Pro's and Con's of being a Yoga Teacher| Yoga with Celest Pereira

[@hannahtilley5873]

Thank you so much for this! I'm starting my 200hr teacher training in a week and came across this video after a good search trying to prepare myself for what to expect. You make awesome points and overall, I'm so excited to be able to spread some positivity into the world through teaching yoga!

[@Garriswillbegarris]

Thanks for sharing, Celest. I'm leaving for Rishikesh this Sunday and have been doing tons of research on teaching. I'll be in the city for about 8 days researching different ashrams and making contacts to prepare for my 200 hour training there later in the year. I've been practicing for about 4 years now and am really grateful for all the people like you who make it possible for me to learn more about teaching full time. :-)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

enjoy your new adventure! Have a blast and soak it up. Life is made up of these magical moments x

[@Namtshoclips]

Garris .. Hi garris.. I m planning to leave for rishikesh next month. So as per your research which place is good for 200 hour YTT..

[@deependrabhatt2784]

Come to Kathmandu, Nepal.

[@JayneBeccaYoga1]

100% agree! I have to make time for my own practice or go to a class. Going to a class as a student is a luxury sometimes! I'm in the teaching and working hard stage right now but a year and a half on since beginning to teach and I can see it's starting to pay off. Slow. Steady. Consistent. I do love it though and wouldn't change it for the world. It can be hard but I love connecting to people and building a little community in Bristol. love love!

[@jrthiker9908]

Great video, thanks for doing the pros and cons. I'm a professional musician thinking about doing my YTT training. One of the things that used to bother me a lot as a yoga student would be if the teacher started the class in a bad mood, was upset about something, had an ax to grind, etc. As a musician, we are only as good as our last gig, and no one cares if you've had a bad day. Your job is to be professional and do your best in the performance. I always expected that of my yoga teachers, and my favorites are those who can transcend the mood of the students or of the day. It doesn't mean you have to be cheerfully fake, but bottom line is you have a job to do and we've paid for the lesson. The best teachers are the ones that can "read" a room emotionally even before the class has begun. Even in a highly structured series like Ashtanga, Iyengar, or Baptiste they gently move the class into a calm centered mindset thru the tone and delivery of the cueing. And I love your suggestion about subtly changing your cues to get everyone including yourself into the right space.

[@victoriamartell533]

You literally covered everything! Thank you for this video! When I become an instructor I lost my personal practice for quite some time and I found during that period I lost a personal touch to my practice and to my classes and I had to take time for myself to find that spark while teaching again. Always stay the student. Every once in a while I find it's so hard to inspire when you're not feeling well yourself but whenever I teach A class my students always seem lift my spirit back up and it's such an overall loving job. Especially after bonding with your students 💕 thanks for this video I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way

[@ATRUSTEDSERVANT]

I am currently just a simple volunteer (a one day in the future teacher hopeful), but my yoga teacher works constantly, multiple classes every day. I don't know how she manages, actually but we just recently had a conversation about how little she gets to practice herself. Believe it or not-she still has a very active social life too. She is like a real life version of wonder woman to me! A true inspo!

[@ptatmsu]

Amen to your first point about not "sharing" your bad day. One doesn't need to drop your burden on everyone he or she meets. Further, since behavior and emotions are on a resonance, if you behave in a more positive way, your emotional state will follow, at least to some extent.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Hackney James Wow i love how you just explained that! I may use that in my class :D xx

[@ptatmsu]

+Celest Pereira Glad I could contribute something helpful. And thank you for your on-line work, you have a really nice screen personality!

[@vincentalvyn7555]

thank you for sharing,,, it help me so much with my teaching

[@YogaUpload]

Thanks for sharing this! I wholeheartedly agree with these pros and cons. It's challenging to teach yoga when you're going through personal struggles but we keep doing it anyway and giving it everything we've got. I've been teaching for 5 years but I just recently started exploring the world of KZbin and social media. It's true that we can't just rely on public classes if we are to make teaching yoga a sustainable career. We need to get out of our comfort zone and learn more about the "business/marketing" side of it and how to use evolving technology to reach and inspire more people. Congrats on your upcoming book! :)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Yoga Upload Yes and it's scary putting yourself out there! But it's good for us to do scary things I think :) Thanks for your lovely message x

[@maggieshih1334]

I completely agree with you on all the pros and cons you've mentioned here Celeste. I'm a yoga teacher in San Francisco and I get comments all the time about how great and easy my life must be. But little do they know, we do go through struggles just like every other person in this world. The main thing I truly value in our community is that we are all so supportive of one another and our passion will not only lead ourselves but others too in achieving great things :) Even with the struggles, I'm absolutely grateful to be able to do what I do. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! xo Let's connect @maggiejshih

[@karenrubins-lawrie103]

This is perfect timing as I'm thinking of training to be a yoga teacher so I can use my experience of chronic illness to help others in my shoes. Also, a book!!!! So excited to get my paws on this, and so is my trusty sidekick, Trinny the yoga kitty. Big love xxx

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Karen Rubins-Lawrie Awww, Trinny is a great name. Thanks for sharing this with me! I will keep you posted on the book my love. Have a great day x

[@maverickmindco]

Celest it's like you're reading my mind! I'm an ashtanga teacher (so many many early starts!) teaching in London too, and everything you've just said is totally true! I'm bursting with love for my job, but it like anything there is defiantly a balance there, it is a really hard lifestyle sometimes. At the beginning it was just hard to be the one turning down on late night party's with friends because my 5am alarm clock was calling, but now I actually like getting up at 5 in a wired way. Then the challenge, as you said, was the uncertainty of money- especially with crazy London rent prices!- but then I found that practicing what I preach was all I needed: stepping back, not freaking out and trusting that everything will be ok. Being a yoga teacher is the best job ever, but it's not for everyone.. A massive congrats on your book, that so exciting! And I think it sounds like it'll be a massive help for anyone thinking about taking this path, new teachers or even experienced ones 😊 Xx

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Ellie Foden Thanks my friend! So grateful for your comment and wow! I respect you astanga peeps so much for your early starts. Amazing!!! Love Cx

[@laurarader6292]

Much love to you Celest! I'm a yoga teacher myself and I can relate to all the pros and cons you just mentioned, including the staying on top of our moods when we are teaching, the pay rate vs the work and the benefits of inspiring others constantly through passing on what we ourselves are learning! I love how authentic you are and I'm really blessed to be able to learn from you! Hopefully I'll catch you in your class at Triyoga soon! Btw me and my partner are launching our brand @youngandwildyoga if you could share one of our posts with your audience we would be massively grateful!😘❤️❤️❤️

[@paigewelborn5091]

I'm a teacher, and I agree 100%! THANK YOU! We need these conversations!

[@kastaylor01]

Very honest and refreshing heartfelt picture of being a yoga teacher. Also being very realistic in balancing personal life mentally and physically. It shows experience and being flexible in your mind as well as your body is the most valuable qualities in a yoga teacher. Most of all being balanced in life and work. Thanks, Celeste.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

My pleasure! Thank you for writing to me! Good luck with your journey... keep me posted how you get on with it all x

[@MsBeautyblush]

This is such a real video I thought all these great things when I became a yoga teacher but wow did I get a wake up call I've actually done yoga only 3 times since Christmas lol as much as I love teaching there are cons to it as there is in any job you do:) this was such a great video thanks it kept me inspired knowing I'm not the only one who feels this way

[@ericaevans369]

Thank you , you are amazing!!

[@FREE_WILL_AAHhhhhhhhhhhhh]

An option is instead of doing Yoga....be Yoga...I use my variable height body to stay engaged rather than relaxed...engaged creates growth, relax creates atrophy. Always seeking expansion and engaged muscles creates a yogic lifestyle that is balanced, centered, blissful. My routines are inspired naturally and through natural patterns like flower of life.

[@julianeneumann185]

Hey there. I am thinking about doing my Yoga license and have to say this video helped me understanding your world better. Guess I would struggle a bit with the social media bit... Right now I do yoga every day and enjoy my own practice so so much. It helps me a lot to get my daily life balanced and I’m a big fan of the physical aspect to it. However I believe even not becoming a yoga teacher and having done a license would be of so much personal value. Thanks for sharing this video. Namaste.

[@Awakeinthegame]

100% - number 1 is for fellow teachers to retain their own practice! For me my practice became almost purely meditation and pranayama and my Asana is more about working on particular poses or restorative - 20 min max and not even every day

[@kimberlyhuffman4103]

Celeste, thank you for this wonderful video. Your positive energy is contagious! I'm seriously considering Yoga Teacher Training and your discussion of the pros and cons was most helpful. I want to share my passion for yoga just like you are doing. Have an amazing day!

[@anaritavariz7816]

Thank you so much Celest!!!!!!!!!!I cannot wait for your book!!!!!!!And...When day...soon...i'll be a yoga teacher!!!!!!!

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+ana rita Variz Good luck!!! keep going for your dreams xx

[@FrillyTutu1]

This is such a brilliant video and amazing timing because I am doing my yoga teacher training very soon! Your positivity is so contagious :)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Cherith Morrison Thank you!!!! You are so kind to share this feedback with me. Keep shining my new friend x

[@dhruvcharan396]

Seeing your aura, it is sure that you have done yoga in plenty. Loved the video.

[@rekha5543]

Thank you for putting in so much for us. Iam learning a lot of yoga from you and one day would like to be a yogateacher. May everything nice and beautiful things happen in your life.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+rekha pedal You too my friend x

[@Shizen08]

Thanks for sharing your perspective. The thought of taking a teacher training course crept into my mind and so I've been investigating what that would entail. I'm losing a lot of passion for my old hobbies from the burn out from my current job as a video game artist, and I find solace in yoga. I've been doing yoga for 5 years and love digging deeper, so it was great to hear a perspective of what the life of a yoga teacher might be like. I never really considered that with a busy teaching schedule you would lose out on personal yoga time! :O Thanks again ~

[@VeroFago]

Hi Celest! I've discovered your channel through Mimi Ikonn'S one. You have no idea how useful this video is since I'm thinking about teacher training...THANK YOU HEARTILY

[@mstursini]

Celeste this was super useful! It's so rare to get an honest account of a job and its daily challenges and rewards! I'm thinking about becoming a yoga teacher but I'm not very confident and I'll definately think about developing that before/ during my training!

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Maitri Tursini Try listen to confidence hypnosis audios. That's what i did when i started out on my career and it helped!

[@GreenWildLiving]

Love this video! Inspiring! Now I am going to be yoga teacher for sure! :)

[@ChrystalPearl]

oh my gosh i LOVE your energy in this video!!!

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Thanks Chrystal! Thank you for saying that. I struggled with managing my energy as I'm very hyper :D so happy you feel I got it right :) Im working on it xx

[@rachelquinn7424]

Hi Celest, I agree with everything you said. Im not a Yoga teacher but a Pilates teacher and I spent the full time nodding and agreeing with everything you were saying. Its hard but so worth it, I love my job and my work life balance is perfect but you do need to give it time. I've been teaching for 4yrs now in Newcastle and only now have I gotten to the stage that I have my regulars week in and week out. I do need to start doing my social media side and any advice on that would be great. Ive just clicked to follow you on both Instagram and snapchat, so looking forward to seeing what you post. I love watching your videos you are a natural at this, thank you for this video its good to know that we all go through the same no matter what it is that we teach. QuinnPilates x

[@truckart]

Thank you so much for an awesome video! How generous of you to share all this experience with everyone! I'm considering doing my first training next year (working on building my strength this year) and have a question. Why do yoga teachers have to create their own sequences? Why can't they teach what they learned how they learned it? Or focus on teaching individual yoga poses? And why the need for social media exposure? When there was no social media yoga teachers still had students.

[@ralucaenem]

Great speech :) Thanks, Celeste!

[@shristiprakash8026]

Really loved the video. Thanks... M an aspiring yoga teacher n this video helped me a lot

[@holisticcoachingdmitrystrigun]

Jadore, thx a lot , very inspiring and helpful!! .. Much love sent

[@GayatriGuhaprasad]

Thank you for the video! Will start my ttc in Bombay this weekend! Thank you for the positivity :)!

[@ellesangel]

I love this video and loving your book. I felt less guilty when you mentioned that you've neglected your own practice in the past. I'm throwing in looking after a toddler into the mix but getting my practice back on form. I havent' had anyone walk out of my class (yet!) but I have had people vocalise how much they enjoy other teacher's classes whilst still in my class. That was tricky to handle but I think I'm over it for the time being. Looking forward to meeting you sometime at one of your London classes.x

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

It'll be incredible to meet you! Please come to my class and come give me a big hug. It'll be so wonderful! Thanks for the comment and yes, never worry about finding it hard to practice. We all do!

[@sutravevarsha]

Love your content Celest

[@AprilKuan]

Spot on on the negatives, Celeste! Was totally nodding and going "Mm hmm!" And thank you for sharing that story about how you did damage control. I would've totally panicked in that situation. But it's true, I've learnt so much from teaching and being out there!

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Thanks for writing to me April! Really appreciate your comment xxx

[@pamelabarrometro2559]

this is such an amazing video! your insights really resonate not only in yoga teaching but also in the practice of yoga in general! thank you :)

[@RobSpendelow]

Thank you for sharing :) really helpful! I have been considering combining my teaching background, with my passion for yoga, and going to Rishikesh to study and get certified. Thank you again for the video, and you have yourself a new subscriber :)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

:) wow that is so cool. Thanks Rob xxx

[@manumalik7523]

Welcome to india😃

[@michellepayano2120]

I'm not a yoga teacher but its nice to see a glimpse of what its really like for my yoga teachers

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Michelle Payano Yes, so much happening behind the scenes. Thanks for the comment and sharing your positive energy :)

[@naomilazzaro809]

Loved this, thank you! Some very helpful and insightful information :)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Naomi Lazzaro Awww, anytime my love! Thanks for your gorgeous little message. I appreciate it x

[@thechecchihomestead6136]

I really liked your video, as a new yoga teacher is good to hear other people's opinion,experience! Cant wait to meet with you in person , in November at your workshop in Italy:)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

oh my! THat'll be my pleasure to meet you !!!!! I can't wait xxx

[@godastebuliauskaite4768]

I watched 4 videos in a row and I just love it. Soo much positive energy coming out from you! Some days I feel like I will never be a yoga teacher...You, you make me feel like it is actually possible with all your steps like value and being yourserl and of coursem if you put hard work! P.S Where have you been before! xxx

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Oh yes hun, you can do this! please ask your question again. What do you mean... where have you been before?

[@godastebuliauskaite4768]

Well I notice you on social media just few months ago and it's a bit sad but very exciting at the same time. Because you are soo amazing and I already learned soo much from you which I needed ages ago..

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Oh wow! Such a kind message! Thank you my friend. I think you will get there even without this information. You give good energy and that is the most important thing x

[@godastebuliauskaite4768]

Amazing but people like you inspire me soo much just luv seeing your hard work! Best luckxxx

[@alignyourselfwithbethany7069]

Yep yep yep, since I've been teaching my personal practice has been a challenge especially since I also prioritise other daily fitness. Teaching easily takes energy out of you in a day and then to step on your own mat takes serious discipline.

[@anjayoga]

Completely agree with your video. Thank you! I can not imagine anything else than teaching yoga and ayurveda. But like you... my own practise went down for a long while and although I am also a "business woman" I don't think that other people realise that being a yoga teacher is a business. I spend more time on my business (emails, admin, phone calls, organising, computer/web stuff) than actual teaching. But would I do anything else? No :-)

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Anja Brierley Me too! And yes on the business side of things. Wow there is A LOT to do behind the scenes. Thanks for your comment. Means so much to me x

[@JuwiSheikh]

It was really helpful loved it, subscribed to your channel and Instagram and Iam a newbie yoga and wanting to pursue it further to a instructor training.. 😊👌🏽 keep up the awesome work

[@Mmmmkaaay]

You're a gem. Thank you!❤

[@mallikabakshi7572]

Just started my career as yoga teacher and your video is totally relatable thankyouu 💛🌼

[@senpai1493]

i love and appreciate you for this video

[@roxanamunster9590]

Thank you so much! I'll be taking my yoga teacher training in a couple of months and you videos have helped me so much in preparing for it mentally and practically as well. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Also, damn you're vibrant!)

[@EsraDogramaci]

So glad you made this :) grazie

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Esra Dogramaci If you have any more questions let me know, then we talk and I will share everything i know x

[@ggzz7203]

thank you so much...... it was so helpful

[@anagonzales2294]

I just found you Celest, thank you so much, I want to become a yoga teacher and this video helped me to clear many things! I do not know if you can recommend me good books about it, it will help me a lot! TXS!!!

[@corneliakirschner7371]

just found your channel 😍 I want to become a yoga teacher one day but I have to practice a lot thanks for sharing this video :) you're great! sorry for my english I'm from austria 😊

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

It's ok. you are so sweet to write to me. Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help my love xxx

[@benesss]

its so true that when we start teaching we stop practising. I had a full time job, teaching on my free time, no time to practise. It affected a lot my teaching, because not practise meant not connecting with my body and feeling what i was teaching. The best is to find the balance and always get 2 to 3 practises a week, and make it a routine.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

So tough when you're just starting. It's also important not to put any pressure on yourself. Even one practice is good if that's all you can manage. But you have to keep practicing!!!!

[@SiberianModel]

such a positive and helpful video! theater actors saying they leaving personal life and burdens behind the stage and they don't bring stage emotions back to personal life. is like taking off the coat 🙇

[@openheartyoga6013]

Hi Celest, thanks for sharing this view. I could live with all the cons but there is one thing that really bothers me about becoming a yoga teacher. It is the fact that I have to be consistently active on social media. I mean... of course I have an IG account and if I want to attract students I need a facebook page where I post events and let people know where I'm teaching but ... do I really have to upload a picture of myself in a yoga pose every day whilst sharing my deepest personal thoughts and film every single moment and meal on my IG story? I personally get really annoyed by this lately and even gave myself a social media break last week becauseI got so annoyed of all this and instead of inspiring me it is blocking me. It would be good to know if there are also some yoga teachers out there who are successful without being attached to their phone 24/7 .

[@YTalk87]

LOVED IT!!!

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Yolandi Human Awww, miss you so much Landi xxx

[@rachaelq1989]

So helpful! Thank you!! :)

[@lolalina4753]

Thanks a lot for sharing you are great!!

[@Mavka-m7f]

Thank you for sharing 😊. Cute assistant, kitty 😊. Namaste ✌

[@ogstackadollor85]

Thanks for the video 👍🏾

[@yasminh6918]

Celest you are AH-mazing! I found your account randomly because I wanted to improve my handstands, I loved the energy you put into the video and just felt like seeing more so I was happy to find this one in particular. An opportunity came up for me to become a teacher and manager at the yoga center I basically grew up in, so I'm literally in the middle of making this life decision and it really is scary but also exciting. This was helpful, I can't wait to see more content and just started following you on IG (yaz_o2) thank you for this great positive sunshiny video, totally lightened up my day!

[@auzyham]

Amazing video!! I’ve had this nudge for years to do my YTT, I think I’m going to go for it soon! Hope I’m not the only guy in there 😂. Any advice on overcoming the anxiety of teaching?

[@ElyBakouche]

Great advice :)

[@michellemigler890]

Yep!

[@imasong]

I really likes your video.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

You can do anything you put your mind to! I really believe that xx

[@annao3212]

How long would you suggest to do yoga for before starting teacher training?

[@j1983g]

So sad you're not teaching in Germany. You are a great person, hope to be able to join one of your classes one day.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+Jan Großmann I wanna teach in Germany!!! Do you know any studios that could host me for a workshop? x

[@nortonwhale]

Great Video

[@Jenny-mo9ug]

Love the cat in the back.

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Sadly lost him a couple of years ago. It was so hard :(

[@onlinebusinessthefeminineway]

thank you

[@truckart]

New subbie btw! ❣

[@kathart8461]

I’m just finishing up my 200 hour training. I didn’t know before how little teachers get paid for teaching a class, maybe $15 for a class. especially here in Ohio where the classes are fairly small. unless they’re charging $50-$100 per person for a workshop. It’s discouraging...I’m kinda scared! 😱

[@sumanverma7899]

How many hours practice is required for becoming a yoga teacher

[@jbee97]

Do you just work at one studio? Or different studios? Do you do some classes at a studio and some private ?!?

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

Yes i have a mixture. One Equinox class, five studio classes, one corporate and 3-5 privates. I also travel abroad to teach workshops every month in a different country.

[@zumbafanification51]

Sweet

[@myozbubble]

Anyone else find Tuxie more entertaining?

[@andrea08880]

XOXO 🌈🌈🌈

[@elevateWem]

Here to state that my personal practice has taken a big decline since Ive become a teacher

[@20twelvevolution]

I would be very upset if someone fell on me in yoga class. Could have really hurt her.

[@HAPcompany24]

Western people think yoga as exrisice 😂😂

[@dharmayogaashram979]

You are talking about phony yoga. Real Yoga is all about the Hindu religion, taught by Hindus and not for a fee. Divorcing Yoga from Hindu Dharma is cruel and dishonest.

[@dharmayogaashram979]

There are really only two types of Yoga: real and phony. Real Yoga is all about the Hindu religion, taught by Hindus and not for a fee. Phony yoga is, of course, just the opposite.

[@MsBeautyblush]

This is such a real video I thought all these great things when I became a yoga teacher but wow did I get a wake up call I've actually done yoga only 3 times since Christmas lol as much as I love teaching there are cons to it as there is in any job you do:) this was such a great video thanks it kept me inspired knowing I'm not the only one who feels this way

[@AlbaYogaAcademy]

+MsBeautyblush Awww, so happy you feel the same way. It's so tough! Making ends meet and keeping up your own practice. I admire you for doing your work. Sending you love xx

[@MsBeautyblush]

This is such a real video I thought all these great things when I became a yoga teacher but wow did I get a wake up call I've actually done yoga only 3 times since Christmas lol as much as I love teaching there are cons to it as there is in any job you do:) this was such a great video thanks it kept me inspired knowing I'm not the only one who feels this way