300 RYT Advanced Yoga Teacher Certification with Cloud Nine Yoga School, RYS since 2002

Advance your teaching skills and learn new methods to make your classes a unique journey for students. We assist and inspire new and seasoned teachers to offer powerful healing techniques in the vast realm of Yoga’s schools and traditions. Master Your Teaching, Honor Your Practice, Be of Service. See the most recent testimonials and reviews of our Yoga Alliance Registered School here.

To complete your 300-hr Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with Cloud Nine Yoga:

• Graduate from a 200-hr RYT Program
• Take our 300-hr Advanced Yoga Course (6 training modules with approximately 240 contact hours + 60 hours of study, mentorship, peer teaching, and homework assignments).
• Option 1: Take Our Online Course for 300 RYT. It is split into two self-paced sections: Modules 1 – 3 + BONUS & Modules 4 – 6.
• Option 2: Combine in-person retreat immersions with online courses for 300 RYT. This hybrid option gives you the best of both worlds.
• Option 3: Take TWO 10-day Immersion Retreats to finish our 6 module 300-hr Course Curriculum in person.
• Please note: the RYT 500 designation through Yoga Alliance requires completion of both a 200 and a 300 Certification PLUS 100 hours teaching your own classes post-graduation.

Our 300 HOUR COURSE BREAKDOWN

• 240 hours +++ (CONTACT) of workshops and lectures with CNY E-RYT trainers, teachers, and guest faculty worldwide.
• 60 hours +++ (CONTACT & Non-Contact) of internships, mentorships, peer teaching, and homework assignments. Our online program provides opportunities to complete some of these hours in real time with mentor teachers and peer groups.
• 100 hours +++ (an extra Yoga Alliance requirement for RYT 500) After receiving your 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Cloud Nine Yoga, you must teach and log 100 hours of teaching classes of your own to receive your RYT 500.

OUR APPROACH
Our Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and Certification is in the tradition of Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on Yoga for Mental Health. This means we focus on breath-centered movement meditation, centered in the Yang of Vinyasa Flow and the Yin of Restorative Yoga. We include elements of slow, meditative flow through Sun and Moon Salutations, Standing and Balancing Poses, Supported Inversions, Seated Forward Bends, Hip/Heart Openers, Twisting, and Yin/Restore Relaxation techniques with the majority of our sequences. Practices are generously supplemented with therapeutics such as AcuYoga (Acupressure & Yoga), Mantra & Mudra (Subtle Energy Healing), and Yoga Nidra with Sound Healing (Progressive, Guided Relaxation & Pratyahara).

TRAINING TOPICS
Modules 1 – 3: Ayurvedic Daily Care, Yoga Nidra, Chakra Anatomy & Energy Body Activation, Planning Classes / Designing Workshops, Radiance Sutras (Vijnana Bhairava Tantra), Yin Yoga & Meditation, The Power of Teaching, The Psychology of Yoga, Service Yoga, Art Meditations, and Self-Care Principles.

Modules 4 – 6: Vedic Wisdom and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali from a Heart-Centered Approach, Decompression Techniques for the Body-Mind-Spirit, Acupressure Techniques and Uses in Yoga Classes, Mudras for Healing, Progressive Visualization in Meditation, Functional Anatomy for the Proper Approach to Asana Safety, Creative Vinyasa, Acu-Yoga, and Self-Massage.

COST:

OPTION 1: 300 RYT Self-Paced Course – Tuition includes our online recorded full 300 RYT curriculum & virtual mentoring bi-monthly for $2900

OPTION 2: 300 RYT Certification Hybrid Course –  Take part in the Retreat and the other part Online for $5000 (includes one 10-day Retreat with shared accommodations and the entire 300-hour online recordings. Upgrades to private Q or K room lodging may be available; please add $1200.

OPTION 3: 300 RYT FULL In-Person Course – Enroll in both 10-day Retreat Immersions, with shared lodging for $8800

 

REGISTRATION STEPS:

1. Call or text Erika at 310-989-0878 to schedule your complimentary 30-minute consultation.

2. Fill out our Registration Form.

3. Make your first payment to begin. Cloud Nine Yoga can set up an installment plan for you to pay over time. Receive a 10% discount when you pay in full at registration.

NEXT TRAINING DATES: 

Virtual 300 RYT Yoga Teacher Training is available as a self-paced course with ongoing bi-monthly mentoring on Wednesdays with Erika.

As part of our hybrid training program, we offer quarterly retreats in Hawaii, California, and other beautiful locations worldwide.

Yoga Immersions for 2025:

February 18 – 27, 2025 🏖️ KAUAI (Registration is open) 10-day Yin Yoga & Reiki Master Teacher Training

August 12 – 21, 2025 🪷 COLORADO: 10-day Somatic Yoga Teacher Training 

REQUIRED BOOKS for 300-hr RYT Training:

• Yoga for the Subtle Body (Tias Little)
• The Radiance Sutras (Dr. Lorin Roche)
• Insight Yoga (Sarah Powers)
• The Secret Power of Yoga (Nischala Joy Devi)
• Acu-Yoga: Designed to Relieve Stress & Tension (Michael Reed Gach)
• Mudras: Yoga In Your Hands (Gertrud Hirschi)

WHAT YOU GET:

When you attend one of our 300-hour Yoga Training Immersion Retreats, you complete hours toward the Advanced (300-hour) curriculum. The price includes airport transfers, lodging, most meals, excursions, and the current course curriculum.

Not Included: airfare and materials (books).

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ALL YEAR.

To get started, please register by filling out our Google Form HERE.