Sharing your love of yoga with others is an extraordinary experience, it is both fullfilling and a great way to deepen the understanding of your own practice. At Yoga Tropics we offer a 200 hour teacher training. We meet as a group twice per week for 10 weeks to complete theory and technical training of the practice, then you'll develop as a teacher over the following months by teaching mock classes and shadowing other teachers. Throughout the training you will deepen your knowledge of the Yoga Tropics 1 series and explore some of the postures of the Tropics 2 series. As a teacher, we don't want you just to teach postures, but rather teach students to incorporate their breath, movements, and intentions to experience a challenging, healing, and meditative practice.

Curriculum
Yoga Tropics Teacher Training meets twice per week for 10 weeks, Thursday evening and Saturday day. It is possible to complete 200hours within the 10 weeks if you dedicate everyday to practicing and practice teaching under the supervision of our E-RYT's. If your schedule does not allow for daily commitment, the training will take however long you take to complete 200hours of training.

Our training program is recognized by Yoga Alliance as a registered yoga school. The 200 hours of the training are broken down as follows:

100 hours : Techniques Training/Practice—Includes asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques.

25 hours : Teaching Methodology—Includes principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, the student's process of learning, and business aspects of teaching yoga

20 hours : Anatomy & Physiology—Includes both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.). Includes both the study of the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc).

30 hours : Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers—Includes the study of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers.

10 hours : Practicum—Includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing/giving feedback. Also includes assisting students while someone else is teaching.

15 hours - These addtional hours can be distributed to whichever area is most needed.

By the end of your training you will have:

- Learned to guide students through a safe and challenging Tropics 1 class.
- Developed an understanding of the physiology and anatomy of the postures.
- Learned how to teach breathing techniques and how to incorporate them with asana practice.
- Explored the basic history and theory of yoga.
-Developed your teaching skills, speaking to a group, demonstrating, adjusting, etc.

During the training you'll be working directly with Margaret, Carla, and Tracey Stockalper, Elia Nikolaev,,our director of teacher training, as well as other experienced Tropics teachers and various guest speakers.

Cost
The cost of the training is $2,500. This includes tuition fees, books, and the cost of yoga while in training (5 months unlimited). If you have a current class package when you begin training, we will put it on hold until after 5 months. Payment plans are available upon request.

Having a developed personal practice is great, but being able to guide someone else through a practice gives you a whole new perspective.