Advanced Studies Yoga Teacher Training

For 500 RYT Advanced Studies Certification

Asheville Yoga Center offers some of the best Yoga Alliance certified instructors and certified healthcare professionals in the nation. You will deepen your knowledge of yoga as you explore therapeutic yoga traditions, modalities, and yoga practices. To be eligible for this 300-Hour Certification you will need to have already obtained a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certification (from the Asheville Yoga Center or elsewhere).

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Curriculum & Course Offerings

For 500 RYT Advanced Studies Certification

Taking the initiative to become a 500 RYT demonstrates you have made a deeper commitment towards self-growth and shows your true dedication to higher learning. We offer a Modular Advanced Studies program to give you the opportunity to make choices in what inspires you the most, as well as some flexibility in scheduling your course work. Our 300 Hour program helps you to advance your career, share knowledge, strengthen your practice and enhance your credibility.

WEEKEND COURSES 

– Ashtanga Yoga 
– Attachment, Addiction & Recovery
– Bhagavad Gita
– Breath is Boss
– Business of Yoga 
– Chakras and Yoga
– Hatha Yoga Pradīpikā
– Hands-On Assists
– Introduction to Sanskrit
– Mantra
– Meditation and Yoga
– Power Yoga
– Prana & Awareness
– Psychology & Yoga
– The Power of Now
– Yin Yoga
– Yoga Sutra
– Yoga for Back Care
– Yoga for Cancer
– Yoga for Grief
– Yoga for Hypermobility
– Yoga and Marma

3-DAY COURSES

– Adaptive Yoga & Meditation for Trauma
– Anatomy and Yoga
– Art of Practicing Yoga 
– Asana Unlocked
– Ayurveda and Yoga
– Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga
– Prison Yoga
– Restorative Yoga
– Trauma-Informed Training: The Light a Path Method
– Women’s Yoga
– Yoga for Chronic Pain
– Yoga and the Subtle Body

4-DAY COURSES

– Children’s Yoga
– Senior Yoga
– The Art of Holding Space: Teaching Movement, Meditation, & Mindfulness
– Therapeutic Essentials of Yoga
– The Roots of Yoga
– Off the Mat into the World

5-DAY INTENSIVES

– Bhakti Vinyasa Intensive
– Flow & Yin Intensive
– Gentle Flow & Restorative Intensive
– Immersion in Pancamaya: The 5 Koshas
– Kundalini Intensive
– Pranayama Vidya: The Wise River of Life
– Sequencing and Slow Flow Intensive
– The Art of Teaching Yoga Intensive
– Therapeutic Elements of Yoga & the Chakras
– Yoga Nidra Intensive

CHOOSE 11 MODULES IN TOTAL FROM THESE FOUR CATEGORIES:

  1. Pick at least one 3-day course
  2. Pick at least one 4-day course
  3. Pick at least one 5-day Intensive
  4. Pick the remaining eight courses from any of the four categories (weekend, 3-day, 4-day, or 5-day*)

*You must complete 11 separate modules for graduation. Most modules offered multiple times per year.

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