Edge Yoga School

09/10/2026

Magical things can happen in yoga teacher training. Come see me to experience a transformation of your own.

09/09/2026

Helping Your Yoga Community Find You

Part of the business of yoga is helping people find what you offer. Whether you are sharing a weekly class, a workshop, or a retreat, your description should make it easy to understand who it is for, where it takes place, and what participants can expect.

Even a small choice, such as using , can serve a purpose. For an in-person workshop in Wheaton, Illinois, that label identifies the local community. Someone reading your post can immediately recognize whether the location is within reach.

You can choose your hashtags by considering the place, the people, and the offering. For our iPhone photography workshop, identifies the location, identifies an intended audience, and identifies the subject. names the school bringing the experience together.

These labels give you a useful way to organize your message. Their effect on discovery varies by platform, so they should support a description that already makes sense on its own.

For example: “Join Edge Yoga School in downtown Wheaton, Illinois, for an in-person iPhone photography workshop created for yoga teachers and wellness professionals.”

That sentence establishes the organizer, location, format, topic, and audience. A prospective participant can understand the invitation without needing to interpret the hashtags.

You may also hear the term answer engine optimization, or AEO. This describes efforts to make content easier to discover through search experiences that generate answers. AEO is a marketing practice, rather than a system that reads your hashtags as a group. There is no established formula in which a particular hashtag combination earns an AI recommendation.

Google’s guidance emphasizes useful, reliable content and established search practices for its AI search features. The practical starting point is to explain your offering clearly and make its details accessible. [Google Search guidance](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide)

For your next event, begin with the questions a student would ask. What will we do? Who is welcome? Where and when will we meet? What does it cost? What should I bring? How do I register? Write those answers in natural language, and check that the details agree across your website, registration page, and social posts.

Then add a few relevant hashtags where the platform supports them. Choose words that accurately describe your community and your work.

As you practice, ask new participants how they found you. Their answers can help you understand which efforts are bringing people into your classes and where to focus your attention.

This is a skill you can develop with the tools you already use. Each clear invitation gives someone a better opportunity to recognize that your offering belongs in their life.

09/03/2026

So you want to travel the world in style? Consider enrolling in the Edge Yoga School Yoga Retreat Specialist program and see what awaits you! 👇

Earn your CEs with Yoga Alliance in this course!

Photo Credit Sobi Art School
Yogi Faby S.
Resort The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua

https://www.edgeyogaschool.com/product-page/yoga-retreats

09/01/2026

How good you might feel after yoga.

08/29/2026

Are you a Yoga Teacher looking to add Pilates to your repertoire? Enroll in our Group Fitness course, and we will include our Pilates Mat program.

https://edgeyogaschool.teachable.com/p/group

Did you know Michelle Rae Sobi begin her career in Pilates, even before yoga? Come see how these disciplines differ and relate.

Group X Teacher Training

08/26/2026

What Do All Those Yoga Alliance Letters Mean? 🧘‍♀️

If you have ever looked at a yoga teacher’s credentials and wondered what RYT, E-RYT, RCYT, RPYT, or YACEP actually mean, here is the breakdown.

Yoga teacher training can be the beginning of a much larger educational path.

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RYT 200 | Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 Hours

This is the foundational Yoga Alliance teacher credential. It begins with completion of a 200-hour teacher training through a Registered Yoga School (RYS 200).

For many yoga teachers, this is where the journey begins.

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E-RYT 200 | Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 200 Hours

The “E” stands for Experienced.

An E-RYT 200 has completed a 200-hour Registered Yoga School training and has also accumulated at least 1,000 teaching hours over a minimum of two years after completing that training.

This designation reflects experience gained through actually teaching yoga.

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RYT 500 | Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 Hours

This represents a deeper level of teacher education.

The 500 training hours may be completed through one RYS 500 program OR through a 200-hour training followed by a separate 300-hour advanced training.

Yoga Alliance also requires at least 100 teaching hours before registering as an RYT 500.

Important distinction: Yoga Alliance does not offer an “RYT 300” teacher designation. The 300-hour program is advanced training that can be combined with a 200-hour training toward RYT 500.

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E-RYT 500 | Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 500 Hours

This designation combines advanced education with substantial teaching experience.

Yoga Alliance requires 500 hours of qualifying teacher training, at least four years of teaching experience after training, and 2,000 teaching hours.

An E-RYT 500 may also serve in advanced educational roles, including providing Continuing Education and serving as a Lead Trainer in Registered Yoga School programs.

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RCYT | Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher

This is a specialty designation for Registered Yoga Teachers who pursue additional education specifically in teaching children.

Yoga Alliance requires completion of a 95-hour training through a Registered Children’s Yoga School (RCYS), along with at least 30 hours of children’s yoga teaching after completing that specialty training.

You first become an RYT, then add the RCYT specialty designation.

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RPYT | Registered Prenatal Yoga Teacher

This specialty designation focuses on prenatal yoga.

Yoga Alliance requires an RYT credential, completion of an 85-hour prenatal teacher training through a Registered Prenatal Yoga School (RPYS), and at least 30 hours of prenatal yoga teaching after completing that specialty training.

It is another way a yoga teacher can develop a focused area of education and experience.

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YACEP | Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider

YACEP is a little different.

It is not another level of RYT. It is a Continuing Education Provider designation for experienced yoga educators.

Experienced Registered Yoga Teachers in good standing may apply to become YACEPs and offer qualifying Continuing Education courses and workshops for other Registered Yoga Teachers.

And that is the exciting part of yoga teacher training.

You do not have to know exactly where your path will lead when you begin.

You might begin with 200 hours.

You might continue into advanced 500-hour study.

You may discover that you love teaching children, supporting prenatal students, mentoring other teachers, or eventually becoming an educator of yoga teachers yourself.

The first teacher training does not have to define your entire path.

It can simply open the door.

Source: Yoga Alliancee

08/13/2026

Come see us there!

ANNOUNCING: Wheaton Wellness Expo, coming September 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Enjoy health tips, mental health tricks, giveaways and sales on all things health and wellness – right in your own backyard, all for FREE! Join us on the Wheaton Library West Plaza for all the fun. RSVP for a chance to win a Downtown Wheaton Gift Card here ➡️ https://zurl.co/7J1y8

Proudly in collaboration with the Wheaton Partners in Progress, City of Wheaton Government Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Wheaton Park District and Wheaton Public Library

08/13/2026

The Modules are Coming! Join yoga teacher training one season at a time to work with your life...rather than the other way around.

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08/12/2026

What my photoshoot looked like back in the day. 😜

08/10/2026

One of the easiest retreat-planning mistakes is believing that more programming always creates more value. A thoughtful retreat needs room to breathe. Participants may need time to rest, explore, enjoy coffee, connect with others, or choose not to participate in every activity.

Creating a balanced rhythm is an important part of retreat leadership. A retreat can offer meaningful experiences without scheduling every minute of the day.

Discover Yoga Retreat Specialist | YACEP at Edge Yoga School: https://www.edgeyogaschool.com/product-page/yoga-retreats