Yoga Instructor (200 Hours) Certificate
The Yoga Instructor 200-hour Certificate prepares students to meet the requirements for Yoga Alliance to become a 200-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance. This comprehensive and wisdom-based program uses anatomy and physiology as well as English and Sanskrit terminology to provide students with both a broad background and practical experience in the essential elements of yoga. Completion of the program prepares students for employment in health clubs, spas, yoga studios, hospitals, and the health industry as well as for self-employment as yoga instructors.
Courses required for the 美姬社区 Yoga Instructor (200 Hours) Certificate: (7 units)
- KINE 145 鈥� Yoga Teacher Training Foundation (3.0 units)
- KINE 147 鈥� Yoga Teacher Training Development (3.0 units)
- KINE 150 鈥� Beginning Yoga (1.0 units)
* KINE 150 must be taken as a 1-unit course to fulfill certification requirements.
Application to Receive the 美姬社区 Yoga Instructor (200 Hours) Certificate
During the semester of completion of the program, students need to:
- Complete the online during the last semester leading to completion of the certificate program.
Note: Official transcripts from all colleges attended (or concurrently attending), approved substitutions and waivers, educational plans, and any other necessary documents must be on file in the Counseling Office before a student submits Certificate Application form. Petitions submitted after the semester of completion may be processed in the subsequent semester. Certificates of Proficiency are processed after final grades are posted at the end of each semester. Please allow 6-8 weeks for certificates to be processed and mailed.
Note: If you have any questions regarding the procedure for Certificate of Proficiency, please contact Susan Corley at scorley@miracosta.edu - Register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (200-hour). See steps below.
Steps for Registering with Yoga Alliance庐 as a Registered Yoga Teacher (200-Hour or 500-Hour)
- Create an Account / Access Your Account
If your Registered Yoga School (RYS庐) created an account for you, you should have received an email inviting you to register with Yoga Alliance庐, with a link to reset your password and access your account. Alternately, you can create an account yourself. Enter your basic information (name, email, password) to create a new account.
Either way works and will lead you to Step 2, below! - Submit Your Training Program Information
- From your new account dashboard, click on 鈥淩egister Now鈥� under Teacher Registration.
- Select your desired designation to show the registration Requirements for that designation.
- Enter your training program details: Select the designation of the training you completed. Enter the start and end date of the training. Identify your RYS. Enter the name of the school where you completed your training.
- Select your RYS from the list of schools. If you are registering as RYT 500 and your RYS appears as invalid, please confirm whether your school is a RYS 300 or a RYS 500. Upload an electronic copy of your certificate. Browse for your file. The file size of your certificate may be up to 12 MB and must be in an acceptable format (PDF, JPG, GIF or PNG). 搂 Send Request. Use the 鈥淪end Request鈥� button to submit your Program Confirmation Request to your RYS.
- Enter your teaching hours if applying for RYT 500:
Except for RYT 200, all designations require teaching hours for registration or upgrade. The teaching hour Requirements for the designation you selected will be shown in the teaching hours section. Please note teaching hours must be entered with a start and end date after the completion of your first RYS training program. You can enter teaching hours in groups by date range or class type.
- Wait for RYS Confirmation
Your RYS must confirm that you completed training. When you submit your Program Confirmation Request your RYS will be notified. Once someone from your RYS confirms you completed the school鈥檚 yoga teacher training program, you will be notified via email and invited to complete your registration.
-Pay Fees: When you鈥檙e ready to complete your registration, login to your account to pay your membership fees. Click the green 鈥淧ay Now鈥� button to submit payment by credit card or PayPal (we do not accept checks, cash or money orders). - Review Your RYS
Once your payment has been processed, click the 鈥淩eview Now鈥� button to complete a survey of your RYS. If you do not complete the review immediately after submitting your payment, you can return to your dashboard and the 鈥淩eview Now鈥� button will appear. Your registration is not complete until you have filled out a review of your training. - Publish Your Profile
You must publish your profile in order to appear in the Yoga Alliance Directory. You will be prompted to edit your profile when you complete your review. To edit your profile at a later time, use the My Profile link on your teacher dashboard.
Set your privacy settings to public, including your first and last name. Note: If you have any questions regarding the Yoga Alliance庐 procedure, please contact: 1.888.921.9642 or email info@yogaalliance.org.
