| Yoga is becoming a more and more popular Knoxville, | | | | School. Those weekend-long yoga teacher |
| TN activity. The need for trained yoga teachers who | | | | certifications offered at the gym are just enough to |
| have completed a qualified yoga teacher training | | | | make you dangerous. |
| (YTT) or yoga teacher certification (YTC) program is | | | | Why Do Your Yoga Teacher Training in Knoxville, TN? |
| also increasing. (Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga | | | | Unless you're looking to study in a lineage of yoga like |
| Teacher Certification mean the same thing, the title of | | | | Ananda, Kundalini, Kripalu, Sivananda, Kriya, and so on |
| the program depends on the preference of the yoga | | | | ? where you will need to go to a yoga center or |
| school.) | | | | ashram outside of the Knoxville area to study ? it is a |
| To fill this gap to get more good yoga teachers, there | | | | good idea to study hatha yoga in the area you intend |
| are now several yoga teacher certification programs | | | | to teach yoga. Iin this case, we're talking about studying |
| in the Knoxville area. | | | | and teaching yoga in Knoxville, TN. |
| What to look for in a Knoxville Yoga Teacher | | | | Why? Because the local Knoxville yoga school will |
| Certification Program | | | | have insight into how to reach people in the area, how |
| 1. The most important thing to look at when | | | | to market to them, and how to attract people to your |
| researching yoga teacher training programs in Knoxville | | | | classes once you graduate from your yoga training |
| is, who is the director of the teacher training? Have | | | | program. If the yoga teacher training has a service |
| you studied with this person and do you like their style? | | | | project as part of the requirements, some of the |
| Does their philosophy of yoga resonate with you? Are | | | | people you meet in your community classes may very |
| they easily accessible? Do they live by the words they | | | | well become your first clients. Not to mention, a |
| speak, or at least try to? | | | | director from the Knoxville area will have a list of |
| 2. Next, look at training dates for your Knoxville yoga | | | | connections for places you can contact and possibly |
| teacher training. Do the dates fit your schedule? Some | | | | teach once you graduate from the YTT. You'll also |
| yoga certification programs offer the whole training at | | | | get support from the people you go through training |
| once, some offer it on weekends only, and others | | | | with once the program is finished. You'll become |
| offer weekend trainings in combination with some | | | | lifelong friends with many of your fellow yoga teacher |
| yoga teacher training requirements through the week. | | | | trainees. |
| 3. Can you afford the yoga teacher certification | | | | In the case of Knoxville, where yoga is behind the |
| program, or are there payment plans or scholarships | | | | growth curve of the East and West Coasts, the |
| available to make your yoga training more | | | | majority of students in yoga classes are beginners. |
| manageable? | | | | That means the focus of your 200-hour basic yoga |
| 4. Is the yoga teacher training offered at a Registered | | | | training should be at least in part on how to teach safe |
| Yoga School (RYS) through the Yoga Alliance? The | | | | classes to beginners. Once you have completed a |
| Yoga Alliance, though not perfect, is the most | | | | 200-hour training and built a base of students who |
| respected yoga organization in the country. If you're | | | | have started yoga with you, it will be easier to target |
| serious about learning and teaching yoga, then do | | | | niche audiences as your interests and the interests of |
| yourself a favor and go for a 200-hour Yoga | | | | your students grow. |
| Alliance-recognized program at a Registered Yoga | | | | |