YogaKula

YogaKula is a yoga community located in the heart of Downtown Berkeley. Offerings are abundant and include variety of classes, speciality workshops and trainings taught by renowned teachers both in-studio and online. The teachers are trained in Anusara, Iyengar, Hatha, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga yoga traditions, with backgrounds in the health and wellness sciences. They have decades of advanced studies in yoga and meditation. YogaKula is a RYS certified school offering 200 and 300 hour yoga teacher trainings annually.

The 200 Hour YogaKula Teacher Training inspires and empowers you to become the kind of yoga teacher you want to be. This 200 hour program consists of the 100 hour Yoga Immersion followed by 100 hours dedicated to the art and science of teaching. You will receive comprehensive training in the methods of teaching alignment-based hatha yoga and vinyasa. During the course of this program you will discover, cultivate, and refine your authentic voice as you step confidently into the practice of teaching yoga to others. At YogaKula we understand that we learn to teach and teach to learn simultaneously. This track is appropriate for experienced students who wish to pursue teaching and current teachers wishing to expand and fine tune their skills and abilities.

You will leave this teacher training with the ability to construct and safely guide a variety of students through a well-rounded alignment based yoga class. You will learn how to articulate instructions clearly and succinctly, skillfully observe and adjust students, develop and weave relevant class themes, inspire your students and teach from your heart.

Students benefit from individualized attention, ample opportunities for practice and feedback, and deeper integration into the community. This track includes supplemental homework assignments, apprenticeship, and weekly classroom study. Graduates are eligible to apply for RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance.

You will gain a working knowledge of:

1. Advanced Biomechanical Principles (spirals, loops, fascial lines)

2. Safe performance of advanced poses

3. Intelligent sequencing for a wide variety of students

3. How to teach basic centering, pranayama and meditation

4. Assists, adjustments and modifications for common poses

5. Understanding and addressing common misalignments

6. Yoga for injury prevention

7. Applied Anatomy and Physiology

9. Creating class themes

10. Weaving life affirming yogic philosophy into your classes

11. Subtle body anatomy and energy flows in poses

12. Vocal quality, tone and projection

13. Basic business practices in the yoga industry

Our 300 Hour Teacher Training at YogaKula is a one-of-a-kind program designed to offer you a creative and in-depth advanced curriculum based on your particular teaching focus. Broken into various tracks, you can piece together a specialized curriculum that fits your unique skills, passions and interests.

The program is open to those teachers who have completed their 200 HR RYT® teacher training at a Yoga Alliance Registered School and who wish to deepen and expand their skills, knowledge, and capacities. Teachers will have 3 years to complete their 300 hours curriculum, after which they will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance at the highest level, RYT-500. Graduates of the program will receive a certificate of completion.

Included in our Program: Participants in our 300 Hour Program will have access to our Online Yoga Education Platform which includes our manual and courses taught by master teachers on anatomy, therapeutics, philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and much more. Participants can select to join our regular workshops offered during the program. Each participant has the opportunity for private mentoring and small group support to build their vision and create promotional materials and the opportunity to offer a workshop or classes at Yogakula.

Learn more at: www.yogakula.com