500 Hr Yoga Training
500-Hr Advanced Yoga Training
Our 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive program designed for teachers seeking to expand their knowledge and reach a broader range of students. This advanced course combines 200 hours of Progressive Vinyasa with 300 hours of Therapeutic Yoga, offering a rich blend of styles and techniques to meet the diverse needs of modern practitioners. This training emphasises versatility, equipping you with the tools to teach a wide range of students with confidence and compassion. You’ll not only develop your own authentic teaching voice but also learn to create inclusive and accessible yoga experiences for all.
There are two routes to take to build up the 500 hrs over two years.
Vinyasa into Therapeutics route
This track is ideal for students who feel ready to start their journey with strengthening their own physical Vinyasa practice on the 200 hr Progressive Vinyasa and then branch out into Yin, Restorative, Pranayama and other Therapeutic Modules on the Advanced 300 hr Therapeutic Training.
Jan 2025 - November 2026
- Jan 2025 – Nov 2025 – Progressive Vinyasa Training
- Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 – Yin and Restorative
- March 2026 – Yoga and Women’s Health
- April – 2026 – Breath Coach
- May 2026 – Energy Medicine
- June 2026 – Heal
- July – August 2026 – Soma Yoga Therapy
- Sept 2026 – SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility
- Oct 2026 – Chair Yoga
- Complete On-demand hours
On-Demand Hrs
- 32 hr online SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility training
- 10 hrs Yin and Restorative
- 16 hrs Business and Mentorhip Throughout.
Therapeutics into Vinyasa route
This track is ideal for students who wish to start their journey with the gentle practices on the Yin Fusion 200 hr and take a year to orientate themselves before embarking on their own physical strengthening journey on the 200 Progressive Vinyasa training, adding another 100 hrs of therapeutics at their leisure.
November 2024 - November 2026
- Nov 2024 – Feb 2025 – Yin and Restorative
- March 2025 – Yoga and Women’s Health
- April – 2025 – Breath Coach
- May 2025 – Energy Medicine
- June 2025 – Heal
- July – August 2025 – Soma Yoga Therapy
- Sept 2025 – SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility and Slow Flow Foundations
- Oct 2025 – Chair Yoga and Slow Flow Foundations
- Nov 2025 – Dec 2025 – complete 32 hrs of online SomaRoll Myofascial Mobility
- Jan- Nov 2026 – Progressive Vinyasa
On-Demand Hrs
- 10 hrs Yin and Restorative
- 16 hrs Business and Mentorship Throughout
Training Calendar
All modules are required
74 hr Yin and Restorative Yoga
16 hr Energy Medicine Training
16 hr SomaRoll - Myofascial Mobility
16 hrs Business and Mentorship
16 hr Yoga & Women's Health Training
16 hr Heal - Trauma Sensitive Yoga
36 hrs Slow Flow
180 hrs Progressive Vinyasa
16 hr Breath Coach Training
32 hr Soma Yoga Therapy
16 hr Chair Yoga
50 Non-contact Hours
Hybrid Training & Attendance Requirements
This training will take place in the Yogamoves studio in Gort, Galway, Ireland. The first 200 hrs of training should be taken live in the studio. The remaining 300 hrs can be taken as a combination of studio, Zoom and Recordings.
Prerequisites
Green Lotus is dedicated to ensuring proficient training standards and a high level of teaching. To attend this course, you should have a foundation yoga practice and display a genuine passion and commitment to learning and developing.
Accreditations
Registered Yoga Training School
Graduates of this training can register as a
500-hr RYT in compliance with Y.A standards
Application
To apply, please fill out the Online Application Form below. If you have questions, please reach out to me via email.
Meet Your Lead Trainer
Carol Murphy is the owner and lead trainer with Green Lotus Yoga. She has explored and taught many aspects of Yoga for over 28 years. She has been training yoga teachers in Ireland and internationally since 2006.
Carol has trained in Iyengar Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Bryce Vinyasa Yoga and more recently Yoga Therapy with Soul of Yoga. She has studied with many world-renowned Yoga Therapists such as:
- Leslie Kaminoff – anatomist – author of “Yoga Anatomy”
- Richard Millar – clinical psychologist – iRest for PTSD
- Nishala Joy Devi – Sutras and Energetics – author of ‘The Secret power of Yoga”,
- Indu Arora – Ayurveda, author of “Soma, Ancient Heritage”
- Amy Weintraub – Trauma sensitive yoga, psychologist, author of “Yoga For Depression” and ‘Yoga Skills for Therapists”
- Brian Dorfman – kinesiology, anatomy, physiology and the biomechanics of movement
- Dr. Stephanie Sutherland – Neuroscience and Vini Yoga Therapy
- Durga Leela – Yoga for Addiction
- Becky Michalski – Yoga for Heart Disease and Cancer
- Dr. Sangeeta Sahi – Integral Yoga for Autoimune Disorders
Additionally, Carol is a trained neuromuscular therapist, FRC® Mobility Specialist (FRCms), has studied TCM and Women’s Health with Yoga Medicine, Ayurveda in India, Tantra in the U.K and studied and led trainings in Yin Yoga with Josh Summers. She is confident to be able to offer you support on all levels of your healing journey and help you to support and empower others in their healing.
Investment
If you pay for your 200 hr training (€2350/€2100 EB) and 300 hr training (€3200/€2900) separately, your 500 hr training will cost €5550 staggered payment/€5000 one time payment. However if you run your 500 hrs consecutively, you will receive a further discount.
See the consecutive Payment Discount for more details.
Consecutive Payment Discount
broken down into:
- €400 deposit
- €200 x 23 monthly payments
- One Time Payment : €4700
- Alternative payments can been made for existing 200 hr students who decide to extend their 200 hr into 500 hr, if the payments are consecutive.
Whats included
- Training manual PDFs for every module
- All tuition and assessments
- Continued support and mentorship throughout your training