Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) for Adults & Yoga Foundation Course (YFC)

Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and Youth Teacher Training (YYTT) are yoga teacher training programs that prepare students to teach holistic yoga in the community. These courses integrate various aspects of yoga, such as asanas, pranayama, kriyas, meditation techniques, and the very essence of yogic philosophy, into a holistic composite – thus enabling students to understand and impart the knowledge of yoga in its entirety. Yoga Bharati conducts two batches of Yoga Teacher Training and Youth Teacher Training every year online and in different parts of the US (and Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean islands). Along with yoga practice techniques, we provide in-depth yogic philosophy from the ancient scriptures of Upanishad, Bhagavad Gita, and Patanjali Yoga Sutras. We are affiliated with Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation (SVYASA), Bangalore, a premier Yoga University in India.

In addition, we offer Yoga Foundation Course (YFC) as a shorter course on yoga fundamentals while allowing students to deepen their yoga practice and spiritual journey.

We are a registered Yoga Alliance RYT-200 school

Contact us for Student Handbook (Prospectus).

Yoga Teacher Training - Winter 2024 (Started Jan 20,2024)

[NOTE: Next training in Fall 2024]

Part 1 is in-person and Part 2 is online (ask us for detailed schedule)

Part 1 Locations in California Jan 20 to Feb 25 2024:

  • SF Bay: San Jose, CA

  • Simi Valley in LA, CA

  • Orange County

Part 1 Locations in Texas Jan 20th to Feb 4th 2024 IN PERSON DALLAS, AUSTIN OR ONLINE CST-EST

INFO session: (Register interest to receive details)

  • Dec 14, 2023 @ 6 PM PST

  • Jan 9, 2024 @ 6 PM PST

SAMPLE YTT Session:

  • Dec 16th; Saturday 7.30am - 9.00am PST/9.30am - 11.00am CST

  • Dec 21st; Thursday 4pm - 5.30pm PST/6pm - 7.30pm CST

Part 2 - Yoga Teacher Training Online Only

Option 1 (PST timings 7am - 12,30pm): Mar 23rd - May 13th, 2024 (10 hours over the weekend)

Option 2 (CST timings 6.30am - 9.30am): Feb 10th - May 4th, 2024 (6 hours over the weekend)

Please note: A possible retreat (Date TBD) with additional fees in the SF Bay Area and Dallas locations

Online and In-person options (depending on interest) in some parts of the US

We Are a Registered Yoga School

Yoga Bharati is a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance (RYS 200). After completing YTT course, one can sign up with Yoga Alliance to become RYT-200 certified teacher. We also offer RYT-300 course to enable students to become RYT-500 certified teachers after taking both courses.

YTT Information Video


Our Objective of Yoga Education

As Swami Vivekananda says "Education is a man making, life making, character building assimilation of ideas". Our yoga education courses are designed to systematically train the student in the techniques of yoga and to begin his/her own journey of self-development and greater self-awareness. We believe in practice before preaching. Benefits of taking this course are: You will be able to develop:

  • The ability to integrate body, mind, and soul through various yoga techniques

  • Holistic understanding of the philosophy of yoga

  • Stress management, prevention of stress related ailments

  • Improved memory, creativity & calmness through pranayama, meditation

  • Empowerment to serve the society through yoga careers

YTT for Youth

Yoga Bharati believes in inculcating yoga culture to the young hearts. We provide the youth with all the training that adults get, but with special breakout sessions so yoga education is given at their level of understanding. We mentor them through our special youth yoga teachers. We will enable them for yoga teaching by our special mentors. Please contact us for details.

Teacher Training Options

Yoga Bharati allows incremental learning for those who are interested to study yoga. Following are the three incremental courses one can sign up and upgrade during the course (restrictions apply). One or more of the courses may be available in a given location, but not all. For details regarding the course at a particular location, please contact us. Prospectus of the course will be announced along with course dates.

Yoga Teacher Training for adults (YTT)

  • Yoga Teacher Training is an RYT200 accredited course through Yoga Alliance.  This includes education in yoga techniques, philosophy, in-depth knowledge of Yoga Anatomy, teaching methodologies, practicum, and Ethics and Boundaries of business practice. YTT is also the foundation for those interested in advanced programs, such as AYTT (Advanced Teacher Training) and DYT (Diploma in Yoga Therapy) at Yoga Bharati.  This is for adults and youth 16+ years of age.

Youth Yoga Teacher Training (YYTT)

  • We provide in-depth yoga knowledge and the foundation of yoga philosophy as a tool to handle their current stress, their upcoming college life, peer pressure, and inner conflicts, along with the knowledge to be able to share their yoga sadhana with other youth under adult supervision. This course is meant for youth who already have some knowledge of yoga practice and concepts. You will qualify for the youth teacher certificate from Yoga Bharati. This is for youth ages 13-16 years. Note: Youth 16 years of age can take YYTT or YTT.

Yoga Foundation Course YFC

  • Yoga Foundation Course (YFC) provides in-depth yoga knowledge and the foundation of yoga philosophy to be able to take the practice to more profound levels at body, mind, and spiritual levels. This course is meant for people who are looking for in-depth knowledge of yoga and its philosophy for their personal interests. Certificate of completion and/or CE units (Continued Education) for yoga teachers can be issued. This course enables them to practice yoga with deeper awareness, hence enhancing the benefits of yoga. One may repeat this course as needed to deepen the self-practice. This is for adults and youth 16+ years of age.

Course Hours

This is an approximate table. Please check with us for details and the handbook.

ModuleDescriptionYTTYYTTYFC
 
Holistic Yoga Immersion
 		 Yoga concept and definitions; Asana, Basic Pranayama and Meditation Techniques; Teaching Techniques; Application of Yoga for Health; Stress Management; Yoga and Diet, Pranayama, and meditation; Kriyas, Bandhas and Mudras; Sanskrit; and Ayurveda, and Practicum Training, Philosophy and Practicum Training. NANA30 hours
 
Yoga Foundation and Teaching
 		 Yoga concept and definitions; Asana, Basic Pranayama and Meditation Techniques; Teaching Techniques; Application of Yoga for Health; Stress Management; Yoga and Diet, Pranayama, and meditation; Kriyas, Bandhas and Mudras; Sanskrit; and Ayurveda, and Practicum Training, Philosophy and Practicum Training. 120 hours60 hoursYes
 
Electives
 		 Workshops and Satsangs on topics such as Yoga Anatomy, Ayurveda, Yogic Cleansing Kriyas, Pranayama workshops, Meditation workshops, and Discourses on yoga topics15 hoursNANA
 
Practicum Training
 		Practicum Training (shadowing and practicum delivery for a limited audience)20 hours20 hoursNA
 
4. Practicum Delivery and Field Report
 		Teaching classes and field report on any one area of yoga (Ex: Yoga for sports).20 hours15 hours - teaching under supervisionNA

Certification

Certificate: We will be issuing RYT-200 eligible certificate to adults and youth 16 years and above. We will issue Youth Training Certificate (please note, this is not an RYT-200 certificate)

Youth - Additional Note; Youth will be able to upgrade their course in 5 years (min age to upgrade is 16 years) to become RYT-200 certified if students also maintain at least 10 hours of Yoga Bharati’s Continued education units (training) every year and also teach at least 15 hours of classes each year. Examination - Theory and Oral Exams, upgrade fees and other conditions apply. Contact us for details.

Length of Training

On average, YFC can take 2-3 months, while YTT and YYTT can take 6-9 months to complete the entire training. Module 1 is a structured classroom training. Module 2 is based on the announced schedule, and rest of the modules are self-paced. We believe that yoga training is a slow process involving in-depth sadhana and can’t be done in a hurry. Please call us if you have questions.

Testimonies of a High School Student Who Took YTT

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Ashwini Surpur
Ashwini Surpur

Ashwini Surpur (CIAYT, E-RYT, MA Sanskrit, BS in CS) is the Executive Director of Yoga Bharati. She has worked at Oracle as a Software Engineer for 15 years. She quit her job in 2010 to join Yoga Bharati as a full time volunteer staff. She is instrumental in starting Diploma in Yoga Therapy course for Yoga Bharati and accreditation of the course with International Association of Yoga Therapists. She is also instrumental in starting yoga therapy as a service offering at Yoga Bharati as well as in Summit Estate Rehabilitation Center.

She has spoken at various conferences on yoga and Hindu philosophy. She has conducted numerous Yoga and Health seminars at hospitals, blind center, community gatherings, and corporate settings. She writes articles for various magazines and news media on Yoga. She is passionate about literature and philosophy and composes poems in Kannada and English. She teaches Bhagavad Gita for children and adults.

Savita Joshi
Savita Joshi

Savita Joshi, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, MBA (Finance), is the Executive Director of Dallas Yoga Bharati (Vyasa) chapter. She has served as a Treasurer for past 15 years and as Director of Yoga Therapy services for the past 7 years. She has a Diploma in Yoga Therapy from Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA), Bengaluru, India. Savita’s passion is women’s yoga, yoga therapy for various psychosomatic disorders, and children's yoga therapy. She has also worked at a traditional Sanskrit medium online school as an Executive Director for over 2 years. Savita is on the faculty for Yoga Teacher’s Training program at Yoga Bharati. She also guides yoga therapy students in training. Savita holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from India and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Cal State Hayward University. She has spoken at various retreats and conferences on the topic of yoga.

Shriram Sarvotham
Shriram Sarvotham

Shriram Sarvotham, PhD, E-RYT-500​ has been practicing yoga since childhood; he studied with his teacher Yogacharya Sri Subramanian in Channai, India, for 14 years. He received the Yoga Teacher Certification from Art of Living Foundation in 2001. He has conducted over 150 workshops and retreats on Yoga, Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Yoga Sutras all over USA. A key element he brings to the Yoga Workshops is the art of personalizing the yoga practice based on Ayurvedic principles. Shriram recently completed intensive study of Nadi Pariksha and Marma Chikitsa under the guidance of the renowned Ayurveda Master Teacher Dr. Vasant Lad in Albuquerque NM.

Shriram has received the highest accreditation from the Yoga Alliance as an Experienced Yoga Teacher (E­RYT­500). He is the recipient of the Exemplary Service Award given by the Consulate General of India in June 2015, and the Yoga Service Award given by ISKCON in September 2009. Shriram holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and works as a Senior Algorithms Engineer for Apple in Cupertino, CA.

Anil Surpur
Anil Surpur

Anil Surpur (C-IAYT, E-RYT-500, MS Yogic Science, MBA) is the President of Yoga Bharati. He has been a Yoga teacher for over 2 decades. He is instrumental in accrediting Yoga Bharati’s Yoga Teacher Training program (YTT) with Yoga Alliance and also has led yoga training courses for over 16 years. As a yoga therapist, he offers yoga therapy to an alcohol and drug rehab center and also runs a corporate yoga program at Yoga Bharati. He specializes in yoga therapy for ADHD and ADD.

Anil completed his Bachelor's in Electronic Engineering from India (Karnataka) and has an MBA from All India Management Association (AIMA). He is currently the Director of Engineering at Ooma Inc., in Palo Alto, CA.

Shri N.V.Raghuram
Shri N.V.Raghuram

Yogashree N.V.Raghuram is the Chairman and Spiritual Founder of Yoga Bharati and Professor of yoga philosophy in Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation (SVYASA), Bangalore India. Sri N.V Raghuram is trained under some of the most renowned exponents of yoga such as Prof Satyanarayana Sastry and has been practicing yoga since early childhood. He is instrumental in introducing yoga therapy in a neurological clinic in Germany and starting yoga therapy in hospitals in Italy, Turkey, and China. He has traveled to several countries in Asia, Europe and America, giving discourses and stress reduction programs based on yoga.

Rohini Garimalla (E-RYT)
Rohini Garimalla (E-RYT)

Rohini Garimalla is a senior yoga teacher and faculty at Yoga Bharati. She is pursuing diploma in yoga therapy and has offered numerous yoga therapy sessions under senior yoga therapists at Yoga Bharati. Rohini has been practicing yoga for the last 8 years and teaching yoga for over 5 years. Her compassion-centered teaching style and training background focus on the whole student, health, and wellness at physical, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Kalpanadevi Thiyagarajan (RYT- 200)
Kalpanadevi Thiyagarajan (RYT- 200)

After her software career, Kalpana has joined YB and is continuing to be a part of many programs. Currently, she enjoys teaching Yoga and training new students. She reads extensively with a primary interest in philosophy, history, and literature. She dabbles in art and also takes music classes - Devaram (Tamil devotional hymns).

Rima Shah (E-RYT)
Rima Shah (E-RYT)

Rima Shah is a senior yoga teacher and has Bachelors's in Physical Therapy and Masters in Public Health (San Jose University, San Jose, CA). She is currently pursuing a Diploma in Yoga Therapy towards becoming C-IAYT Yoga Therapist. Presently, she is a Yoga Teacher and Education Administrator at Yoga Bharati.

Rima has been part of various Yoga Teacher Training courses offered by Yoga Bharati and has also led Stop Diabetes Movement in collaboration with Sewa, Bay Area and Yoga Bharati. She began her yoga journey six years ago and has been teaching wellness yoga classes, prenatal yoga class and therapy yoga classes.

Preeti Joshi (RYT-200)
Preeti Joshi (RYT-200)

Preeti Joshi is an IT Professional working at Apple as Project Manager. She has completed yoga teacher training in 2020 and has special interest in teaching Yoga to Children and Special needs. She has been a yoga practitioner for the last 9 years. She has been a long term associate with Yoga Bharati and has actively participated and volunteered in many events and trainings arranged by Yoga Bharati. She has taken keen interests and courses in Yoga in Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Yoga Sutra Philosophy as part of continuing education.


Contact Us

Email: ytt@yogabharati.org

Phone: (855) 202-7747 / (408)-341-YOGA (9642)

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