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5 Things You Might Not Know About Teaching Yoga
Get paid to do yoga! Earn money when you work out! It might seem like yoga teachers and group fitness instructors have it pretty easy: they exercise, inspire people to do the same, and everybody’s happy.
I’ve loved being a yoga teacher since 2007 and a fitness instructor since 2002, but it’s not all bendy, sweaty, carefree fun. If you’re a student who may be considering a path as a teacher, there are a few things you might like to know.
1. Your practice is not my practice.
I’m there teaching for you. Yes, I’m doing the practice, too (or most of it, in between running around and checking your form), and I might get tired along with you, but that is not my yoga time. Even when I was teaching 21 fitness and yoga classes every week, I did my own workouts […]