500-Hour Teacher Training

Add another 300 hours to your RYT 200 and become an elite RYT500 International Yoga Alliance recognized teacher

⭐ Elite 500-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Hybrid Certification | Yoga Alliance–Recognized RYT 500

This advanced training is for dedicated yoga teachers ready to refine their craft, deepen their wisdom, and step into leadership with confidence and authenticity.

By adding 300 advanced training hours to your RYT 200, you will graduate as an Elite RYT 500, recognized internationally by Yoga Alliance. This hybrid format offers advanced online study with the option of a two-week immersive retreat, allowing for profound integration, embodiment, and transformation.

Prerequisite

• Completion of the 200-Hour Teacher Training at Maha Pura Yoga
  or

• Proof of RYT 200 registration with Yoga Alliance

What You’ll Learn

This program expands your capacity to teach a wide range of students with intelligence, sensitivity, and depth — while supporting your growth as a teacher, leader, and human.

You will explore:

• The Yamas and Niyamas as lived, embodied ethics

• Advanced anatomy for yoga teachers

• Using PNF techniques to safely increase flexibility

• Yoga for anxiety and panic attack relief

• Advanced pranayama and meditation techniques

• Mandalas as tools for meditation and self-inquiry

• The Yoga Sutras (Chapters I–IV)

• Advanced chakra studies and subtle body work

• Intelligent structuring of balanced, effective yoga classes

• Yoga hybrids and modern applications

• Yoga for athletes and performance-based bodies

• Chair yoga for seniors, classrooms, and corporate settings

• Arm balances and advanced asana practice

• Authentic presence and refined teaching voice

• Creating a successful yoga business while maintaining work–life balance

Hybrid Learning + Optional Immersion

• Advanced coursework completed online at your own pace

• Optional two-week immersive retreat for deep practice, mentorship, and integration

• Retreat location selected for beauty, serenity, and inspiration

No Hidden Fees — Ever

At Maha Pura Yoga:

• All study materials are included

• All required contact hours are built into the program

• No additional mentorship, exam, or administrative fees

A Path to Mastery

With 25 years of teaching experience and hundreds of certified teachers worldwide, this training reflects the culmination of decades of practice, study, and lived wisdom.

Graduate as a confident, versatile, and internationally recognized RYT 500 — prepared to teach with depth, integrity, and authenticity.