A few years ago, when someone said “I’m doing my yoga teacher training,” you assumed they wanted to teach yoga. In 2026, that assumption is wrong about a third of the time. The fastest-growing kind of student in my Uplifted cohorts isn’t...
You’ve probably searched this question a dozen times. You’ve read the testimonials, watched the YouTube reviews, opened and closed three brochures. And still — the same question keeps looping in your head: is it actually worth it? Let me be the first...
The honest answer: Yes, you can make a living as a yoga teacher. But probably not the way you think. The traditional model — scrambling between studios, teaching 20+ classes a week at $30-50 per class — leads to burnout, not financial stability. The teachers who...
You did it. You finished your yoga teacher training. 🎉 Maybe you’re holding your certificate and feeling a rush of pride. Maybe you’re feeling a strange mix of excitement and “now what?” Maybe both at the same time. All of it is normal. After...
The short answer: Legally, yes — there is no law in the United States that requires yoga teachers to be certified. Yoga is an unregulated industry, and anyone can technically teach a yoga class. But whether you should teach without certification is a different...
The short answer: RYT 200 means you’ve completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training and registered with Yoga Alliance. E-RYT 200 means you’ve done that plus logged at least 1,000 hours of teaching experience after certification. The “E” stands...
