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Yoga Teacher Training
Four-week intensive course

International Sivananda Yoga Teachers' Training Course (TTC)

The first yoga teacher training in the West

Uplift your life and the lives of others

Become a yoga teacher

Four-week intensive course with 401 training units (45 minutes per unit)
Diploma from the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres
Internationally recognized certification that is accepted by the Yoga Alliance as the 200 hours standard required by Registered Yoga Schools (RYS)

The Sivananda TTC was designed by Swami Vishnudevananda, an Indian yoga master with the vision to spread peace in the world through yoga.

It is the largest and longest-running yoga teacher training in the West with over 50.000 graduates worldwide since 1969.

The Sivananda Yoga Teacher Training experience

What you gain

Enliven and deepen your yoga practice
Gain a solid foundation in a classical yoga tradition
Develop the skills to teach yoga asanas, yogic breathing and relaxation

Build a strong base from which to teach others naturally and with confidence
Immerse yourself in a well-rounded Yogic lifestyle; participate in daily Asanas (yoga poses) with deep relaxation, Pranayama (breathing exercises), vegetarian diet, meditation, and chanting

Interact closely with our experienced and dedicated teachers and staff who themselves are immersed in the yogic lifestyle
Enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings, ideal for profound learning

Locations & dates

In Europe and North India

Dates in Reith near Kitzbühel in the
magnificent Tyrolean Mountains, Austria

13 May – 11 June 2023
25 June – 23 July 2023
29 July – 27 August 2023
3 September – 1 October 2023
16 December 2023 – 14 January 2024

English and German

Rudraprayag, Himalayas, India

21 October – 19 November 2023
24 February – 24 March 2024
22 October – 20 November 2024
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German
from €2900
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Orleans, Loire Valley, France

14 April - 13 May 2023
23 May - 21 June 2023
29 June - 28 July 2023
30 July - 28 August 2023
23 Sept. - 22 October 2023
19 Nov. -18 December 2023
from € 2.655
course language: French

All locations and dates

Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course Online

Certificate and training units

The International Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Courses consist of three levels:

Teachers’ Training Course (TTC)	401 units of 45 min or 301 units of 60 min
Advanced Teachers’ Training Course (ATTC)	437 units of 45 min or 328 units of 60 min
Sadhana Intensive	173 units of 45 min or 130 units of 60 min

The Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course was founded by Swami Vishnudevananda in 1969. Since then over 50.000 teachers have graduated worldwide.

The course in Rudraprayag is recognized:

by the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers organisation (ISYVC)
by the Yoga Alliance: the TTC for the 200 hours Registered Yoga School Standards and the TTC plus ATTC for the 500 hours Registered Yoga School Standards

The courses taught by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta centres and ashrams in India are not recognized by the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

Recognition of yoga teacher training courses in India

As of February 1st, 2023, the International Sivananda Organization will not recognize certificates for activities taught by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta centres and ashrams in India. This does not include the courses taught in Rudraprayag, Himalayas, which are organized and taught by the European Sivananda Yoga Centres. Details

Get more information

on the Yoga Teachers' Course

Schedule a one-on-one meeting with one of the course teachers and ask any questions you have. Please write an email to teacherstraining@sivananda.net

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