Yoga Foundation Teacher Training

Become a Certified Yoga Teacher in Dubai
Yoga Alliance USA Accredited 200-Hour Training

Classical yoga · Ayurvedic practitioner · Himalayan lineage —

Transition Into A Rewarding Career As A Yoga Instructor With The Lifestyle Yoga “Find your Essence And Live It”

25+

Years teaching

25,000+

Teaching hours

10,000+

Students

500+

Teachers trained
— His story

Transition into a Rewarding Career as a Certified Yoga Instructor

Are you ready to deepen your yoga practice and become a certified yoga instructor? Lifestyle Yoga Studio in Dubai presents a 200-Hour Hatha, Raja, and Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course, designed in accordance with Yoga Alliance USA. This Yoga Teacher Training is a transformational journey that will prepare you to teach yoga with confidence while embracing a yogic lifestyle

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What You’ll Learn

  • – Fundamentals of Yoga: Explore the principles of Hatha, Raja, and Vinyasa Yoga.
  • – Yogic Lifestyle: Learn how to incorporate yoga into your daily life.
  • – Teaching Methodology: Develop the skills to organize and lead yoga classes confidently.
  • – Anatomy & Physiology: Understand the human body in relation to yoga practice.
  • – Philosophy & Ethics: Learn the spiritual and ethical foundations of yoga.
  • – Meditation & Pranayama: Master breathing techniques for mind-body balance.
Training · Qualifications · Recognition

Why Choose Lifestyle Yoga World?

Lifestyle Yoga is an international yoga teacher training school with a yoga center in UAE and the United Kingdom. We provide internationally accredited professional yoga courses and training while maintaining the authenticity of the traditional teachings.

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Internationally Recognized Yoga School:

Himalayas, India · 1998–2002

With centers in the UAE and the UK, Lifestyle Yoga offers accredited professional yoga teacher training while preserving the authenticity of traditional teachings.

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All-Inclusive Program:

Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan · 2000

Includes manual books, a yoga kit, access to a content library, and additional learning resources

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Inspired by Traditional Teachings:

DSVV, Haridwar · 2005

The syllabus is aligned with Dev Sanskriti University Haridwar, AAYUSH, and Yoga Alliance USA standards

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Comprehensive Curriculum:

Direct study · 2 years

Gain in-depth knowledge from Bhagavad Gita, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and Vedanta.

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Led by Expert Trainers:

Physical Education & Yoga · Sports Science

The program is conducted by international yoga experts Sumit Manav with over 25 years and 35,000+ hours of teaching experience.

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Holistic Learning Experience

Top 10 Yoga Teachers · India
Recognised as a National Yoga Champion and acknowledged as one of the top 10 yoga teachers from India.
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Certified Pranic Healer

Energy healing · Therapeutic integration
Certified in Pranic Healing — integrating naturally with classical Ayurvedic yoga therapy.
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Media Recognition

Regional & international press
Acclaimed by regional and international media for integrating ancient yoga with modern lifestyle needs.
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Indian Association of Yoga

Member · 300+ retreats worldwide
Member of Indian Association of Yoga. Conducted over 300 mindfulness and yoga retreats worldwide.

In the classical tradition, the teacher was also a physician. They did not teach postures. They healed constitutions. This is what we are bringing back." — Sumit Manav · LYW Teacher Training

Module 1

The beginning

Module 2

Pranayama

Module 3

Bandha, Kumbhaka & Shat Kriyas

Module 4

The 4-Path of Yoga

Module 5

Meditation or Dhyana

Module 6

Kundalini Yoga

Module 7

Yoga Philosophy

Now

Ayurvedic relaunch

Now

Ayurvedic relaunch

Now

Ayurvedic relaunch

1998
Module 1

Yoga Asana

  • 100+ classical yoga asanas
  • How to teach 84 classical poses and 21 basic classical Hatha Yoga poses in precise detail, as well as the
  • Sun Salutation?
  • How to create a proper class environment & ambience?
  • How to master the Hatha & Vinayasa flow Teaching
  • Important rule & pointers on teaching a yoga class
  • Basic structure & theme of a yoga class
  • Basic structure of the beginner’s course

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

  • Yoga asana variations for beginners and elementary levels
  • Yogic Passive Stretches
  • Yoga for pregnant women
  • How and when to modify asanas?
  • Deep relaxation / Yoga Nidra / Shavasana
  • 10 + yoga theme to learn, practice and master
  • Learning the concept of Vinyasa Salutation
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Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
Module 2

Pranayama

  • What is Pranayama?
  • Classification of Pranayama
  • Types of Pranayama
  • Balancing Ida, Pingala & Shushumna in Practice
  • Importance of three Bandhas in Pranayama/kumbhaka

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

  • Importance of MahaBandha
  • Abdominal breathing
  • Full yogic breath
  • Anulom Vilom
  • 10 advanced pranayama
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Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
2005

Bandha, Kumbhaka & Shat Kriyas.

  • Three Bandhas: Jalandhara, Moola, Uddiyana
  • Mahav Banda
  • Physiology of Kumbha
  • Internal & External Lock
  • Energy uplifting with kumbhaka
  • Shat kriyas: Jala and Sutra neti, Nauli, Dhauti, Basti Tratak, Kapalabhati

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

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Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
2009

The 4-Path of Yoga

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

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Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
Module 5

Meditation or Dhyana

  • What is meditation?
  • Meditation vs Concentration
  • Why meditate?
  • Guide to proper meditation
  • Different methods and steps to meditation
  • What are mantras? How to chant mantras?
  • Ego & its Management
  • Chita & its Management
  • Budhi or Intelligence & Budhi or Intelligence Management
  • Manas or Mind & Management
  • Vritis, Whirlpool of the Mind and Management
  • Preparation for Meditation
  • Feeling the Goal
  • Guided Meditation
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"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

🏔️

Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
Module 6

Kundalini Yoga.

 

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

🏔️

Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
1998
Module 7

Yoga Philosophy

"The Himalayas do not teach you yoga. They reveal to you what yoga actually is — and then the rest of your life becomes the practice of understanding that revelation."

🏔️

Himalayan training

Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as a complete system of human consciousness — not as a fitness practice.
Training · Qualifications · Recognition

The credentials in full

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Himalayan Lineage Training

Himalayas, India · 1998–2002
Four years of direct study under Guru Shreeram Sharma Acharya in the Himalayan tradition. Classical yoga taught as an integrated science of human consciousness.
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Certificate in Yoga for Health Care

Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan · 2000
First formal yoga qualification from Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. Specialising in therapeutic application of classical yoga to health conditions.
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Post Graduate Diploma

DSVV, Haridwar · 2005
Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Science and Human Consciousness from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya.
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BKS Iyengar Training

Direct study · 2 years
Two years of direct study under BKS Iyengar — the legendary Pune master who systematised classical Hatha yoga.
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Bachelor of Science

Physical Education & Yoga · Sports Science
Three-year undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Yoga with a Sports Science specialism.
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National Yoga Champion

Top 10 Yoga Teachers · India
Recognised as a National Yoga Champion and acknowledged as one of the top 10 yoga teachers from India.
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Certified Pranic Healer

Energy healing · Therapeutic integration
Certified in Pranic Healing — integrating naturally with classical Ayurvedic yoga therapy.
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Media Recognition

Regional & international press
Acclaimed by regional and international media for integrating ancient yoga with modern lifestyle needs.
🏛️

Indian Association of Yoga

Member · 300+ retreats worldwide
Member of Indian Association of Yoga. Conducted over 300 mindfulness and yoga retreats worldwide.

In the classical tradition, the teacher was also a physician. They did not teach postures. They healed constitutions. This is what we are bringing back."

Teaching philosophy

Why classical.
Why Ayurveda.
Why now.

Modern yoga has separated two things that were never meant to be separated: the practice and the practitioner. Walk into most studios and you will find a timetable of styles — Vinyasa, Yin, HIIT Yoga, Hot Yoga — offered to everyone equally. The person is not considered. Only the class.

This is precisely what the classical tradition was designed to prevent. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras do not describe a fitness programme. The Charaka Samhita does not recommend the same treatment for every patient. Ayurveda and yoga were always understood as a pair — one describes the constitution, the other prescribes the practice.

Sumit’s conviction, formed across 25 years of teaching and rooted in his Himalayan training, is simple: yoga should begin with Prakriti. Before a class, before a sequence, before any instruction — understand the person. Then prescribe.

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Prakriti before practice

Every student’s constitutional nature — Vata, Pitta or Kapha — determines what practice will genuinely transform them.

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Lineage over trend

Classical yoga has been refined over thousands of years. The Iyengar method, Himalayan tradition and Patanjali framework are proven.

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Science and spirit as one

The physiology explains the mechanism. The philosophy explains the meaning. Both are required for transformation.

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Depth over duration

One correct practice, genuinely understood and applied, does more than years of random attendance.

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Adding more to people's lives

Every class, private session and teacher trained is an expression of the purpose to add more to people’s lives.
Practice with Sumit

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training: Transform Your Practice, Inspire the World

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Group classes

Join Sumit’s group classes at Lifestyle Yoga World, Shangri-La Hotel. Every class is dosha-mapped — take the Prakriti quiz first and book the classes prescribed for your constitution.

Private sessions

One-to-one with Sumit — a full Prakriti assessment, a personalised yoga sequence built entirely around your constitution, and a written home practice plan. 60–90 minutes at Shangri-La or online. AED 450 per session.

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Corporate programmes

Team Prakriti Profiling, burnout recovery protocols, breathwork for business. Sumit designs every corporate programme around your team’s constitutional profile — not a generic yoga class but a prescription for your people.

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Bali retreat 2026

Join Sumit for seven days of Ayurvedic yoga in Ubud, Bali — 29 August to 4 September 2026. Elements of Bali: a full immersion in dosha-based practice, pranayama, meditation and Sattvic nutrition in one of the world’s most spiritually alive places.

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Teacher training

Sumit has trained over 500 yoga teachers now teaching across the GCC, UK, Europe and Asia. His teacher training programmes combine classical Himalayan lineage with modern anatomical understanding and the Ayurvedic prescription framework.

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Online yoga

For students outside Dubai — live online classes that mirror the studio timetable, a recorded library of dosha-specific practices, and online Prakriti consultations with Sumit. Classical yoga without geographic limits.

Sumit Manav

“Yoga is not something you learn. It is something you remember — about yourself.”

Sumit’s journey began at 14 in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, India. Drawn by something he couldn’t yet name, he left for the Himalayas — immersing himself in the ancient traditions that most people only read about in books. What emerged, after years of study and practice at the source, was not just a teacher, but a guide.

Today, Sumit is recognized as one of India’s top 10 yoga personalities — a distinction earned not through celebrity, but through the quiet transformation of thousands of students across the globe. His gift lies in making the profound feel personal. In his classes, ancient philosophy does not feel distant or academic; it lands in the body, in the breath, in the moment.

In the 200-Hour Teacher Training, Sumit does not simply transfer knowledge — he creates an environment where you discover your own teaching voice. Students regularly describe his training as the moment their relationship with yoga fundamentally changed. Many arrive as practitioners. All leave as teachers — of others, and of themselves.

 

Next intake: Sep 2025 · Limited spots

Begin your practice

Application Requirement

  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Complete application for admission; this includes an online application form
  • Minimum 6 months to 1 year of regular yoga practice prior to the course so that you are comfortable with yoga postures.
  • Read through and agree to the terms and conditions (actionable through your application form)
  • A willingness to learn and improve your life!
The teaching family

The Best 200 Hour
Training Online in Dubai.

Lifestyle Yoga is the industry leader in 200 hours yoga teacher training in Dubai. We have been providing online classes and teacher training for the last two decades. Our 200 hours yoga teacher training Dubai are accredited, and persons trained in our institute hold high positions in various yoga centres and academies. There is a huge demand for yoga teachers now, and 200 hour yoga training Dubai will help you build an amazing career in the yoga industry. Our courses cover all the departments of yoga, including all the asanas, meditation, philosophy and more. Our training programs are worthwhile and provide you with an enriching experience, even if you are a teacher already.

Our yoga 200-hour training online course not only imparts the knowledge and practicalities of yoga but also instruct how you can become a renowned teacher in the most authentic way. Join our yoga studios Dubai to kick start an amazing career in yoga teaching and training.

Founder & Lead Teacher

Sumit Manav

Classical Hatha · Ashtanga · Pranayama · Ayurvedic Yoga · Meditation · All 33 forms
25+ years · Himalayan lineage · Trained under BKS Iyengar · Post Graduate Diploma DSVV Haridwar · National Yoga Champion · 500+ teachers trained · 40+ countries. Sumit leads the core classical sessions, teacher training and all Ayurvedic curriculum development.
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Sound Healing · Nada Yoga · Yin Yoga
Shivanshi leads LYW’s signature Nada Yoga (Gong Dhyana) sound healing sessions on Sundays and Wednesdays — the studio’s most meditative offering.
Classes: Nada Yoga · Chandra Yin · Yoga Nidra
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