200-hr Yoga Teacher Training

Get ready for an extraordinary Yoga Teacher Training experience from October  2026to April 2027 — our most exciting and comprehensive training yet!

Whether you’re aiming to deepen your personal practice or step into the role of a confident, skilled yoga teacher, this is the perfect opportunity to turn your passion for yoga into a rewarding profession. With a unique blend of in-person weekends in Edinburgh and a two week immersion in Valencia.  This training offers a transformative journey that combines deep knowledge, hands-on experience, and a supportive community.

Graduation Outcomes

By the end of this training, you will be able to:

✔ Create intelligent sequences with different themes and modifications
✔ Draw classes using stick figures, name poses in Sanskrit, and cue accurately
✔ Teach, structure, and adapt yoga classes for all levels and needs
✔ Guide meditation and pranayama sessions with confidence
✔ Incorporate Yin yoga into your sequences with sufficient knowledge

✔ Understand anatomy and physiology to prevent and address injuries
✔ Learn to assist students
✔ Apply yoga philosophy and history to your teaching
✔ Develop your personal style and niche as a yoga teacher
✔ Build a successful yoga business with clarity and direction
✔ Understand the basics of social media

As a Trainee, you are eligible for a FREE Yoga Alliance Professionals membership, granting you access to a wealth of resources to support your journey. Additionally, you can obtain insurance for just £25, allowing you to teach up to 2 hours per week while still being supported within the training hub. This is the perfect opportunity to gain confidence and start teaching in a safe and supportive environment.

Upon completion of the course, you will also receive:

• A certified qualification by Yoga Alliance Professionals
• FREE teaching insurance for your first year when you upgrade to full membership with Yoga Alliance Professionals within 14 days of graduating. This exclusive offer is designed to help you transition seamlessly into teaching, ensuring you can immediately put your skills into practice and build momentum in your new career.
• Subsidised trainee membership with Yoga Alliance Professionals (with the option to upgrade within 14 days of graduation with a saving of £35)
  

Program Overview

The 200-hour YTT is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in yoga instruction, providing a solid foundation in yoga principles while exploring various styles. 200 hours is required by studios, gyms, and professionals hiring yoga teachers.

To qualify as a certified yoga teacher, you must complete all 200 hours of study while demonstrating consistent progression. The course includes:

• 180 contact hours
  • 152 hours with lead teacher, Esme Lopez
  • 20 hours of History and Philosophy with Madhura Bhagwat (these sessions are offered as live-streaming contact hours)
  • 8 hours with guest specialists
• 30 hours non-contact, pre-recorded anatomy and physiology (non-contact hours to be completed independently)
• Additional personal practice includes daily meditation, pranayama, journaling, and additional yoga classes outside of scheduled hours.

The course combines in-person and online components, and requires 100% attendance for certification.

Module Dates

• Module 1: Warm-ups – 23^rd to 25^th October 2026
• Module 2: Sun Salutation Vinyasa Yoga – 27^{th to 29th November}2026
• Module 3: Sun Salutation and Standing Poses (Sivananda) – 29^th to 31st  January 2027
• Module 4: Arm Balances and Backbends (Jivamukti) – 26^th to 28^th February 2027
• Module 5: Inversions, Chakras & Yin Yoga (Valencia Immersion)10–24 March 2027
• Module 6: Yoga as a Business, Social Media – 23–25 April 2027

Each module integrates asana practice, meditation, pranayama, hands-on adjustments, verbal cueing, and teaching modifications. You will also explore various yoga styles, each offering unique benefits, to expand your teaching repertoire and develop into a well-rounded practitioner and instructor.

Our program emphasizes the ethical and professional responsibilities of yoga teachers, ensuring a mindful approach to teaching and fostering a supportive environment for all students.

PLEASE NOTE: 100% attendance is required to qualify for certification.

Accreditation

To qualify, a 100% attendance rate is required.

You will be accredited by Yoga Alliance UK upon successfully completing 200 hours of training and demonstrating consistent development. You must also show an understanding of:

• Asana, Meditation, and Pranayama Practices
• Sequencing and Theming
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Yoga Philosophy and History
• Teaching Skills

By the end of the course, you will be able to guide, structure  vinyasa classes for all levels and add Yin Yoga into your reperture based on meridian theory and chakras. 

Final Assessments

Over the last two weekends (time permitting), each participant who wishes to become a yoga teacher is required to confidently guide a full hour-long class that includes meditation, pranayama, and asana practice. A recording of it is also acceptable. Those who do not wish to become teachers will receive a certificate of completion and will be required to take an assessment with Esme Lopez should they change their mind at a later date.

You will also be allocated a module of the anatomy course, which you will be asked to present to all other practitioners in order to demonstrate your understanding of the anatomy in your allocated module.