The Yoga Lunchbox
Teaching yoga as your career By Veronica King Luckily my first and most influential teacher always spoke about being a yoga professional. This was her livelihood and treated it with that respect. This helped shape me. As a yoga teacher, I would always treat my career with that same respect. It’s not uncommon to feel shy about sharing this. There is in the teaching of any spiritual tradition an ongoing tension between being of service and charging for that service. You have every right to be proud of your journey, many people won’t even know what a yoga career entails. You will ultimately invest in a lifelong journey of devotion and learning. In every profession, there is a bucket list or maybe better-put career goals. It’s not that often you see this mapped out for yoga teachers. Over time these will change, and as you work on the list some may even reappear. I highly recommend a process of reflecting on where you are, making a big vision list, and enjoying the steps to get the...