Los Angeles has now become one of the hottest places in the US to study and practice yoga. With teachers from all over the world now making LA their home, students are now travelling from all over the world to take their yoga teacher training in Los Angeles. But with so many schools to chose from (there are over 100 in Los Angeles!), how can a yogi make the right choice?
If you have been practicing yoga for a couple of years, you might be pondering whether it is time to take that leap to the next level and become a yoga instructor. And if this rings true for you, then like most students, you are going to start doing your research in trying to find the right school to take your training with. Many students assume that taking a yoga teacher training in India is the best place to do so. But this may not be the case any longer.
While the East is still by far the most advanced region when it comes to developing ones yoga practice, Los Angeles has now become the new locale for developing ones yoga practice. When gurus started coming out to the US, many of them took residence in Los Angeles. Because of this, many yoga studios started appearing. In fact, this had a big impact on the health conscious movement that currently resides in Los Angeles to this very day.
So if you have been curious about becoming a yoga teacher, you might want to consider the city of Angels as it not only has some of the top instructors in the world today (such as Annie Carpenter, Shiva Rea, and Ashley Turner), but it also has a strong community in which you can build your teaching career. While it might be easier to stand out from the crowd in a smaller community, being around many aspiring teachers all in one place can truly help speed up the process of becoming a successful yoga teacher.
So if you are interested in studying yoga in LA, there is a new guide to Los Angeles Yoga Teacher Training that you can check out which profiles some of these schools and also offers many suggestions in how to build your teaching practice.
About the author
As the editor of YogaTrainingGuide.com – the most comprehensive guide to yoga teacher training – Vicki Moreno has been studying yoga for over ten years and took her first Hatha yoga teacher training seven years ago and has never looked back. She now supports younger students along their path of teaching yoga and building a practice in their communities.
. In the YouTube video below, Rodney Yee goes through a short yoga routine that you can easily carry out at your workstation or desk at the office. Enjoy! 
