Guides · 1 min read · updated 22 Oct 2026
Aerial yoga teacher training in India: a comparison guide
Hours, apparatus, accreditation and what a certificate actually means. Written for students comparing schools, not for selling courses.
Teacher trainings in aerial yoga range from a long weekend to three hundred hours, and the certificate at the end means very different things. This guide explains what to compare.
Hours and what they cover
A 50-hour course covers safe setup and a fixed sequence. A 100-hour course adds anatomy, inversions and teaching practice. Two hundred hours and above is where you learn to design classes, adapt to injuries and rig. Ask for the hour-by-hour syllabus; a school that has one will send it.
Accreditation
Yoga Alliance registers continuing education providers but does not examine aerial technique. No Indian body certifies aerial rigging. Treat any logo on a brochure as a sign of paperwork, not of safety.
Where the schools are
Rishikesh has the largest concentration, with trainings running from October to April. Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune have schools that run shorter modules on weekends through the year. Goa runs residential courses in season.
What to check in person
Ceiling height, the anchors, whether every student gets their own hammock, and whether the lead teacher is in the room for the practical hours. Visit a regular class first. The ACI safety standard lists what we think a training space needs.
