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While people everywhere are struggling to make ends meet yoga businesses continue to boom, according to a recent report by American Channel CNN.

Low operating costs and growing demand are fuelling the success of yoga studios, many of which are mums and community leaders that simply want to share yoga with their communities. Of course, the still-struggling economy and high unemployment rate are also good reasons for people to look for ways to manage stress and do some soul searching and mind peace.

The Yoga and Pilates studio industry is expected to hit $6.5 billion by the end of this year, which is an expected annual sales growth of 9.5% between 2006 and 2011 according to reports by American market research firm IBISWorld.

Are you interested in taking your yoga practice to the next level and taking a yoga teacher training and yoga certification program? If you are like most yoga students, you have been practicing yoga for a while and are now wondering if you should take the plunge of becoming a yoga teacher. Whether you are just starting out or deepening your existing practice, our site will offer you information you need to know about becoming a yoga teacher and enrolling into the right yoga certification program.

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Yoga Teacher Programs:

A yoga teacher training program (or yoga certification) is the process in which a yoga student takes a study course to become a yoga teacher. If you are just starting out in your process of becoming a yoga teacher, then you will want to register with a 200 hour yoga teacher training. A 200-hour yoga instructor training is the minimum standards set out by Yoga Alliance International, Yoga Alliance US and other Yoga organisations around the world.

Once you have completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training, then you will be allowed to take a 500-hour yoga teacher training where you can learn to master the art of teaching yoga to others. Once you have completed the 500-hour teacher training then you will have sufficient knowledge and experience to truly become a more experienced yoga teacher.

Students who complete the 200-Hour Teacher Training program will:

• Deepen their practice and understanding of yoga

• Know how to structure and create a cohesive, well-rounded class

• Acquire an understanding of yoga philosophy

• Have the confidence and tools to begin teaching yoga

History of Yoga Teacher Training Programs:

Yoga has a rich history that goes back thousands of years (no one really knows exactly when) and started in India. In the classical sense, yoga started off as personal spiritual practice that culminated meditation, breathing (pranayama), and physical exercise (asanas.) When you link this all together, you get a practice called yoga. The idea behind yoga teacher training simply put is the art of passing down this knowledge to the next generation.

In the mid 60′s in the US, Yoga gurus started to come over from India and was made a household name by people such as the Beatles. Once this happened, yoga studios started to flourish and the community needed to establish a way of teaching the next generation of teachers. Hence, yoga teacher training was born. It should be noted that for some time the term “yoga teacher training” was not even used in India as their approach to yoga teacher training was more about dedicating your life to a spiritual practice and your guru. For them, this was called becoming a Yogi.

Teacher Training Syllabus:

As you explore your Yoga teacher training options, you might wonder what exactly can you expect from the yoga teacher training curriculum. Yoga teacher trainings curriculum will vary from school to school, but all of them should contain a few vital elements that make the yoga training legitimate. As you do your research in trying to find the right yoga teacher training school, make sure you also pay attention to what exactly is being taught during the program. Many students get caught up in just taking a program and don’t do a thorough job of actually looking into the study course. Don’t be embarrassed or shy if you want the school to tell you specifically what will be covered and how this will effect your opportunity to become a yoga teacher.

Article written by :

Cris C. - Managing Director

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