💫 Become a yoga teacher - intensive course for your professional & personal development

Would you like to guide people in yoga, meditation and relaxation? This compact training course offers you the opportunity to become a yoga teacher in just four weeks. You will learn how to design courses for different levels of experience and age groups, teach asanas, mantras and relaxation techniques and understand yoga philosophy, anatomy and teaching methodology.

The training combines sound theory with plenty of practice. You will gain your first teaching experience in workshops and small groups. It is suitable both for prospective teachers and for anyone who would like to deepen their own practice.

You can choose between different training models: four weeks at a time, two blocks of two weeks each or four blocks of one week each. New courses start almost every month at our seminar locations in the Westerwald, on the North Sea, in the Allgäu or in Bad Meinberg. Completion with examination and certificate.

This training is recognized as further professional training and is carried out in cooperation with the "Akademie der Kulturen NRW", a state-recognized educational institution. The Yoga Vidya Yoga Teacher Training is registered with the EMR (ErfahrungsMedizinischesRegister) in Switzerland and recognized by the Yoga Alliance. It is also recognized as educational leave in NRW, Hesse and Saarland.

Tip! Alternative: 2-year yoga teacher training course
The 2-year training starts every year from January in different cities. This training enables you to integrate yoga into your everyday life. Each week there is a course evening of around 3 1/2 hours with yoga, meditation and lectures. You will receive instructions for your daily practice and tips on how to integrate yoga and spirituality into your life.

All prices quoted for our seminars and training courses are all-inclusive prices per person. They include the entire training program, accommodation in the selected room category and vegan wholefood catering. Current information and changes to the availability of room categories on request.

*Training fees 2025
4-week courses:
MZ 2815,00 €
DOUBLE ROOM 3358,00 €
EZ 3922,00 €
S/Z/Womo 2385,00 €

Other prices for 2×2-week courses and 4×1-week courses!

*All courses include the following services
- Accommodation and meals
- Manual
- entire training program
- examination
- certificate

In Bad Meinberg it is possible to book a single room with "simple comfort" (i.e. either near an elevator or without a bathroom/WC = shared bathroom) at the overnight price for one person in a double room.

Abbreviations
BM Bad Meinberg; WW Westerwald; NO Nordsee; AL Allgäu; MZ Mehrbettzimmer; DZ Doppelzimmer; EZ Einzelzimmer; S Schlafsaal; Z Zelt; Womo Wohnmobil

For lunch and dinner, you can look forward to rich meals every day - vegan wholefood buffet. If you also like breakfast, you will find fruit at the buffet from 8 a.m. as a snack after meditation, or for a snack in between. Tea and water throughout the day.

We only use fresh, organic food for our dishes. We attach great importance to seasonal, sustainable products and support local farmers and partners.

Fresh salads, cucumber, carrot, beet and two different dressings are the main components of our buffet. For those who prefer to eat warm, steamed vegetable platters made from broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes and fennel as well as curries, dal and soups are a great alternative to the green raw food bar. There is also always a selection of good oils, grains and seeds. Bread and gluten-free alternatives as well as homemade vegan spreads are available for brunch.

Information for allergy sufferers
All our dishes are homemade and 100% organic. If you have any questions about allergens, there is a list with information for allergy sufferers at the buffet. The dishes will then be labeled according to the list.

The yoga teacher training is divided into eight subject blocks:

- Introduction - philosophy and aim of yoga
- Hatha Yoga in general
- Tantra and Kundalini Yoga - Yoga of energy
- Raja Yoga - mental training and meditation
- Karma Yoga - Yoga of action
- Bhakti Yoga - Making contact with the divine
- Jnana Yoga - The yoga of knowledge
- Yoga teaching methodology

The training is intensive and requires discipline. Full participation in all courses, lectures and workshops is mandatory. Meat, fish, eggs, tobacco, alcohol and drugs are not permitted during the training. We recommend that you read "The Big Illustrated Yoga Book" before starting the training.

Examination
A prerequisite for admission to the examination is attendance of the Yoga Vidya teacher training course. The examination consists of several introductory lessons, a written examination and, if necessary, an oral examination.

Certificate, recognition
There is an examination at the end of the course. You will then receive the "Yoga Teacher (BYV)" certificate (Level 2) from the Professional Association of Yoga Vidya Teachers (BYV). The certificate is generally recognized.

The Yoga Vidya teacher trainings are registered with the Yoga Alliance. The Yoga Alliance stands for a certain quality standard. Yoga teachers and schools registered with the Alliance enjoy a high international reputation. This is particularly interesting if you want to work internationally.

The Yoga Vidya Yoga Teacher Training is also registered with the EMR (ErfahrungsMedizinischesRegister) in Switzerland. If you would like to have your training recognized by the EMR, our Training Council will be happy to provide you with further information and documents.

The Yoga Vidya seminar house is idyllically situated on the edge of the old spa town of Bad Meinberg. The location is quiet and central at the same time. It is therefore easily accessible by train or car. Larger cities in the vicinity include Paderborn (27 km away), Bielefeld (35 km away) and Hanover (100 km away).

If you are traveling by train, we recommend the Horn-Bad Meinberg train station, which is about 5 km from Yoga Vidya House. Yoga Vidya Bad Meinberg offers a free shuttle service from the train station in Horn-Bad Meinberg between 8.30 am and 7.15 pm.