If you are a yoga teacher or yoga enthusiast and want to work or volunteer with us — we'd love to hear from you.
Our teachers are at the heart of our work. All Newark Yoga Movement instructors are certified, many with 500+ hours of training, and carry liability insurance.
They share a deep commitment to supporting young people and helping them discover their strengths.
We build our teaching community intentionally, with instructors assisting and co-teaching before leading classes on their own.
Interested in teaching with us in schools or community settings?
Learn more, including opportunities for paid seva.
When you come work with NYM, you won't teach your own class until you are ready. Everybody who works with us starts by assisting classes and then progresses to co-teach with one of our senior yoga guides. When you are ready, you teach your own class with our assistance. Once we all feel you are ready, you get your own classes and are paid for your services.
We call it paid seva. Seva is charity and what you are doing in working with us, is selfless and important and needed work. You get paid $30/hour of teaching (details prior to teaching). Also before you start teaching you get a set of our carefully crafted FAQ's so you are fully prepared at all times.
NYM is a dynamic, all-inclusive fun community serving the community. If you are a yoga teacher or yoga enthusiast and want to work or volunteer with us, please fill out the form. All yoga teachers must be 200-hour certified and have their own liability insurance once you start teaching for us on your own. You will never be thrown into a school or situation without having experience first.
Our instructors are thoughtfully selected, background-checked, and trained to deliver safe, high-quality, and impactful experiences in every setting.
All teachers and volunteers start with a phone or in-person chat.
We set you up in a school to volunteer/teach based on your interest and availability.
Teachers assist then co-teach with an experienced NYM teacher. Volunteers continue assisting and can request other schools, age ranges, and situations.
Last step is teaching a full class with a NYM teacher assisting. Then you get your own class and receive paid seva — $30/hour of teaching.
Fill out the form below and we'll be in touch.
"Teaching yoga to children in Newark, especially at my alma mater, Ridge Street School, has been one of the most enriching experiences of my life. It truly is the best job ever."
— Kim, Yoga Guide
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