
Set up your Goya student membership and online studio access for the 500 hour yoga teacher training; pay $19 activation, register via the official link, and attend mandatory live sessions.
Explains Upward facing dog techniques, alignments, and modifications, including knee-down and block support, with cobra as alternative, while addressing misalignments, safety, and prenatal options.
Learn wheel pose (urdhva dhanurasana) with bridge prep and blocks, focusing on inner thigh engagement, chest opening, and safe modifications for pregnancy or wrist concerns.
Learn to practice safe backbends by honoring each student’s unique lumbar to cervical spine structure, using blocks, breath, and variations like camel pose to explore comfortable extension.
Flow through an open heart vinyasa that expands the chest and breath, guiding you from the opening to heart-opening peak poses, with mindful alignment and a final shavasana.
Explore fish pose as a supported backbend that opens the chest and strengthens the forearms. Learn safe alignment, modifications, and prop options for all levels, including prenatal variations.
Cue reclined hand to big toe pose with props and variations, maintain pelvic connection, stabilize the shoulder, and explore strap use, twists, and prenatal seated options.
Yoga sutras chapter four, kaivalya pada, and the path to freedom and aloneness through mindful practice, meditation, and understanding the true self.
Bharadvaja's twist explored in seated variations with leg adjustments and props, blending a twist with a backbend to engage the spine, knees, and intervertebral discs.
Practice a dynamic vinyasa flow with twists and balance poses, guided by Juan Villegas. Move through chair pose, chaturanga, cobra, and folds to build strength and breath awareness.
Master yoga class sequencing by aligning cues for kinesthetic, visual, and auditory learners and applying the conscious competence stages to inform theming, peak poses, and accessible cues.
Practice a 20-minute hatha sequence focused on balance poses, breath, and purity of thoughts, from tadasana to tree pose, building personal power, strength, and confidence one breath at a time.
Flow through a peak pose vinyasa with breath awareness, moving from cat stretch and cow to downward dog, twists, hip openers, and baby grasshopper, finishing with shavasana.
Cue and align Warrior I (Virabhadrasana I) with square hips, front knee over the ankle, back foot at 45 degrees, and a breath-driven spine, using blocks and variations for safety.
Explore Warrior II pose with precise alignment, from forward fold to windmill arms, and learn practical modifications, variations, and cues to stabilize the front knee, pelvis, and feet.
Master warrior three by stabilizing the standing leg, lifting the back leg, and using blocks or arm variations to build balance, core engagement, and safe alignment.
Explore revolved chair pose through controlled twists from Utkatasana, using a block for inner thigh alignment, grounding through the feet, and linking breath to spine rotation.
Experience a grounding hatha practice guided by breath and alignment, moving through poses like vrikshasana (tree), virabhadrasana three (warrior three), and malasana, ending with a calming relaxation and namaste.
Explore the half moon pose (Ardha Chandrasana) with step-by-step alignment, props, and variations, including blocks, balance cues, and safety considerations for all levels.
Explore revolved half moon pose (parivrtta ardha chandrasana) from mountain, building core strength and hip stability through pelvic alignment and controlled spinal rotation with blocks.
Engage the belly, stabilize, shift onto the left leg, hold the right knee and big toe, then extend the leg with micro-bend, while drishti stays and crown reaches ceiling.
Explore Bird of Paradise through alignment, binds, and prop-assisted progressions to build core stability, balance, and hip opening with safe modifications.
Engage in power flow vinyasa with warrior poses, wide triangle, and balance postures like tree and half moon, building strength and breath through backbends and a restorative shavasana.
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Become a Certified or Registered 500-Hour Yoga Teacher!
If you have not enrolled in Part 1 , 2, 3 & 4 please do so first. Welcome to our 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, a certified program approved by the Global Online Yoga Association (GOYA) and Yoga Alliance (YA).
Our GOYA and Yoga Alliance–approved 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training gives you the skills, knowledge, and experience to rise to the top in a career you are passionate about. From foundational concepts to advanced practices, this program helps you grow personally and prepares you to guide students through their own yoga journeys.
Yoga teachers with a 500-Hour designation qualify to lead Yoga Teacher Trainings. They can also apply for the designation of GOYA Continuing Education Provider (CCEP) or Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) and start their own yoga teacher training programs.
Important – Program Structure
The training is divided into 5 parts. You must complete Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to earn your full 500-hour certification.
Upon successful completion of all five parts, students will be able to request their combined 200- and 300-hour certificates, which will allow them to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 500.
You are required to attend 8 live sessions in total (across all five parts), hosted on our online studio platform. These are scheduled weekly with flexibility to attend alternate sessions if needed. A full calendar is provided inside the course.
Each part of the program builds on the previous curriculum, so it is important to complete them in order.
PART 1
Downloadable Part 1 Training Manual (PDF)
Anatomy & Physiology of Yoga
History of Yoga
Styles of Yoga
Yoga Philosophy
Pranayama
Meditation
Practice Classes
Live Online Studio Classes
PART 2
Downloadable Part 2 Training Manual (PDF)
30 Essential Asana Tutorials
Asana Teaching Methodology
Asana Assisting & Adjusting
Asana Sequencing
Sanskrit
Mudras
Bandhas
Ethics & Authenticity as a Teacher
Business of Yoga
Practice Classes
Quiz
Live Online Studio Classes
PART 3
Downloadable Part 3 Training Manual (PDF)
Yoga Philosophy
The Vayus
The 5 Koshas
The Bandhas
Pranayama
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Part 1)
Sanskrit & Chant
Meditation
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Mentorship (Part 1)
Practice Classes
Live Online Studio Classes
PART 4
Downloadable Part 4 Training Manual (PDF)
Bhagavad Gita (Parts 1 & 2)
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Parts 2 & 3)
Advanced Forward Bend Asanas Tutorials
Advanced Inverted Asanas Tutorials
Asana Misalignment & Corrections
The Chakras
Ayurveda
Ethics of Yoga Teaching
Mentorship (Part 2)
Practice Classes
Live Online Studio Classes
PART 5
Downloadable Part 5 Training Manual (PDF)
Bhagavad Gita (Part 3)
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Part 4)
Asana Teaching Methodology
Asana Assisting & Adjusting
Asana Sequencing
Advanced Arm Balance Asanas Tutorials
Advanced Backward Bend Asanas Tutorials
Advanced Twisting Asanas Tutorials
Advanced Seated Asanas Tutorials
Mentorship (Part 3)
Business of Yoga
Practice Classes
Final Quiz
Live Online Studio Classes
Additional Resources
Meditation Scripts
Monthly Student Educational Bulletin
Yoga Insurance Discount
eBook: The Yoga Meditation
Sample Resume
Sample Liability Waiver
Class Playlists
Sample Classes
Additional Fees
These fees are NOT included in the Udemy course price and are handled separately, by each provider, outside of the Udemy platform.
Online Studio Platform (to attend Live Sessions): $89.99 USD
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Registration with GOYA as Student Member: $19 USD
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Official Yoga School Certificate (Udemy certificates are not accepted by GOYA or Yoga Alliance as they must be issued by our official Registered Yoga School): $89 USD
The school-issued certificate is optional for students using the course solely for Continuing Education purposes. This is at an additional cost of $55 USD. This course qualifies for 100 CE Credits.
We are a Registered & Certified Yoga School with Yoga Alliance and GOYA listed under: Your Yoga Flow or OM Yoga Flow
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