value for the student and for you
Price begins with value. Map both sides.
Value to the student
- Outcome relief and benefit. Back pain reduced. Sleep improved. Stress eased. Confidence grown.
- Time saved. A curated path beats trial and error.
- Support and community. Consistent guidance, accountability, and care.
Value to you
- Money today and money over time. One new student can stay for years.
- Strategic benefits. New audience, case studies, testimonials, and referrals.
- Joy and mastery. Some offerings feed your energy and your craft.
Write two lists before you set any price. One for the student. One for you. Let those lists guide the range.
Principle three: charge for expertise, not minutes
A sixty minute class is never only sixty minutes. Your fee reflects years of study, CPD, sequencing skill, assessment in the room, clarity of cueing, and the ability to adapt in real time. Include travel, planning, set up, follow up, and admin. Think in outcomes delivered, not minutes spent.
Principle four: choose your audience with price
Price is a signal. It shapes who enquires, who commits, and how they show up.
- Lower price. Volume, accessibility, less personal attention.
- Mid price. Balanced service, small group care, sustainable rhythm.
- Premium price. Bespoke support, private space, high touch delivery.
Set the number that matches the experience you promise and the room you have. A small venue with eight mats cannot carry the same ticket as a large hall unless the offer is clearly different.
Principle five: design the offer, then the price
Clarify the container first.
- Capacity. How many people can you serve well.
- Duration and rhythm. One off, series, or programme.
- Extras. Homework, recordings, resources, email support.
- Place and props. Space quality and costs.
- Your role. Teacher only or also marketer and host.
Price follows scope. Never the other way round.
Principle six: collaboration needs clear roles
In any joint event ask one question first. Who brings the people.
- If your partner supplies the audience, your fee can be a simple teaching rate.
- If you bring the audience, you take the larger share. Audience building takes years of brand work. Price for that work.
Avoid vague splits with vague marketing. Assign responsibility. Tie share to responsibility.
Principle seven: think lifetime value, not single session value
One cover class can seed a long relationship. One company taster can open a year of bookings. Price for today, while holding the arc of tomorrow. Track referrals. Reward loyalty. Build compounding value into your model.
Principle eight: use a clean quoting process
State your price with clarity. Stop talking. Let the other party respond. Negotiate live where possible. If you adjust, reduce scope rather than cutting value. For example remove travel or remove take home resources. Protect your positioning.
Principle nine: build a simple pricing model
Use this worksheet to arrive at a confident number.
Your costs
- Direct costs per session. Room, travel, platform, props, staffing.
- Time cost per session. Planning, set up, delivery, follow up, admin.
Your capacity and goal
- Seats or slots.
- Target take home per session or per month.
- Desired margin above costs.
Your positioning
- Access level. Drop in, small group, private, corporate.
- Experience level. New teacher, experienced, specialist.
Set the number
- Floor price. Costs plus a safe margin.
- Target price. Floor price plus value and positioning.
- Ceiling price. The number that would still feel fair when the session is fully sold and beautifully delivered.
Choose the target. Sense check with your value lists.
Reference ranges to sanity check your target
These are not rules. They are sense checks to pressure test your logic in a typical UK context before regional adjustment.
- Community drop in with high capacity. Lower to mid price.
- Small group series with eight to twelve students. Mid to premium price per class equivalent.
- One to one in home or online. Premium price that reflects assessment, bespoke care, and travel if any.
- Corporate onsite or online. Premium day rate or premium per session, with volume discounts for series. Price increases with prep, reporting, or outcomes tracking.
Common pricing mistakes to avoid
- Copying a neighbour’s price without checking their capacity and costs.
- Charging the same in a tiny boutique room as in a large hall.
- Folding travel and planning into your own pocket.
- Discounting first, defining scope later.
- Treating marketing as free labour in a collaboration.
Pricing checkpoints before you publish
- Does the number reflect student value and your value.
- Does the offer clearly match the number.
- Do you have a clean scope list in your confirmation email.
- Do you know your floor, target, and ceiling.
- Do you have one upsell and one downsell ready.
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Conclusion
Price with courage. Teach with devotion. Review every quarter. If the room is full and you are over capacity, raise the price or expand the offer. If the room is light, refine the promise, the audience, and the channel before you cut your number.
