The demand for yoga instructors in India and abroad is set to increase by 30-35 per cent in the next couple of years.
According to ASSOCHAM, increased focus on yoga by the Narendra Modi government coupled with growing awareness in the corporate sector about the traditional Indian ways of dealing with stress, has spurred job opportunities in yoga training.
According to a paper by the ASSOCHAM Health Council, initiatives like ‘International Yoga Day’ have brought enhanced focus on yogaand will also give way to yoga tourism in India. “Yoga has millions of practitioners worldwide. It promises to become multi-billion dollar market in the form of health clinics, ayurveda resorts, holiday camps, and corporate training,” said ASSOCHAM Secretary-General D.S. Rawat.
About 14.3 million people practised yoga in the India in 2013, up from 6.3 million in 2001.
Its popularity among celebrities makes teaching yoga a lucrative profession, from Rs.400 to Rs.1,500 per hour depending upon the policy of the institution and experience, the paper said.
Statistics reveal that corporates face problems like stress among its staff.
Depression affects over 350 million people globally and is the leading cause of disability, says the WHO.
