Citizen Yoga’s 300-hour teacher training program builds upon and enhances the tools gained from previous training and experiences in a way that recognizes a teacher’s potential to facilitate an educational and impactful class. Most students in the 300-hour program are actively teaching or have intentions to begin teaching.

Highlights of the Citizen Yoga 300-hour training include:

• Hybrid format – all modules are offered via a combination of in-studio + online

• Flexible timeline – participants are encouraged to finish the program in a two-year timespan. Participants are required to complete one module every 6 months in order to maintain active enrollment status. As long as active status is maintained, there is no time limit for program completion.

• Access to Citizen teachers + guest teachers from across the nation

• Connection with peer yoga teachers from across Michigan + beyond

Our program aims to shift teachers from leading a simple class to leading a dynamic and integrated educational experience. Core curriculum includes pranayama, alignment, props and hands-on adjustments, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and various lineages, schools, and specialty forms of yoga. Trainees are encouraged to select modules based on their specific interests. The only required module is 15 hours of Anatomy.

The following requirements are part of the 300-hour program:

• 270 contact hours including modules, mentorship, ELEVATE, philosophy classes, designated retreat hours, and observations

• 30 non-contact hours including practice teaching, peer meetings, and formal feedbacks

• Regular practice in classes at Citizen Yoga, additional reading + writing assignments, and Karma Yoga community service project

Our 300-hour program is a self-paced, module based program. Modules can range from 2-hour workshops to 15-hour weekend immersions. Most modules are taught in a hybrid format, both in-studio and online. Citizen Yoga offers an average of 15 hours modules per month, typically on weekend afternoons.

The full tuition for Citizen Yoga’s 300-hour training is $4,050. Tuition is paid through an initial $500 deposit, then per-module an hourly rate of $15/hour.

Graduates of Citizen Yoga’s 200-hour teacher receive a $450 discount on our 300-hour program. The total tuition of $3,600 is paid through an initial $400 deposit, then per-module an hourly rate of $12/hour.

All modules are open to the public, not just our 300-hour students. Any student or teacher looking to deepen and expand their knowledge of yoga is welcome to enroll in a 300-hour module.

Anyone who has completed an accredited 200-hour teacher training program, at Citizen or elsewhere, and is looking to continue their development as a yoga teacher is eligible to enroll in the Citizen Yoga 300-hour program. Graduates of Citizen Yoga’s 200-hour Teacher Training receive a $400 discount off the full program tuition.

Citizen Yoga’s 300-hour training program is accredited through the Yoga Alliance. Upon completing your 200-hour program and the Citizen Yoga 300-hour program, you can be certified as a 500-hour RYT.

Yes! As part of our Inclusion value, each year we award a full scholarship ($4,050 value) to a student identifying as part of BIPOC or LGBTQ+ communities.

Applicants must have already completed a 200 Hour Teacher Training program. The application window opens in February and is awarded by mid-March. The application form can be found at the bottom of this page.