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You may have started learning yoga at a personal level. It may have been some stress buster, a way to reduce weight, gain energy, the reasons may be numerous, but the aim is to perfect this beautiful art. This is a form where you reconnect with your soul and fill the vaccum which exist in between the mind, body and soul.
If you have acquired sufficient knowledge of Yoga, the asanas come to you naturally and you are in the sharing mode, then congratulations for reaching the pedestal of becoming a yoga teacher.
It is not an easy task to be a yoga teacher, there is a lot more than just being an intelligent yoga student. But, don’t worry, we will make that easy, as you have decided to take it as a profession, then follow the guidelines here!
It is necessary that you must get authorised certificate of yoga, then you must have experience of teaching various groups. For that you shall contact various yoga centres, schools, colleges, hotels, health care centres and spas to get the first crack down. The first click is always tough, do not get disheartened. Explore harder, Uttarakhand is filled with jobs of Yoga Teachers.
Make a schedule of how to apply and create an interesting biodata for yoga teachers. Your biodata should have everything you know about Yoga, every detail from where you learn as well as the style of your expertise. The document should reflect the depth you found in learning Yoga and how passionate you are about sharing the same.
Apply in a disciplined manner, do not skip small places or in fear of big places. You never know where from the opportunity might click. Your exposure may come to you in the most unexpected way you ever thought it to be.
Learn and relearn your yoga lessons, recall your classes and recollect how your teacher use to deliver. Do not copy them, but use their skills which you found interactive and easy going. Do not stick to set of rules and boundations, experiment and innovate your style of doing Yoga. Be a communicative and motivating teacher.
Take time to practise for yourself, so that the flair is perfect when you teach. Once you get a job for yoga teacher, you must not forget to take time for yourselves. Remember this is not the a duty call of 9-5, it is not a bonded labour job, you have world’s most interesting work, enjoy each moment and do not forget the soul purpose for which you began.
When you have just started, you may have issues of facing various types of students, do not fuss, understand them well. Always remember your beginner days, relate to those. Patience is the key to be a perfect yoga teacher. A calm smile on your face would comfort your students.
These are some of the many ways in which you can get a good head start in a yoga teacher training career.
Just don’t be someone else, be a new teacher, have a fresh style and have the individualistic creative energy before you start!