The Professional Yoga Teacher's Handbook

This is a great book if you are considering a career in yoga or something similar. Lots of great ideas from how to advertise to how to conduct the class whether it is a large or small group. It gives you great insight into what you can expect if you haven’t taken the leap.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

Rountree gives a very good overview of the business side of yoga. I think that this book gives a very realistic view of the difficulty in beginning a yoga career, the fact that it works as a secondary income, and gives information about the over saturation of the field. I think that a lot of other books on yoga as a career are overly optimistic about the outcomes of teacher training. There is also a lot of good and usable information about how to start yourself on a path to begin teaching, marketing, and evolving your brand as yoga teacher.

This is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested in learning about the business side of being a professional yoga teacher. It provides a detailed step-by-step guide on how to build your own yoga business and various aspects of the yoga lessons itself that one might not have thought of.

I'm a movement teacher and this book is brilliant!
It has the expected marketing advice, know your audience etc and a workbook with questions to think through.
But It is also littered with gems that I have written into a notebook to keep me inspired on tough days - my favourites are:
"do what you believe in, explain clearly why you believe it and your people will find you."
Your experiences and your history are key research - those are the things that give you the authority to develop your own niche.
Your authentic backstory will give you a sense of your why.
The lessons yoga has taught you are the ones you teach your students for example "find the right breath for now."
Know your privilege and be open to inclusivity, meet people where they are at the point of their need - rather than offering free classes at the studio.
When it's tough remember why you love yoga and why you became a teacher.
"As you move like a fish read the currents of the room."
"We start class on time to honour the teacher, we finish on time to honour the student"
This one is really worth getting if you are starting a yoga teaching journey.

Excellent resource with tons of information on how to become a professional yoga teacher. I like how Rountree really walks readers through the entire process and offers tips and suggestions for which level of yoga instructor is best suited for an individual.

Great book for anybody that wants to be a yoga teacher. It's very well explained and organized! There are lots of tips and it's easy to follow! Excellent! I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

As someone who is on the fence about whether to pursue a yoga teaching career, this book was so helpful in laying out all of the factors to consider as well as giving people a sense of what it's like to be a yoga teacher. Starting with the most fundamental question of "why do you want to be a yoga teacher" all the way to the nitty gritty of talking about business cards, class pricing, and planning/sequencing, and all the steps in between. I know that I'll be re-reading this book and working with the workbook as well. Truly a must have for all prospective yoga teachers, or even current yoga teachers who may feel like they're stuck in a rut.

This comprehensive guide is perfect for anyone on the journey or interested in becoming a yoga teacher. With details of how to get certified, promote yourself to studios, and even plan classes that fit your style, the absolute beginner and the advanced yogi will learn something new.

I don't know that I've ever read a book like this before. It's essentially all the advice you would get from a seasoned mentor, recorded in a book. Basically, it seems to cover a lot of things to help a yoga teacher grow and succeed that may not be covered in teacher training. I personally appreciated that it wasn't just nuts and bolts advice about how to grow one's business, but also thoughtful exercises to get you to reflect on what you find most satisfying about the profession as well as suggestions to help you grow and evolve in your teaching. I actually picked this up as a barre instructor, not a yoga instructor, but found a lot of valuable advice and wisdom that I think applies to all types of fitness instructors and wellness professionals.