Become a Certified Yoga Teacher,
Change Lives…
Online + In-Person Combined
Course – 200hr Yoga Alliance Certification
★★★★★
Exceptional Yoga Alliance School
rating 4.7 out of 5.0
Yoga Alliance RYS-200
Are you interested in teaching yoga to inspire students, to change lives, and to embrace a healthy lifestyle? Would you like to earn a great living, work from anywhere, and share the benefits of yoga with your community? Here are three important questions to ask yourself before you go any further:
At YOGABODY, we’ve trained over 23,000 teaching professionals since 2006, and we take a unique approach. We’re profession-focused service providers, and we use yoga as lifestyle fitness tool with our clients. We’re science-based, and business-positive, so our graduates enter the job market experienced and qualified to find success quickly.
Benefits of Teaching Yoga
Work That Matters. Have you ever suffered in a job where you felt like a warm body at a desk, but not much more? The wrong job can be soul-sucking, while the right one can fuel your fire. Yoga teaching offers a deep level of meaning and purpose. On a typical day, you will help students achieve strength and balance, relieve stress, and restore their health using the amazing power of yoga. You will play a huge role in their lives and become a leader in your local community.
Freedom and Independence. As a yoga teacher, you can live life on your own terms. Online yoga teaching is booming, which means you can even live and work from anywhere. Prefer to teach in person? There continues to be more and more opportunities at studios, gyms, or fitness centers. Prefer something non-traditional? There are great opportunities in schools, medical facilities, and sports clubs. The best part is that you have the freedom to choose your own path and you can always change your mind.
Exciting Career Opportunities. CNN ranked ‘yoga instructor’ as the #10 pick on a list of the top 100 jobs. It reported that median teacher pay is currently $62K per year for part-time work. There is more demand than supply of qualified instructors, so our graduates are launching exciting careers every day.
Travel and Adventure. There is no better travel job than teaching yoga. Our graduates work online from anywhere, and also teach on cruise ships and yachts, in health resorts, and 5-star hotels. Many teachers book seasonal work in resort towns and use their teaching gigs as an excuse to see the world.
A Positive Peer Group. It can be difficult to live a life of purpose when your friends and family are on different paths. As a yoga teacher, your peer group will be health-oriented, adventurous, and passionate about learning – just like you. This new network will bring out the best parts of you that may have been lying dormant for years.
Download the Course Syllabus
YOGABODY Teachers College curriculum is science-based and focused on providing you with the real-world skills needed to work as a professional teacher. We’re one of the few courses in the world that has undergone university-level curriculum review by American Council on Education (ACE). Find out more by downloading our course syllabus.
The Journey
Step 1 – Register
Prospective students should have taken at least 50 yoga classes and be in good health for participation. Injuries and age-related aches and pains are expected, and please know that perfect poses are not our focus.
Step 2 – Orientation
A YOGABODY team member will onboard you to our private student’s group, app, and eLearning Platform. You’ll get immediate access to our live classes (weekly) and past classes archive to deepen your practice.
Step 3 – Your Books Arrive
• Practice Journal – this is where you’ll log your 100 classes
• Science of Yoga – a beautiful, simple, and practical resource
• Yoga Business Mastery – learn to create a teaching life on your own terms
Step 4 – Online Training Begins! (8 – 19 July)
Our live, online sessions leverage the best of new technologies to create high-impact learning sessions that include animations, videos, breakout rooms, practice teaching, guest speakers, and more.
YOGABODY has been a leader in online education since 2007, and our online experience is second to none.
Online sessions go live Monday through Friday from 6 pm to 8 pm Central European Standard Time (check your timezone). Approximately half our attendees join live, about half join the replays the same day.
We have bonus sessions, private tutoring, and partner work, so even if your busy schedule doesn’t allow you to join live, you’ll be fully supported every step of the way.
The first hour of class is workshop-style learning. Our second hour is practice and practice teaching. Our trainees start as students and, over the course of three weeks, they transform into job-ready professionals. It’s an amazing journey.
Step 5 – University of Georgia Immersion (21 – 27 July)
We come together in person for a final week where the online learning module gels into real-world skills and your connections turn into lifelong friendships. During this week, our focus is on public speaking, applied anatomy, hands-on adjustments, sequencing, and exam preparation. The campus facilities are amazing, and as usual, the experience itself is multimodal and includes multimedia to accelerate learning.
Real Science, Real Results
No incense, no chanting, no gurus. We focus on mind-body fitness for everyone. Founded in 2007, the YOGABODY Teachers College welcomes students of all backgrounds and is committed to democratizing yoga so everyone has access.
Our curriculum has been reviewed by a university-level accreditation board and is designed to empower teachers with empirical data that informs their teaching:
• Alignment and smart sequencing for healthy joints
• Skill-based, progressive fitness style to maximize motivation and results
• Flexibility techniques informed by leading exercise physiology research
• Stress management, mood balance, sleep optimization
• Nervous system entrainment through science-based breathwork
• Nutrition (without diets) simplified for all bodies, all cultures
Comparison Chart (us vs. them)
Curriculum | YB | Other Courses |
International Certification | ||
Trainees Teach and Assist in Public Classes | ||
Physical Adjustments Taught | ||
100% Practical, Focused Training | ||
Highly-Acclaimed eLearning Center | ||
Diverse Sequences and Styles | ||
Hindu, Buddhist or Other Religious Affiliation | ||
Dogma, Rules and Rigid System | ||
Incense, Chakras, Chanting, Gurus |
Trainers | YB | Other Courses |
Working Professionals | ||
Mentorship and Coaching | ||
Pre and Post-Course Coaching Available | ||
Senior-Level Instructors | ||
Personalized Help |
Community | YB | Other Courses |
Post-Graduation Support | ||
Business and Marketing Support | ||
Free Post-Graduate Education | ||
Diverse and Body-Positive Group | ||
Competitive and Exclusive |
Business & Teaching Opportunities | YB | Other Courses |
Custom eCommerce Web Page | ||
Online New Student Form | ||
Real Business Opportunities | ||
Business-Positive Community | ||
Retail Product Line for Teachers | ||
Guaranteed Job Placement Assistance | ||
Strong Ownership Opportunities | ||
Business Opportunities Training | ||
Done-for-You Marketing Options |
Tuition & Schedules | YB | Other Courses |
Affordable Payment Plans | ||
Flexible, Part-Time Study Options | ||
Your Own Pace (4-6 Month Program) | ||
Home Study |
Graduation Requirements
Our system transforms passionate students into job-ready professionals, and we’ve been leading the industry since 2006. The success of our graduates speaks for itself.
200hr Yoga Alliance Certificate Benefits
- Teach in any country, worldwide
- Obtain insurance / licenses to teach anywhere
- Work in yoga studios, fitness centers, public and private sector
- Teach online, privately or in corporate settings
- Lifetime certification, no recertification requirements ever
Course Requirements. You’ll submit a total of three quizzes (online, multiple choice) and three practice teaching videos. All assignments are designed to reinforce and demonstrate learning, and we’ll guide you every step of the way. If for some reason you’re struggling with an assignment, an instructor will work one-on-one with you to ensure your success.
- Foundations Quiz and Teaching Exam (online immersion)
- Applied Anatomy Quiz and Teaching Exam (in-person immersion)
- Final Quiz and Teaching Exam (in-person immersion)
- 100 class log / practice journal. All attendees should have at least 50 classes logged before registration, and during the course, we’ll have you log +50 more. You can do this at your own pace and have up to six months.
Meet Your Trainers
LUCAS ROCKWOOD
Master Trainer & Director (E-RYT, YACEP)
Lucas Rockwood is an internationally-renowned yoga trainer, TEDx Speaker, author, podcaster, writer, and entrepreneur.
Lucas’ corporate training clients include Facebook and Noom. His early yoga and meditation teachers include Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (deceased), Paul Dallaghan, Alex Medin, Gabriel Cousens MD, and SN Goenka (deceased).
Lucas left the USA in 2003 and traveled and taught extensively before making Barcelona, Spain, his home base. In a previous life, he worked in theater, publishing, and as a plant-based chef and nutritional coach. He’s the father of three international kids and remains as passionate about yoga as when he first began practicing in 2002.
Lucas is the founder and managing director of YOGABODY®, YB Teachers College®, The Lucas Rockwood Show (podcast), and author of Yoga Business Mastery: Earn a Great Living Doing What You Love.
CAMILO CARREIRO
Trainer (E-RYT, YACEP)
Camilo began practicing yoga in 2010 and enrolled in his first yoga training course to deepen his practice. However, he quickly fell in love with teaching and decided to make a career change from political scientist to become a full-time yoga teacher. Camilo joined the Barcelona YOGABODY team in 2015 and immediately became involved in sequence development, course planning, and new teacher mentorship.
Camilo leads workshops and classes to all levels and has mentored and taught hundreds of trainees around the world. He teaches the YOGABODY 200hr Teacher Training program, Trapeze Teacher Training, Stretching Coach Training and Breath Coach Training courses. Alongside course leadership, Camilo maintains a busy teaching schedule – and loves every minute!
Camilo’s Yoga Certifications includes Yoga Alliance E-RYT Registered Trainer / YACEP Provider, YOGABODY Teaching Diploma (YTD) and Applied Yoga Studies Diploma, Hatha Vinyasa Yoga Certification, Yoga Trapeze® Cert, Stretch Coach and Breath Coach.
Tuition
Limited Space: Only 40 Spots Left
Your tuition investment includes both the online and in-person immersions, all book and materials, ongoing access to the eLearning Center and teachers groups, and personalized feedback and review of your graduation submissions.
Additional costs not included: yoga mat, travel to/from in-person immersion, six nights accommodation and meals.
Payment Plan (0% APR)
$499 /month x6
(approx. 459 EUR or 395 GBP)*
Standard Tuition
$2,995
(approx. 2,745 EUR or 2,375 GBP)*
*All tuition charged in USD only. Conversion rates are estimates only.
FREE! Bonus Materials
($969 value)
Our ever-growing resource list includes new student forms, copy/paste promotional forms, business card templates, and are all included in the program. We make it fast and easy to get started and this is a big part of the reason our graduates are doing so well.
Web Page
($249 value – FREE!)
You’ll get a custom web page where you can take online payments, stream or sell video classes, schedule and setup Zoom classes, and create a 100% personalized online web presence. Best of all, it takes about 10 minutes to set it all up. No cost for life for all graduates.
New Student Liability Form
($149 value – FREE!)
No more paperwork or clunky software. We have created a simple system where your students can register online, use their thumb or mouse to sign the contract, and a copy is automatically emailed to both you and your client. For insurance and data privacy reasons, it’s essential that you have a new student form with a liability waiver for your classes. Software companies charge $100-180 / year for this. We give all our graduates lifetime access including custom URLs for free.
PDF Pose Charts x55
($99 value – FREE!)
We’ll send you our studio master file PDF of pose charts we developed after years in our studios. This is a great place to get ideas, copy/paste sequences, and find structures for your classes.
Music Playlists x20
($99 value – FREE!)
If you’ve ever tried to make a yoga playlist, you’ll know how challenging it can be. In our studios we release new lists every three months, and all our trainees get access.
Live Class Pass!
($249 value – FREE!)
Once accepted into the course, you’ll be invited to our private YB Teacher Group where graduates teach and take classes with each other. This is a commercial-free zone where you’ll not only get access to live classes each week, you’ll also join our most active graduates all around the world for professional networking. This is an amazing way to make connections, gain practice and teaching experience.
Social Media Cover Art Templates
($25 value – FREE!)
We try to check as many things off your to-do list as possible, so before you graduate, we’ll help you create cover art and profile pics for your social media profiles.
Contract Template
($99 value – FREE!)
When you teach a class or workshop at a fitness center, corporate office, or festival, you will need a contract. Don’t waste time and money, simply fill in the blanks with this form and you’ll be ready to go.
University of Georgia (Athens)
There is no better place to learn then at a university, and we love to train at UGA’s department of dance because we have three training rooms, audio/visual equipment, full changing rooms, and an affordable hotel is literally across the street. If you drive, it’s about 1.5hrs from Atlanta. If you fly in, you can rent a car, carpool, or Uber to get to campus. We’ve been training here for years, and it’s just perfect.
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★★★★★
“You still have so much to learn…”
Personally, this was the right course for me because of its strong foundation in Vinyasa Yoga. Once you start the course, you come to realize that no matter how long you’ve been practicing yoga, you still have so much to learn.
– Nicola Ross
★★★★★
“Amazing instructors, exceptional value…”
Amazing instructors, exceptional value, a highly organized program that delivers far more than expected. I walked away from my training with the knowledge and confidence to teach, as well as the ability to run a business.
– Ana Cadena
★★★★★
Talks the talk and walks the walk without pretence
What I like most about Lucas and YOGABODY is that he knows his stuff inside out, he can talk the talk and walk the walk, but he is not a pretentious so and so like most “yoga” practitioners I’ve come across.
– Iain Stanley
★★★★★
“Excellent teacher trainings!”
I’m tremendously grateful to have discovered YB Teachers College in 2020 and completed the 200-hour course. What a transformational experience it was! Ever since I continue to sign up for other courses whenever I’m available. I highly recommend any skeptics to take the plunge into any of the YB courses.
– Manching Tom
★★★★★
Highly recommend all YOGABODY programs!
I appreciate the quality of the courses. The necessary info is clear, concise, and often repeated. Lucas and the team have you instructing from the very beginning in a way that helps you defeat your uncertainties and gain confidence. The access to the online modules is for forever.
– Rachel Fletcher
★★★★★
“YOGABODY Teachers College is so educational and fun”
Studying with YB Teachers College is a supportive experience and the online learning platform is super informative. Lucas and his team of teachers are excellent at sharing knowledge and encouraging your growth. I highly recommend!
– Jadielocks Stott
★★★★★
“I am learning a lot and I am super happy”
The online content is very easy to watch, and because it’s not only about yoga, it’s also interesting. I am learning a lot and I am super happy.
– Suzanne Hoyos
★★★★★
“So impressed with Lucas’ knowledge”
I have done several courses with YOGABODY – including 200-hr Teacher Training and have never been disappointed. I’m so impressed with Lucas’ knowledge and the accessible way the courses are delivered. They have been life changing for me!
– Angela Hart
★★★★★
“Just brilliant!”
What an amazing company, excellent support, spot on tuition, all delivered in an easygoing friendly manner whilst maintaining a professional service – just brilliant!
– Amy
★★★★★
“You still have so much to learn...”
Personally, this was the right course for me because of its strong foundation in Vinyasa Yoga. Once you start the course, you come to realize that no matter how long you've been practicing yoga, you still have so much to learn.
- Nicola Ross
★★★★★
"Amazing instructors, an exceptional value..."
Amazing instructors, an exceptional value, a highly organized program that delivers far more than expected. I walked away from my training with the knowledge and confidence to teach, as well as the ability to run a business.
- Ana Cadena
★★★★★
Talks the talk and walk the walk without pretence
What I like most about Lucas and YOGABODY is that he knows his stuff inside out, he can talk the talk and walk the walk, but he is not a pretentious so and so like most “yoga” practitioners I’ve come across.
- Iain Stanley
★★★★★
"Excellent teacher trainings!"
I'm tremendously grateful to have discovered YB Teachers College in 2020 and completed the 200-hour course. What a transformational experience it was! Ever since I continue to sign up for other courses whenever I'm available. I highly recommend any skeptics to take the plunge into any of the YB courses.
- Manching Tom
★★★★★
Highly recommend all YOGABODY programs!
I appreciate the quality of the courses. The necessary info is clear, concise, and often repeated. Lucas and the team have you instructing from the very beginning in a way that helps you defeat your uncertainties and gain confidence. The access to the online modules is for forever.
– Rachel Fletcher
★★★★★
“YOGABODY Teachers College is so educational & fun”
Studying with YB Teachers College is a supportive experience and the online learning platform is super informative. Lucas and his team of teachers are excellent at sharing knowledge and encouraging your growth. I highly recommend!
– Jadielocks Stott
★★★★★
“I am learning a lot and I am super happy..”
The online content is very easy to watch, and because it’s not only about yoga, it’s also interisting. I am learning a lot and I am super happy.
- Suzanne Hoyos
★★★★★
"So impressed with Lucas’ knowledge"
I have done several courses with YOGABODY - including 200-hr Teacher Training and have never been disappointed. I’m so impressed with Lucas’ knowledge and the accessible way the courses are delivered. They have been life changing for me!
- Angela Hart
★★★★★
"Just brilliant!"
What an amazing company, excellent support, spot on tuition, all delivered in an easygoing friendly manner whilst maintaining a professional service - just brilliant!
- Amy
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