[ONLINE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING] Lahari 200hr YTT

The Program

Lahari 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program Online Immersion (Yoga Alliance Approved) has been designed for students who want to become certified yoga teachers, as well as those with a desire to dive deeper into the art and science of yoga, grow in their practice, deepen in self-understanding and gain a greater knowledge of body alignment, anatomy and yoga philosophy. Participants will learn and develop the key elements necessary to teach a safe, creative and effective yoga class as well as important skills that will positively serve all aspects of one’s life.

Lahari Yoga 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Program Online Immersion offers an empowering approach to education, teaching and what it means to craft an experience that supports the students for success. As a participant in our program you will receive a well-rounded education that meets the curriculum standards criteria as defined by Yoga Alliance.

Curriculum

Yoga Alliance sets industry standards to ensure quality content and instructors which--we adhere to and align with: (Click on image to zoom)

Take note that while we cover all of these categories we do not necessarily cover all information listed in this chart (e.g. we go over meditation but do not dive into chanting or mudras)
Our curriculum also includes additional content such as conscious communication, listening skills, and self-development exercises (eye contact, compassion journey, sustaining postures, journaling prompts, etc.). These are lead in dyads, triads, and sometimes groups. The self-development portion is designed to strengthen your awareness muscle for your life off the mat and so you can better work with the skills and challenges that may arise as a guide of yoga.
In this training it is our intent to hear, learn from and respect the experiences of all people. We commit to holding space for the truths, realities, growth & healing processes of every individual. We are dedicated to the inclusivity, representation and celebration of the marginalized, underrepresented and/or oppressed students in our community.

8 LIVE Weekends (Required): Weekend 1 - Friday January 29, Saturday January 30 & Sunday January 31 Weekend 2 - Saturday February 6 & Sunday February 7 Weekend 3 - Saturday February 20 & Sunday February 21 Weekend 4 - Saturday February 27 & Sunday February 28 Weekend 5 - Saturday March 13 & Sunday March 14 Weekend 6 - Saturday March 20 & Sunday March 21 Weekend 7 - Saturday April 10 & Sunday April 11 Weekend 8 - Friday April 16, Saturday April 17 & Sunday April 18 Session times: Morning Practice - 7am-8:15am EST (Saturday pre-recorded/Sunday Live)***If you live on the West Coast you can watch the pre-recorded videos for Sunday instead of attending the live morning practice Live Morning Session - 9am-12pm EST Live Afternoon Session - 2-6pm EST In-between assignments (10+hrs each week): Video and reading assignments, personal practice, small group work and practice teaches (to be completed on your own time) *Optional Tuesday evening (philosophy/personal practice) Study Group with Lead Trainer Coby Kozlowski 7:30pm-8:30pm EST *Optional Wednesday Live Yoga Classes 12pm-1pm EST * *Optional Wednesday evening (curriculum/methodology) Study Group with Lead Trainer Steven Leonard 7:30pm-8:30pm EST *Required Thursday Live Small Study Group 7:30pm-8:30pm ***You must attend all live sessions.
Yoga Alliance Approved
A mindful and inward focused approach to teaching Vinyasa (this is not a power yoga teacher training)
Space is limited-registration closes July 3, 2020 (or when program fills)
Total cost EARLY BIRD $1950 --must be paid in Full by January 9, 2020, FULL TUITION $2500 (price has been reduced because of pandemic)
Awards available on a rolling basis and while funds last. See below in FAQ's

WHO THIS IS FOR: This program is for you if you are motivated to deepen into your yoga practice and are willing to fully participate and can show up with curiosity and kindness (towards yourself and others).

WHO THIS IS NOT FOR: This program is NOT for you If you like to complain, you aren't interested in "doing the work" and if you don't want to participate fully. The nature of this program is intensive and interactive.

*This is NOT a therapeutic program. Please consult your doctor/therapist to make sure it is safe for you to participate in a program that requires self-reflection and may challenge you physically/emotionally/spiritually.

*If at any point Steven Leonard, Coby Kozlowski, Lahari Faculty and/or any employees of Simple Rhythm LLC find that you are unfit for the program, you will be asked to leave the program with no refund.

STEVEN LEONARD (Lead Trainer/He/Him) is a functional movement specialist, yoga teacher trainer, and meditation educator.

Steven is a lead faculty member and presenter at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health where he leads 200hr YTT, advanced teacher trainings, programs, and retreats.

Steven is the creator of Freestyle Meditation and lead faculty member for Instinctive Meditation Teacher Training. He also leads personal training, 1:1 meditation coaching, and a yoga teacher mentorship program. Learn more at www.stevenleonard.net

COBY KOZLOWSKI (Trainer/She/Her) is an author, speaker, life coach trainer and contemporary yoga and meditation educator.

She is the author of One Degree Revolution: How the Wisdom of Yoga Inspires Small Shifts that Lead to Big Changes, has appeared on the covers of Yoga Journal and Mantra Wellness Magazine and was named as “one of the seven yoga teachers who have changed the practice.”

Coby is a senior faculty member and presenter at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and Esalen Institute. She is the creator of Kripalu Vinyasa Advanced Teacher Training. She received her master’s degree in transformative leadership. Learn more at www.cobyk.com

+ Our All Star Faculty

MICHELLE DALBEC (She/Her) Anatomy Expert + Guest Trainer

Michelle Dalbec, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a passionate yoga teacher and mindfulness educator who delivers dynamic and motivational workshops and directs professional teacher trainings across the country. A knowledgeable facilitator with more than 15 years’ experience, Michelle is a Lead Faculty member of the Kripalu Schools, a RISE™ facilitator, co-creator of Unified Body Yoga, a Yoga Tune Up teacher, and a certified knitting instructor with the Craft Yarn Council. Michelle teaches with the intention to inspire authentic alignment and expression and makes the benefits of yoga possible for all. She leads with an inquiry-based approach that empowers students to realize their full potential and individuality. A self-confessed anatomy nerd, she believes that yoga is a lifelong journey of s elf-discovery, both on and off the mat. Learn more at www.myoga.com

ERIN CASPERSON {She/Her) Ayurveda Expert + Guest Trainer

Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher. She is a graduate of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda and has continued her studies in Ayurveda both at Kripalu and in India. A passionate, heartfelt, and enthusiastic teacher, Erin loves sharing how the ancient practices of Ayurveda can be applied to modern-day living. An outdoor devotee, she has many years of hiking and backpacking experience in the New England woods and has summited all 48 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire.

JOSEPHINE EDMONDSON (She/Her) Trauma Informed Expert + Guest Trainer

Josephine Edmondson is a Seattle-based healer and yoga teacher trainer specializing in trauma-informed practices. She currently serves as the lead teacher and curriculum developer for the University of Washington's Yoga for Healing Program. Over the last ten years, Josephine has taught yoga, meditation, and breathwork in a variety of settings including: prisons, juvenile detention centers, and eating disorder treatment programs. Josephine also has a private healing practice offering Reiki, breathwork, and one-on-one mentorships. Learn more at www.josephineedmondson.com

LARISSA HALL CARLSON (She/Her) Pranayama Expert + Guest Trainer

Larissa Hall Carlson, M.A., E-RYT 500, Kripalu 1000-hr teacher, co-creator of Yoga Journal's online courses Ayurveda 101 and 201, and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs advanced yoga teacher trainings, and provides consultations across the country. Specializing in pranayama, yoga for performers, mindfulness, and Ayurveda, she supports students and clients in deepening their practice, finding radiant health, and making the most of this life. Larissa's rich teachings have been featured in Insight Timer, Yoga Journal, MindBodyGreen, Elephant Journal, InStyle, Mantra, Men's Health, and Dr Oz: The Good Life. Learn more at www.larissacarlson.com.

DANNY ARGUETTY (He/Him) Philosophy Expert + Guest Trainer

Danny Arguetty, M.A., E-RYT 500, is the Mindfulness Manager at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is a yoga teacher trainer, mindfulness and wellbeing educator, and cares deeply about sustainability and the future health of our planet.

He is the author two books: Nourishing the Teacher: Inquiries, Contemplations & Insights on the Path of Yoga and The 6 Qualities of Consciousness: Practical Insights from the Tantric Tradition of Yoga.

Danny is passionate about supporting people and organizations to flourish through science backed mindfulness, wellness, and leadership education. He has facilitated workshops and trainings throughout the United States and India, at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, and currently leads an into to mindfulness course every quarter at the UW. Learn more at www.dannyarguetty.com

JACOBY BALLARD Social Justice Educator, Yoga Instructor + Guest Trainer

Jacoby Ballard is a social justice educator, yoga teacher, and Buddhist teacher-in-training currently residing in Salt Lake City, Utah. He leads workshops and trainings around the country on diversity, equity, and inclusion-inviting participants into the inner process and the outer manifestations of that practice on high school and college campuses, and in yoga spaces and trainings. In 2008, Jacoby co-founded a worker-owned cooperative holistic health center situated at the nexus of healing and social justice in Brooklyn, Third Root Community Health Center, that continues to thrive without him. As a yoga teacher with 20 years of experience, he leads workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, teaches at conferences, and runs the Resonance mentorship program for certified yoga teachers to find their niche and calling. He has a 500 hour Advanced training certificate from Kripalu and his 200 hour training was completed at Kashi Atlanta in 2004. Jacoby has taken trainings with Yoga for 12-Step Recovery training, Off the Mat, Into the World, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Street Yoga, Little Flower, and the Lineage Project and thus has taught in schools, hospitals, non profit and business offices, a maximum security prison, a recovery center, a cancer center, LGBT centers, gyms, and a veteran’s center as well as many yoga studios. Jacoby is a recipient of Yoga Journal's Game Changer Award in 2015 and Good Karma Award in 2015 for his ongoing work in LGBTIQ+ communities. Jacoby has been an advisor to the Yoga Service Council since 2014, and on the Faculty of Off the Mat, Into the World since 2016. He is currently participating in the 3 year Community Dharma Leaders Training with Spirit Rock in California to become a formally recognized Buddhist teacher in the Insight tradition. Learn more at jacobyballard.net

REYNA COHEN [She/Her) Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Expert + Guest Trainer

Reyna went to her first yoga class when she was 18, was adjusted into headstand, injured her neck, and didn’t return to a studio until about 6 years later. This introduction to the practice has informed and fueled her passion for holding safe and accessible space for students.

Reyna is a teacher foremost and yoga is one vehicle for that passion. As a former environmental and experiential educator Reyna spent 8 years working with youth in residential summer camps and outdoor education non-profits. These experiences have solidified Reyna’s value and understanding of the power of community as well as the power of representation.

Reyna is 300 hour certified Yoga teacher and has been teaching to youth in non-traditional settings since 2015 and in studio since 2018. In 2020 Reyna joined the Yoga, Meditation and Mindfulness program at the University of Washington, leading asana and meditation classes. Her focus is intentional and accessible vinyasa and yin. Outside of the studio Reyna continues work with youth and is a Human Resources professional, as she views HR as the true “corporate Yoga.”

ALYSSA PIZARRO (She/Her) Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Expert + Guest Trainer

Alyssa is a 200-hr yoga certified instructor from the Nairobi based nonprofit organization, Africa Yoga Project in the Baptiste lineage. With a focus on seva, Alyssa as taken trauma-informed trainings with Yoga Behind Bars and Street Yoga, both Seattle based non-profit yoga organizations, as well as the Holistic Life Foundation training and multiple Off the Mat, Into the World trainings. Alyssa was a youth instructor in juvenile detention centers with Yoga Behind Bars, as well as at a youth homeless shelter and an adult care facility, all in Washington State.

Alyssa was a part of the Race and Social Justice module facilitation of the Yoga Behind Bars Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training for 3 years. She has also co-led specialty sessions with the University of Washington Mindfulness Yoga Teacher Training around diversity and mentoring since it began in 2017.

Alyssa is currently an instructor with the UW Mindfulness Program, on the schedule at a studio, Yoga Tree, in Seattle, and works for the nonprofit Business Impact NW.

Alyssa is attuned and trained as a Reiki level 2 healer, and has named herself a grief conversationalist. She has called Seattle home for 7 years with her partner and 11year-old pupper, Leila.

YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL (He/Him) Philosophy Expert + Guest Trainer

While studying with Kripalu Yoga masters in India and America, Yoganand taught at the Kripalu Center for more than 15 years before founding Pranakriya Yoga, which he developed from the original teachings of Swami Kripalavanandaji and reconfigured to meet the needs of Western yogis in today’s world without taking away from the authenticity and power of the ancient teachings.

Yoganand founded the Pranakriya School of Yogic Healing Arts in 2005, and serves as its Dean of Curriculum. He leads trainings and retreats internationally and works to keep the understanding and practice of Tantric Hatha Yoga alive.

Students find that Yoganand teaches from a place of deep experience and learning born out of his many years of study and practice, and he shares his understanding in ways that allow them to cultivate and experience greater depths of practice in their own lives. Yoganand is registered with the Yoga Alliance as an E-RYT500 level teacher. Learn more at www.yoganandpranakriya.com

JURIAN HUGHES (She/Her) Voice Expert + Guest Trainer

Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, YACEP, MFA, is founder of the Yoga of Voice/Fifth Chakra Yoga; co-creator of the Yoga of Yes; a Let Your Yoga Dance® teacher trainer; voice coach; personal mentor; writer; speaker; and theater performer. As a senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga for more than a decade, Jurian has led thousands of workshops and programs and trained more than 1,000 Kripalu Yoga teachers. In addition to her extensive teaching experience, she has a long theatrical resume spanning Broadway, off-Broadway, film, television, and voice-over. She is the creator of the Gentle Kripalu Yoga DVD; Deep and Delicious Yoga CD; and Deep and Delicious Chakra Yoga video. Jurian promotes whole-being wellness, increased creativity, and the ability to thrive through online classes and workshops, Kripalu trainings and international retreats. Learn more at jurianhughes.com

Is there an application process and how do I enroll for Yoga Teacher Training?

Yes, there is an application process for the Yoga Teacher Training Program. Simply click on any of the SIGN UP NOW, JOIN NOW, BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY, APPLY NOW buttons, enter your name and email and you will be redirected to the website to begin the application and enrollment process. Chose your payment option preference, place a $500 non-refundable deposit that will be applied to your tuition, then fill out the application questionnaire and submit payment and application. Within 5 days you'll receive a decision regarding your application. If you are approved your $500 deposit will be applied to your tuition. If you are declined for some reason, you will be reimbursed for the $500 deposit within 14 days.

Is an Online Yoga Teacher Training approved by the Yoga Alliance? Yes, because of the pandemic Yoga Alliance has allowed current Registered Yoga Schools to teach their Yoga Teacher Training completely online.

Do I have to be an "advanced" yoga student to take the teacher training?

No, not at all! Our Yoga Teacher Training is about diving deeper into the study and practice of yoga. This includes studying postures and how to sequence a class so that you can learn to craft a practice and experience for any skill level, making Yoga accessible for all. Additionally, and what is most special and unique about our program is that we pull back the curtain and look behind the scenes of teaching Yoga. We dive into the philosophy, teachings, and richness of the ancient traditions of Yoga and learn to apply these teachings in everyday life. This is where transformation and incredible growth happens. All you need is an open heart and a willingness for personal growth to join our Yoga Teacher training program and benefit by gaining immense value from this experience.

What type of Yoga can I teach after completing the Yoga teacher training?

Graduates from our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certification program are able to teach Vinyasa for students of all levels. Because of our empowered teaching methodology, intelligent sequencing and focus on body mechanics, our yoga teacher training develops teachers who have the technical skill and capacity to safely and effectively teach and inspire their students. As a Yoga Alliance Accredited Yoga School, you can rest assured that the training and certification you receive through our Yoga teacher training program is respected and recognized by the yoga community. While our training is steeped in “vinyasa” methodology, all that means is being able to guide postures in a fluid and connected way (that doesn’t mean fast or that you never pause and sustain postures, sustaining is important). After the training you will be able to lead classes that range from gentle, moderate, to more dynamic and heated practices. Our training focuses on teaching to all-levels by weaving in clear posture options and learning how to utilize props to support all students.

What if I miss a session? Am I able to make it up at a later date?

Our Yoga Teacher Training program is highly interactive, and our immersions depend on the consistent and collective energy of the group. We require 100% attendance. That said, life happens. If you need to miss any session you are responsible for any course material missed and will need to make it up. Students who miss a session can make it up by completing additional homework assignments related to the missed class topics and will need to pay a fee of $100 per session missed. A session is consider either 9am-12pm or 2pm-6pm. The maximum amount of missed time allowed is 2 sessions. Attendance and participation in the practice teaching days (of which there are 4 throughout the program), is required for certification. For makeup homework and makeup practice teaching day(s), additional fees apply.

What are the benefits of Yoga Teacher Training beyond certification?

There are numerous benefits beyond the obvious for participants of our Yoga Teacher Training Program. These include the opportunity to connect deeply with yourself and others through the training process, challenge yourself in new ways, expand awareness, acquire new skills, learn about your body, mind and heart and ways to attune and create greater harmony on all levels of your life.

What if I am not sure I want to teach Yoga after my Teacher Training?

About 40% of students who sign up for our yoga teacher training program have no intention of teaching. Many students enroll in yoga teacher training to further develop their own personal practice of yoga and learn more about themselves and this ancient tradition.

What does Lahari mean?

One translation of the word Lahari (Sanskrit) can mean wave. We believe to live yoga and to teach yoga, you must know how to skillfully ride the waves of life.

Are there scholarships?

Coby Kozlowski, Steven Leonard, Lahari Faculty and Simple Rhythm LLC believes that yoga is better for everyone when all communities are represented and is racially diverse - a reflection of our greater community. That's why we are offering awards to potential students who are part of communities that are underrepresented in the yoga/mindfulness world and are interested in diving into the teachings of yoga.

*You are eligible to apply if you identify as Latinx, Southeast Asian, African American, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian/Alaska Native. These communities are underrepresented in the yoga/mindfulness world.

*You may request funding for up to 50% off the cost of the full tuition of the training (full tuition is $2500). Funding is limited and is offered on a rolling basis. To apply, please email lahariytt@gmail.com.

We also offer scholarships for military service members and veterans. You may request funding for up to 50% off the cost of the full tuition of the training (full tuition is $2500). Funding is limited and is offered on a rolling basis. To apply, please email lahariytt@gmail.com.

*We will email you to give you an update if you been selected and for how much. Please do not email after you have applied, if you do not receive an email by July 1, 2020--then it means that all awards have already been offered.

CONTACT: For more information about our Yoga Teacher Training you can reach out directly to lahariytt@gmail.com

Lahari Yoga Teacher Training

Online 200 Hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training

January 30 - April 18, 2021

An eight-weekend online immersion. Embark on a voyage that will transform your body, mind and heart through our mindful 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training.

with Steven Leonard, Coby Kozlowski + Faculty

The Program

Curriculum

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