YogaFit Teacher Training- Pros and Cons

For several years now I have been toying with the idea of becoming a certified yoga teacher.  I’ve spent hours searching for the perfect program.  And have even paid a deposit and dropped out of a 200 hr Yoga Teacher training.  I couldn’t quite find what I was looking for, but had considered YogaFit the entire time.

I kept getting stuck on the whole Yoga Alliance 200 hr RYT.  Which, don’t get me wrong, is still my end goal.

But the more I looked at what works best with my personality and lifestyle, right now the best option seems to be YogaFit.

My plan with YogaFit is to do one weekend training The Level One Certification, teach a few classes to see if it’s something I seriously want to continue with.  IF so, the nice thing about YogaFit is I can continue with more trainings at my own pace.  Overtime with certain classes and experience under my belt, I can register as a 200 HR Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.

Depending on how I like it, I may also decide to do a 200 hr YTT elsewhere, which is cool too.  But at least having started out with YogaFit, I’m not stuck in a 200 HR training that I may hate.  I love the flexibility of it!

So what is YogaFit? ——–

YogaFit is yoga teacher training with a module system.  Most trainings (if not all) are done on Saturdays and Sundays, one training or level at a time.  So you aren’t committing to several weekends a month for 6 months to a year or immersing yourself with a 3 week training.  It’s more of a go at your own pace.  The only downside is that trainings aren’t guaranteed to be nearby.  Causing you to possibly have to travel for trainings (but could be a plus for some who enjoy traveling!)

Here are what I would consider the pros and cons to YogaFit.

Pros:

• One weekend training- allows you to feel it out to see if you would even want to dive that deep in
• May be able to start teaching after the weekend class (this will depend on what studio you teach at)
• Relatively affordable if you are unsure of doing a 200 hr YTT- the price per training is not terrible, but can overall be more expensive than other trainings if you do more than one class. But again this one time payment should you decide not to continue is still cheaper.  Better than paying 2000 up front realizing a certain yoga training is not for you.
• Can continue trainings at your own pace
• Available at different locations – giving you an excuse to travel and meet new people would be nice!

Cons:

• Studios may require 200 hr training before hiring you, if you only have level one YogaFit training this may not be sufficient
• Pricey – again if you decide to continue training the pricing added up with all modules can be much more expensive than a 200 hr local training you may can find

So my plan is to do the level one training and see where I want to go from there!

Remember not all YTT are equal, some may be better than others.  Some more or less expensive.  The important part is that you do your research and decide what works best for YOU.  You can always be learning and educating yourself on your own as well and I honestly think that’s a super important component to being a competent and knowledgeable teacher.  Always be learning yo!

Update, I attended the YogaFit Level 1 training, read more about the experience here.

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