200hr Yoga Teacher Training

The current standard price for a 200-hour Yoga teacher training is about $3500 which automatically creates boundaries, and exclusion, for some. A Tiered Pricing Model creates opportunity for those who may not otherwise be able to join, while retaining the value of the training and teachers; thus challenging the industry’s standard and capitalistic norms. This model invites us to take inventory of our personal resources, and examine our personal intersectionality and levels of privilege. 

There sure are!

Every Friday night session will be virtual. Wednesday evenings for the 300-hour will also be virtual. This gives us more flexibility, and space in the world. Friday nights can feel like a lot to juggle, with travel times and traffic considered. Stay home, and let's connect virtually. And 9pm sometimes feels real late. :)

Some of the guest teachers will be Zoom-ing in as well! And sometimes life happens so if you need to stay home for a session, you can always join in virtually.

For the most part, yes!

Some guest teachers may opt to NOT record, and I always offer that to them.

Technology may also get in the way at times. But ultimately, YES! I will make every effort to record, and share, all the sessions.

These sessions will be uploaded, and live for a year, on a google drive. You will be able to download these as you like.

In accordance with Yoga Alliance's current standards, we will have 200+ face-to-face time. This will include virtual, and in-person (if you choose), and will include time with myself, guest teachers, and your group.

We will have 20ish hours of outside assignments, which include reading books (and writing book reports), listening to podcasts, sequencing assignments, and practice teaching.

Everything will be made super clear in our first few meetings as we discuss the expectations.

All assignments will be tracked via a spreadsheet, and shared with you so you always know where you stand.

Ideally, students will be able to attend at least 8 of the 10 weekends - but hopefully all 10!! (anything more than this will need to be discussed with lead teacher)

AND life totally happens so don't worry, we can work it out! Most sessions will be recorded and uploaded, so you can easily watch later.

Any assignments, or live teachings, will need to be worked out separately. (Some programs charge extra $$ for missed sessions - we aim to NOT have extra expenses while also making sure you have everything you need)

These designations are mostly due to Yoga Alliance's current standards.

200-hours is a foundational program and is the bare minimum required by Yoga Alliance in order to register. A 200-hour program is meant to prepare people to teach yoga asana classes.

300-hours is considered "advanced" training and when combined with the initial 200-hours once can call oneself a 500-hour teacher. All 300-hours must be completed at the same school

Yep! We sure are!!

While we fully recognize that Yoga Alliance is not THE authoritative voice on Yoga, we do follow their standards, ethical commitments, and format for both our 200 and 300 hour programs.

Yoga is cultural practice with roots to India and therefore doesn't need to be accountable to any organization, and we do find it necessary to adhere to a system of standards. Within this system, Elemental Moon Yoga School is still able to operate from a place of inclusion, cultural appreciation, and integrity.

Elemental Moon Yoga School exceeds the current requirements for Yoga Alliance in hours, assignments, topics, and mentorship (updated in 2020).

If you would like!

RYT stands for "Registered Yoga Teacher" and is a designation offered by Yoga Alliance.

This school is currently registered with Yoga Alliance and you will be eligible to register with them upon completion of this training, and your heart-work.

This designation will give you access to YA's wealth of resources, discounts on products and insurance, and accountability in continuing your education.

Some studios may require this registration, many do not. The choice is yours to make