Learn to teach from the inside out.

No. Many people take a 200-hour training to understand their own practice more fully. Tell us your reason on the application; every reason is welcome.

Only you can answer that: do you have the time and the desire to commit to this training? If you do, we'll be there to support your learning and your progress. One of the things we'll teach you is that a teacher guides students to be their own best teacher: to listen to their bodies and themselves, and to choose from the variations you offer. We'll do the same with you. We'll meet you where you are, with a rich, foundational training that has real depth and specificity, and consistent support and encouragement along the way.

The online program is about 143 hours in all, on top of the ten training Sundays and your 12 Coconut classes. During the active program, January 11 through April 20, plan on about 9 hours a week of self-paced work. With the early start, lessons begin opening November 11, so you can start sooner and spread the work out. The online program includes lessons, recorded practices, required reading, written work, and live Zoom lectures and online teaching. Zoom lectures are recorded, so you can catch up.

The early start is open to anyone who registers in 2026, whether you register when registration opens on October 26 or as late as December 31. Lessons begin opening November 11, so if you register later, the lessons already open are ready for you. Choose the early start if you'd like more time: you can start using your 20 Class Yoga Pack sooner, and spread the self-paced work over more weeks. Choose the January start if you'd rather take the training as one focused stretch, January through April. Either way, you'll do the same coursework and meet the same deadlines. One difference: with the early start, tuition becomes non-refundable on the day your lessons open. With the January start, you can withdraw through January 8 for a refund of everything except the $500 deposit.

You'll be prepared to welcome and guide students in an open-level class. You'll leave with an understanding of anatomy and a functional approach to yoga, so you can offer variations with confidence and stay within your scope of practice. A 200-hour training doesn't qualify you to specialize in prenatal yoga or to work therapeutically with people with acute or chronic conditions; those take further training.

All 45 live training hours happen in person at Coconut Yoga Chicago across ten Sundays. You'll also take at least 12 classes at Coconut by April 20: 4 with Anna, 4 with Kathryn and 4 from Coconut's weekly schedule taught by teachers other than Anna and Kathryn. The rest happens in the online program, including live Zoom lectures and online teaching practice. The first Zoom schedule is shared when the program opens, and it fills in as trainees sign up to teach.

Yes. Inward Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200). When you complete the training, you'll be eligible to apply for Yoga Alliance's Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) credential. Starting in 2027, that includes passing Yoga Alliance's online assessment on ethics, safety, inclusion and teaching, and holding a current CPR certification. Our curriculum covers these areas, and we'll walk you through registering. Yoga Alliance's fees and your CPR course are separate from tuition.

$3,800, or $3,500 for the first four to register. Pay in full, or choose a $500 deposit and three monthly payments, at no extra cost.

Very few. The two required books together cost under $30, and you can borrow both from the Chicago Public Library. Nothing else is required. You may decide to buy props for practicing at home, like a 10-foot strap, two blocks and a bolster or two. Coconut has all of these in the studio, and part of learning to teach online is working with what students have at home, like sofa cushions, pillows or the belt from a robe. You can complete the training without buying more stuff, but you might enjoy having your own props, and we’ll share sources for some of our favorites when the program begins. If you register with Yoga Alliance after you graduate, its fees and a CPR course are separate.

All ten Sundays are required. Tell us about any conflict by January 20, 2027, or at least 14 days ahead after that, so we can approve your absence. If you miss a Sunday, you’ll make it up on your own time: review the session’s materials, complete any homework, and send a written reflection. A Sunday missed without approval carries a $150 short-notice fee.

Through Friday, January 8, 2027, we refund everything except the $500 deposit. After that, tuition is non-refundable. If you choose the early start, tuition becomes non-refundable on the day your lessons open. If the training doesn’t reach six trainees by January 8, we refund everything, deposit included.

Coconut sets up your 20 Class Yoga Pack, valid January through April 2027, and you book through Coconut. If you choose the early start, Coconut activates it within a week of your registration. Take at least 12 during the training (4 with Anna, 4 with Kathryn and 4 from Coconut's weekly schedule taught by teachers other than Anna and Kathryn). Take each one as a participant, with nothing to get signed, and keep a short log of each class, due April 20, 2027.

All coursework is due Tuesday, April 20, 2027, unless Kathryn and Anna agree otherwise with you in writing. Graduation is Sunday, April 25: everyone in good standing (not dismissed, with tuition payments up to date) celebrates together. Graduation day includes a professional photo session for your portfolio, and we'll send your digital files afterward. Certificates are given to trainees who have completed every requirement and paid in full. If you have work outstanding, you’re still welcome at graduation, and your certificate is issued once it’s complete. Any extension ends by May 28, 2027, when the online program closes. Your printed manual is yours to keep.

We encourage it. Holding your own liability insurance is a common standard for yoga teachers, and we recommend having it in place before you begin teaching, including your practicum classes. Many studios ask for a certificate of insurance before you join their teaching schedule.

Graduates have the opportunity to build on their practicum by leading community classes at Coconut. Community classes are offered at Coconut's discretion, and you'll need your own liability insurance to teach them.