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Virtual
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training
Online Yoga Teacher Training
Self Paced with Personal Support
If you're looking for an online training experience that meets you exactly where you are and guides you where you want to be as a teacher and as a person, look no further. Our online yoga teacher training program is the perfect mix of self-paced work and personal mentoring from expert teachers. Working from an individualized plan that fits your needs and your schedule, you'll complete a professional program that will equip you to teach excellent yoga classes and private sessions that are authentic, holistic, and unique. Read on to learn more about this exceptional program and how it can help you reach your dreams.
About the Training Content
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We don't compromise when it comes to yoga education and neither should you. With our online program, you will receive the education you need to be ready to start teaching, with plenty of personal application, teaching practice, and one-on-one mentoring.
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The training curriculum is based on the standards of Yoga Alliance. Our school founder Lauren Mason has curated a training program based in the lineage of Viniyoga, with elements from Ashtanga Vinyasa and Power yoga. This combination means that this program will prepare you to teach a yoga practice that is adapted to the needs of your students at any level or ability. You'll learn how to teach everything from gentle yoga to a powerful flow, all based on principles of good sequencing and body safety. You'll learn how to incorporate breathing practices and meditation into yoga classes, ensuring that students receive a holistic yoga practice that supports physical, mental, and spiritual health.
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This course will teach you how to understand the body holistically, with sections on anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics. You'll gain a greater understanding of how the body works and how its overall health can be best supported with yoga. You'll learn essential yoga poses in great detail, understanding the benefits of each and how to sequence them together for optimal effects. You will also learn about the more subtle aspects of the human system, including the workings of the nervous and respiratory systems, yogic models of subtle energies, and how practices like pranayama (breath work) and meditation can support overall health by affecting these subtle systems.
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You will also learn about yoga practice philosophy and history, understanding the foundations of yoga practice and honoring its history and legacy. You will learn about the teachers who came before us and about practitioners who have continued lineages of yoga practice for hundreds of years. You'll learn your place within these great lineages and learn how you can best share the wisdom of yoga with others.
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Another strong emphasis of this course is professional skills. Being a great yoga teacher requires skills within the yoga space, but also business skills so you can best navigate how to work as a professional in the modern yoga world. We will help you to learn how to present yourself in the way that attracts students who want to learn what you have to offer.
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Throughout the course, you will be supported through your personal practice, learning how to effectively practice everything you will be teaching. Guided by a personal mentor, you will learn how to practices postures, breathing, and meditation practices in the best way for your body. You'll be supported in your personal practice to ensure that you are the best teacher possible, grounded in authenticity.
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About Online Learning
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Our course is made up of insightful and meaningful lecture videos that offer a balance between learning and application. With videos recorded specifically for online learning with teachers from this school, the whole curriculum has been curated to create an online learning experience that is easy to follow and stick with. Interactive notes and activities allow you to feel like you are working with your teacher, and online forums allow you to chat with teachers and other students, receiving feedback and support.​​​​
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Other schools might relay on low-quality video recordings from in-person trainings or even use videos from other teachers and pass them off as their own. We've also seen schools that rely heavily on reading or offer hardly any personal interaction. We don't believe that this kind of education will enable you to be your best in a people-centered profession like yoga. We believe in high-quality education, with materials created specifically for this course by us, taught by us. We also believe in personal support, individual feedback, and open discussion. It is through all of these tools that you will learn and grow as a person as you transform from student to teacher. This transformation is about more than learning material. Anyone can read a book or watch a video. Becoming a teacher is a process that we are here to help you through.
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You will work at your own pace based on a schedule that we work out together. When you start your program, we'll discuss how much time you have to dedicate to your learning each week, how frequently you will meet with your mentor, and how long it will take you to complete the program. Based on all of these factors, we'll create a custom program plan for you and then help you to stick to it, offering you the support you need every step of the way.
​​About Our School Values and Trainers
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We value a balance between ancient and modern wisdom in all of our teachings. We value understanding both scientific and subjective personal evidence so that we can support a far-reaching and holistic understanding of health. We believe in honoring diversity of all kinds and believe that the practices of yoga can be made accessible to anyone so that people from all backgrounds can find benefits from a yoga practice specifically suited to them. We value honoring the unique wisdom that each student brings into a class or a training space and believe in collaborative learning that respects both the teacher and student.
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We approach the profession of yoga earnestly and respectfully, understanding it demands exceptional training, a perpetual dedication to personal growth, and an earnest desire to foster well-being for oneself and the community. Upholding the belief that quality teaching deserves appropriate compensation and a balanced life, we are committed to cultivating a professional community that is supportive and highly valued. Online learning can offer a great foundational experience for teaching in person or virtually, and working one-on-one with a mentor in our program ensures that you have the education that you need to pursue your goals.
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We hire the most excellent yoga teacher trainers available, each with a particular area of expertise that they will share with you. The lead trainer for this course is yoga therapist and school founder Lauren Mason. Lauren teaches most of the video content, along with yoga therapist Harini Srinivasan. You will be paired with a personal mentor chosen from our school faculty who will most suit your interests and needs. We'll help you find a mentor who teaches a style of yoga that interests you, shares your passions, or has other qualities that we think will best support you on your journey. Visit our Teacher Page to learn more about our faculty and get to know our excellent mentor teachers. These skilled trainers will guide and support you every step of the way, teaching with openness and authenticity as they share the vast wisdom of yoga with you.
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Why to Train with Elevate Wellness Institute​
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We are firmly grounded in strong educational principles and yogic values, and hold ourselves to an exceptional standard. We are constantly refining and improving our offerings and present the best that online yoga teacher training has to offer. If you are looking for a yoga program that will challenge you in a meaningful way, both intellectually and personally, then look no further. This course is designed to be completely accessible for all levels of student, but also doesn't hold anything back. We want you to have everything you need to be completely successful and feel like you have gotten all that you possibly can out of a training experience. We want this course to feel personal, intimate, and powerful. We have poured our hearts into this school and this course for years with each individual teacher in mind. Each experience is unique because of our personalized approach and because we are continually updating the course materials. As we learn and grow, we continue to pass that wisdom on to you.
You can visit our school page with Yoga Alliance to see what graduates of our programs have to say about our training. We have a 100% completion rate with our teacher training programs. We do not believe in taking your money and then forgetting about you. We truly believe in high-quality education and only accept dedicated students into our programs.
While many other programs may seem easier, faster, or cheaper, they miss out on the true benefits of a yoga teacher training: personal mentoring, community support, investment necessary for personal growth, and opportunities for actual application. We believe in high-quality yoga education and cater to students who consider this program to be a true opportunity for growth intellectually, physically, and spiritually. Our level of commitment to you is high, with consistent support and accountability to make sure you reach your goals. Our excellent teaching and mentoring team will work with you at your level and your pace to make sure you get the most out of your training.
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Course Requirements
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Training can be done completely online, with a combination of self-paced videos and live meetings one-on-one with your mentor. If you are local to San Antonio, TX, you can choose to meet with your mentor in person. If you are anywhere else, you'll meet with your mentor via video calls.
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Program Overview:
70% - video content
15% - practice teaching and discussion with your mentor
15% - yoga practice and assignments
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Completing this program satisfactorily will qualify you to be a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.
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Tuition and Format
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Tuition and course access are paid in a monthly membership model. Course access is $175/month and you will meet with your mentor at regular intervals throughout the course based on your personal plan. After the completion of your course, you have unlimited access to all course materials and forums at no additional cost.
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Program length and overall cost depends on your schedule and how much time you have to dedicate to training each week. An average completion time for training is 10-14 months. Most people who take our training are students or work full time and plan on taking one or two yoga classes each week and completing about 2-4 hours of online work each week, for an average of 15 hours dedicated to training each month. If you have the availability to be a full-time student, you can of course plan to complete the training more quickly, but should expect it to take no less than 6 months.
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10-Month Plan
- 20 hours of videos, yoga, and meetings each month
- $1,750 total investment
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14-Month Plan
- 12 hours of videos, yoga, and meetings each month
- $2,450 total investment
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Should two members of the same household wish to complete the training together with the same schedule/plan, we welcome that arrangement. Partners, spouses, siblings, or roommates who want to complete the course together can support each other through the process, teach each other, learn together, and hold each other accountable. Dual course access is only $275/month. You'll meet with the same mentor together at the same time, but can choose to schedule additional meetings for an additional fee.
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We use the Mighty Networks platform for our course to encourage interaction and support among students and teachers. This is a new development as of 2025, so we are still building that online community, but expect it to be thriving soon! Explore the course for free for two weeks by signing up today!
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Next Steps
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If you're ready to learn more and start the process to enroll in teacher training, click the button below to go to our online application. We'll be in touch as soon as possible to talk with you more about the program and begin your enrollment process if this training is a good fit for you.
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