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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. In order to register as a RYT, you must have completed a Yoga teacher training from one of our Registered Yoga Schools (RYS®). You may verify a Yoga school's registration status by locating them in our online directory. All RYSs in active status with Yoga Alliance are listed on the online directory.

Once you have completed training with a RYS, verify the designation you qualify for by reviewing our designations, below. Yoga teachers that graduated from a RYS can receive varying levels of designation based on the amount of training and teaching experience, as follows:

 

Yoga Alliance Designations

Training Hours Completed

Teaching Hours Completed

RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher)

  • A yoga teacher with a minimum of 200 hours of yoga teacher training that meets Yoga Alliance standards.

200

From the same school

 No teaching hours required to register

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

500

100

Following RYT 200 Training

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

200

From the same school

1,000

Following RYT 200 Training

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

500

1,000

100 following RYT 200 Training

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

500

2,000

500 following RYT 500 Training

RCYT® (Registered Children's Yoga Teacher)

  • An active RYT who has also completed a children's yoga training that meets Yoga Alliance standards.

95

From the same school

30

Following Children's Training

RPYT® (Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher)

  • An active RYT who has also completed a prenatal yoga training that meets Yoga Alliance standards. 

85

From the same school

30

Following Prenatal Training

 

 

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