Learn to teach from the source

Yes. Yogmandu is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200, RYS 300 and RYS 500). Graduates register directly with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200 and can teach at studios across the US on the same footing as someone trained in Denver or Brooklyn — the registration is the credential, not the country it was earned in.

A comparable 200-hour training in the US commonly runs several thousand dollars in tuition alone, before you have paid for anywhere to sleep. Our residential rate covers 25 nights' accommodation and three meals a day as well as the training itself — the rates are set out in full above. For many American students the flight still costs less than the difference.

US passport holders can obtain a Nepali tourist visa on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu — you fill in a form, pay the fee in cash and walk through. Choose a duration that comfortably covers your course plus any travel either side. Requirements do change, so confirm the current rules with the Nepali embassy before you book flights.

There are no direct flights. Most American students connect through Doha, Istanbul, Delhi or Bangkok, which puts total travel somewhere around 20 to 24 hours from the East Coast and longer from the West. Give yourself a day in Kathmandu before the course starts — the time difference is substantial and you will want to arrive rested.

No. Kathmandu sits at roughly 1,400 metres — about 4,600 feet, a little lower than Denver. There is no acclimatisation period and no altitude sickness risk in the city itself. The Himalayan views come from the ridges around the valley, not from the elevation you are training at.

Intakes run monthly, year round, rather than in fixed semesters. That means you can generally start within a month or two of deciding. Write to us with the months that work for you and we will confirm the next cohort and hold you a place.

Shared accommodation for 25 nights, three organic vegetarian meals a day, unlimited herbal teas, a shatkarma cleansing kit, two Ayurvedic massages, your training manual and notebook, and the Yoga Alliance RYT 200 certificate on completion. Flights, visa and personal spending are not included.

No. The 200-hour is a foundation course and is built for dedicated students who want to understand the practice properly, whether or not they ever teach. If you can hold a regular practice and you are curious about the why underneath it, you are ready.

Most students arrive alone and leave having made close friends — cohorts are deliberately small. Airport pickup is arranged, the campus is in a residential part of Kathmandu, and there is always someone on hand. Solo women students make up a large share of every intake.