Teacher training
What a 200-Hour Teacher Training Really Asks of Your Body
Graduates of three Indonesian intensives describe the fourth week: sore shoulders, early starts, and the rest days they wish they had planned better.
Read the field notesPortraits of people who keep a practice and a livelihood going, from a shala above a family home in Yogyakarta to a winter yin room in Cape Town.
Profiles on this page are written from conversations, not from press kits. A few ground rules keep them honest and useful, and it helps to know them before you read further or send in your own listing.
Order on this page carries no meaning. We do not sort teachers by seniority, class size or years on the mat, and we do not publish follower counts. A shala above a family home in Yogyakarta sits on the same footing as a studio with three rooms.
Each entry notes what the person teaches, where they trained, one habit that keeps their practice going, and one thing they wish they had known earlier. That last part is often the most useful, so we leave it in their own words.
We confirm that a teacher holds the certification they claim and that a studio exists at the address given. We do not audit teaching quality, class sizes or the condition of a space. Visiting before you commit to a course or a membership is still your call.
A teacher training does not guarantee work, and a listing here does not guarantee students. We describe what a program covers and how a studio runs; we do not forecast what it will do for your body, your income or your career.
Teachers and studio owners can send in a listing, whether you run one Saturday class or a full schedule. We ask for the same details from everyone, and we may edit for length and clarity while keeping your meaning intact.
Schedules shift, studios move, teachers change direction. If something on your profile is out of date, write to us at info@yogaunionindonesia.com and we will correct it. We also remove listings on request, no explanation needed.
Three pieces that pair well with the people we feature: what an intensive asks of your body, how to pick between vinyasa and yin courses, and the unglamorous arithmetic of keeping a small shala open.
From the journal
Teacher training
Graduates of three Indonesian intensives describe the fourth week: sore shoulders, early starts, and the rest days they wish they had planned better.
Read the field notesCourse choice
One path leans on pacing and sequencing, the other on long holds and prop work. A side-by-side look at daily practice, modules and who each course suits.
Compare the two pathsStudio life
Owners in Bandung and Cape Town talk through drop-in rates, when cork blocks actually need replacing, and how they ride out the rainy season.
Read the owner notesThe same handful of things come up in almost every email we get. Here is what we tell people who want to be listed, or who are trying to find the right room to practise in.
Anyone running a real shala or teaching regular classes. We ask for the address, a short description of what you teach, and one or two photos of the space. Solo teachers who rent a room by the hour are welcome too, as long as the schedule is stable enough to publish. We do not list one-off pop-ups or events without a fixed venue.
Usually about a week. We check that the studio exists, that the class times match what is posted, and that the teacher names on the schedule are the people actually teaching. If something is unclear we write back with a question rather than rejecting the submission outright. Updates to an existing listing go through the same short review.
No. Listing a shala or a teacher profile is free, and we do not take a cut of class fees or training tuition. We also do not sell placement at the top of a search result. If a studio wants to share a workshop or a training on the calendar, they send us the details the same way everyone else does.
Yes, and please do. Schedules shift, teachers move on, and a shala above a family home sometimes changes its opening hours around prayer times or traffic. Send the correction and we will update the page. If a studio closes, tell us and we will take the listing down rather than leave a dead address in the directory.
Practising teachers, not a marketing team. The people writing about a lead teacher in Ubud or a studio owner in Yogyakarta have usually sat in those classes. That is why the notes on pricing, certification bodies and what to pack for an intensive read the way they do. If you spot something that does not match your experience, write in and we will look at it.
Still unsure about something? Reach us through the contact page, or read how we handle submissions and personal details in our privacy policy.