There are so many places to teach these days, if one of the places you’re working isn’t a good fit for your personality or schedule, you have greater power to change your situation, not to mention the scheduling flexibility that comes with setting your own private clients. Not only can you study, practice, and share all the amazing aspects of yoga with others, you can also make money doing it.Įven though yoga instructors often work as employees for gyms and studios, there is more autonomy and flexibility than with many other jobs. With the growing distrust of Big Pharma and the prevalence of colors, chemicals, GMOs and other less than savory ingredients in our food and everyday hygiene products, the market demand for healthy, natural, and environmentally conscious goods only continues to grow.Ĭombine all these realities with the hyper-efficient marketing tools, virtual storefronts, and location independent networking platforms that accompany this relatively new phenomenon called “the internet”, and you’ve got an industry ripe with potential.īeing a yoga teacher has now become a financially sustainable and potentially lucrative career path. People are far more conscious of the things they put in and on their body with regards to food, medicine, health, hygiene, and beauty products. There is also a significantly increased awareness around general health and wellness. There is a value in yoga regardless of your age, sex, fitness level, or background, and that has become a widely accepted fact within our society.
Kids practice in gym class, old people in retirement homes, fit 20 somethings, middle-aged baby boomers, MMA fighters, ballerinas, and NFL linebackers. Not only are there more, there is greater access to a wider diversity of lineages allowing people to cherry-pick their yoga experience based on their personal needs and preferences. Although this period brought about increased awareness of its existence, it was only a small subculture of society that regularly practiced.įast forward to 2019 and now there are yoga studios everywhere. Sometime in the mid-late 20th century, it’s popularity spread throughout the western world.
Invented in India over 5,000 years ago, it has since spread and evolved around the world. Yoga has been around for a really long time.