Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®s)
The teacher directory is not a certification program but rather a listing of teachers whose training and experience meet Yoga Alliance's minimum standards. Yoga teachers that graduated from Registered Yoga Schools (RYS®s) can receive varying levels of designation based on the amount of training and teaching experience, as follows:
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Yoga Alliance Designations
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Training Hours Completed
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Teaching Hours Completed
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RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher)
- A yoga teacher with a minimum of 200 hours of yoga teacher training that meets Yoga Alliance standards.
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200
From the same school
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No teaching hours required to register
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RYT 500
- A yoga teacher with a minimum of 500 hours of yoga teacher training, either:
o 500 hours from one school, or
o 200 hours plus 300 hours of advanced training from one school (training that requires participants to have a 200-Hour certification)
- Can provide continuing education
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500
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100
Following RYT 200 Training
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E-RYT® 200 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)
- A yoga teacher who has taught a minimum of two years and 1,000 hours since graduating from a 200-Hour RYS
- Can provide continuing education
- Can be a Director and/or Primary Instructor of a 200-Hour teacher training program
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200
From the same school
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1,000
Following RYT 200 Training
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E-RYT 200, RYT 500
- A RYT 500 who has taught a minimum of two years and 1,000 hours since graduating from a 200-Hour RYS
- Can provide continuing education
- Can be a Director and/or Primary Instructor of a 200-Hour teacher training program
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500
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1,000
100 following RYT 200 Training
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E-RYT 500
- A yoga teacher who has taught a minimum of four years and 1,500 hours since graduating from a 200-Hour RYS and has taught 500 hours since graduating from a 500-Hour RYS
- Can provide continuing education
- Can be a Director and/or Primary Instructor of a 200 and/or 500-Hour teacher training program
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500
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2,000
500 following RYT 500 Training
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RCYT (Registered Children's Yoga Teacher)
- An active RYT who has also completed a children's yoga training that meets Yoga Alliance standards.
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95
From the same school
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30
Following Children's Training
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RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher)
- An active RYT who has also completed a prenatal yoga training that meets Yoga Alliance standards.
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85
From the same school
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30
Following Prenatal Training
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