| Various training programs are present which expect | | | | intend to learn only Bikram Yoga, then you can |
| very little requirements from the prospective trainees. | | | | definitely choose the training program. But, if you opt to |
| The key requirement will be your practice for some | | | | practice hatha or vinyasa yoga, then you have many |
| years. That is, you must be capable of standing on | | | | more choices. You can choose to start at the yoga |
| your head and need to take some classes with your | | | | center that is your favorite. There are many yoga |
| favorite teacher for future training. Some of the | | | | centers that provide a training program, but go through |
| students, who like yoga & are not satisfied with | | | | the curriculum before you decide to join a yoga center. |
| their jobs, can opt to become a teacher for yoga | | | | Since the trainees are ready to pay plenty of money |
| since it offers a solution to them regarding their | | | | for their tuition, the teacher training has become a |
| situations in the job. | | | | business of making huge amount of money. So |
| Things will definitely work out if you opt for it, but note | | | | always be sure that the program that you are going to |
| that the yoga teachers will not get a good salary. | | | | join is certified by the Yoga Alliance. This way, the |
| Those few teachers who earn their bread only | | | | certificate will possess some value once you complete |
| through teaching yoga work extremely hard though | | | | the program, since you have spent a lot of time in |
| they do not get 401k, job security and proper health | | | | studying teaching techniques, asanas, philosophy and |
| benefits. Some teachers conduct few classes in a | | | | anatomy. You also need to collect info from the yoga |
| week along with going to their day jobs. In the US, | | | | teacher who's your favorite as to where he |
| training programs to become a yoga teacher have to | | | | underwent training. |
| follow certain standards. Only then, the Yoga Alliance | | | | In case you are staying in an area which has no |
| registers them, which is an organization that is | | | | training programs, then you need to do an intensive |
| recognized nationally. | | | | program in an ashram or at a yoga institute. The |
| Yoga Alliance indicates two levels of certificates: 500 | | | | website of the Yoga Alliance clearly states its |
| Hour and 200 Hour, implying the program's length. The | | | | certification standards and also helps in finding a |
| Trainees have to first complete the program of 200 | | | | registered Yoga School in your area. |
| Hours that has been considered as the basic training | | | | The teacher-training program will cost you more than |
| by most of the yoga centers. Some of them, who | | | | $3,000. Some programs will last for one month or |
| wish to continue the program can undergo the training | | | | more, but some are intensive, but you have to meet |
| of 500 Hours. Once they complete the registered | | | | everyday in that duration. Some programs will last for |
| training program of the Yoga Alliance, the teachers | | | | a year or just 6 months, but they only meet in |
| can use the RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) | | | | weekends or in the evenings. You have to be |
| acronym after their names. | | | | completely sure of respecting and liking the head |
| Specialized yoga types like Iyengar, Bikram, Baptiste | | | | teachers since you will have to spend a few hours |
| Power Yoga and Anusara requires the teachers to | | | | with them. |
| complete the program through self-guidance. If you | | | | |