What does it take to become a certified Pilates and yoga instructor? It depends on how you want to teach and what disciplines interests you.
Become a Certified Pilates and Yoga Instructor: Overview

By becoming a certified Pilates and yoga instructor, you are making a serious commitment to enhance the physical and mental health of others.

You'll make a considerable monetary investment to accomplish this goal. Expect to pay $3,000 - $5,000 tuition for comprehensive Pilates training, and approximately the same amount for yoga training. Usually these prices include all materials, but not always the cost of lodging, meals, and transportation if training is outside of your area.

The time commitment for training in both disciplines varies. Your total time in training may be as long as three years. Some programs have both in-class and at-home module study. Others are an intense multi-week program on location. Still others will combine a couple of weeks of on-location study, with follow-up modules you can complete throughout the year in other locations as weekend study until your certification is complete.

On average, experts recommend that you have at least three years or an intermediate level of experience with both Pilates and yoga before seeking certification. Some styles may require at least 10 years of experience. Rarely is there a prerequisite test prior to training, but you'll be so immersed into the foundation of each practice that you won't want to worry if you're doing a movement or asana correctly.

Salaries vary considerably depending on the type of practice you are involved in, how often you teach, whether you own a studio, and other factors. As of January 2010, the median salary for a certified Pilates and yoga instructor in the U.S. started at approximately $38,000.

Pilates Certification

There are many options for Pilates certification, but here are some registered with the Pilates Method Alliance, which oversees the classical Pilates method created by Joseph and Clara Pilates:

Romana Kryzanowska Pilates Instruction
The Ron Fletcher Method
Power Pilates
The PhysicalMind Institute
Other popular Pilates methods include:

Core Dynamics, created by Michele Larsson
Peak Pilates, created by Julie Lobdell
STOTT Pilates, created by Lindsay and Moira Merrithew
Yoga Certification

As long as you choose a yoga certification program registered with Yoga Alliance, you should be pleased with standards and instruction. The hard part is choosing a yoga style to teach. The following are some yoga styles and some possible training locations:

Anusara Yoga, developed by John Friend
Bikram Yoga, developed by Bikram Choudhury
Hatha Yoga by YogaFit, developed by Beth Shaw
Integral Yoga, developed by Swami Satchidananda
Iyengar Yoga, developed by B.K.S. Iyengar
Jivamukti Yoga, developed by Sharon Gannon and David Life
Kali Ray TriYoga, developed by Kali Ray
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, brought to the West by Amrit Desai
Kundalini Yoga, brought to the West by Yogi Bhajan
Sivananda Yoga, brought to the West by Swami Cishnu Devananda
Vinyasa Ashtanga "Power" Yoga, taught in the U.S. by Baron Baptiste
These are just a few of the possible yoga styles you can delve into. The training centers listed here are by no means the only options, so make sure you research training programs in your style thoroughly. For a more comprehensive understanding of yoga styles, try Georg Feuerstein's book, Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga.

Conclusion

Attaining dual certification is a lofty goal, but you'll have greater marketability. You'll also be able to serve your students in a variety of ways that will be truly gratifying to both you and them.