Although this announcement isn’t technically reporting on a training workshop, we are excited to share that Angie Jones has recently earned a new yoga teaching credential, the E-RYT 500 designation!
We know that’s a lot of initials and numbers and may sound kind of inside baseball, so let’s explain: “E-RYT” is Yoga Alliance’s designation for “Registered Experienced Yoga Teacher,” and, in this case, the “experience” required is 2,000 hours of yoga teaching. The “500” indicates the level of training a teacher has completed, either a single, 500-hour training program or a pair of smaller programs (typically one 200-hour and one 300-hour).
Angie completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training program in April 2011 through yogaLOFT in Bowling Green, and she finished her 300-hour program in April 2019 through Sanctuary for Yoga in Nashville. Her retirement from WKU in December 2024 allowed her to accelerate her yoga teaching opportunities this year, reaching the milestone of teaching 2,000 hours in September 2025. Thank you to all of the students over the past 14.5 years who have joined her for classes!
We are also delighted to note that two other 4yoga teachers had already earned their E-RYT 500 credential, putting Angie in excellent company. Beshka Moore and Frances Strickler are also registered experienced yoga teachers who have taught more than 2,000 hours of yoga and completed at least 500 hours of training.
And while we are celebrating our teachers’ accomplishments, we are proud that five of our teachers hold the YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) credential.
The YACEP designation allows teachers to offer professional development to their fellow teachers. We recognize Liz Heller, Angie Jones, Beshka Moore, Frances Strickler, and Shigeko Sleeper, all of whom are YACEPs!
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