How To Get Started In A Career With Yoga?

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Ankit Sharma
Ankit Sharma

With the positive transformations in terms of self-care, while juggling life and career choices, many of us think about combining both aspects together and earning while staying healthy and hearty. Let’s face it, many of us do not feel the desire to stay healthy unless we are driven by something more concrete than the fact that staying healthy and mentally active are the signs of wealth in life. Amidst this, yoga comes to mind and body. The yogic science as old as five thousand millennia has been the givers of holistic well being since its birth and for the same reasons, it has been a source of inspiration and curiosity for entities across the globe. 

Making a full-fledged career with yoga is quite invigorating. While it may require teaching certifications, hard work, dedication to begin a career with yoga, once you are an established yoga teacher, there is no looking back. It is fulfilling for most of us. If you are passionate about the yogic sciences and want to make a solid career with yoga, then here are some roles that you can build upon. You can find recognition as a yoga teacher, a yoga instructor, a yoga studio owner, a yoga therapist, a digital yoga expert and many more

Rest, keep reading to explore how you can successfully make a viable career with yoga.

Enroll In a Yoga Teacher Training Program of Your Choice

Like every career choice you make, the first step begins with learning and practicing the art. This is the same with making a career with yoga too. You need to immerse yourself in science completely before you can start imparting it to others. Start with basic classes at a studio to get a hold of it before you can think about going for a yoga teacher training program. Identify the apt yoga studios that offer programs for aspiring yoga professionals. Find the right program based on your preferred style and curriculum. Think about a yoga school in India, Bali, Nepal, Thailand, if you are looking for traditional and more authentic immersion. Find a yoga school of your liking in Rishikesh, the yoga capital of India. Where you can start with a 100, or a 200 hour yoga teacher training.

Get Into the Nitty Gritty of the Certification

When selecting a yoga teacher training program, making an informed choice about whether to pick 200 hour, 300 hour or 500 hour, is just a part of it. It is barely the beginning to landing a great program that can help you build a solid career with yoga.  This is where the program’s recognition and the school’s overall validation status comes into play. After all, you would not want to teach yoga without a proper license to impart its teachings across the globe. And this can only happen if you go ahead with a yoga school or a yoga studio whose programs are recognised by Yoga alliance. Through a Yoga Alliance validated program, you will be able to ensure your registration status as a registered yoga teacher (RYT). 

Register The RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) Certification

When you are through with the program, whether a 200 hour yoga teacher training, a 300 hour Yoga TTC or a 500 hour Yoga TTC, it is important to register the certificate at the Yoga Alliance website to become a registered yoga teacher or instructor. With an RYT status, you will be able to land a qualitative job at a known yoga studio or a gym. If you do not intend to work at another platform and would prefer to work on your own then you do not need an RYT status. 

Start Planning Private Workshops and Sessions

The day you take your first class post completion of the program, you are officially a yoga professional and a part of the tightly-knitted yoga community. To make your presence felt, you need to invest and plan how to build your own brand. And it starts with giving 1:1 sessions, private classes.

 Develop Your Brand As a Yoga Professional

It is important to note that yoga is a competitive industry and it is not easy to make a mark here. There are several yogis who turn into yoga teachers every year and it is important for you to rise above the crowd and show your special skills as a yogi. As you create your brand, door of opportunities open in the field of yoga and of course, the network broadens as well. 

Network Both Online and Offline

Times have changed, especially post COVID. People, aspiring yogis, are looking to learn yoga and ways to stay healthy without leaving the comfort of their homes or traveling afar amid the traffic to get to a studio. With the changing habits and preferences, it is important to make an impact, network both online and offline. Build your presence across multiple channels and make sure that you are active on the platforms as people expect a much less turnaround time. 

Above all, yoga is all about passion. Follow your heart.

Author Bio :
Name : Ankita


Blogging since 2015, Ankita Sharma loves sharing ideas and experiences about her two biggest passions: Travel and Wellness. Her blogs and stories are published and loved by readers on various travel, yoga, ayurveda and lifestyle platforms in India and abroad. Ankita tries to show that one can access health and traveling without spending much, working people can also enjoy mindfulness and fulfil their travel dreams while maintaining balance with their work routines.
She loves spending time with locals, learning their cultures and staying at wellness retreats to explore more about life philosophy.

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