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San Diego is home to some of the best 200 hour yoga teacher trainings with a great variation offering you a certification in your favorite style of yoga. Here are our top 11 choices for teacher training.
Prana Yoga Center Teacher Training
The Prana Yoga Center was founded in 2001 by Gerhard & Alexandra Gessner in La Jolla & San Diego. This yoga studio has established one of the most reputable and comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training programs in San Diego and Southern California. Prana Yoga Center is known for its non-dogmatic approach to Yoga, recognizing that each body is different and everyone is welcome.
Prana Yoga offers 200-hour program developed & taught by ‘teacher’s teacher’ Gerhard Gessner E-RYT. This comprehensive course registered with Yoga Alliance® is a premier foundational program known for its excellence in curriculum and teaching faculty. It is ideal for aspiring teachers and students wishing to deepen their practice and learn more about the ancient art and wisdom of yoga.
Study includes principles of hatha yoga, vinyasa flow & intelligent sequencing, alignment-based yoga asana study, the yoga sutras, and yoga philosophy, introduction to meditation as well as the art of teaching yoga plus hands-on adjustments.
As a student you will join a limited class size with individual attention, so you will be able to gain an in-depth understanding of the life-changing benefits of Yoga. You will discover its elements of physical practice skillfully woven together with meditation, breathwork, and self-exploration. You will emerge with the confidence and tools to begin to teach what you love.
- Time Commitment: 8 weekends or 17 days intensive
- Price: $2600 USD early bird or $2800 USD full tuition
- Website: https://prana-yoga.com
- Yoga style: Hatha / Vinyasa
Pilgrimage of The Heart of Yoga
The Pilgrimage of the heart yoga studio based in San Diego offers wide range of services for individuals as well as for corporate companies. You can join workshops and meditation in the studio or you can sign up for the 200hour program.
The goal of the YTT at Pilgrimage Yoga is to create an inviting and safe environment where you can advance your personal yoga practice while learning to teach others the art of yoga. This program is centered on three essential elements of yoga: ancient knowledge rooted in modern science, thoughtful and skilled teachers, and a strong community of support. After successfully completing the training, you will become an international Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher.
This program is right for you if you’ve been practicing yoga for a year or more, you want to share yoga as a teacher, you want to elevate the level of your personal practice or if you are curious about meditation and learn more about the philosophy of yoga.
Teacher training at Pilgrimage of the Heart Yoga is designed to expand your practice experience on all levels and comes in more than one format, a 5-month weekend program or a 1-month intensive program.
- Time Commitment: 5 weekends or 1 month intensive
- Price: $2300 USD early bird or $2400 full tuition
- Website: https://pilgrimageyoga.com
- Yoga style: Vinyasa
Yoga One Teacher Training
The mission of Yoga One is to help you enjoy a healthier, happier life! This yoga studio is open since 2002 and has enhanced the well-being of thousands of San Diego residents, visitors from around The World, local businesses and schools, and much more…
The Yoga One’s comprehensive 200-hour Yoga Alliance Affiliated Teacher Training course offers each student a deep understanding of yoga and its transmission. You will be guided by highly experienced teachers who are professional, inspiring, and embody a full range of yogic knowledge. This program focus on posture practice (asana), breathing (pranayama), history, philosophy, and mindfulness in daily living.
As a student, you will receive personalized attention thanks to the limited class size. This training offers tools and building blocks so you can grow and evolve in your own unique way both as teachers and as individuals. In addition, to deepen practice, you will also learn how to lead safe, well-balanced, and inspiring classes – much more than memorizing scripts and following a set format.
Yoga One’s graduates are successfully managing their own yoga studios, leading yoga teacher trainings and retreats, as well as teaching in top yoga studios, gyms, corporations, and private clients worldwide.
- Time Commitment: 8 weekends
- Price: $2650 USD
- Website: https://www.yogaonesandiego.com
- Yoga style: Hatha/Vinyasa
Soul of Yoga
The Soul of Yoga is the Cornerstone of San Diego Yoga and San Diego’s premier Yoga Institute offering a wide range of amazing yoga classes, workshops, and comprehensive Yoga Teacher programs in a safe space where you can discover and explore yoga.
The 200hour Gentle, Hatha, and Kundalini training programs set the foundation of your yoga practice from this point forward, whether you are looking for personal transformation, to incorporate yogic technique or theory into your current profession, or become a yoga professional. Under the guidance of experienced Yoga Teachers, you will begin to examine your personal practice through a new understanding of alignment principles, breath and mantra work, meditation and concentration, and philosophy of the practices.
The Soul Institute has a path of study, course, or workshop for each of you. You can begin with the 200hour Kundalini, Gentle, or Hatha yoga training, transition to 500-hour, or choose
one of the new programs – Sound Healing Training, Ayurveda Counsellor Program and Masters with Yoga Studies Specialization.
- Time Commitment: 20 days
- Price: $2950 USD ($2550 Early Bird Price) Hatha Yoga or $3400 ($2900 Early Bird Price) Kundalini Yoga – 15% Military, Senior, Full-Time Student Discount
- Website: https://soulofyoga.com
- Yoga style: Hatha or Kundalini
Trilogy Sanctuary Teacher Certification
Trilogy Sanctuary located in the heart of San Diego is a vibrant yoga studio, wellness & vegan community center that aims to nourish and heal the mind, body, and spirit.
Trilogy was born from a desire to share passion and knowledge and help to spread health, joy, good food, positive spiritual practices, and yoga to the world.
If you are interested in becoming a yoga teacher The Trilogy Sanctuary vinyasa yoga teacher training is our choice. This is a comprehensive program and unique curriculum that goes beyond Yoga Alliance standards due to thousands of hours of teaching experience, numerous combined yoga certifications, and unique perks such as a certified naturopathic doctor, physical therapist and vegan chef!
- Time Commitment: 3 x days a week for 3 months
- Price: Super Early Bird $2550 USD / Early Bird $2700 USD / Full Tuition $2900 USD
- Website: https://www.trilogysanctuary.com
- Yoga style: Vinyasa
Rancho Bernardo Yoga Instructor Training
The Rancho Bernardo Yoga offers practitioners of all levels a welcoming, safe and sacred environment to support awakening and personal empowerment through the practice of Yoga. The vision of RB Yoga is to be a Yoga home where the teacher knows your name.
This yoga studio is serving the local community and continues to be dedicated to the study and practice of Yoga with classes in the Hatha, Vinyasa and Therapeutic methods. Their teachers have all been carefully chosen for their amazing, steady hearts and their commitment to be of service, to hold space for you as you courageously break open to the beauty, magnificence and peace that is within you.
The intensive program of Hatha Yoga Teacher Training is led by Jeanne Stone in an intimate and safe setting, as space will be limited. This course will provide you an opportunity to deepen your personal yoga practice while developing a solid foundation of teaching Hatha Yoga. This program is designed for serious students interested in becoming teachers as well as for current Yoga teachers who want to refine their understanding of the infinite depths of the basics by gaining proficiency in a broad range of asana.
- Price: $2495 USD
- Website: https://rbyoga.com
- Yoga style: Hatha
Spirit Yoga Studio San Diego
The Spirit Yoga was established in 2013 by Brad Hylton originally as a donation-based studio with the idea that Yoga classes can be high quality, accessible, and affordable for everyone. Their vision – helping humanity become more conscious – didn’t change. In this studio where everyone knows your name, cares about you and helps you develop you will fully enhance the union between mind, breath, and body to find a greater sense of peace, health, and happiness in life off the mat. A wide range of their services includes also a comprehensive yoga teacher certification course that is one of the most sought after in San Diego.
This 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training will invite you to engage with your yoga practice in a way that invigorates your body, sharpens your mind, and ignites your spirit. Experienced instructors of this studio will show you how to intelligently and skillfully guide students through an all levels of yoga asana practice and how to encourage people to connect with themselves in a more meaningful way. Of course, you will also be given the tools that can enhance all aspects of your own life.
You can choose the three-month winter training session held in the evenings during the week and on the weekends OR the summer intensive course, which is a condensed course with classes six days a week.
- Time Commitment: 3 x days a week for 3 months or 20-days intensive
- Price: Winter Training: $1795 Super Early Bird / $1995 Early Bird / $2195 Regular OR Summer Training: $1995 Super Early Bird / $2195 Early Bird / $2395 Regular
- Website: https://spirityogastudios.com
- Yoga style: Vinyasa
Yoga Tropics Instructor Training
Yoga Tropics located in Encinitas welcomes students of all levels, ages, and backgrounds who are seeking hot yoga classes to restore detoxify and revitalize every cell in their bodies. Encinitas Yoga Tropics offers warm vinyasa, sculpt, or family yoga classes and the most unique Bikram-style hot yoga teacher training in San Diego.
The Bikram style Hot yoga teacher training of Yoga Tropics is registered with Yoga Alliance and is led by experienced 500 E-RYT level yoga teachers with extensive knowledge and expertise, who are available to answer your questions and guide you in your development as a teacher.
During this 200-hour program, you will be learning about the many health benefits of the basic beginner Hot Series by Bikram that has helped millions recover from a multitude of health issues. You will get confident in how to lead students in a safe yet challenging class. You will also study the basics to teach “Vinyasa” which means “to flow with breath”, you will become flexible in different styles of yoga and various techniques of teaching.
- Time Commitment: 10 weeks
- Price: $2250 early bird price / $2500 full tuition
- Website: http://www.yogatropics.com
- Yoga style: Bikram
Play Yoga Studio Teacher Training
PLAY offers a variety of Yoga and Movement Classes for all levels of practitioners, in a playful and nonjudgmental environment. Jessica McGimsey created the Play yoga studio with the mission to bring peace, love, and yoga to your life. This is a place to retreat and get away from the stresses of everyday life. At PLAY you will find Hot Yoga Classes, Ashtanga, Anusara, Jivamukti, a variety of non-heated Vinyasa Flows, as well as other creative movement classes, workshops, and events as well as 200 and 300 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher training programs.
The 200-hour PLAY Yoga Teacher training course was developed to take you on Journey to a deeper understanding of yoga. This high-quality, well-rounded program led by Jessica and other experienced yoga teachers of PLAY will help you develop confidence as you will study over 60 poses, detailed alignment, Sanskrit, energy points (chakra), sequence a class, hands-on assists, and much more. PLAY believes anatomy is a key tool to understanding asanas, so you will be learning anatomy throughout the entire program.
This training is a uniquely valuable experience at an affordable price and you will come out feeling confident to begin your teaching journey.
- Time Commitment: 25 days
- Website: https://www.peaceloveandyoga.com
- Yoga style: Variation
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