What to do after Finishing Yoga Teacher Training
                     
6 Tips To Do Once Your Yoga Teacher 
Training Course Is Over In 2020
Congratulations on completing your Yoga Teacher Training! You did it! But, wait, 
now what? What would be the next thing? How can you grow yourself on this path? 
The questions can be endless, and the solution may seem clouded. But don’t worry, 
we have got your back. Most of the people had full-time jobs while they were 
pursuing the Teacher Training, so does this mean you need to quit now? Well, we all 
want to do that sooner or later, right? However, read this article to know more 
about your future choices, before you take any steps. We are sure that this will help 
to bring some clarity and also offer you some solutions.
Start teaching
Your Yoga Teacher Training Course 
Certificate holds allows you to start 
teaching Yoga to others. Initially, to get 
a boost of confidence, you can start off 
with one or two students. Try teaching 
your friends and family members until 
you don’t feel confident enough to 
teach the real world. Just use the 
teachings well and for the well-being of 
others. Keep in mind the limitations 
and contraindications, and put your 
teachings to good use. As and when you 
gain confidence, you can start taking up 
more students and even work for 
hospitals, institutes, health care 
centres, and independent Yoga studios. 
Spread the right knowledge of Yoga 
that you have learnt and help others to 
uplift their lives.
Deepen your own practice
A student is only as good as the 
teacher is. In order for you to teach 
others, your own practice must be good 
enough. You must know which muscles 
are getting used with which asana, so 
that you will be able to help your 
students better. This can happen only 
with the practical experience of your 
knowledge. So, one of the steps that you 
can do as a new yoga teacher is to 
deepen your own practice. A lot of 
people just run behind earning money 
and taking as many classes as they can, 
and amidst all this, they forget about 
their own practice. Always remember, 
you are a student for life. Keep working 
and bettering yourself even after you 
finish your Yoga Teacher Training.
Advance courses
After you finish your basic 
Yoga Teacher Training, you can 
move on to the next step and 
pursue an advanced certification 
course or even consider getting a 
diploma. The Yoga Institute also 
has 200 Hour yoga Teacher 
Training Course. Such courses 
help you to dive deeper into the 
subject matter. The courses are 
quite intensive but help you to 
evolve as a teacher and a Yoga 
practitioner.
Attending workshops
Always keep yourself abreast of 
all the latest happenings and 
techniques. Even though Yoga is a 
traditional science, there are a number 
of studies that are being conducted on 
a regular basis to complete the link 
between this traditional science and 
the modern sciences. Keep attending 
workshops and classes, as a student, 
to keep your practice and knowledge 
fresh and updated. You can also learn 
different forms of yoga, just so that 
you have the answers to give your 
students when they ask you questions 
about it. Never underestimate the 
value of continuing your education 
even after you become a successful 
teacher.
Assist as much as you can
You can learn a lot even by 
mere observation. Try to work 
under someone to enhance your 
knowledge. A man is known by the 
company he keeps. Your initial days 
are the crucial ones, as you are still 
trying to get some grip on the 
situation. You are suddenly 
swimming in this vast ocean now. It 
is always better to learn survival 
from someone who has spent a lot 
of days in the sea, right? So, assist 
someone, and learn their ways of 
teaching, and try to incorporate that 
with your own teaching style. Half 
the battle is won when you just 
‘show up.’ This will not only add a 
lot of experience in your resume but 
also add valuable experience to your 
life.
Re-read
This is a tip, that most people 
don’t give out, simply because 
others don’t follow it. Well, we 
would highly recommend you to 
re-read your notes and books 
from your Teacher Training 
Course. When we are undergoing 
a program, there are a lot of 
things that don’t make practical 
sense to us. However, when few 
years down the line, after having 
some experience of the real world 
and Yoga teaching, we understand 
the same things in a much deeper 
and better manner. So after you 
finish your course, try revisiting 
your notes periodically and allow 
your understanding of the 
concepts and sutras to evolve.
Again, congratulations on 
completing your course! You 
are now on the path of a life-
changing journey, make the 
most of it. Be honest and true to 
your practice and knowledge, 
and see where it takes you. Not 
all changes happen in the 
outside world, some happen in 
the inside world, which is the 
most important one of them all.