What is the weekly online time commitment?

It’s the year of zoom and too much of it isn’t healthy for anyone. With this in mind we have balanced our course to have both prerecorded content that you are able to watch at your own pace and we have minimal weekly live sessions.

ARE SESSIONS RECORDED?

YES! We get that things come up. We will be recording all online zoom sessions so that you can review or catch up should you have to miss.

IS THIS TRAINING DESIGNED FOR YOUNG WOMEN ONLY?

Instagram and other social media often present the idea that yoga teachers are mostly women in their 20s however, this training is truly inclusive and designed for anyone of any race, gender, age or season of life. If you are interested in growing as a human being and exploring the transformational power of the practice, we encourage you to join regardless of who you are, where you have been or what you’re currently up to. You belong.

Reading list / which books do i need to buy?

We have a comprehensive list of books that you COULD purchase or download should you want to supplement the information we provide you in our course. These are all optional and suggested. Buy them all, some or none.

do you offer payment plans?

We want to honour where you are at financially by working WITH you to develop a payment structure that is best suited to everyone’s needs. Please be in touch with us upon securing your space with a deposit to discuss options.

Is this training only relevant to people who want to teach? 

Not even a bit. Yoga teacher training is the only course you might ever take that asks you about you. What are your hopes, dreams, goals, ethics, and plans? How do you want to live your life? Yoga offers a framework to help you ask some big questions about the world you live in. It offers tools and skills to help you show up in a more confident, responsive and peaceful way in your life.
Our students call it life changing + we couldn’t agree more.

are THERE HOMEWORK REQUIREMENTS?

There are certain assignments / planning / reading /personal study that is required outside of course scheduling however, this is your experience and you will get out of it what you put in. With the exception of practical teaching methodology we will not be reviewing your homework or grading — it is your learning experience to be accountable for.

What if i am not a ‘perfect’ yogi?

What does a good / perfect / advanced yogi even mean? We want YOU to join us as you are.
Of course there are no rules about how long you should practice yoga before becoming a yoga teacher.
A lot of people say “I’d love to do a yoga teacher training but I’m not flexible or strong enough”. As you learn in your training, while asana (posture) is key to yoga, meditation, breath and philosophy is also yoga. As long as you have a desire to learn, explore and progress in your practice, it does not matter that you’re feeling currently ‘limited’ in some asanas. All bodies are different, and this is highly respected in your training.
Get excited and be open to exploring the ways in which your yoga will deepen, change and evolve.

WHAT STYLE OF YOGA WILL I LEARN TO TEACH?

Tapas - in yoga it means inner fire or zeal. In Spain, bitesize appetizer or snack! Our yoga education program is about sharing the variety of styles and methods of teaching yoga so that you can understand what best suits you as teacher.
You will NOT learn a scripted, canned yoga sequence or become a replica of another teacher. You will be empowered to embrace your unique gifts, style, offerings and voice. To show up authentically as yourself, because that is what the world needs. MORE YOU! By the end of the training you will feel confident to share and understand HOW to create using the teaching techniques and foundational methodology we provide.

Does my yoga teacher training need to be Yoga Alliance registered?

Yoga Alliance is an organization that provides regulation to Registered Yoga Schools (RYS) and Registered Yoga Teachers (RYTs). To register a teacher training, the school submits an overview of their curriculum, along with annual fees, to demonstrate that it meets Yoga Alliance’s standards for curriculum content and study hours. Yoga Nova + Embodied Living is a registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance for 200 hour programming.

At the end of the training, you can choose to submit the certificate you receive from your teacher training, pay a registration fee, and become a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT).

You don’t need to be registered with Yoga Alliance to teach yoga, and participation in the regulatory system is voluntary for both studios and instructors.