|
200-Hour RYS Standards |
Minimum Hours |
Notes on Category |
|
Category |
Total |
Contact |
|
Techniques Training/Practice—Includes asanas,
pranayamas, kriyas, chanting,
mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga
techniques. These hours must be a
mix between (1) analytical training in how to teach and
practice the techniques, and (2) guided practice of the
techniques themselves; both areas must receive
substantial emphasis. |
100 |
75 (50 with
primary ERYTs*) |
Contact hours in this
category must be in a dedicated YTT environment (into
which others might occasionally be invited) rather than
in classes intended for the general public.
Although Yoga Alliance
honors and respects related disciplines and traditions,
both contact and non-contact hours are limited to areas
that fall within the scope of traditional yoga studies. |
|
Teaching Methodology—Includes principles of
demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting,
instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher,
the student's process of learning, and business aspects
of teaching yoga. |
25 |
(10 with
primary ERYTs*) |
Although
your curriculum may include more than 5 hours on
business aspects of teaching yoga, a maximum of 5 such
hours can be counted. |
Anatomy
& Physiology—Includes both human physical anatomy
and physiology
(bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and
physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the
study of the subject and application of its principles
to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy
movement patterns, etc). |
20 |
10 |
A minimum
of 5 hours must be spent applying A&P principles to
yoga. |
Yoga
Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers—Includes
the study
of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for
yoga teachers. |
30 |
20 |
A minimum
of 2 contact hours must be spent on ethics for yoga
teachers. |
Practicum—Includes practice teaching, receiving
feedback, observing others
teaching and hearing/giving feedback. Also includes
assisting students while
someone else is teaching. |
10 |
5 with
primary ERYTs* |
A minimum
of 5 contact hours must be spent actively teaching (not
assisting or observing others teach). |
Remaining Hours - Hours to be distributed among the
categories above according
to the school’s chosen emphasis (may be contact or
non-contact hours). |
15 |
|
|
Remaining contact hours required to meet the overall
minimum standards; these
hours must be distributed among the five numbered
categories above, and may be
taught by any faculty members. |
|
55 |
Total
required minimum contact hours for each standards
category are indicated in the preceding column. As long
as the minimum number of required contact hours in each
category is satisfied, the remaining 55 contact hours
may be
distributed among the five categories as your school
chooses. |
| Total
Hours |
200 |
180 |
|
