Level 1 – 200 Hour Teacher Training

Over 15 years, Himalaya Yoga Valley has graduated over 4,500 successful yoga teachers from all corners of the globe at our training centers in India & Ireland.

Our world-renowned in person 200 Hour intensive Yoga Teacher Training Course (YTT) is internationally accredited by the Indian Yoga Association, Yoga Alliance U.S,  Yoga Alliance International, Canadian Yoga Alliance, The World Yoga Council, and the International Yoga Federation.

Upon successful completion of the training, graduates become Level 1 yoga teachers and are Certified by Himalaya Yoga Valley to teach in their own country and internationally. With their 200 Hr Certificate, graduates can apply to any of the Yoga Alliance associations for registration as RYT’s ® (Registered Yoga Teachers).

NEW Flexible Learning Options.

We now have flexible learning options available across all of our programs. Trainees can complete their course fully in person over one month, or blend two weeks of online learning, and 11 days of in-person training in Ireland or Goa to become fully qualified yoga teachers. We also have flexible payment plans available to make our trainings more accessible than ever.

About our 200 Hour Training

Our 200 Hour Teacher Training Course transforms students into confident teachers ready to begin their yoga careers. Trainees gain hands-on experience and a deep understanding of asanas, philosophy, anatomy, pranayama, meditation, Ayurveda, mantra chanting, chakras, and more.

With a curriculum focused on teaching mastery and personal practice enrichment, our expert instructors guide students from foundational class leadership to teaching with ease and confidence. Intensive and outcome-driven, our program ensures graduates are fully equipped to lead professional classes and maintain a disciplined practice.

“Thank you for all that Himalaya Yoga Valley did for me, and us all. It was truly a life changing experience, and I am so grateful. I have come back to Australia and have had lots of interest in classes. I am loving every second of it. Students are loving the traditional feel the classes have. You will see me again, I’m saving hard to come back for my 500 hour, and an internship one day! Just can’t get enough of Himalaya Yoga Valley!”

Mollie Cox – Jala Yoga (Australia)

Our training blends traditional Eastern teachings from Indian yoga and Ayurveda experts with Western expertise in Philosophy, Anatomy, Physiology, and Sequencing. This unique combination allows students to learn in an authentic, traditional setting while gaining practical skills for teaching in today’s global yoga community.

Watch the testimonial video below to hear firsthand insights from our graduates about their transformative experience in our Teacher Training Course!

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Becoming a Teacher

Our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training equips trainees with the essential skills to teach yoga confidently upon graduation. Over the past decade, we’ve developed a proven, progressive learning approach that has produced a global network of successful yoga teachers.

Led by renowned Yogacharya Lalit, with 15+ years of teaching experience, students receive specialized instruction in asana, alignment, and adjustments. Our program uniquely assigns expert teachers to each theory subject, ensuring in-depth knowledge across all areas.

Trainees start teaching from week one, gradually progressing from paired teaching to leading full classes by week four. With ongoing feedback, hands-on practice, and theoretical immersion, trainees transform into confident, well-prepared yoga teachers.

“I am writing to say a huge  thank you. When I came back last year I put my head down and have been working really hard with the experience and traditional teachings you gave me. Without all of your hard work, support  and encouragement, I wouldn’t have achieved this spot so soon.”

Natasha Pinter (Australia) TTC

We are entirely dedicated as a team to providing each individual student with the care and attention required to attain a high level of knowledge and teaching competence. We recognise that each trainee is as unique as each student they will go on to teach and this is a major success factor for our graduates.

“Thanks for all I have learned over the last month on the training course. It was a great experience and an honour to be one of your students. I am very happy that I made this journey with you to my inner self. Thanks for your open arms (and ears), you made me feel so welcome!”

Tobias Frondorf, Germany

Trainees receive consistent personal and group feedback and are given the opportunity to apply the feedback to each new teaching practicum progressing with ease and support towards the end goal of a confident and professional teacher.

One of the most rewarding and popular aspects of our training is the focus placed on learning adjustments under the guidance of Yogacharya Lalit who brings his experience in this field from his studies in Mysore the home of Ashtanga Yoga. These adjustments are geared towards multi level students and practiced throughout the training. This skill greatly benefits our graduate teachers greatly when they begin to teach back home.

Style of Yoga

School Director and senior teacher Yogacharya Lalit comes from an Ashtanga yoga and Vinyasa Flow lineage. He utilises elements from these traditions as a consistent and solid foundation from which students can develop their individual teaching style. With his background as an Iyengar student Lalit places strong emphasis on correcting alignment and maintaining integrity in asana as both a trainee and teacher. During the course, you will have opportunity to apply these alignment techniques to your own practise and as a teacher you will learn how to safely guide multi level students through our established trainee sequence developed by Lalit.

“Our School Director, Yogacharya Lalit, brings a rich background in Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Iyengar traditions. He emphasizes alignment and integrity in every asana, helping trainees build a strong foundation for their unique teaching style.

During the course, you’ll apply alignment techniques to deepen your practice and learn how to safely guide multi-level classes using Lalit’s established trainee sequence. Train with Lalit to develop the skills and confidence needed to lead well-structured yoga sessions.“

Claire McGrath, Shalini Yoga Ireland

Our training uses a dynamic flow sequence inspired by the Ashtanga Primary Series to help students build confidence and deep knowledge of key postures. Trainees use this sequence as a foundation to develop their unique teaching style, blending various yoga traditions and techniques.

Guided by Yogacharya Lalit, students master over 40 postures and learn proper alignment, adjustments, and modifications to teach inclusive, safe classes. This hands-on approach equips graduates with the skills to lead well-structured, confident yoga sessions.

Our Curriculum

Our curriculum is developed from the Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Teacher Training Standards and has developed and been shaped by our experience training teachers. Our curriculum includes the following:

• Asana techniques including identification of common misalignments, including training and practice in Bandhas, Pranayama, Kriyas, chanting and meditation
• Yoga philosophy of Eight Limbs of Ashtanga and Raja Yoga and Yoga Sutras
• Anatomy and Physiology including chakras, mudras, nadis and health benefits of yoga
• Ethics for Yoga Teachers
• Yoga Lifestyle
• Yoga Business Management
• Introduction to Ayurveda
• Teaching Methodology including sequencing, adjusting, teaching standards, and teacher and learner styles
• Classroom Management

In conjunction with taking the journey to becoming a teacher, trainees study Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga Philosophy with an emphasis on how you can incorporate this into your own practice and day-to-day life. Daily chanting, meditation and pranayama provide spiritual structure and compliment the more physical practices of the curriculum.

Developing a physical practice under the guidance of Yogacharya Lalit and his team is one of the highlights of our training. Trainees will experience a blend of led Ashtanga classes with Iyengar-inspired alignment techniques and also practice Mysore style with a strong focus on fine tuning alignment and deepening their practice through adjustments from our teachers.

As a team, we aspire to support trainees develop a holistic practice during their training that they can sustain when they return home. We aim for our trainees to see the value of the more subtle practices such as pranayama and meditation as well as their physical asana practice.

“I just want to say thank you! And after almost four years I want to give you a big compliment…taking part in a YTT in Goa was not only easy… but it was the BEST I gained since then…I did not much appreciate it so far…and so I want to give you and the team my compliments for taking care of so many students, trying to see each as an individual person, being in contact and giving the most you can…I can honestly say I LOVED THE YTT!”

Hannah Dittrich Sweden

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Our Team

Our training courses are unique within our industry as we have specialist teachers for each subject ensuring that trainees receive a robust education from those who are experts in the subject being taught across all subjects. See Our Teachers to find out more about our team and please enjoy the video below to get to know our teaching team

Trainee Assessment

Trainees explore Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga to integrate philosophy into daily life and personal practice. Daily chanting, meditation, and pranayama complement physical asana training, creating a balanced, spiritual structure.

Led by Yogacharya Lalit, students practice a blend of Ashtanga, Iyengar-inspired alignment, and Mysore style to fine-tune alignment and deepen their practice through guided adjustments. Our training emphasizes a holistic approach, helping students sustain both physical and subtle practices like pranayama and meditation beyond the course.

Typical Daily Schedule

Course Pre-requisites

Requirements to apply for the 200 Hour Teacher Training Course are an existing yoga practice, an open mind, commitment to learning, and motivation to become a worthy yoga teacher. Applicants with an emerging practice are welcome to apply for our training provided they can display a high level of self-discipline during the course as it is physically, mentally and spiritually demanding and also highly rewarding. Whilst students will obtain a certificate at the end of the training this should not be the goal of attending our course. Trainees should wish to deepen their personal practise and immerse themselves fully on the path of yoga whilst aiming to become a professional teacher. Our course is demanding in nature and trainees are supported by a very structured curriculum and an experienced and expert team of teachers and staff.

For both beginner and seasoned practitioners, this course will deepen and consolidate your practice and teaching style. We encourage aspiring teachers from all backgrounds to join the course. This fosters a dynamic and mixed environment reflective of that which will be in your future classroom setting. Trainees should have a consistent self practice to attend this course and should also have studied with yoga teachers in a classroom setting.

Although we expect a high level of self discipline and commitment to your physical practice before, during and after the training we do not expect trainees to be proficient in every posture of the Ashtanga Primary Series. Being an acrobat does not qualify you to be a yoga teacher. We believe that yoga students should work towards their best self through all aspects of their practice and this is relative to the individual not the person on the mat next to them.

Yogacharya Lalit is well known for his ability to take practitioners to the next level physically and this is something we hope you will be open to on our training.  We look for progress not perfection and we hope our graduates will pass this very important element of compassion and honouring the individual onto their own students.

“The Teacher Training Course was truly an incredible month of light, love, laughter, and growth. The experience was simultaneously challenging(in many ways- physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, etc.) and nurturing. We were blessed to have teachers with a wealth and diversity of experience and study within the vast tradition of yoga, encouraging a full and dynamic practice.”

Jean – Jaques Gabriel, U.S.

We encourage students to apply for the course when they are fully ready on a holistic level and committed to meeting the challenges of the course and accepting the joys with an open heart. These are important attributes that will add to your learning experience during the course and also to the learning experience of your fellow students.The course is taught in English and we require that you are proficient in English to attend. We have guided hundreds of students with English as a second language through our training. Our team is always on hand to offer extra coaching as required.

We have a high volume of applicants and limited training spaces each season and approval for training courses is at the discretion of the school Directors.

For those of you already teaching, about to embark on your teaching journey or for those of you who have recently discovered your enthusiasm for yoga; we welcome you to take this opportunity to experience a new depth of understanding and confidence through this authentic, traditional and comprehensive foundation Yoga Teacher Training Course.

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Post Graduate Success

Our school is a leader in the field of yoga education and our reputation is built on the success of our graduate teachers out in the world as seen here in our success stories.

Employer demand for graduates from our school is strong and Himalaya Yoga Valley teachers are internationally recognized as professional teachers with a strong lineage to support them in their careers. Post graduates of our programs stand out in a competitive industry and we certify trainees who have completed our programs as registered Himalaya Yoga Valley teachers (HYVT 200 & 500) as a further credential to support them in their  yoga careers.

Alongside this well rounded education students are provided with a high level of administrative assistance prior to and after the training has been completed.

Our team acts as lifelong mentors to our graduates and our reputation as a school who stays connected to and invested in our students is one we are immensely proud of. Our graduate trainees benefit from our philosophy that the student teacher relationship is sacred and life long. We act as mentors and support our students long after our trainings have come to an end and we take great pride in the strong community of Himalaya Yoga Valley teachers we have built.

Alongside online postgraduate support and connection with teachers and other graduates, trainees are eligible to apply for internships exclusive to those who have completed 200 & 500 hour programs at our school.

Lalit holds regular graduate workshops and teacher refresher courses and trainees may also have the opportunity to assist in our classes at our Cork centre to gain experience.

Himalaya Yoga Valley also welcome graduates of 200 & 500 hour trainings to up skill through our Continuing Education Courses tailored specifically to the needs of teachers.

Please see our Success Stories Page where we are very proud to share the stories of our graduates who have flourished since attending our trainings in the profession and life path of teaching yoga!

Accommodation

Himalaya Yoga Valley centre has an established retreat and training centre in Goa where trainees attend residential 200 & 500 hour courses. In Ireland we source affordable accommodation options that students can choose from for the duration of their training.  Please see our Goa Accommodation Page where you can find plenty of detailed information about our centre in Goa. You will also find plenty of detailed information on Visas and practical information related to travel to India on this page and our FAQ page.

Traveling to India for Teacher Training

Many students relish the opportunity to learn yoga at the source and rightly so! India is a truly incredible country and being able to practice with indigenous gatekeepers of yoga in its birthplace is truly magical. Whilst many first-time travelers to India and Asia can feel nervous at the thought of taking a trip alone to a foreign country, it is important to remember that we are located in an extremely safe, small, and local beach village. India, as a whole, is a very safe travel destination, and Goa is particularly safe for tourists and solo female travelers. The local community has been hosting western tourists for many decades, and they enjoy a respectful and peaceful relationship with their visitors.

Solo female travelers to Goa enjoy relaxed and safe interactions in the state. The economy depends on return visitors, and the local community safeguards this return custom through care and respect for people coming to visit.

You may be interested in reading our article on Traveling to India for Yoga Teacher Training, which gives you all the top tips on getting flights, visas, what to pack, staying healthy, and plenty of other useful information!

At Himalaya Yoga Valley, we pride ourselves on having a perfect student safety record. We maintain this with 24-hour on-site security, guest pre-registration for anyone wishing to enter our resort who is not a staff member or student, and providing safety lockers in our office for any valuables students may have. Our resort is peaceful, safe, and a pleasure to relax fully in.

We also facilitate safe and secure travel to our center from the airport with taxi drivers who are personally known to us and only from our village. We appreciate that travel anywhere in the world with the current climate can make some people nervous, and we are more than happy to work with you from the point of application approval until you reach home to make sure you feel safe and secure for your entire experience.

Most travelers who come to India never want to leave. It is a beautiful country, rich with culture, friendly people, and great experiences, and we are happy to support students in making the once-in-a-lifetime journey here.

All of our courses operate from a waitlist, and we understand that trainees who may not be able to attend our training can find it overwhelming to choose a teacher training school given the high volume of operations that have cropped in recent years. We recently wrote this article to assist people who could not get a space on our TTC to help them locate an honourable school.

If you have any questions or queries about our training feel free to contact us and to see our FAQs page.