Aviana

Yoga Alliance YACEP · 50 hours · Columbia, Maryland

Aerial Yoga Teacher Training
in Columbia, MD.

Aviana Yoga is bringing our 50-hour Yoga Alliance YACEP-approved aerial yoga teacher training to The Pearl in Columbia, Maryland. Three full days of immersive certification with Holly Johnson — the founder and lead trainer behind the Aviana methodology.

The Pearl · Columbia, MD October 9–11, 2026

Why Maryland aerial teachers choose Aviana

The most immersive aerial yoga certification serving the Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia area.

Finding aerial yoga teacher training in Columbia, MD — or anywhere in Maryland — usually means a long flight or a compromise on quality. Aviana solves that. Holly Johnson brings our full 50-hour YACEP curriculum directly to The Pearl, a bespoke aerial studio in Columbia's Long Reach neighborhood, for a three-day immersion designed to fully certify you to teach aerial yoga.

Whether you're a 200-hour RYT ready to add aerial to your offerings, a movement instructor stepping into yoga, or a passionate practitioner ready to teach, this aerial yoga certification in Maryland covers everything: 60+ asanas across two full class sequences, rigging safety, spotting and modifications, aromatherapy 101, chakra-based sequencing, the business of aerial yoga, and Aviana's signature goddess-archetype teaching arc.

What's included in your Columbia, MD training

  • 50-hour Yoga Alliance YACEP certification pathway (accepted internationally)
  • Three full days in-person at The Pearl, Columbia MD · 10am–7pm
  • Five months to complete the online modules (exam, research paper, practice teaching, class audit)
  • Lifetime access to Aviana's Sisters of the Silks community
  • Ongoing 1:1 mentorship with Holly during and after your training

Who this Maryland aerial yoga training is for

This training is designed for people in the Baltimore–DC corridor who want to become aerial yoga instructors without flying to Chicago, Los Angeles, or Bali to do it. Past cohorts have included:

  • Currently-certified 200/500-hour yoga teachers expanding into aerial
  • Pilates, barre, and dance instructors adding aerial to their studio programming
  • Devoted practitioners ready to teach after several years of consistent aerial practice
  • Studio owners wanting to bring aerial into their existing offerings

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