"He who brings peace to one person, brings peace to the world."

You can begin this program at any time!

This certification program has met the National Educational Standards of Yoga Alliance and has been approved at the 200-hour level. Robin designed and began her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification Program in 2001 in an effort to make YTT Certification accessible, affordable and achievable. She is now proud to say that area Yoga Centers and places that offer yoga are requesting her graduates, because of the good things they've heard.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
(Pre-requisite: 6 months of yoga practice)

Overview Requirements:

• Attend 20 Yoga Classes at Robin's Yoga & Healing Center, LLC
• 185 Contact Hours -12 weekends (see hours below)
• 15 non-contact hours
• Prepare outline and teach 5 yoga classes
• CPR certification

Contact Hours:
The 185 Contact hours (time spent in the presence of the director, Robin Anderson, during the program) will consist of:

• 100 hours of Techniques - including training and practice in asanas, pranayamas, Kriyas, chanting, and meditation.
• 25 hours Teaching and Methodology - principles of demonstration, instruction, observation, assisting/correcting, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, and the student’s process of learning.
• 20 hours Anatomy and Physiology - Both physical Anatomy & Physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and astral/energy/subtle Anatomy & Physiology (chakras, nadis, etc).
• 30 hours Philosophy, Ethics, Lifestyle - Study of the Sutras of Patanjali, ethics for Yoga teachers, creating a safe and sacred space for your students, and the practice of consciousness and compassion.
• 10 hours Practicum - Practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing/giving feedback, assistant teaching.

Non-contact hours
Any of the following, in order to be counted, must be an assigned part of the curriculum.

• Assigned outside study with an assessment process—Includes reading, audio/video, internet, etc. The assessment process could be a written report, class discussion, class presentation, test, etc. It is expected that these outside resources will be thoughtfully chosen to support the teacher training process and be directly relevant to the subject of yoga (its practice and/or teaching) and/or anatomy and physiology. Such hours can be counted for all subject categories except Practicum.
• Written assignments to be handed in—Such hours can be counted for all subject categories except Practicum.
• Group activities—Includes directed discussion, techniques practice, teaching practice. Such hours can be counted for all subject categories.
• Evaluating yoga classes outside the YTT—Such hours can be counted only for the Techniques, Teaching Methodology, and Practicum categories. A maximum of two hours credit can be obtained for each class evaluated, and each class must be evaluated via a written or oral exercise.
• Teaching outside classes—Such hours must be documented and can be counted only for the Practicum category.

Examples of Unallowable Non-Contact Hours

• Personal private practice.
• Attending classes intended for the general public without a corresponding evaluation process as described above under “Allowable Non-Contact Hours.”