What It Takes to Become a Sought After Celebrity Yoga Instructor

Being a yoga instructor involves more than just teaching the right forms and poses for practicing yoga. If you want to be a good instructor, you need to go beyond what happens in a one-hour class and deal with the physical and psychological aspects of your student’s life such as nutrition, meditation, etc. so as to make yoga more meaningful to the individual. That requires in-depth knowledge of yoga and its philosophy as well as a passion for the discipline. These qualities make the difference from being just another yoga instructor to a highly sought after yoga teacher.  

As a result of the need for fitness and a desire to learn more about Eastern philosophies, yoga has become quite popular in the United States. You can find work even beyond yoga and fitness centers to corporate establishments, educational institutions and homes of students for one-on-one classes. You will also have opportunities to take part in workshops and group classes. As you excel in your task and impart yoga education in a more holistic manner, your reputation could precede you wherever you go. The increased demand for your services could make you quite popular. Eventually you could end up becoming a celebrity yoga instructor.    
 
Steps for a Great Yoga Career

But before you start dwelling on the celebrity status, let’s get to the basic aspects on the road to becoming a professional yoga instructor.

• The first step is obviously to learn all the different kinds of yoga since you never know which suits you best. So studying various yoga forms can help you specialize in a particular form and focus on the training for that, since methods of instruction vary based on the form practiced and the facility where you take your training. It also goes without saying that you need a very good mentor.    
• To be a great instructor, you need to adopt a holistic approach for which it would be advisable to complete a teacher training course that would also include yoga philosophy, anatomy, physiology and instructional techniques. The Yoga Alliance sets the guidelines for teacher training programs.
• The Yoga Alliance is where you need to get certified as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). For that you need to complete a teacher training program that satisfies the Yoga Alliance guidelines. Though registration is voluntary, having an RYT credential raises your profile as a yoga instructor.

Even if your training is over, you need to keep your knowledge about training practices and new concepts and philosophies up-to-date. If you’re registered with Yoga Alliance, you need to take part in continuing education lasting for 75 hours every three years. Make sure you keep attending seminars and workshops to keep yourself updated.
         
As renowned yoga instructor Peter Theodorou would say, nothing beats experience. The more experience you gain as an instructor and the more you keep practicing yoga, the more you’re able to make a difference in the depth and effectiveness of the teaching you impart. That would take you to the top rungs of becoming a celebrity yoga instructor, a journey that Peter himself has been through.