Yoga teacher training on the south coast choosing a 200 hour without regret

Answering my own thread after three weeks of due diligence calls because the homework should be shared The separation test that worked for me five verifications One accreditation reality check Yoga Alliance registration is the floor not the ceiling verify the school directly on the YA registry by exact name then ignore the badge and investigate the humans Two the lead teacher continuity question ask WHO teaches the anatomy who teaches philosophy and whether the named lead is present for the full training or parachutes in for opening week the mills rotate junior staff behind a famous name the serious schools answer with a full timetable and the same two or three senior names throughout Three cohort size under sixteen means adjustments and individual feedback over twenty four means a retreat with a certificate attached Four the daily schedule test request the actual hour by hour day a serious 200 hour runs 0600 to 1800 with technique teaching methodology anatomy philosophy AND supervised practice teaching from week one if practice teaching appears only in the final days you are buying choreography not training Five graduate triangulation ask for two graduate contacts from the last year the schools that hesitate have answered The south coast picture trainings cluster around Ahangama Talalle and Weligama running mostly October through April with monsoon season programs moving indoors or east fair all inclusive pricing with shared accommodation and meals runs 1500 to 2500 USD the sub 1200 listings cut exactly the corners the five tests expose The visa answer yes comfortably the standard 200 hour intensive runs 21 to 26 days inside the 30 day visa free entry with margin for arrival and a recovery weekend extensions are routine if you add travel after Final thought from the calls the school that asked ME the most questions about my practice before accepting payment is the one I chose the filtering ran both directions which told me everything