200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training
2022 YTT Schedule Now Available!
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Winter 2022 Schedule
*Fridays 5-9pm, Saturdays 11-7pm, Sundays 12.30-5pm
(Jan 14-16, Jan 28-30, Feb 11-13, Feb 25-27, March 11-13, March 25-27, April 8-10, April 22-24, May 6-8, May 20-22, June 3-5, June 17-19)
Tuition: $3,200
FREE 6-month access to online classes valued at $300 to support your learning during training.
$200 off early registration on or before October 2, 2021 at the Informational Open House. Attend a free class at 9.30am and stay for Q&A session afterwards.
$500 non-refundable deposit is needed to complete registration.
Payment plan offered with request.
Payment Options: Venmo or PayPal
One scholarship award is available for someone with financial need. Provide essay.
Contact Sue for registration
Training Location:
Breathe Yoga KC Holistic Healing Studio
22909 W. 83rd St, Lenexa, Ks 66227
There are no experience or knowledge prerequisites for the 200-hour course -- only a deep commitment to oneself. Students of all levels are encouraged to use this course to either begin or continue a journey of personal exploration and acceptance, and to develop or enhance yoga teaching competencies.
ASHTANGA / VINYASA YOGA PRACTICE
- Cultivate ujjayi (ocean) breath, bandhas (energy locks), and inward focus
- Increase strength, stamina, flexibility and balance
- Establish and deepen a daily asana practice
- Receive and perform hands-on adjustments
- Utilize the breath to its greatest effect
- Deepen your understanding of poses and their effects
- Begin to read the body and adapt poses appropriately
- Sequence poses to create a balanced flow
- Discover a deeper look within oneself for greater healing
- Move the spine in six directions to maintain optimal health
ANATOMY
- Learn to articulate the muscular-skeletal components of selected postures
- Deepen your knowledge of the therapeutic value of the asanas in the primary series
- Discover an anatomical language suitable for teaching
- Learn safe, effective adjustments and modifications
MEDITATION
- Develop the faculty of concentration
- Cultivate deeper levels of awareness and balance in mind and body
- Establish a daily personal practice
- Learn to lead group meditation
TEACHING SKILLS
- Assist students in experiencing transformation
- Individualize instruction for students with special needs
- Give deeply connective adjustments
- Sequence postures and structure a vinyasa class
- Share meditation techniques
- Communicate effectively without sacrificing the integrity of a strong class
- Work with a partner
- Cultivate deep relaxation in students
- Tailor sessions for both individual and group instruction
- Give and receive goal-directed feedback
- Listen emphatically
GATHERING AND SHARING
- Study yoga history and philosophy
- Discover yourself and others through journal entries
- Deepen your understanding of yoga through reading selections
- Make a commitment to sangha/kula/community