2026 research update · From the Top 100 Most Reviewed
Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid Yoga Teacher Trainings, 2026
15 schools let you decide, session by session or module by module, whether to attend in person or live online. International Yoga Center in Japan leads at 4.94, followed by Soul of Yoga Institute (our own school) and South Okanagan Yoga Academy in Canada. It’s the rarest option in the Top 100, and the most forgiving one if your plans change partway through a training.
This list takes the 100 Yoga Alliance schools with the most reviews and ranks the ones that fit by rating, with ties broken by number of reviews. The full 2026 update explains how the lists were built and what the five ways to train mean.
Updated October 2026 · Directory snapshot: September 28, 2026
- #1Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
International Yoga Center
Japan
Ways to train at International Yoga Center Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #2Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Soul of Yoga Institute
United States
Ways to train at Soul of Yoga Institute Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: offered Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: offered Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #3Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
South Okanagan Yoga Academy
Canada
Ways to train at South Okanagan Yoga Academy Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #4Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
United States
Ways to train at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: offered Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #5Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Devanadi Yoga Teacher Training & Intensive
United States
Ways to train at Devanadi Yoga Teacher Training & Intensive Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #6Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Down Under School of Yoga
United States New in 2026
Ways to train at Down Under School of Yoga Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #7Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Asheville Yoga Center
United States
Ways to train at Asheville Yoga Center Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #8Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Three Sisters Yoga
United States New in 2026
Ways to train at Three Sisters Yoga Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Offered; format not confirmed - #9Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Lotusland Yoga School
United States
Ways to train at Lotusland Yoga School Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour No Yoga Alliance–registered 300-hour training - #10Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School
United States
Ways to train at Lifted Lotus Online Yoga School Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: offered Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: offered Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed - #11Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
YogaFit Teacher Training Systems
United States
Ways to train at YogaFit Teacher Training Systems Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #12Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Under the Light Yoga School
Japan
Ways to train at Under the Light Yoga School Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #13Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
International Yoga Academy
Hong Kong
Ways to train at International Yoga Academy Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #14Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
Kundalini Research Institute (KRI)
United States New in 2026
Ways to train at Kundalini Research Institute (KRI) Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: offered In Person: offered Set Hybrid: offered Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered - #15Highest Rated Flexible Hybrid
FIRSTSHIP
Japan
Ways to train at FIRSTSHIP Program level Self-Paced Live Online In Person Set Hybrid Flexible Hybrid 200-hour Self-Paced: offered Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: offered Set Hybrid: offered Flexible Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed 300-hour Self-Paced: not offered or not confirmed Live Online: not offered or not confirmed In Person: not offered or not confirmed Set Hybrid: not offered or not confirmed Flexible Hybrid: offered
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Frequently asked questions
Who or what is Yoga Alliance?
Yoga Alliance is a credentialing organization for yoga teachers and schools. On September 28, 2026, its directory contained 6,462 listings belonging to 5,083 Registered Yoga Schools worldwide.
When was the Yoga Alliance and website data reviewed?
The directory was collected on September 28, 2026, and every school's website was reviewed between September 28 and October 9, 2026. The rankings reflect the September 28 snapshot, even when a school's directory status changed afterward.
How did you choose the yoga therapy schools?
We included only Top 100 schools with a yoga therapy program listed on the International Association of Yoga Therapists' accredited programs page. Those are the programs that prepare you for C-IAYT certification. Shorter therapeutic yoga courses and certificates weren't included.
What do the five ways to train mean?
They describe how you can take a school's teacher training: mostly self-paced, mostly live online, mostly in person, a set hybrid with a fixed mix of online and in-person study, or a flexible hybrid where you choose between in person and live online. A school gets an option only when its own website confirms it. The full definitions are in the notes above.
How can you trust that the number of Yoga Alliance reviews is correlated with the school's popularity?
Every teacher who registers with Yoga Alliance must review the school where they trained. Review counts therefore give a rough idea of how many registered teachers a school has trained. They don't count every graduate, and they don't guarantee the quality or fit of a particular program.