200 hr Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training

Established 2026

Reston, VA

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Purpose

This program will support you in developing the skills for the care of the whole self through the lens of yoga and yoga philosophy. Upon completion of all requirements, a graduate will be able to teach a safe, trauma-informed class informed by yoga philosophy.

What to expect

Module 1: 100 Hours - Immersion into Yoga Lifestyle

The first 100 hours of the program are open to all yoga practitioners interested in learning more about yoga.

In this module, you will:

• Explore an introduction to lifestyle Yoga & Ayurvedic practices supporting daily breath, meditation and asana practice to support well-being, or svastha

• Find your unique alignment in the most common yoga postures and understand their benefits

• Dive into the foundational philosophy behind the practice of yoga, including the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita

• Learn about the history of yoga and its various paths

• Cultivate deeper levels of awareness in your mind and body

• Explore energetic and subtle body anatomy

• Learn functional biomechanical anatomy

• Dive into the fundamentals of Ayurveda and daily lifestyle habits

• Meet a supportive community of like-minded practitioners

Module 2: 100 Hours - The Seat of the Teacher

If interested in becoming a certified yoga teacher, you will continue for an additional 100 hours, where you will learn:

• How to incorporate the Ayurvedic lens into teaching methodology: elemental body

• How to incorporate the energetic framework of the chakras and the gunas into teaching methodology

• Teaching methodology (learning to teach online and in-person classes)

• How to sequence a well-rounded yoga class that can be adapted for multiple populations

• Discuss considerations for trauma sensitivity in group yoga classes

• Professional development

• Ethics and how to expand your path as a teacher

Style/Lineage

The Beloved Yoga School offers a unique 200HR Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training that provides a safe, nurturing, and creative environment in which to grow and deepen your practice. It is from this place of deep personal practice/sadhana that you become a teacher. Our program offers a comprehensive experience combining our excellence in teaching methodology and an inclusive mentoring program. Participants can opt to do just module one or the full two-module program. To obtain the full certification, one must complete both modules and fulfill all the requirements of the program including reflective homework and mentorship. We teach in the lineage of Sri Krishnamacharya & Svastha Yoga - The Mohans

Additional Information

Completion requirements:

1) Attend live hours of training weekends, and complete homework & mentoring sessions.

2) Complete observations and reflections.

3) Complete a final project.

4) Complete a 1-hour class (your mentor will review the sequence with you ahead of time). Teach your sequence live to others and record it for review, or your mentor can attend live to provide feedback.

5) A final reflection on teaching and mentoring.

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Explain and apply foundational knowledge of anatomy, fascia, and functional movement to support safe yoga practice by identifying major muscles and joint actions, describing the role of fascial networks in movement and force transmission, and designing sequences and cues that promote stability, mobility, and injury prevention.
Practice Skills	Practice standing postures with attention to the root by establishing a stable, grounded foundation through the feet and legs Adapt yoga practice to one’s own body by observing internal feedback related to sensation, breath, effort, and ease, and modifying posture, range of motion, pacing, or support to honor your individual anatomy Practice hip mobility and stability with awareness of the sacral region by exploring movements that support balanced openness, strength, and control Practice core engagement and the bandhas by developing awareness of deep stabilizing muscles, breath coordination, and subtle energetic containment Practice twisting postures with awareness of the solar plexus region by applying safe spinal mechanics, balanced muscular engagement, and mindful breath Practice sidebends and backbends with awareness of the heart center, using and supportive breath to cultivate openness, strength, and resilience Practice forward-bending postures with awareness of the throat region by applying hip-hinge mechanics, spinal length, and supportive breath Practice arm balances with awareness of the third-eye region by applying clear drishti, focused attention, balanced strength, and coordination Practice inversions with awareness of the crown by applying safe setup, joint integrity, spinal alignment, breath regulation, and focused attention
Teaching Skills	Explain the foundational alignment principles of each posture by identifying key points of base, joint stacking, spinal organization, and functional intention Teach pranayama, drishti, and bandhas clearly explaining their purpose, guiding students through safe, accessible application, and integrating these techniques to support breath awareness, focus, stability, and intentional movement within yoga practice
Lifestyle & Ethics	Describe the foundational principles of ayurveda and samkhya philosophy by describing key concepts such as the five elements, three doṣas, guṇas, and the relationship between puruṣa (consciousness) and prakṛti (nature), and apply this understanding to support self-awareness, balance, and informed yoga practice. Apply introductory principles of ayurveda by describing its foundational concepts—such as the five elements and three doṣas—and applying this knowledge to develop simple self-care practices that support balance, awareness, and overall well-being Explain foundational principles of yoga philosophy by describing the eight limbs of yoga and the concept of kriyā yoga, and integrating these teachings into personal practice, ethical conduct, and yoga teaching.
Yoga History & Theory	Name and define all five yamas (ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha) and five niyamas (saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya, ishvara pranidhana) as presented in sutras 2.30–2.32, and recall beloved yoga's framing of the first three yamas as the 'trinity of all ethics.' Explain how samkhya's understanding of the three gunas as 'ropes that bind us' provides a model for understanding the qualities of mind and matter and describe how the interplay of sattva, rajas, and tamas creates the conditions for suffering as well as the potential for liberation. Explain how ayurveda and yoga function as sister sciences describing how ayurvedic principles of constitution (prakriti), seasonal living (dinacharya), and digestive health (agni/ama/ojas) complement and deepen the goals of yoga practice. Identify the seven major chakras (locations, universal rights, and key emotional/psychological associations), the three primary nadis (ida, pingala, sushumna) and the function and forms of mudras (hand gestures), drishti (gaze point), and their role in beloved yoga's energetic anatomy framework. Explain the progression from pratyahara through dharana to dhyana and samadhi using beloved yoga's metaphor of the river (dharana as observing the river, dhyana as merging with it)—and describe the distinction between prajna (discernment) and viveka as stages in the attainment of wisdom.

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

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Written Submission
Direct Observation
Solo Project Or Presentation
Written Exam

1 on 1 Monthly mentoring meetings Reflective HW after each weekend Teach a 1 hour group class with two others AND Teach 1 hour class solo with mentor present and a group of at least 3 after live weekends Final Project Final Exam Mentoring Fill out a Rubric for each Trainee to graduate

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Maryam Ovissi

Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapist and Yoga Professional. Maryam leads the Beloved Yoga Studio, School and works as an Oncology Yoga Therapist for Inova/Life with Cancer and the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Over 20 years of lived yoga wisdom, lineage carrier Sri Krishnamacharya/Svastha

Reston, VA, US

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