TEACHER TRAINING

TEACHER TRAINING

200 HOUR TEACHER TRAINING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

We help enthusiastic yogis deepen their practice, find their authentic voice and step into a job that they truly love that fulfills their desire to be in community with those on the path and serve others in a fulfilling and meaningful way.

Our Teacher Training is a thorough, effective program designed to deepen your yoga practice and deliver the key skills needed to lead outstanding yoga classes. The best yoga classes integrate fun, movement and alignment within the larger context of yoga’s rich history.

Throughout the course of this training, you are guaranteed to first transform your own yoga practice and up-level your personal health in the Yoga Immersion and then develop practical techniques to share your authentic wisdom with others in meaningful yoga classes.

By the end of this training, you will:

  • have a thorough, in-depth asana practice of all categories of yoga poses, including standing postures, balancing poses, arm balances, inversions, backbends, twists, seated poses, hip openers and forward bends.
  • learn to adapt and modify these poses for different bodies, and can expect to thoroughly deepen and polish your own practice.
  • understand the principles of alignment, anatomy, and kinesiology, and their relevant application to all types of poses.
  • know how to develop a strong home practice, which is the most potent way to keep your teaching fresh and inspired.
  • gain skillful sequencing strategies for beginner, open levels, and intermediate/advanced groups. You will be provided a sequencing template for 60, 75 and 90-minute classes.
  • develop meaningful themes, and a structure to weave themes in to your class that gives your students deeper insight and understanding.
  • know effective verbal adjustments that give you a clear, confident approach as you serve your students.
  • understand the progressive science of teaching inversions, from addressing raw beginners to advanced practitioners.
  • know pranayama and meditation techniques, and how to expertly teach these in public classes.
  • know yoga therapeutics, or how to use the science of yoga to heal common aches and pains in the physical body.
  • become familiar with a survey of common yoga injuries, and how to empower yourself and your students to practice in a way that promotes radiant health.
  • understand the history and philosophy of yoga and its practical relevance to the modern day yogi.
  • become familiar with a yoga lifestyle, which includes diet discussions, daily practices, and the simple wisdom of Ayurveda that you can use to thrive and lead by example.
  • understand the business of yoga, including how to market yourself and grow your teaching career post-graduation.
  • know best practices for teaching yoga virtually.

2021 -2022 Dates:

Saturdays & Sundays 9am-12:30pm, 2-5pm
This program will be held in person at the studio, for vaccinated yogis only.

Phase 1: Yoga Immersion
  • September 25-26
  • October 9-10
  • October 23-24
  • November 6-7
Phase 2: Art & Science of Teaching
  • November 20-21
  • December 11-12
  • January 8-9
  • January 22-23
  • February 5-6
  • February 19-20
  • March 5-6
  • March 19-20
  • April 2-3

Investment

pricing includes both Immersion & Art of Teaching:
$3095 pay in full until 9/10, $3295 after
$3495 customizable payment plan