Program overview
The Living Yoga Teacher Training Program provides high-quality training for those desiring to teach yoga. Students are awarded a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certificate upon successful completion of the program.
Students attend a Foundational Program, 9-day intensive and then select from one of two different tracks to graduate from our program and earn the Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT) designation at the 200-hr level. Both tracks are pre-approved for different yoga registries.
Track One
This 200 hr program is pre-approved by The Yoga Register, an international yoga registry. This track allows students, with the approval of their Living Yoga Program advisor, to customize 90 hours of their training to better meet their needs and interests.
- attend Foundational Program, 9-day intensive (several residential intensives are offered throughout the year)
(100 hours)
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- attend and review yoga classes with your favorite teachers
(50 hrs.)
- complete self-study
(30 hrs.)
- complete anatomy course
(20 hrs.)
- document all work and submit to advisor in a Graduation Notebook
- Cost of program: $1650 plus cost of classes taken in your community, Cost of meals and accommodations: $95-$140 per night (9 nights)
- This track only requires one 9-day trip to Austin and allows students to customize their course of study with their advisor.
Track Two
This 200 hr. program is pre-approved by the Yoga Alliance registry, and The Yoga Register. Classes are taught by LYP faculty. Students may customize 20 hours of the program to their needs or interests.
- attend Foundational Program (see above)
(100 hours)
- attend 6-day intensive
(60 hours) [see Track 2 daily
schedule]
[download application | Word
| pdf ]
- complete Self-study
(20 hours)
- Anatomy 2-day (20 hours) training at Barsana Dham
- Cost of program: $3000, Cost of meals and accommodations: $95-$140
per night
- This track requires two trips to Austin (one trip for 9-day intensive
and one trip for 6-day intensive plus 2-day anatomy). Unlike track one,
the curriculum is set and cannot be customized.
CLASS CONTENT
Even though we have a lot of material to cover in a relatively short time during the 9-day residential intensive, we will always be attentive to individual/group needs and desires. Each class includes a mixture of theory, practice, and processing. Each day will include postural practice, breathing practice, meditation, relaxation, lecture, discussion, teaching practicum and feedback.
Each track contains:
- 100 hours of Techniques Training and Practice,
Included in this category: asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, and meditation.
These hours include both training in the chosen techniques and the practice of them.
- 25 Hours of Teaching Methodology,
Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, and the student's process of learning.
- 20 hours of Anatomy andPhysiology,
Includes both physical Anatomy and Physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and astral/energy/subtle Anatomy and Physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
- 30 hours of Yoga Philosophy and Lifestyle,
Study of Yoga Scriptures (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, etc.), ethics for yoga teachers, 'living the life of the Yogi', etc.
- 10 hours of Practicum, Includes student teaching at school as well as observing and assisting in classes taught by others; and
- 15 hours of Electives which can be in any of the previously mentioned catagories.
- In Track 1, 160 of the hours are contact hours, and 40 of the hours are non-contact. In Track 2, 180 of the hours are contact hours, and 20 of the hours are non-contact.
