Nowadays, yoga is a trendy and healthy way to fitness. It is a major tourist attraction activity, especially for those from the west. It is being revived in India as well as in other countries. It is an age old tradition and holds a crucial position in the lives if saints, scholars and other yogis of Indian history. For people outside India, it is just the set of asanas, but we understand it is beyond the fitness realm, it holds a deeper meaning than physical exercises. Yoga includes meditation or Dhyana, mantra chanting, prayer and meditative walks. In the course conducted by various Yoga centres, they also take in consideration the importance of philosophy of Yoga.

For those planning to make a career as a yoga teacher in Uttarakhand, there is a lot of scope in various districts of Uttarakhand.  Uttarakhand Government is initiating plans to employ the yoga teachers in various ways, giving a boost to the flair of yoga in the state. It is being deployed that various schools, colleges, hospitals,hotels, resorts, health care centres (gym, spas) and tourist centres are taking up yoga teacher for various benefits. It is ordered that the schools, centres or colleges of Ayurveda shall have regular yoga sessions.

The basic requisite for you to get good jobs in the yoga teacher training field is to have  a certificate from authorised Yoga centres of being trained under gurus for at least a year or so. It is necessary for you to understand the demands of the market and learn the skills accordingly. Accreditation from a yoga association is also demanded.

There are various centres in Rishikesh, Haridwar, Dehradun and Almora districts in Uttarakhand where the demand of the yoga teacher is high these days. With the inflow of tourists in the state, the rise in such activity increases.

Career in yoga teaching is not just beneficial socially, as you bring about healthy changes in the society, but it also has monetary benefits.

You shall, not only contact the various institutions mentioned earlier, but also the welfare associations of various societies and motivate them to start such activities in the park or community centres. You can initiate calls, put advertisement where you can offer home tuitions as well.

There are many established institutes across Uttarakhand where you can contact for a job opportunity of Yoga teacher, to name some Phool Chatti, Omkarananda, Saptrashmi, Aparyoga training centre, Spirit of Yoga, Shiva Yoga Peeth, Sushil Yoga School, Vinyasa Yoga Academy, Parmarth Yoga and Shiva Tattva, these are in Rishikesh. Others like Samagra Vibes and Kayakalp Yoga studio are in Dehradun. The Patanjali yoga Kendra is in Haridwar, there is also another centre named Anant Bodh Yoga in Haridwar.

There are many other institutes devoted to Yoga only, there are centres which have special sections devoted to this healthy activity. It is a booming industry and a safe career option, all you need to is tap at the right place and at a right time.
 
 

Initiating a Yogic career!