A 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Designed By the Military Community, For the Military Community

1. Embody and teach all postures including modifications.(Blocks, straps, chairs, etc.)
2. Demonstrate knowledge of movement, breathing, and meditation practices through practical applications and peer instruction.
3. Passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher.
4. 100% attendance to all sessions. (Or in accordance with the make-up policy for sessions or assignments missed.)
5. All homework, journaling, practice-teaching, and assignments submitted in a timely manner.
6. Conduct yourself in a professional manner.
7. Adhere to VYP Teacher’s Alliance Code of Ethics.
8. Sign all required documentation.
9. Complete payment of full tuition prior to receiving certificate of completion.
10. Commit to offering yoga to veterans in your local area, upon completion of the program.

While this training is billed as a “200” hour teacher training, that billing only includes contact hours with one of the lead instructors. Homework, journaling, self exploration, and check ins with regional team members are not included in that time. You should expect to cover the following topics:

• Yoga history – Terms, dates, styles
• Yoga philosophy – Historical texts, important dates, and key ideas
• Yoga asana – Commonly practiced poses, their historical context, how to safely sequence, anatomy and alignment with contraindications
• Pranayama – Commonly practiced pranayama, effects on the physical and subtle body, sequencing to include adaptations and alternatives
• Meditation, mantras, mudras
• Anatomy and Biomechanics- Major bones, muscles and their functions in asana, types of joints and their movements
• Physiology – Nervous, cardiovascular, circulatory, endocrine, and digestive systems
• Ethics – Teaching responsibilities, governing bodies, business management

Food, books for required reading, manuals and associated handouts are all included in the training.

You are welcome to apply however due to the large number of applicants, we will prioritize applicants who have not been through a Yoga Teacher Training.

Yes! We do ask for your DD-214 as part of the application process however it is simply to verify time in service. For active duty members, more recent orders can take the place of a DD-214.

We understand that everyone approaches yoga with different intentions. Some choose to answer the call to teach while others are drawn to explore these practices on their own.

During the course of your program, you will be paired with a local VYP representative who will serve as your mentor. This mentor will provide support as you navigate teacher training as well as offer guidance to launch your own classes.

Upon graduation, you will be invited to join the VYP Teachers Alliance – a program wherein we provide lasting support to our teachers. As a participant in this program, you will be required to teach – and log – 108 hours of yoga to veterans, their families, and community members.

 This program is designed specifically to support you in your journey from student to teacher; if you would rather not be a teacher, we still encourage you to apply, however just know that teaching will be a requirement.

Of course! We welcome everyone, of all abilities, to apply.

Yes! Upon successful completion of this training, you will receive the basic qualifications to teach yoga in many settings as well as yoga studios, VA’s, vet centers, and gyms.

On staff, we have 3 lead trainers and multiple guest instructors. Marine Corps veteran and VYP CEO Brianna Renner, Army veteran and yoga teacher Jessica Bugbee, and Army veteran and yoga teacher Rebecca Smith are your lead instructors.

At least 6 months of yoga practice and 6 months of meditation are required,

Veterans Yoga Project is a 200hr Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance. Upon completion of this program you will be able to register as a RYT-200 yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance. 

This program does not qualify for NBCC CE hrs or IAYT CE hrs.