Yoga Baum Yoga School, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Overview:
This 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Louisville, KY is both for students who want to immerse themselves in yoga and deepen their practice, as well as students who want to become confident and competent teachers of yoga. Laurie LeCompte (E-RYT 500) is the lead trainer and brings her in-depth knowledge of vinyasa yoga as well as her extensive experience as a teacher to this training. Laurie is a dedicated teacher of both German and Yoga, and her expertise in working with students in a variety of settings provides an invaluable insight into the learner's mind. "Baum" is the German word for "tree" and the Germans' respect for nature and the forest is strikingly similar to Laurie's perspective on yoga. Yoga, like the forest, offers a place of contemplation, a path to the true Self which is both rejuvenating and somewhat magical.
Yoga Baum Yoga School is a Registered Yoga School at the 200-hour level with the Yoga Alliance. Yoga Baum Yoga School’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training takes place at our studio, in the St. Matthews neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky.
Yoga Baum’s Mission:
Yoga Baum Yoga School is committed to guiding students to develop into competent and thoughtful yoga teachers.
Course Content:
The focus of the 200-hour yoga teacher training is vinyasa yoga, based in the Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition. Students will learn to sequence an intentional vinyasa yoga class, and will learn the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga foundational poses as the basis for sequencing. Attention will be given to the Primary Series of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, as well as some Intermediate Series poses. Students will be trained in working with special communities, such as pre- and post-natal, previously sedentary students, seniors, and injured students. Although the main focus of the training will be vinyasa yoga, students will also learn how to meaningfully incorporate yin and restorative elements into a vinyasa yoga class.
Learning Objectives:
Upon graduation, students will be able to
· teach a creative and well structured vinyasa yoga class
· describe the traditional lineage of vinyasa yoga
· modify a vinyasa sequence for special groups
· create a safe and welcoming space for practice
· build a career in yoga
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Prices:
For Spring 2026 (Weekend and evening format — February 26th through April 18th, scroll down for complete spring schedule)
If application is received on or before January 3rd 2026: $2,900
If application is received after January 3rd 2026: $3,200
These prices include enrollment in teacher training, application deposit, online anatomy training and webinar by Jules Mitchell (MS, CMT, RYT), and the teacher training manual.
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required with the application to reserve your space in the training. The remaining balance ($2,400 or $2,700) must be paid before the course begins. Payment plans available upon request.
This training is capped at 12 people
For Summer 2026 (Intensive format — July 13th through August 7th)
If application is received on or before June 1st 2026: $3,500
If application is received after June 1st 2026: $4,000
These prices include enrollment in teacher training, application deposit, online anatomy training and webinar by Jules Mitchell (MS, CMT, RYT), and the teacher training manual.
A $500 non-refundable deposit is required with the application to reserve your space in the training. The remaining balance ($3,000 or $3,500) must be paid before the course begins. Payment plans available upon request.
This training is capped at 8 people
Check out our Summer Immersion 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training here!
Required Reading:
Functional Anatomy of Yoga: A Guide for Practitioners and Teachers by David Keil
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (any translation)
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika (any translation)
The Bhagavad Gita (any translation)
No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering by Thich Nhat Hanh
ATTENDANCE:
Trainees must attend all training days in order to meet the requirement for Yoga Alliance accreditation to become a RYT 200. Most years, the 200-hour training is offered twice (Spring and Summer [in an intensive format also during weekdays]). It is possible to do make up work (if a trainee is absent) when the training is offered again, or to make alternative arrangements to make up content. Make-ups will be arranged with the lead trainer, Laurie LeCompte.
SPRING SCHEDULE 2026
7 weekends, including Thursday and Friday evenings, starting February 26th, ending April 18th, with time off from 3/30 through 4/8
Thursday, February 26th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, February 27th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, February 28th 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 1st 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, March 5th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, March 6th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, March 7th 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 8th 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, March 12th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, March 13th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, March 14th 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 15th 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, March 19th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, March 20th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, March 21st 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 22nd 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, March 26th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, March 27th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, March 28th 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, March 29th 8:00am-5:00pm
Monday, March 30th - April, 8th OFF
Thursday, April 9th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, April 10th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, April 11th 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, April 12th 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, April 16th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Friday, April 17th 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, April 18th 8:00am-5:00pm
SUMMER SCHEDULE 2026
July 13 - August 7th (8am to 5pm daily, with some shortened days)
24 day intensive format with 2 days off in the middle (July 25th and 26th), meets everyday (training spans over 26 days)
July 13th 12:00pm-4:00pm
July 14th - July 24th 8:00am-5:00pm
July 25th - July 26th OFF
July 27th - 12:00pm-4:00pm
July 28th - August 7th 8:00am-5:00pm
Learn more about our Summer Immersion 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training here.
Training Curriculum:
Techniques, Training and Practice, 101 hours
Teaching Methodology, 40 hours
Anatomy and Physiology, 21 hours
(10.5 contact hours, *10.5 non-contact hours)
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers, 32 hours
(21.5 contact hours, *10.5 non-contact hours)
Practicum, 18 hours
(8 contact hours, *10 non-contact hours)
Total Hours, 212 hours
*when “non-contact hours” are mentioned, those hours are fulfilled through outside study, including homework such as readings, report submission, and webinars
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