Soul of Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training

Established 2026

Encinitas, California

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Purpose

Our program is designed to help you build a confident, integrated yoga practice. Through immersive study rooted in classical teachings and supported by contemporary methodology, you’ll explore way that strengthens both your understanding and your personal practice.

What to expect

Your learning experience includes a combination of weekly Asana Labs and in-depth Core Modules. Asana Labs help you explore alignment and movement in a small-group setting, while the Core Teachings deepen your understanding of yoga through philosophy, anatomy, meditation, and teaching methodology.

Your Foundation as a Student and Teacher

Knowledge of yoga philosophy, ethics, and historical context

Alignment-based anatomy and safe movement principles

Teaching skills for sequencing, cueing, and guiding students

Understanding of the subtle body and energetic frameworks

Training in pranayama, mantra, and meditation

Trauma-aware and inclusive teaching strategies

A solid base for ethical, confident instruction

Style/Lineage

Your 200-hour yoga instructor training journey at Soul of Yoga meets you right where you are and supports you as you grow. This training combines time-honored wisdom, expert instruction, and a nurturing community to help you understand yoga both intellectually and experientially.

Through asana, philosophy, anatomy, meditation, and breath practices, you’ll build a strong foundation while developing the confidence to share yoga with authenticity.

Additional Information

Core competencies

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

Teaching Skills	Develop your own approach to yoga instruction, spiritual guidance, and student transformation, while honoring and respecting the Sacred River lineages of Ayurveda, Yoga Therapy, and the Himalayan tradition. Assess your trauma-informed practice for effectiveness by reviewing your approach to consent culture, language choices, and boundary awareness. Design a chair yoga class that considers the physical and cognitive changes of aging and how it affects a student's yoga practice, adapting poses, sequencing options, various props, and breathing exercises across a diverse group of participants with varying abilities.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Design a class sequence that intentionally moves through all five prana vayus and acknowledging the koshas to create a therapeutic, spiritual, and balanced experience. Design a dosha-balancing yoga class with asana, pranayama, and meditation that is tailored to a specific Ayurvedic constitution, season, time of life, and state of balance/inbalance. Design a progressive series of poses that safely builds toward a challenging peak posture using sound biomechanical and energetic principles.
Practice Skills	Create a full advanced yoga class plan that integrates asana, pranayama, and meditation into a cohesive and intentional sequence. Select and sequence pranayama techniques that support a class intention based on Ayurvedic dosha, time of day, or student energy level. Design a Tantric Hatha sequence that weaves bandha, mudra, and pranayama together to build toward a sustained meditative state. Design a complete meditation module for an advanced yoga class that moves from body awareness through breath and into sustained stillness. Guide a Yoga Nidra practice that moves through the traditional stages that includes a tailored sankalpa, progressive relaxation, clear breath tools, and visualization. Design a yoga class using Ayurvedic sequencing principles that addresses a specific dosha imbalance, Vayus, and Gunas through asana, pranayama, and theme. Design a one-on-one yoga therapy session plan for a student with a specific physical or emotional need using Viniyoga and Ayurvedic tools.
Yoga History & Theory	Use the philosophical distinctions between Classical and Tantric Hatha Yoga to inform the intention and structure of a yoga class. Apply teachings from the Yoga Sutras or Bhagavad Gita to guide students through a practice that connects philosophy to lived experience. Explain the roles of Purusha, Prakriti, the five elements, and the three gunas in shaping the Samkhya worldview and its application to yoga. Design a Tantric yoga class sequence that weaves mantra, yantra, and meditation to embody the qualities of a chosen Wisdom Goddess.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Identify and apply the ethical principles that guide yoga teaching in this tradition, including Ahimsa, scope of practice, boundaries, consent, a student in need of professional referral, and karma yoga in community service. Discuss the four Vedic Purusharthas — dharma, artha, kama, and moksha — cultivating the roles of sankalpa, vikalpa, and the Dharma Map to identify purpose and overcome self-limiting patterns. Examine your own social position, privilege, and unconscious biases in relation to the traditions you teach, and consider how these shape your teaching perspective and impact.
Business Skills	Use digital tools—including social media, email marketing, and online class platforms—expand online presence that communicates your unique style, specialties, and student offerings to increase reach and income. Identify the advanced teaching pathways available to a Level 2 yoga teacher, including continuing education, and develop signature offerings such as immersions, retreats, or class series. Identify the full range of revenue models available to an advanced yoga teacher, including retreats, online courses, private mentorship, corporate contracts, and licensing.