200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

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Yogaspace is an International Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training School that has developed a solid and longstanding reputation for excellence over twenty eight years. We honour the historic roots of yoga alongside a modern, evidence based foundation in which form is at the service of function. We are proud to see our graduates preferentially hired and a notable prominence of our alumni who have become yoga leaders and educators locally and internationally. We have worked hard to develop an outstanding curriculum and to sustain the most excellent faculty. Our lead trainers are among the most experienced and accomplished 500 hour ERYT yoga educators in Canada.

We invite anyone serious about deepening their understanding and practice of the vast subject that is yoga to give us a call, come visit our studio and consider our programs.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Yogaspace 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Program provides prospective yoga teachers and those interested in enriching their yoga practice with a strong foundation in all aspects of practicing and teaching Vinyasa and Classical Hatha yoga. The program happens twice annually in the Spring and in the Fall and takes place in the studio and online over twelve weeks, (with two short breaks). The thirty hour *yoga philosophy module is offered virtually over ten Wednesday evenings and the practical training takes place in the studio over twelve weekends. The program concludes with an (optional) practicum on the Yogaspace schedule. For twenty four years Yogaspace Community Classes have proven to be an essential component of our graduate success rate, serving as a breeding ground for confident, capable teachers.

By certification, our graduates have developed the discipline of a personal yoga practice as the foundation for exceptional teaching alongside the knowledge, skill and experience to begin teaching in yoga studio’s, gyms, schools, retreats, private settings and corporate settings. Graduates qualify for RYT status with the International Yoga Alliance and those wishing to further their yogic studies at the 300 hour level, have the pre-requisite to do so. For quality assurance, we take a maximum of 16 students per session.

* Students have the option of taking the yoga philosophy module separately from the practical module as long as they do so within the same 12 month period. Please contact us for this option.

UPCOMING PROGRAM DATES

FALL/WINTER 2024
Wednesday October 30 – Sunday February 9

Yoga Philosophy Module Online
10 Wednesday Nights, 6 – 9pm
October 30
November 6, 13, 20, 27
December 4, 11, 18
January 8, 15

Practical Module In-Studio
12 Saturdays In Studio, 11:30am – 5pm
12 Sundays In Studio, 11:30am – 4pm
November 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30
December 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21-22 – (Break: December 23 – January 3)
January 4, 5, 11, 12 – (Break: January 13 – 31)
February 1, 2, 8, 9 (Presentations & Graduation)

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SPRING 2025
Dates TBA

Program Overview

Yoga Philosophy, Pranayama, Meditation, Chanting
• Origins, history and meanings of yoga
• The Five Yoga’s: History, philosophy, teachings and practice
• Introduction to Chanting: Hymns from the Upanishads
• Introduction to the subtle body
• How to skillfully weave yoga’s philosophical teachings into your classes
• Pranayama and Meditation: History, methodology, practice and teaching
• Teaching skills for creating a meditation offering

Anatomy of the Moving Body
• Overview of the human body in relation to practicing and teaching yoga
• The musculoskeletal, fascial, nervous, respiratory, digestive and hormone systems
• Practical application of anatomy knowledge to asana practice and teaching
• Common injuries and conditions: Prevention and modification application

Practical Training
• Fundamentals of moving in time and space
• Loops, spirals, lines of energy
• Experiential anatomy
• The human starfish / Moving from the core
• Putting the hood on cobra: The inner experience of asana
• Bandha
• Asana categories and positions
• Theory, practice and cueing of the full asana curriculum
• Development of a personal yoga practice
• Teaching Foundations: Technique and methodology
• Cueing, language, voice technique
• Developing the teachers mindset
• Touch and consent
• The art and science of sequencing
• Arc of a class
• Structure of class
• Class themes
• Creating class sequences
• Practice teaching in pairs, groups and to the full group
• Being at the front of the room
• Working the room
• Left, right, front, back, mirror teaching
• Yoga, Inclusivity, accessibility, oppression, appropriation and appreciation
• Seeing, creating safe space for, and teaching individuals and groups
• Posture modifications with and without props
• Pranayama and Meditation: Practice and teaching
• The business of yoga
• Introduction to prenatal yoga
• One-on-one direction and feedback for Yogaspace teaching practicum
• Certification granted upon completion of all assignments

Assignments
• Fifteen minute final presentation
• Take home, open book philosophy assignment
• (Optional) two month teaching assignment on the Yogaspace Schedule
• A minimum of 30 In Studio classes and 5 class reflections
• Group, personal one hour and fifteen minute yoga class sequences are created in class and embellished as homework

Includes
• A Complimentary 4 month In-Studio Class Pass
• Yogaspace 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Manual
• Private and group use of the studio
• Guidance and feedback from the program director and faculty
• Option to teach Community Classes upon graduation of both modules at the discretion of the program director

Does not include
• Hard Copy: One Without a Second by Hali Schwartz, $25
• The Key Muscles of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Volume I, by Ray Long, $41.16

Tuition
$3750
OR
$3450 (If paid 1 month before the program start date)

FACULTY

Yoga Alliance RYS 200

Yogaspace is a registered Yoga Alliance Teacher Training School and a Private Educational Institution certified with the Federal Government of Canada. Teacher training students will receive an official tuition fee receipt for income tax purposes.
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All fees are subject to HST and are in Canadian Dollars.
Teacher Training payments and deposits are final, non-refundable and non-transferable.