Pre-application requirements

You do not need a certain amount of time before you can enroll in this yoga teacher training. Past graduates refer to this as listening to the voice inside when it’s time to deepen your practice and follow your passion. Graduates come from all different walks of life, even self-taught yogis who heard the voice inside to help others through the power of yoga. You will also need proficiency in English, as all instruction and the final exam is given in English.

How the training works

Required readings

There are required reading books, so in addition to the price of the program, prepare around 70 USD for books that can be purchased as eBooks on Amazon.

Faculty interaction

There are many ways to connect with your faculty during the program:

• Weekly meetings via Zoom (about an hour)
• Attend the special live stream practices taught by faculty for teacher trainees (offered about twice per month)
• Email support directly
• Interact within the Om At Home app

Certification requirements

Here are the requirements for earning your certification:

• Complete each individual milestone successfully
• Take each milestone in the course according to order
• Pass the final quiz at the end of each course with a score of at least 85%
• Certify that you have completed all the required work (you will submit all of your assignments to the academy)

Complete your milestone assignments successfully

When you have completed your first 7 milestones, you will complete the milestone called, "practicum." The practicum is an opportunity for the academy to personally connect with you on your journey, see how your skills are developing, review your work, and provide you with guidance to support your teaching path.

The assessments will include:

• Anatomy project
• Passion project
• Online essay
• Video submission of your teaching to demonstrate your ability to use the skills you have been taught (this is a one hour video of the specialized tradition chosen)
• Course audit by faculty to review your submitted work and provide feedback

Successful completion of this level will earn you a 200-hour yoga teacher certification.

Timing of sessions or daily schedule

All times are PDT (UTC -7) during summer and PST (UTC -8) for session/s after November 1st. There will be weekly meetings via Zoom (about an hour) at 11 a.m. PST, students receive the weekly schedule beforehand with the Themes of the classes. There will also be special live stream practices taught by faculty for teacher trainees (offered about twice per month).

Course information

Yoga Teacher Academy is a robust, 200-hour yoga teacher training certification program composed of 8 milestones. Upon successful completion of the milestones, you will earn a 200-hour yoga teaching certification, which is the industry standard for teaching.

This program is designed to be progressive and integrative. Each module builds upon the one before; therefore, skipping around the course is not recommended.

This program is a bit like putting together a puzzle. You start with the outline of the edges and fill in the details as you go along. So at some points, it might feel like you don’t have a full picture, but with trust, patience, and diligence, by the end, you will have a fully integrated understanding of the scope, process, and power of this practice.

Milestones

• Milestone 1: Yoga humanities (online, self-paced)
• Milestone 2: Anatomy
• Milestone 3: Asana families
• Milestone 4: Teacher development
• Milestone 5: Chosen tradition: Vinyasa, Hatha, or Yin
• Milestone 6: Meditation, pranayama, and mantra
• Milestone 7: Business of yoga
• Milestone 8: Practicum

Ultimately, the program is self-paced, flexible, and performance-driven. In other words, as long as you can complete your assessments successfully, you may learn the material as quickly or as slowly as you wish.