About This Training:

A robust and comprehensive Yoga Alliance registered teacher training that will teach you to safely and confidently create and teach hatha and vinyasa style yoga classes.

This program is the perfect platform for nourishing your love of yoga and setting a strong foundation for a professional yoga career.

Created in partnership with an experienced instructional designer, this program is professionally crafted to put the student at the center and deliver maximum educational impact.

You will:

• Learn a teaching methodology that sets a solid foundation for both your yoga practice and teaching,
• Gain a firm understanding of anatomy and its practical application to asana so that you can practice and teach with greater confidence and skill,
• Learn the art of peak pose sequencing, which will empower you to develop safe, smart and creative class sequences,
• Deepen your own mental well being by learning to practice and teach key meditation and pranayama techniques,
• Gain a clear understanding of yoga history and the real-world application of key philosophical texts,
• Learn about the subtle body systems, such as the koshas, chakras and vayus,
• Participate in practices, asana labs, practice teaching, and structured practicums that will radically deepen your personal practice and elevate your teaching,
• Connect with a community of like minded yogis to nourish your passion and dive into your personal growth.

Additional Points:

YAM’s Yoga Teacher Training is a transformative experience, going beyond yoga poses (asana) and into the depths of yoga philosophy, emphasizing yoga as a living practice.

This program is perfect for any level of practitioner; you don’t have to be flexible or able to do fancy poses to take the training. Your personal practice will deepen at the pace that works for you.

Required Reading:
The Bhagavad Gita- Stephen Mitchell
Light On Yoga – Iyengar
Yoga The Iyengar Way – Silva, Mira & Shyam Mehta
The Yoga Sutras of Patañjalī- Sri Swami Satchidananda
The Key Poses of Yoga– Ray Long
The Key Muscles of Yoga– Ray Long
The Heart of Yoga– T.K.V. Desikachar
Yamas & Niyamas- Deborah Adele
Yoga Sequencing – Mark Stephens
Your Body Your Yoga – Bernie Clark

Recommended reading should you be interested (not required):
Yin Yoga- Bernie Clark
The Miracle of Mindfulness– Thich Naht Hanh
No Mud, No Lotus- Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhist Boot Camp – Timber Hawkeye
The Four Agreements – Don Miguel Ruiz
The Yoga of Breath– Richard Rosen
Back Care Basics– Mary Pullig Schatz