If you are reading this, then you’re probably looking for a high-quality yoga teacher training program—or you already have your 200-Hour certification and want to expand your skill set. It is probably also true that you’ve got a few questions: What’s the difference between a 200-hour yoga teacher training session and a 300-hour yoga teacher training session? Which program is right for me? In what ways will each program benefit me?
Look no further! We have all the answers to your questions right here. Read on for a closer look at what makes each level of yoga teacher training unique.
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Understanding the Difference Between 200, 300, and 500-Hour YTT Programs
The Basics of a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program
Your 200-hour yoga teacher training will be the foundation from which you teach, so it’s important to choose wisely when deciding where to go. For someone new to the world of yoga, we believe an immersion program is an excellent choice —one that allows you to fully commit yourself to learning, interpreting, and internalizing the philosophies of yoga.
In this program, you will learn all the fundamentals:
- how a class is structured
- understanding Asanas, Pranayamas, and meditation techniques
- anatomy and the mechanics of yoga poses
- Ayurveda, chakras and other yogic concepts to help you be a well-rounded teacher
- ritual
- the ethics and business of yoga
- the history of yoga
During your 200-hour yoga teacher training, you will also nurture your personal practice, which, next to your training, is paramount to passing on wisdom to others. This learning will create a platform for transformation for you personally, as well as the people you hope to teach.
Any 200-hour yoga teacher training—especially a fully immersive program—will help you go even deeper into what yoga means for you and your potential students.
According to Yogi Aaron, “You will leave Blue Osa feeling as if you have just immersed your whole being into a tradition of yoga. Every part of you will be completely and utterly transformed.”
This 200-hour yoga teacher training is designed to cultivate healthy daily patterns through early morning meditation with the sunrise, and a daily Asana and Pranayama practice combined with classroom interaction and reading material. Through this structure, you and your fellow yogis will become more certain and stable, allowing you to soften, go deep, and address imbalances in your lives.
300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Have you already earned your 200-hour certification, been teaching for a while, but know that there is always more to learn? Would you like to offer more to your students? Are you interested in expanding your yoga business and building stronger entrepreneurial skills?
Then a 300-hour yoga teacher training program is the next step.
Once you complete this training, you will be eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance as an RYT-500 (Registered Yoga Teacher- 500 Hours).
Some people opt to piece their 500-hour certification together by doing smaller, incremental trainings, but there are options out there, such as the one Blue Osa offers, that allows you to get everything done in one big immersion. Whatever path you take, your training must come from a Yoga Alliance registered school (RYS) if you want to earn your 500-hour certification.
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training The Blue Osa Way
Our 300-hour yoga teacher training is for the lifelong practitioners—the seekers, the visionaries of yoga. The focus here is all-around yogic lifestyle development, so you can truly live what you teach.
Through independent projects, book reports, and in-depth reading, Yogi Aaron will guide you deeper into the mysteries and rituals of yoga to enable you to cultivate enlightenment and well-being within others.
In Blue Osa’s 300-hour yoga teacher training, you will have the opportunity to hone in on your niche and nurture your gifts to truly serve your message to the world. Yogi Aaron will help you discover your primary intention as a yoga teacher.
Not to mention that, once you’ve completed your 300-hour yoga teacher training, you will be able to register with the Yoga Alliance as a 500-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher. This gives you more credibility and a leg up over those who have only completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training.
Learn More About The Specific Benefits Of A 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Immersion!
As you dive into this intensive learning, you will empower your vision, growing yourself so you can embody leadership in yoga. Yogi Aaron is interested in building yoga leaders for the global community, and you will be one of them!
Just Get Yourself Here, and We’ll Do The Rest!
No matter what level of training you are seeking, Blue Osa is an excellent way to accelerate your learning and ignite positive momentum in the direction of your goals. Everything is taken care of for you so you can focus on your personal transformation.
Now is the time to invest in yourself. Grow yourself incrementally into a well-rounded and capable yoga teacher, in order to become a leader in the global yogic community. Choose Yogi Aaron to be your month-long mentor, to guide you through the beginning of each life-changing yoga journey, and allow the Osa Peninsula to nurture those journeys. Choosing where to complete your yoga teacher training is not always easy, but Blue Osa is a choice that you will not regret!
Yoga Teacher Training FAQs:
If I obtained my 200-hour certification from a different school, am I still eligible to participate in your 300-hour program?
Yes, but to register your 500-hours with the Yoga Alliance, your 200-hour program must have also been certified through the Yoga Alliance.
Will I be eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance after your 200 or 300-hour training?
Yes. Blue Osa is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with the Yoga Alliance at 3 levels: RYS 200, RYS 300, and RYS 500. Once you complete one of our 200 or 300-hour trainings, you will receive your teaching certificate. This makes you a Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT). You can then submit your certificate to the Yoga Alliance to become a Registered Yoga Teacher for your specific level (RYT 200 or RYT 500).
What is the difference between the 200, 300, and 500–hour programs?
Your 200-hour teaching certificate is the basic level of training that is recognized by the Yoga Alliance. It means that you are certified to teach yoga and eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance as RYT 200.
The 300–hour program is for participants who already have a 200–hour certificate and wish to earn their advanced 500–hour certification.
When you complete your 300-hour program, it means you have a total of 500 hours of yoga teacher training. You are eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance as RYT 500, which means that you are able to teach yoga with the deeper knowledge and skills developed through more extensive training and study.