Last reviewed June 2026 by Lori Lowell, E-RYT 500, YACEP · Director, Drishti Beats School of Yoga
This course provides thirty hours of Yoga Alliance continuing education, the full training portion of what any Registered Yoga Teacher needs every three years, at the 200 or 500 level alike. It does not replace the separate teaching hours or the annual dues Yoga Alliance also asks for, and it is educational, not a substitute for medical care. Because it is offered by a YACEP, the hours are recognized, and you log them to your Yoga Alliance account yourself once you finish. Deepening your teaching is a real responsibility, and we treat it that way throughout the course.
You are already a teacher. This is your evolution.
The Evolving Yoga Teacher is a thirty-hour continuing education course, approved by Yoga Alliance, that renews far more than your hours. It is for the teacher who does not just want to teach more, but to teach better, and to keep growing long after the first training ends.
Across the course, you return to the questions that keep a teacher alive. Self-mastery and presence. Pranayama, Ayurveda, and the energetic body. Sound, mantra, and the art of holding space. This is not a checklist to clear. It is a calling to answer, at your own pace, from wherever you teach.
It is for every Registered Yoga Teacher, whether you trained with us or elsewhere, at the 200 or the 500 level. It renews your thirty Yoga Alliance hours in one place. But more than that, it meets you where you are now, and asks you to rise a little further.
When you are ready, evolve.
Where you grow next.
Thirty hours of lectures, each one a door back into your own practice and teaching. Take them in any order, at your own pace. This is continuing education that continues you.
From Self-Doubt to Self-Mastery
Move from self-doubt to steady confidence, and reconnect with your voice, your purpose, and your presence as a teacher.
Living in Potential vs. Living in Action
Break through the stagnation that keeps good intentions on the shelf, and find clarity in your dharma and momentum in your teaching.
Living in Your Highest Level of Resonance
See how your own energy shapes the room, and learn to teach from your highest, clearest self.
Happiness
The yogic psychology of joy, through Sat, Chit, Ananda, and how to cultivate it in your life and your classes.
Shifting from Work to Joy
Reframe effort and routine as sacred service, so teaching feels like an offering rather than output.
Ayurveda and Yoga
How the ancient science of Ayurveda meets your practice, through the doshas, the seasons, and simple daily rituals.
Pranayama
The science and tradition of yogic breathwork, and how to weave accessible pranayama into the classes you teach.
Mudras, Sutras, Asanas, and Stretching
The energetic thread connecting mudra, sacred text, and modern asana, with both spiritual context and practical tools.
Six Densities of Consciousness
A philosophical journey through the levels of human evolution, and how yoga guides a practitioner from density into subtlety.
The Summer Solstice Lecture
Ritual, rhythm, and repetition through the lens of the solstice, and teaching with intention and seasonal awareness.
Understanding the Energetic Body
Chakras, nadis, and koshas, the ancient maps of subtle energy, brought into how you sense and guide a room.
Sleep and Yoga Nidra
The physiology of rest and the practice of Yoga Nidra, and how to bring deep restoration into your teaching.
Yoga, OM, Mantras, and Resonance
How sound moves a room, from OM and mantra to the resonance beneath a practice, used with intention.
The Salutogenic Lens
A strengths-based lens for teaching and holding space, and how it changes the tone of the room you create.
Teaching Spirituality in Today's World
How to bring spirituality into your teaching honestly and inclusively, without dogma, in a modern classroom.
The Art of Teaching Yoga, Beyond the Poses
The craft beneath the cues: presence, timing, and the art of holding space, because teaching is more than sequencing shapes.
The hours count.
Every three years, Yoga Alliance asks each Registered Yoga Teacher for thirty hours of continuing education, at the 200 or 500 level alike. This course is those thirty hours, provided by a YACEP and yours to keep for life. Here is exactly how it works.
What this course supplies
All thirty of your continuing education hours for a full three-year cycle, in one place, at your own pace. To be clear and honest, this is the training portion of your renewal. It does not cover the separate teaching hours or the annual dues Yoga Alliance also asks for, and we would rather you know that up front.
Why the hours count
These hours are recognized because the course is provided by a YACEP, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. Lori Lowell holds that credential as an E-RYT 500 and YACEP, and every lecture is designed to sit within Yoga Alliance's educational categories, so the hours hold up if you are ever asked to show them.
How to log your hours
When you finish, you receive a certificate of completion. You add the thirty hours to your own Yoga Alliance account under continuing education, where they appear on your public teacher profile. It takes a few minutes, and we walk you through it.
Is this course for you?
We would rather you know before you enrol than discover it a few lectures in. So here is the honest version, both sides of it.
This is for you if
- You are a Registered Yoga Teacher who needs continuing education hours, at the 200 or 500 level.
- You want to renew your hours, and you also want to actually grow, not just clear a box.
- You trained with us or somewhere else, last year or years ago. Every RYT is welcome here.
- You learn best at your own pace, returning to a lecture whenever the time is right.
- You are ready to feel inspired again, and to bring something new back to your students.
This is not for you if
- You are not yet a Registered Yoga Teacher. This is continuing education for teachers who already hold an RYT, so begin with a 200-hour training first.
- You only need the separate teaching hours, or help with your annual dues. This course supplies your thirty training hours, not those.
- You want to clear the hours as cheaply as possible and take nothing from them. This one is built to be worth the time.
- You want live, scheduled classes at set times. The lectures are self-paced by design.
- You are looking for medical or health guidance. This is yoga education, not clinical advice.
Student voices
Not written testimonials. Real graduates, in their own words, talking honestly about what the training was actually like.
Arti · Ohio
On finding the yoga beneath the poses, and carrying it off the mat.
Stefan · London
A gymnast who came for the movement and stayed for the philosophy.
Chaz · Florida
On why he chose Drishti after comparing four trainings side by side.
Amparo · Argentina
Training at her own pace, in her second language, from across the world.
Your teachers.
You are not enrolling in a platform. You are studying with the two people who built this course, and who have taught this work for more than twenty-five years.
Lori LowellE-RYT 500 · YACEP
Lori is the teacher and the voice of this course. She created The Evolving Yoga Teacher for the questions she kept hearing from teachers years into their path: what is next, how do I grow, how do I stay inspired. Every lecture carries her voice. She has taught yoga for more than twenty-five years, and as an E-RYT 500 and YACEP she is the reason these hours are recognized by Yoga Alliance.
Jeremy LowellE-RYT 500 · Co-Founder
Jeremy is co-founder of Drishti Beats and Lori's husband of thirty-nine years, and he teaches alongside her. Every piece of music in the course is originally composed in-house, written to guide breath, emotion, and rhythm, because we believe yoga and music are one language. He brings the sound, the art, and a steady presence to the lectures.
More than credit. Connection.
These hours are not just a box to clear. When you enrol, the course is yours to keep for life, and you become part of something that does not end when your certificate is issued.
You join the Drishti Sangha, our private global community, open to every student and graduate across all our trainings. It is where teachers from more than forty countries share questions, practice, and encouragement, long after the lectures are done. Step inside the Sangha.
It also moves off the screen. We host immersive retreats in beautiful places, from Bali to Colorado to Europe, and you will find us performing live at festivals, bringing yoga and original music to the same stage. You are invited to all of it, as part of this family.
Enrol and evolve
Thirty Yoga Alliance continuing education hours, one honest price. No fake discount, no countdown, and the same course whether you pay once or over time.
Pay in full
$239
One payment. Lifetime access.
- All thirty of your Yoga Alliance continuing education hours, in one course
- Sixteen filmed lectures, yours to take in any order, at your own pace
- Recognized hours, provided by a YACEP, that you log to Yoga Alliance yourself
- Lifetime access, and a place in the Drishti Sangha
Payment plan
$79 / payment
Three payments of $79.
- Everything in the full-payment option
- Spread across three equal payments
- Start today, at no extra cost to pay over time
- Lifetime access from the moment you begin
Your enrollment is protected. Begin the course, and if it is not right for you, request a full refund within seven days of enrolment. No forms to argue with, and no risk in beginning.
Questions before you enrol
The honest answers, so you can decide with a clear head.
- What are Yoga Alliance's continuing education requirements?
- Every three years, each Registered Yoga Teacher must log seventy-five hours to stay registered: forty-five hours of teaching yoga, and thirty hours of continuing education, which Yoga Alliance calls training hours. This course provides those thirty training hours. Your three-year cycle runs from the date you first registered.
- Does this course cover all 30 of my continuing education hours?
- Yes. The Evolving Yoga Teacher is a thirty-hour course, so it supplies your full continuing education requirement for a three-year cycle in one place, at your own pace.
- Does it renew my whole Yoga Alliance registration?
- Not on its own, and we want to be honest about that. It gives you the thirty training hours. You still log your forty-five teaching hours separately, those are your own hours teaching, and you still pay your annual Yoga Alliance dues. This course handles the training portion.
- Do both RYT-200 and RYT-500 teachers need this?
- Yes. The thirty-hour continuing education requirement is the same at every level, so whether you are registered as an RYT 200 or an RYT 500, this course meets it.
- Can I complete the hours online?
- Yes, entirely. Yoga Alliance no longer requires any continuing education hours to be earned in person, so all thirty can be completed online, from wherever you are.
- I trained at another school. Am I still eligible?
- Absolutely. This is continuing education, open to any Registered Yoga Teacher from any Yoga Alliance school. You do not need to have trained with us.
- How do I know the hours will be recognized?
- The course is provided by a YACEP, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. Lori Lowell holds that credential as an E-RYT 500 and YACEP, and the lectures are built to sit within Yoga Alliance's educational categories, so the hours hold up if you are ever asked to show them.
- How do I log the hours with Yoga Alliance?
- When you finish, you receive a certificate of completion. You add the thirty hours to your own Yoga Alliance account under continuing education, where they appear on your public teacher profile. It takes a few minutes, and we walk you through it.
- Is it self-paced, and does my access expire?
- It is fully self-paced, and there is no expiration date. You can take the lectures in any order, return to them whenever you like, and keep the course for life.
- What does it cost, and what if it is not right for me?
- The course is $239, or three payments of $79, with no discount to chase and no countdown running. Begin it, and if it is not right for you, request a full refund within seven days of enrolment.