Yoga Teacher Training Forum

To supplement your instructor's teachings, you can buy yoga videos and books that you can use at home. It is good to invest in some good instructional materials because you may just need more time to practice those moves beyond what the gym or your private instructor has to offer. Having your own yoga books and videos will also give you more chances of exploring those techniques without being embarrassed about doing them the wrong way the first time. If you really want to master this discipline, and if you really want to be a yoga instructor, you have to be willing to put in that extra time and effort.

There's no doubt about the growing popularity of yoga today. This health discipline has been around for ages, but it's good that the modern society has become increasingly appreciative of it. This may be because of today's lifestyles becoming too stressful and yoga providing much needed relief. Or it could be that people have simply become more aware of its benefits. Either way, it's a welcome fact that society has become more conscious, not only about physical health, but also about general wellness. And it's even more impressive that more individuals are becoming interested in propagating yoga by being a yoga instructor.

If you're one of these people who would like to teach yoga or open your own studio, congratulations! You have chosen a most worthy vocation to follow. However, before you can even begin, you must prepare yourself, both in mind and in practice. The first step you can take is to read up and understand the discipline from a conceptual perspective. Research on the different types of yoga and how they are different from one another. Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Bikram Yoga are only some of the classic and most popular branches of the discipline, but you can also explore modern approaches. Your readings should get you up to a point where you decide which branch you would like to study and master.

Once you've made a choice, you should start learning it from the bottom, starting with the most basic concepts as you work up to the most advanced techniques. The best way to do this is to take yoga lessons from an experienced and certified yoga instructor. You don't have to spend too much on an elaborate, extravagant studio. Just find a good, licensed instructor and that's all you need. You can even have private lessons at home, but you'll have to invest in some good yoga equipment such as a mat and some yoga balls, among others. If you decide to have your lessons at a studio, that will also be a good option, considering you will have a larger variety of equipment to use, apart from the friendships and support you'll gain from your instructor and fellow learners.