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Yoga therapist

Yoga therapists use yoga to help people with physical and emotional issues, and specific health conditions.

Annual Salary

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Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)

Working hours

24 to 37 variable

You could work: freelance / self-employed; managing your own hours

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Future employment

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Day to day tasks

As a yoga therapist, you could:

  • talk to clients about their physical and emotional health and lifestyle
  • agree a personalised programme of therapy to help with issues or symptoms
  • work with clients on a one-to-one basis or in group classes
  • teach simple yoga postures to target specific health needs
  • teach breathing exercises, relaxation and visualisation methods
  • give advice on how to maintain good health and a sense of inner peace

Working environment

You could work at a health centre, in a therapy clinic or at a fitness centre.

Your working environment may be physically demanding.

You can get into this job through:

  • specialist courses run by private training organisations
Other routes

You could take a course in yoga therapy with a training organisation approved by the British Council for Yoga Therapy.

To do this you'll usually need to:

  • complete a yoga teaching course of at least 200 hours
  • have at least 2 years' experience of teaching yoga

You may need to show examples of recent study to prove that you can cope with the academic content of the course. An understanding of anatomy and physiology will also be useful.

Requirements and restrictions

You'll need to:

More information

Further information

You can learn more about working in yoga from the British Council for Yoga Therapy.

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You could be a yoga teacher, as well as practising as a self-employed therapist.

With experience, you could teach or supervise yoga therapists in training.

You might also complete extra courses to offer other complementary therapies to clients.

You could join an accredited register managed by the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) or the Federation of Holistic Therapists

You can find more details about working in yoga from the British Council for Yoga Therapy.

Skills required and how your skills match up

What skills are required?

You'll need:

  • excellent verbal communication skills
  • active listening skills
  • sensitivity and understanding
  • to enjoy working with other people
  • physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
  • knowledge of psychology
  • to be flexible and open to change
  • leadership skills
  • the ability to understand people’s reactions
  • to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
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