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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training
A Spiritual Approach to Yoga
“This was the best month of my life – truly a life-transforming experience…”
– C. S., Fresno, California
A Yoga Teacher Training with High Ideals
This course emphasizes the highest goal of yoga practice: Self-realization. The certification is a unique, integrated approach to working directly with the body's subtle energies for spiritual growth and wellness on all levels.
You’ll learn to teach powerful transformational techniques that no other yoga tradition offers. And you’ll learn to go beyond techniques, into yoga as a complete way of life.
“My 4 weeks of Ananda Yoga Teacher Training was one of the most fulfilling and spiritually transforming periods in my life. All of the instructors, along with the entire Ananda community, were very supportive and nurturing.”
– R. F., Lake Bluff, Illinois
Go Deep in Your Understanding
- How to teach 30 asanas, including how to draw their spiritual benefits
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Asana mechanics, cautions, and how to adapt for limitations
- How to work directly with the body’s subtle energy, including the chakras and kundalini
- Classical yoga breathing techniques
- Yogananda’s unique Energization Exercises
- Keys to concentration, meditation, and spiritual growth
- Yoga philosophy and lifestyle, including Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, and more
- Anatomy and physiology for yoga teachers
Become a Magnetic Teacher
- Practice teaching for groups and one-to-one
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How to assist and adjust students in the asanas
- Guidance on how to refine your teaching, including a video recording session and personal teaching reviews
- How to plan a class: structure and sequence; your own teaching style; marketing
“At my first class after the yoga teacher training retreat, one of my students said, ‘You are different. I want what you have.’ To me that is the best testimonial of my Ananda experience.”
– C. S., Fresno, California
Receive Post-graduation Support
- Newsletters, Q and A forum, student referrals, discounts on courses for 500-hour certification, and more
Register with Yoga Alliance
- Graduates can become Registered Yoga Teachers (RYTs) with Yoga Alliance, the national certification standard in the United States.
RYT designations are trusted symbols of knowledge, training, and experience. Possessing one enhances your credibility as a teacher.
“My experience at The Expanding Light Retreat was ecstatic.… My personal practice has deepened, and I can confidently share my knowledge, feelings and practices with my students. ”
– L. J., Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
To apply, please fill out our application.
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