Ananda Yoga® Therapy Program Structure
& Flow Chart
Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training is an 860 hour modular program, requiring a minimum of two years for completion. This minimum is a standard set forth by The International Association of Yoga Therapists.
After enrolling in the program, students are helped with deciding which courses are to be taken and when. Family, work-life and experience as a yoga instructor are all factors we use to help determine what is best for the student. Please contact us for help setting up your itinerary for this wonderful journey of learning and joy.
Our training is comprised of the following courses. They do not necessarily need to be taken in the order given. For instance, while you are gaining 80 hours of teaching experience to enter Principles, you may take other courses that do not have this prerequisite. There are a few courses one can take at any time, without having applied to the program or have taught 80 hours of yoga.
Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training Courses and their prerequisites:
Part 1 Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training:
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Principles (prerequisites: 80 hours of teaching experience after YTT graduation or 30 hours or teaching experience after completion of Bridge to Ananda Yoga Teacher training. One must also apply and be accepted into the Ananda Yoga Therapy Program)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal–1 (prerequisite: Principles)
- Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training (prerequisite: Any YTT 200 graduate)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Seniors & Bone Strength (prerequisite: Any YTT 200 graduate)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Ayurveda (prerequisite: Principles)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–1 (prerequisite: Principles, Ayurveda)
- Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training (no prerequisite)
- The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita (no prerequisite)
- The Essence of the Yoga Sutras (no prerequisite)
- Advanced Pranayama (prerequisite: Ananda YTT graduate or Bridge to Ananda graduate)
- Ananda Yoga® Assistantship (prerequisite: 80 hours of teaching experience after YTT graduation)
- Ananda Spiritual Counseling® Training (prerequisite: Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training)
- Home Practicum Video (prerequisite: Completion of Ananda Yoga Therapy Part 1
Part 2 Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training:
- Ananda Meditation® Solutions (prerequisite: Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal–2 (prerequisites: Musculoskeletal–1, and ideally, Ananda Yoga Therapy Training Level–1)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–2 (prerequisite: Principles, Ayurveda, Health Challenges–1)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Psychology & Mental Health (prerequisite: Principles, Ayurveda, Health Challenges–1)
- Ananda Holistic Health Therapist Training (one of the last courses you will take)
Whenever possible, we schedule two or more of these courses back-to-back for the benefit of those who must travel from a distance.
Program Syllabi and Ananda Yoga Therapy Training Course Flow Chart is available for you to review.
Click here for a PDF of the Flow Chart
This Certification Training to become a Yoga Therapist is accredited by IAYT (International Association of Yoga Therapists).
| Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training Ananda YTT The Ananda School of Yoga & Meditation is recognized by Yoga Alliance as a RYS. |
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Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training 
Ananda YTxT (860 hours) |
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Level 2 Ananda Yoga Teacher
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* Starred courses may be taken before you officially enroll in the Ananda Yoga Therapy Training program if you meet their separate prerequisites. Prerequisite for Ananda Yoga Therapy Training (YTxT): one year of experience teaching Ananda Yoga after graduating from Level 1 AYTT. One year of personal practice of yoga. We also recommend that you complete as much of Level 2 YTT as possible before beginning Ananda YTxT. The yoga therapy components of these courses are based on our accreditation by IAYT, not derived from our status as an RYS with Yoga Alliance Registry. |
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Ananda Yoga Therapist
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