200 Hour Hatha YTT - Yoga Teacher Training

Next Session begins March 30th

Classes will be held in Studio, in Ottawa South, near the airport at a 200 Hour RYS.

Early Bird Price is $2200 if registered and paid in full by Feb. 29, 2024.

Regular price is $3000.

Training Details:

Our Yoga Alliance, Yoga Teacher Training is a 200 hour program. It is intended for spirited individuals with a passion for yoga and a desire for living a balanced life. You'll travel the path of teaching yoga with experienced trainers to guide you and inspire you.

Training hours are offered in four modules, each one contains fundamental elements required for your certification and registration with Yoga Alliance as a Registered 200 Hour YTT Yoga Teacher.

Training Includes:

Beautifully designed manuals which include lesson plans, templates and detailed techniques training pages for the traditional Hatha yoga postures and meditations.

  • 160 Hours of live training in class

  • 40 Hours of recorded training training on techniques training for poses, meditations, breathing techniques, and yoga philosophy.

Concepts and Curriculum:

  • Yoga as a movement practice

  • Yoga ethics and lifestyle guidelines

  • Sanskrit vocabulary

  • Structural alignment for optimal physical health

  • Establishing a home practice

  • Effective lesson planning

  • Focus, concentration and meditation

  • The timeline of yoga – a comprehensive overview

  • The Chakras and energetic anatomy systems

  • Breathing techniques for stress reduction and balanced emotions

  • Yoga philosophy – including tools applicable to leading a modern balanced life

  • Relaxation sequences and practices for overall well being

  • Teach Restorative Yoga, Gentle Yoga, and Hatha Yoga

  • Yoga for specialties – Children, Seniors, Expecting Mothers

  • Teach Meditation and Chanting

  • Yoga postures (Asana) health benefits and techniques training for each category of yoga poses

  • Anatomy concepts: The Cells, The Joints, The Muscles, The Skeletal System, The Respiratory System

  • Teaching methodology for confidence teaching lesson plans provided and creating your own lesson plans

  • Business of yoga

Module Details:

The Enlightened Life

Explore the wisdom of a Yogic lifestyle through the Yamas and Niyamas, commonly called the do’s and don'ts of yoga. These insights form the foundation of the Eight Limb Path, a series of yoga philosophies that provide useful guidelines to ground, inspire and enlighten you. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali will also serve as a reference to assist you in threading the truths of these ancient teachings into your modern life.
 (50 Hours)

Required Reading: The Sutras of Patanjali

The Anatomy of a Healthy Life

Learn the technical aspects of the classical yoga postures and the human anatomy and physiology required to teach them. Advance your physical practice and become confident instructing powerful breathing techniques. Deepen your understanding of the ways yoga creates strength and balance with a complete examination of the bandhas and how modern science is used to support and demystify yogic traditions.
 (50 Hours)

Required Reading: The Science of Yoga by William J. Broad

Finding Calm in an Age of Speed

Deepen your understanding of the mind-body,connection through a comprehensive study of the chakra system. Awareness of the interplay between energetic and physical anatomy, will help you recognize unbalanced emotional and physical energies within and how to restore the balance. Explore the classical postures in gentle, restorative and accessible ways and learn to teach others how to find calm though chanting and meditation. (50 Hours)

Required Reading: Living Your Yoga by Judith Hanson Lasater

The Past, Present and Future of Yoga

Journey into the lessons and teachings of the spiritual roots of yoga philosophy through ancient texts and engage in practical conversations so you can apply these teachings to modern life. Learn specific techniques to help remove obstacles on your path and remain present and grounded while building your yoga business. Keep your standards high as you embrace your new endeavors with integrity and a very open heart!
 (50 Hours)

Required Reading: The Bhagavad Gita