Yoga Alliance Certification

 

How to become a Yoga Instructor is a question we frequently get asked. The first step is to know about Yoga Alliance Certification which is the largest yoga credentialing agency in the US. Yoga Alliance Certification is required by most YMCA’s, gyms and  private yoga studios to teach yoga. Upon completion of class, each  student gets a signed certificate of completion which is required to sign up and become listed on the Yoga Alliance Registry as a RYT or Registered Yoga Teacher.

Yoga Alliance™ Registry ID: 144662

Yoga Alliance Certification

Yoga Alliance Certification RYT 200®

To become a yoga instructor an important step is to become certified. The first level is an RYT 200 or Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200 hour level of certification.

Training requirements:✓ Completed a 200-hour training program with a RYS 200

Teaching hour requirements:
– None

Teaching time requirements:
– None

Teachers can register as an RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program 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. Teaching hours are not required for this designation.

Yoga Alliance Certification RYT 500®

Training requirements: ✓ Completed a 500-hour training program with a RYS 500, OR
✓ Completed a 200-hour training program with a RYS 200 AND an additional 300 hours of training with either the same RYS or a different RYS registered as a RYS 300

Teaching hour requirements:
✓ Has at least 100 hours of teaching experience since completing training with a RYS 200 or 500

Teaching time requirements:
– None

Teachers can register as an RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training program 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 program plus 300 hours of advanced training from a different school. Advanced training is defined as training that requires participants to have completed a 200-hour training. Applicants must submit 100 teaching hours for this designation which must be completed after completing training with a RYS 200 or 500. Once registered, a RYT 500 is able to provide continuing education classes and workshops to other teachers. 

E-RYT 200®

Training requirements:✓ Completed a 200-hour training program with a RYS 200

Teaching hour requirements:
✓ Has at least 1,000 hours of teaching experience since completing training with a RYS 200

Teaching time requirements:
✓ Has taught for at least 2 years since completing training with a RYS 200

Teachers can register as an E-RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training program 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 completing training with a RYS 200. Once registered, an E-RYT 200 is able to provide continuing education classes and workshops to other teachers and can be a lead trainer of a 200-hour teacher training program.

E-RYT 200, RYT 500®

Training requirements:✓ Completed a 500-hour training program with a RYS 500, OR
✓ Completed a 200-hour training program with a RYS 200 AND an additional 300-hours training program with either the same RYS (if it is registered as a RYS 300) or a different RYS 300

Teaching hour requirements:
✓ Has at least 1,000 hours of teaching experience since completing training with a RYS 200 or RYS 500

Teaching time requirements:
✓ Has taught for at least 2 years since completing training with a RYS 200 or RYS 500

Teachers can register as an E-RYT 200, RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training program that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of two years since completing training with a RYS 200 or RYS 500. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour program plus an additional 300-hour advanced training program from a different RYS. Applicants must submit 1,000 teaching hours for this designation which must be completed after completing training with a RYS 200. Once registered, an E-RYT 200, RYT 500 is able to provide continuing education classes and workshops to other teachers and can be a lead trainer of a 200-hour teacher training program.

E-RYT 500®

Training requirements:✓ Completed a 500-hour training program with a RYS 500, OR
✓ Completed a 200-hour training program with a RYS 200 AND an additional 300-hour training program with either the same RYS (if it is registered as a RYS 300) or a different RYS 300

Teaching hour requirements:
✓ Has at least 2,000 hours of teaching experience since completing training with a RYS 200 or 500. At least 500 of these hours must be taught after completing training with a RYS 300 or 500.

Teaching time requirements:
✓ Has taught for at least 4 years since completing training with a RYS 200 or RYS 500

Teachers can register as an E-RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training program that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of four years since completing training with a 200-hour RYS. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour program plus an additional 300-hour advanced training program from a different RYS. Applicants must submit 2,000 teaching hours for this designation; 1,500 of the teaching hours must have been taught after completing training with a RYS 200 or 500 and the remaining 500 teaching hours must have been taught after completing training with a RYS 300 or 500. Once registered, an E-RYT 500 is able to provide continuing education classes and workshops to other teachers and can be a lead trainer of a 200-hour, 300-hour or 500-hour teacher training program.

 

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