Q: I don't want to be a teacher, can I still take the training?
Yes, many of our students take the trainings just to deepen their practice. In fact, it’s the perfect way to do so.
Yoga Alliance Certified 200-hour
Yoga Teacher Training Bali
Voted Best Overall Yoga Teacher Training in Bali for 2023 and 2024 by Find Yoga Trainings. Join our 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Accredited Luxury All-Inclusive Yoga Teacher Training in Bali.
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Are you looking for a transformative yoga teacher training in Bali—one that helps you deepen your personal practice and develop the confidence to teach with clarity and heart? Look no further than our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.
East+West brings master-level yoga teachers from India together with leading Western teachers to create an experience that is both profoundly spiritual and grounded in modern teaching methodology. Whether your intention is personal transformation, professional development, or both, this training will meet you exactly where you are.
It’s no wonder LA Yoga Magazine called East+West the “World’s Coolest Yoga Teacher Training.” Discover why students from around the world describe this program as one of the most meaningful journeys of their lives.
Yep, we’re registered with the Yoga Alliance.
We strive to maintain the highest standards for our trainings, that’s why we’re proud to be registered with and adhere to all the Yoga Alliance Standards, including the enhanced teaching standards released in 2023.
Why East+West is The Most Unique Experience on Earth
There are thousands of yoga teacher trainings—but none like this. East+West is the only program in the world that unites world-class Indian masters with top Western educators to create a training that is as spiritually powerful as it is technically advanced.
Students consistently say the experience is “life-changing,” “beyond words,” and “unlike anything they expected.” This is a training that changes the way you see yourself, your potential, and your place in the world. It is deep, real, authentic yoga—delivered in a way that supports sustainable transformation.
If you are looking for more than a certification—if you are seeking a journey that will reshape your life from the inside out—this is it.
Master Level Teachers
We actively search the globe for the most respected, integral yoga teachers on earth. It makes all the difference in the world.
Incredible Resorts
We partner with the very best resorts in Bali, vetted for quality. The Ananda Ubud resort offers traditional Balinese accommodations nestled amongst beautiful rice paddies offering a relaxed and tranquil location.
Connected Community
Join one of the largest worldwide yoga communities with over 2000 students from almost every country in the world.
Spirit + Science
Experience the perfect blend of spiritual vibes with modern advances at our yoga teacher training in Bali.
Upcoming Teacher Trainings
2026
2027
About The Training:
The East+West 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training—held at a majestic resort surrounded by the sun-soaked rice fields and lush jungle of Bali—is recognized as one of the most unique and transformative yoga experiences on earth. Our carefully crafted training format evokes profound personal and spiritual transformation while also giving you the knowledge, technique, and confidence to become a strong and capable yoga teacher.
Our approach removes the competitive pressure and excessive physical workload common in many trainings. Instead, our format prioritizes inner harmony, sustainable practice, and true yogic embodiment. Many of our students join us to deepen their personal practice and step into a new phase of life—while others feel called to teach and share yoga with the world. Wherever you’re beginning, we support both paths equally and wholeheartedly.
Our role as facilitators is to create an authentic, welcoming space where every student feels safe to unfold, connect, and express their truest self. The foundation of our yoga style is living from the heart, cultivating inner peace, and allowing practice to flow from genuine presence rather than performance. From this space, real yoga begins—and both practitioners and future teachers learn to move with clarity, compassion, and purpose.
The most important part of any teacher training is your teachers. East+West has gone—literally—to the ends of the earth to bring together a team of rare, master-level instructors who were born to do this work. Your teaching team is hand-selected for their depth, nuance, and ability to guide profound personal evolution. Whether you plan to teach or simply deepen your journey, they model presence, integrity, and the essence of yoga.
Yoga is a gift—the greatest gift—and no one can take it away from you. It is our sincere honor to walk beside you as you deepen your practice, strengthen your voice, and step more fully into who you are meant to become.
snapshot:
Class Sizes:
25 Students Average
Yoga Style:
Hatha/Vinyasa Mix
Class Length
23 Days
Food:
Vegan & Vegetarian
Skill level:
All Levels
Certifications:
East+West 200 Hour Certification + Yoga Alliance Registration
Location:
Ubud, Bali
our teachers
Our hand-selected master-level teachers from India, and major cities around the world, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our programs, guaranteeing the highest standards for your yoga teacher training so you can become a certified yoga instructor.
Join us for this transformative journey and discover the profound impact that yoga can have on your life and the lives of others. Apply now and take the first step towards realizing your dream of become a certified yoga instructor.
Check out our amazing team of Lead Teachers here on Our Teams page.
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Kimberley Utama
╳Kimberley Utama
MASTERY: Yoga Asana
Lead Yoga Teacher & Mentor
ERYT-500 • Yoga Teacher Trainer • Mentor & Embodiment Coach
Specialties: Embodied Flow, Vinyasa Yoga, Meditation, Self-Inquiry, Mindful Movement, Personal Transformation
Teaching in Bali & International RetreatsKimberley Utama is an internationally recognized yoga teacher, mentor, and facilitator known for her deeply embodied and transformational approach to yoga and personal growth. With years of teaching experience across Bali and internationally, Kimberley guides students through practices that cultivate connection, self-awareness, authenticity, and empowerment both on and off the mat.
Her teaching weaves together intelligent movement, mindful sequencing, breath awareness, meditation, nervous system regulation, and self-inquiry practices designed to support students in reconnecting with themselves in a grounded and sustainable way. Kimberley creates spaces that are compassionate, inclusive, and deeply human, encouraging students to explore yoga not simply as a physical practice, but as a pathway toward greater presence, confidence, and inner alignment.
Drawing from her extensive experience in yoga, embodiment work, mentorship, and transformational leadership, Kimberley’s classes blend fluid movement with intentional awareness, balancing strength, softness, challenge, and introspection. She is especially passionate about helping students develop authentic teaching voices, deepen their connection to their bodies, and integrate yoga into everyday life in a meaningful and accessible way.
At East+West Yoga, Kimberley teaches immersive Yoga Alliance certified teacher trainings and mentorship experiences that support students in developing both technical teaching skills and deeper personal transformation. Her work emphasizes authenticity, embodiment, self-trust, and creating lasting transformation through the practices of yoga and conscious living.
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Alonya Skvortsova
╳Alonya Skvortsova
MASTERY: Tantra & Yoga Therapeutics
Lead Yoga Teacher, Meditation & Tantra Teacher
ERYT-500
1000+ Hour Teacher Since 2006 • MD • Integrative Psychology Practitioner • YTT Educator
Specialties: Yoga Therapy, Tantra, Meditation, Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, Nervous System Regulation, Traditional Yogic Practices
Teaching in Bali & International RetreatsAlyona is an experienced Yoga, Meditation, and Tantra teacher who has been guiding students through transformational practices since 2006. With a unique background that bridges traditional yogic wisdom, modern therapeutic understanding, and integrative psychology, she creates deeply supportive and holistic experiences that nurture healing, self-awareness, and embodied transformation.
Before dedicating herself fully to yoga, Alyona worked as a physician in a rehabilitation center, where she developed a strong understanding of the body, nervous system, recovery, and integrative wellbeing. She later expanded her work into integrative psychology and therapeutic yoga education, combining Eastern and Western approaches to healing and personal growth.
Her studies led her to India, where she trained in authentic yogic traditions with respected teachers including Desikachar of the Krishnamacharya lineage in Chennai, Sheshadri of the Mysore school of Krishnamacharya, and Madhavan of the Sivananda tradition in Tamil Nadu. She also continued her education with modern yoga educators M. Baranov and I. Zhuravlev in Russia, integrating both classical and contemporary methodologies into her teaching.
Since 2016, Alyona has served as the founder and methodology creator of Shanti Yoga Studio in Ukraine and as an educator within the Shanti Training School of Yoga Therapy. Over the last decade, she has facilitated yoga teacher trainings, retreats, workshops, and masterclasses throughout Indonesia, Europe, and India, sharing practices rooted in mindfulness, therapeutic movement, meditation, breathwork, tantra, and embodied awareness.
At East+West Yoga, Alyona guides students through meditation, yoga therapy, tantra-inspired practices, pranayama, and embodied yoga experiences within the school’s immersive Yoga Alliance certified teacher trainings and retreats. Her teaching style blends depth, compassion, therapeutic understanding, and authentic yogic philosophy to support students in cultivating balance, resilience, presence, and deeper connection both on and off the mat.
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Akshay Bhat
╳Akshay Bhat
MASTERY: Hatha Yoga
Lead Hatha Yoga Instructor
ERYT-500 • Bachelor’s Degree in Yogic Sciences
Specialties: Classical Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation, Yogic Philosophy, Embodied Movement
Teaching in Bali & Costa RicaAkshay began his yoga journey studying at Gurukula, a traditional Vedic yoga education school rooted in the ancient teachings of India. Through years of dedicated practice and study, he immersed himself in the classical foundations of yoga, including the Yoga Sutras, Vedic mantras, pranayama, meditation, and traditional Hatha Yoga practices.
He later earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Yogic Sciences, deepening his understanding of the philosophical, energetic, and therapeutic dimensions of yoga. His teaching style bridges authentic Eastern yogic wisdom with an approachable and embodied methodology that supports students from all backgrounds and experience levels.
Yoga has profoundly transformed Akshay physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, inspiring him to share these practices with the intention of helping students cultivate greater awareness, balance, healing, and connection both on and off the mat.
At East+West Yoga, Akshay teaches classical Hatha Yoga, pranayama, meditation, embodied yoga flows, and yogic philosophy within the school’s immersive Yoga Alliance certified teacher trainings in Bali and Costa Rica. His classes emphasize mindful alignment, breath awareness, energetic sensitivity, and the deeper internal experience of yoga beyond physical posture alone.
Akshay is passionate about preserving the authenticity of traditional yogic teachings while helping students integrate these practices into modern life in a grounded and transformational way.
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Vijeth Kumar
╳Vijeth Kumar
MASTERY: Ashtanga Vinyasa & Vedanta
Ashtanga & Yogic Sciences Teacher
ERYT-500
Postgraduate in Yogic Sciences & Human Consciousness • International Yoga Educator
Specialties: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Yogic Philosophy, Vedanta, Consciousness Studies, Traditional Yoga Practices, Meditation
Teaching in Bali & International TrainingsVijeth was born into a family deeply rooted in the traditions of Yoga and Vedanta, where the philosophy and practices of yoga were woven naturally into everyday life from the very beginning. Growing up surrounded by these teachings, he developed an early connection to the deeper spiritual and philosophical dimensions of yoga.
At a young age, Vijeth was introduced to the revered yogi Sri Niranjana Saraswati, whose presence and humility left a profound impact on him and planted the seeds for a lifelong path in yoga. Inspired by his family and guided by his sister, he later became a dedicated student of BNS Iyengar in Mysore, immersing himself in the traditional practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
His devotion to yoga eventually led him to pursue postgraduate studies in Yogic Sciences and Human Consciousness at Mangalore University, where he deepened his understanding of yogic philosophy, consciousness studies, meditation, and traditional yogic practices.
Over the last decade, Vijeth has taught yoga internationally across a wide range of trainings, retreats, and educational programs, working with students of all backgrounds and experience levels. Through years of teaching and personal practice, he has come to understand that every individual requires unique guidance, attention, and support in order to truly grow and flourish through yoga.
At East+West Yoga, Vijeth teaches Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, yogic philosophy, meditation, and traditional yoga practices within immersive Yoga Alliance certified teacher trainings and retreats. His teaching style combines depth, humility, technical precision, and compassionate guidance, encouraging students to explore yoga as both a disciplined practice and a transformative path toward greater awareness and self-understanding.
Our Resorts
We’ve run over 50 trainings in Bali, and we know a thing or two about selecting the very best training spaces for our Bali ytt.
Newly renovated rooms
Our resort features newly renovated traditional Balinese style rooms.
Local Vibes
We host only at Balinese-owned resorts that are integrated with local culture.
Great Yoga Space & Equipment
Light, temperature, breeze, space; you'll be spending many hours in the yoga space so the little things matter.
Pricing:
200 Hour Training
Early Bird All-Inclusive (Deposit required 3 months before start date):
Private Room: $4,500
Full Price All-Inclusive:
Private Room: $4,800
**All Prices are in USD
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$500 deposit to reserve a spot
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Payment Plans Available
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$200 off for referring a friend
What’s Included?
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22 Nights Accommodations
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Vegetarian Meals 7 Days a week (3 meals daily)
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3 Holistic Massages
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Water purification ceremony
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Sounds Healing
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East+West 200 Hour Certification
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Yoga Alliance Registration
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Airfare
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Additional Excursions
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Laundry Service
Sample Daily Schedule
Each day in our 200-hour Bali training is a unique adventure. We balance the structured learning environment with constant breaks and a varied schedule to keep the mood and learning optimal. You’ll witness yoga in action as our teachers guide you through the most meaningful, transformative days of your life.
Want to explore more details about the schedule? You can find a breakdown of the weekly schedule on our 200 hour details page.
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7:00-9 AM Sadhana & Yoga Practice
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9:00-10 AM Breakfast
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10:00-12 PM Yoga Philosophy
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12:00-1:30 PM Anatomy & Physiology
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1:30-3 PM LUNCH BREAK
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3:00-5 PM Teaching Strategies & Practice
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5:30-7 PM Meditation
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7:00- Dinner & Free Connection Time
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What are the prerequisites for attending the 200 hour?
We recommend practicing for at least 1 year before the 200 hour training. However, that is a suggestion and not a strict requirement.
Q: What is your average class size?
All of our trainings to date have sold out, so expect a full class of 25 students.
Q: Can I work or stay connected to the outside world while on the training.
The resort has wi-fi, and students are welcome to use their computers in off hours.
Q: Do you offer payment plans?
Yes, training can be broken into payments of as little as $500 / month.
Q: Will all teachers be on every training?
All our teaching teams are delicately constructed with ridiculously high standards, bringing teachers from both East+West. Please inquire which teachers will be present on a particular month.
Q: If I don't want the all-inclusive option, can I book my own acccomidations?
Yes, we now offering a training only option for students. Pricing is listed on our website.
Q: What can I do in my free time?
Students are encouraged to explore Bali in their free time on Sunday, as well as before and after the training. It’s very common for students to link up for travel adventures after the training. Our staff knows the area very well and is happy to provide guidance.
Q: What's the cancellation/refund policy?
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve a spot. If for some reason you cannot attend the training, you can apply your deposit towards any future training during a 12 month period. Deposits are also refundable within a 7 day window.
Q: I'm not sure my body can handle the workload. Are trainings physically difficult? Will I have to do crazy poses?
We regularly have students over age 60 in our trainings. Our style of yoga will open your body and energy channels, not push it unnecessarily. You will be challenged in this training in many ways, but many students are surprised that it's not as physically difficult as they anticipated. We do not encourage advanced postures at the 200-hour level. We encourage simplicity of practice and mastery of the foundational yoga poses.
Q: What will I learn on the training?
Asana – learn the safe and intelligent way to perform poses Alignment – with modifications, variations and the proper use of props Sequencing – how to design dynamic, effective and intelligent sequences for all levels Working with different kinds of bodies/students How to observe bodies in practice Working with injuries and limitations Hands on adjustments Practice teaching Anatomy Pranayama – breathing techniques Sanskrit translations The History and Philosophy of Yoga (Yoga Sutras of Patanjali)
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