| To teach Yoga classes, on a daily basis, has | | | | Some people will tell you, "Yoga is not about |
| always been fun, but many prospective interns | | | | money." Do they pay your bills? Yoga is not |
| ask, "Does it pay?" These people work | | | | about money, but this is a limited truth |
| "regular hours" and have a little bit of job | | | | because Yoga is about "everything." You |
| security. At the very least, they know what | | | | cannot help people if you join the ranks of |
| they will earn this week; at a time when job | | | | the homeless. |
| security has become a myth. | | | | |
| | | | Yoga instructors are givers, and we should |
| Becoming a Yoga teacher is a big investment - | | | | give back to society. However, if you decide |
| while families are struggling to avoid | | | | to become a Yoga teacher, this is not an oath |
| foreclosures. Unfortunately, families | | | | to live a life of poverty. There are artists |
| require money and teaching Yoga may look like | | | | and musicians, who create beautiful work, but |
| a gamble, but it is really a solid investment | | | | never earned a modest living because they did |
| in education. | | | | not market themselves and their work. |
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| Becoming a Yoga instructor is also an | | | | Yoga instructors must do more than teach |
| investment in your mental, physical, | | | | great classes. It would be so easy if a |
| emotional, and spiritual health. Teaching | | | | charitable trust would cover the living |
| Yoga sessions is an investment in your | | | | expenses of all Yoga teachers; but let's get |
| community and the well-being of your family. | | | | back to reality. In the "ocean of life," we |
| | | | have a choice to swim, float, or drown. |