Designed for the Ayurvedic student. Heavily focused on the chakra system and all 8 Limbs of Yoga: philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and asana. Yoga Alliance Registered. 10 two-day weekends over 12 months with Susan and the faculty.
The 200-Hour Chakra Yoga Teacher Training is Yoga Alliance Registered (200 YTT), alongside the Sarasvati Institute's existing 300 RYT and the IAYT-Accredited Yoga Therapy Training Program.
Where most 200-hour trainings emphasize asana sequencing for a fitness audience, this one is built around the chakra system, the 8 limbs of yoga, and the integration of yoga with Ayurvedic principles.
You already have a yoga practice and want to teach from a deeper philosophical and energetic base than most 200-hour trainings offer.
You want a Yoga Alliance 200 RYT credential, taught in the lineage way, with the chakra system and the 8 limbs of yoga at the center.
You are studying or already credentialed in Ayurveda, and want a yoga training that integrates with that study instead of running alongside it.
You completed the 300-hour Foundations program and want to add a Yoga Alliance teaching credential to your Ayurvedic Wellness Advisor practice.
The reason Susan teaches Ayurveda and Yoga together in the traditional way is that is how we set the stage for deep cellular integration of these ancient sacred sciences. This deep cellular integration allows you to awaken the Ayurveda and Yoga that is already within you. From that place you have access to the universal knowledge of the Vedas.
The 200-Hour Chakra Yoga Teacher Training is built around the chakra system. We spend a weekend on each chakra to purify and balance it before moving onto the next. This is a powerful and transformational initiation process.
So that when I leave this body I exit through the correct chakra.
It is through the systematic purification of the chakras that someone progresses spiritually. That purification comes through study of ancient texts, through self-study, and through daily practice.
Asana, pranayama, meditation, marma, and mudra, taught through the chakra system and the 8 limbs of yoga. Sequencing, alignment, anatomy, and the classroom skills you need to teach.
Classes are two-day weekends (Saturday and Sunday), with one weekend in May meeting Friday and Saturday to avoid teaching on Mother's Day Sunday.
In progress, completing August 2026.
| 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|
| August 23-24 | January 24-25 |
| September 20-21 | February 28 to March 1 |
| October 25-26 | March 21-22 |
| November 22-23 | (skip April) |
| (skip December) | May 8-9 (Friday-Saturday) |
| June 6-7 | |
| (skip July) | |
| August 22-23 |
Next cohort dates: TBD. When the next 200-hour cohort is announced, the dates will appear here. Book a call with Susan to be notified when applications open.
| Option 1 (Early bird) | $2,800 if deposit is paid by July 15 of the cohort start year |
|---|---|
| Option 2 (Monthly) | $500 deposit plus $280 monthly for the 10 months the program runs (total $3,300) |
| Additional costs | 4 required books. (Students continuing from the 300-hour Foundations already own one of the four.) |
The process is to devote yourself to the practice and let it transform you. Then you will embody the knowledge, and only at that point is someone ready to teach something. This is not Susan's rule but the rules of the lineage she teaches and, in her opinion, a universal law.
Yoga is one of the Shad Darshan, the Six Systems of Philosophy that originated from the Vedic Texts for the purpose of helping people achieve Moksha, liberation from the wheel of karma, through daily practice. Yoga is the science of meditation, the science of Union, which is really about learning how to calm the fluctuations of the mind and fully connect to The Source.
This program is taught from Susan's lineage, which traces back through her eleven years of study with Dr. Vasant Lad at The Ayurvedic Institute (2004 to 2015) and her graduation from the Kripalu School of Ayurveda in 2006. She is Board Certified through NAMA and IAYT, and holds the C-IAYT and ADLC credentials.
Susan is the author of Ayurveda: The Genes of God, endorsed by her teacher Dr. Vasant Lad. She is the Founder and Lead Instructor at the Sarasvati Institute and serves as Adjunct Faculty at the National University of Natural Medicine.
A Yoga Alliance Registered 200-hour yoga teacher training built around the chakra system and the 8 limbs of yoga, designed for the Ayurvedic student. 10 two-day weekends across 12 months.
No. The 200-hour is a Yoga Alliance RYT credential; the 800-hour Advanced is the clinical certification path that qualifies graduates to sit for the NAMA Ayurvedic Health Counselor and IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist board exams. Different credentials, different scope of practice. Many students do both.
The training is designed for the Ayurvedic student, meaning students already studying or credentialed in Ayurveda will get the most from it. The chakra-by-chakra structure and the Prakṛti/Vikṛti meditation approach assume Ayurvedic context.
$2,800 if you pay the deposit by July 15 of the cohort start year, or $3,300 across the year ($500 deposit plus 10 monthly payments of $280). Plus 4 required books.
Yes. It is a Yoga Alliance Registered 200 YTT program.
When the next cohort opens, applications will be available. In the meantime, Susan is available for a 30-minute conversation if you want to talk about whether this program is the right fit for your practice.
