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Teachers

A Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) credential is earned by yoga teachers whose training and teaching experience meet Yoga Alliance standards.

An RYT must

  • Complete training with and receive confirmation from a Registered Yoga School (RYS) at the 200 or 500-hour level;

  • Complete 30 hours of Continuing Education every three years; and Pay annual membership fees.

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Registered Yoga Teacher 200

Teachers can register as an RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. All training hours must come from the same school, and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour requirement.

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Registered Yoga Teacher 500

Teachers can register as an RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour teacher training plus an additional 300-hour advanced teacher training* from a different RYS. Applicants must also submit 100 teaching hours that were completed after their RYS 200 or RYS 500 training.

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Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher 200

Once registered, an E-RYT 200 can provide Continuing Education workshops to RYTs and can be a Lead Trainer of a 200-hour teaching training for an RYS 200 up until December 31, 2023.

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Teachers can register as an E-RYT 200 if they have successfully completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of two years after completing training. All training hours must come from the same school, and multiple trainings cannot be combined to meet the 200-hour requirement. Applicants must submit 1,000 teaching hours for this designation, which must be completed after finishing their training with an RYS 200. 

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Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher 200

Once registered, an E-RYT 500 is able to provide Continuing Education workshops to other teachers and can be a Lead Trainer of a 200-hour, 300-hour, or 500-hour teacher training.

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Teachers can register as an E-RYT 500 if they have successfully completed a 500-hour yoga teacher training that is registered with Yoga Alliance and have taught a minimum of four years since completing training with an RYS 200. The 500 hours of training can either come from one school or can be a combination of a 200-hour training plus an additional 300-hour advanced teacher training* from a different RYS. Applicants must submit 2,000 teaching hours for this designation, 1,500 of which must have been taught after completing training with an RYS 200 or RYS 500. The remaining 500 teaching hours must have been taught after completing training with an RYS 300 or RYS 500. 

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Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher

Teachers can register as an RCYT if they have successfully completed both a 200-hour yoga teacher training and a 95-hour children's yoga teacher training—in either order—that are registered with Yoga Alliance. Applicants must submit 30 teaching hours in children’s yoga which must be performed after completing a training with a Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS).

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Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher

Teachers can register as an RPYT if they have successfully completed both a 200-hour yoga teacher training and an 85-hour prenatal yoga training—in either order—that are registered with Yoga Alliance. Applicants must submit 30 teaching hours in prenatal yoga, which must be performed after completing a training with a Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS). 

RYT Benefits

As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:

  • An internationally recognized credential that stands as a marker of high quality, safe, accessible, and equitable yoga teaching;

  • Marketing on our RYT directory, where you can list where you teach and tell the world more about who you are as a yoga teacher;

  • Access to free online workshops (both live and recorded) which allow you to learn from leaders in the yoga community about a range of relevant yoga, business, and wellness topics;

  • Advocacy alerts when there are local, state, and national government issues facing the yoga community;

  • Invitations to both live and virtual community events and meet-ups;

  • Insightful publications ranging from our monthly newsletter, scientific research on yoga, and hundreds of informative articles and videos; and

  • Discounts on products and services from our partners on everything from liability insurance to yoga clothes to business software.

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How to Maintain Your Registration

As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:

As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:

As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:

As an RYT, you gain access to all Yoga Alliance membership benefits, including:

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