advanced training
We are pleased to introduce the blue lotus yoga enrichment program for teachers and dedicated students. It is our intention to guide you further along your path, that you might find a deeper sense of fulfillment in your life and become a greater force for good in the world.
Our training program was created in an open format. You may take any module, in any order. You may complete modules for your own personal growth, for YTT200 CEU, or as credit towards YTT500 certification. Some modules are open only to teachers and/or have pre-requisites, and this information will always be included in the course description.
YTT500 (300-hour program)
If you are interested in YTT500 certification, you should come to us having already completed YTT200. For the additional 300 hours required for YTT500, there are seven required modules. These modules are offered every one to two years. You’ll see YTT500 at the bottom of any flyer or promotional item indicating that those hours count towards the certification process, if that’s the path you choose to take.
In addition to the required module hours, you select workshops and training sessions that further develop your interests and skills:
- Integrated Body (organic anatomy and physiology based work)
- Teaching Skills (alignment, sequencing, hands-on, specialty trainings)
- Applied Philosophy (expanding your knowledge of the deeper practices and philosophies).
You can focus on one area of study or you may prefer to explore the breadth of all three.
Advancement as a teacher of yoga never ends. But we must be students of yoga first, always, to best honor the practice and connect to the highest good. Barring extenuating circumstances, you have four years to complete your hours for the YTT500, completing a minimum of 30 hours per year.
For more information, please refer to the schedule below and visit our Advanced Training FAQ.
pricing
With two exceptions, weekends have two general formats. Prices listed below are for 2012 modules:
13 hours:
Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday 10-4
$225 early bird (up to one month before)
$255 full price
22 hours:
Friday 12-9, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 8-4
$335 early bird (up to one month before)
$385 full price
2012 modules
**indicates a required module for YTT500 certification
**March 16-18
Refine & Align with Jill Sockman and Suzanne Newton
22 hours
April 20-22
Integrated Body: Developmental Sequencing with Julee Snyder
22 hours
**May18-20
Integrated Body: Anatomy Essentials with Julee Snyder
22 hours
June 8-10
The Fire of Purification with Will Duprey
13 hours
**September 14-16
Seva: Yoga off the Mat with Carrington Jackson
22 hours
**October 24-28
Teaching Bootcamp with Heather Tiddens
40 hours
**November 16-18
Silence: A Weekend of Reflection with Jill Sockman
13 hours
Other modules will include:
- Teaching Yin Yoga
- Restorative Yoga and the Emotional Body
- **The Power of Satsang
- Koshas, Gunas & Vayus
- **Therapeutic Yoga
- Vinyasa Yoga Immersion
- Yoga & Ayurveda
- Bhagavad Gita
- additional Integrated Body modules and many others.
more continuing studies opportunities
There are other ways to expand your practice and/or work toward your YTT500 certification outside of the weekend modules. Just some of those upcoming opportunities include:
January 16 – February 20
On Beyond Asana – six week series with Jill
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
9 hours (and ongoing through the year)
$108
February 18
Integrated Body: Diaphragms, Domes, and Bandhas
workshop with Julee Snyder
8 hours
$120
March 31-April 1
Spring Cleaning: Detox Yoga Retreat with
Jill Sockman & Carrington Jackson
9 hours
$310 early bird or $340
April 1, 15, 29 11am-2pm
Integrated Body: The Organ System and Yoga with Julee Snyder
9 hours
$50 each, or 3 for $120
registration
All modules and workshops are/will be listed on the WebScheduler. You may register online, in the studio, or send a check through the mail. Please do not call the studio for registration. Some workshops have sessions open for drop-in students. Please note that for YTT500 credit, you must complete the weekend in its entirety, including required reading and assignments.
more information
You’ll find more information at this page in the coming months. If you’d like to be placed on our mailing list for YTT500 information as it is released, please provide your email on this simple form.
