On & Beyond the Yoga Studio

Becoming a yoga instructor isn’t about being the most flexible in your class or doing the most difficult inversions. There’s no required level, but there is a required power of will. The same power of will by which plenty of yoga gurus were driven when they brought the practice to the USA.

Thinking of getting a certification as an instructor? If you’re going to learn how to teach yoga, why settle for any other place to do so than the yoga capital of the world? 

As the heat and excitement of summer winds down and an evening chill enters the air, we often find ourselves with that nostalgic “back to school” feeling. Fall can feel like a time of new beginnings and with it comes the desire to start the next chapter in our personal or professional lives. 

If you want to visit a place where nature and serenity work hand in hand, away from the bustling sound of any busy city, then Mount Koya is definitely the place for you.

Any passionate practitioner of yoga knows that a yoga class is only as good as its instructor. So, why not bring better yoga to the world and become a teacher yourself? Not only is it a rewarding profession, bringing physical fitness and mental well-being to students, it may also have the best career training in the world.

Traveling can present a whole host of amazing opportunities for yoga students. If you combine it with your practice on the mat, it can provide you with experiences that you just can’t get in a yoga studio.

Yoga’s health benefits are not just myths. Several scientific studies confirmed how beneficial yoga could be to anyone’s health. Yoga can help you get rid of back pains, ease anxiety and tension, and even increase your lifespan. And the best news yet is this – you can do yoga anywhere you are.  If it’s too inconvenient, you can even do the poses without a mat!

I am never a fan of long-haul travels particularly because it leaves my body aching and my hair in a mess. After years of flying, I’ve come to discover that a short yoga stretch just before takeoff is what I need to counter the effects of being stuck the seat on the plane for hours on end. 

Over a month ago, we ran a giveaway, promising the chance to win a yoga retreat or a yoga teacher training of a lifetime by simply sharing with us why and where you’d like to go.

Something magical happens when you chose to leave your day-to-day life behind and immerse yourself in an intensive yoga training in a foreign country. Not only is a space for deep transformation, but you have the added benefit of exploring another culture while exploring the depths of the self.