Yoga Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor fitness level and requirements of all participants and design classes to suit individual need. Develop and maintain professional relationship with participants and ensure optimal level of customer services. Prepare and promote schedule for group fitness and assist participant to attend fitness classes. Perform and demonstrate all yoga exercises to participants and ensure compliance to safety and health standard. Assist participants to perform all exercises effectively. Evaluate exercises performed by participants and recommend correction whenever required. Maintain neat and clean exercise room at all times.

Coordinate with participants and counsel on lifestyle and diet issues to ensure healthy body and mind. Analyze each participant requirement and develop exercises to suit every individual.

Design safe and comprehensive yoga programs for various participants from diverse group. Prepare groups for classes and demonstrate exercises. Inform participants in various forms of yoga and its effect on body and mind. Monitor participant performance and recommend different form of yoga if required. Ensure appropriate ambiance for participants to perform yoga exercises. Ensure customer satisfaction and assist in answering all participant queries.

Salary:

$39,410

Education:

To get on to an approved yoga therapy course, you will usually need a yoga teaching qualification and at least one year of experience as a yoga teacher. Check out the yoga teacher job profile in the Related careers section.

Demands:

Yoga Instructor is the 4th lowest paying job on the list, but we’re also told it’s got a 10-year job growth rate of 13%. The increased interest in yoga and wellness in general is reassuring and it’s so great to know people are actively looking for ways to live better.