Reaching out to the wellness studio industry with a product that meets a fundamental need, Dharma Tribe provides efficient and user–friendly management tools for studio operators. Whether it is a yoga studio, a Pilates center, a dance institute or a martial–arts school, there's a Dharma Tribe application to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently.

Business Challenge

Wellness studios focus their attentions on the health of the body, the mind, and the spirit — but there is also a need to keep an eye on the bottom line. Business operations require the same focus as in any other enterprise — accounts and records need to be kept, client lists must be maintained, contacts must be managed. There is plenty of software out there to manage such functions — but much of it can be cumbersome and intimidating, especially to people who are not necessarily focused on technology." Many wellness studio owners are laypeople around technologies," comments Dharma Tribe president Stuart Hanna." They need things to be as simple and straightforward as possible."

That is where Dharma Tribe stands out as a product designed with studio owners in mind — performing a full range of management functions designed especially to meet the needs of wellness studios of all sorts. Moreover, with its hosted version powered by FileMaker Pro, the product is easier to use than ever.

Successful Solution

Dharma Tribe's FileMaker Pro hosted solution streamlines studio operation and management functions, allowing clients to track and schedule sessions, monitor students' progress, and effectively market products and services. One–click reporting simplifies sales, attendance, and inventory recordkeeping, and makes it easy for the studio operator, at a glance, to keep ahead of trends. Web access is possible via multiple computers and studio locations, through a simple but secure online interface." We considered a php model for our hosted solution," Stuart explains," but FileMaker Pro won out because of its control and versatility."

Our customers are benefiting greatly from the external aspects of FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro is easier to use, easier to develop — all in all, it's a super product!

— Stuart Hanna, President, Dharma Tribe

FileMaker Pro is also a vital tool at Dharma Tribe headquarters — tracking and managing all international prospects, clients, sales, and sales representatives. Up to ten internal databases are in use at the company at any given time, organized into two workgroups. This efficiency allows the company to accomplish a great deal with a small staff.