Become a 500 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher! (RYT®500)

Flexible 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Tucson, AZ

Rolling Enrollment | Hybrid Format

 Looking to elevate your yoga teaching technique and broaden your class offerings with an RYT 500 certification program?

You’re in the right place! Ready to take the next step in your teaching journey?
Reach out with questions or enroll now to begin your 300-hour yoga teacher training at Yoga Pod Tucson

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Earn your 500 HR Yoga Teacher Training Certificate (RYT®500) with Yoga Pod Tucson’s flexible 300-hour yoga teacher training

Our advanced yoga teacher training in Arizona blends online learning with in-person mentorship and live community integration. Program Highlights:

  • 50-hour self-paced online foundation

  • 180 hours of in-person modular training (choose what works for your schedule)

  • 40 hours of studio classes with lead instructors (14 month unlimited studio membership included!)

  • Monthly mentorship & integration labs (First Wednesdays)

  • 5-hour final teaching practicum in our studio

  • Flexible payment plans and scholarships

Rolling Enrollment: Starting September 2025

Already completed your 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training? Our 300-Hour Hybrid Yoga Teacher Training is open to graduates of any Yoga Alliance–accredited program and qualifies you to register as an RYT 500 Certification.

Designed to deepen your teaching skills and expand your understanding of anatomy, sequencing, and mindful movement, this program now offers rolling enrollment, a flexible hybrid format, and self-paced learning, guided by expert instructors and supported by a vibrant studio community.

You can start anytime with our 50-hour self-paced online curriculum, designed to establish your foundation in anatomy-informed teaching, cueing, and applied movement science. From there, you’ll build your personalized path by attending 180 hours of in-person modular workshops (choose the modules that work with your schedule), alongside studio classes and monthly mentorship sessions.

To graduate, you’ll also complete a student-led community teaching practicum at Yoga Pod Tucson. These five hours of teaching give you a chance to integrate everything you’ve learned—and to graduate with clarity, confidence, and connection.

Our Yoga Alliance–certified curriculum integrates Yin and Yang modalities, including modules in yin yoga, restorative yoga, yoga nidra, and anatomy-informed vinyasa sequencing. With our curated team of subject matter experts, you’ll explore a wide variety of yoga practices and teaching tools designed to elevate your voice as a teacher and refine your own personal practice.

See graduation requirements and module calendar below:

Graduation Requirements:

  • Complete ‘Foundational Curriculum for 300 Hour Yoga Teachers’ Online Curriculum - Self paced video content (50 hours)

  • Attend 180 hours of the offered 240+ hours of modules offered annually starting Oct. 2025 (choose the ones that work with your schedule)

  • Attend 40 hours of in studio classes at Yoga Pod Tucson with lead instructors (a 14 month unlimited studio membership is included in the training price!)

  • Attend at least 10 first Wednesday of the month Practice & Integrations sessions (25 hours)

  • Test out with five hours of community classes led at Yoga Pod Tucson (guidelines below) - Must be scheduled within three months of completing the 295 required course hours (5 hours)

300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Module Calendar for 2025 - 2026:

Suggested Pathway/Sample Timeline

  • Foundational Curriculum for 300 Hour Yoga Teachers Online Curriculum | 50 Hours (REQUIRED)

    • Dates: Self paced (receive access when you enroll)

    • Online Instructors: Shaelyn Delgado, Kumari Sky, Hari Rai Khalsa and Ashton August

    • Topics: Review & Expand upon 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Key Curriculum

      • General Yoga Philosophy/History (Hari Rai)

      • Foundations of Yoga Anatomy (Shae)

      • Pranayama & Meditation (Kumari)

      • Meditation (Ashton)

      • Energetic Body (Kumari)

      • Sequencing for Vinyasa (Shae)

      • Cueing, Communication, Vocal Energy (Shae & Hari Rai)

      • Cultivating Mattering & Belonging (Jennifer Hutton)

  • OCT. 2025: Restorative + Multi Week Intensive | 35 Hours

    • Two weekend intensive + Wednesday night

    • Dates: Oct. 11, 12 + Oct. 25 & 26 (8am - 5pm), Oct. 15 (5pm - 9pm)

    • Led by Kumari Sky

  • NOV. 15 & 16, 2025: Pose Clinic Weekend | 15 Hours

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-4pm

    • Led by Erica Chen

  • DEC. 6 & 7, 2025: Sanskrit Weekend with Cheryl | 15 Hours

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-4pm

    • Led by Cheryl Oliver

  • DEC. 13 & 14 (Part 1) + JAN. 9 - 11 (Part 2) 2026: Ghosh Double Weekend Intensive | 30 Hours

    • Dates: Dec. 13 - 14, 9:30am - 5pm; Jan. 9, 5pm - 8pm; Jan. 10 - 11, 8am - 5pm

    • Led by Scott Lamb, Ida Jo & Hari Rai Khalsa

  • FEB. 7, 2026: Prenatal/Postpartum Weekend Day | 8 Hours

    • Single Saturday, 8-5pm

    • Led by Minija Edgar

  • FEB. 21 & 22, 2026: Kundalini Yoga & Meditation: Foundations, Facets, and Practice | 20 Hours

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-5pm + 4 YPT Kundalini classes

    • Led by Hari Rai & Himat Khalsa

  • MAR 7 & 8 2026: Teaching Corporate Yoga Weekend | 15 Hours

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-4pm

    • Led by Shawn Bradford

  • APR. 18 & 19, 2026: Sequencing Weekend | 15 Hours 

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-4pm

    • Led by Erica Chen

  • MAY 2026: Yin+ Multi Week Intensive | 45 hours

    • Three weekend intensive

    • Dates: May 2 & 9 (Saturdays), May 16 & 17 (Saturday and Sunday), May 23 (Saturday) (8am - 5pm) + May 24 (Sunday) (8am -1pm)

    • Led by Kumari Sky

  • AUG 22 & 23. 2026: Anatomy Based Sequencing + Myofascial Release Weekend | 15 Hours

    • Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-4pm

    • Led by Shaelyn Delgado

  • SEPT. 16, 19 & 20, 2026: Yoga Nidra | 20 Hours

    • Wednesday night (5-9pm) + Single weekend, Sat 8-5pm, Sun 8-5pm

    • Led by Kumari Sky

  • OCT 10, 2026: Embodied Philosophy Weekend | 8 Hours

    • Single Saturday, 8-5pm

    • Led by: Hari Rai Khalsa

  • Final Test out with Led Community Classes | 5 Hours (REQUIRED)

    • Dates: Must be scheduled within three months of completing the 295 required course hours

    • Class Feedback Led by: Shaelyn Delgado, Kumari Sky & Hari Rai Khalsa

    • All students will lead a total of 5 class hours

      • 1 Hour Anatomy Inspired Vinyasa Class

      • 1 Yin/Restore Class

      • 2 Hour Workshop

      • 30 min Guided Meditation

      • 30 min Yoga Nidra

Additional benefits included in our program:

  • 14 months of unlimited classes at Yoga Pod Tucson! (Valued at $2,360+)

  • Full virtual training portal with additional videos and learning resources!

  • Self-paced yoga teacher training with in-person support and feedback from E-RYT 500 lead instructors

Email Shae@tucsonyogapod.com for more information.

“ I am incredibly pleased with the Yoga Pod Tucson 300 hour teaching training program.!

I am very glad I made the decision to join. Shae is a true yoga scholar with a well-rounded background and training skillset. In particular she has a working knowledge of functional anatomy, both as it relates to yoga as well as movement in general. Her yoga flows are creative and dynamic, I learned so much about becoming a deeper teacher with a solid anatomy background. Her myofascial training woven into vinyasa is such a skillset and unique offering to be able to teach! Our other lead Kumari is a gifted yin, restorative, pranayama and subtle body teacher. Her teachings are accessible and tangible, preparing me to confidently teach each format. Shae brought in expert teachers from around the country to deepen our understanding of every area of yoga. It was truly an in-depth study of yoga to really ground me as I continue on my teaching journey. I had hoped to deepen my study of yoga, but what I feel at the end of training is like a completely transformed teacher, vibrating with confidence and a solid backing of skillsets. I highly recommend this training!”

—PROGRAM GRADUATE (2023)

  • "Training through Yoga Pod is one of the best things I’ve ever done, with no exaggeration. The consideration taken by the program director and the studio in scheduling guest instructors, developing engaging content, and supporting the individual passions of the participants is something that cannot be understated! I felt so held, inspired, and challenged working with Shaelyn Delgado and Kumari Sky as lead instructors, and with each new module and guest instructor came a new set of opportunities for interest and exploration."

    —PROGRAM GRADUATE (2023)

  • "Coming from a more asana-based 200hr program, I felt like gaps in my knowledge were filled— especially in my understanding of anatomy (Shaelyn) and my comfort in guiding soft-body/energetic classes (Kumari, Cheryl Oliver). Yoga Pod Tucson is community-based to its bones, and the folks who are a part of the studio in any way have a pride and comfort that is felt by those who have the pleasure of “peeking in”. I’m grateful to have peeked in when I did and found such a family to join."

    —PROGRAM GRADUATE (2023)

  • "Best experience ever! Incredibly thoughtful and intentional curation of course content and specialty teachers. Highly recommend!"

    —PROGRAM GRADUATE (2023)

  • "I am so happy that I did my 300 hour YTT with Yoga Pod Tucson. As with any training, you will get out of it what you put into it, but there was so much knowledge between Shaelyn who ran the program, Kumari who co-facilitated it, and all of their guest trainers from around the country. The training covered such a wide variety of topics between anatomy and creating therapeutic classes, yang and yin, sequencing, myofascial release, restorative yoga, yoga nidra and guided meditation, yoga history and philosophy, energetic bodies, trauma informed yoga and being a welcome space, prenatal yoga, Sanskrit, and sacred sound."

    —PROGRAM GRDUATE (2023)

  • "I felt very supported during the process, to both participate in and question everything. This also lead to teaching opportunities in studio. I believe this has made me a more knowledgeable teacher and now I have friends for life in this community here in Tucson. I highly recommend."

    —PROGRAM GRADUATE (2023)

Program Director & Lead Teacher, Shaelyn Delgado

Shaelyn is an E-RYT 500 with 15+ years of yoga teaching experience and an impressive array of yoga certifications from the Internationally recognized Yoga Medicine Program that include certifications in Anatomy of the Spine, Hips, Shoulders, Myofascia Release/Chinese Medicine, Yoga for Athletes and Yoga for Women's Health. Shaelyn specializes in creative sequencing, teaching experiential yoga anatomy and even has a Yoga Anatomy Teacher Training Manual that she licenses to yoga schools across the United States.

Shaelyn Delgado YTT300 Program Lead Teacher

Lead Teacher, Kumari Sky

Kumari is an E-RYT 500 with 20+ years of yoga teaching experience and an impressive array of certifications, including Yin Teacher Training with master teacher, Bernie Clark. Kumari specializes in teaching yin yoga, yoga nidra, sound and meditation.

Kumari Sky YTT300 Yin Lead Teacher Yoga Pod Tucson Arizona

Lead Teacher, Hari Rai Khalsa

Hari Rai is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher trained in Kundalini Yoga and Meditation (Level 2), Vinyasa, and Ghosh/26&2. With two decades of teaching experience, Hari Rai is deeply passionate about yoga philosophy and history, and focusing her teaching on the sacred connection between breath, movement, and sound. Her intention is to create uplifting, heart-opening experiences that invite each individual to explore their own unique journey.

Hari Rai Khalsa YTT300 Lead Teacher Yoga Pod Tucson Arizona

FAQ’s

(Straight from Lead Instructor, Shaelyn!)

+ WHAT PREREQUISITES ARE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN THE 300 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM?

To enroll in the 300 Hour Teacher Training program, students must have already completed a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program. They are not required to have led a specific number of hours, but we highly recommend that students spend at least one year teaching after their initial 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program. Students who meet this criteria can schedule an application call with Shaelyn (shae@tucsonyogapod.com) to ensure the program is a good fit for both the student and Yoga Pod Tucson.

+ HOW IS THIS TRAINING UNIQUE?

  • Hybrid & Flexible: Self-paced start + rolling enrollment lets you begin when you’re ready.
  • Customizable Path: Choose your in-person modules based on your interests and schedule.
  • Expert-Led Curriculum: Learn from a curated team of subject matter specialists in anatomy, movement, yin, nidra, and vinyasa.
  • Mentorship & Community: Ongoing support, practice labs, and a real-world teaching practicum
  • Includes a 14-month unlimited studio membership
  • Flexible payment plans and scholarship opportunities

+ WHAT WILL I BE ABLE TO DO WITH THIS TRAINING UPON COMPLETION

This program is ideal for all yoga teachers and 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training graduates who are ready to broaden their offerings and eager to explore more yoga modalities. More specifically, this program can be used to transition teachers from Registered 200 Hour Yoga Teachers to Registered 500 Hour Yoga Teachers under a Yoga Alliance–approved yoga teacher training. Teachers with the RYT500 designation can go on to lead Yoga Alliance accredited Training Courses and Teacher Trainings, as well as experience more opportunities with studios and institutions than those who have only completed a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program.

+ What are the completion requirements to graduate?

To graduate the 300 Hour Program and receive a certificate to submit to Yoga Alliance, students must meet the following criteria: Complete the foundational online curricuum (50 hours); Attend 180 hours of the offered 220+ hour modules offered annually; Attend at least 10 of the 13 first Wednesday of the month Practice & Integrations sessions (25 hours); Attend 40 in studio classes with lead instructors; Test out with 5 community led classes, complete with feedback from a lead instructor

+ WHAT IS YOGA ALLIANCE?

As you explore different teacher training programs, you'll notice that many (including ours) highlight that they are approved by Yoga Alliance. Yoga Alliance is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. It is also the largest worldwide governing body that approves schools whose curriculum meet their 'standards'. These standards include which topics are taught and how many hours teachers spend teaching them. When choosing a yoga training program, looking for the Yoga Alliance stamp of approval can be helpful in that it means the program is more likely to be credible compared to programs where the school has not had their training program reviewed in depth and approved. Yoga Pod Tucson's 300 Hour Teacher Training Program is approved by Yoga Alliance's 300 Hour Program criteria and can be used to register as an RYT500 through Yoga Alliance.

+ WHAT IF I MISS A SESSION?

Because our program is in module format, there are many extra hours built into the training schedule. Students can simply accumulate their total hours by attending modules that fit into their routine and annual calendar. If classes are missed within a module that a student is already registered for, or during a required intensive week, we have vetted videos and experiences that can be used to make up any remaining hours.

+ Can I teach at Yoga Pod Tucson after training?

Yoga pod Tucson requires all instructors to have at least 50 hours of logged teaching experience with Yoga Alliance before applying for a teaching position. If you are interested in teaching at Yoga Pod Tucson after completion of the training and you go on to fulfill your 50 hours of teaching experience, you will have the opportunity to demo your class to receive more mentorship and community class experience at Yoga Pod Tucson. If your community classes go well, you will receive an invitation to be on the studio substitute instructor list and eventually have a regular class, assuming your substitute role is a good fit for both you and the studio and a regular class opens up that aligns with your scheudule.

+ DO YOU OFFER PAYMENT PLANS?

Yes! We offer interest free payment plans that can be paid over the course of 14+ months. We still ask that you pay the $1,000 non-refundable deposit as soon as possible to reserve your spot, but we're happy to work with you to come up with a timeline that supports you.

Investment

$5,450 (Early bird registration if deposit is paid by July 1, 2025) | $5,950 if deposit is paid after July 1, 2025

$1,000 Non-refundable deposit to reserve spot

14 month payment plan is available for $318 per month