200 HOUR AUTHENTIC YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM
Authentic Yoga Training For A Modern World
Become a certified yoga teacher in as little as 4 months! This is a transformational program that will deepen your practice, expand your awareness, develop your unique teaching style and give you the confidence and self-assurance to share your knowledge and skills with others. Our program is Yoga Alliance approved.
Want to deepen your practice, but don’t have the desire to teach? We have separated our program into two parts. If you are looking to dive deep into your personal yoga practice we invite you to attend Part I. If you decide later on you wish to teach, the hours completed in Part I can be applied to Part II.
Our program can be completed either online or in studio. All in studio sessions are live streamed and interactive with those participating online. Authentic yoga meets accessibility. training for a modern world with content sourced directly from ancient wisdom originating in India.
The Authentic Yoga Teacher Training also include a Welcome Weekend retreat! See more information about the retreat below.
Part I – Deepen Your Practice
75 Hours: Can be taken In-Studio or Online
What You Will Learn:
- Proper Alignment in Yoga Postures as it relates to your body
- Different Styles of Yoga and what style(s) work best for you
- How to use props with confidence
- Mudras, Mantras, Bandas and how to incorporate this into your practice
- How to create your own personal / home practice
- The chakras and energy centers within your body
- Pranayama (breath techniques)
- Introduction into the eight limbs of yoga
- How to meditate
- Ayurvedic principles for overall health and well-being
Part II – Teaching Yoga With Confidence
125 hours: Can be taken In-Studio or Online*
What You Will Learn:
- How to teach with confidence and assurance – find your authentic voice
- Teaching methodologies including public speaking, sequencing, pace, cueing and class management
- How to teach different styles of yoga (Hatha, Yin, Yoga Nidra, Vinyasa, Restorative & Adaptive)
- How to modify postures for specific issues (i.e. shoulders, hips, knees, lower back, etc.)
- Anatomy and how it relates to specific yoga postures
- Using props in class for your students to obtain the maximum benefits from the practice
- Contraindications for specific poses (high blood pressure, heart conditions, pregnancy, etc.)
- Yoga philosophy including The Yoga Sutra’s of Patanjali, Upanishads and The Bhagavad Gita
- Pranayama (breath techniques)
- The Subtle Bodies (i.e. Koshas, Kleshas, Chakras, Nadis, etc.) and how this affects the practice
- How to teach online (equipment, space, platforms, etc)
- Yoga Ethics (code of conduct & teacher accountability)
- Yoga as a business (marketing, promoting, growing your classes, social media, youtube channel and teaching fulltime
In Studio Training Includes:
- Training Materials (PDF/Online)
- In Studio Lectures
- Lifetime/Unlimited Online Access To All In Studio Lectures (All lectures will be recorded, availabke anytime)
- UNLIMITED Yoga Classes at Yoga Village (Online & In Studio) for the duration of your program (up to $500 value)
- Lifetime/Unlimited access to all matirials online
- Vegetarian Lunches, Snacks and Tea
- Personal Mentor
- Final Exam (Part II)
- Offsite Welcome Weekend Retreat ($750 Value)
Online Training Includes:
- Training Materials (PDF/Online)
- Lifetime/Unlimited Online Access
- Access To All Lectures (Live Streaming AND Recorded Sessions – Available Anytime)
- Personal Mentor
- Final Exam (Part II)
A Yoga Village reserves the right to limit class size and individual enrollment based on a pre-registration interview and at our sole discretion. Tuition fees paid are non-refundable for the online option. Yoga Village may consider a partial refund or credit in very special cases for the in studio option.