YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Teaching yoga through a social justice framework.
YogaRoots On Location® Certified Raja Yoga Teacher Training is a collective liberation and anti-oppression training offered through the Yoga Alliance's 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) Certification.
In this 13-month training, each objective is rooted in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, which detail our Raja Yoga's 8-Limbed Path of study. Our training centers unconditional love, self-study, and communal care as antidotes to systems of oppression, such as racism, patriarchy, colonialism, able-ism, and capitalism.
All training sessions take place over Zoom to support access and accessibility.
This virtual training integrates systems-based and trauma-sensitive frameworks with the Raja Yoga practices of behavioral observances and restraints, movement, breath awareness, sensory awareness, concentration, meditation, and self-realized purpose.
Together, we build community so that we can courageously and vulnerably explore our hearts, histories, and actions through collective healing.
REGISTRATION FOR THE NEXT YOGA TEACHER TRAINING Is OPeN!
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About this year’s training
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Click here to read commonly asked questions about the training.
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For students enrolling in our next flight:
Trainings are one weekend per month over 13 months:
Fridays, 5-8 pm
Saturdays, 12-6 pm
Sundays, 12-6 pm
Training for our 2025/2026 flight will typically fall on the first full weekend of each month.
Due to holidays in April and July of 2026, we will meet on the 2nd weekend of those months.
There will be no training in January 2026 as this is a rest month for our team at YogaRoots On Location.
Orientation: Aug 2, 2025
2025 Training Weekends:
Sept 5, 6, 7
Oct 3, 4, 5
Nov 7, 8, 9
Dec 5, 6, 7
2026 Training Weekends:
Feb 6, 7, 8
March 6, 7, 8
April 10, 11, 12
May 1, 2, 3
June 5, 6, 7
July 10, 11, 12
Aug 7, 8, 9
Sept 4, 5, 6
Oct 2, 3, 4
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Our training is supported by voices, knowledge, and experiences from a broad and deep community of guest presenters, trainers, and affinity space facilitators.
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We provide a wide range of tuition options to support the financial diversity of our community. We encourage you to practice the Niyama of self-study and the Yama of truthfulness to determine which tuition tier is most appropriate for you.
A $600 deposit must be paid in full prior to the start of the program in August 2025. The deposit will be applied toward the tuition you select.
Payment plans are available for tuition.
Standard Tuition
$3,500 Individual Tier
I can afford my training at the standard cost. My $600 deposit will be applied toward this amount.Scholarship Supported Tuitions
$600 Deposit Only Tier
I can only afford the $600 deposit and will require a $2,900 scholarship for the remainder of my tuition.$1,000 Supported Tier
I can afford the $600 deposit and $50 per month for the duration of the training. My scholarship ask is $2,500.$2,000 Supported Tier
I can afford the $600 deposit and $100 per month for the duration of the training. My scholarship ask is $1,500.Abundance Tuitions
$5,000 Collective Tier
I have more than enough resources to pay for my training and would like to pay an additional $1,500 toward supplementing others.$7,000 Sustainable Tier
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We believe the path of Raja Yoga should be available to all and provide scholarship support to ensure access regardless of financial means. Scholarships up to 83% of tuition coverage are available. Please see our tuition tiers for details.
For our last two flights YogaRoots On Location has operated on an Abundance Model that allowed students to join our training at no cost or deposit. Though this model is most aligned with our hearts, the financial realities of running the program will not allow us that abundance for our next flight.
All Flight 8 students must pay the $600 deposit prior to the start of training in August 2025.
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You asked, we heard! Students from previous YTT cohorts are now invited to join select sessions in this year’s Yoga Teacher Training!
Click here to learn more.
Meet the Trainers
Certified, Insured, and Registered Urban Zen Integrative Therapist-Trainer
500 HR. RYT-Registered Yoga Instructor
200 HR. E-RYT-Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher
YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider)
500 HR. RYT-Registered Yoga Instructor (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)
RPYT (Registered Prenatal Yoga Instructor)
YACEP (Continuing Education Provider)
200 HR. E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher)
YACEP (Continuing Education Provider)