Namaste Yoga (Royal Oak)

Namaste Yoga is based in Royal Oak, Michigan and has been providing 200-hour yoga teacher training for over 25 years. The program is not only well established and respected, but continues to evolve to include the newest understandings of yoga philosophy, benefits of yoga, accessibility, inclusivity, and best practices. The goal of our program is to have students prepared to teach a safe, well-planned Hatha Yoga class that encompasses all levels.

We are a Level I Magnet School for the International Institute of Yoga Therapy. Students who attend our 200 hour program will not only be prepared to provide safe, accessible classes in any setting, they will also gain advanced knowledge of yoga in the bigger landscape of wellness and health.  Our focus on continually centering and honoring yoga philosophy provides students of our program a truly unique and comprehensive foundational yoga teacher training experience.

In addition to required Yoga Alliance topics, graduates will learn about:

Restorative Yoga (with an opportunity to complete a full certification)

Yin Yoga

Prenatal Yoga

We require all students to complete a teaching mentorship with one of our instructors to ensure they are fully prepared to teach.

Lead Teaching Staff

Ken Aubuchon C-IAYT, E-RYT 500,  YACEP, Wellness Coach, PFT

Ken is the  Owner of Namaste Yoga and the Director of Namaste Yoga Teacher Training Programs since 2020. Ken has been teaching and transforming lives for over 15 years by bringing yoga, fitness, and wellness coaching, to the community working with senior living facilities to bring healthy practices to the residents, and in the yoga studio as a teacher and trainer of teachers.

Ken's teaching focuses on integrating yoga philosophy into all aspects of yoga practice. He centers honoring yoga tradition and balances this deeply held belief with the anatomy and physiology of asana practice.

Kyla Remus E-RYT 500, YACEP

Kyla, E- RYT 500, has been teaching yoga since 2001.  She has been practicing herself since 1989, starting yoga for stress reduction, at the suggestion of her Mom, and continued to practice because it has enriched her life immensely. She is greatly influenced by Judith Lasater, Eric Schiffman, Michael Lee, Linda Makowski, Jason Crandell, Marie Gaughan and Veronic Zador just to name a few masters she has studied with over the years. During yoga teacher training she developed a program for a homeless shelter and also designed a program for a correctional facility.  Kyla is passionate about yoga and loves to share her knowledge and enthusiasm of yoga with others. She is RELAX AND RENEW®: RESTORATIVE YOGA, LEVEL 1 certified and 300 hour graduate of Beaumont School of Yoga. Kyla is also a retired IT professional with a BA in Business from Michigan State University. She is a member of the Yoga Association of Greater Detroit.