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Enhance Your Understanding of Yoga

at Mount Madonna, California

Foundational Yoga Studies

Online Program

Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours

Mount Madonna’s online Yoga Teacher Training 200 Hours is designed to expand your knowledge of the theory and practices of Classical Ashtanga Yoga (eight-limbed path). Guided and supported by a faculty of over 30 teachers, the 200-hour level training serves to systematically develop and enhance your understanding of yoga.

You will develop skills for teaching a well-rounded beginner-level yoga class. This course is ideal for those looking to start or deepen their personal practice. Advanced techniques and theories are explored in many of our specialty classes.

Our 200-hour Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Training Online (YTT 200) focuses primarily on the systems of Ashtanga Yoga and Hatha Yoga (path of balance) and the methods we teach include shat karma (purification methods), mudra (symbolic gestures), pranayama (breathing techniques), asana (postures), and meditation. The foundational theory that supports these practices is taught in classes on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Samkhya Philosophy, basic principles of Ayurveda, subtle body theory, anatomy, and physiology. Teaching methodology, or how to share this ancient knowledge, is woven throughout the program.

The online training allows you a three-week integration time between each session. You will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned and ask questions based on your experiences. The training also includes a mid-month check-in dedicated to integrating the material.  With great dedication to the material and extensive practical experiences, we deliver engaging content in a dynamic, in-person online format. After all, Yoga tells us that we are all united in akash (space), the first of the five elements.

Mount Madonna Institute has been a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance since 2002.

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What you will Learn

Classical Ashtanga (8-limbed) Yoga

  • Beginning pranayama practices
  • Styles of meditation
  • Proper alignment and manual adjustments
  • Modifications and the use of props as needed
  • Health benefits and contraindications
  • Ayurveda basics and classification of practices according to the three doshas (constitutions)
  • Anatomy and physiology, gross and subtle
  • Teaching methodology
  • Designing a balanced class
  • Teaching beginners with varying abilities
  • Setting up classes in your community
  • Evolving a personal teaching style
  • Foundations for safe sequencing

DATES

2026 Program:
January 15-18
February 12-15
March 12-15
April 16-19
May 14-17
June 11-14

TUITION

Estimated Total: $2,000
Includes Early Bird Discount.
See full details below.

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For more information regarding our programs and admissions, please email us at info@mountmadonna.org or call (408) 846-4060.

Modular Program

Online Training Sample Weekend Schedule

Thursday Evening
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Opening Circle and Theory
Friday – Sunday
6:30 am – 8:30 am Pranayama and Meditation
8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 11:00 am Theory Class
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Asana
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Theory Class / Core Asana
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Theory Class / Core Asana
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Integration
Pacific Time Zone

Tuition & Fees

Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Online Modular 200 hr yoga teacher training

Tuition
$2,500
Early Bird Discount
Valid until October 31, 2025
-$500
Total Academic Charges
Early Bird Discount Applied
$2,000
Deposit due at time of registration
Non-refundable if accepted to the program; applied against total tuition due. In the case of denial of your application, deposit will be refunded.
$250

*YTT 200 tuition includes a training manual and the Ashtanga Yoga Primer.

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Studying Affordably

Financial Aid opportunities for your education

  • Alumni Discount: Ask us about our Mount Madonna Alumni Discount when you submit your application.
  • Scholarships: As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, scholarships are awarded based on merit and/or financial need. Scholarships cover tuition, accommodations, and meals. To request a scholarship application, check the box during the registration process.
    • Scholarship applications will be considered on a rolling basis according to the following three deadlines:
      • Round 1 – September 3, 2025
      • Round 2 – October 22, 2025
      • Round  3 (if funds remain available) – December 15, 2025
    • Awardees will be notified no later than 14 days prior to program start.
    • Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
  • Payment Plans: A monthly payment option is available to each student. Payments are divided equally by the number of months between completion of the enrollment process and the start of the program, upon which the full balance is due. Please indicate payment choice during the registration process.
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Yoga Faculty & Staff

Tonia Mayerle, MS, tLMHC,
C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, AHC

kathy paez

Kathy Paez,
E-RYT 500

Sean Neesley,
MA, E-RYT 500

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Populi is a web-based learning management system (LMS). It covers academics, admissions, billing, people, reporting, library, integrated email and calendar. MMI uses Populi as its student information and learning management system, where all student and classroom activity is recorded. Application, enrollment, course work, lessons, assignments, quizzes, grades, transcripts, and financial balances are all located in Populi.

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Apprenticeships

AT MOUNT MADONNA'S SCHOOL OF YOGA

Give back to Mount Madonna! Apprenticeship within our Yoga Teacher Training programs creates a progressive sequence of learning opportunities to further develop your skills as a yoga teacher while holding space for others to transform. Hear the teachings all over again as you support students through this amazing journey. 

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