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NCS CODE: NA | SP08
A yoga instructor is a certified yoga teacher who conducts classes with groups of people which involves meditation and yoga.
V. Nanammal born on 24 February 1920 was India's oldest yoga teacher. She trained one million students over 45 years and taught one hundred students daily. Six hundred of her students have become yoga instructors around the world. Her work was honoured with India's National Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2016 and the country's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2018.
A Yoga instructor can open their own yoga centre or Institutes, or provide online yoga and meditation sessions as well. They can also set up centres that offer yoga and meditation services/practices for sportspersons or corporates.
People with the following disabilities can work in this career