Yoga Instructor

What is a Yoga Instructor?

Yoga is a Hindu method which includes various exercises, breathing sequences and meditation. It is beneficial to one’s well-being and is an aid to enlightenment.

Yoga is often practiced in the West as an extension to healthy living.

A Yoga Instructor, therefore, teaches these methods so that participants can reap the benefits and enjoy a feeling of healthy living, well-being and in some cases, spiritual enlightenment.

Some Yoga Instructors give classes while others may give private, one-to-one tuition. 

There are many different forms of yoga – here are just a few examples:

• Ananda Yoga :  focuses on proper body alignment and controlled breathing
• Ashtanga Yoga :  producing intense heat and sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs
• Hatha Yoga :  one of the more popular varieties – a series of slow and control exercises
• Iyengar Yoga :  breathing & long poses – strength, flexibility, endurance and balance

What does a Yoga Instructor do?

• preparing a yoga routine specific for your classes
• preparing yoga room before class arrives
• assisting  students with poses
• making sure students do the pose correctly to prevent injury
• helping some students focus on specific muscles
• modifying exercises for students who have medical conditions
• providing conditioning advice

Are you … ?

• interested in yoga?
• a people’s person?
• interested in others’ well-being?
• caring?
• patient?
• observant?
• methodical?

How do I become a Yoga Instructor?

• THE SATYAM SCHOOL OF YOGA:  (Gauteng)

http://www.yoga.co.za/teacher-training

Offers an Intensive Teachers Training Course

• ANANDA SANGA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE (ASEI):  (Stellenbosch)

http://www.yogatraining.co.za/training.htm

Offers courses in:

Level 1:  Yoga Teaching Training
Level 2:  Advanced Yoga Teaching Training

• TRIFOCUS FITNESS ACADEMY: (Johannesburg)

OTHER CAREERS TO CONSIDER:  Personal Trainer and Dancer

Is becoming a Yoga Instructor the right career choice for me?

See below for more info.