yoga teacher training

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The following is a sample of organizations offering yoga teacher training programs and certification. The programs range in length from two weeks to two years and cost anywhere from hundred to thousand of dollars. Which one is right for you? It depends on your experience, knowledge and your objective. It pays to talk to people who have taken a particular program or ask local yoga teachers where they got their training and what they recommend. A good program should cover yoga philosophy and history; postures (alignment, benefits and contraindications); breathing and pranayama; meditation; anatomy and physiology; and practice teaching. A listing here does not represent an endorsement of the program. If you would like to add a listing, just send an with the basic information.

U.S.A.

VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Atma Yoga
200-hour program
Massachussetts, N. Carolina, Ohio and other locations.
413-528-6408

Bhumi's Yoga and Wellness Center
200 hour and 500 hour. Registered with Yoga Alliance.
440-899-9569

Integrative Yoga Therapy
200 hour teacher training. 500 yoga therapist training.
California, Florida, Ohio and Massachusetts. Registered with Yoga Alliance.
1-800-750-9642

International Yoga Studies
500 hour, non-residential program
602-759-1972

Kundalini Yoga
( as Taught by Yogi Bhajan)
200 hour Teacher Training program in 18 countries
1.505.753.0423

Kali Ray TriYoga
Ongoing teacher training intensives
Santa Cruz, CA and Great Barrington and Waltham, MA
310-589-0600

YogaSteps
AFAA Approved- 2 Day Workshop 15 CEUs
Southeastern US for Summer/ Fall 2003
800-352-0119

 

ARIZONA

Global Dance ~ Where Yoga Meets Dance
90-hour Teacher Training Intensives
Sedona, AZ and Boston, MA

 

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Barefoot Studio in Little Rock
200 & 500 hour programs
Registered by Yoga Alliance
(501) 661-8005

 

CALIFORNIA

Bikram's Yoga College of India
90-day training.
Beverly Hills, California.
310-854-5800

Planet Yoga
Two-week intensives followed by a mentoring program.
Hermosa Beach, California
(310) 376-5354

YogaFit
2.5 day program
Hermosa Beach
310-798-8773

Sivananda
1 month residential programs
Locations in Woodburne, NY, Quebec,
Jamaica and Grass Valley, CA.
(514) 279-3545

Master Yoga Academy
9-month (500 hours) and 4-week (250 hours) programs
La Jolla, California
1-800-LUV-YOGA or (858) 454-6978

Stress Management Center of Marin
200 & 500 hour programs
Larkspur, CA
415.461.2288

National Multiple Sclerosis Society/Southern California
Yoga & Multiple Sclerosis-Professional Education
Los Angeles, CA
310 479-4456

Ananda
Month-long residential program.
Nevada City, CA
1-800-346-5350

Avalon Art & Yoga Center
200 hr. program meets requirements of the Yoga Alliance.
Palo Alto, CA.
(650) 324-2517

Institute of Progressive Therapies
200/500+ YTT program (part time/ongoing)
San Diego, CA
(619) 460-7080

Greenpath Yoga Studio
Eight Limbs Teacher Training. Month-long ongoing trainings.
San Francisco, CA
415-775-7545

It's Yoga
14 and 28 day programs in Ashtanga
San Francisco, CA
415-543-1970

Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco
4-both, part-time training (270 hours)
San Francisco, CA
415-821-1117

Somayoga
500 hr. certification
San Francisco, CA
415-920-9680

Santa Barbara Yoga Center
11-day intensives and full certification program
Santa Barbara, CA
805-965-6045

White Lotus
Two-week residential program
Santa Barbara, California
805-964-1944

Kali Ray TriYoga
Ongoing teacher training intensives
Santa Cruz, CA and Great Barrington and Waltham, MA
310-589-0600

Yoga Mandir
18 month Teacher and Director training program
Santa Monica, CA
310-395-0054

Yoga Research and Education Center
700-hour teacher training extending over 2 years. 200-hour Viniyoga intensive.
Santa Rosa, CA
1-707-566-9000

American Yoga College
Registered with Yoga Alliance 200 & 500 hour programs
locations in SF Bay Area and national affiliates.
Walnut Creek, CA
(888) 949-9642

Mt. Madonna
Month-long residential Ashtanga program.
Watsonville, California
408-847-0406

 

COLORADO

Gentle Touch Body Mind Spirit Connection
10 month, 250 hour training plus continuation education classes
Denver, Colorado
303 458 0922

Shoshoni Retreat Center
Month-long residential
Rollinsville, Colo.
(303) 642-0116

 

FLORIDA

Yogi Hari's Ashram
http://www.yogihari.com
2 week courses
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
(954) 563 4946

Yoga & Inner Peace
Six-week, non-residential intensive.
Lake Worth (near West Palm Beach), FL
651-641-8888

PremYoga
Exceeds Yoga Alliance requirements
Palm Beach Fl
(561)615-8603

Two Suns Rising Yoga
200 hr. program,Yoga Alliance registered
St. Augustine FL
(904) 797-5171

Florida Institute for Integrated Yoga Studies
200 and 500-hour programs, Yoga Alliance registered
Tampa, FL
813.932-5456

Discovery Yoga
200-hour program, Yoga Alliance registered
St. Augustine, FL
(904) 827-9046

 

GEORGIA

Healthy Alternatives
Weekend program
Atlanta, GA
770-966-5184

 

HAWAII

American Viniyoga Institute
8-seesion program led by Gary Kraftsow.
Makawao HI
1-808-572-1414

 

ILLINOIS

Kriya Yoga
Two non-resident programs: 210 hour Level I program
100 hour Level II program
Chicago, Illinois
773-342-4600

 

KENTUCKY

TMAA Yoga
200 hr. program
Owensboro, KY
270-264-1925

 

MAINE

Yoga Center of Maine and YOGAspirit Studios
200-hour program. Yoga Alliance registered.
Auburn, Maine
(207)786-0100

 

MASSACHUSETTS

Atma Yoga
200-hour program
Massachussetts, N. Carolina and other locations.
413-528-6408

Yoga Pathways
RYS 200hr Yoga Alliance registered
Hudson MA
(978) 562-YOGA

Global Dance ~ Where Yoga Meets Dance
90-hour Teacher Training Intensives
Sedona, AZ and Boston, MA

Kali Ray TriYoga
Ongoing teacher training intensives
Santa Cruz, CA and Great Barrington and Waltham, MA
310-589-0600

Kripalu
1 month residential program or
3-segment option (3, 10-day segments)
Lenox, Mass.
800-741-7353

Kali Ray TriYoga Waltham
On going teacher training program.
Waltham, MA 781-863-1566

 

 

MICHIGAN

Jonny Kest
Birmingham, MI
248-258-1777

 

MINNESOTA

Institute of the Himalayan Tradition
300 Hours each level.
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-645-1291

 

NEW JERSEY

The Energy Center
YA Registered - 200 hr. CE workshops; long distance learning
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
1-908-464-6894
 

East Hanover Yoga
Ongoing YTT intensives, Therapeutic Yoga and Yoga body-work (Thai Massage)
East Hanover, New Jersey
973-887-YOGA (9642)

Freehold Yoga Center
6 month program.
732-463-YOGA

Bright Spirit Yoga Teacher Training
YMCA Hoboken, NJ
201-377-7010

Integrative Yoga Strategies (IYS)
200 hr. program
Teaneck, NJ
201 833-8811

Princeton Center for Yoga & Health (PCYH)
370 hour Dharmic Yoga Teacher Certification training with Adrienne Jamiel.
Princeton, New Jersey
609-924-PCYH (7294)

Studio Yoga (Iyengar)
4 levels of non-resident teacher education
Madison, New Jersey
1-888-678-9642

Starseed
9 month part-time program
Montclair, NJ
973-783-1036

Yoga Synthesis
Various locations
973-962-4420

 

NEW MEXICO

Kundalini Yoga
(as taught by Yogi Bhajan)
17 day Teacher Training Intensive
1.888.346.2420

 

NEW YORK

Be Yoga with Alan Finger
200 & 500 hour certification
New York, NY
(212)935.9642 x208

Integral Yoga Institute
4 month, part-time program
New York, NY
212.929.0586

Rasa Yoga
300-hour teacher training program. Registered with Yoga Alliance.
New York.
1-866-875-0475

The Queens Yoga Institute
250 hrs., 5 months
Ave Queens, NY
718-850-YOGA

Sivananda
1 month residential programs
Locations in Woodburne, NY, Quebec,
Jamaica and Grass Valley, CA.
(514) 279-3545

 

 

NORTH CAROLINA

Asheville Yoga Center
200 hr. program
Asheville, NC
828.275.6156

Seaside Yoga
6 month weekend program
Wilmington, NC
910-792-9303

 

 

OHIO

Bhumi's Yoga and Wellness Center
200 and 500 hour programs. Registered with Yoga Alliance.
Cleveland, Ohio
(440) 899-9569

T.R.Y. for Life Therapy
Cleveland, Ohio
Ursuline Sophia Center/East and St. Joseph Wellness Center/West
440-442-4160X2 or 216-251-7062X316

Ursuline Sophia Wellness Center
Yoga Teacher Certification Program
Pepper Pike, OH
440-442-4160 X 2 9/15-12/8 (10am-4pm)

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Himalayan Institute
2 week residential program, plus ongoing correspondence course
Honesdale, Penn.
1-800-822-4547

YogaLife Institute
Teacher Training Program 260 Hours, Registered with Yoga Alliance
King of Prussia, Pa.
610-265-5800

 

RHODE ISLAND

Eyes of the World
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training, Apprenticeship and Certification. 200 hrs.
Providence, RI
401-277-2700

Inner Happiness

 

TENNESSEE

The Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors
A 1,000 hour certification program at a Yoga Alliance registered school.
Nashville, TN
615-383-6197

 

TEXAS

Kundalini Yoga
8 month program
Austin, Texas
(512) 326-3900

Living Yoga
200-hour certification
Austin, Texas
512-266-7926

Yoga West
9 day intensive Katy/West
Houston, Texas
(281) 392-5575

Divine Yoga
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training. 200 hours. 7 month program
San Antonio, TX
(210) 828-4177

Texas Yoga & Ayurveda Institute
250 Hour Program
Pasadena, TX (Houston)
713-941-9642

 

VIRGINIA

One-Yoga
Rolling 1 year program taught by JJ Gormley and Suzie Hurley.
Arlington, VA
1-888-786-9642 (1-888-SUN-YOGA)

Integral Yoga International
1 month residential program
Buckingham, Virginia
1-800-858-YOGA (9642).

 

WASHINGTON

Yoga Centers
Beginning and intermediate intensive teacher trainings, monthly ongoing teacher training classes with Aadil Palkhivala
Bellevue, WA
425.746.7476

Discover Yoga
6-month intensive with Ellen Morell.
Redmond, WA
425-861-1318

Center for Yoga of Seattle
2-year part-time program and 6-day intensives
(800) 964-2669 or (206) 526-9642


Yoga Lodge on Whidbey Island
1 month residential program
Greenbank, WA
360-678-2120

 

 

Australia

Yoga Arts
9-month program covering yoga and yoga therapy
Byron Bay, Australia
02 66 808 684

Australian Institute of Yoga Therapy
Yoga, yoga therapy and Ayurvedic healthcare
Elwood, Victoria
03 9525 6951

Svastha Yoga Ayurveda College
Yoga,Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda
Lane Cove, NSW
02 9420 2079

 

Canada

The Yoga Studio College
16-month training program
Calgary, Alberta
403.228.5808

Mt. Bryant Yoga School Certified Educational Institution
20 month training program.
403-263-YOGA (9642)

Yasodhara Ashram
Three-month Yoga development program.
Kootenay Bay, British Columbia
800-661-8711

Esther Myers' Yoga Studio
Two-year program
Toronto, Ontario
(416) 944-0838

SATYARAM Yoga & Reflexology Clinic
Registered with Yoga Alliance.
Toronto, Ontario Canada
(416) 694-0694

MokSana Yoga
250 hr teacher training
Victoria BC
250.288.9393

3HO Kundalini Yoga
7 month Teacher Training
Vancouver, BC Canada
604-732-9642

Helen Duquette Yoga Studio
Two year programme
Ontario, Canada
905 858 5948

Sivananda
1 month residential programs
Locations in New York, Quebec,
Jamaica and California
(514) 279-3545

 

Europe

British Wheel of Yoga
Diploma Courses in yoga teaching.
Sleaford Lincs.
01529 306 851

Iyengar Yoga Institute (Maida Vale)
2-year introductory teacher training course, non-residential
Maida Vale, London, UK
0171-624-3080

Contemporary Yoga
Two year Teacher Training course
Cork, Ireland
+(0)21 4344190 / (0)23 29926

Raja Yoga Institute
14 months residential program with job opportunity at the end.
Ilpendam, Netherlands
0031204361174

Wind Fire Yoga
Ibiza, Spain

44 0181 7803050 or 34 971 187 996

Mexico

Baron Baptiste
Power Yoga "Teacher's" Boot Camp, 7 day intensive
Yucatan, Mexico