Yoga teacher

Entry Requirements:

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• specialist courses run by private training organisations

Entry requirements:

College

You can do a yoga teaching qualification at college or in a community learning centre.

Courses include:

• teaching yoga to children aged 5 to 16
• yoga teaching
• teaching gentle years yoga (for those working with older adults)

Entry requirements:

Entry requirements:

OtherRoutes

You can train as a yoga teacher by taking courses with a professional body, for example:

• The British Wheel of Yoga
• Yoga Alliance Professionals
• Iyengar Yoga UK

Some knowledge of anatomy and physiology will be useful.

Required Skills:

Digital skills : to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

Skills:

• knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
• customer service skills
• the ability to work on your own
• leadership skills
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to teach pupils how to do something
• the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
• patience and a calming manner
• excellent verbal communication skills
• knowledge of English language
• the ability to read English
• the ability to create the best conditions for learning or teaching new things
• knowledge of media production and communication
• the ability to monitor your own performance and that of your colleagues
• active listening skills
• thinking and reasoning skills
• the ability to sell products and services
• concentration skills
• a good memory
• the ability to work well with your hands

What you'll do:

Yoga teachers teach yoga as a form of exercise to increase fitness and wellbeing.

As a yoga teacher, you could:

• design course and lesson plans to suit different abilities
• teach simple and complex yoga positions
• adapt positions for conditions like pregnancy or arthritis
• teach breathing techniques
• assess students and review your own courses and teaching skills
• market your classes and do business admin tasks, if you're self-employed

Location : You could work at a fitness centre or at a health centre.

Salary:

Starter : variable
Experienced : variable

These figures are a guide

Working hours:

24 - 37 hours variable

Working Pattern is freelance / self-employed managing your own hours

Career Path:

With experience you could run your own yoga workshops or yoga retreats.

You might also:

• train as a yoga therapist
• specialise in working with particular age groups
• take further qualifications to train and mentor new yoga teachers
• combine yoga teaching with teaching other fitness classes