How Do I Fill My Schedule… Fast?
If you’re a bodyworker or service-provider with gaps in your schedule, I know what happens next...
You start watching your calendar too closely.
You feel that tight, buzzy urgency in your chest.
And before you know it, you’re drafting an email blast with 25% off in the subject line.
It works—sometimes.
But it also trains your clients to wait for discounts, erodes trust in your pricing, and keeps your nervous system locked in survival mode.
This post is for the moment right before you do that.
Here are 5 ways to fill your schedule fast—without slashing prices.
1. Slow Down (Yes, Really)
The fastest way to make poor business decisions is to make them from panic.
Before you do anything:
Step away from your computer
Go for a walk
Empty out your nervous system
Meditate, paint, create—anything that brings you back into your body
Go back to the basics: Your vision, Your values, The change you want your business to make in the world (or your little corner)
Get clear on what you’re orienting yourself around.
Marketing from survival mode isn’t sustainable long term.
2. Reach Out to Past Clients (Individually, Not in a Blast)
Your fastest path to a full schedule is people who already know, like & trust you.
Send individual check-in emails. Not discounts.
Try:
“I was thinking about you—how has your [ back / nervous system] been lately?”
“I’ve been working with a new technique and thought of you.”
“I came across this article /meme/ idea and it made me think of you.
“No pressure—I just wanted to check in.”
Then ask them to reply:
“How are things progressing with what we last worked on?”
This does two things:
It reconnects without pressure
It invites conversation instead of forcing a sale
Gentle > loud.
3. Offer a Series (Strategically, Not Publicly)
Instead of discounting, tailor.
Look at your client list and ask:
Who has recurring back pain?
Who needed more time than they took?
Who responded really well to a specific technique you offer?
Reach out personally and invite them into a short series designed for their body.
A 3-Week Upper Body Release Series (for bodyworkers)
Weekly sessions focused on easing scalp, neck, and shoulder tension.A 4-Week Nervous System Reset for Burned-Out Practitioners (for coaches)
Weekly 1:1 sessions focused on regulating stress patterns + clarifying capacity.This works because:
It feels specific and thoughtful
It positions you as a practitioner, not a commodity
It creates continuity (and income stability)
People don’t want cheaper care.
They want care that solves a specific problem.
4. Check In With Referral Partners (Without Asking for Anything)
Reach out to your best referral partners—but not with a “send me clients” energy.
Instead:
Ask how they’re doing
Ask what they’re noticing in their practice
Ask where they’re feeling stretched or curious
Your intention is genuinely to be of service.
The side effect?
You stay top of mind—without forcing it.
That’s how referrals actually happen.
5. Go Where Your People Are (Offline)
Online visibility can be slow— it takes longer to build trust through the interwebs.
Face-to-face is immediate.
Try this:
Attend a class or workshop near your office
Go where your ideal clients already spend time
Introduce yourself to the instructor
Let them know you’re “in the neighborhood”
Talk to real humans.
Answer real questions.
Face-to-face connection builds trust faster than any post ever will.
One Last Thing
These aren’t one-off tactics.
They’re repeatable systems.
This is the kind of work we slow down and build inside Booked Solid — so when your schedule dips, you don’t spiral or default to discounting.
We look at:
Who to reach out to (and how)
What offers make sense for your body of work
How to create simple systems you can return to again and again: rinse and repeat.
Not hustle.
Not blasting.
Just a grounded, sustainable way to keep your schedule full.
You can learn more about Booked Solid here:
👉 https://www.wildish.love/booked-solid