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Shine brighter through Yoga

YOGASOURCE 200 HOUR
YOGA IMMERSION + TEACHER TRAINING

2024-2025

 
 
 
 

In person training

 
 
 

TEACHER TRAINING
2024-2025
MODULE DATES:
August 30-September 2
October 11-14
November 8-10
January 9-13
February 21-23
March 14-16
April 10-13
May 16-18
June 6-8

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

YogaSource’s 200 Hour Program is designed for students who aim to explore the full potential and spectrum of Yoga as a living art, as well as for those who feel a call to become, or explore becoming, a Yoga teacher.

The nine month program consists of seven weekend modules plus one five day immersion in February, in Santa Fe, NM. During the immersion, a potent experience of the benefits of Yogic lifestyle and in-depth practice of asana, pranayama and meditation will be explored with the lead facilitators, Amy Spurlock and Wendelin Scott.

Amy and Wendelin are joined throughout the nine month program by a cohort of expert faculty whose vibrant and inspired courses include topics such as: the lineage, history and origins of Yoga, Ayurveda and self care, racial and social equity, the subtle body, and the language and poetry of Yoga. You can read more about the program lead facilitators and contributing faculty here.

The YogaSource program creates a balance between the time honored and the cutting edge; between the language of symbol and metaphor, and the language of science; between the authentic and original teachings and modern innovation.

It is through this carefully crafted balance that we offer you a refined and relevant training that will support you to excel and shine brighter as a person, a Yoga practitioner and potentially as a Yoga teacher.

The YogaSource Training meets and exceeds the 200-hour requirements put forth by Yoga Alliance, the national standard in Yoga education.


WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE, PRACTICE + LEARN:

The emphasis of the YogaSource Immersion and Teacher Training is on deep, experiential practice and learning. Your lead instructors will guide and mentor you throughout the program and will take your asana, pranayama, meditation, and teaching practices to new levels of understanding and accomplishment.

Over the course of the eight months of the training, participants immerse in the origins and timeless practices of Yoga in a safe, supportive and inspired environment for process-based learning. Self-reflection, self-discovery, personal growth and healing are at the heart of our approach. This program aims to rigorously and joyfully transmit the study and practice of Yoga and along with its methodologies of teaching.


ASANA

In addition to regular in-depth practice, the program emphasizes understanding and embodying three primary components of the Yoga asanas--

    • Alignment: understanding the alignment principles of each asana as a road map to help find the unfettered flow of prana and maximum healing effects for body, mind and breath for any given individual.

    • Actions: Demonstrating an understanding of the correct actions of the asana for optimal benefit and therapeutic effect.

    • Awareness: Tending to one's inner awareness while practicing the specific techniques.

We will address the technical details of alignment as well as appropriate stages, levels and modifications to help each person achieve a satisfying and relevant practice.


PRANAYAMA

This program will develop an understanding of basic breathing patterns in yourself and others. Additionally, you will be able to coherently practice, demonstrate and instruct the techniques of ujjayi, nadi shodhana, kapalabhati and bhramari.


MEDITATION

You will be skillfully guided and initiated into meditation techniques during the eight month training. You will learn to instruct basic seated guided meditation and supine savasana techniques. These are important techniques for opening and closing Yoga practices and classes, as well as enriching one's own practice.


CHANTING

You will learn chants for invocation at the beginning of classes, mantras for healing, as well as the deeper significance of Om.


EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMY

We feel it is vital for serious students and teachers of Yoga to have a solid foundation in human anatomy and physiology as it is related to the actions and alignment of asana. Our program offers a dynamic dive into experiential anatomy guiding you step by step through how our wonderful human bodies move and function, especially in regards to Yoga Asana. Subtle, or energetic, anatomy will also be included in the curriculum providing essential knowledge of the pranic body within Yoga practice.


PHILOSOPHY + ETHICS

The philosophy component of the program centers on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. You will read key portions of the Yoga Sutras, understand the eight limbs of Yoga as outlined by Patanjali and explore studies of the Yamas (ethical precepts) and Niyamas (personal attributes) through the lens of your own experience and your own life.

Further texts that will be included are the Hatha Yoga Pradapika, Siva Samhita and Gherunda Samhita. Teachings on the main paths of Yoga - Hatha, Raja, Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and Tantra and on the origins, history and lineages of Yoga are included. The ethics of practicing and teaching Yoga are woven throughout the program, with an emphasis on enriching one's own capacity for self-reflection and personal transformation.


TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Out of the direct, lived experience of practicing Yoga, we cultivate the understanding of and the tools for how and why to teach Yoga. The training provides concise, logical and practical methods of teaching for a variety of populations and diverse student bodies. Upon completion of the program, we aim for you to be confident enough in your accumulated skills and applied knowledge to take the first steps to enter the field of teaching Yoga. We want our graduates to be clear about why they are practicing and teaching, and to cultivate and share from their own inspired well-spring of knowledge.


PRACTICUM + MENTORSHIP

The student-teacher ratio of this program provides generous personal attention and mentorship. The practicum hours exceed that of Yoga Alliance, and provide ample time to refine and clarify your teaching skills. The practicum hours include practice teaching with support and feedback from instructors as well as public class observation with follow-up writing assignments.


REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION

  • Attend and participate in all required courses
  • Complete all homework assignments, writing projects and required reading
  • Demonstrate an embodied and integrated knowledge from the coursework
  • Pass a cumulative written exam and practical teaching exam


  • IN PERSON + VIRTUAL OPTIONS

    The YogaSource 200 Hour Immersion and Teacher Training is offered as an in-person program with a livestream option.

  • Our immersion module and the final weekend module are the required in-person components of the training.
  • All other weekend modules (October - April) will be offered in both an in-person AND/OR online format. Participants can join us in-person for weekends in Santa Fe, New Mexico, or can participate via Zoom from afar. This means that the training will take place no matter what unforeseen events arise, and that you may participate in this training no matter where you live and in the way that aligns with and best supports your life circumstances.

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    ASANA
    PRANAYAMA
    MEDITATION
    PHILOSOPHY
    TEACHING
    REFLECTION
    TRANSFORMATION

    A DEEP, EXPERIENTIAL DIVE INTO:

  • Full-Spectrum Study and Practice of Yoga
  • In-depth training in Yoga asanas
  • Develop a Sustainable Home Practice
  • Transform your passion for Yoga into teaching
  • Modern Approaches to Mind and Body
  • Connect with primary texts and teachings of Yoga
  • Pranayama & Meditation
  • Chanting Invocations
  • Experiential Anatomy
  • Clarify your Voice and Vision
  • Personal and Yogic Ethics
  • Lifestyle Tuning
  • YOGA METHODS INCLUDED:

  • Communication Skills & The Language of Yoga
  • Group Dynamics & The Student's Process of Learning
  • Time Management, Priorities and Appropriate Sequencing
  • Boundaries, Individual Needs and Precautions For Special Populations
  • Demonstration, Observation, Assisting, and Adjustments
  • Exploring Teaching Styles & The Qualities Of Teacher
  • The Business Aspects of Teaching Yoga

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    SCHEDULE + TUITION

    WEEKEND MODULES:
    August 30-September 2
    October 11-13
    November 8-10
    January 9-13
    February 21-23
    March 14-16
    April 10-13
    May 16-18
    June 6-8

    CERTIFICATE CEREMONY
    June 8, 2025

    TUITION

    $3,300 (+tax) Full Payment
    $3,450 (+tax) Payment Plan

     
     

     

    TO ENROLL:

    Enrollment is a two step process. To secure your spot in the YogaSource 200 Hour Yoga Immersion & Teacher Training:

    1. Download the application and pay the application fee. Email your completed application to: teachertraining@yogasource-santafe.com

    2. Pay your deposit by calling (505) 982-0990

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