| Does an affordable Yoga teacher training option, for | | | | Interns, with obligations, may seek a Yoga certification |
| interns, exist anymore or is it pure fantasy? With the | | | | course, which gives them the independence to meet |
| price of everything, except a house, going up; how can | | | | their obligations at home or on the job. In this case, |
| we expect to find a reputable training for an intern, | | | | ahome study option is your most affordable and |
| who wishes to become a yoga instructor, at a | | | | flexible choice. |
| reasonable price? | | | | Correspondence courses have been around for years. |
| Some interns apply for "seva" programs (community | | | | With technology advancing to its present level, every |
| service) in the larger ashrams. Any large facility needs | | | | skill can be studied at home. If you are not sure about |
| cooks, housekeepers, office help, and a maintenance | | | | techniques, and desire some hands on experience, you |
| crew, so this is a good arrangement for the student | | | | may want to seek out a local Yoga teacher or search |
| and the ashram. | | | | for a mentor. |
| Seva is a form of selfless service, where one may be | | | | Some interns have years of previous experience. This |
| asked to perform a variety of tasks that will maintain | | | | is obviously significant, when approaching any intensive |
| the ashram. In some Yoga ashrams, all students seek | | | | learning program. Therefore, experienced Yoga |
| to perform "guru seva," in the spirit of selfless giving | | | | students will progress much faster, than those who |
| toward the head teacher and the facility. | | | | have less experience. |
| This exchange of work for housing, meals, and | | | | The Internet has made it possible for anyone to learn |
| learning, is a traditional one. The idea of giving of one's | | | | about Yoga instantly. Just a few decades ago, you |
| self to a larger cause is noble and a form of Karma | | | | would be lucky to find a Yoga book in a small town |
| Yoga. Not every applicant is accepted, and some | | | | library. We now live at a time when any subject can |
| centers do not have seva programs at all. | | | | be learned in an instant. |
| Yet, it should be realized that a seva agreement | | | | With the use of CD's, DVD's, e-Books, streaming video, |
| between a student and his or her guru may last years. | | | | and the ability to ship anywhere, learning to become a |
| If you have obligations, such as children, spouse, family, | | | | Yoga instructor, at an affordable cost, is much more |
| job, or a significant other, the concept of seva may not | | | | common than in the past. |
| fit your lifestyle. | | | | |