Hatha Yoga Teacher Training

Why this program?

Bliss Yoga Studio offers a 200-hour Yoga teacher training program that meets the standards defined by Yoga Alliance. The program will provide the students with the essential knowledge and skills to teach Hatha Yoga classes independently.

Students will get an understanding of the yoga asana (poses) practice from a technique, functional, energetic and therapeutic perspective, of the elements of pranayama (breathing) and meditation practices and how to build lesson plans. In addition, the program will cover functional anatomy as it relates to yoga practice, traditional yoga (subtle) anatomy, teaching methodology, yoga philosophy, lifestyle, professional ethics and the essentials of the business of teaching yoga.

A distinguishing aspect of this program is the focus on the personal growth and emotional healing aspects of the practice, bringing in elements from the physical, meditative and spiritual traditions of Yoga as well as insights from contemporary research into human behaviour, relationships and consciousness.

The faculty consists of experienced yoga teachers with Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Yoga Nidra teaching experience. Some of the senior teachers also bring their energy healing and transpersonal psychotherapy experience to this program.

Requirements

This program consists of 180 in-class hours, homework assignments and open-book tests.

Students are also required to take a minimum of five Hatha Yoga classes, five Kundalini Yoga classes and one Yoga Nidra group therapy workshop (Insomnia, Anxiety, or Pain) to familiarize themselves with the our teaching style and to teach ten Karma Yoga classes at Bliss Yoga Studio.

A certificate of completion will be granted upon completion of all of the above requirements.

Schedule

Registration

Yoga teacher training applicants should have two or more years experience practicing yoga and have a personal yoga practice. Consideration will be given for personal relevant experience and interest as detailed in the application.

Fill out an application form and either mail, email or deliver it to the studio in person. You will be contacted for a personal interview with the program director or one of the senior teachers listed below.

Jelena Duma, Director of Bliss Yoga Studio / Senior Teacher
Andrew Kun, Director of Teacher Training/ Senior Teacher
Mary DelleDonne, Senior Teacher