Develop Your Inner Teacher

Teaching yoga is an art and a science.  It is a conversation, a dance, an interpersonal reciprocity between teacher and student.  ​Join Sarahjoy and her training team as you develop your knowledge and your skill set, as well as your personal artistry as a teacher. Beyond what other training programs offer, you'll learn specialized teaching skills such as:

• Language choices, voice tone, and voice prosody
• Developing the mindful trance in yoga classes​

• ​Capturing the Teachable Moment
• Inspiring lasting transformation in your students

Need more information? Click below to learn more about our 200-hr Teacher Training:
​200-hr Teacher Training FAQs  |  200-hr Program Components 
            200-hr Student Testimonials    | Online-Studio-Satellite Hybrid Model

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WHAT IS AMRITA YOGA?

amrita yoga integrates vinyasa yoga, Ayurveda, neuroscience, yoga philosophy, psychology, pranayama, chanting, and mindfulness. amrita yoga emphasizes the bio-mechanics of alignment, anatomy, kinesiology, and rehabilitative processes. LEARN MORE

​​ONLINE COURSE MATERIAL​

Anatomy and asana tutorials Assigned readings from The Yoga Sutras,  the Bhagavad Gita, and luminary teachers Mindfulness tools Guided weekly asana and mindfulness practices Online forums for discussion with classmates

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

Four immersion weekends Dharma  Study Groups Daily Online Yoga Class observations and reflections Practicum assignments for integrating Ayurveda and yoga into your classes

FALL 2021 SCHEDULE

Module Dates: September 10 - 12  |  October 8 - 11  |  October 29 - October 31  |  December 3 - 5 ​Want to learn more about yoga teacher trainings? We offer FREE yoga teacher training info sessions! EMAIL US

Investment

The investment for this 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is: 
$3,000 with application by July 31st, 2021.
$3,500 after July 31st, 2021.
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You can pay for the program in full, or via payment plans.
$500 of your initial payment will be held as a non-refundable deposit.

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Scholarship
​We strive to make teacher trainings accessible for all. Therefore, we provide selective scholarship assistance.
To determine your eligibility for financial assistance, please FIRST complete the training AND scholarship applications.
​We will review all applications and make scholarship determinations 45 days before the training begins.

Scholarship Request Form

Training Modules

MODULE 1  |  ​Establishing Your Foundation

• Asana, Pranayama, Mindfulness
• Vinyasa Yoga
• Restorative Yoga
• Chanting

• Yoga Sutras 
• Dharma Study Groups
• Ayurveda's DInacharya
• ​Neuroscience of Yoga + Mindfulness

MODULE 2  |  ​Deepening Your Inner Yoga

• Asana, Pranayama, Mindfulness
• Vinyasa Yoga
• Restorative Yoga
• Chanting

• Yoga's Kosha Model
• Dharma Study Groups
• Ayurvedic Seasons
• ​Neuroscience of Yoga + Mindfulness

MODULE 3  |  ​Skill Building

• The Language of Alignment: verbal cueing, trauma-informed language
• Language choices, voice tone, and voice prosody
• Integrating yoga props
• Anatomy, physiology & biomechanics
• Teaching Skills (demonstration & observation skills)​​
• Developing the mindful trance in yoga classes​

MODULE 4  |  ​Integration

• Ayurvedic sequencing:  based on the rhythms of nature (doshas)
• Yoga and Ayurveda on and off the mat, bringing the dharma to life
• Interpersonal neurobiology in your classrooms
• Capturing the Teachable Moment
• Inspiring lasting transformation in your students
• Teaching to small and large groups​​​
• How to be a conscious yoga steward (ethics, scope of practice)

Our Guiding Teachers

In our Teacher Trainings, join us to deepen your understanding and lived expression of the yogic teachings of Eknath Easwaran and Anthony de Mello. Transformational teachers and leaders in spiritual communities, in India and in the West, the teachings of each of these awakened beings are still relevant today. Specifically, we’ll draw on Easwaran’s Bhagavad Gita translations and commentaries. We’ll read their offerings, seeking to embody their wisdom in our practice and in our lives. These teachers forged frontiers that influenced generations of practitioners.

Eknath Easwaran

Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois

Pema Chodron

Anthony De Mello

We provide you with two books as a part of your program: 
The Way to Love by Anthony DeMello and A More Ardent Fire by Eknath Easwaran (both included in your tuition). 
We also recommend The Sacred Tradition of Yoga by Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois
and When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. ​

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