The Value of the Yoga Teacher Certification Process
Is there a need for certification and standardization of Yoga teachers? How can you make the nine main Indian forms of Yoga, and their...
Purpose of Yoga: Reasoning with Fundamentalism
Now, getting back to Yoga - It is true that Yogic methodology develops the entire being by enhancing physical, mental, emotional, and...
Tips For Choosing Yoga Training Courses
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 [...]
Hatha Yoga Certification Home Study Courses
By Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Let's say, you have decided to become a Yoga instructor, but you do not have weeks or months, of free time, to spend away from your family, friends, and obligations. You have researched Yoga certification classes from NYC (New York City) to Sacramento, CA. The typical training course for Yoga [...]
Should an Obese Person Become a Yoga Teacher?
By Paul Jerard There seems to be a stereotypical view of what a Yoga teacher should look like. Worse yet, there seems to be a preconceived notion about what a Yoga teacher should weigh. There are many reasons for this - Athletes, doctors, and exercise instructors are expected to be slim and trim. Hatha Yoga [...]