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