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Yoga Teacher RYT Requirements
The globally accepted professional credential for Yoga Teachers
In January 2017, a new set of standards called “PLUS” were approved by the Yoga Alliance’s Educational Standards Committee (ESC) and added to the existing scheme. Evaluating and updating existing standards is a recommended practice in all professions, and many of you have asked Yoga Alliance to review our 18-year old standards.
We accept teachers that has yoga training from a non-registered Yoga Alliance-International school if the programme meet our standards.
All RYT levels cover the FULL range Membership Status
Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT)
RYT 200
Qualification Requirements: First 200 hour MUST be completed with the same school as multiple trainings from different schools cannot be combined to meet the 200 hour requirement.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: YES
RYT 200 cannot be faculty of a 200hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
RYT 250 Plus
Qualification Requirements: Teacher must have completed a 200/250 hour training programme with the same provider. Additional training does not have to be from the same school.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: Yes
RYT-250 PLUS cannot be faculty of a 200/250 PLUS hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
RYT 350
Qualification Requirements: Teacher must have completed a 350-hour and/or a 200-hour training programme + 150 hours of training. Additional training does not have to be from the same school.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: Yes
RYT-350 cannot be faculty of a 200/250 PLUS/350 hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
RYT 500
Qualification Requirements: Teacher must have completed a 500-hour training programme and/or 200/250 + 300/350 further training. Additional training does not have to be from the same school.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: None
RYT-500 cannot be faculty of a 200/250 PLUS/350/500 hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
RYT 500 PLUS
Qualification Requirements: Teacher must have completed minimum 650 hour training programme e.g.: 500 hour or more of which 200/250-hour with the same provider. Additional training does not have to be from the same school.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: None
RYT-500 PLUS cannot be faculty of a 200/250 PLUS/350/500/500 PLUS hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
RYT 1500
Qualification Requirements: Teacher must have completed a 1500-hour training programme or multiple trainings of which 200/250-hour with the same provider. Additional training does not have to be from the same school.
Teaching hour Requirements: None
Continuing Education Requirements: None
RYT-1500 cannot be faculty of a 200/250 PLUS/350/500/500 PLUS/1500 hour teacher training programme, continuing education classes, workshops or seminars until upgrade to ERYT.
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