Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

300-hour Yoga Alliance Certification Program

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By the end of my 500-hour training, I felt completely motivated to achieve my own greatness. VBY didn’t define the path for me; it gave me the tools, guidance, and confidence to live my own truth.
— Nicholas S.

 

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Designed for the courageous practitioner who is ready to go deeper and farther than Asana alone.

Our 300 Hour Yoga Training Program is more than just information. It is an online platform that provides support, community, collaboration, application, experience, growth, mentorship, and accountability in addition to information.

The 300 Hour Intensive Training is unlike any other training in the Yoga Industry. It is an in-depth exploration of Yoga as a path of personal commitment and study and not just a reiteration of your 200 Hour experience.

Through this program, we unfold the science and philosophy of Tantric Yoga practice through physical discipline, self-inquiry, meditative process, and action in the world.

At the completion of this training, you will have the tools that enable you to deepen your personal practice as well as revolutionize your approach to sharing Yoga in the world.

The foundation of our Program is the philosophical system of Sri Vidya Tantra, explored in depth through the Koshas. We place Yoga at the center of our experience in all ways and strive to bridge the gap between our practice on the mat and living our lives.

 

In this 300-hour, fully-online Tantra Yoga Training Program, we are a community that is learning, exploring, and growing together. The tools we offer are meant to enhance your life amidst all of the challenges and overwhelm, and provide the skills to access your personal power that support you in being of service to the bigger world. We do not encourage esoteric information over lived experience, and we do not espouse a system of love and light that bypasses conflict or difficulty.

Instead, we support you through the process of learning, growing, and expanding as you begin to apply and integrate these tools into the life YOU are living just as it is.

 Vira Bhava Yoga School provides a full spectrum integrative Yoga experience that exceeds Yoga Alliance (YA) standards.

This program is designed around the structure of the Five Koshas. Each of our 5 online modules will explore one of the Koshas in-depth, drawing on physical practice, pranic exploration, and Tantric philosophy. We will explore the significance and subtle aspects of each Kosha and its relevance to an empowered practice of Yoga.

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Here’s what you’ll find inside the 300-hour course:


On-demand videos

During this 6-month Online Yoga Teacher Training, you will receive access to 100+ hours of pre-recorded video lectures from lead teachers and guest faculty, as well as practices & resources to support the work we will do together during our live, interactive sessions.

Our online training modules are delivered on an established timeline, giving you both the flexibility to adapt to your schedule, and the structure needed for a fully integrative learning experience, so you can graduate with the confidence & authority needed to teach others.

Enrollment in this training grants you lifetime access to all course materials.


Live and Interactive Sessions

The work we do in this 6-month course is profound and deeply personal. Because of this, we would never ask you to go it alone. Throughout your training, you will meet with your cohort & lead teachers for 1 day immersions twice a month via Zoom. All live sessions include practice, Satsang, lecture, discussion, and the support to bring what you’re learning to life in an engaged and nurturing community of your peers.

This 6-month program includes a total of 2 Sundays each month for 6 months (January-June or July-December). All live sessions will be recorded & made available to all participants.

One-On-One Mentorship

Yoga is a solo practice, but you can’t do it alone.

Every Vira Bhava Yoga student is paired with a mentor for the duration of their Yoga training course. All of our mentors are Yoga teachers & graduates of our program(s) who provide students with support & encouragement as they move through this work.

Our mentor program increases opportunities for students in training to connect with Yoga teachers & students within the broader Yoga community, and to receive guidance, feedback, and support as they begin to enter the world of deeper personal practice and commitment to study. Students are encouraged to meet with their mentors (over the phone or via Zoom) once a month for the duration of their training.


Peer Accountability Partners

Staying on track with peer accountability.

When we say you don’t have to do this alone, we mean it. During opening weekend, students will be matched with a peer accountability partner from their cohort group. Throughout the training, you’ll be asked to connect regularly with your partner to check in about coursework, personal practice, life practice, and to simply help one another process the content in real-time.

One of the most valuable aspects of this training, we hear time and again that connecting in this way over the course of our 6-month program not only helps students succeed in their coursework but leaves them with life-long friends or (dare we say) even family.

 

FREE, 5-session Mini-Course

With so many Yoga Teacher Trainings now available at your fingertips, it can be hard to decide which one is right for YOU.

Sign up for this FREE, 5-session Mini-Course to get a feel for our 300hr Online Yoga Teacher Training while deepening your understanding of Yoga as a gateway to self-discovery.

In their own words…

The community and guidance shared through VBY’s programs have expanded my capacity to question my conditioning, lean into difficult experiences, and trust my inner wisdom.
— Rachel D.
 
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5 Koshas | 5 Modules

Upon completion of all required coursework, graduates of this program will receive a Certificate of Graduation and be eligible to register with the Yoga Alliance as a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500).

 
 

Module 1: Annamaya Kosha | Build Confidence in Your Yoga

  • + Introduction to the 5 Koshas
    + Creating a Sacred Space
    + Tantric Meditation, Kriya, & Asana Practices
    + The Bridge between Physical Anatomy & Subtle Anatomy
    + Applied Ayurveda
    + Purification as a necessary component of practice
    + Prime Energetics
    + Vinyasa Krama
    + Understanding the role of Prana & Pranayama in Asana
    + Energy: The power that distinguishes Yoga from Asana
    + Working with a Private Client

    Module 1 Reading:

    + Eyes Wide Open by Mariana Caplan
    + Hatha Yoga Pradipika (Translation by Svatmarama and Brian Dana Akers)

Module 2: Pranamaya Kosha | Stretch Beyond the Physical in Your Yoga

  • + Master Asana Classes
    + Prana Shuddhi & Pranayama
    + Unpacking the Mystique of Energy
    + Energetic Systems & the Prana Vayus
    + Asana as an Extension of Your Subtle Intelligence
    + Understanding the Ways that Energy Moves and Expresses in Practice & Life
    + Methods to Utilize Energy in Asana & Meditation
    + Applied Pranayama in Asana

    Module 2 Reading:

    + Yoga & Ayurveda by Dr. David Frawley (Part II)

Module 3: Manomaya Kosha | The Gateway of the Mind in Your Yoga

  • + Yogic Mind Model
    + The Mind & It's Relationship to Suffering
    + Master Asana Classes
    + Tantric Meditations to Work With Mind
    + The Practice of Vichara
    + Adhikara
    + Mantra
    + Mandala
    + World View
    + Personalized 40-day Sadhana

    Module 3 Reading:

    + Ayurveda and the Mind by Dr. David Frawley
    + Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton, PhD

Module 4: Vijnanamaya Kosha | The Wisdom of the Sages in Your Yoga

  • + What is Learned vs. What is Known
    + Yantra & Yantra Meditation
    + Discovering your Sankalpa: True Intention
    + The 5 Powers of Shakti
    + Translating the Depth of Your Experience to Others
    + Personalized 40-day Sadhana (Part II)
    + Security vs. Insecurity
    + Discernment as a Tool
    + The Power of Trust

    Module 4 Reading:

    + Shakti Sadhana: Steps to Samadhi by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
    + Seven Thousand Ways to Listen by Mark Nepo

Module 5: Anadamaya Kosha | Harmonize Your Life With Your Yoga

  • + Understanding Karma
    + Discovering Your Dharma
    + Relative vs. Absolute
    + Cultural Identification
    + Integration: What do we do with what we’ve discovered
    + Creating Meaning: Making our Teaching Impactful
    + Yoga Nidra
    + Maha Vakyas
    + Master Asana Practices
    + Tantric Meditation

    Module 5 Reading:

    + The Pursuit of Power and Freedom: Katha Upanishad Translation by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

Frequently Asked Questions

 
  • Yes! We want Yoga to be accessible to you, regardless of what’s happening in your life. If you want to join us, we want to help make that possible. We review scholarship applications on a rolling basis and will be in touch as soon as we can.

    Applications are typically processed within 1-5 days of applying. Thank you for your patience!

    Apply Here →

  • This 6-month Advanced Studies Online YTT combines synchronous learning (live, interactive sessions via Zoom) and asynchronous learning (pre-recorded video lectures, practices, readings, and assignments) and includes a total of 3 weekend immersions (Saturday & Sunday) and 1 additional day (Sunday) each month, for 6 months (January-June or July-December).

  • Community, connection, and the opportunity to process what you’re learning in real time are essential to our pedagogy. To get the most out of this course, we recommend attendance at all live sessions and ask that absences be communicated in advance whenever possible. Any time missed can be made up by watching the live session recordings & completing associated assignments.

  • Head over to our contact page and send us your questions!

 
 
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Dates & Details

This 6-month Advanced Studies Online YTT combines synchronous learning (live, interactive sessions via Zoom) and asynchronous learning (pre-recorded video lectures, practices, readings, and assignments) and includes a total of 11 Sundays, 2 each month, for 6 months (January-June or July-December). Community, connection, and the opportunity to process what you’re learning in real time are essential to our pedagogy. To get the most out of this course, we recommend attendance at all live sessions and ask that absences be communicated in advance whenever possible. Any time missed can be made up by watching the live session recordings & completing associated assignments.

LATE REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 30TH

 
 

Register now for the 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Session 1 : January-June
Session 2: October-March

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This program was everything I was looking for and way more. This work opened me up to a new level of inner awareness, courage, trust, and discernment in myself and for myself. Through this program, I now am a part of a supportive community of like-minded individuals constantly showing up to do the work for themselves so that they can better serve others. Truly forever grateful that I found this program and this community.
— Loren | 2020 Graduate
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