How to tell if a yoga teacher training is good?

Hi EbonyYogi,

First of all check your budget and come up with objective of becoming a "certified yoga teacher". Some may want to have another certificate and some want to become a yoga teacher to teach at another studio and some may want to start their own studio. In most of the cases you want to get a certificate which is valid and widely recognized. Yoga Alliance is one of the most popular choices as these days yoga schools/studios are asking for it.

Learning from a certified school or having a certificate doesn't mean that you are very good yoga teacher. It depends quite a lot on "the yoga teacher" who is teaching you and his/her experience. And your capability and willingness to learn.

Yoga teacher training is available in almost every country. And few famous destinations are Goa, Rishikesh and Dharamshala in India, Bali in Indonesia and few places in Thailand. Bali is the most expensive and Thailand is cheaper than Bali and Goa in India is almost 1/3rd to 1/4th in price. Rishikesh and Dharamshala are much cheaper than Goa. In Bali non-residential training is around USD3K-3.5K and on top of that food and accommodation charges. Whereas in Goa you can have residential training for around USD1300 and in Rishikesh and Dharamshala you can get it around USD1000 with accommodation and food.

Above all this teacher plays a big role. Check who the teacher is and what his experience is. What ex-students are talking about him/her? If possible get some contact details of ex-students and talk to them before finalizing.

I hope this helps.

Meera

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Working as a professional kinesiologist often means helping clients learn how to best move and be in their own bodies. Many people who approach yoga teachers for assistance may have actually been through an injury or other physical trauma, or may be suffering from chronic pain or discomfort of some kind. For these folks, the professional yoga teacher may be working to help them gain a new awareness around optimal movement.

The primary reason that professional yoga teachers need for yoga teacher liability insurance is due to the fact that these movement educators are running a business. Clients book appointments and trade money for yoga teaching services. Similar to any other business—from a clothing shop to a medical clinic—those who run yoga practices should possess yoga teacher liability insurance. Beyond this primary reason for enrolling in a yoga teacher liability insurance program, there is a secondary reason why professional yoga teachers are wise to seek out such this insurance safety net of sorts. One could infer that, due to the fact that professional yoga teacher are physically working with clients, some of whom may already be suffering from pre-existing injuries or medical conditions, there could be a greater chance of some kind of claim being filed.

Think of your kinesiologist liability insurance as similar to automobile insurance, except instead of protecting you financially from the repercussions of an accident on the roads, it protects you financially from the repercussions of an accident or unexpected scenario at work.

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General Yoga Discussion • Re: Get yoga teacher insurance to cover unexpected accidents

It can seem rather counterintuitive that a professional yoga instructor would need yoga insurance. It is hard to imagine a professional yoga teacher ever being to blame for one of his or her client’s physical ailments or injuries and requiring the coverage and protection of yoga teacher liability insurance.

However, just because healing professionals such as yoga teachers do not set out to cause any harm to their clients, that does not mean that no harm ever does come to those clients. This is where the phrase “accidents happen” is so very appropriate, because there are certain scenarios and incidents one would never expect nor predict—usually called accidents. Such accidents, when they affect or happen within the relationship between yoga teacher and client, could lead to a client suing the yoga teacher for damage or injury. In turn, this leads to the need for yoga liability insurance.

One of the main reason professional yoga teacher make sure to secure yoga liability insurance—besides the fact that this kind of insurance may be a legal requirement in order to practice—is for the protection against what are known as general liability claims. These are claims the client could make against the business owner or professional—in this case, the yoga teacher—if the client slips, trips, falls or otherwise has an accident on the property of the business.

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Breathing "cadence" and sun salutation - is my teacher leading this properly?

Hello all,

This is my first post so please go easy on me I have practiced a number of Hatha "brands" but have never been a particularly astute observer of which particular name / subtlety I'm practicing at a given time.

For fitness purposes, I sometimes practice with videos that are more "flow-oriented" or energetic in their progression from pose to pose.

I am now in a class that is led by a Massage Therapist and she appears to have a background with some formal training. She leads the practice during the work day (2pm) in an office building and all participants are changing out of, and then back into, their work clothes. As such, the pace is easy I believe her intent is to keep us from sweating too much.

For almost all movements, including all parts of the classic sun salutation (Chaturanga Dandasana replaced with Child's Pose), she tells us to move with the exhalation... First for me. However, she progresses from pose to pose fast enough for me to have to rush my breathe in order to exhale for each transition.

She asked for feedback at one point in the class and I told her I was used to breathing in for some movements and out for others. For example, transition into upward dog has always been an inhale move in my experience. I mentioned that it felt like I had to rush my rate of breathing to catch up with her cadence.

She responded every movement should be done on the exhalation. She stated something along the lines of, "Every teacher has their own way of teaching, and this is mine." I notice that she does have SOME movements occur on inhale (e.g., forward bend to mountain pose). These are ones I am used to.

1) I like this lady and value the practice she leads. I'd like to deliver informed feedback, especially if she has an incorrect understanding. Is she doing anything wrong, from a teacher perspective?

2) Should I breathe as I am used to or follow her instruction as she would have me do, breathing out when she says to / rushing my breath to get there.

Thanks for your comments and help!
Ethan

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General Yoga Discussion • Secure the safety net of yoga teacher liability insurance

Working as a professional kinesiologist often means helping clients learn how to best move and be in their own bodies. Many people who approach yoga teachers for assistance may have actually been through an injury or other physical trauma, or may be suffering from chronic pain or discomfort of some kind. For these folks, the professional yoga teacher may be working to help them gain a new awareness around optimal movement.

The primary reason that professional yoga teachers need for yoga teacher liability insurance is due to the fact that these movement educators are running a business. Clients book appointments and trade money for yoga teaching services. Similar to any other business—from a clothing shop to a medical clinic—those who run yoga practices should possess yoga teacher liability insurance. Beyond this primary reason for enrolling in a yoga teacher liability insurance program, there is a secondary reason why professional yoga teachers are wise to seek out such this insurance safety net of sorts. One could infer that, due to the fact that professional yoga teacher are physically working with clients, some of whom may already be suffering from pre-existing injuries or medical conditions, there could be a greater chance of some kind of claim being filed.

Think of your kinesiologist liability insurance as similar to automobile insurance, except instead of protecting you financially from the repercussions of an accident on the roads, it protects you financially from the repercussions of an accident or unexpected scenario at work.

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