Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy programs prepare individuals to function as professional instructors in the spiritual and physical therapy of Yoga in private, institutional, and clinical settings. Includes instruction in the principles of Ayurveda, philosophy of Yoga, warm-up and progressive exercises, breathing exercises, meditation, Yamas and Niyamas, instructional techniques, posture adjustment, student/client counseling and assessment, advanced Yoga disciplines and styles, business practices, and professional standards and ethics.

While Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy offers degrees up to the Postbaccalaureate certificate, most students study towards a Masters degree. Students major in Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy all around the US, though the major at the Masters degree level sees the most graduates in Maryland. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy is $38,300.