Your complete online pathway to RYT-500
Gaja's Yoga Alliance–registered 200-hour foundational and 300-hour advanced trainings in one connected journey: enroll once, then schedule each phase around your life. Fully online with weekly live mentorship, self-paced study and one faculty start to finish.
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- 2300-Hour YTT · next cohort Oct 27
- • Live weekly sessions with faculty, recorded
- • Interest-free payment plans, no credit check
- • RYT-500 eligible (RYS 200 + RYS 300)
200 + 300 hours. One journey.
Most 500-hour paths ask you to make the same decision twice: complete one training, then start over searching for the next. Gaja brings both phases together with one faculty, one philosophy and one connected approach to teaching.
- 200Foundational
Yoga & Breathwork Teacher Training
Your entry point into confident, embodied teaching: alignment, breathwork, sequencing, philosophy, teaching methodology and the business of yoga.
About this training → - →300Advanced
Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
Deepen your teaching through advanced sequencing, Ayurveda, anatomy, philosophy, subtle-body study and elective specialization shaped around the teacher you want to become.
About this training → - →RYT-500Your pathway
Complete your pathway
Enroll in the complete pathway now, then move through each phase on your timeline. You don't have to complete the two trainings back-to-back.
Built for the teacher you're becoming.
Rooted in Ayurveda
Ayurveda isn't an optional add-on. It runs through the training so you learn to teach the whole person, not just the pose.
Personalized for every body
Adapt sequencing, cueing, pace and practice for different bodies, ages, abilities and lived experiences.
Yoga for a lifetime
This isn't about chasing impressive shapes. Learn to create practices your students can return to through every season of life.
Depth with real rigor
Anatomy, Ayurveda, philosophy and practice with experienced teachers, medical expertise and respected yogic scholarship.
See how the two phases fit together.
Start by building a strong teaching foundation, then move into advanced study, specialization and deeper professional development.
200-Hour Foundational
- ✓Fully online with weekly live mentorship and self-paced study
- ✓About 6–10 hours a week
- ✓Live mentorship, personal practice, teaching methodology and practice teaching
- ✓No prerequisite
- ✓Yoga Alliance RYS 200 training
300-Hour Advanced
- ✓24-week core training plus one year to complete electives
- ✓About 4–6 hours a week during the core training
- ✓Live webinars, Sadhana Labs, advanced study, feedback and elective specialization
- ✓Prerequisite: a Yoga Alliance–registered 200-hour training
- ✓Yoga Alliance–accredited advanced training
One enrollment connects the full pathway. Complete your foundational training first, then schedule your advanced phase when the timing is right for you.
Yoga education that meets you where you are.
You don't need an advanced practice or a particular kind of body to begin. What matters is a willingness to learn deeply, practice honestly and grow into your own way of teaching.
- 01
Accessibility
Begin from where you are. No advanced flexibility or prior teaching experience is required for the foundational phase.
- 02
Personalization
Adapt pose, breath, pace and sequence to the person in front of you rather than forcing every student into one version of the practice.
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Longevity
Build practices that evolve through changing bodies, responsibilities, injuries, age and life circumstances: yoga meant to last for decades.
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Depth
Live mentorship, teaching feedback, rigorous study and faculty grounded in both enduring wisdom traditions and modern application.
Your advanced training doesn't have to look like everyone else's.
As you move into the 300-hour phase you gain room to shape part of your education around your interests, students and professional direction: 75+ elective hours.
Elective track · 50 hoursYin Yoga
Certification · 100 hoursGaja Meditation Certification
Certification · 100 hoursGaja Ayurvedic Health Certification
Elective track · 30 hoursKids Yoga
Elective track · 30 hoursJyotish / Vedic Astrology
Elective track · 30 hoursSound Healing
years of combined teaching experience across the yoga mentors who support you alongside the core faculty
saved on tuition when you enroll in the complete pathway
to complete your advanced electives around work and life
- ✓A pathway toward your RYT-500 credential through Yoga Alliance after both phases and the registration requirements
- ✓Confident, adaptive sequencing for different bodies, populations, levels of experience and settings
- ✓An Ayurvedic lens for personalization, beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to movement and practice
- ✓A richer understanding of yoga philosophy, breathwork, anatomy and the subtle body
- ✓The tools to teach yoga as a sustainable lifelong practice rather than a pursuit of advanced poses
- ✓Elective specialization in the advanced phase, shaped around the teacher you want to become
- ✓Real teaching experience and live feedback through practicum, mentoring and applied practice
- ✓The business of teaching: workshops, retreats, marketing and sustainable offerings
- You want your full 500 hours with one faculty and one philosophy, not two unrelated schools
- You are starting from where you are: no advanced flexibility or prior teaching experience is needed for the foundational phase
- You want room to breathe between phases: complete the 200, then schedule the 300 when the timing is right
Tuition and payment plans
One price for the whole program: eLearning, the live cohort, faculty assessments, the community and your credential. Interest-free plans, no credit check; the enrollment agreement and refund policy are shown before you pay anything.
- Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training & Breathwork Certification$3,595
- Yoga 300-Hour Teacher Training$5,775
Individual program tuition shown for comparison.
- ✓Both training phases included
- ✓One connected 500-hour pathway, one enrollment
- ✓Your advanced phase reserved
- ✓Flexible timing between trainings
- 1Complete the 200-hour foundational training and its certification requirements
- 2Complete the 300-hour core training (24 weeks) and 75+ elective hours within one year
- 3Practicum, mentoring and practice-teaching feedback in both phases
- 4Faculty sign-off at the end of each phase
Do I have to complete the 200-hour and 300-hour trainings back-to-back?
No. Bundling the trainings means you're enrolling in one connected 500-hour pathway; it does not mean completing all 500 hours consecutively. You'll complete the foundational phase first and can then schedule your advanced training around the timing that works for you.
Do I need yoga teaching experience before I begin?
No prior teaching experience is required to begin the 200-hour foundational training, and you don't need advanced flexibility or the ability to perform complex poses. The 300-hour phase is advanced teacher training, so you'll complete your registered 200-hour training before moving into it.
How does this pathway relate to RYT-500 registration?
The pathway combines Gaja's Yoga Alliance–registered foundational training with its advanced teacher training. Completing the requirements across both phases provides the educational pathway toward RYT-500 registration with Yoga Alliance. Registration itself is a separate process completed directly with Yoga Alliance and subject to its requirements.
How much time should I plan for each week?
During the 200-hour foundational phase, plan for approximately 6–10 hours per week. During the 300-hour core training the weekly commitment is approximately 4–6 hours, with elective study completed more flexibly over time.
Can I complete the training while working full time?
Yes. The pathway combines live learning with flexible online study so you can build your training around an existing work and life schedule. Session recordings and the extended window for advanced elective coursework add flexibility when you can't complete everything on one fixed schedule.
How do the advanced electives work?
During the advanced phase you complete at least 75 hours of elective study from options such as Yin Yoga, Meditation, Ayurvedic Health, Kids Yoga, Jyotish and Sound Healing. You have up to one year from the beginning of your advanced training to complete the elective requirements.
What's included when I enroll in the 500-hour pathway?
Both the 200-hour foundational training and the 300-hour advanced training as one connected pathway, including the learning materials, recordings, mentorship and resources of each phase. Bundling also reduces the combined tuition by 15%, saving $1,405 compared with enrolling in the two trainings separately.
The 200-Hour YTT October 2026 cohort begins Oct 20, 2026.
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