You can do a yoga teaching qualification at college or in a community learning centre. 

Courses include:

• teaching yoga to children aged 5 to 16
• yoga teaching
• teaching gentle years yoga (for those working with older adults)

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for these courses vary.

You can train as a yoga teacher by taking courses with a professional body, for example:

• The British Wheel of Yoga
• Yoga Alliance Professionals
• Iyengar Yoga UK

Some knowledge of anatomy and physiology will be useful.

You'll need:

• knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
• customer service skills
• the ability to work on your own
• leadership skills
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• the ability to teach pupils how to do something
• the ability to come up with new ways of doing things
• patience and a calming manner
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You'll need to:

• have insurance
• pass enhanced background checks as you may work with children and vulnerable adults

As a yoga teacher, you could:

• design course and lesson plans to suit different abilities
• teach simple and complex yoga positions
• adapt positions for conditions like pregnancy or arthritis
• teach breathing techniques
• assess students and review your own courses and teaching skills
• market your classes and do business admin tasks, if you're self-employed

You could work at a fitness centre or at a health centre.