Career in Yoga

Niyatam kuru karma – be always engaged in some work

- Dr. M.K. Nagaraja Rao

• Bhagavadgeeta

It is well said that yogah karmasu koushalam i.e., yoga is a skillful activity. The present day trend in yoga has been paving a way for exploring new ideas especially in promoting yoga as a career. We are witnessing a huge number of young people are attracted towards yoga and evolving themselves as professionals of yoga. Since people have become more health conscious there is an increasing demand for a professional of yoga. We have witnessed an escalation in the reputation of holistic and alternative medical care. Yoga experts at this juncture as professionals have established their importance in different areas of social life.

Under prevailing situation it is highly significant to build up a career in yoga to meet the increasing demands by people of all walks of life as they have realized the importance of health and fitness. It is estimated that millions of people around the world have been practicing yoga. They all need an expert yoga teacher to guide them. A person well versed with adequate knowledge in yoga will surely succeed as an efficient professional. As a matter of fact a variety of career opportunities are available in yoga. It could be a job of a yoga teacher, a fitness trainer, counselor, a yoga doctor and such many more jobs are on the list. However a career in yoga is open to both freelancers and professionals. There is a wide range of career opportunities in yoga. You can be a yoga instructor, yoga therapist, yoga teacher, research scholar, counselor, yoga and naturopathy doctor and so on.