200 Hour yoga teacher training with graduation in the garden of Ireland .
- Techniques, Training and Practice: 100 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 75 hours
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 50 hours
Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to: asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation and other traditional yoga techniques. These hours must be a mix between: 1) analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques, and 2) guided practice of the techniques themselves. Both areas must receive substantial emphasis. - Teaching Methodology: 25 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 15 hours*
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 10 hours
- Anatomy and Physiology: 20 Hours*
Minimum Contact Hours: 10 hours
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hours
Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to: human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
*Special Requirements: A minimum of five of the above hours must be spent applying anatomy and physiology principles to yoga. - Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers: 30 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 20 hours*
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hours
Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to:- The study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts (such as the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika or Bhagavad Gita)
- Yoga lifestyle, such as the precept of non-violence (ahimsa), and the concepts of dharma and karma.
- Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher – student relationships and community.
- Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others through yoga (seva).
*Special Requirements: A minimum of 2 of the above Contact Hours must be spent on ethics for yoga teachers. - Practicum: 10 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 5 hours*
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 5 hours
Topics in this category include:- Practice teaching (does not include assisting, observing or giving feedback).
- Receiving and giving feedback.
- Observing others teaching.**
- Assisting students while someone else is teaching.
*Special Requirement: Each trainee must spend a minimum of 5 Contact Hours actively practice teaching as the lead instructor. Time spent assisting, observing others teaching, or giving feedback to others is excluded from these hours.
**Evaluation or observation of yoga classes outside of the RYS Teacher Training constitutes Non-Contact Hours. - Remaining Contact Hours and Elective Hours
Non-Contact Hours
Non-Contact Hours are the number of hours of learning that occur without a faculty member present. All Non-Contact Hours must be relevant to the five Educational Categories. These outside resources should be thoughtfully chosen to support the training. Non-Contact Hours must be an assigned part of the curriculum and examples of allowable Non-Contact Hours may include:- Reading, audio/video or Internet resources that are integrated into the curriculum via reports, class discussions, presentations, tests, or the like;
- Webinars on yoga-related topics;
- Written assignments on yoga-related topics that may be counted for all categories except Practicum;
- Group activities including directed discussion, technique practice or teaching practice;
- Attending yoga classes outside of the program with the following stipulations:
- Each class must be evaluated via a written or oral exercise, and
- These hours may count toward the Techniques, Training and Practice, Teaching Methodology or Practicum categories.
- Anatomy and Physiology: 20 Hours*
Minimum Contact Hours: 10 hours
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hours
Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to: human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and may also include energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of anatomy and physiology along with its application to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
*Special Requirements: A minimum of five of the above hours must be spent applying anatomy and physiology principles to yoga. - Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers: 30 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 20 hours*
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 0 hours
Topics in this category could include, but are not limited to:- The study of yoga philosophies and traditional texts (such as the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika or Bhagavad Gita)
- Yoga lifestyle, such as the precept of non-violence (ahimsa), and the concepts of dharma and karma.
- Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher – student relationships and community.
- Understanding the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others through yoga (seva).
*Special Requirements: A minimum of 2 of the above Contact Hours must be spent on ethics for yoga teachers. - Practicum: 10 Hours
Minimum Contact Hours: 5 hours*
Minimum Contact Hours w/ Lead Trainer(s): 5 hours
Topics in this category include:- Practice teaching (does not include assisting, observing or giving feedback).
- Receiving and giving feedback.
- Observing others teaching.**
- Assisting students while someone else is teaching.
- Reading, audio/video or Internet resources that are integrated into the curriculum via reports, class discussions, presentations, tests, or the like;
- Webinars on yoga-related topics;
- Written assignments on yoga-related topics that may be counted for all categories except Practicum;
- Group activities including directed discussion, technique practice or teaching practice;
- Attending yoga classes outside of the program with the following stipulations:
- Each class must be evaluated via a written or oral exercise, and
- These hours may count toward the Techniques, Training and Practice, Teaching Methodology or Practicum categories.
