Best Yoga Teacher Training India: 200 Hour Courses

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Trying to choose the best yoga teacher training in India can feel like throwing darts up against a map. To make this seemingly impossible task a little easier, below you’ll find a list of the top 15 Yoga Alliance accredited yoga schools and the different styles of yoga they have to offer.

World Peace Yoga – Rishikesh, India

World Peace Yoga is known for its teachings in Hatha and Ashtanga yoga styles. This course is created for individuals with aspirations of becoming yoga teachers but is appropriate for any individual wishing to further expand their yoga practice.

Cultivate happiness, self-love, and positivity in a yoga teacher training deeply devoted to spiritual growth and understanding. Upon completion of this yoga TTC (Teacher training course), students will receive a certificate affiliated with Yoga Alliance. During the course, you will be accommodated in World Peace Yoga School at Tapovan Resort Laxman Jhula Rishikesh located near to the divine Ganga River. The food provided at the center is 100% vegetarian.

Every Sunday, students enjoy excursions to many tourist destinations in and around Rishikesh. The activities include rafting the Ganga River, visiting the Beatles Ashram, exploring the natural treasures of the area (like caves, river beaches, and waterfalls), and meditating at Kunjapuri Temple during sunrise – all included in the course fee of $1400.

 

Shakti Yoga Peeth – Rishikesh, India

Explore a deeper understanding of different forms of Ashtanga & Hatha yoga. The certification is also Yoga Alliance accredited. You can either stay on the shared or single rooms, with each room having all the modern facilities. The yoga training in India has several off-days, during which you will be taken for trekking, river rafting, and site seeing on the lush green Himalayas.

During this course, meals will be served three times a day. It will be the typical Indian healthy meals, prepared with the help of Indian spices. The meals are highly nutritious and sumptuous. An Ayurvedic chef will prepare the meals in accordance with the yogic diet.

Vinyasa Yoga School – Rishikesh, India

Vinyasa Yoga School was one of the original schools in Rishikesh to offer certification courses for Vinyasa yoga. Their teaching philosophy is to provide a more holistic understanding of yogic tradition, beyond the physical practice.

This program is stocked with a bunch of great amenities, including a private AC room & bath, 3 vegetarian meals a day, books, and Sunday cultural excursions included in the price. Their teachers are all Indian, and some of their support team members are western, so it’s a good mix of East & West. They now have over 1000 graduates around the world.

Rama School of Yoga – Varkala, Kerala, India

Rama School of yoga offers Hatha, Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga teacher training courses in Kerala. In these trainings, you will be taught the Ashtanga primary series and a solid alignment practice of asana. The courses provide Yoga Alliance certification upon successful completion.

You will be accommodated on the basis of single and double occupancy in Coral Cove Beach Resort, which features a barbecue and spa center. Vegetarian food is served 3 times a day on site. Seems like a fair price for a fair course with experienced teachers. 

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Pushkar Meditation Temple – Pushkar, India

This Hatha yoga teacher training is one of the most comprehensive in India with one of the most respected yoga masters of modern time. Swamiji, the lead teacher has led thousands of hours of yoga courses in India for up-and-coming teachers. Only six students are welcomed in each training, guaranteeing individual attention. It is an intense three-week residential course, helping you become a competent and confident yoga teacher. The course is Yoga Alliance registered.

Pushkar Meditation Temple has an ashram-like accommodation known as Yoga Home. It has an amazing view of the sacred mountains that surround Pushkar from three sides.

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Yoga Vimoksha – Colva, Goa, India

Yoga Vimoksha offers a Yoga Alliance certified Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga teacher training in India located in South Goa, which can be completed in three weeks. At Yoga Vimoksha students will have education on a very important aspect of a future yoga teacher’s life: how to promote their career and continue to grow as an instructor and life-long student of yoga.

They offer air-conditioned deluxe rooms at their associate property with attached bath and television, just near the beach. The rooms are single occupancy or twin sharing occupancy accommodation which is subject to availability – the prices will vary from $1350-$1680 depending on your choice of singe/double room. This price doesn’t include meals.

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Yoga India Foundation – Rishikesh, India

The aim of this 26-day instructor training is to create a solid foundation for your journey in pursuing a career as a certified yoga teacher. The training focuses on quality in all aspects, ranging from accommodation, a healthy diet, and the team of experienced teachers. The program is also suitable for anyone who is not aiming to become an instructor but wishes to fully go into the path of yoga.

The course covers a wide range of topics, including how to teach individual and group sessions, yoga business ethics, setting up a yoga school and a holistic approach to learning therapeutic yoga teaching. Your classes are located in the same building as your accommodations, so teachers are easily accessible to you throughout the day.

You can choose between single or shared accommodation. You will receive three vegetarian meals per day that are deliciously and freshly prepared. The price of the course is $1500 which includes everything you’ll need over these 26 days.

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Rishikesh Yog Dham – Rishikesh, India

This is a foundational yoga instructor course based on the traditional concepts and teachings of Hatha Yoga. The intensive 27 days training renders knowledge, practice and hands-on daily teaching practical.  The course is accredited with the Yoga Alliance. Food and accommodation is basic but covers all the essentials with three vegetarian Indian meals per day.

There are weekly excursions with Rishikesh Yog Dham that include activities such as river rafting, temple treks, trekking, Ganga Aarti, river meditation, heritage visits to Beatle ashram, trips to beautiful waterfalls, and beach outings – all included in the price fee of $1450.

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Nirvana Yoga Shala – Mysuru, India

This 27-day yoga course has a strong emphasis on the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa primary series. Trainees are expected to maintain a daily yoga practice during the training. You will cover topics such as meditation, pranayama, Ashtanga primary series, asana practice, anatomy and as well as ethics and the business of yoga courses or teaching methodology. The package seems to offer everything that’s needed to begin your journey as a yoga teacher for the price of $1450.

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Gyan Yog Breath – Rishikesh, India

This 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training runs 28 days and is suitable for beginner to intermediate students. According to the detailed course description and students’ reviews, the course is very much focused on a spiritual practice – you will be learning about meditation techniques, emotional blockages, breathwork, and chakras. 

Your classes are located at the same building as your simplistic accommodations, so teachers are easily accessible to you throughout the day. Vegetarian meals are served 3 times a day throughout the course. The total fee is $1500 for this course.

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Om Shanti Om Yoga School – Rishikesh, India

Om Shanti Om has designed this course to involve students deeply in the spiritual teaching and practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa with a Yoga Alliance accreditation. You will learn alignments and adjustments of each posture and how to teach Ashtanga yoga for beginner levels to advance levels.

The accommodation options are on private and double room basis. The ashram is kept in a silent place close to nature at the foot of the hills. Three vegetarian meals daily will be served for every student. All the food is cooked and served in a sattvic way, as food is very essential for the body and mind for the practice of yoga and a healthy way of life. A deeply spiritual experience is waiting for you if you choose Om Shanti Om as your school of yoga.

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Oceanic Yoga Retreat – Mandrem Beach, Goa, India

Oceanic Yoga designed the program of this 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified yoga training course to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need in order to teach yoga. The school is located on the beautiful  Mandrem beach in Goa with fabulous landscape views.

Oceanic yoga offers students comfortable accommodation in a peaceful setting. Comfortable Accommodation with healthy breakfast. In the garden area, you can enjoy the tranquillity of nature. You can choose from a variety of accommodation options and you’ll definitely find one that suits your budget and needs.

 

Rishikesh Nath Yogshala – Rishikesh, India

Rishikesh Nath Yogshala follows a curriculum that is in compliance with the international standards of Yoga Alliance coupled with the expertise of renowned yoga gurus. The prime aim of this course is to teach physical and spiritual practices that lay the foundation to become a well rounded and successful yoga teacher.

The main five modules of the course include teaching methodology and yogic lifestyle, philosophy, anatomy, and physiology. The training focuses on quality in all aspects, ranging from accommodation, a healthy diet, and the team of experienced teachers.

You will be accommodated in the Leisure Palace Hotel with rooms that are equipped with basic and services such as AC and wifi. The food will be vegetarian on site and menu will change on a weekly basis, focusing mainly to introduce healthy and nutritious elements in the meal. This course will be a retreat for your body and soul.

 

Arohan – Rishikesh, India

This program is systematically designed for students who want to deepen their yoga practice as well for aspirants who want to become competent yoga teachers. The course covers different aspects of yoga including asana, pranayama, mudra, bandha, meditation, cleansing and detoxification techniques.

Upon completion of this YTT, you will receive a certificate affiliated with Yoga Alliance. The Arohan Yoga School India is located right on the bank of the holy river of Ganga, in the most serene and secluded part of Rishikesh. This training seems to offer a very peaceful environment for this very special time in your life. If you’re willing to share a room with a friend, the cost of this course is only $1100, but if you wish to have your own room, it’ll cost you $1450.

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