Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community, with over 7,000 Registered Yoga Schools (RYS) and more than 100,000 Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT) as of April 2020. Yoga alliance is an internation regulating agency to ensure the quality of Yoga Teacher Trainings and the consistency of education that trainees receive from a Registered Yoga School.
Yoga Alliance work includes:
Many international Yoga schools & studios may potentially prioritize Yoga Teachers who are registered with Yoga Alliance. This is a way for studio owners and YTT coordinators to understand the quality of education that the Yoga Teacher received.
Once you complete a Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training Course, you can register with YA and be a part of their international database of Yoga Teachers.
There is definitely the potential to get hired & teach yoga without a Yoga Alliance certification. With proper research, you can ensure that your YTT is up to par by asking many questions, looking into your facilitators, and reading reviews about the Yoga School. You do receive a certification from most non-Yoga Alliance courses as well!! :)
At School Yoga Institute, we offer both Yoga Alliance registered courses, and non-Yoga Alliance registered programs. We want you to choose what is best for you!!
Explore our Online 200hr Yoga Alliance Courses Here!
Check out our In-Person Yoga Alliance 200hr Courses Here!
Read about our Non-Yoga Alliance fully pre-recorded Online 200hr YTTC through Teachable here!
Registered Yoga Teacher 200
This is the foundational course for all Yoga Teachers. The 200hr YTTC is a prerequisite for a 300hr YTTC. Teachers can register as an RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. All training hours must come from the same school, and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour requirement.
Registered Yoga Teacher 500
Teachers can register as an RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour teacher training plus an additional 300-hour advanced teacher training* from a different RYS. Applicants must also submit 100 teaching hours that were completed after their RYS 200 or RYS 500 training. Show
Experiences Registered Yoga Teacher 200
Once registered, an E-RYT 200 is able to provide Continuing Education workshops to RYTs and can be a Lead Trainer of a 200-hour teacher training for an RYS 200 up until February 2022*.
Teachers can register as an E-RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of two years after completing training. All training hours must come from the same school, and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour requirement. Applicants must submit 1,000 teaching hours for this designation, which must be completed after finishing their training with an RYS 200. Show
Experiences Registered Yoga Teacher 500
Once registered, an E-RYT 500 is able to provide Continuing Education workshops to other teachers and can be a Lead Trainer of a 200-hour, 300-hour, or 500-hour teacher training.
Teachers can register as an E-RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of four years since completing training with an RYS 200. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour training plus an additional 300-hour advanced teacher training* from a different RYS. Applicants must submit 2,000 teaching hours for this designation, 1,500 of which must have been taught after completing training with an RYS 200 or RYS 500. The remaining 500 teaching hours must have been taught after completing training with an RYS 300 or RYS 500. Show
Register Prenatal Yoga Teacher
Teachers can register as an RPYT if they have successfully completed both a 200-hour yoga teacher training and an 85-hour prenatal yoga training—in either order—that are registered with Yoga Alliance. Applicants must submit 30 teaching hours in prenatal yoga, which must be performed after completing a training with a Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS). Show
As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:
Application and upgrade fees are non-refundable. For questions, please contact Yoga Alliance.
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