RYT-200 case studies
RYT-200 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
RYT 200 - Registered Yoga Teacher, 200-hour - is the entry-level teaching credential in the Yoga Alliance system, and one thing is worth understanding up front: it is not awarded by a single centralized exam. Candidates complete a 200-hour teacher training at a Registered Yoga School (RYS 200) and then register. The RYT-200 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,859 words.
1Sharp Wrist Pain in a Fast Vinyasa Flow
You teach a 75-minute Level 2 vinyasa class, 18 students, room at 82°F. The sequence has six chaturangas.
779 words, about 4 min2Knee Pain in Pigeon Pose
Daniel, 63, has practiced for two months, twice weekly. He works a desk job, sitting about nine hours a day.
767 words, about 4 min3The Studio Owner's Marketing Request
A studio owner asks you to build a four-week paid series called "Sunrise Spine Reset" using the sequence and handout from a visiting teacher's workshop you attended last spring. She wants the visiting teacher's name in the marketing because it will sell seats, and she wants the description to promise that the series "detoxifies the liver and cures lower back pain." You need the teaching hours; the series pays $600.
740 words, about 4 min4A Pregnancy Disclosure Before a Hot Class
Hot class, 105°F, 60 minutes, 26 students. Ten minutes before class, a student you've taught for a year asks to speak privately.
770 words, about 4 min5The Student Who Won't Take the Modification
All-levels drop-in, 60 minutes, 22 students, no pre-registration, and you have a mild rotator cuff strain so you cannot demonstrate full wheel or full inversions today. Five minutes into the standing sequence you notice Marcus, a strong regular, taking the most advanced option in every pose and holding his breath with a red face; you've offered the staged options twice.
803 words, about 4 min