TEACHER TRAINING
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training
Abundance Yoga School's Teacher Training focuses on providing instructors in training the tools to create equitable yoga for everyone. This Hatha based training offers a deeper understanding of your own practice while giving you everything you need to lead yoga classes and become a 200 hour registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.
Learn to help students find their own successful yoga practice that meets the needs of their daily life and give them space to feel home again in their own body.
This training is registered with and meets all the requirements of a 200 hour yoga school training program under the Yoga Alliance standards. You will receive a full access unlimited pass for online classes at Abundance Yoga for the length of the program.
A Deeper Look Into What You Will Take Away With You
● 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:
● This program is perfect for those looking to dive into their passion, as well as those who wish to teach.
● 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.
This is a Hybrid Training
You can attend in person at Cailleach Massage at Phase Gym, 615 28th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233, or Via Zoom at the links provided each weekend.
Training times & dates
March 15 Welcome and Expectations/icebreakers 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
March 28/29 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
April 11/12 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
April 25/26 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
May 9/10 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
May 23/24 | NO SESSION, Online Learning Module Instead (self-paced, not due over the holiday weekend)
June 6/7 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
June 20/21 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
July 4/5 | NO SESSION, Online Learning Module Instead (self-paced, not due over the holiday weekend)
July 18/19 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
August 1/2 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
August 15/16 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
August 29/30 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
September 12/13 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
September 26/27 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. both days
Required Reading and reference materials (hard copy):
Yoga Anatomy, Third edition by Leslie Kaminoff
The Heart of Yoga by T K V Desikachar
Yoga for Everyone by Dianne Bondy
Required reading/listening materials (audio copies or hard copies):
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - several translations are available
The Bhagavad Gita – several translations are available
Yoga and Body Image by Melanie Klein & Anna Guest-Jelley
Required listening:
The Yoga History Podcast with Colin Hall
Let’s Talk Yoga with with Arudhati Baitmangalkar
Recommended Online Resources:
Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight | TED Talk
Optional reference books:
Hatha Yoga Pradipika, translated by Brian Dana Ekers
Ashtanga Yoga Practice Manual by David Swenson
Light on Pranayama by B K S Iyengar (free online PDF is available)
Anatomy Trains by Thomas Meyers
Yoga to Support Immunity: Mind, Body, Breathing Guide to Whole Health by Melanie Salvatore-August
Optional reference books (may be audio versions):
The Eight Limbs of Yoga by Stuart Ray Sarbadu & Kevin Kimple
Eastern Body Western Mind by Anodea Judith
The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz
Cost and payment options:
Price: $3,500
Payment Plan ($3,500): $500 by February 30, then $375/month
No certificates will be issued until payment has been received in full
Students are required to bring their own mat and any pertinent materials to training. Any missed training may be made up in private or small group sessions with instructors at the instructors' private session rate. Small groups may split the cost.
Tuition & Refund Policy
● An applicant who withdraws from the program before the Start Date is entitled to a refund
of all monies except for their non-refundable deposit.
● A trainee who withdraws from the course within the first 20 classroom hours may be
refunded up to 80% of the full program price.
● After the first 20 classroom hours, there will be no refunds. If the applicant withdraws
from the program for any reason, the applicant will be responsible for paying the full
tuition, regardless of any partial payments that have been made to date.
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