Devdas
Lead Teacher · E-RYT-500
Found Hatha Yoga at 16, then spent 12 years teaching meditation in India under Swami Jnanananda and Sri Mooji. Has taught across America, Europe, Bali, Thailand, and Mexico.
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80-Hour Advanced Hatha & Pranayama Teacher Training
Transform Your Practice
Breath-integrated Hatha, advanced Pranayama, arm balances, and bandhas. Rooted in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, taught by E-RYT-500 teachers.
- ✓ 80 hours, self-paced
- ✓ Prereq: 200-Hour Certification
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Heart-Centered Teaching
Authentic, breath-based Yoga presented deep yet simple, so you grow into a confident self-practitioner, not just a credential holder.
Bring Bali Home
Video lessons filmed in our exclusive BALIWOOD studio, paired with Live Zoom Sessions. Practice with us from anywhere.
Tuition with Purpose
Your enrollment supports the Plastic Exchange Project, feeding Balinese families by turning ocean waste into nourishment.
Over the past 15 years we empowered more than 1,100 yoga instructors , now successfully teaching on all 6 continents.
About this Training
This comprehensive online program deepens your practice through breath-based techniques rooted in classical Hatha. Pranayama and bandhas integrate with asana to build an embodied understanding of authentic yoga that goes beyond physical alignment. The curriculum treats transformative breathwork as the foundational tool for genuine personal practice and confident teaching.
The course prepares experienced practitioners to teach advanced Hatha and Pranayama skillfully to diverse student populations. Through studying historical texts, exploring modern lineages, and mastering specialized techniques, graduates gain confidence sharing breath-centered practices for individual needs. Akasha's faculty bring decades of committed study and real-world teaching to this premium training.
Curriculum
What You’ll Learn
A grounded, sequential path. Each piece builds on the last.
01
Integrate breath and bandhas into asana for deeper transformation
02
Master advanced pranayama techniques and their energetic implications
03
Develop arm balancing skills, inversions, and handstand progressions
04
Study the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and authentic yoga history
05
Teach individualized practices addressing various ages and body types
06
Anatomy of respiration and contraindications for safe practice
07
Eight limbs of yoga philosophy through Patanjali's teachings
08
Heating and cooling breath practices and their effects
Meet Your Teachers
Heart-Centered Senior Teachers
Teachers who embody the practice and share it in a relatable way.
Kirsten
Co-Founder, Lead Teacher · E-RYT-500
From architecture and art history to fifteen-plus years of travel through India and Southeast Asia, devoted to classical breath-based Hatha, Yin Yoga, pranayama, and meditation.
Burkhard
Founder, Lead Teacher · E-RYT-500
Master's in Psychology from the Free University of Berlin. Over 5,000 hours of yogic study since 2001, living year-round in Asia since 2007, including a 49-day solitary meditation retreat.
Marc Laws
Guest Teacher · E-RYT-500
Yoga Alliance
Registered School · ID 87485
Since 2012
Bali-based Academy
RYT-200
Internationally Recognized
1,100+
Graduates on 6 Continents
Inclusions
What’s Included
- ✓Lifetime access to all video content, manuals, and training materials
- ✓Interactive curriculum exceeding official teacher training requirements
- ✓Guest workshops featuring renowned instructors like Marc Laws
- ✓Seven bonuses worth US$289: 8 Limbs of Yoga Workshop (US$99), Yoga Teacher Resume template (US$40), Meditation Collection 24 audios (US$35), Liability Waiver template (US$30), Cover Letter template (US$30), New Client Intake Form (US$25), 2026 Yearly Planner (US$25)
- ✓Professional instruction from E-RYT-500 senior teachers
- ✓Comprehensive support for teaching real-world yoga classes
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Testimonials
Over the past decade, we empowered more than 1,100 awesome Yoga Instructors, who are now successfully teaching on all 6 continents. Countless genuine reviews speak for themselves.
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80-Hour Advanced Hatha & Pranayama Teacher Training
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