About

Contemplative Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive RYS 200-hour certification program informed by mindfulness-awareness meditation.

This training offers in-depth engagement with the hatha and vinyasa yoga systems, including their physical, energetic, mental and spiritual aspects. Students will also study the history, theory and philosophy of the yoga tradition, as well as explore contemplative practices. 

We aim to train compassionate, informed teachers for whom practice is more than the mat, more than the cushion—it's a way of being in the world. 

Cost: $3,000

Payment Deadline - September 21, 2018

Early Bird: $2,700

Early Bird Deadline - Sunday, August 24, 2018

Pay by Installments: $3,300

6 payments of $550. Deposit due by September 7, 2018

Unit 1 payment - September 21, 2018

Unit 2 payment - November 2, 2018

Unit 3 payment - January 11, 2019

Unit 4 payment - March 1, 2019

Unit 5 payment - April 26, 2019

Thinking in threes

Handy triad formulations provide a conceptual framework for thinking about the building blocks of CYTT. We begin with Body + Breath + Mind = Yoga. The way we teach unpacks this triad into more triads: Asana + Alignment + Anatomy = Body; Pranayama + Mindful Speech + Subtle Body  = Breath; Dharana + Compassion + Contemplative Practice = Mind; and Teaching to the Body + Teaching to the Heart + Teaching to the Mind = Contemplative Yoga Teacher. 

Training the mind

Training the mind is experiential as well as intellectual. Vedanta and Mahayana Buddhism systematically guide our study and meditation paths.  We deepen our fundamental inquisitiveness to allow us to actualize our true nature and fully assimilate the teachings into the present moment. Through this contemplative lens grounded in non-duality, our approach to the study of the history, theory, and philosophy of yoga reflects upon our personal relationships to the teachings.