A professional yoga training manual
that sounds like you
All the foundational content you need: anatomy, sequencing, philosophy + more
with space for your lineage and voice.
Delivered as an editable Word doc
Print-ready PDF included
One-time cost
Sound familiar?
Writing a training manual from scratch is a 200-hour side project you didn't sign up for.
Staring at a blank doc wondering where to start
Copying cobbled-together PDFs that don't match your brand
Losing your weekends updating last year's document
Why not use AI to write your manual?
Your students chose you for your expertise, so don't cheapen your instruction with AI.
Custom designed in your brand
Ashtanga Yoga Training Manuals
200-hour
What's inside
Every module you need - based on Yoga Alliance requirements.
Yoga philosophy
Patanjali, the 8 limbs, key Sanskrit termsAnatomy & physiology
Muscles, joints, contraindicationsPostures
The full ashtanga primary seriesThe ashtanga sequence
Get the fully counted ashtanga sequence in SanskritSubtle Anatomy
The chakras, koshas and the structure of the subtle bodyPranayama & meditation
Subtle practices of breath and sitting, including mudrasChanting + Sanskrit
Yoga sutras, popular Sanskrit chants and the language of yogaTeaching methodology
Cueing, assisting, class managementBusiness of yoga
Ethics, professional standards, marketingHow it works
From order to teaching-ready in 3 steps.
1
You purchase.
Download the Word doc, add your own content and make edits2
We customize.
Send us your updated manual, branding and custom images3
Publish it.
Submit final manual to Yoga Alliance and publish final editionFrom yoga teachers like you
"I saved weeks of work. My students think I wrote the entire thing — and I kind of did, because it sounds exactly like me."
— [Trainer name]
[School name], [City]
"I saved weeks of work. My students think I wrote the entire thing — and I kind of did, because it sounds exactly like me."
— [Trainer name]
[School name], [City]
"I saved weeks of work. My students think I wrote the entire thing — and I kind of did, because it sounds exactly like me."
— [Trainer name]
[School name], [City]
Pricing
$[price]
One-time payment · No subscription · Yours to keep and update forever✓ 200+ page fully structured manual
✓ Branded with your logo, colors, school name
✓ Editable Word doc + print-ready PDF
✓ Lineage placeholder sections throughout
✓ Delivered within 48 hours
✓ 30-day revision window included
FAQ
Yoga Manual Template
If you are starting from scratch:
Custom Branded + Designed 200-hour YTT Manual Workbook
The base template custom designed with your branding styles. This yoga teacher training manual workbook includes:
- Yoga Alliance structure: outline and table of contents built around the required content
- Cover pages: Full color cover is beautifully custom-designed to your brand, also includes 4+ black/white section dividers also branded
- Illustrations: colorful and diverse poses, anatomy, charts (koshas, chakras, etc.)
- Base content: headlines, subheadlines, a bit of supporting descriptions, you fill in your expertise and own voice
- Sanskrit: standard English Sanskrit word variations are used. Upgrade for transliteration on pose names or other parts of the manual. (shavasana vs śavāsana)
- Notes and journaling: plenty of space for students to add their notes and thoughts
- Homework: practice + teaching logs, space to add questions and reflection questions
- 40 Poses: you choose the poses you want included, plus illustrations (upgrade available to use your own photos, or add more poses)
- Professional design: The manual is professionally designed, complete with photos and design elements
- Print-friendly pages: Most of the pages are designed using a gentle amount of black ink only, keeping the publishing costs down.
- Final file: PDF for print and digital release, Word DOC for future editing
- Your branding and logo are incorporated into the overall page design
- One round of edits to the manual (additional rounds of revisions are available at an hourly rate)
- Purchase the template.
- You will receive instructions on how to submit your branding elements for the custom design, as well as the support document.
- We request 7 business days after receiving the branding to complete the custom design.
- You will receive a Word DOC and PDF file of the manual for editing. Compare the Word file to the PDF to ensure the fonts and layouts are loading properly. It is vital that you see the true design so we are on call for tech support.
- Look over all of content, add your own content, make a list of any edits you might need to the manual. You have up to 1 year after purchase to submit the manual for the final round of edits.
- You will receive final files for publishing within 7 days of submitting. For printing copies, send the PDF to your local print shop and ask for spiral binding and clear vinyl front and back covers to protect it. You might also opt for 3-ring hole punches if you prefer a binder.
Let's get started!
$1000 Custom Design Template
Manuals are written 100% by a human.
Maybe you'll even find a little human typo here and there!
Maybe you'll even find a little human typo here and there!
Yoga Alliance
Approved Manual
While we can't guarantee that Yoga Alliance will accept your manual, we have a 100% track record of approvals. If your manual does not get accepted, we will continue working with you at an hourly rate until it is.
We offer a complete Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga edition of our base template 200-hour yoga teacher training manual.
$500 add-on
$500 add-on
This is such an easy way to get started! Avoid the hassle of figuring out the Yoga Alliance requirements, structuring your program...it's already done for you!
On a budget
200-hour YTT Manual Base Template Workbook
If you love the yoga teacher training manual above but are on a bit of a budget, get the basic template without the custom design. It's already beautifully designed and it's easy to drop your logo on the cover.You will receive the workbook as both an editable MS Word file and a PDF file for reference. The basics are all there, you just finish the content descriptions with your own voice, in your own yoga lineage.
This base template includes 40 traditional hatha yoga poses, but we are happy to change a few out on request.
This version does not include any tech support, although we are happy to answer any simple questions via email.
Order the manual today and you'll have the files within 1-2 business days!
$500 Base Template
Upgrades
- Add 48 Additional Poses, your choice $108
- Sanskrit transliteration on 40 pose names $50
- Ashtanga tradition manual (count, traditions, history, etc) $500
- Use your own photography for 40 poses (all photos must be named using the pose name) $200
- Additional hours $95/hour
Need to see more?
Download a sample YTT manual.Trust.
I specialize in designing yoga teacher training manuals. Whether starting from scratch, or have already written manual and need a professional polish, I would love to be a part of your project.
I have studied yoga, ayurveda and sanskrit for over 15 years and would love to share my expertise, especially the language of yoga. I have a variety of design packages, modules and trainings listed below.
You can trust my experience and knowledge to authentically design and edit your yoga teacher training manual based on many years of my own practice and training yoga teachers. I put my whole heart into each one, sharing my skills as a designer and experienced yoga practitioner.
I have studied yoga, ayurveda and sanskrit for over 15 years and would love to share my expertise, especially the language of yoga. I have a variety of design packages, modules and trainings listed below.
You can trust my experience and knowledge to authentically design and edit your yoga teacher training manual based on many years of my own practice and training yoga teachers. I put my whole heart into each one, sharing my skills as a designer and experienced yoga practitioner.
"Yoga is an internal practice. The rest is just a circus."