Creating a resume from scratch can be a big ol’ pain in the butt. It’s easy to update the resume you’ve had since high school or college and fire it off for every different job, but that’s not always the most effective way to the land the job you want…. and especially not if you’re looking to get a job in the yoga industry.

I’ve been asked if it’s important to have a separate resume for yoga teaching and the answer is a firm yes, unless your background is all yoga / fitness related jobs. If you’re like me and have a resume built around your college degree, summer jobs during college + corporate experience, it’s essential to have a separate resume to highlight yourself as a yoga teacher.

Why?

Anyone who is looking at your resume wants to be able to see if you are a good fit almost immediately; therefore, your resume should be chalked full with the most relevant information possible.

If you are applying to teach at the new power yoga studio in town, do you think the studio owner cares that you worked at an oil and gas company 6 years ago? Probably not.

So create a simple, one-page resume highlighting your experience in the yoga industry.

What Should I Include?

1.Your YTT experience

Are you a 200-hour graduate? 300-hour? 500-hour? Make sure to include all the teacher trainings you’ve taken, including any weekend workshops you’ve attended or any online courses you’ve taken. Highlight all of your education to signal that you are qualified to teach.

2.Your teaching experience

This is the area where you want to show your experience as a teacher, including the karma classes you’ve taught, the studios you’ve taught at, the one-off events you’ve taught, and your experience teaching private yoga. This is the meat + potatoes of your resume, and the best place to show if you have a specific niche, or if you have an array of experience in the industry.

3.Any additional yoga-related work you’ve done or places you’ve been featured

This is the place for everything else yoga-related. I include my work as a yoga studio manager and my time working at lululemon because these jobs show my experience in the yoga industry. This is also a great place to highlight any guest blog posts you’ve done, podcasts you’ve been featured on / hosted, etc.

It’s important to keep in mind that your resume is another place to allow your authentic voice to shine through. As you create your resume, allow your teaching style + voice to come through in your design, word choice, and any photos you choose.

Do you want help creating your yoga resume? I’ve built a ton of resumes, and would love to help you with yours. Send me an email and we can chat further!

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