200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Introducing in January 2025…

Immersive 200HR Teacher Training

  • The new Citizen Yoga 12-Week Immersive 200-Hour Yoga Training will begin January 11, 2025 and end April 6, 2025. Registration is now open.

  • Our 200-Hour Yoga Training is a Yoga Alliance-certified program designed around the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual principles of the yoga practice.

    Trainees will be guided by a team of experienced teachers on a journey of self-transformation. Students will begin to internalize, live, and teach Citizen alignment yoga. Based on a manual developed by Citizen Yoga founder Kacee Must, Citizen’s 200-Hour program is a hybrid format that combines the convenience of virtual learning with valuable in-person teaching. The end result is a highly engaging and educational experience.

    Citizen Yoga’s training team combines decades of yoga teaching and training experience to offer a comprehensive, foundational yoga education. Upon graduation, trainees will make great improvements to their personal practice and be able to teach multiple types of yoga classes. Graduates from our program are eligible to register as a Registered Yoga Teacher-200 with the Yoga Alliance.

  • Citizen Yoga teaches alignment-based yoga as a tool for physical and mental transformation. Rooted in tradition, our 200-Hour training blends concepts from a variety of schools of yoga + philosophy to empower trainees to teach a safe and sustainable practice that is authentic, non-dogmatic, and honors all traditions.

    • Introduction to pranayama, drishti, and bandhas

    • Pose breakdown for over 80 asanas, including Sanskrit and English names, standard and advanced alignment cues, prop usage, modifications, and contraindications

    • Yogic philosophy, including the 8 limbs, koshas, chakras, and Vedanta

    • Anatomy and physiology

    • Sequencing and timing for various class types

    • Hands-on assists + adjustments

    • Introduction to Prenatal, Yin, and Restorative yoga

    • Exploration of trauma-informed yoga, inclusive yoga spaces, and personal identities including race + ethnicity

    • Developing your authentic voice

    • Theming and messaging for a variety of class types based on yoga philosophy

    • Responsibly approaching the career of yoga teacher

    In addition to attending sessions, the following are requirements to complete the 200HR program:

    • 3 classes per week at Citizen Yoga

    • 30-minute weekly mentor groups online beginning week 3

    • 25 hours of peer meetings + practice teaching

    • 5 class observations

    • Reading + writing assignments

    • Karma project

  • With a curriculum refresh, the training will follow a new hybrid approach, with 70% of instruction taking place in person at the Citizen Yoga Royal Oak studio and 30% online (live through Zoom) This model allows for flexibility while also enhancing students’ learning of specific sections. If you would like to participate in training, but are unable to attend in person trainings due to your location or personal reasons, please reach out to our team.

    3 Immersion Weekends:
    At Fourth Tri Sanctuary, 23520 Woodward Ave, Ferndale

    • Jan 11-12, 8:30am-5:30pm

    • Feb 8-9, 8:30am-5:30pm

    • Mar 8-9, 8:30am-5:30pm

    Regular Schedule:

    • Tuesdays (Online): 5:30-7:30pm

    • Saturdays (Royal Oak studio): 12:30-3:45pm

  • The Winter 2025 scholarship application window has closed.

    Yes, Citizen Yoga is proud to offer Inclusion scholarships for our 200-Hour Yoga Training to 3 individuals who strive to share the practice and learnings of yoga through teaching.

    Every action and decision that we make at Citizen Yoga is guided by our 5 core values: Alignment, Integrity, Community, Support, and Inclusion. As part of our ongoing effort to diversify the demographics of students who practice, train, and teach at Citizen, the Inclusion scholarships were introduced in 2020. We continue to seek creative ways to challenge our blindspots and make physical and mental health more accessible and approachable to everyone.

    “In order to effect social change, we have to approach the task of educating ourselves and of healing our internal wounds with courage, dedication, and devotion.” – Dr. Gail Parker

    Amount: 1 full scholarship and 2 partial scholarships* are available for Citizen Yoga’s Winter 2025 200-HR Teacher Training.

    Note: *A partial scholarship is $1700 off full-price tuition. Student is responsible for $1500.

  • EARLY BIRD
    (pay in full by 12/1/24)
    Save $600 $2,600

    FOUNDERS RATE
    Email us to inquire.
    Members save $400
    $2,800

    FULL TUITION
    (after 12/1/24)
    Paid in Full
    $3,000

    FULL TUITION
    With Payment Plan
    $3,200

    A $500 deposit will hold your spot or pay in full and save.

Ready to learn more?

Are you interested in 200hr training and have questions or concerns? Click the link below to schedule a quick call with a lead trainer.

Sign up for a 15-minute in-person info session with one of our lead instructors. Get to know the instructors teaching style by taking a 1 hour class with them right before or after the info session. 

Email teacher@citizenyogastudio.com and we’ll sign you up for class for free!

  • "Kacee, and everyone who teaches at Citizen, has the utmost respect for the practice. With the team's expertise in alignment, and background in philosophy, the CY 200-Hour Teacher Training is truly unmatched. It's the best way to deepen your practice in both mind and body. I am a different and better person because of it."

    Ari Anusbigian

  • "It sounds cliche, but its absolutely true; the Citizen Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training was absolutely life changing for me. The training itself gives students an in-depth education on the power of a philosophy-based and alignment-focused practice. The teachers are well-trained, your peers become your greatest resources, and the manual your greatest treasure. I have never felt more connected to myself."

    Hailey Zureich

  • "Citizen Yoga's 200-Hour Teacher Training encompasses all aspects of what yoga means. We learned so much more than proper pose alignment and how to create good messaging for a class. We explored the philosophical underpinnings that make yoga more than just a workout, enriching movement with meaning. It was truly a journey of personal transformation that anchors my teaching and my practice."

    Sarah Weinstein

  • "Teacher Training was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life! Kacee and her curriculum prepare you to become a teacher, and play the lead role in your life. The foundations that you learn through her training will help you become more grounded in both alignment and philosophy. Teacher Training was a powerful experience everyone should have to deepen their practice."

    Coby Shecter

  • "The flexibility of Citizen's Online Teacher Training allowed me to commit to deepening my expertise of yoga in a way that worked for my schedule. The transformative nature of teacher training isn't lost because of the online format. I can actually say I graduated Citizen's program surrounded by a community of curious new teachers, and I felt completely prepared to teach multiple types of yoga classes in a safe, creative way."

    Anna Tretter

  • "I've been practicing yoga for a few years, I knew there was something special about the practice but couldn't quite put it into words. Yoga Teacher Training with Citizen allowed me the freedom to explore that feeling with the guidance of incredible teachers and peers. I have greatly deepened my practice and better yet, I now can share that feeling with others."

    Zach Root

  • "Making the decision to participate in Citizen Yoga's 200HR teacher training was easily one of the best choices. I have ever made. Through curiosity, community, and connection, I fell in love all over again with a practice that is deeply personal and transformative. The experience left me filled with awe and admiration for all that yoga has to offer. The learning never ends but the path is lined in great friendships, important revelations, deep inquiry, and. so much growth."

    Erin Budisak

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APPLY NOW FOR JANUARY 2025

200HR Teacher Training Inclusion Scholarship Application

As part of our Inclusion value, we strive to make our studios more diverse and to create learning opportunities for those underrepresented in our community. Our hope is to build strong teachers for all demographics.

Each year, we award three 200HR scholarships to people identifying as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) or of the LGBTQ+ community.

Scholarship Awards include:

  • One Full Tuition ($3200 value)

  • Two Partial Tuition ($1700 off full-price tuition. Student is responsible for $1500.)

Winter 2025 application window has closed.