The short answer: A Registered Yoga School (RYS) is a yoga teacher training program that has been approved by Yoga Alliance and meets their minimum curriculum standards. When you graduate from an RYS, you’re eligible to register as an RYT (Registered Yoga...
The short answer: Registering with Yoga Alliance costs $50 for the initial application fee plus $65 per year to maintain your RYT status. That’s $115 for your first year and $65/year after that. For yoga schools (RYS), the fees are higher — $130 application plus...
The short answer: In the yoga industry, “yoga teacher” and “yoga instructor” are often used interchangeably — and technically, they mean the same thing. There’s no legal or certification distinction between the two. But many experienced...
The short answer: Legally, yes — there is no law in the United States that requires yoga teachers to be certified. Yoga is an unregulated industry, and anyone can technically teach a yoga class. But whether you should teach without certification is a different...
The short answer: RYT 200 means you’ve completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training and registered with Yoga Alliance. E-RYT 200 means you’ve done that plus logged at least 1,000 hours of teaching experience after certification. The “E” stands...
The short answer: Most yoga teachers work far fewer hours than you’d think. According to the Yoga Alliance industry survey, 67% of yoga instructors teach fewer than 10 hours per week. Only about 29% say yoga teaching is their primary source of income. But...
