The Yoga Teacher Training - 200-Hour certificate fulfills the requirements of the Yoga Alliance 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) which serves as the minimum credential required by many employers of yoga teachers. This program integrates lecture, laboratory, and internship experiences to prepare students to be effective yoga instructors. Topics include yoga techniques including postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, teaching methodology, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, business aspects of yoga, and ethics. The program is two semesters in length and will be cohort based with cohorts starting in Fall 2023.

To earn a certificate of achievement, students must complete each course used to meet a certificate requirement with a “C” grade or higher.

课程学习成果

✔ Demonstrate correct technique in yoga practices including asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing practices), and meditation.

✔ Develop a personal teaching style that includes effective class management, communication, and addresses multi-level needs and special populations within a group setting.

✔ Apply principles of human anatomy, physiology, and energy anatomy to yoga practices.

✔ Analyze yoga philosophy, values, and ethics through yogic texts, and incorporate them into yoga practices.

✔ Design and execute, as a lead teacher or assistant, safe and effective yoga sequences and classes.