It's not exactly a pyramid scheme, however it's not going to be obvious to students who have a favourite instructor the influence - potential authority and trus

It's not exactly a pyramid scheme, however it's not going to be obvious to students who have a favourite instructor the influence - potential authority and trust - that instructor has with their student. Planting the seed that "they'd be a good instructor" by the instructor should be followed next by understanding the business economics of the yoga market - something that is taught during a teacher training. You should approach doing a teacher training in that it is time to deepen your yoga practice, to be immersed in it. I am sure many places who are incentivized to get you into their teacher training are going to downplay through a lack of acknowledgment of the competition that exists for instructing.