Your Questions About Yoga Alliance

Jenny asks…
Is yoga alliance UK, valid in Australia?
I’m planing on training to be a yoga teacher and want to know if my qualifications would be valid in Australia. I live at home so I’m saving money there, more to spend on courses.
If I could aford to live and studie in Oz that would answer my question.
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Yoga Wear Guru answers:
If your plan is to immigrate to australia your occupation must be on the skilled occupation list to qualify

Sharon asks…
How would I go about opening a yoga studio in Youngstown, Ohio & what type of yoga would be popular?
I have been teaching for 3 years. I am certified through the yoga alliance to teach Hatha yoga. I am trying to find my niche here. I teach at a number of places & teach different classes to suit my students.
I’ve dreamed of opening my own place, but should I just have a certain style ie: ashtanga or restorative, or keep it diverse? This area is hard to judge. Also is there a place to go to help instructors open there own place? I do get e-mails for the teachers through yogajournal.com
What should my budget be?? Should I have a number of instructors, or just me & someone else? Should I have fitness classes to help with costs.
Any suggestions would be great.
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Yoga Wear Guru answers:
Have as many different kinds as possible, that way you’ll find what people like. You can always weed out the kinds of yoga people aren’t into, once you get to know the population’s taste there.

Michael asks…
What are the chances of getting yoga instructor job in Switzerland?
I have the Yoga Alliance 200 certification from USA
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Yoga Wear Guru answers:
You would have to have your degree recognized since in Europe which Switzerland is a part of American degrees are not recognized.
Also your nationality would play a role
In case you are a Swiss or an EU citizen and speak at least one of the national languages there are chances otherwise just forget about it.

Donna asks…
Yoga Teacher Training where?
I want to get my 200 certification from Yoga Alliance but I want an intensive 1 month course prefferably in Ashtanga. Any places from experience?
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Yoga Wear Guru answers:
I’m not sure where you live but Yogaworks is where I did my teacher training. They have one of the best programs I’ve ever heard of. They offer 200 and 500 hours certifications as well as ongoing workshops, etc. Go to yogaworks.com to check it out.
They have many different teachers with different backgrounds that teach the trainings but I found that a large amount of them are Ashtangi’s.
Hope this helps!

Mary asks…
How to tell my parents that I’m…?
Okay, so here’s my situation:
I’m 19, a high school graduate with honors, starting my second semester of college…to start off with. Aside from all of that–and here’s where the problems begin–I am pregnant, engaged to someone my parents don’t necessarily like, I don’t want to go to college, never have, and probably won’t finish. I want to be a yoga instructor and go to a Yoga Alliance official school instead of college, and just be a mommy (so my pregnancy, as unplanned as it is, is obviously a wonderful thing).
Now a little bit more on my parents: my mom believes in being a “lady” and having courting etiquette appropriate for the Victorian age, is almost one of those super-feminists who prefer to bring the bread to the table, and dad goes out of his way from China to Chile to please her (he goes to school full-time for his Master’s). My mom’s last few jobs have been stressful on her and she’s always uptight, more than how she was when I was young, if at all. She probably doesn’t get this, but I understand her stress and try to dodge it constantly.
My biggest problems are telling them a) that I’m getting married sooner than they think, b) I’m pregnant, and c) I want them to be happy because I’m happy and couldn’t be happier despite the fact that I can’t stand college, don’t want to make a lot of money, and just want to be a happy, yoga-teaching mommy.
So thoughts? I love my life, how it’s turned out, the man I’m going to marry, and I still love my parents very much and don’t resent them at all. I just want to stop disappointing them and have them accept me as much as possible to the point that they can at least speak to me without talking about how I’ve failed to take their advice on life and be “safe”. I know they want what’s best for me, I GET that. I take risks and do things out of order, but I’m smart, healthy, and a good person. I think I deserve some acceptance.
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Yoga Wear Guru answers:
You are old enough to run your own life. That being said, you are in for a (potentially) rough conversation, but take it from a mother who has had this very conversation with more than one of her children…as soon as your parents get over the shock, they will open their arms to you. Why? The grandchild. Once they get used to the thought of YOU making your own decisions in life, they will focus on the baby (I think its instinct). I fought it at first too…but the birth of my first grandchild was one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Not everyone is destined for college, that is not a sin. Since you are happy about the baby, what can they say? Even if they explode initially (allow them to do that without judgement), they will calm down, I promise. Just don’t make it a battle. Gently tell them…….this is the way it is and I want you to be a part of my life……deal with it.
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