Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga

Greatly reduced prices for Level 1 in 2013!

Go beyond physical exercise into the deeper realms of Yoga. It's a life-changing experience—for both you and your students—as you experience Ananda's unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies for spiritual growth and wellness on all levels.


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Level 1: 200-hour Yoga Certification

Learn about yoga’s spiritual dimension, as well as its physical dimension, with this life-changing immersion in the science of yoga.  more...



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Level 2: 500-hour Yoga Certification

Level 2 explores the deeper aspects of Ananda Yoga®, with a focus on meditation, yoga philosophy, pranayama, asana, refinement of teaching skills, and personal spiritual growth.  more...


Bridge to Ananda Yoga

Many teachers of other styles want to transfer into Ananda’s Level 2 certification track— once they experience the power of Ananda Yoga. If you are a Yoga Alliance RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher), you may do that.  more...

Yoga Therapist Certification Training

We offer Yoga Therapist Certification Training, which is open to all Yoga Alliance RYT's and all graduates of Ananda Yoga Teacher Training. This program is a combination of on-site training, distance learning, and at-home practicum.  more...

Ayurvedic Yoga Retreat

Ayurvedic principles can enhance your yoga practice and your yoga classes. Learn how to acheive optimal health of body and mind to help you and others find Self-realization.  more...

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training

Attract new students and work more effectively with existing students by learning how to help them experience true relaxation.  more...

Yoga Therapy Teacher Training: Musculoskeletal Yoga Therapy

Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for healing structural problems in joints and muscles. Learn the skills you need to strengthen, rehabilitate, and heal.  more...


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Initial 200 Hours

Level 1 Ananda YTT

—or—

RYT plus
Bridge to Ananda Yoga
  Ananda Yoga
Therapy Training
Level 2 (300 more hours)
Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
Essence of the Yoga Sutras
Meditation Teacher Training 1
Advanced Pranayama
AYTT Assistantship
Spiritual Counselor Training
100 hours of teaching at home
Practicum at home
Level 1 (450 more hours)
Principles of Yoga Therapy
Musculoskeletal Yoga Therapy
Meditation Teacher Training 1
Advanced Pranayama
AYTT Assistantship
Restorative YTT
Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy
Yoga Therapy for Seniors
    & Osteoporosis

Yoga Therapy Specialty Areas I
100 hours of teaching at home
Practicum at home
   
Level 2 (180 more hours)
Radiant Health Teacher Training
Meditation Therapist Training
Yoga Therapy Specialty Areas II
Practicum at home
  • If you did not graduate from Ananda YTT Level 1 (200 hours), then Part 1 of Bridge to Ananda Yoga, plus enrollment in Part 2, is a prerequisite for most of the courses above. (See also individual course prerequisites.)
  • You can pursue Level 1 Yoga Therapist, or Level 2 Yoga Teacher, or both sequentially, or both simultaneously.
  • You must have completed all the course work for Level 1 Yoga Therapist before taking Level 2 Yoga Therapist courses.
  • Certification as a Level 2 Yoga Therapist requires prior certification as a Level 2 Yoga Teacher.

Yoga Teacher Support Center

This is the largest service of its kind to help yoga teachers reach their students on all levels — and it’s free. more...

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200-hour certification in one month

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