Complete path · beginner to advanced
500-hour Yoga Teacher Training
The 200-hour and 300-hour trainings in one continuous course.
- Live classes
- 88 × 60 minutes
- Group size
- 1–6 students
- Valid for
- 90 days (about 5 weeks recommended)
- Price
- $700, paid once
About this course
The 500-hour course combines the full 200-hour foundation and the 300-hour advanced training in one course, taking you from your first teacher training class to teaching advanced and therapeutic classes. It costs less than taking the two courses separately.
Styles: Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga
Who it is for
- Aspiring professional teachers who want the whole path in one course
- People changing career into yoga
- 200-hour graduates who want a full revision plus advanced study
Before you start
None: it starts with the 200-hour foundation. It is a big commitment, so plan time for practice every week.
What you will be able to do
- Everything in the 200-hour and 300-hour courses
- Teach beginners through to advanced students
- Design therapeutic sequences for common conditions
- The business side of teaching: running classes, workshops and series
Syllabus
What the live classes cover. Your teachers adapt the pace to the group.
Complete asana
- 50+ Hatha postures, beginner to advanced
- The Ashtanga primary series
- Advanced inversions and arm balances
- Modifications for every level
Pranayama
- Nadi Shodhana with ratios
- The full set of classical techniques
- Advanced breath retention
Meditation
- Progressive practice from 2 to 30 minutes
- Mantra and trataka
- Yoga Nidra
- Advanced techniques
Anatomy
- All the body systems
- Chakras and energy anatomy
- Biomechanics and injury prevention
Philosophy
- History of yoga
- The complete Yoga Sutras
- Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Professional ethics
Ayurveda and yoga therapy
- The doshas in depth
- Diet and constitution
- Therapy for common ailments
- Therapeutic sequencing
Shatkarma (cleansing practices)
- Jala and rubber neti
- Kapalbhati
- Trataka (candle gazing)
- Nauli and dhauti, explained with who should not practise them
Teaching methodology
- Teaching beginner to advanced classes
- Sequencing, verbal and hands-on adjustments
- The business of yoga
- Teaching practice with feedback
What is included
88 live classes
60-minute classes in groups of 1–6, held live inside our site. Book any teacher, in any session with a free seat.
Recordings and attendance
Your teacher marks attendance. If a class is recorded, students who had a seat can watch it again.
Your certificate
Complete all the live classes of your course and receive your certificate. [Certificate name and recognition, to confirm]
Your teachers
Book a seat with any of them: each leads the part of the training they know best.
Katie
Vinyasa teacher
Mukti Yoga
Katie guides the training as a whole, blending strength, balance and breath into a practice that feels steady and free, and helps every student find the confidence to teach.
Mayuri Shewale
Head alignment teacher
E-RYT 500 · 15+ years
Founder of Swaastik Yog School, Mayuri has taught for over 15 years. Rooted in traditional Hatha and Vinyasa, she brings a modern understanding of anatomy and alignment to every class.
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Dolly
Hatha teacher
Hatha yoga
Dolly teaches classical Hatha yoga: steady postures, mindful breathing and a calm, grounded practice that builds strength from the inside out.
Sanskriti
Meditation teacher
Meditation & relaxation
Sanskriti guides meditation and relaxation practices that help students quiet the mind, settle the breath and carry that stillness into everyday life.
Somashekar
Pranayama & philosophy teacher
Founder, Anantadrishti Yoga · 15+ years
Founder and head teacher of Anantadrishti Yoga in Rishikesh, Somashekar has spent more than fifteen years studying and teaching pranayama, yoga philosophy and Vedic chanting.
Questions about this course
Do I need experience?
No. It starts with the 200-hour foundation, but it is a demanding course.
Is it cheaper than taking 200 and 300 hours separately?
Yes. See the prices on the Pricing page.
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