DIRECTED BY HORACE AND JANEL USRY, PH.D.

2026 Advanced Yoga Teacher Training:

June 7 - June 27, 2026

Open-enrollment for Nexus Institute 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga graduates.

If you graduated from another 200-hour Yoga Alliance School please contact us for an interview.

Advance your teaching and deepen your personal yoga practice. Our Yoga Alliance 300-hour yoga teacher training is designed to strengthen your current yoga teaching and launch you into the next chapter of your yoga inquiry and career.

The 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training builds upon the 200-hour certification, enabling you to lead more advanced principles and techniques of yoga at the 500-hour level. You will graduate fully prepared and authorized to lead workshops, yoga teacher trainings, and continuing education programs in conjunction with the Yoga Alliance.

We draw inspiration from modern yoga scholarship and from the lived experience of our training participants. We believe that each group comes together to learn from one another and to take our place in evolving yoga for our time and circumstances. As such, our 300-hour training places more emphasis on individual expression and creativity. Nexus graduates are uniquely qualified to facilitate robust learning experiences through advanced teaching practices, workshops, retreats, and trainings.

Because of the unique perspective of each participant, our curriculum continues to evolve in service to our current global community. Our school, and the world, is enriched by the dedicated yoga explorers who we have the honor of welcoming back to Nexus Institute.

Nexus Institute is a Registered Yoga School with the U.S. Yoga Alliance.

Nexus Institute's 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training results in an advanced 500-hour yoga teacher certification in North America and around the world.

Curriculum

Our 300-hour curriculum uses a scaffolding approach to assist yoga teachers in advancing in the role of professional yoga educator.

Week One. We focus on advanced asana and sequencing; advanced assisting and working with private clients; personal self-inquiry, including exploring a yogic lifestyle through yamas and niyamas in our shared learning environment; and integrating subtle body techniques into asana practice, including bandhas, mudras, and breath.

Week Two. We delve into current trends in yoga research and practice. You will learn how to teach yoga as a wellness intervention through applied somatic yoga and trauma-sensitive practices, and how to layer mindfulness and meditation into your practice and teaching. We give you a behind-the-scenes look at Nexus program creation and help you turn your talents and interests into a workshop or retreat of your own.

Week Three. We work with you as you define and hone your next steps as a yoga educator, including tools for branding, running retreats, workshops, and trainings. The training culminates in an immersive practicum participant workshops that express each person's unique area of interest.

Upon graduation, you are fully authorized to teach yoga at the advanced level and to offer yoga workshops, retreats, and training programs in the U.S., and in the rest of the world. We are a U.S. Yoga Alliance School. The U.S. Yoga Alliance is recognized internationally.

Training Schedule

The 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is an intensive immersion program consisting of 80 non-contact hours and 220 contact hours in a family-style dedicated training environment.

7:30–9:00 • Morning yoga practice

9:00–10:00 • Breakfast

10:00–12:30 • Morning session

12:30–2:00 • Lunch

2:00–4:00 • Afternoon session

4:00–6:30 • Dinner break

6:30–8:00 • Some evening sessions

What's Included

• Choice of on-site accommodations or commuter option

• Option for one-day early check-in

• Comprehensive Training Manual

• Daily breakfast

• Optional Costa Rican lunch plan
• Daily yoga classes

• Advanced asana training
• Skill-building for private clients
• Breathwork, meditation, and mindfulness

• Yogic philosophy and practice
• Professional development and branding
• Yoga lifestyle immersion

• 500-hour Yoga Alliance Advanced Yoga Teacher Accreditation

• 400 steps to miles of sandy beaches, tide pools, and surf breaks
• 300 steps to restaurants, organic markets, juice bars, and shops
• Friendships that will last a lifetime

Accommodations

Nexus Institute's private residence is located a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in beautiful Nosara, Costa Rica. Casa Nexus features an expansive canopy-level vaulted ceiling yoga studio, two kitchens, yoga library, and salt-water pool. You will be within easy walking distance to beaches, tidal pools, shops, markets, and restaurants. Orientation will include a full tour of local dining and organic grocery options. Take part in our catered Costa Rican lunch; explore local restaurants; or build your own tropical meals in well-equipped kitchens. Horace and Janel are present on site throughout the training.

Accommodations Options

Tuition-only Commuter: $2,350

Tuition + Bunk Room: $3,750

Tuition + Double Room: $3,950
Tuition + Private Room: $4,950

Tuition + Private Room with Bath: $5,250

Optional Costa Rican Lunch Plan: $375

This training is limited to 20 participants with a maximum of 24. It generally fills two months prior to the start date.