Yandara 18-day Yoga Teacher Trainings

Yandara offers 26-day and 18-day teacher trainings. Both are 200 hour Yoga Alliance Certified. The 18-day trainings are limited to 8 students. The July 13th training is limited to 21 students.

Shane Perkins is the lead instructor. See Shane's bio on "Teaching Staff" page.

7:00 AM to 9:00 AM: Practice and Instruction of yoga flow and walking and sitting meditation.

9: AM: Tea and fruit.

9:30 AM to 12:30 PM: Yoga Class:Teacher Training Practice and Instruction.

12:30 PM: Brunch: Delicious  vegetarian meals are served buffet style.

2:30 PM 6:00 PM: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Student teaching time, Individual and group instruction.

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: Student teaching time, Individual and group instruction.

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Satya (truth) group and individual communication and presentation skills.

6:00 PM: Dinner: Delicious  vegetarian meals  are served buffet style.

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM: Satsang: meditation, live music and kirtan with the Jaya Band, yoga philosophy and discussion

This will be the Monday through Saturday schedule. Sunday will include Dharma talks  and 1/2 day trip to Todos Santos and afternoon satya sessions. 

Yoga School Program Information.

Yandara Yoga Teacher Training emphasizes safe, effective, and inspiring teaching methods which prepare you to be a confident and competent yoga instructor. We offer excellent training in teaching skills, planning a class, communication skills, creating confidence, and posture corrections. The program also offers instruction and experience in how to live the yogic lifestyle -- enhancing personal health and well being through yoga.

You will learn modifications, and adjustments in the postures, as well as aspects of other yoga styles. This will enable you to formulate your own personal teaching style. We offer a non-denominational, ecumenical style of yoga instruction, comprised of the strengths of different yoga lineages. You will also receive guidance on how to establish your profession as a yoga teacher.

1. Practice of and learning how to teach a basic beginning yoga class, including:

• Asanas taught with precision and  alignment.
• Sun Salutation.
• Pranayama (includes techniques from the Desikachar method): Abdominal Breathing, Full yogic breath, Ujjayi, Alternate Nostril.
• Various Meditation methods; mindfulness, walking meditation, use of a mantra.

2. Yogic theory and philosophy, including:

• The Four Paths of Yoga.
• The Yoga Sutras, including Yamas and Niyamas.

3. Anatomy and Physiology as they relate to yoga practice.

4.  Satya: Communication Skills  and Meditation in Nature.

We encourage you to contact us by phone so that we can answer any questions.

Required Texts ( Also visit our resources page to download: Yandara Asana Manual )

Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, Donn Farhi.
Anatomy and Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries, by Susi Hately Aldous.

Please download The Yandara Asana Manual from our website.

All of these comprehensive books are an excellent resource for any serious yoga teacher. We will not be covering all the material presented in these texts. Prior to arriving at the training you will be required to do 20 hours of independent study of the chapters that we outline.

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Graduates of Yandara Yoga Teacher Training will be eligible for Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification. For more information about this, click here.