🏆 Top Rated 2026
RYS 200 · RYS 300 · RCYS · RPYS
Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts
Crofton, MD, United States
Verified by OYP
Since 2005 · 21 yrs
Synced Apr 2026
Online training
Founded
2006
Designations
RYS 200, RYS 300, RCYS
Trainers
9
Languages
English
About Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts
Our yoga classes and programs are based on the Tantra Hatha Yoga teachings of Swami Kripalu. Swami Kripalu was an ascetic yogi whose intensive practices led him to a very deep understanding of yoga, which he passed on to his students. His teachings were the inspiration behind Kripalu Yoga© as developed by Yogi Amrit Desai and taught at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts. The teachings of Swami Kripalu are also the inspiration behind Pranakriya Yoga. Pranakriya Yoga was developed by Yoganand Michael Carroll, a long time student of Amrit Desai, Swami Kripalu, and other teachers in Swami Kripalu’s tradition.
Programs offered
RYS 200
Foundational 200-hour teacher training
RYS 300
Advanced 300-hour training (RYT 500 path)
RCYS
Registered Children's Yoga School
RPYS
Registered Prenatal Yoga School
What they teach
Flow YogaAlignment-Oriented YogaFitness YogaSpiritually-Oriented YogaGentle YogaSpecialty Yoga
Formats: Full-time, Part-time, Weekends only, Modules, shorter immersions), Non-residential, Destination / retreat
Meet the team
Michael Carroll Lead
E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Niisa Morton Lead
E-RYT® 500, RPYT®, YACEP®
Shelbi Miles Lead
E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Emily Gretz Lead
E-RYT® 500, RCYT®, YACEP®
Lakshmi Usha Thoniyil Lead
E-RYT® 500, RCYT®, YACEP®
Kimberly Murphy Lead
E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Amy Necci Lead
E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, RCYT®, YACEP®
Vladimir Tchakarov Lead
E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Pamela Blum Lead
E-RYT® 500, YACEP®
Student reviews
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4.90
average from 188 verified students
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