Applied Yoga Philosophy & Psychology
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Online Course Fee
1 MonthNot everyone can travel to India for a month, and you should not have to put your training on hold because of it. The Online 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yog Kendra brings the same traditional teaching to you wherever you are, through live classes with our Rishikesh-based teachers over one month. You learn from home, at a steady pace, without giving up the depth or the personal guidance of an in-person course.
This is a live online training, not a set of pre-recorded videos. You join real classes, ask questions, receive corrections, and learn alongside other students, much as you would in a classroom. Every session is also recorded and yours to keep, so you can revisit the material, and with lifetime access to the course you can return to it whenever you like.
Over the month you build a genuine foundation in traditional yoga: Hatha and Vinyasa asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, anatomy and the teaching skills that turn practice into the ability to guide a class. The course is registered with Yoga Alliance, so graduates can apply for the internationally recognised RYT 200 credential, and it also carries YACEP credits for continuing education.
It suits people who cannot travel, who prefer to learn at home, or who want to begin their teaching journey around work and family. Groups are kept manageable, so you are known and supported rather than lost in a large webinar. Taught by experienced Indian teachers from the home of yoga, the online course keeps the tradition and the personal attention while removing the need to be there in person.
If you want a flexible, affordable and genuinely taught Online Yoga Teacher Training that leads to a recognised qualification, this 200 hour course is built to give you exactly that.
The Online 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Rishikesh Yog Kendra is a live, one-month online course taught by Rishikesh-based teachers. It covers Hatha and Vinyasa asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy, anatomy and teaching methodology, delivered through live classes with recordings and lifetime access. It is Yoga Alliance registered, leads to the RYT 200 credential, carries YACEP credits, and welcomes beginners.
The online course covers the same foundation as an in-person 200 hour training, delivered in a way that fits around your life. Rather than a month abroad, it runs over one month of live online classes, so you can keep working, studying or caring for your family while you train.
Because the classes are live, the course keeps what matters most about learning yoga: real teaching, real questions, and real corrections. You practise with your teacher watching, not alone in front of a video, and you learn alongside other students. Each session is recorded, and with lifetime access you can go back over any class, at any time, for as long as you like.
Across the month you cover:
The course is registered with Yoga Alliance, so on completion, you can apply to register as an RYT 200, and it also carries YACEP credits. At a fee of USD 300, it is an accessible way to earn a recognised qualification. By the end, you have a genuine foundation in traditional yoga and the confidence to teach, built entirely from home.
This course suits people who cannot travel to India, who prefer to learn from home, or who need to train around work and family. It fits complete beginners starting their journey toward the RYT 200 credential, and existing teachers looking for continuing education through YACEP credits. No prior teaching experience is required, and it is taught live so you are supported throughout.
Learning online asks for a little self-discipline, so it helps to know whether it fits you before you enrol. The short answer is that it is built for people who want a serious, recognised training without leaving home.
This course is likely a good fit if you recognise yourself in any of these:
Time, cost or commitments make a month in India difficult, but you still want a proper 200 hour foundation and a recognised qualification.
You would rather study in your own space and at a steadier pace than an intensive residential month.
Work, study or family mean you need a course that spreads gently across the month rather than demanding a full month away.
You already teach and want to deepen your knowledge and earn YACEP continuing-education credits.
The classes are live and taught in English, so you can follow along and ask questions in real time wherever you are. Because the group is kept manageable, you receive personal attention rather than being one of hundreds in a webinar.
If a flexible, guided and genuinely taught online training is what you are looking for, this course is very likely a strong fit.
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Rishikesh Yog Kendra teaches its online 200 hour course live, with experienced Rishikesh-based teachers, in manageable groups, with real corrections and questions. Every class is recorded with lifetime access, the course is Yoga Alliance registered and leads to RYT 200 with YACEP credits, and the fee is kept accessible, so you get an authentic, recognised training without travelling.
Online courses vary enormously, so it is fair to ask what makes ours worth choosing.
You join real classes with a real teacher, so you can ask questions and be corrected. Recordings are a bonus for revision, not the whole course.
Your teachers are experienced Indian instructors based in Rishikesh, so you learn the tradition from where it is practised.
The course is registered with Yoga Alliance and leads to the RYT 200 credential, with YACEP credits for continuing education.
The course is kept small enough that you are known and supported, rather than lost in a large online audience.
Every session is recorded and yours to keep, so you can return to the material whenever you wish.
At USD 300 and spread across one month, it fits around your budget and your life.
Choosing a course online is really about trust, since you cannot walk through the door first. We would rather earn it through live, personal teaching that leads to a real qualification than through a library of videos.
You learn asana, pranayama, mudras and bandhas, mantra chanting, meditation and relaxation, applied yoga philosophy and psychology, anatomy and physiology, and teaching methodology. The course develops both your personal practice and your ability to teach, delivered through live online classes over one month and leading to the RYT 200 credential.
The course follows the same core curriculum as our in-person training, taught live and in a clear order so each area supports the next. The subjects below form the heart of what you study.
You work through a wide repertoire of postures, well over a hundred across the course, from the traditional Hatha series to flowing sequences, always with attention to alignment. You learn not only how to perform each asana but how to teach and adjust it safely.
You learn the science of prana and a range of breathing techniques, along with the theory behind them and how to prepare the body and practise them safely.
These are the subtle tools of yoga, and the course treats them as their own subject: Mudras, the yogic gestures, which work gently with the flow of energy in the body and mind; and Bandhas, the energy locks, which direct and contain prana at a deeper level. You learn what they are, how to practise them, and how they support meditation and the wider practice.
Under the theme of the intonation of sound for higher consciousness, you learn what a mantra is and how its sound and vibration are used to steady and uplift the mind. Through regular chanting you come to feel the practice, not only understand it, and you learn to use it to open and settle a class.
You are guided from concentration toward meditation, with practical techniques to quieten the mind, alongside relaxation practices that release tension and restore calm.
You study the philosophy of yoga and how it applies to daily life and to the mind, including the roots of the tradition and the essentials of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Taught this way, philosophy becomes practical rather than abstract, shaping how you practise and teach.
You study the body well enough to keep your students safe, covering how it moves and where care is needed, so you can sequence classes intelligently and teach responsibly.
You learn to structure and sequence a class, give clear instructions, and practise teaching, so you finish able to lead a class with confidence rather than only take one.
The course is delivered through live online classes over one month, so you learn in real time with your teacher and fellow students. Every session is recorded and added to your account, and with lifetime access you can revisit any class whenever you like. You need only a stable internet connection, a device, and space at home to practise.
Because the training is live, your days have structure and support rather than being left entirely to you. You join scheduled classes, practise with your teacher watching, ask questions, and receive feedback, including on your own practice teaching. If you miss a session or want to review something, the recording is always there.
To take part, you need a reliable internet connection, a laptop, tablet or phone, and enough space at home to lay out a mat and move freely. Nothing specialised is required. Class timings are shared before you begin so you can plan around them.
Real-time sessions with your teacher and fellow students, every day for a month.
Every class is recorded and added to your account for lifetime access.
A laptop, tablet or phone with a stable internet connection is all you need.
Enough room at home to lay out a mat and move freely during class.
Applied Yoga Philosophy and Psychology prepare the basic foundation to understand and experience all Yoga practices correctly. It is one of the important subjects of Hatha Yoga teacher training course and contains the core principles of various practices. It helps the students to understand the true essence of yoga and provides a guide map on the path of yoga and inner journey. Hence, it is important to have a clear understanding of the roots of yoga practices and their explanation in various yogic text to become a successful yoga teacher. It includes:
Asana is one of the most fundamental practices of hatha yoga. In hatha yoga pradipika, Swami Swatmaram says Asana practices bring greater flexibility, lightness, and stability to the body and also prevent disease. Higher yogic practices like pranayama, dharana and Dhyan is easier with the help of asana practices.
Fifty-two postures are taught, with alignment, modification and adjustment for each.
Pranayama practice is one of the central practice of yoga to expand energy and stabilize the mind. It is an important practice to activate the chakras, awaken the kundalini and prepares solid foundation for higher yoga practices like Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyan and Samadhi.Pranayama sessions are being conducted very systematically and scientifically to develop a holistic and comprehensive awakening to this potential form of consciousness and upward movement of energy.
The practice of Mudra- the gestures is one of the tool of yoga to work on subtle bodies.Performing gestures affects our energy flow of the body and channelize that energy for higher consciousness and awakening.
Bandhas are specially used in Pranayama and advanced asana practices to channelize the energy that activate Kundalini, Chakras as well as to give upward direction to the energy through major energy channels.
Yoga says the first manifestation of unmanifest Existence is Sound. Mantra is one of the most powerful tools based on sound and its vibrations. Hence, almost all religions have developed their own sound practices to work deeply on body, mind, heart for health, healing, and spiritual growth. Mantra is also very effective practice to stop the obsessive nature of mind and bring down the mind to the present moment. Mantra is one of the best tool to activate chakras,kundalini, expansion of energy body, experience of higher consciousness etc.
Yes. Our 200 hour online yoga teacher training is eligible for Yoga Alliance certification, as long as you complete it through a school that is actively registered as a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS). Yoga Alliance applies a few clear conditions to online training:
At least 15% of the 200 hours must be delivered live and in real time, where you and your teachers interact together in a virtual space, rather than through recordings alone.
The school must hold a valid RYS 200 credential with Yoga Alliance at the time you graduate.
The online curriculum must cover the same core educational categories as an in-person training, including techniques and practice, teaching methodology, anatomy, philosophy and practicum.
Our course is built to meet these conditions. It is taught through live classes, well beyond the minimum required, by a Yoga Alliance registered school, and it follows the full 200 hour curriculum used in our in-person training. That is what allows graduates to register as an RYT 200 on the same footing as students who train with us in Rishikesh.
The course also carries YACEP credits, which are valuable if you already hold a Yoga Alliance registration and are continuing your professional education. In that way, it serves both new teachers working toward RYT 200 and existing teachers building on their qualifications.
For anyone who cannot travel, this is the practical value of the course: a recognised, internationally understood teaching qualification, earned entirely from home.
One fee covers the whole month — all six modules, the course materials and your instructors’ guidance throughout. There is nothing else to pay: no accommodation, no meals, no flights and no visa.
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One fee of $300 covers the whole month. Because the course is studied from home, the list of what is not included is short and, we think, the main reason to consider it.
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Good to know before you book
For an online course, who is behind it is the question that matters most — a great deal of what is sold online is a set of videos with nobody attached. These are the same instructors who teach our residential trainings on the campus in Tapovan: certified teachers with years behind them, both in their own practice and in the classroom, each with real depth in their subject. They guide you through the course and give personal feedback along the way. Meet them below.
Founder · Hatha, Aerial & Ashtanga
Founder of Rishikesh Yog Kendra, Vimlesh Ji has spent more than a decade teaching Hatha, Aerial and Ashtanga yoga in the Himalayan tradition.
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No. The entire course is online, so you take part from home wherever you are in the world. It is designed for people who cannot travel to Rishikesh or who prefer to train from home, while still learning from our India-based teachers and earning a recognised qualification.
Yes. It is a Yoga Alliance registered 200 hour training. On completion you receive your certificate from Rishikesh Yog Kendra and become eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200. The course also carries YACEP credits for teachers continuing their education, so it suits both new and existing teachers.
The classes are live. You join real sessions with your teacher and fellow students, and you can ask questions and receive corrections in real time. Every class is also recorded and added to your account, so you can review anything you miss, and with lifetime access you keep the material for good.
No. The course is open to complete beginners and starts from the foundations. Some prior practice is helpful but not required. What matters most is your commitment to attending the live classes and practising between them.
A stable internet connection, a laptop, tablet or phone, and enough space at home to lay out a mat and move freely. Nothing specialised is needed.
The course runs over one month of live classes. The exact weekly schedule and class timings are shared before you begin, so you can plan around your work and commitments.
The course fee is USD 300, which makes it an accessible way to earn a Yoga Alliance registered qualification without the added cost of travel and accommodation.





