RYS-200

RYS-200 (Registered Yoga School – 200 Hour Program)

These standards outline the requirements to register a yoga school (RYS-200) with Yoga Alliance International.

Program Requirements

Techniques, Training and Practice

Includes foundational practices such as:

• Asanas: Boat, Bridge, Cat-Cow, Chair, Child’s Pose, Cobra, Corpse, Dolphin, Downward Dog, Eagle, Fish, Happy Baby, Mountain, Plank, Seated Forward Fold, Side Plank, Sphinx, Tree, Triangle, Upward Dog, Warrior I–III
• Pranayama: Alternate Nostril, Ujjayi, Belly Breath
• Chanting & Mantra: Gayatri Mantra, OM
• Mudras: Gyana, Shuni, Surya Ravi, Buddhi, Prana, Dhyana, Anjali

Hours:

• Contact: 55
• Non-contact: 60
• With Lead Trainers: 30
• Total: 115

Teaching Methodology

• Communication and voice
• Demonstration skills
• Learning styles
• Business of yoga (including marketing and legal basics)

Hours:

• Contact: 10
• Non-contact: 20
• With Lead Trainers: 25
• Total: 30

Anatomy and Physiology

• Human anatomy and physiology
• Chakras

Hours:

• Contact: 15
• Non-contact: 10
• With Lead Trainers: 10
• Total: 25

Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics

• Yoga Sutras
• Bhagavad Gita
• Ethical and lifestyle principles

Hours:

• Contact: 5
• Non-contact: 15
• With Lead Trainers: 10
• Total: 20

Practical Teaching

• Minimum of 10 classes taught outside the classroom post-training

Hours:

• Non-contact: 10
• Total: 10

Program Totals

• Contact Hours: 85
• Non-contact Hours: 115
• Minimum Hours with Lead Trainers: 75
• Total Program Hours: 200

Online Program Requirements

• Programs may be delivered fully online
• Must meet all total hour requirements
• Students must be evaluated in both:
  • Theory (e.g. philosophy)
  • Practice (ability to teach)
• Schools must outline their evaluation methods in the syllabus

Lead Trainer Requirements

• Programs must be led by a qualified trainer (ERYT-200, ERYT-500, or equivalent)
• Maximum of two lead trainers per program location