300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training 2023

We are excited to offer our Spring training in March 2023!

Offered in Two Modules, for both Advancing Student and Teacher-in-Training. 

 Module One: “Going Deeper: An Advancing Practitioner’s program”.

Module One is a foundation course for consistent, experienced practitioners wishing to strengthen their relationship to posture, meditation and breath-work. Students will deepen their practice (Sadhana) for their own sakes and benefit, not to simply qualify as a new teacher.

Module One dates:

• March 31-April 2 weekend

• April 14,15, 16 weekend

• April 28, 29, 30 weekend

• May 12, 13, 14 weekend

• June 2, 3, 4 weekend

Investment: $2400 + gst includes a studio pass for the duration of the course, and textbooks.

Embarking on the spiritual path of Yoga requires patience, humility and a desire to learn. It also requires a willingness to practice the teachings that have been passed down over the millennia and make them a part of our daily lives. We Human Beings have always been curious about what exists beyond our physical experience. Many Sages and Saints have tried to answer this question, and guide us toward a spiritual connection while in this human form.

Module One is also a journey of self-discovery and personal development, via dynamic group work within a supportive community (Sangha.) Previous students have experienced life-changing growth and evolution, helping them to move forward with renewed purpose and vision.

Module One offers the flexibility, upon completion, to join the subsequent Teacher Training Module that will support you in a teaching career.

Module 2: “The Teaching Pathway”

Module two is devoted to supporting teachers in training to lead and support students in a meaningful way. 

This will include practice teaching with your peers and in community via practicum. This section of the 300-hour program gives students an authentic experience of traditionally taught, classical yoga. The course curriculum is based on the Ashtanga Vinyasa Method, Patanjali Yoga Sutras and up-to-date research from the field of Neuroscience. It will include an online anatomy course done outside of class time.

Module two dates:

•  June 9, 10, 11 weekend
• June 16,17,18 weekend
• June 30- July 2 weekend

Investment:$1750 + gst includes studio pass, textbook, online anatomy course. Module one is a prerequisite for this training.

Practicums: Students will practice teaching and assisting fellow students early in the program, in a fun, supportive manner. Students will also Observe, Shadow & Assist the Lead Teachers during select scheduled studio classes. 

Teaching Pathway: Students are guided in led classes and traditional “Mysore-style” learning formats. In keeping with the tradition of the student-teacher relationship, students are tasked with particular practices as their body/mind is ready to receive them. This personal experience of overall growth and steadiness of practice will cultivate excellence in teaching going forward.

This approach represents a departure from the more common modern yoga experience, where students are often thrown into classes where advanced techniques are given without preparing students appropriately. Cultivation of deep spiritual practice requires mastery of breath, mind and posture, one step at a time, at a pace that suits each individual. 

Students will focus on the Primary Series of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, plus additional sub-sequences, increasing their knowledge of each individual posture and the vinyasa system. Curriculum modules will be dedicated to specific posture themes, such as hip opening, back bending, arm balancing and inversion sequences. Developing and deepening a personal practice will be a priority in this training.  Students come away with the ability to teach postures in a sequence, rather than memorizing and teaching sequences that ignore students’ capacities.