200HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Start today! Are you feeling unfulfilled in your mundane job (that 2pm feeling where you want to crawl under your desk and sleep...) and wanting more purpose in your career? Are you navigating family with life's constant (and boring) to-do list and ready to deepen your yoga journey fit for your busy schedule? Then we have a treat for you. Welcome to our flexible, self-paced training certified by the International Yoga Alliance.
Our 5-star training is sought out from all over the GTA and Southern Ontario. There's a variety of modules like Hatha, Vinyasa, Prenatal, Seniors, Yin, Restorative, Kids to name a few! Our training is blend of in-studio and online training. Our past graduates have taken our program for personal growth, to teach yoga or to help friends and family learn yoga.
Finish the program at your own pace in as little as 4 months or up to 1 year! Immediately upon registering, you will receive access to the training. No waiting around for a start date! Register below or call us now!
Why Our Training
Choosing a Yoga Teacher Training is tough with online ads promising low costs and quick certification. Though useful during the pandemic, a study of 3000+ Studio owners concluded that 75% of owners wouldn't hire instructors with only online training, as auditions show these graduates lack skill and confidence. Many online Yoga Teacher Training programs focus on profit and don't align with the yoga community's values as they claim.
Here at Life Yoga Academy, we are a Yoga Studio as well as an Instructor development academy. We have worked with countless instructors and we know how to build successful instructors from the ground up. As instructors who have taken in-person Yoga Teacher Trainings and have also done our share of Online Trainings, we can attest that nothing beats the connection of live community and connection with in-person training. With our training you will receive:
Personal Connection
Mentorship
Community
Train with Authentic Instructors
Confidence Building Skills
Indepth Knowledge of Yoga's History
Skills to Effectively Plan & Sequence Classes
Anatomy of various body types to meet individual needs
Features | Online Trainings | Our Hybrid Model |
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Local Networking | Very Rarely | ✓ |
Choose Your Own Curriculum | X | ✓ |
Community Connection | Online Only | ✓ |
Free In Studio Membership | X | ✓ |
Experiential Hands on Learning | X | ✓ |
Hands On Assistance | X | ✓ |
1-on-1 Mentorship | Sometimes, Only Virtual | ✓ |
Self-Paced | ✓ | ✓ |
Online & Live Stream Modules
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Immediate access upon enrollment!
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Online Student Dashboard with content, readings, and quizzes, tailored for focused, self-paced learning.
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12 hours live-streamed Yoga Philosophy sessions quarterly
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Additional workshops and trainings, all accessible via live streams.
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Online platform and assignments account for 81 hours of your training and are self-paced
In Person Specialty Trainings
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In depth Anatomy & Sequencing trainings to understand adaptations to your students anatomical needs
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84 hours of flexible trainings, you choose when you complete them. Yin, Kids, Seniors, Ashtanga, Restorative, Hatha are a few options and more!
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You will receive detailed access for all of these trainings so you can decide when you will train in the next 4 months - 12 months
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All trainings repeat every four months. If you cant make it to some of the dates now, come in 4-12 months!
Personal Practice and Observations
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25 hours of mandatory personal yoga practice in-studio
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10 hours of mandatory observation in the studio, observing classes from the back of the studio and seeing how teachers and students interact from a birds eye view
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One Year Free Membership included in the training.
How It Works
You Will Learn:
Techniques, Training & Practice - 90 HRS
PRANAYAMA & SUBTLE BODY
▪Historical context ▪Effects of pranayama on anatomy and subtle body ▪Complete sequencing of pranayama safely, including alternatives and adaptations Ujjayi, Nadi Shodhana, Kapalabhati, among others ▪Koshas, kleshas, chakras, nadis and prana vayus
ASANA
▪Historical context ▪Poses specific to Training Module ie: Seniors, Hatha etc ▪Complete sequencing (asana, pranayama, meditation) to achieve particular effect safely ▪Shared anatomical and alignment principles plus contraindications
MEDITATION
▪Key meditation terms ▪Meditation methods by lineage ▪Ability to practice our selected meditation practices ▪Chanting, mantras, and mudras
Professional Essentials - 50HRS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
▪Yoga-related professional organizations, including the Yoga Alliance credentialing process ▪Ethical Commitment, including Scope of Practice, Code of Conduct and Equity Position Statement ▪Lifetime of learning and continuing education ▪General professionalism, including timeliness, consistency, cleanliness ▪Marketing and promotion ▪Liability insurance, waivers, invoicing
TEACHING METHODOLOGY
▪Sequencing ▪Pace ▪Environment Cueing (verbal,visual, physical) ▪Class management
PRACTICUM
▪Knowledge, skills, experience across 12 key competencies ▪Mentorship component,incl. apprenticeship, feedback
Anatomy & Physiology - 30HRS
PHYSIOLOGY
Nervous system, incl.: ▪‘fight, flight, freeze’ stress response, vagal theory, overall mind-body connection ▪Cardiovascular/circulatory, endocrine, digestive systems as they relate to yoga practice ▪Respiratory system, incl. muscles that affect breathing, involuntary vs voluntary breath, how air enters and leaves body
ANATOMY
Skeletal system, incl.: ▪Major bones ▪Types of joints ▪Major muscles involved in asana ▪Types of muscle contraction
BIOMECHANICS
▪Types of joint movements ▪Joint stabilization ▪Safe movement as it pertains to balancing, stretching, awareness, and physical limitations ▪Contraindications, misalignments, adaptations
Yoga Humanities - 30HRS
PHILOSOPHY
▪Definition of yoga and key terms ▪Relationship between asana, pranayama, meditation per Life Yoga's approach ▪Familiarity w/ major yogic texts (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Hatha Yoga Pradipika) ▪Self-reflection on how philosophy relates to practice
HISTORY
▪Term ‘yoga’ ▪Life Yoga’s lineage, style, and methodology ▪Dates and key ideas such as the Vedas, Vedanta, Hatha, Colonial, Modern
ETHICS
▪Awareness of Yoga Sutras or similar yogic ethical precepts ▪Relationship to Yoga Alliance Ethical Commitment including Scope of Practice, Code of Conduct, and Equity Position Statement ▪Comprehension of and responsibility to increase equity in yoga ▪Accountability measures ▪Self-reflection on how yoga ethics relate to practice and teaching
Breakdown of Hours At a Glance:
84 Hours of In-Studio of
Experiential learning with peers
81 Hours Online Platform
25 Hours In Studio Practice
10 Hours In Studio Observations
=200 Hour Graduation 🎉
Meet Your Teachers
Alia
Owner & Head Faculty
RYT 500
Ashtanga, Sequencing
Alia earned her YTT Designation at the Yoga Sanctuary in Toronto. She is an advocate for Natural Healing. "My goal is to bring awareness to the natural health resources at our fingertips and to unveil much of the scrutiny surrounding natural health and herbs. Yoga is a powerful healing tool and especially when combined with other modalities, its benefits are magnified and you will quickly learn exactly what your body is capable of. I have one rule for clients working with me.... we must have fun, laugh at ourselves and enjoy the process together" Alia is lighthearted, dedicated to the community and has been the driving force (along with the instructors) behind Life Yoga Studio's reputation and success earning the studio multiple Diamond awards for Best Yoga Studio in Milton by Readers Choice & Milton Chamber of Commerce Best Business of 2022.
Emi
RYT 500, Studio Coordinator
Yin Yoga & Sequencing
Emi is a Yoga Alliance -Certified E-RYT500 instructor. After her own personal struggles, she found inner peach through power yoga. She was a student under the ultimate yogis, Travis Elliot, and Lauren Eckstrom, whom she obtained her certification through. In time, her personal practice changed, and she started to be more interested in meditation and the pursuit of all things yoga. Emi is known for her authentic, non judgmental teaching style. Her classes combine creative sequencing and a focus on safe alignment. With her holistic yoga flow, she combines the power and peacefulness, of yoga together. Emi is always a student first and a teacher second. She's versed in Yoga therapy for depression and is always deepening her knowledge on sequencing and yin yoga to share with her students.
Karusia
RYT 500
Yoga Therapy, Senior Yoga Anatomy & Philosophy
Karusia is a lifelong dancer and yogini. She has danced ever since she can remember and began practicing asana in 1967. Karusia earned an Honours BFA Dance Degree from York University in 1992 and is a certified Yoga Therapist through the Rocky Mountain School of Yoga and Ayurveda (RMIYA) in Boulder, Colorado. She is also recognized as an E-RYT 500 through the Yoga Alliance of North America. Her studies have included Western and Eastern approaches to kinesiology, anatomy (both applied and experiential), healing, injury prevention and rehabilitation, as well as expressive performance arts. She began teaching asana in 1996, and has been invited to develop curriculum and to teach many preliminary and advanced teacher trainings in Toronto during the last 15 years. Her asana practice is framed by her studies with Baba Hari Dass and the Ashtanga Yoga Fellowship, which initiated her into Yogic Philosophy, pranayama, meditation and chanting in 1998. She practices Yoga Therapy privately, and through the Athletic Edge Sports Medicine (AESM) clinic in toronto. Karusia has had the good fortune to study with many gifted teachers in Yoga, healing and dance over the years. She approaches Yoga as living, breathing art as well as a science, and shares her knowledge in a down-to earth and infectious manner, sprinkled with the sensibility of the artist and mystic. In the spirit of continuing education Karusia has been studying qigong (Chinese Yoga), and is certified by international master Daisy Lee to instruct the Radiant Lotus Women's Form. She keeps her toe in the dance world through taking and teaching Belly dance classes. She has a passion for horses, and grooms and massages them weekly at a downtown barn in Toronto.
Pricing Options
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Gold YTT Plan
2,997$Full Payment Up Front - Save Money- Training Access for 12 Months
- Includes One Year Of Unlimited Yoga Classes
Silver Plan $3300
660$Every month5 Monthly PaymentsValid for 5 months- Convenient Monthly Payments
- Training Access for 1 Year
- Includes One Year of Unlimited Yoga Classes
Bronze Plan $3500
291.66$Every month12 Monthly PaymentsValid for 12 months- Convenient Monthly Payments
- Training Access for 12 Months
- Includes One Year of Unlimited Classes
Register now and you can begin immediately after enroling! We strongly recommend booking a discovery call with one of our senior Yoga Teacher Training Advisors if you have any questions. We can help get you started!
We are located in beautiful Milton, Ontario, Canada
61 James Snow Pkwy Unit 203 (at 401)
Milton, ON
L9E OH1