Accredited yoga teacher training. The shortlist.

It means the provider has passed our standards review and annual audit. Three things every accredited training has: 180 of 200 hours delivered live, a named SYT lead delivering at least 70 percent of the live contact, and graduate retention figures we track. Listing on the YogaPros directory is a working register — providers whose cohorts underperform on retention face annual review.

Yes, in most cases. Membership is open to anyone whose training meets our minimum standard: 200 total hours, of which at least 180 are live contact hours with a qualified lead teacher. We verify your training certificate through Live CV. If the live contact hours fall short, the route forward is supplementary continuing education through an accredited provider to close the gap.

Residential intensives compress 200 hours into two to four weeks of full immersion. Modular formats spread the same 200 hours across weekends or evenings over six to twelve months. Hybrid mixes the two — typically a residential opening week plus modular continuation. All three formats can meet the 180-hour live-contact floor; the difference is in pace and rhythm, not in standard.

Across the YogaPros-accredited directory, current prices range from approximately £2,000 for modular formats in lower-cost regions to £4,500 for residential intensives in major cities. The price reflects faculty seniority, venue, and format — not training quality at the floor. Below £1,500, courses typically cannot afford the live contact hours we require.

We accredit providers in the UK, Ireland, the United States, and several other countries. Members of YogaPros must hold a qualification verifiable through Live CV regardless of geography. Trainings in regions where YogaPros does not directly accredit can still be member-eligible if the curriculum meets the 200hr+ minimum and provider verification is possible.