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How to become a Yoga teacher
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Yoga Teacher Training Programs
Who can become a Yoga teacher?
Yoga teaching is a rewarding and a satisfying career. Anyone with a
deep desire to teach and spread the knowledge of Yoga can become a
Yoga teacher. The most important requirements are sincerity,
integrity, compassion, patience and an open mind and an open heart
to learn the principles of Yoga. It is a myth that to become a good
yoga teacher one needs to have a perfect, strong and flexible body
and one should have mastered all the asanas. Yoga is not restricted
by physical limitations because the asanas are only one of the many
aspects of Yoga.
How to become a Yoga teacher or certified Yoga instructor?
There are many Yoga teacher training courses and Yoga
certification programs available to become the certified yoga
teacher training these days. The duration of these courses range
from 2 weeks to 2 years. These courses are good to learn and
understand the core techniques of yoga. But the first thing is to
find out for yourselves which style of Yoga is most suitable for you
such as Classical Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini Yoga,
Bikram Yoga, Sivananda Yoga, Vinayasa Yoga etc.
Then you should also think what is the main motive behind your
decision to become a yoga instructor; Are you going to make Yoga
teaching your sole profession or just a part time profession? Are
you interested in opening your own Yoga school or do you want
to work for some other yoga school etc.
Residential Yoga Teacher training vs. Online Yoga teacher training
courses?
Residential courses provide you with education under direct
supervision. You also get to work and learn with fellow students
from different backgrounds. Especially in how to teach classes you
need a group to teach to practice teaching and a teacher who can
observe you and guide you. You also get a chance to live away from
your regular life and contact thus having minimum distraction.
Online Yoga teacher training courses provide information and tips on
how to teach and technical details but they fail to provide you the
observance while applying that information. On any level these
courses don’t match up with residential courses as a good book
cannot replace a good teacher.
If you are serious about your profession of Yoga teacher than it is
recommended to find a good residential course.
Which are top Yoga schools in India or top Yoga teacher training
programs in India?
The most reputed Yoga schools providing good Yoga teacher training
programs in India are (not in order):
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Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
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Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune
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Bihar School of Yoga, Munger -Bihar
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Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Trivendrum
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Yoga Institute, Mumbai
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Arhanta Yoga Ashram, Khajuraho – Madhya Pradesh
How to find the best Yoga Teacher Training course or best yoga
school in India?
Well it depends on what is best Yoga teacher training program for
your criteria. For someone it will be best to have exclusive Yoga
school with small groups and good teacher student ratio, on other
side someone might prefer a reputed Yoga school with hundreds of
students with poor teacher student ratio. Thus before searching for
best yoga teacher training programs one should decide what features
he is looking for.
But yes it is very important to find a good Yoga teacher and a good
Yoga training school. Only a dedicated teacher and an all rounded
course can give you the required knowledge and skills to teach
others. If you have decided to become a
certified
Yoga teacher,
then you must start looking for a good Yoga teacher training
course (YTTC). A good YTTC should provide you a solid foundation
of yogic and vedic principles along with teaching and correction
skills. It should also provide physiology and anatomy to understand
the effect of asanas on the body and how to prevent injuries while
teaching or practicing yourselves. A good Yoga teacher training
course should also include mantras, chanting, Bhagavad Gita to
explore and understand benefits of Bhakti Yoga. It should also give
you insights and tips on teaching prenatal yoga / postnatal yoga,
kids yoga/ yoga for children, yoga for elderly people / old people
and yoga for limited movement. These kind of yoga classes are
getting very popular these days and will help you teach people from
age and background.
A good Yoga teacher training course should also meet the
International Yoga standards set by international Yoga bodies such
Yoga Alliance etc. A YTTC should be at least 200 hours
residential or non residential Yoga teacher training course. An
internationally recognized certificate will help you to teach all
over the world and will help you reach out the students globally. A
residential TTC should be preferred over a non residential one as it
has many merits over the non residential. In a residential Yoga
teacher training course you live at the yoga ashram and stay in
direct contact with your Yoga teacher. A residential teacher
certification course also offers chance to participate in Karma Yoga
(selfless service), understand the yogic lifestyle.
It is very essential to choose a yoga school and a yoga
certification program which also provides regular guidance and
support after finishing the course. As there will be numerous
questions arise in your mind and you will face many challenges when
you actually start teaching. A teacher student relation actually
lasts much longer than just a course duration. A good teacher should
always be willing to help you even after the completion of the
course.
Arhanta Yoga Ashram organizes high quality Yoga Teacher training
programs for students who are looking for in depth knowledge, small
group, peaceful environment, competent teachers and lifelong
support.
To see the details of 200 hour Arhanta Yoga Teacher Training
Course, please visit
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