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Kripalu School of Yoga

Applications

200-Hour Online Application

Download and Print the 200-Hour Application

You may mail or fax your documents to:
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Professional Trainings
PO Box 309
Stockbridge, MA 01262
Fax: 413-448-3384, Attn: Professional Trainings


To apply for the 500-hour certification, you must already be a yoga teacher certified at the 200-hour level either through Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification or any other 200-hour yoga teacher training registered with Yoga Alliance.

500-Hour Online Application

Download and Print the 500-Hour Application


For more information about Kripalu Yoga Teacher Certification, contact the Kripalu School of Yoga at 800-848-8702 or professionaltraining@kripalu.org.


Application Process

Admission to the program is determined on a rolling basis. Programs often fill to capacity, so we strongly recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible.

To apply to the Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Certification program, please do the following:

  1. Review information on program dates, costs, faculty, curricula, and general information about Kripalu on our website (www.kripalu.org/yogaschool).
  2. Complete the program application in its entirety, including the short-answer questions. Be sure to indicate your preferred program dates. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Kripalu reserves the right to require a phone interview or take other steps to supplement your application, if needed, in order to arrive at an informed admissions decision.
  3. Include a passport sized headshot. This will not be considered in the screening process, however it will help us to begin to cultivate a relationship with you prior to your arrival. You are welcome to submit a headshot upon acceptance into the program.
  4. Submit the $25 application processing fee by check or credit card. Checks can be made payable to Kripalu Center. For international applicants, checks must be drawn on a domestic bank. If you prefer to make a payment by credit card, please call Kripalu Professional Trainings at 800-848-8702.
  5. Wait for a communication from Kripalu clarifying our admissions decision. This should arrive by e-mail within two weeks of the date of receipt of your application. If you do not have an e-mail address, we will send it by regular mail and also call you to inform you of your status.

Admissions Criteria

General Requirements
You must be at least 18 years of age and demonstrate English-language competency.

Physical, Mental, and Emotional Preparedness
These Certification programs has an intensive schedule (approximately 10.5 classroom hours per day) and curriculum that is physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding. To be admitted, you must demonstrate medical and mental-health readiness to fully participate in the demands of the program. Additionally, an applicant must be able to support the group learning process and may be denied if it is determined that his/her participation would in any way compromise a safe and cohesive learning environment. The Professional Trainings Admissions Committee may require clinical evaluations or other information to competently evaluate your medical and/or mental-health preparedness.

Yoga Experience
In this training you will be expected to participate in at least three hours of yoga practice each day in addition to inclass posture instruction. In general, we find that students who have been practicing yoga on a regular basis for two years or longer are best able to adapt to the intensive nature of this program and to focus on the task of becoming a skilled teacher. At a minimum, students are expected to have had a regular yoga practice for at least six months. We highly suggest that this practice involve ongoing yoga classes as opposed to studying only with books, videos, or workshops.

Teaching Experience
Applicants for 500-Hour Certification are expected to have at least 100 hours of teaching experience prior to this training.

Kripalu Experience
We recommend that students have some personal experience with Kripalu Yoga prior to taking this training. Classes and workshops with a Kripalu Yoga teacher provide this experiential background. To find a Kripalu Yoga teacher near you, visit www.kripalu.org/find_a_teacher. If you do not have access to Kripalu Yoga classes where you live, you can experience Kripalu Yoga at home by purchasing one of the following videos: Kripalu Yoga Dynamic with Stephen Cope or Kripalu Yoga Gentle with Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, available for purchase online at shop.kripalu.org or in the Kripalu Shop.