Aerial Yoga Teacher Training Cost: What You Pay For and What to Check

What drives the cost of any aerial yoga teacher training

Two aerial trainings with similar names can be priced very differently, and the headline figure rarely tells you why. Before comparing numbers, it helps to know what each school is actually charging for. These are the factors that move the price of any aerial yoga certification, wherever you train:

• Contact hours. A 50-hour course and a 100-hour course are different products. More hours means more teaching, more supervised practice and more of the teachers’ time, so the fee rises with them.
• Residential or non-residential. A residential training includes somewhere to sleep and usually your meals. A non-residential course looks cheaper on paper, but you then pay for accommodation, food and daily travel yourself.
• What the fee includes. Some schools quote tuition only and add the manual, the certificate, the exam or the hammock hire as extras. An all-inclusive fee looks higher and often works out lower.
• Location and cost of living. The same course costs very differently to run in a major Western city and in Rishikesh, where rent, food and staff costs are lower. Location also shapes your travel costs.
• Group size. Aerial teaching needs a teacher close enough to spot every student. Smaller groups mean more hands-on attention per student, which costs the school more per place.
• Teacher experience. Senior teachers with years of aerial-specific teaching behind them are worth more than a general yoga teacher who added aerial recently — and you should expect that to show in the price.
• Equipment and rigging. Professional rigging, rated hardware and good-quality hammocks for every student are a real expense. A suspiciously cheap course may be saving money here, which is the one place you do not want it saved.

None of these factors is good or bad on its own. A short non-residential course can be exactly right for someone who lives nearby. The point is to compare like with like, which means turning every quote into the same question: what will this training cost me in total, from arrival to certificate?

Our prices: all-inclusive, by room tier

At Aerial Rishikesh we teach aerial yoga and nothing else, and we price our trainings the simplest way we know: one all-inclusive figure per training and room type. The table below is generated from our live course schedule, so it is always current.

The three room tiers — dorm, shared and private — are the only thing that changes the price within a training. Tuition, meals, materials and certification are identical whichever room you choose, and so are the teachers, the hammocks and the hours. Choose the room that suits your budget and how much privacy you need after a full day in the hammock.

Our 50-hour aerial yoga teacher training runs over seven days and starts every Monday. Our 100-hour aerial yoga teacher training runs over twelve days and starts on the 17th of each month. Both are Yoga Alliance continuing-education (YACEP) certified.

What is included, and what is not

An all-inclusive price only means something if you know exactly where the line falls. Here is ours, in plain terms.

You do not need to buy a hammock to train with us; everything you practise on during the course is provided and checked before every session. Most graduates do invest in their own equipment later, once they know where they will teach — and that is a decision worth making with a qualified rigger rather than in a hurry.

Hidden costs to check for at any school

Whichever school you choose, ask about each of these before you pay anything. A good school will answer every one in writing without hesitation.

• Accommodation and meals. Are they included? If so, is it every meal on every day, or only on teaching days?
• Certification fees. Is the certificate included, or is there a separate charge for the exam or the paperwork?
• Manuals and materials. Is the training manual part of the fee or an extra purchase?
• Equipment. Do you need to bring or buy your own hammock to take part?
• Room upgrades. Is the quoted price for a dorm, and what does a shared or private room add?
• Payment and currency fees. Will your bank charge for an international transfer or card payment? Ask which payment methods are accepted.
• Deposit and cancellation terms. How much is the deposit, when is it due, and what happens to it if your plans change?
• Airport transfers. Are they arranged, and are they included or charged separately?
• Post-course costs. Are there renewal fees, membership fees or required follow-up modules to keep the certificate valid?

How to compare value between trainings

The cheapest course is rarely the best value, and the most expensive is not automatically the best. What you are really buying is the ability to teach aerial yoga safely and confidently. Use these factors to judge whether a training delivers it.

50-hour or 100-hour: which is better value?

The 100-hour training costs more than the 50-hour, as the table above shows, but it is not simply twice as much of the same thing. It is a different level of preparation, and the right choice depends on what you plan to do with it.

• The 50-hour training is a seven-day foundation. It is the right choice if you already teach yoga and want to add beginner aerial classes, or if you want to study aerial seriously for yourself with the option of teaching later.
• The 100-hour training goes further into anatomy, advanced inversions, restorative aerial and a longer supervised teaching practicum. It is the better value if you plan to teach aerial regularly, lead mixed-level groups or build classes around it.

Most aerial courses in Rishikesh stop at 50 hours; ours goes on to 100 for students who want that extra depth in one stay. If you are unsure, consider what it would cost to come back for a second training later — another flight, another visa, more time away — against doing the longer course once. Read more about the path in how to become an aerial yoga instructor.

How booking and the deposit work

We keep booking deliberately simple, because most of our students are arranging international travel and need certainty before they commit.

1. Send an enquiry with roughly when you want to travel and which training interests you. No deposit is taken at this stage.
2. We reply personally, usually within one working day, and confirm which batch still has room.
3. We hold your place while you book your flights and sort out your visa.
4. We send your registration details and explain how to pay the deposit to secure the place.
5. You arrive in Tapovan, settle into your room and start on the first day of your batch.

If anything in the table above is unclear — which room tier suits you, which start date works with your flights — ask before you book. We would rather answer ten questions in advance than have you arrive unsure.

How teachers recoup the investment

A teacher training is an investment, and it is fair to ask how it pays back. We will not quote earnings, because they vary too much from one teacher and one place to another to be honest about. What we can tell you is which factors make the difference:

• Where you teach. Demand for aerial classes and what studios charge for them vary widely between cities and countries.
• Access to rigging. Teaching aerial needs a properly rigged space. Teachers who partner with a studio that already has rigging can start sooner than those who need to install their own.
• Existing students. Yoga teachers who add aerial to an established following usually fill classes faster than those starting from scratch.
• Class formats. Group classes, private sessions, workshops, restorative aerial and retreats each reach different students. More formats mean more ways to fill a timetable.
• Depth of training. Confidence with mixed-level groups, inversions and spotting lets you teach more kinds of classes, which is one reason some teachers choose the 100-hour.
• Keeping it safe. A teacher with a clean safety record and good rigging habits earns the trust of studios and students, and trust is what brings people back.

For a wider look at why people train in India and what to expect, read our guide to aerial yoga teacher training in India.