Hi! I am currently seeking to spend the next few years travelling - but mostly in India. My purpose extends beyond developing my personal yoga practice. At one point the money is going to run out and I would like to live from yoga. Ideally I would like to do so in London. I understand this is a very competitive environment, but my hope is that 3-5 years of intensive study on top of my current practice (I have been doing yoga for several years now) will allow me to make a living even in a major city where the quality of the instructors tends to be high.
So, my question is this: If you had anything up to 5 years where your goals were to:
- Develop your personal yoga practice as much as possible,
- with a view to teaching in the future and earning a reasonable living
- while maintaining your day-to-day costs reasonably low
how would you structure these next few years of your life?
Some points:
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I practice mostly Hatha. I also like Iyengar & Yin. Ashtanga I have practiced in the past but it does not resonate with me so much.
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I have considered spending time at Kaivalya Dham (Diploma), Bihar School of Yoga (4-month course), Sivananda Ashrams (TTC, Yoga vacations), Mysore (Hatha drop-ins), Rishikesh (200/500 hrs TTC, drop-in classes) and other Ahrams generally, Himalayan Iyengar Yoga (yoga retreats up to full TTC), Arhanta Yoga (200/500 hr) and a bunch of others.
If there is anything else I need to clear up, please let me know.
Any input would be really appreciated!