There’s a lot that goes into deciding where and how to complete your first 200 hour yoga teacher training. If you’ve been thinking about it for a while, there’s probably something hindering or encouraging your decision. Perhaps you’re waiting for a sign, or maybe the timing doesn’t feel quite right — whatever the case, we are going to try and convince you that our 200 hour online yoga teacher training program is perfect for you.

Let’s take a look at some of the reasons you should do your 200 hour yoga teacher training with YogaRenew!

Trustworthy, Credentialed & Experienced

YogaRenew has been leading online yoga teacher training since 2018, and our instructors have been leading trainings for much longer than that. We’ve had students from over 170 countries move through our courses with over 10,000 5 star  reviews and tons of testimonials available online. There are countless graduates who have gone on to teach, open studios and build businesses after completing our certification.

We are registered with Yoga Alliance, so students interested in registering as a RYT-200 or RYT-500 are able to do so through us. We are also the sole yoga certification provider for the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Those looking to register continuing education credits with AFAA or NASM are able to do so through our partnership with those organizations as well.

Live Access & Feedback

One of the most important considerations in choosing a yoga teacher training is feedback. Most trainings will offer a weekly call, or sometimes even monthly calls. Students of our 200 hour certification gain access to 30 live calls every single week. Far and above any online yoga teacher training we’ve ever seen.

Our live calls give students an opportunity to ask questions, gain feedback and connect directly with our instructors and wider community. Yoga Alliance requires 30 hours of live interaction in order to register as a RYT-200. Anybody looking to register with Yoga Alliance should put serious consideration into this. So if you’re attending a training that has only 1 or 2 calls a week you’ll be in the course for quite a while. And that’s assuming those calls are at a time your schedule allows you to attend.

Furthermore, many trainings have one or two people leading the entire course acting as a jack of all trades. With YogaRenew, you’ll learn anatomy from experts in anatomy, philosophy from experts in philosophy, business from business leaders and so on.

Every single student receives personalized feedback prior to graduating as well. Oh, and did we mention that you gain lifetime access to all those live calls too? 

Resources

We decided early on that we were going to provide a ton of additional resources for our students. These aren’t just supplements for our training curriculum – it goes above and beyond what you’d expect to see in a 200 hour course. In fact, we have over 100 hours of supplemental video content students can take advantage of if you’re looking to dig deeper into certain topics or areas of interest. We also have a tremendous set of eBooks, business templates, class themes, sequences, flash cards and other resources you can use in your journey and as an instructor after graduating.

Community

A yoga teacher training is a transformational experience, but you don’t have to go at it alone! Outside of the support from our instructors, you’ll also gain access to our incredible community. With students and graduates from over 170 countries, our community is an active, supportive and engaging space. After enrolling, you’ll gain full access to connect with others on this shared journey which makes all the difference. The Renew Crew is an absolute treasure and we can’t wait to see you there!

Flexibility & accessibility

No, we don’t mean flexibility as in the yoga asanas — we’re talking about flexibility being able to access the course materials whenever, however. All of the materials provided throughout the duration of the trainings are completely downloadable and yours for a lifetime; so you can return to them if you’ve taken a slight pause or need a little extra time in between your studies.

We try to make our courses as accessible as possible and are looking into enhancing our offerings so that they are suitable for a wider demographic. We are also looking into creating courses that are more ADA compliant. It’s important to us that anyone and everyone feels like they can have easy access to good, quality yoga — digitally and in person.

You’re learning from experts

In a 200 hour yoga teacher training, you are reliant on the quality of the information being given and the teachers that are providing it. All throughout our courses, you’ll meet friendly, experienced yoga teachers that are the experts in their crafts. If you choose to enroll in our 200 hour yoga teacher training, most of your time will be with Kate and Patrick, but beyond that, our specialized trainings invite you to meet a plethora of new teachers who have such deep, extensive knowledge in their specific lane of yoga.

Here are a few highlights of teachers in our other courses:

• Julie takes you on a journey in every one of her tales of ancient yogic philosophy. Her captivating use of story telling helps make the Yoga Philosophy Online Course both digestible and fun.
• Mélie Purdon is our resident experienced prenatal yoga teacher both online and at our headquarters. You can gain access to Mélie’s elite Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training both virtually and in-person as it can be purchased as a hybrid course! This means you’ll have opportunities to learn with her at our HQ in Hoboken, NJ.
• Lisa Bermudez has facilitated all of our Ayurveda trainings and continues to host free challenges through us on YouTube to help get you introduced and acclimated to the sister science of yoga.
• Trevor Vaughan and Julie both lead the kids yoga teacher training where you can become certified to bring the gift of yoga into classrooms and help bring on the next generation of mindful youths!
• We have an entire course on how to lead your first yoga retreat, mindfulness and mindful eating, breathing workshops and more!

YogaRenew’s signature sequencing method

One major benefit of enrolling in our 200 hour yoga teacher training is YogaRenew’s signature sequencing teaching method. This simple outline gives you the template you need to create classes that keep students coming back! If you’re not planning on becoming a teacher, the way you’ll learn sequencing in this 200 hour training will greatly benefit how you take notice of the benefits of yoga asana.

At YogaRenew, each class is taught towards an apex (peak pose) and the offers a wind down and full Savasana. The beginning of the class is known as puttering (or the warm up), then the class typically follows the structure below. Once you understand how it all comes together, you can plug and play your poses in a class to teach towards a peak pose. This takes the stress out of teaching and can teach you so many new things of how you understand even your personal practice.

YogaRenew’s Sequencing Method:

• Dharma talk (~5 minutes)
• Puttering (warm up ~ 5-7 minutes)
• Sun Salutations (Surya A)
• Open hip standing poses
• Balance and twists
• Peak pose
• Wind down
• Savasana

Here is an example of a Weekly Class Theme that Kate wrote working toward handstand with a downloadable PDF!

Online yoga teacher trainings are STILL popular

During the delicate and uncertain times of COVID-19 when we were all mandated to stay inside, the rise of online learnings took off. Finding ways to workout and learn through YouTube became increasingly popular and people took to the internet to immerse themselves in a digital world that felt accessible.

Fast-forward to 2025 and people are still chronically online. The ease of having access to a training, digitally, appeals to a lot of people. The cost of producing these trainings is also much lower so the product can be circulated at a more affordable and attainable rate.

Online trainings are great for people who wish to connect virtually instead of attending lectures or teachings in person. People also like the added convenience of weaving their training into their already well established schedule. For some, online trainings can be a great way to grow a community and foster a real-life school environment with the added benefit of accessing it from anywhere in the world.

YogaRenew has a plethora of online yoga teacher trainings, including the initial 200 hour yoga teacher training, where you can choose which facet of yoga you’d like to specialize in. We also offer various online workshops and have a full YouTube channel that displays snippets of our courses, all of which are also available to our newly launched YogaRenew app.

Here are some of our most popular online trainings:

• Vinyasa Yoga Sequencing Online Course
• Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Online Course
• Yin Yoga Teacher Training Online Course
• Sound Healing
• Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (HYBRID option available)

We’ve recently launched an app!

We’ve had great success and engagement on our YouTube channel where we’ve offered yoga teacher tips, fun challenges, and invigorating and restful classes so we just felt like it was time…

Get immersed and take your yoga to the next level with the YogaRenew App. You’ll see the same friendly faces and quality learnings from all our online yoga teacher training courses. From there, you can build your own stacked class playlists and find courses that will help you float up into handstand ~ there’s a little bit of something for everyone on the app.

*Available to be downloaded via the Apple and Google Play store – search: YogaRenew.