Kripalu School of Yoga
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training
200-Hour Certification
500-Hour Certification
Kripalu offers one of the most comprehensive, inspired, and transformational yoga teacher trainings in the country. Throughout our trainings, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to become an exceptional—and successful—yoga teacher, able to work in any environment you choose.
The integrated curriculum we offer is taught by expert teachers with decades of experience. Students report that the Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training faculty deeply impact their development as yoga teachers because the faculty embody what they teach.
Come live, learn, and transform here, while immersing yourself in a residential, yogic lifestyle that encourages inquiry and knowledge. We construct the Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in ways that cultivate your ability to thrive in your personal and professional life and graduate as a unique yoga teacher, with a well-developed connection to a deep source of knowledge and inspiration—and the ability to guide others into theirs.
What is Kripalu Yoga?
Kripalu Yoga is an inquiry-based yoga methodology that promotes the awakening of the life force (prana). Using classic asanas, pranayama, meditation, and relaxation techniques, Kripalu Yoga increases awareness of body, breath, and mind and encourages natural alignment.
Off the mat, this inquiry-based approach to life also encourages natural alignment and increased awareness-of our thoughts, words, feelings, and actions. In this way, Kripalu Yoga is the inquiry of optimal living.
Kripalu Yoga emphasizes the mechanics of yoga (proper breath and alignment) as well as the inner, spiritual dimensions of yoga practice. Students are encouraged to honor the wisdom of the body and to work according to its limits and strengths.
The primary objective of Kripalu Yoga is to awaken the natural intelligence of the life-force (the flow of prana) in order to promote thriving in all aspects of life. Because of its approach, Kripalu Yoga is compatible with all other styles and traditions of yoga practice.
Why Study Yoga at Kripalu?
The Kripalu School of Yoga offers many benefits for those interested in teaching and/or learning more about Kripalu Yoga:
- Leading Reputation Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is the home of the Kripalu School of Yoga. It is the largest, most established center for yoga and holistic health in the United States. Nearly 30,000 people a year attend programs at Kripalu, and more than 300 students annually graduate from our yoga teacher trainings.
- Expert Faculty Study with leading teachers, skilled educators who have been practicing and teaching Kripalu Yoga for more than 20 years.
- Inspiring Curriculum Take part in an integrated curriculum designed to make yoga an exciting exploration that results in you feeling more connected to your inner wisdom while gaining the confidence to bring this ancient technology to your clients, friends, and/or family members.
- Experiential Learning Participate in our teaching methodology that provides a unique mix of didactic education and experiential sessions. Continue the learning off the mat as you apply the teachings to all areas of your life.
- Immersion into a Yogic Lifestyle Stay at Kripalu Center during your training sessions and immerse yourself in Kripalu’s lifestyle curriculum, including daily yoga classes, deliciously nourishing all-natural meals, the company of people with similar interests, the beauty of the Berkshires, and much more.
- Professional Certification Graduate as a certified 200-hour or 500-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher. A well-trained Kripalu teacher may choose to enter into private practice, open a studio, work at health clubs and wellness centers, teach public education classes on yogic principles, or conduct yoga classes, workshops, seminars, and retreats to a variety of populations.
Scholarships are available.
The Kripalu School of Yoga is Yoga Alliance-registered school (www.yogaalliance.org).
The Kripalu School of Yoga is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Proprietary Schools, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148-4906. Any comments, questions, or concerns about this school’s license should be directed to proprietaryschools@doe.mass.edu or 781-338-6048.
