Continuing Education
Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®s) complete continuing education every three years to maintain their registration and continue to grow their yoga knowledge and teaching skills.
Continuing education consists of both:
Teaching Hours (45) Acquired by teaching 45 hours of yoga.
Training Hours (30) Acquired by receiving additional yoga training – both classroom and out of classroom hours are eligible as follows:
- At least 10 Contact Hours: Contact hours are in-person classroom hours in the physical presence of a qualified yoga teacher or instructor. Continuing Education contact hours can be obtained through yoga teacher training, workshops, courses and discussion or study groups, in any of the five educational categories.
- No more than 20 Non-Contact Hours: One non-contact hour for continuing education is five hours or 300 minutes. Non-contact hours can consist of:
- Reading a book or article or watching a video that deepens your yoga practice and understanding
- Taking an online or correspondence course related to yoga
- Publishing yoga books or articles in newsletters, newspapers or magazines
- Producing yoga videos
- Receiving mentoring by telephone through a yoga-related program
- Creating class materials for distribution to students
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I rollover my continuing education?
If you earn more than the required hours for continuing education in a given three-year period, the extra hours may NOT rollover into the next three-year period.
Are there approved providers for continuing education?
Currently, Yoga Alliance does not pre-approve providers for continuing education. You must simply ensure that continuing education is obtained from a qualified yoga teacher.
As a Grandparented E-RYT®, do I need to submit continuing education?
E-RYT 500s with more than 5,000 hours of teaching experience (who were grandparented as E-RYT 500) do not need to report continuing education. We recommend that you retain your records in case Yoga Alliance conducts an audit.