500-Hour Yoga Teacher Certification Program

• Our program is designed for the yoga student who has already successfully completed a Yoga Alliance approved 200-hour teacher training program. Therefore, only 300 additional hours are required to fulfill the 500 hour teacher certification program.

• The yoga program is designed in such a way that the student will be able to complete the 300-hour course of study within a 2 to 3 year period. With the assistance of the Program Directors, each student will develop a schedule of yoga participation that will meet the 300 hour requirements. The necessary hours are facilitated through various yoga workshops, assistant yoga teaching and yoga study assignments.

Note: In addition to the 300 hours, each student is required to teach 100 hours of Rahini Yoga. The student fulfills these hours in two ways:

   1) Assistant teach or teach at the 200-Hour Level Rahini Yoga Workshops.
   2) Assistant teach or teach at the Yoga for Life Center in Setauket, New York.

These hours must be 1) approved by both the Program and Yoga for Life Center Directors and, 2) recorded and submitted to Yoga Alliance upon completion of the 500 Hour Program.

Graduates of the 200-Hour Rahini Yoga Program can immediately begin fulfilling their required 100 teaching hours by assisting at the 200-Hour Level Rahini Yoga Workshops.

500 Hour Curriculum

Workshops & classes will cover a range of subjects including, but not limited to:

1. Asanas with Levels of Progression.
2. Pranayama In-Depth.
3. Mind of Clear Light Meditation Techniques & Mantra.
4. Anatomy & Physiology Essentials.
5. Yoga Therapy Fundamentals.
6. Healing Asanas.
7. Vinyasa Training.
8. Yoga Core.
9. Bandhas & Mudras Explored.
10. Ayurveda Basics.
11. Art of Teaching & Communicating.
12. Yoga Philosophy.
13. Supervised Teaching.
14. Seva.

Fulfilling the 500 Hour Requirement

To meet the 500 hour requirement and be eligible for Yoga Alliance Registration (RYT- 500), each student must participate and fulfill the following:

We observe the right to make changes

All yoga workshops & classes will be listed on the "calendar" link. Each student is required to confer with Directors of the program to fulfill the practicum hours.

Additional Requirements

If you have NOT completed & graduated specifically from the 200-Hour Rahini Yoga Teachers Program, you must fulfill the following additional requirements as part of your training:

1. Purchase, read and become familiar with all the 200-Hour Rahini Yoga Teacher Manuals. Purchase the reading material on-line.
2. Complete and hand in the 200-hour written examination.
3. Attend at least two 200-Hour Level Rahini Yoga Workshops.

The additional requirements will allow you to become familiar with the Rahini Yoga philosophy, foundation and training.

Record Keeping

Student's Responsibility:

1. Keep a detailed description in a notebook of all their required hours (contact & non-contact), assignments, special projects, etc.
2. Sign-in and document the specific contact or non-contact hours they have completed on the Institute's Registered Hours List. It is the student's responsibility to assure that the hours are exactly what the Director has recorded.
3. Make two copies of any written projects, homework or assignments; one copy must be submitted to the Director and one copy is to be retained by the student for their own personal files. The Institute will keep all submitted work. The student must make the student file available upon request of the Director.
4. Keep a journal of their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual discoveries, growth and development
5. Meet with the Director throughout the program. At this time, progress is monitored and questions and concerns are entertained.
6. Attend regular Rahini Yoga Classes.

Certification

Certification is awarded to the student when the student has:

1. Successfully mastered and comprehended the methodologies, practices and principles of "500-Hour Rahini Yoga Teacher's Training Program."
2. Successfully passed a written, practical and oral final examination.
3. Successfully taught 100 teaching hours in addition to the 500-Hour Level requirements.
4. Successfully understood and adhered to the "Code of Ethics" of the Rahini Yoga Teacher.

Note: Upon completion of the requirements, each student will awarded the 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Certificate via mail within 4 to 6 weeks.

500 Hour Yoga Alliance Registration

Submit the following to Yoga Alliance:

1. 500 Hour Yoga Alliance Application.
2. Copy of the Rahini Yoga 500 Hour Graduating Certificate.
3. Documentation of the 100 Hours of Rahini Yoga Teaching Experience.