Yoga Alliance teacher training in Denmark: what does it mean?

By yum · Updated 9 November 2026

A Yoga Alliance teacher training in Denmark is a yoga teacher training at a school registered with Yoga Alliance — typically as RYS 200 for a 200-hour foundation course. Yoga Alliance is a voluntary, international registry based in the USA. It is not a Danish authority, and it is not a legal licence. At yum in Copenhagen the 200-hour Vinyasa yoga teacher training is exactly that kind of RYS®200 programme, taught in English in Sydhavnen.

In short

• Yoga Alliance = voluntary international registry, not a Danish licence.
• RYS 200 = the school. RYT 200 = you, once you’ve passed and registered yourself.
• A “Yoga Alliance teacher training” means the school follows YA’s standards for hours and content.
• yum is RYS®200 and runs a 200-hour Vinyasa training in English in Copenhagen.
• You don’t become RYT automatically — you apply and pay the fee directly to Yoga Alliance.
• yum has been in Sluseholmen for about eight years.

What is Yoga Alliance?

Yoga Alliance is a non-profit that keeps a registry of yoga schools (Registered Yoga Schools) and yoga teachers (Registered Yoga Teachers) and sets standards for what a training should include. Joining is voluntary. In Denmark there is no public approval of yoga teachers, so many schools and studios use Yoga Alliance as a shared language.

Step by step: Yoga Alliance teacher training in Denmark: what RYT 200 means. The Danish sister of this article is Yoga Alliance-uddannelse i Danmark.

What do RYS 200 and RYT 200 mean?

• RYS®200 (Registered Yoga School): The school may offer a 200-hour training that follows Yoga Alliance standards.
• RYT 200 (Registered Yoga Teacher): The title you can apply for when you’ve completed one full 200-hour training at an RYS 200 school.
• E-RYT 200: Later, when you’ve taught at least 1,000 hours over at least two years.

Two things many people only discover late: you apply to Yoga Alliance yourself after the exam, and you pay their fees. And you can’t stack several short courses on top of each other to reach 200 hours for RYT 200.

Is Yoga Alliance required to teach in Denmark?

No. It isn’t required by law. There are skilled teachers without the badge. But many studios, retreats and international jobs ask for RYT. When yum hires, we look at more than a logo: where you trained, how much you’ve practised, and how you are with people.

What does a Yoga Alliance teacher training look like at yum?

When you pass, you get a certificate from yum and can apply for RYT 200. Overview: teacher trainings. Details: winter and summer. Curriculum: what you learn on 200 hours.

What should you check before you choose a YA training?

• Is the school actively listed as RYS 200?
• Are the 200 hours one complete training?
• How are the hours split?
• What language are teaching and the manual in?
• What does it cost, and what’s included?
• What happens afterwards — exam, support, a chance to practise teaching?

Also use 8 questions before you book and how to become a yoga teacher in Denmark.

Ready for the next step?

Write to yoga@yum.dk, grab the prep kit on the cohort page, or start with how to become a yoga teacher. You don’t need every answer today. You just need to know what the abbreviations mean before you pay.

Frequently asked questions

Is yum a Yoga Alliance school?

Yes. yum is RYS®200.

Do I automatically become RYT 200 after the yum training?

No. You get yum’s certificate, then you apply to Yoga Alliance yourself.

Can I take a Yoga Alliance teacher training in English in Denmark?

Yes. yum’s 200-hour Vinyasa training is in English and takes place in Copenhagen SV. More on yoga teacher training in English in Copenhagen.

Does Yoga Alliance only cover 200 hours?

No. There are other levels (for example 300). yum’s foundation training is 200 hours.

Where do I find dates and price?

On the hub, the winter cohort and the summer cohort.