How Ashtanga Yoga Linz built a home for its community with bsport

About Ashtanga Yoga Linz

In the heart of Linz, Austria, Ashtanga Yoga Linz has grown into a home for a genuinely diverse community: students who come for the discipline of Mysore-style Ashtanga sit alongside those drawn to Yin Yoga, Pilates, cacao ceremonies, and workshops with visiting teachers. Founder Laura Casati built the studio around a simple belief, that a regular practice, especially first thing in the morning before the day takes over, can change how people move through their lives. The studio is built to hold space for everyone who walks through the door.

Their challenges

Before bsport, Ashtanga Yoga Linz ran on Eversports, but the fit was never quite right. Support was hard to reach, with no clear point of contact when something went wrong, and commissions took a larger share of revenue than felt fair for a small, growing studio. Payouts also landed at the end of the month rather than sooner, which made cash flow tighter than it needed to be.

"The commissions were also a little higher, which meant earning less. With the previous tool, payouts came at the end of the month, which was difficult when the studio needed cash flow."

Finding bsport

Laura first came across bsport at a Yoga event in Austria where she'd been invited to teach. She already knew the name through yoga friends running studios in France, who spoke highly of it, so by the time she saw it in person, she was ready to listen. There wasn't much data to migrate, since few students had been booking online before, so the switch became less about moving old records and more about building something new. When Laura decided to take the studio on full time, she used the opportunity to bring everything under one roof: a single timetable covering every class, with guest accounts that make it simple to add freelance teachers as they join.

"I now work with freelance teachers, and another thing I like about bsport is that I can add guest accounts for them.”

What's changed with bsport

A back office that doesn't ask too much

Laura runs the studio alone, so the tools need to work without a team behind them. She can set up a new course in minutes, and knows that if something doesn't go as planned, help is a message away.

"I feel much less stressed because I know I can adjust things in the back office and add new items. If it doesn't work, I can ask for help."

Direct links that turn social posts into bookings

Discount codes and shareable booking links let Laura send students straight from a social media post to the exact class or pass she's promoting.

Payouts that keep pace with a small studio

Weekly payouts, instead of once a month, have made a real difference for a studio still building momentum, freeing up cash flow when it matters most.

Workshops made simple, split made fair

Guest teachers from Vienna, Norway, and Paris now run regular workshops on a 30/70 split, which have become the studio's biggest revenue driver alongside Laura's own early-morning classes. bsport handles the booking and payment, so the extra admin never falls on Laura.

This year, the studio also launched a 50-hour teacher training as an alternative to the traditional, multi-thousand-euro certification path. Seven participants joined the first cohort, practicing at the studio for free over six months, followed by a month of mentoring.

Looking ahead

Looking ahead, Laura is dreaming bigger. She's planning to bring students to Bali for a retreat in September 2027, a place she's visited five times and has long wanted to share with her community. Closer to home, she's expanding her private sessions and thinking about new ways to stay connected with students between classes, from a dedicated pricing page to a newsletter down the line.

"It's going very well. I'm happy."