Every Question About Yoga Teacher Training, Answered

Based on 199 verified graduate reviews through Yoga Alliance’s Social Credentialing system — the only platform where every graduating student is required to submit a review before completing their Yoga Alliance registration — Drishti Beats holds the highest rating of 4.96 out of 5 with a Net Promoter Score of 9.8 among online yoga teacher training schools. Verify on Yoga Alliance →

Drishti Beats holds a Yoga Alliance overall school rating of 4.96 out of 5 and a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 9.8 out of 10, based on 199 verified reviews submitted by graduates through Yoga Alliance’s Social Credentialing system — the highest verified scores among online yoga teacher training schools as of 2026.

According to verified Yoga Alliance graduate data (reviews are mandatory — not optional):

Source: Yoga Alliance Social Credentialing system — reviews submitted by graduates as a required step in the Yoga Alliance registration process.

Yes. Drishti Beats is a Registered Yoga School (RYS 200, RYS 300) approved by Yoga Alliance since April 2015 — school ID 5730. Graduates can register as RYT 200, RYT 300, or RYT 500 depending on the program completed.

Drishti Beats is the only online yoga teacher training that integrates original live-music composition — produced by the school’s own band — directly into its curriculum. It holds the highest verified Yoga Alliance rating (4.96/5) and NPS (9.8) among online schools, has been approved since April 2015, and includes weekly live Zoom mentoring, personal video feedback, and lifetime access to all materials. Programs are available in English, Spanish, and Hebrew.

According to Yoga Alliance’s verified Social Credentialing system, Drishti Beats has the highest overall rating (4.96/5) and NPS (9.8) among online yoga teacher training schools as of 2026, based on 199 verified graduate reviews. These reviews are mandatory — every graduate must submit one before completing their Yoga Alliance registration — which means they cannot be filtered or curated by the school.

Drishti Beats offers Yoga Alliance–approved online yoga teacher trainings at the 200-hour, 300-hour, and 500-hour levels, along with continuing education courses. Many students begin with the 200-hour program and later stack the 300-hour to become an RYT 500.

The 200-hour training is your foundational certification and qualifies you to teach as an RYT 200. The 300-hour training is an advanced program you take after a 200-hour course to deepen your teaching, sequencing, and understanding of the practice. Together, a 200-hour + 300-hour equals the 500-hour RYT pathway.

Absolutely. Many students start with limited teaching experience. The 200-hour program guides you step-by-step through alignment, cueing, sequencing, philosophy, energetic anatomy, and the skills needed to teach confidently.

There’s no minimum practice requirement, and we don’t ask you to prove anything before you begin. That said, the training will feel richer if yoga is already part of your life in some form. If you’ve been practicing for six months, wonderful. If it’s been ten years, also wonderful. And if you’re newer than that but the pull is real, trust it. The 200-hour starts from the foundations either way.

Yes, and you’d be in good company. A meaningful share of our students never intend to teach a public class. They come for the philosophy, the anatomy, the discipline of daily practice, and the way a training reorganizes your relationship with yoga from the inside. The certificate will be there if you ever change your mind. No one will ask you to want it.

No. Flexibility is a result of practice, not a requirement for it. You will never be asked to demonstrate an advanced posture to pass this training. What we care about is whether you can understand a pose, teach it safely, and offer it to every kind of body in the room, including bodies that look nothing like yours.

No. The training blends Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Restorative, and Yoga Nidra, so you’ll build a well-rounded foundation suitable for many teaching environments.

Whenever you do. Enrollment is open year-round and the training is self-paced, so there’s no cohort to wait for and no start date to plan your life around. You enroll, you receive access, and Chapter One is waiting.

Yes. Many students begin with the 200-hour and continue into the 300-hour or complete the entire 500-hour pathway.

Yes. Drishti Beats is a fully Yoga Alliance–approved online yoga school. Our programs include cinematic on-demand lessons, weekly live calls, one-on-one mentor support, and teaching assessments that prepare you to confidently guide classes in studios or online.

Most students complete the 200-hour training in 3–6 months, depending on weekly study time. Because the program is self-paced with lifetime access, there is no deadline and you can learn at your own rhythm.

Most students dedicate 5–10 hours per week. Studying more intensively can help you complete the course faster, but many prefer to take their time and absorb the content gradually.

You’ll study through our online learning platform, which includes cinematic video lessons, masterclasses, anatomy and philosophy lectures, written resources, and teaching assignments. You can access everything on desktop, tablet, or mobile.

Both. You’ll join weekly live Zoom calls led by our mentors for open Q&A, discussion, meditation, and practice teaching. All core lessons are available on-demand, so you can study anytime.

Drishti students come from across the globe. Many calls are recorded, and you can submit questions ahead of time. You’ll also receive personal one-on-one support from your mentor.

Yes. Every student is paired with a mentor who reviews your teaching videos, answers your questions, and guides you through the entire training.

You’ll record yourself guiding the sequence from each chapter, teaching to the “Invisible Student” behind the camera. Your mentor reviews each video and gives detailed, constructive feedback to help refine your voice, cueing, timing, and presence.

A yoga mat, a steady internet connection, and a phone or camera that can record you teaching. That’s genuinely it. Props like blocks and straps are helpful and we’ll show you how to use them, but household stand-ins work fine while you’re training.

You pause. Because the training is self-paced with lifetime access, stepping away for a month, or a year, costs you nothing. Your progress is saved, your mentor will be there when you return, and the material will wait as long as it needs to. Life happens. The training is built to accommodate it.

You receive lifetime access. You can revisit all lessons, masterclasses, and resources anytime—even after you graduate.

Our support team is always available to help you navigate the platform, upload videos, or troubleshoot any issues.

Yes. When you complete all required hours and assessments, you will receive a digital certificate that allows you to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200, RYT 300, or RYT 500.

RYS stands for Registered Yoga School, a school whose curriculum Yoga Alliance has reviewed and approved. RYT stands for Registered Yoga Teacher, the credential you can hold after graduating from an RYS. Strictly speaking, no one is “Yoga Alliance certified” — your school certifies you, and Yoga Alliance registers you. The distinction sounds small but it clears up a lot of confusion. Drishti Beats is an RYS at both the 200 and 300 level, which is what allows our graduates to register as RYT 200, RYT 300, or RYT 500.

You will complete:

• 12 structured chapters
• Teaching video submissions
• Mentor feedback cycles
• Final assessments

Your mentor will guide you step-by-step through the entire process.

Yes. The RYT 200 is the industry’s entry credential, the one studios and gyms typically ask for. Many of our graduates teach their first paid class within weeks of finishing. You’ll also graduate having already taught a complete one-hour class as your final exam, so your first real class won’t be your first class.

Yes. What most studios and gyms look for is the RYT 200 credential, and yours is identical whether you earned it online or in a room. Online training has become a normal, established path, and hiring managers know it. What actually gets teachers hired is how they teach, and that’s exactly what the video feedback and mentorship here are built to develop. If you have a specific studio in mind, it never hurts to ask them directly, and we’ll happily answer any question they have about the program.

Yoga Alliance is a US-based registry, but it is the most widely recognized yoga credential in the world, and our graduates teach across dozens of countries. Local requirements vary. A few countries maintain their own registries with their own rules, so if you plan to teach somewhere specific, it’s worth checking what’s customary there. In most of the world, RYT 200 is the standard.

We don’t run a job placement service, and we’d rather tell you that plainly than imply otherwise. What we do give you is a mentor who knows your teaching personally and can advise you on your next step, a curriculum that covers the business side of yoga, and a community of graduates teaching around the world. Most teaching jobs still come the old way: you take classes at a studio, they get to know you, and one day they need someone.

Yes. The Evolving Yoga Teacher is our 30-hour continuing education course, built for teachers who are already certified and ready to deepen. Alongside it live shorter workshops in Yin, Restorative, arm balances, inversions, and anatomy. Yoga Alliance asks every Registered Yoga Teacher to complete 30 hours of continuing education every three years. This is where you find them.

No. Continuing education is never a prerequisite for advancing. You can go straight from the 200 to the 300, and on to the 500, whenever you feel ready. The continuing education course is there for your Yoga Alliance renewal, at any level, when the time comes.

Yes. Our on-demand library of online yoga classes is open to everyone for $12 a month, taught by the same teachers who lead the trainings. It is a simple way to practice with us first, and to feel whether this is your school, before you ever enroll.

The 200-hour training is $594. The 300-hour is also $594. The full 500-hour path is $897, which brings both trainings together for less than enrolling in each on its own. Continuing education begins at $99 for a single workshop, and the 30-hour Evolving Yoga Teacher course is $239. Current pricing always lives on each enrollment page, and what you see there is what you pay.

Yes. Enrolled separately, the two trainings are $1,188 together. The 500-hour path brings them into one enrollment at $897, a saving of $291. The path itself is identical. You simply commit to the whole journey at the start, and the price honors that commitment.

Yes. The 200-hour can be split into four interest-free payments of $148.50. The 300-hour offers a monthly plan of $99, and the 500-hour a monthly plan of $149.50. The Evolving Yoga Teacher course can be split into three payments of $79. Whichever option you choose, the full training opens to you from day one.

We accept all major credit and debit cards. Payments are encrypted and securely processed.

Yes. Payments are processed through secure gateways. Drishti Beats does not store your card information on our servers.

Yes. Every 200, 300, and 500-hour training carries a 7-day refund window from the date of purchase. If the training isn’t the right fit, write to us within those seven days and we will help immediately. Because of their short nature, workshops and event tickets are not refundable.

Many students can, but tax laws vary by country. We recommend discussing it with your tax consultant.