300-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher

Yoga teachers design and instruct yoga classes for participants of various ability levels. They ensure through diligent planning, intelligent sequencing, and the inclusion of appropriate progressions and regressions of poses that each class experience is safe, effective and enjoyable for all participants. Our program offers two yoga certifications – the 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Certificate of Performance and the 300-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Certificate of Achievement. Each certificate can be completed in just one semester. The certificates prepare students to meet Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) requirements with Yoga Alliance.Specifically, students who earn the 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Certificate of Performance can also apply for the 200-Hour RYT certification from Yoga Alliance. In addition, students who earn both certificates can also apply for the 500-Hour RYT certification from Yoga Alliance. For more information, visit www.yogaalliance.org.

18-24 per year

Yoga teachers design and instruct yoga classes forparticipants of various ability levels. They ensure through diligent planning,intelligent sequencing, and the inclusion of appropriate progressions andregressions of poses that each class experience is safe, effective andenjoyable for all participants. Our program offers two yoga certifications –the 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Certificate of Performance and the300-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher Certificate of Achievement. Each certificatecan be completed in just one semester. The certificates prepare students tomeet Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) requirements with Yoga Alliance. Studentswho earn both certificates can also apply for the 500-Hour RYT certificationfrom Yoga Alliance.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Program willbe able to:

• Evaluate the relevance of yogic philosophy and history to all levels of yoga practice and instruction.
• Demonstrate communication skills and use proper voice when leading various levels of yoga classes (beginning through advanced).
• Analyze various bodies in poses, demonstrate appropriate adjustments, and give alignment cues when necessary.
• Design asana sequences for all levels of yoga classes geared toward a wide variety of populations, demonstrating the ability to progress or regress a sequence to best serve the needs of participants.
• Obtain business principles, as it relates to business plans, operating a small business, and proper insurance and license policies.

The Yoga Teacher 300-hour certificate of achievementpreparesstudents to meet the requirements to become a 300-hour registered yogateacher(RYT) with Yoga Alliance. This advanced training is designed to buildupon anddeepen the trainee’s understanding of the fundamental concepts of thepracticeand teaching of yoga that are taught in the 200-hourcertification.Specifically, this training will aid in enhancing one’s abilityto evaluate andanalyze various levels of yoga classes (beginning throughadvanced), whileobtaining essential and advanced yoga principles.