Strongheart Yoga’s Teacher Training Program
Summer 2021 Session: May 16 - August 8
The Yoga Teacher Training program at Strongheart Yoga is closely tailored to each cohort to match our trainees’ needs.
our successful teacher Training Program is now online !
You can study safely from home, no matter where you live. Live-stream classes provide real-time support from experienced instructors. Our small classes ensure you get individual attention — you won’t get lost at Strongheart! Many online programs give you more recorded content than live instruction. Not here! We may be online, but we’re live!
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Ready to apply?
Our online application is right here.
After applying, pay your $50 application fee here, and it will be applied to your tuition.
our program starts may 16
Summer Session runs May 16 - August 8, 2021
Typical class times* are:
Saturdays / 12:00 - 5:00pm EST
Sundays / 11:00am - 1:30pm; 3:00 - 5:00pm EST
Sixty-five hours of live instruction online, plus group work and practices. Live stream classes are recorded, so you won’t miss anything. Additional recorded content, both video and audio, will be available for students to study on their own schedule. All of the necessary content for completion of the training will be available online and trainees can complete missing components after live classes end. Personal mentoring will be available and connection with fellow trainees is encouraged.
*Class times will occasionally vary for holidays. See catalog for full schedule. Request a catalog through our contact form here.
our students are our focus
We are a small locally-owned yoga studio in Michigan with a vibrant, dedicated community. You won’t get lost in a corporate infrastructure here. Strongheart’s Yoga Teacher Training Program is tailored to train qualified, confident, caring teachers of yoga in a warm, supportive environment.
yoga alliance certification
Strongheart Yoga Teacher Training program curriculum includes all of the components of the 200-hour certification of the Yoga Alliance. Upon completion of all course requirements, students will be qualified to register with Yoga Alliance as a RYT-200 level teacher. Ready to teach!
do i need yoga experience?
Developing a personal practice is a powerful path to understanding that can’t be underestimated. Weekly recorded yoga practice classes will support you in the basics to help you establish that. Beginners will learn with guidance; the more experienced will enhance their understanding of fundamentals. And, as soon as you register for the Teacher Training Program, you can join our live yoga classes through our virtual studio (or join us in person at our Warren, MI studio if you are local).
what will i learn?
Our goal at Strongheart Yoga is to qualify teachers to comfortably teach a wide range of students. Our focus is on breath + movement classes at all levels.
We’ll begin with Basic Flow Hatha to learn the essentials of asana practice. From there we’ll find our voice with the plan and script of Short Form Ashtanga. Then we’ll learn to sequence, plan + deliver our own Vinyasa and Slow Flow classes. An introduction to Yin Yoga will be included as well as overviews of special practices like Chair Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Restorative.
Our Curriculum
Yoga Asana
The techniques, anatomy, and function of over 100 common yoga asana; how to teach and modify them.
Pranayama & Meditation
The breathing practices that increase energy and quiet the mind to support asana and meditation.
As well as different techniques of deep relaxation and meditation, including chant and sound.
The History, Philosophy, & Psychology of Yoga
The deeper study of how yoga works, including study of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Hatha Yoga
Pradipika, and an understanding of Subtle Energy and the chakra system.
Yoga Lifestyle
The principles of Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science of health, and how understanding our nature in
relation to the world helps us live life in greater balance.
Teaching Methods & Practice Teaching
Learning how to sequence and plan effective classes that include asana and meditation
practices and lead with confidence. Coming to understand your own dharma as a yoga teacher
and understanding the ethics of sharing the practice with others.
what our Trainees are saying
“Thank you for sharing your passion for yoga with me over the last few months. I could not have chosen a better time in my life to dive deeper into my practice and it has truly transformed my life. I’m forever grateful for your guidance.”
“My teacher training experience at Strongheart Yoga was amazing. Pattie, the owner and instructor of the studio, made a positive difference in my life and practice. Her knowledge, warmth and passion about yoga inspired me not only to learn, but to find my voice as a person and as a yoga teacher. Thank you Pattie for seeing me as a unique individual and helping achieve my goal.”
“With just a desire to know more about this practice that came to be so important to me, I registered for teacher training at Strongheart. And with a push from teachers, who trusted me more than I sometimes trusted myself, I realized I might be meant to share yoga with others.”
Pattie closing a class with standing meditation.
from the course instructor
“Over my 20 years of consistent yoga practice, I’ve felt yoga’s power to keep me grounded and at ease with who I most truly am. And over 15 years of teaching others, I’ve seen yoga awaken people to what’s possible for them when they break out of time-worn physical and mental habits that aren’t serving them.
Teaching and studying yoga is an exchange between individuals searching for answers to our most fundamental human questions. Having received so much wisdom from so many teachers, I hope I can give that to others in my own voice and watch them share it in theirs---all of us part of a long and beautiful tradition of self-discovery.”
Pattie McCann, ERYT-200 & YACEP
Founder of Strongheart Yoga of Warren
Teacher Training Program Instructor
Credentials
Strongheart Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training program includes the standards of Yoga Alliance. Upon completion of all requirements, students will be certified to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-HR level.
Tuition
Tuition for our live, online program is only $1,500. Early bird discounts and flexible payment plans are available. Request a catalog by clicking the LEARN MORE button below.
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