Ananda Yoga® Therapy Program Structure & Flow Chart
This certification training is 860 hour modular program, requiring a minimum of two years for completion. We work closely with our students to help them determine which courses would be best for them to take when, in accordance with their personal schedules of family and work-life, their experience as yoga teachers, and their finances.
The training includes the following courses and activities. 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. Please contact us for help setting up your itinerary for this wonderful journey of learning and joy.
Course Syllabi and Flow Chart of Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training and Ananda Teacher Training Courses are available for you to review. The training requires the following courses and activities:
Part 1 Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training:
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Principles (prerequisites: 80 hours of teaching experience after YTT graduation, application for entrance to the program)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Musculoskeletal–1 (prerequisite: Principles)
- Restorative Ananda Yoga® Teacher Training
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Seniors & Bone Strength
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Ayurveda (prerequisite: Principles)
- Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training: Health Challenges–1 (prerequisite: Principles, Ayurveda)
- Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training
- The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita
- The Essence of the Yoga Sutras
- Advanced Pranayama
- Ananda Yoga® Assistantship (prerequisite: 80 hours of teaching experience after YTT graduation)
- Ananda Spiritual Counseling® Training (prerequisite: Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training)
- At-home Practicum as assigned for most of above courses
- 100 hours of experience as a lead Ananda Yoga teacher (not an assistant) after having completed Level 1 Ananda YTT or Bridge to Ananda Yoga® .
- Home Practicum Video
Part 2 Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training:
(With the exception of the first course, all these Level 2 courses are to be taken after completion of all the Level 1 Yoga Therapy Training courses.)
- 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)
- Ananad 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)
- At-home Practicums
Notes about the schedule:
- We offer Principles twice a year.
- Seniors & Bone Strength is offered twice a year.
- Restorative Ananda YTT is offered 3 times a year.
- Ananda Meditation® Teacher Training is offered 3 times a year.
- The Ananda YTT Assistantship is usually offered twice a year.
- The remaining courses are offered at least once a year.
- Whenever possible, we schedule two or more of these courses back-to-back for the benefit of those who must travel from a distance.
Ananda Yoga® Therapy Training Courses Scheduled
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
Eligible for IAYT Yoga Therapist |
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