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title: Thinking of Becoming a Yoga Teacher? Know These 4 Things First
description: Before you jump into a 200 or 500 hour program, consider these four things.
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# [Thinking of Becoming a Yoga Teacher? Know These 4 Things First](https://besuperabound.com/blog/thinking-of-becoming-a-yoga-teacher-know-these-4-things-first)

 Written by [Erin Aquin](https://besuperabound.com/blog/author/erin-aquin) | Mar 4, 2015 6:49:41 PM

Do you eat, sleep and breathe yoga?

If so, chances are you have contemplated going deeper and taking a teacher training course. After more than a decade as an instructor, I have acted as a mentor to many students who decided to take their yoga education along this route. My friends in at [Hot 8 Yoga](http://hot8yoga.com/blog/4-important-things-you-need-to-know-before-committing-to-yoga-teacher-training/) asked me to offer some advice to their YTT hopefuls before committing to a specific program.

[Check out my guest post on the four essential things you need to know before committing to any yoga teacher training.](http://hot8yoga.com/blog/4-important-things-you-need-to-know-before-committing-to-yoga-teacher-training/)

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