Question by Very Nice Indeed!: Is it possible to make a living as a yoga teacher?
I’m planning on becoming a yoga teacher. I’ll have 6 months living expenses saved up. Does anyone you know make a living solely from teaching yoga? Or do they do other things – if so what? And what kind of money can you make? I’d be teaching here in New York City. Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by Ashleigh
People definitely make a living as yoga instructors. Are you planning on starting your own studio? You’ll have a much easier time finding customers to work with if you have a good space, and if you’re certified. If not, New York is a big place, you’ll probably be able to find work at an already established studio.
Here’s a website about a woman who is a yoga instructor:
http://www.salary.com/careers/layouthtmls/crel_display_Cat10_Ser197_Par295.html
and an excerpt from that website:
Fawcett charges $ 10 per class and offers private lessons for $ 75. And since she only opened her doors six months ago, she wasn’t sure how much she would make as a full-time instructor. “I estimate that the full-time yoga teacher teaches 14 classes a week,” she said. “That instructor will earn about $ 29,000 a year. A fair range would be $ 30,000 to $ 40,000.”
And this is a group of registered yoga instructors and studios:
http://www.yogaalliance.org/
It might help if you register with groups like this one.
Good luck!
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