| Choosing Yoga Teacher Training | | | | intensive or as modules spread over time. Again your |
| If you are in the same position as I was two years | | | | lifestyle dictates what will work for you. Also what kind |
| ago when I decided to take my study of yoga further | | | | of person you are will play a part as some people love |
| and train to become a yoga teacher you will probably | | | | to do things intensely and in depth. Other are more bite |
| be finding that you have a huge choice of yoga | | | | sized approach which enables them to learn a bit, try it |
| teacher training programmes. How on earth do you | | | | out, make it their own, then move on to the next bit. |
| make a choice from such a selection. When I made | | | | This kind of person may well take some years to do a |
| my decision to train i was in a position where I could go | | | | whole 500 hour programme and be a very good |
| anywhere on earth to do it so my first, most obvious | | | | teacher for most of that time. It is worth knowing that |
| limit to choice was removed. I discovered that that | | | | you need programme in order to be qualified to teach |
| made life harder! | | | | beginners classes in yoga. You can just do that and |
| If you are in a situation where you know you want to | | | | start working as a teacher as soon as you are |
| train and you have to do it in your own country that | | | | qualified - or sooner if you have the opportunity while |
| makes it easier. It is then always a good idea to ask | | | | you train! |
| around starting with your yoga teacher to find out how | | | | Costs can vary and courses that include a residential |
| they did their training and with which programme. | | | | element can add up. However it is worth working out |
| There are different schools of yoga from Asgtanga to | | | | how much you would pay in travel costs and food and |
| Vinyasa and you have probably found a particular | | | | comparing it before you write off the residential |
| approach that you like and feel comfortable about | | | | options. They can be surprisingly reasonable but the |
| training in. If not: keep looking. There will be a yoga | | | | sums need to be done. |
| style that is right for you and it is worth finding before | | | | Finally it is also worth joining in with any yoga schools |
| you commit to training. | | | | online forum and asking for some feedback from |
| There are different programmes on offer from 200 | | | | students about their experiences to get a feel for the |
| hour Certificate level which can all be done in one go | | | | kind of thing you could expect and the kind of people |
| at a residential to one where it is spread part time at | | | | you could expect to meet. |
| weekends over a number of years. This can also help | | | | Whatever your choice I am sure you will have an |
| you make your decision if only one of these options | | | | amazing, expanding, challenging and wonderful |
| will really work with your lifestyle. There are also 500 | | | | experience in your training. I went to Canada and |
| hour advanced Diploma programmes which | | | | trained at the Prana College in Vancouver and had a |
| incorporate the basic 200 hour Teacher Training but | | | | very successful and enriching time, however I chose |
| then extend it to different types of yoga and far more | | | | them on the basis of a very very strong intuition that |
| in depth information on history, metaphysics, healing | | | | this was the right programme. So my last words of |
| approaches that complement yoga, meditation and so | | | | advice are to do all your diligent research and then go |
| on. These programmes can also be done as an | | | | with your gut! It will be right. |