Yoga Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:  Yoga therapists work with groups and individuals, combining poses, breathing and meditation exercise to create effective practices against chronic back and joint pain. It is an increasingly popular form of exercise that uses several yoga poses, to treat physical and mental conditions.

Salary: $ 33,020 median wage

Education:  To become a yoga therapist, you do not need any educational requirements. They do need to be certified or must be working towards getting certified when hired. There are some training yoga programs for becoming yoga instructors that can take up to 1 year to complete. You can find yoga teaching classes at naturopathic colleges, community colleges, fitness centers, yoga centers, and yoga studios.

Reflection: I would like to become a yoga therapist it is really easy and you don’t need education requirements. It is a good job that helps other and can be a form of relaxing. It pays well and it looks like a good job, although it may be hard to become one especially if you aren’t flexible because you have to do a lot of flexible poses.