Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as Second Career

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New teachers do NOT make $50 a class! Base rates from $20-$35 + a (possible) per head rate ($2-$4) over 5-7 people is common in Southern California. Flat rates of $25 - $40, also common. So, if you're popular and good, you can make decent per class rates, during prime time classes. It is very hard to make a living. You do it cuz you love it, like any art.
If you ask any teacher what they think about teacher trainings, I'd bet most people will say they are worth every penny. Especially, people that are truly on the yogic path. Expensive, yes, but with the right teachers - life changing.

Cch of CA 6:56PM November 08, 2012

@Miste, I totally agree with you. All yoga teachers I know failed at life/career before being 'saved' by yoga. I'd say about half started as massage therapists which is another 'failed at life/career' path. Yoga is a nice relaxing stretching class, but it takes very little skill to be a teacher.

ap20 of NJ 10:38AM August 27, 2012

you do not know anything about yoga.

bodhiprajna of FL 1:57PM June 22, 2012

@ Miste you obviously don't know how much money many yoga teachers make from teaching privates, doing videos and many other yoga related endeavors that make money. (or the context in which Namaste would best be used)
....and maybe you are not seeing the real point of yoga.... that quality of life and being here now are incredible ways to relieve the STRESS caused by having a "marketable degree" and STILL not making any money, having a job, or happiness.
or just maybe you meant to write this comment before 2008.
Regardless, it would be strongly suggested that you take a breath and talk to a broad range of teachers...some who make $200 a class teaching at a busy studio and $150 an hour teaching a private yoga session.

Santi of CA 6:48PM April 13, 2012

It is a fact that teaching yoga is plan B for failed artists and creative types and people with no marketable degrees.
To put the record straight, a yoga teacher has neither a life nor money, he/she runs about the city for one hour work in the evening maybe another one in daytime, so their day is wasted in travelling with little money earned. Teachers will prevent you don't quit your day job unless you wish to become poor teaching yoga.
The only people who make money out of yoga are the ones that own busy yoga
places and on top of that they hit the jackpot doing teacher training which is huge business that's why most centers offer it, it is out of sheer greed. In the coming future just about everyone is going to have a yoga teacher qualification so who are they going to teach if this money-grabbing teacher training system does not stop?
In the meantime Yoga Alliance is laughing all the way to the bank.
Namaste!

miste of CT 2:03PM April 07, 2012

dear abhilasha contact me if you want nice yoga business offer from me i am from india
shail

shail 5:33PM April 03, 2012

yoga instructur job in usa

dr abhilasha agrawal of AL 8:46AM March 29, 2012

I'm a 500-hour certified yoga teacher. Rolf Gates, please point me to the studios that pay teachers $50 per class!!! I earn less than half that. One does not go into teaching yoga for the money. If you're going into it with a corporate mindset, you are in the wrong profession.

Patty of NY 1:25PM February 15, 2012

I ve always been into yoga, although now, I am streaming my classes on my website! When my students can not come, they go online for a live class. If they still can not make it, all my classes are available on video on demand. It makes everyone happy!!
With the streaming company that I use, www.dacast.com (they are really good and cheap, I had to mention them!), all my yogis have to subscribe and pay with paypal. Since then, I doubled my revenues, which is amazing. Here is our website if you want to take a look: www.amazingyoga.net go to online classes.
Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you, hopefully it will inspire some ;-)

Liz of PA 8:50PM January 23, 2012