| Whether you need non-contact continuing education | | | | 2. Time: Each day, something or someone demands |
| credits, or you are seeking your first Yoga teacher | | | | your time. If you ask your employer for a month off |
| training diploma, online courses have many positive | | | | to attend an intensive training for Yoga instructors, |
| advantages. It is true that not all online Yoga teacher | | | | will she or he understand? Holding onto a job is |
| education is equal, but there are some easy ways to | | | | essential to survival and onsite training may not be an |
| tell who is genuine and who is not. | | | | option. |
| Is the online training course written, designed, and | | | | 3. Accessibility: You can communicate with your tutor |
| graded by Yoga teachers? This may sound curious, | | | | at any time. Email and telephone support is a big help. |
| but some courses are not designed by Yoga | | | | However, forums and online chats with graduates, |
| instructors. Is the course recognized by an accrediting | | | | interns, and teachers is a big plus. This allows you |
| body? Research the course and the school before | | | | interaction with like-minded people from every part |
| you make a decision. | | | | of the world. |
| One more point to consider: Does the certifying | | | | 4. Documentation: Your Email conversations can be |
| institution focus on creating Yoga courses or do they | | | | recorded in your files. It is not that easy to compile |
| have diplomas for gun smiths, dog grooming, | | | | your notes in an in-person Yoga training intensive. In |
| computer programming, and appliance repair? You | | | | fact, some face-to-face trainings demand that you |
| should consider a school that exclusively educates | | | | not have a lap top or recording device, because it is |
| Yoga teachers. | | | | not considered "traditional." |
| Yoga is a very large topic, and it cannot be brushed | | | | 5. Cost: An on-site Yoga certification course can cost |
| over in a single course. Continuing education is an | | | | thousands of dollars or more. Yoga teacher training, |
| accepted part of Yoga instructor training. With this in | | | | by correspondence or online, will cost you hundreds. |
| mind, please consider the following benefits of online | | | | In a nutshell, distance learning for Yoga teachers is |
| education for Yoga instructors. | | | | expensive when you train in person. |
| 1. Going Green: Traveling hundreds or thousands of | | | | 6. Flexibility: For Yoga teachers pursuing non-contact |
| miles by car, boat, jet, train, or bus takes a toll on | | | | continuing education credits, shutting down the studio |
| the environment. If you are planning a vacation, and | | | | for a month may not be a viable option. For |
| have no obligations to your children, you could create | | | | prospective teachers - telling your family and job to |
| a Yoga training vacation. However, if the sole | | | | stay on hold for a month is not realistic. Training by |
| purpose is to become a certified Yoga teacher, | | | | correspondence, online, or a combination of the two, |
| long-distance travel is contributing toward air pollution. | | | | gives you plenty of flexibility in your schedule. |