Yoga Teacher Training - beyond RYT 200 Yoga Alliance certified
How did you learn to do anything?
Usually some combination of:
seeing someone do it
someone teaching you how to do it
trying to do it
learning (internally and from others’ feedback) what went well and what could have been done better
doing it a bunch more to refine how you do it, while staying open to feedback
teaching others how to do it (further refining the steps of how it is done)
Ask every place you are considering for yoga teacher training: (our answers)
Because I should practice what I am going to teach… will I get unlimited yoga practice, at your studio, as a part of your teacher training? (Yes)
Can I visit your training before I commit? (Yes, attend a $9 Wed night class)
How many live, teaching practicum classes will I have with my peers at your studio? (40+)
How many live, in person classes at your studio will I teach before I graduate? (30+)
Will you attend classes I teach and give me feedback on my teaching? (Yes)
Will you hire me once I graduate? (Yes)
Visit our teacher training and check it out for free: Indianapolis, IN - any Wednesday night (sign up for $9 yoga 1 community class)
We offer 3 learning tracks:
Garden U: 1 year lifestyle program - I choose to learn more about yoga, but I am not interested in certification at this time
Basic RYT200 program - I choose to learn more, a certificate, but I will practice teaching later (this is 99% of yoga teacher trainings in this era)
Classic RYT200 program - I choose to learn more, a certificate, and to learn to teach
Classic RYT 200 Yoga Alliance certified teacher training: ours is 668 hours ॐ
If you are new to teaching yoga, you will begin with what is called the RYT 200 program. Our program usually takes 12 months to complete, though allowances for shorter and longer can be made. If you have previously completed another RYT 200 teacher training and wish to transfer into our advanced RYT 300 / 500 program, see transfer student page
Our teacher training program is thorough. You will graduate with confidence, and along the journey you will discover great personal healing and growth. The current yoga industry standard of 200 hours is insufficient for effectively learning how to teach. Here you will receive triple the hours required by our industry, teach at least 75 classes with feedback, and do so for a similar price as other training programs. We are committed to the beautiful growth of Yoga, we salute your sincere efforts, and we will do our very best to support your journey.
- lead trainers Pierre Couvillion E-RYT500, Yoga Alliance #34289; Shiela Dimof E-RYT500, YA #149775; Kathy Busto Mickel E-RYT500 YA #180869
3 categories comprise our Classic RYT200 program
Practice: love yoga
Tools Development: learn skills to share your love of Yoga
Teaching Practicum: practice sharing your love of Yoga, with on-the-job training
Practice: love yoga
Yoga is experiential learning. Having developed a personal practice is essential prior to teaching one. You will practice at least 125 hours at Santosha or similar. These hours are self-paced and separate from your tuition. Those with many years of experience will be given special consideration to test out of this requirement. Distance learners will have the option to use our videos for home practice.
Tools Development: learn skills to share your love of Yoga
Teaching requires sharing information with others. Reaching students of different backgrounds requires different toolsets. These courses include:
bodywork, to work physically with others;
ayurveda (gardening health care), to learn "for whom and when" a practice of yoga is beneficial, and to learn how to adapt practices to different ages, body types, seasons, climates, and conditions
communication and conduct, to navigate teacher-student relationships;
anatomy, to understand body systems;
music, to lead meaningful group rituals;
yoga lab, to understand modifications, alignment principlies, and how to assist/adjust yoga postures;
sanskrit and philosophy, to establish the intellectual framework from which the teachings of yoga have grown and been preserved.
individual 1-on-1 assessment skills, to adapt the tools of yoga to individuals' needs
teaching lab, to practice teaching in small increments in a group format, to have weekly community with other trainees
Teaching Practicum: practice sharing your love of Yoga, with on-the-job training
Having a personal yoga practice, and having developed some tools for teaching, you will then progress through several stages of teaching, and need to pass each stage. In all you will teach at minimum 34 classes and receive a lot of constructive feedback on your unique gifts and on how to improve.
Practicum includes on-site mentorship at 4 stages of teaching:
Silent class: learn to share your love of the practice with even timing + pacing, while holding space for others to practice
Talk teach: without demonstrating
See the room: learn to work with individuals in a group setting while keeping the above stages intact
Physical adjustments: learn safe, effective hands-on skills to align, modify, assist and enhance the practice while maintaining the above
In our teacher training, you receive the rare opportunity to actually practice these 4 stages, with mentorship, onsite at our studio in live classes. You will graduate with confidence, and after graduation be able to teach an incredible, foundation, all-levels yoga class to students anywhere in the world - even if the students don't speak your language.
“स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः
sa tu dīrgha-kāla-nairantarya-satkār-āsevito dṛdha-bhūmiḥ
A practice which brings one to Truth becomes firmly-grounded when attended with devotion, for a long time, without interruption.”
PRICING
You can pay upfront in full and save, or pay by monthly installments. See our pricing page here
Refunds: deposits and installment payments are non-refundable, only payment upfront in full is refundable. See our refund policy for tuition paid upfront here.
SCHEDULE
open enrollment - you can start this week if you choose
12-15 month program of 6 weekends , 40+ Wed nights, 35 Sunday mornings, and a class of your own for 34 weeks
missed time to be made up during Wed nights or future weekends, we are flexible with sincere students
we are a Vedic style school, based on being “steeped” in practices through longitudinal repetition and apprentice style learning. In contrast, Western yoga education is often a pre-packaged commodity designed largely to sell you something in as short a time as possible. We mention this because, in essence, we are asking you to come be with us - sincerely and regularly - for awhile longer than most places, and with a schedule that is somewhat fluid as the seasons and group changes. We are equally committed to being flexible and fluid with sincere students, and to give you significantly more personal attention and time than is offered in short pre-packaged teacher trainings.
Enrollment and questions: santosha.school@gmail.com, or use the form at the bottom of the page