Walking The 8-Limbed Path

RYT-200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Our 2024 Teacher Training is underway. Please contact us for information about our next training dates.

Are you ready to level up?

Our Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School is for those wishing to dive deeper into the science of Yoga and develop their personal practice both on and off the mat. All you need is an open heart and a sincere desire to explore the benefits yoga has to offer both in the studio and in our everyday lives.

Whether you aspire to teach or to deepen your personal practice, our program will provide you with an empowering foundation to elevate and ignite your yoga journey.

Yogis in tree pose

Our Teacher Training Philosophy

The foundation of our training program is Classical Yoga philosophy, which is rooted in the teachings found in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In the Sutras, Patanjali outlines the eight limbs of yoga, the eightfold path of spiritual growth and self-discovery.

These limbs are ethical guidelines on how to live a vibrant, meaningful life. Asana (yoga postures) is the most well-known of the limbs but it’s only a part of the story, for this path offers so much more. Each of the eight limbs addresses a different aspect of our multifaceted being, and together they act as a road map to living a yogic lifestyle.​

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainer, Meadow

Meet Your Lead Instructor

Our yoga school is led by Yoga Garden’s Senior Teacher, Meadow DeFosche-Christ, eRYT-500/YACEP who will be supported by our highly experienced Yoga Garden PBO faculty, each of whom come from different backgrounds and offer their personal styles and perspectives on the Science of Yoga.

Yoga Teacher Training Graduation

Course Overview

We meet in person for one weekend a month from March to October, with additional self-paced requirements that will be completed online. Homework, practicums, and karma yoga will be required. Students will also be required to log teaching hours, and student teacher opportunities will be available at Yoga Garden PBO.

After graduation, students will have access to continued mentorship from the community of Yoga Garden PBO teachers, as well as opportunities to continue to enhance their teaching skills if they wish.

    • Yoga postures and sequencing for students of all levels and abilities

    • Karma Yoga (community service)

    • Adjustments, modifications & prop usage

    • Anatomy & physiology

    • Classical Yoga History and Philosophy, ancient foundational texts, and ethical guidelines

    • Business of Yoga & Building Your Teaching Practice

    • Meditation and Concentration techniques

    • Introductions to different styles of yoga such as Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Prenatal, Accessible Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Kundalini Yoga

    • Creating equity in Yoga

    • Mantra and Mudras

  • Yoga Teacher Training Graduate

    "Deciding to take the Yoga Garden's YTT program was an experience which changed my "Mind, Body and Soul" !

    Meadow is a gifted, kind, inspirational and dedicated Instructor. I am so grateful to have been taught by Meadow. Thank you for offering the program and creating a warm non-judgemental environment for everyone.”

    CYNTHIA

  • Yogi Smiling

    "YTT at Yoga Garden is radically transformative in all the best ways possible."

    CA’REN

  • Yoga Student Smiling

    "I learned to incorporate a beautiful daily practice into my life and truly understand what it means to live a yogic lifestyle ON and OFF the mat.

    Yoga is so much more than a physical practice and I was able to explore this during YTT. This experience has shown me a path to aligning with my true Self. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had thus far.”

    CARRIE

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