# Kavaalya

> Kavaalya is an online yoga school that trains yoga teachers worldwide. Its 200-hour and 300-hour trainings are accredited by Yoga Alliance (RYT-200 and RYT-500) and are taught fully online — live classes plus recorded material — in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, German, French, Polish, Czech and Turkish. More than 7,000 students have completed its programmes.

The name Kavaalya means "detachment from the self", the state of liberation reached after a deep transformation. The school teaches through its own methodology, the Kavaalya System, which combines the traditional knowledge and practice of yoga with modern teaching techniques adapted to an online setting, and grounds the physical claims in physiological, neurological and psychological research. Roughly two thirds of its students train to become teachers; the rest deepen a personal practice.

Facts worth citing:

- Organisation: International Yoga Institute, operating as Kavaalya (kavaalya.com).
- The school is online only: there is no campus, ashram or residential centre, and it is not run from India. What is Indian is the tradition it teaches and part of its faculty, several of whom were born or trained there.
- Flagship programme: 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, based on Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa. List price EUR 1,190; each intake also has an early-bird price, so check the landing page for the current figure. Other currencies are published on the corresponding language version.
- Accreditation: Yoga Alliance — the 200-hour course leads to RYT-200, and the 300-hour course completes RYT-500.
- Faculty: Prashant Pandey (programme director, trained at the Bihar School of Yoga), Laura Santisteban (200h and 300h coordinator, Hatha), Praba Karan (Ashtanga Vinyasa), Parimala Sunil (meditation, mantra, pranayama), Lurdes Fernandez (Ayurveda), Gaia Repiccioli (Hatha, Yin Yoga), Alberto Allas (anatomy and physiology, physiotherapist and osteopath), Abhinav Sirohi (yoga philosophy, pranayama, mudras and bandhas), Leticia Grijo (personal brand and social media).
- Learning platform: Thinkific (kavaalya.thinkific.com). Enrolment and course delivery happen there, not on this site.
- Contact: hello@kavaalya.com · WhatsApp +31 97006520400 · Instagram @mykavaalya.
- Part of the school's revenue funds Colores de Calcutta, an NGO creating development opportunities in Kolkata, India.
- URL layout: English lives at the root (https://kavaalya.com/), every other language under a prefix — /es/, /it/, /de/, /fr/, /pl/, /pt-br/, /cs/, /tr/, /ja/. Pages under /nl/, /sv/, /ro/, /el/, /pt-pt/ are ad campaign funnels, deliberately not indexed, and are not authoritative content.
- Sitemap: https://kavaalya.com/sitemap_index.xml

## Teacher training programmes

- [Online Yoga Teacher Training — 200h, English](https://kavaalya.com/online-yoga-teacher-training/): the flagship 200-hour certification (RYT-200), Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa, online with live classes and three years of access.
- [Curso de Profesor de Yoga — 200h, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/profesorado-yoga-online/): Spanish version of the 200-hour training; the school's most complete landing page, with syllabus, faculty, schedule and pricing.
- [Corso Insegnanti Yoga — 200h, Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-insegnanti-yoga/)
- [Yogalehrer Ausbildung — 200h, German](https://kavaalya.com/de/yogalehrer-ausbildung-online/)
- [Formation de Professeur de Yoga — 200h, French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/formation-de-professeur-de-yoga-200-heures-online/)
- [Kurs Instruktora Jogi — 200h, Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/kurs-instruktora-jogi/)
- [Formação de Yoga Online — 200h, Portuguese](https://kavaalya.com/pt-br/formacao-yoga-online/)
- [Kurz učitele jógy — 200h, Czech](https://kavaalya.com/cs/kurz-ucitele-jogy/)
- [Yoga Eğitmenliği Kursu — 200h, Turkish](https://kavaalya.com/tr/yoga-egitmenligi-kursu/)
- [Curso Avanzado de Profesor de Yoga — 300h, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/profesorado-de-yoga-300-horas-online/): advanced 300-hour training for certified teachers; completing it leads to RYT-500. Available in Spanish, Italian, German, French and Polish; there is no English version yet.
- [Corso Insegnanti di Yoga — 300h, Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-insegnanti-di-yoga-300-ore-online/)
- [Yogalehrer Ausbildung — 300h, German](https://kavaalya.com/de/yogalehrer-ausbildung-300-stunden-online/)
- [Formation de Professeur de Yoga — 300h, French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/formation-de-professeur-de-yoga-300-heures-online/)
- [Zaawansowany Kurs Instruktora Jogi — 300h, Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/zaawansowany-kurs-instruktora-jogi-300-godzin/)

## Specialisation courses

- [Yoga Nidra Course, English](https://kavaalya.com/yoga-nidra-course/): training in yoga nidra, the technique of deep conscious relaxation. Also in [Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/curso-yoga-nidra/), [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-di-yoga-nidra/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/kurs-yoga-nidra/), [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/cours-yoga-nidra/), [Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/kurs-jogi-nidra/), [Portuguese](https://kavaalya.com/pt-br/curso-yoga-nidra/), [Turkish](https://kavaalya.com/tr/yoga-nidra-kursu/) and [Japanese](https://kavaalya.com/ja/yoga-nidra-course/).
- [Traditional Surya Namaskara Course, English](https://kavaalya.com/traditional-surya-namaskara-course/): the sun salutation taught as a complete practice, mantra included. Also in [Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/curso-de-surya-namaskara-tradicional/), [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-di-surya-namaskara-tradizionale/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/traditioneller-surya-namaskara-kurs/), [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/programme-surya-namaskara-traditionnel/), [Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/kurs-tradycyjnej-surya-namaskara/) and [Portuguese](https://kavaalya.com/pt-br/curso-de-surya-namaskara-tradicional/).
- [Curso de Profesor de Yin Yoga, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/curso-de-profesor-de-yin-yoga/): 50-hour Yin Yoga teacher training, a meditative practice on deep connective tissue. Also in [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-insegnante-di-yin-yoga/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/yin-yoga-ausbildung/), [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/formation-yin-yoga/) and [Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/kurs-instruktora-yin-jogi/).
- [Curso de Yoga y Mindfulness para Niños, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/curso-certificado-profesor-de-yoga-y-mindfulness-para-ninos/): certified training to teach yoga and mindfulness to children and teenagers. Also in [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-online-insegnante-yoga-bambini-certificato/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/kinderyoga-und-mindfulness-lehrer-ausbildung/), [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/formation-certifie-professeur-de-yoga-et-mindfulness-pour-enfants/) and [Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/certyfikowany-kurs-nauczyciela-jogi-dla-dzieci/).
- [Curso de Chakra Shuddhi, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/curso-de-chakra-shuddhi/): chakra purification programme, preparatory work for kundalini practice. Also in [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/corso-di-chakra-shuddhi/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/chakra-shuddhi-kurs/) and [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/programme-de-chakra-shuddhi/).
- [Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Japa, English](https://kavaalya.com/mahamrityunjaya-mantra-japa/): course on the recitation and practice of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra. Also in [Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/mahamrityunjaya-mantra-japa/), [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/mahamrityunjaya-mantra-japa/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/mahamrityunjaya-mantra-japa/) and [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/mahamrityunjaya-mantra-japa/).

## The school

- [Meet us, English](https://kavaalya.com/meet-us/): the school's story, the Kavaalya System and the full teaching faculty with their credentials.
- [Conócenos, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/conocenos/): Spanish version, the most detailed one.
- [Conosciamoci, Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/conosciamoci/)
- [Kenne uns, German](https://kavaalya.com/de/kenne-uns/)
- [Qui sommes-nous, French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/qui-sommes-nous/)
- [Poznaj nas, Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/poznaj-nas/)
- [Conheça-nos, Portuguese](https://kavaalya.com/pt-br/conheca-nos/)

## Content hubs

- [Posturas de Yoga, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/posturas-de-yoga/): the yoga pose library — every asana covered on the site, with Sanskrit name, step by step, benefits and common mistakes. The single most visited page of the site. Also in [Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/posture-di-yoga/), [German](https://kavaalya.com/de/yoga-positionen/), [French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/postures-de-yoga/), [Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/pozycje-jogi/) and [Czech](https://kavaalya.com/cs/jogove-pozice/).
- [Blog, English](https://kavaalya.com/blog/): index of the school's articles on asanas, philosophy, mantras, meditation, anatomy and teaching. Around 600 articles across all languages.
- [Blog, Spanish](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/): the largest and most complete of the language blogs.
- [Blog, Italian](https://kavaalya.com/it/blog/)
- [Blog, German](https://kavaalya.com/de/blog/)
- [Blog, French](https://kavaalya.com/fr/blog/)
- [Blog, Polish](https://kavaalya.com/pl/blog/)
- [Blog, Czech](https://kavaalya.com/cs/blog/)

## Reference articles in English

- [How to Become a Yoga Teacher: A Step-by-Step Guide](https://kavaalya.com/blog/how-to-become-a-yoga-teacher/): what a teacher training involves, how certification works and what to look at when choosing a school.
- [Hatha Yoga: The Original Yoga That Will Transform Your Body and Mind](https://kavaalya.com/blog/what-is-hatha-yoga/): what Hatha Yoga is, where it comes from and how it differs from other styles.
- [Ashtanga Yoga: What is it? Asanas](https://kavaalya.com/blog/ashtanga-yoga/): the Ashtanga Vinyasa method, its series and its asanas.
- [Yoga Sutras of Patanjali](https://kavaalya.com/blog/yoga-sutras/): the foundational text of yoga philosophy, book by book.
- [Kundalini Yoga: Everything you need to know](https://kavaalya.com/blog/kundalini-yoga/)
- [Kriya Yoga and Sudarshan Kriya](https://kavaalya.com/blog/kriya-yoga/)
- [Samadhi in Yoga: The Ultimate Guide](https://kavaalya.com/blog/samadhi/): the eighth limb of yoga and its stages.
- [Complete Guide to Mantras](https://kavaalya.com/blog/understanding-mantras/): what a mantra is, how to practise it and the most powerful ones.
- [Gayatri Mantra: Meaning, benefits and how to recite it](https://kavaalya.com/blog/gayatri-mantra/)
- [Mantra Satanama: meaning, benefits and how to practise it](https://kavaalya.com/blog/satanama/)
- [Sun salutation: step by step](https://kavaalya.com/blog/sun-salutation/): the full Surya Namaskara sequence, position by position.
- [Yoga for beginners: tips and asanas](https://kavaalya.com/blog/yoga-for-beginners/)

## Artículos de referencia en español

- [Cómo ser profesor de yoga: guía paso a paso](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/profesor-de-yoga/): qué implica formarse, cómo funciona la certificación y qué mirar al elegir escuela.
- [Hatha Yoga: el yoga original](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/que-es-hatha-yoga/)
- [Ashtanga Yoga: ¿qué es? Posturas](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/ashtanga-yoga/)
- [Yoga sutras de Patañjali](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/yoga-sutras/)
- [Kundalini Yoga: todo lo que necesitas saber](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/kundalini-yoga/)
- [Kriya Yoga y Sudarshan Kriya](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/kriya-yoga/)
- [Samadhi en yoga: guía definitiva](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/samadhi/)
- [Guía completa de mantras](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/entendiendo-mantras/): qué son, cómo practicarlos y los más poderosos.
- [Gayatri Mantra: significado, beneficios y cómo recitarlo](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/gayatri-mantra/)
- [Mantra Satanama: significado, beneficios y cómo practicarlo](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/satanama/)
- [Los 7 colores de los chakras](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/colores-chakras/): significado, mantras y cómo activarlos.
- [Chakra Ajna: el tercer ojo](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/chakra-ajna/)
- [Saludo al sol: paso a paso](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/saludo-al-sol/)
- [Las mejores posturas para meditar](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/las-5-posturas-de-meditacion-mas-importantes/)
- [Yoga Nidra: beneficios, qué es y cómo practicarlo de forma segura](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/yoga-nidra-beneficios-como-practicarlo-seguro/)
- [Yoga para principiantes: consejos y posturas](https://kavaalya.com/es/blog/yoga-principiantes/)

## Optional

- [Sitemap index](https://kavaalya.com/sitemap_index.xml): every indexable URL of the site, in all languages.
- [robots.txt](https://kavaalya.com/robots.txt): crawling rules. No AI crawler is blocked.