Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

Swami Asokananda, E-RYT 500 and Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Snehan Born, E-RYT 500 and Leticia Padmasri, C-IAYT, M.S. Ed.

Dates and Times – PT

October 4, 2023 – March 18, 2024

Online

• October 4 – December 13, 2023 and February 10 – March 9, 2024
• (no class 10/28, 11/22 and 11/25/23)
• Wednesdays – 4:30 – 7 pm PT
• Saturdays – 8:15 AM-12 pm, 1:15-3:30 pm PT

In-Person

• March 14 – March 18, 2024
• Participants will gather at Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville located in Buckingham, Virginia.

Yoga Alliance Hours: 170

Tuition* 

• $1995 Standard
• $1700  Early Bird (expires September 4th)
• $1596 – 20% off for IYI SF active teacher Tuition does not include accommodations in

Yogaville for 5 nights:

• Tent: $240
• Shared Dorm: $350
• Private Dorm: $560
• Lotus Guest House: $650

Integral Yoga® 300-hour Program  Take your Yoga practice and teaching skills to the next level with the Advanced Integral Yoga Teacher Training.  The Advanced Integral Yoga Hatha Teacher Training enables you to expand your teaching skills by learning how to instruct advanced classes and finding ways to take simple, basic asanas to a deeper and more subtle level—this is what truly makes a practice “advanced.”

Topics covered in this training include:

• Advanced asanas (postures) variations and modifications, including inversions and arm balancing poses
• Advanced study, theory, and practice of pranayama (breathing exercises), as well as bandhas (body locks) and kriyas (cleansing practices)
• Guidance on how to safely introduce advanced practices to students
• Additional study and immersion in Raja Yoga
• Study and guidance on how to integrate koshas (layers of the Self), Patanjali’s Ashtanga (Eight Limbs of Yoga) and meditation into your teaching and personal practice

There will be time to share experiences and new ideas and to address challenges that you may have encountered in teaching or in your personal practice. This is a Zoom hybrid training culminating in a 5-day immersion (February 15 – 19, 2024) at Yogaville Ashram in Buckingham, VA. https://www.yogaville.org/about/ Upon acceptance to this training, you will receive details for securing accommodations at the ashram.   Attendance at live sessions is required for certification. All live sessions will be recorded with recordings typically posted within one day for TTs’ review. These recordings will be available for 3 months following completion of the training – until June 18, 2024. Participants will be asked to keep their cameras on during the live online sessions. During this training, you will have free access to Integral Yoga TV, an online portal for Hatha classes, meditations, and inspiring talks with Swami Satchidananda. This training program also includes free access to all Yoga classes offered at Integral Yoga Institutes of  San Francisco and New York during the training.

Prerequisites Integral Yoga Intermediate Teacher Training preferred and at least 6 months of experience teaching Intermediate level classes. We require that all students not trained through Integral Yoga (IY) familiarize themselves with the IY method of teaching Hatha Yoga by taking classes at an Integral Yoga Institute or from an Integral Yoga teacher. Click here to find IY teachers in your area. You may also purchase and practice with the DVDs Yoga with a Master and Intermediate Yoga Class with Swami Asokananda from shakticom.org, the Integral Yoga Multimedia Centre. Or subscribe and practice with classes at iytv.online.

Testimonials:

Graduating from ATT was the most rewarding and heart-opening experience. When you have teachers as wise and knowledgeable as Swami Asokananda and Leticia Padmasri there is nothing else to wish for. They share a great source of education for Yoga teachers. The training has an absolutely satisfying curriculum and most importantly great support on the individual level. To me, this was a complete training, couldn’t be more grateful for such an opportunity.—Malati Kurashvili

The Advanced Teacher Training at Yogaville, with Swami Asokananda and Leticia Padmasri, enhanced my Yoga practice, my teaching, and my life in many ways. As a seeker, this training inspired and re-energized my practice. The instructors embody years of study and regular practice. They both live what they teach in an authentic, humble manner. They are gifted at sharing their wisdom and insights in concrete, practical ways. They made the subtle, deep, and profound aspects of an advanced practice accessible and attainable for us. The training is rigorous mentally and physically, but the reward is well worth the effort; the confidence and ability to offer the advanced Integral Yoga class, and a path toward continued personal growth. I’m so grateful for the experience.—Krishna Tim Howeth