Why Become a Yoga Teacher

Spread Your Knowledge as a Yoga Teacher

If you are just starting to consider this career pathway, then you may be wondering how to decide if you should become a yoga teacher. While this career may not be right for everyone, if you are excited to share your love of yoga and serenity with others then it might be the right fit for you. There are many reasons why becoming a yoga teacher is a great idea. Whether you dream of leading a local yoga class or helping teach advanced yoga at a yoga workshop, you may find that becoming a certified instructor is exactly what you've been after.

Help Change Lives

People are typically drawn to practice yoga, whether it's a class at East Highland Yoga or an online course, because of a desire to change. They might wish to physically improve their bodies or they might be seeking to relieve stress and achieve a more serene mind set. Ask someone with a yoga certification, you will be in a perfect position to help assist in transforming people's lives.

Whether someone is pursuing beginner or advanced yoga, as their teacher, you will be an integral part of student's learning and growth. Any yogi that is drawn to helping others will usually make a great yoga instructor due to this simple fact. If you have more questions about how a yoga teacher helps make positive change for others, just ask one of our Internet Matrix, Inc. instructors and they can tell you -- it’s a rewarding way of life!

Earn Competitive Pay

A certified yoga instructor is capable of earning a full time income that will help support his or her life. Instructors are able to use their training in a number of ways to earn a steady income. Below are some of the most popular ways that a Highland yogi can use yoga training to earn an income:

  • Teaching a local yoga class
  • Leading specific workshops
  • Teaching private classes
  • Offering online instruction
  • Selling books and online material

Rates for each of these methods will vary depending on your experience. However, savvy yoga teachers with a valid yoga certification are usually able to earn however much they require with these methods.

Improve Your Own Yoga Practice

You will drastically improve your own yoga practice as a part of your yoga certification. You will learn each asana completely. You will learn advanced yoga poses and new breathing techniques. You will learn even more when you continue to attend a local yoga class!

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Classes run Monday - Saturday

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Front Desk Hours

Monday:

2:00 pm-7:00 pm

Tuesday:

8:00 am-5:30 pm

Lunch 12:00 - 2:00

Wednesday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Lunch 12:00 - 2:00

Thursday:

Closed

Friday:

8:00 am-7:00 pm

Lunch 12:00 - 2:00

Saturday:

7:30 am-1:00 pm

Sunday:

Closed

  • David Gramling

    David Gramling is an E-RYT 200 loving and caring Yoga Instructor trained by NSEW and instructing at Tranquility Community Health, and the Bergey Spine Institute for Orthopedic Spine Surgery as a rehabilitation yoga instructor. He grew up a hard worker as a professional child actor, model, and television singer within SAG, where he learned how to be reliable, conduct himself, and work with a team having respect for all. David first practiced yoga and meditation as a kid, learning how to quiet his mind, become devoted and concentrate on a single task, thought, or idea as he became a top ranked skateboarder at the age of 14, owing yoga to much of his success. Adding yoga classes to his workouts beyond his teen years to expand his flexibility, David first started teaching yoga as part of the curriculum when he was a sports coach for Amazing Athletes, and has loved it since. Having branched into massage he has taken his understanding of anatomy and physical support from yoga, and extended his knowledge as he applies these concepts to massage and meeting the client's needs as the first priority.Currently, in a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education conducting research for yoga impact on stress, David loves to learn. After he achieved his Bachelors of Arts in Psychology, he started working on his Masters of Education with a teaching credential, and currently teaches high school biology.

  • Patrick Alan Murad

    Patrick Alan Murad has a 200 hour “Holistic Yoga Flow” teacher training as well as a 20 hour training in T.R.Y. Trauma Recovery Yoga.

    He has been teaching Power Yoga for since 2016. He loves to give a strong workout and likes to balance them with just as much time spent on stretching. He is capable of giving a high intensity workout or a moderate workout.

    He is also quite passionate about more relaxed yoga practices such as yin and meditation. Which are great ways to release tension in the muscles and relax the mind.

    He has recently been taught how to help people that have had traumatic experiences in their lives such as abuse or P.T.S.D. to help them release tension in the body and help find peace in their mind in a comfortable and safe environment. 

  • Amanda
    RYT200, AP, CMT

    Amanda is a certified Yoga Teacher, registered with Yoga Alliance, and offers an individualized, balanced experience to each of her yoga classes. She received her Yoga Teacher Certification at Southern California University of Health Sciences, in Whitter Ca. Additionally, she also obtained certification in Ayurveda, a sister science of Yoga, which is an ancient system of medicine that originated in India over 6,000 years ago. This system of medicine supports and enhances her awareness of the individuals she is working with in her classes, as this system of medicine is highly considerate of the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. She offers relaxing, yet re-energizing class experiences, where all levels are welcome. She provides modifications for those who might need a little adjustment as they are on their own personal yoga journey. Dependent on the individual’s health goals, she can provide advice of specific poses and breathing techniques to benefit their personal health goals.      

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