MBODI Yoga brings video memberships and class bookings together with Libree
Barbara brought bookings for Joga Drugače and her online video memberships together in MBODI Yoga, giving her more time to teach and grow.
Barbara Laginja
Founder of MBODI Yoga
- 100%
- Students onboarded in 2 weeks
- 14
- Weekly classes managed with Libree
- 50
- Active studio students
How Barbara brought her yoga bookings and video library together
MBODI Yoga uses Libree to manage class bookings and grow a paid online yoga video library, bringing recorded classes, memberships and a calendar together in one branded studio.
Barbara Laginja runs Joga Drugače, her in-person yoga studio in Slovenia, and MBODI Yoga, her online studio with Libree. She was sharing yoga videos in a paid Facebook group and managing bookings for Joga Drugače through Messenger. As her business grew, she wanted a simpler way to run both, with a much better experience for her students.
After trying other platforms, Barbara chose Libree for its Netflix-style video library, easy booking calendar, flexible memberships and dedicated 1:1 support.
Within two weeks, her active students were using Libree to manage their bookings. Barbara also began building her new online yoga membership library, with one professional home for her classes and growing business.
“With Libree, it was simple. It's the right functionality that I need.”
Background
From teaching in Montreal to opening Joga Drugače
Barbara Laginja began teaching yoga in Montreal, Canada, where she shared classes on YouTube and Instagram. After returning to Slovenia, she taught in local gyms before opening Joga Drugače, her boutique in-person yoga studio. MBODI Yoga is her online studio with Libree.
Barbara teaches 14 classes each week to around 50 active students, offering group classes, private sessions and small semi-private classes. She was also working another full-time job.
To reach students beyond the studio, she started a paid Facebook group that grew to around 50 recorded yoga classes. As both sides of her business expanded, she needed a better way to manage bookings and help students find their videos.
Challenge
When Facebook and Messenger could no longer keep up
Facebook helped Barbara start selling access to recorded yoga classes, but it became harder for paying students to find the right practice as her collection grew. Even after she organized videos into categories, recordings could get buried among posts and other groups.
“The videos would get quickly lost. I ended up with about 50 videos, and I managed to categorize them, but my clients would still have troubles finding them.”
Her class schedule had also grown from seven to 14 weekly sessions. Barbara used Messenger polls to track attendance and answered individual messages about class times, available spaces and cancellations.
She explored other yoga business platforms, including OfferingTree, but found them too complicated and lacking the personal support she needed during setup.
“Before Libree I tried a couple of more platforms. And it's either the support wasn't there when I was setting up or the platform was too complicated.”
Solution
One simple online studio for videos, memberships and bookings
With Libree, Barbara could bring her recorded yoga classes, paid memberships and live class bookings together in one branded studio. Instead of managing a paid Facebook group and separate booking tools, she could add videos, create membership plans and start offering them to students in just a few steps.
Libree handles video hosting, recurring payments and member access, while the booking calendar makes managing her weekly classes much easier. Barbara gets the tools to grow her online yoga business without spending more time on the technology behind it.
Having worked in software quality assurance, Barbara knows how important a smooth user experience is. She was impressed by how easy Libree was to navigate and how quickly she could begin setting up her studio. With a clear setup guide and personal support from the Libree team, she could focus on building MBODI Yoga rather than trying to work out complicated software. As Barbara said herself, "The setup was very easy."
A familiar way for students to find their next practice
One of Barbara's favorite features was Libree's Netflix-style yoga video library. Clear class thumbnails and categories gave her recordings a dedicated home, with a layout that felt familiar to students from the moment they opened the studio.
“I found the Libree UI fantastic because it's a Netflix-style looking UI. And the users, well, who doesn't watch Netflix? We're all used to that.”
Students can browse the library, choose a practice and subscribe directly through MBODI Yoga. As Barbara explained, "There's no friction for the user to sign up."
As she began building the library, Barbara added videos from her existing YouTube channel through their links. This gave her content to start with while she continued creating more classes.
She also appreciated being able to offer different paid membership plans, including private options for selected students. That gave her room to shape the membership around the people she teaches.
“It's easy to sign up. It's easy to pay for the subscription. You can have many plans, and private ones as well for special members.”
Private memberships give Barbara a way to create personal yoga packages, with access to recorded classes suited to individual students' needs.
She also wanted to test shorter membership free trials, so she was pleased to see Libree introduce customizable free trial lengths. This gave her the freedom to try the three-day trial she had wanted.
Making class bookings easier for everyone
Alongside the video library, Barbara uses the calendar in MBODI Yoga to manage in-person class bookings for Joga Drugače. Students can see the schedule and available spaces, book a session, or cancel and find another class when their plans change.
For Barbara, that means fewer messages to answer and less attendance to track through Messenger. Students no longer have to wait for a reply to arrange their next class.
“My members have found the booking on Libree very easy to manage. They can quickly access the calendar and see which spots are open for each class.”
“It saved so much time for me, but also for them.”
Students can install MBODI Yoga to their phone's home screen as an app (PWA), giving them quick access to the calendar and video library. Barbara helped students set this up so they could open the studio with one tap.
Results
A move she expected to take a month took just two weeks
Barbara initially expected it would take a month to move everyone onto the new booking system. Instead, most students joined during the first week, with the rest following in the second. Within two weeks, all of her active students were using Libree.
“I thought maybe it's going to take a full month to get everyone on the platform. But it took really like two weeks. Week one, most of them were in.”
She made the move in stages, starting with the booking calendar before adding existing videos and developing her online yoga membership. As Barbara explained, "You don't even need to have all the videos ready before starting. This is what happened to me. I started with my calendar."
Partnership
Personal support as MBODI Yoga grows
The personal support was a major reason Barbara chose Libree. The team guided her through organizing bookings and setting up memberships, helping her shape MBODI Yoga around her business.
Help was available for small questions as well as more complicated ones. Barbara valued the team's patience and willingness to work through each question with her until they found a solution.
“No matter how small they were or how complicated they were, we always found a way.”
Beyond answering questions, the team shared guides, offered suggestions and kept Barbara informed about new features relevant to her studio. She described these as the "small things that really mean a lot at the end of the day."
That ongoing relationship mattered as her studio developed. Drawing on her experience in software QA and product development, Barbara appreciated seeing improvements arrive regularly and having a team she could share ideas with.
“What I appreciate about the platform is that I can see features being released quickly. And the platform is growing. As my yoga studio is growing, Libree is growing with me.”
For Barbara, it felt like working with people who shared her ambition for the business. As she put it, "I like to work with partners that are very motivated and ambitious."
Outcome
Growing MBODI Yoga with Libree
Barbara now has a simpler way to manage her 14 weekly classes at Joga Drugače and a professional online yoga video library she can keep growing through MBODI Yoga.
Her students can book classes, access her studio from their phones and discover recorded yoga sessions in one place. Barbara can continue creating videos, developing paid memberships and reaching more people beyond her studio.
- 100%
- Students onboarded in 2 weeks
- 14
- Weekly classes managed
- 1
- Connected online yoga studio
Your questions answered
Building an online yoga video library and membership with Libree
What platform can yoga teachers use for video memberships and class bookings?
Libree is an all-in-one platform for yoga teachers to create a branded online yoga video library, sell paid memberships and manage in-person or online class bookings. Barbara uses her MBODI Yoga online studio to manage bookings for Joga Drugače, her in-person studio, while growing her online video membership.
Can I move a paid yoga video membership from Facebook to Libree?
Yes. Libree gives yoga teachers a dedicated platform for recorded classes, paid memberships and member access. Barbara previously ran a paid Facebook group with around 50 videos and chose Libree to create a more professional online yoga studio.
Is it easy to get set up with Libree?
Yes. Users recommend Libree for its intuitive design, ease of use and powerful features for managing videos, memberships and class bookings. You also get personal 1:1 support, with dedicated setup calls, launch calls and ongoing help as your business grows.
Can students book yoga classes and access videos in the same app?
Yes. Libree brings class bookings, video libraries and memberships together in one studio. Students can also install their studio app (PWA) to their phone's home screen for quick access to bookings and recorded classes.
Can I get help setting up and launching my online yoga membership?
Libree offers personal 1:1 support with dedicated setup and launch calls to help you build your online yoga studio, organize videos and set up paid memberships. Beyond launch, we work with you as a growth partner, helping you develop your membership offering, reach more customers and scale your online video business.
