Sangha Studio 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

​with Caitlin Pascucci & Sarah Diedrick

​This accredited 200-hour RYT program is rooted in the principles of supporting individuality and also growing our empowered community, or sangha, through the shared practice of yoga. In this training you will be encouraged to question and become curious about the ways you live in your mind, body, spirit and the world. With carefully crafted tools and insights, you will have the opportunity to dive deeper into your yoga practice and weave these tools into your life off the mat. This training will be held in the container of Tantra, these teachings will be the core of your studies, meant to enliven all of the other topics in this course.

About the Training!

​The program is designed to help you build, and maintain, supportive habits and practices that both serve your personal practice and the practice of the students you teach.

Participants will receive homework to support and enhance their learning as well as a training manual, accompanying workbook, and both a required and recommended booklist. A unique and exciting aspect of our teacher training is our mentorship program. You will have access to a mentor, who will serve as your resource for more personalized attention and guidance. This relationship is extremely beneficial for taking this body of knowledge and figuring out how it applies to your own unique offerings.

We will focus on developing a depth and breadth of knowledge, based on the foundation that we are all living beings, and by working together, we can thrive. How can we serve ourselves in a fulfilling way so that we may more greatly serve others? We believe strongly in this kind of “humble radiance” - remembering that we are all sharing the same space and figuring it out, whether we are a student or a teacher. Becoming a yoga teacher means you are committing to being a lifelong student; your level of studentship will directly influence your quality of teaching. This is a great chance to indulge in being a total student for the sake of greater service!

This training is suited for anyone who wants to deepen their own yoga practice and/or teach yoga. You will be given homework that will help you practice and apply the teachings and you will be expected to complete your non-contact hour requirements to receive your certification. By the end of the training, you will not only learn how to teach a well-rounded and intelligent alignment-based vinyasa class; you will deepen your studentship and learn what makes you irreplaceable as a teacher so that you can share your gifts authentically with the world.

“I truly appreciate Sangha’s commitment to community. If you are a student looking to enhance your understanding of how yoga not only serves an individual, but an entire network of individuals, this training is for you. I appreciate the collaborative nature of the training and accessibility of the teachers. The emphasis on the relationships formed between students in the training will certainly serve all of us as we move out into the broader yoga community. The teachers truly care about their students success and made us all feel like there is a place for each of us as teachers in our community.”

- Sarah, YTT graduate 2016-2017

​Sample topics covered in the 200-Hour RYT training:

ANATOMY

A deep understanding of biomechanics and how to translate anatomy knowledge into practice and teaching.

ASANA LAB

Break down of primary asanas, how to cue, how to modify and how to build up from the base. Learn key alignment actions that can be translated into many other poses. This is not about memorizing postures and their alignment; it’s about learning the mechanics of the body so you can feel confident breaking down any asana.

PHILOSOPHY

​Exposure to various yoga philosophies, with a focus on Tantra. This will be deepened with lecture, dharma discussion and book club. Tantra is a school of philosophy that helps us discover how we can find more ease and joy in this life by affirming our worth and our connection to the divine. Known as the “householder” philosophy, this school of thinking helps us realize how we can discover and live through our greater desires and purpose.

LANGUAGE

Explore the language of yoga: Sanskrit, chanting, and mantra. This also covers your own unique voice as a teacher and learning what type of language feels genuine to you.

MEDITATION

How to teach meditation and how to weave it into your daily life.

SEQUENCING

Design an intelligently sequenced class that incorporates elements such as body mechanics, meditation and pranayama.

ASSISTING

Learn how to give hands-on assists as well as other types of assists that do not include hands-on touch. Building on body mechanics and anatomy, you will learn how to give an assist with confidence, care and with knowledge of how the body is moving and how you can assist those movements.

HOW TO TEACH

How to teach a yoga class including: theming, alignment principles, detailed review of asana, cueing and language, creating and developing sequences, assisting, leading savasana and yoga nidra, offering adaptive practices, and finding your own voice and teaching style. Teaching methodology will help you apply the teachings and get practice teaching others in the program.

THE BUSINESS OF YOGA

The business of teaching yoga and how to optimize your teaching career, if you do decide to teach.

​What happens after the training?

After completing the Sangha Studio Yoga Teacher Training you can expect continued support in your yoga practice, personally and professionally. Should you choose to not teach, that’s perfectly fine. Just because you do an RYT program doesn’t mean you have to teach, and we understand that. Regardless, our faculty promises to be here for you along the way and offer their resources. This training hopes to offer tools that leave its participants in a more grounded, knowledgeable, confident and supported place than when they began. As a Sangha Studio Teacher Training graduate, you will receive continued mentorship, resources and the invitation to assist your teachers and mentors during classes, workshops and various other events. We believe that continuing to study with your teachers and act as an “apprentice” can take your teaching to the next level.​

After completion of the course:

• You will join a community of invested, educated, and confident teachers.
• You will have the opportunity to teach at Sangha Studio in Sangha Flow community classes and as the schedule allows.
• You will have the option to assist any faculty classes at Sangha Studio and assist your lead faculty members (Caitlin and Sarah) at any events, workshops, or classes where they teach.
• You will have the option to participate in Sangha Studio’s service and outreach programs

When is it? What Does it Cost? (& Other Details!)

5-Week Summer Immersion

2019 Dates:​

• 5 week sessions, Monday-Friday
• June 24th-August 2nd, 2019 – July 5th (with a week off July 1st)
  • June 24th-28th / July 8th-12th / July 15th-19th / July 22nd-26th / July 29th-August 2nd
• Mondays 10-5, Tuesdays 9-4, Wednesdays 10-4, Thursdays 9-4, Fridays 10-4
• Location: Sangha Studio – North

Cost:

• $2500 if paid via cash/check, $2700 if paid via credit card. $500 deposit due on acceptance. VSAC non-degree grants accepted. Custom payment plans available.
• Capacity: ~12 participants​

Included in tuition cost:

• One-on-one relationship with a faculty member that will act as a mentor and resource during training and post-training.
• A 10-class pass at Sangha Studio.
• Graduation celebration!
• Use of the studio spaces for practice teaching (as available).
  
  

Requirements to graduate:

• Full attendance at all sessions. If hours must be missed, you are required to let Caitlin and Sarah know ahead of time to schedule time to make up content. More details will be discussed during the opening session of training.
• 10-class pass (noted above) completed
• All homework, non-contact hours, and final project presentation completed as assigned.

7-Month Weekend Program

2019-2020 Dates:

• 7-weekends, Friday evenings/Sat+Sun day. Beginning in November 2019, for one weekend a month. Ending in May 2020.
• Exact weekends TBA in July 2019.​
• Location: Sangha Studio – North

Cost:

• $3000 if paid via cash/check, $300 if paid via credit card. $500 deposit due on acceptance. VSAC non-degree grants accepted. Custom payment plans and installments per weekend available.
• Capacity: ~24 participants

Included in tuition cost:

• One-on-one relationship with a faculty member that will act as a mentor and resource during training and post-training.
• Be paired with a Sidekick — another student to meet with between weekends and act as a resource for learning.
• Sustaining Membership at Sangha Studio for the 7 months of the training.
• Graduation weekend celebration!
• Use of the studio spaces for practice teaching & sidekick meetings (as available).

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Requirements to graduate:

• Full attendance at all sessions. If hours must be missed, you are required to let Caitlin and Sarah know ahead of time to schedule time to make up content. More details will be discussed during the opening session of training.
• All homework, non-contact hours, and final project presentation completed as assigned.

Sangha Studio 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Scholarship

Check back soon for details about our scholarship program!

How Do I Apply?

Email us at yogateachertraining@sanghastudio.org with the training you're interested in joining, and we'll send you the application!

Application Deadlines:
2019 Summer Immersion applications will be accepted until May 27, 2019
2019-2020 7-Month Program applications will be accepted until October 15, 2019