By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Correspondence courses, of any kind, should be well rounded. In the case of a Yoga instructor certification course, it is absolutely necessary for the curriculum to cover many aspects. There are many areas to be covered, such as anatomy, Pranayama, Asana (postures), meditation, doshas, mudras, bandhas, Shatkarmas, Yogic philosophy, the [...]
By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 These days - it is not hard to find a Yoga teacher certification course, but in this economy, where do you find a fairly priced program? Some on-site courses can run over ten thousand dollars. Even a low priced on-site program is in the neighborhood of two thousand dollars. The [...]
By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 It is important to understand that attaining a Yoga teacher’s diploma is only the beginning of the long journey; toward becoming the best possible Yoga teacher, you can be. The teacher’s journey is a daily continuation of the study and practice of Yoga. The vast majority of those who desire [...]
By Rebecca Prescott Yoga in Western countries may have started life as a something of a hippy niche, but over the last 20 years, it has entered the mainstream at a phenomenal rate. With this popularization of an ancient Indian tradition, there has been a huge growth in organizations offering yoga teacher training. Gone are [...]
By Foras Aje Okay, I just finished 4 games of basket ball with the guys at the gym and before that had done sets of pull-ups, dips and the ab-wheel. While the rest started winding down to get showered and changed, I all of a sudden got into the 8-limb staff yoga poses to loosen [...]
By Foras Aje Ask Angela Bassett, Madonna and perhaps your next door neighbor carrying her yoga mat out of the trunk with the groceries, most stay-home moms have picked Yoga up as their method of keeping fit and maintaining physical, mental and emotional balance. Needless to say, when the see the apparent results most naturally [...]
By Foras Aje The other day, after viewing the potential for being rewarding financially, a friend of mine brought up the subject of getting a yoga teaching certification. Like her, it is possible that many people may be considering options for the best program to get certified to teach yoga in an attempt to become [...]
By Paul Jerard The doors will fly open on January 2nd with enthusiastic mobs of Yoga students. What can you do to prepare for the busiest stretch of the year? How can you keep their interest all year long? If there was ever a time to clean up your Yoga studio or health club, now [...]