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One of the greatest reasons why yoga should be chosen as a profession is it also
ensures your fitness, health and wellbeing. It is a wonderful opportunity for your
personal development and to learn self-care. If you believe in “practice what you
preach”, it is extremely beneficial in the long run. It is a challenging yet rewarding
field with a lot of job satisfaction.

Understanding the Essence of Yoga

There are lots of myths and misconceptions about yoga in the minds of many
people. This is an attempt to demystify yoga and explore what yoga is and what
yoga is not.

What Yoga is:

o Yoga is for everyone:“If you can breathe, you can do yoga”.
o Yoga is a way of living life
o Yoga is an experiential science
o Yoga is ‘awareness’
o Yoga is ‘acceptance’ and ‘letting go’
What yoga is not:
o Yoga is not just a physical exercise
o Yoga is not limited to practice on the mat
o Yoga is not a competition
o Yoga is not a religion
o Yoga is not an escape from reality

What are the career opportunities in yoga?
Depending on the education, skills, experience and expertise, many opportunities
can be explored. Offering small private group yoga classes, starting own yoga
studio, teaching yoga at the gym, health clubs or resorts, organizing yoga retreats,
a job at a government or private hospitals, teaching jobs at schools, yoga
institutions, etc. are a few of them. Yoga professionals can also work in fields
such as research, administration, management, hospital setting, academic,
consulting, etc. Some of the job titles for yoga professionals are yoga
instructor, yoga trainer, yoga therapist, yoga advisor, yoga specialist, yoga
teacher, research officer- yoga and Naturopathy, aerobic yoga instructor, yoga
consultant, publication officer (yoga) and yoga manager.
What course needs to be taken?

Yoga courses are being offered by many reputed yoga institutions in India. They
are certification courses of 1/3/6 months, 1-year diploma course, 3-year degree
course, postgraduate diploma course, master’s degree courses and PhD in yoga

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