200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Established 1972
View program websitePurpose
Uncover new depths in your practice and teaching as you advance your personal healing and self-unfoldment.
What to expect
Style/Lineage
Additional Information
- Live participation in the majority of sessions is required with some flexibility offered for students in different time zones - All sessions will be recorded and available to watch four hours after they air live - Students must submit a brief summary of each session not attended live with 3-5 bullet points listing the main subject matter of the sessionCore competencies
By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system by detailing key structures and function and describing their role in breathwork and pranayama.
- Integrate foundational concepts from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and the Bhagavad Gita into one's personal spiritual philosophy.
- Explain how foundational practices of Ayurveda - including diet, sleep, lifestyle and movement - can effectively address doshic imbalance and the navigation of seasonal changes.
- Explain how subtle body anatomy - including prana and the chakras - impacts and directs the practice of asana in the Himalayan tradition.
- Sequence a safe, effective 1-hour class sequence in the Himalayan Institute tradition, including asana, breathing, relaxation, and meditation practices.
- Practice 4 systematic relaxation techniques as a bridge between hatha yoga and meditation.
- Practice the core meditation methods, including stable sitting posture and breath awareness.
- Practice traditional sanskrit chants from the Himalayan Institute lineage with correct pronunciation and pacing.
- Teach foundational Himalayan Institute meditation practices effectively, with correct cueing of posture and breath awareness.
- Guide students through systematic relaxation techniques including: Tension-Release, Point to Point, and Guided Muscle techniques with proper tone and pacing.
- Teach foundational asana effectively, including proper alignment, breath cues, subtle energetics of each pose, using the correct Sanskrit terms, and adapting poses sensibly for the unique needs of students.
AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.
Program Emphasis
Evaluation methods
Program evaluations
- Written exam
- Teaching evaluation
- Special project
Satisfactory participation in group teaching assignments Satisfactory completion of a written knowledge assessment prior to graduation from the program Completion of a 30-day meditation journal report Completion of a self-evaluation summary report of 12 hours of teaching Knowledge Assessment PDF is attached. The Program Summery document attached contains the details of the required Meditation Journal and Teaching Self-Evaluation
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Program Faculty
Featured Faculty
Greg Capitolo is Director of Mission Programming at the Himalayan Institute, where he has lived and studied since 2006. A senior teacher, his breath-centered approach integrates alignment, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation to guide students into yoga’s deeper dimensions.
Judy Moulton is director of the Himalayan Institute’s teacher training programs, a core faculty member, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor. With years of experience and deep personal practice, she is dedicated to guiding students in bringing yoga to life on and off the mat.
Adjunct Faculty
Level 3
Ishan Tigunait is a lifelong student of the Himalayan Tradition and a senior teacher at the Himalayan Institute. He shares modern insights on authentic yogic and tantric wisdom, and teaches Vishoka Meditation, Sri Sukta, and advanced yoga teacher training programs.
Level 3
Sandra Anderson is core faculty at the Himalayan Institute and a lead instructor in its teacher training programs. Co-author of Yoga: Mastering the Basics, she brings deep study of yoga, tantra, and Sanskrit to guiding students in practice and philosophy.
Level 3
Carrie Demers, MD, is medical director of the Himalayan Institute’s PureRejuv Wellness Center. Board-certified in internal and integrative medicine, she blends modern and traditional approaches to health and is a nationally recognized voice in holistic medicine.
Level 2
Shiva Tigunait, PhD, teaches Sanskrit and yoga philosophy in the Himalayan Institute’s teacher training programs. Drawing on her background in classics and deep study of tantra, she illuminates how ancient wisdom can enrich modern life and practice.