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Build on your first training
300-hour yoga teacher training
Build on your first teacher training. Choose a course that helps with the questions you meet in class, with time to teach, reflect and receive feedback.
Study the questions that come up in your teaching.
- Course level
- Advanced study after foundation training
- Before joining
- Check that your previous training is accepted
- Look for
- Teaching practice and support from trainers
The starting point
What makes this advanced study?
A 300-hour course is advanced study after foundation training. Yoga Alliance’s Registered Yoga School 300 (RYS 300) standards cover deeper practice, teaching methods, anatomy, philosophy, ethics and practice teaching.
Advanced study does not have to mean harder poses. It can help you notice more, explain clearly and adapt a class. Check the syllabus to see how the course builds on what you already know.
Are you ready to join?
Check which foundation certificates the school accepts. It may also ask about teaching experience, invite you to an interview or request a sample class.
If you have not taught much yet, think about what would help most. You may want supported teaching practice, more time with your own practice or a structured course. Discuss that with the trainers before paying.
Inside the training
What you’ll study in more depth.
Choose a programme that answers real questions in your teaching.
Refine your observation
Use what you notice in class to guide your teaching.
Study with more depth
Explore the subjects and traditions that matter to your teaching.
Teach, reflect, repeat
Look for observed teaching and space to act on detailed feedback.
Learn with a mentor
Find out who you can turn to for guidance.
Read more about what you’ll learn
Start with a few real questions from your teaching. Perhaps you want to adapt classes for mixed experience, improve your explanations or make more space for meditation. Use these questions when reading course outlines.
If mentoring is included, find out who you meet and how often. For a specialist subject, check how much time it receives and what you will be prepared to teach afterwards.
Look for subjects that work together. Anatomy should inform how you adapt a pose. Philosophy and ethics should inform how you treat students. Sequencing should help you plan a class with a clear purpose.
Practice teaching needs more than a final assessment. Find out whether you receive feedback, discuss your choices and have a chance to try again.
If the school teaches traditional ideas about breath or the subtle body, it should explain their context. Check how it separates those teachings from health claims and discusses consent, boundaries and seeking specialist help.
Plan your study
Time, format and fees.
Check the timetable, full costs and help available from teachers.
Questions to ask a school ↓How will study fit around teaching?
An intensive gives you a concentrated period of study. A course taught in stages may let you try new ideas in your classes between meetings. Check the assignments and time needed outside lessons.
For online or mixed-format study, ask how teachers observe your work. If you want to use your regular classes for a supervised project, confirm that the school allows it.
What should you check before paying?
Get a full breakdown of tuition, mentoring, assessments, materials and any travel or accommodation costs. Read the rules for attendance, missed classes and extra time to finish.
If possible, speak to a recent graduate. Ask about the feedback they received and access to teachers. Their experience can help you ask better questions, though yours may differ.
How do you use the learning afterwards?
You do not need to put every new technique into your next class. Choose one change, notice how students respond and discuss it with a mentor or trusted colleague.
Keep time for your own practice and further study. Good teaching includes knowing when you need more guidance.
Your training and certificate
How 200 + 300 fits together.
Yoga Alliance’s Registered Yoga Teacher 500 (RYT 500) route accepts an eligible 200-hour training plus an eligible advanced 300-hour training. It also accepts an eligible integrated 500-hour programme. The two separate courses can be at different appropriately registered schools.
RYT 500 also requires at least 100 teaching hours since completing the qualifying RYS 200 or RYS 500 training. Finishing a 300-hour course does not automatically give you the registration. Check the current requirements against your training history.
Build your starting point.
Develop depth in your teaching.
Teacher registration has separate requirements.
Before you book
Questions to ask a school.
Use these questions when you speak to the course team.
How does this build on my 200-hour course?
Will you accept my previous training?
How often will you watch me teach and give feedback?
Who teaches the subjects I want to study?
What if I miss a class or need longer to finish?
What support is included after the course?
Common questions
What else would you like to know?
Here are a few things to check before joining.
Is 300-hour training suitable for beginners?
It is advanced study that builds on a foundation. Check the school’s entry requirements; do not assume it is a longer version of a first 200-hour course.
Do I have to return to my first school?
No. Yoga Alliance allows eligible 200-hour and 300-hour trainings at different appropriately registered schools. The new school still decides whether it accepts your previous training.
Will I become RYT 300?
Yoga Alliance uses RYS 300 for the school’s training designation. For teachers, eligible 200 + 300 training forms part of the RYT 500 route, which has further requirements.
Should I join straight after my 200-hour course?
Think about what you want to learn next. Teaching for a while may give you useful questions to bring. Each school sets its own admission requirements.
Find a school
Find a place to learn.
Read about yoga schools and contact the course team to discuss your experience and questions.
Explore yoga schools ↗Further reading
Check current requirements with the provider or relevant organisation before applying.