How to become yoga trainer and instructor

Introduction

Today, almost everybody is interested to maintain his mental fitness and health; hence you can choose yoga trainer or specialist as a good career option, if you are a freelancer than you can set your schedule according to client's need. Even younger generation is taking deep interest for maintaining their health and fitness they are joining gym, fitness centers, and diet plan and yoga classes. There are huge employment possibilities for a yoga trainer or a yoga specialist in colleges, health centers, hospital etc as in yoga instructor role with good salary package and healthy work environment. Many universities are even offering full time courses related to yoga studies and students can choose two options for their career in yoga sector, first is yoga research and second is yoga specialist or yoga trainer.

Important case study

Baba Ramdev a holy saint from India is world wide known and famous for his yoga teaching and training, one can join his yoga fitness center and can live a healthy life. Not only India, people from abroad countries like England, Germany, USA, UK etc are actively doing and learning a form of yoga called power yoga. Yoga and meditation has brought quick and good change in lives of many people going through stress and bad phase.

Courses related to yoga studies

For becoming a yoga specialist or a yoga trainer then you have to do valid professional certification in yoga studies and you can pursue this course after passing 10th Std. or 12th Std. as per Indian educational scheme. You can join any institute recognized by university and offering specialization courses in Yoga, you should try to join a better institute so that you can provide good training to your clients without affecting their health. The courses related to Yoga studies are certificate courses, diploma courses and graduate or post graduate degree in physical education ( BPed / MPed ) which you can join and after completion of these courses you can also become physical trainer, sports teacher etc as other career options.

Famous institutes teaching yoga studies

In India we have many institutes specialized in yoga and fitness studies and I am enlisting few of them which you can opt and take any course specialized in yoga.

Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
Yoga life, New Delhi
Central council for research in yoga and naturotherapy, New Delhi
Indian institute of yoga and naturotherapy, New Delhi
The yoga institute, Mumbai
SVyasa Yoga University, Bengaluru

Salary in yoga sector

If you are a freelance yoga trainer or a specialist then you can adjust your timings and fees as per client's interests and it depends upon the number of clients of you are handling, at a start a yoga trainer can earn 20,000 Indian rupees per month and in his mid level he can earn 40,000 Indian rupees to 50,000 Indian rupees and in his senior level he can earn approximately 1 Lakh Indian rupees per month. You can also join any college, institute, hospital or any corporate company as Yoga and fitness trainer and can get monthly salary more than 10,000 Indian rupees.

Talent and expertise

If you really wish to become a expert in yoga training and teaching then you have to take deep interest in learning yoga first, then you have to be very patient so that you can handle any situation. You should always concentrate on your yoga teaching job deeply because if you are not careful then it can create health issues to your client and will defame your reputation in competitive market. Not only yoga tips, you must be aware of other valuable and important aspects while teaching yoga like what food items to eat and when to eat, how to do it perfectly and understand the mental strength and capabilities of your student or client very well.