Yoga and chair yoga teacher training recommendations

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I’m looking to train to teach both yoga and chair yoga and realistically would need to complete the training online. I have over four years experience of practising yoga. Can anyone recommend any reputable providers for either/ both? There are lots of cheap courses on Udemy with good ratings but I really don’t have a clue whether cheap means rubbish!

Also, I know yoga teacher training isn’t regulated but is there anything I should be looking out for e.g. should the provider be registered with any professional bodies.

Thanks in advance.

Are you hoping to make this your main income source? There seems to be an awful lot of yoga teachers and people doing yoga teacher training already so are you sure the demand exists?

Thanks for your reply. No, it won’t be my main source of income. It would be a top up and stems from a genuine interest in yoga/ teaching yoga.

I’d look for a provider whose course is recognised by YAP or British Wheel of Yoga, and whose content covers things you think should be there. 200 hours isn’t very long! If you have a teacher who you admire, see where they trained.

Liz Oppedijk trains chair yoga and is VERY good, I think the courses run online.

Good luck!

I’d look for a course that’s recognised by a reputable yoga body and has solid content on both general yoga and adaptations for different abilities. Since online options vary a lot, focus on one whose approach feels like a good fit for your style and values, not just the cheapest. Four years of practice is a great base training that should help you grow as a practitioner as well as prepare you to teach.

Firstly, the number of yoga teachers has exceeded demand and good training is expensive, so don't expect to break even for quite some time.

I teach more for the love of it and just about cover my costs (insurance, room hire, booking platform, CPD).

Look for a course that has some kind of accreditation but most of all, find a trainer whose style and approach you feel suits you best.

I'd been practising yoga for almost 20 years before training to teach and knew I wanted a very traditional style of yoga with a solid lineage, rooted in Patanjali's Eight Limbs.

I've needed to top up the 200 hours with further anatomy and physiology training and pregnancy courses and I'm also now going deeper with a Yoga Nidra course.

Good luck!