| Getting your Yoga certification with a | | | | 'diploma house' where they certify everything from |
| correspondence course is one option for Yoga | | | | pet sitting to web design. |
| teacher training. On-site training is another option but | | | | When you consider that 200 hours of study is the |
| many students find that it can be expensive, require | | | | minimum accepted international standard, it would be |
| travel and time away from work. In comparison, | | | | wise to look into Yoga teacher training centres. It is |
| Yoga teacher correspondence courses, on the other | | | | more than likely, they can offer all manner of |
| hand can be much more reasonable. Home-study | | | | technical assistance once you have received your |
| courses allow much greater flexibility and time for | | | | study materials. In addition, you should research the |
| study and allows for practice locally. | | | | syllabus to ensure that you are getting a complete |
| Yoga home study certification courses are not a new | | | | Yoga teacher training course. The course selected |
| concept. Teaching Yoga using written materials has | | | | should cover all the facets of Yoga including |
| been around for years. What is new is that most | | | | anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, safety, |
| correspondence courses combine written materials | | | | modifications, props, and contraindications. In addition, |
| with videos, CDs and training online with technical | | | | the course should also offer materials for starting and |
| e-mail support. This makes learning how to become a | | | | marketing your Yoga business. |
| certified Yoga instructor much easier than it used to | | | | When a correspondence course offers complete |
| be. | | | | training it eliminates concerns of not having enough |
| When considering a correspondence course it is | | | | knowledge to be a safe Yoga teacher. Furthermore, |
| worth remembering that courses can vary in the | | | | it gives you the knowledge and confidence to stay in |
| number of study hours and overall quality. You should | | | | the Yoga teaching business. |
| be wary of getting a Yoga teaching course from a | | | | |