Personal Yoga Advancement & optional Teacher Training Program

Explore yoga at a level beyond regular drop-in classes delve deeper into yoga …the theory …the philosophy…the asanas…advance your personal yoga practice to a higher level by personal coaching by some of Toronto’s best teachers and optionally, train to become a yoga teacher in your community.

Breathe offers students the most flexible and personalized yoga training program available in Toronto. 

Dedicated students of yoga now have the opportunity to enroll in a comprehensive and structured course to advance their theory and practice of yoga with senior yoga teachers.

The Breathe program is highly unique as the primary focus of the training will be on integrating the theory of yoga through a regular and dedicated personal yoga practice approach with personalized coaching from senior teachers. Ultimately the more we challenge and know about our own functioning body and yoga practice the better equipped we become as students and ultimately teachers of yoga. 

Students may choose to enroll in a Personal Yoga Advancement Series of Weekend Workshops only or add the Teacher Training component if you plan to become a teacher. Breathe is the only studio in Toronto offering students the opportunity for higher learning without the added cost and time commitment of a full Teacher Training program.

Flexible and highly personalized program for:

Enroll in a disciplined and in-depth yoga course with senior teachers without having to expend the extra hours and additional finances required to fulfill teacher training requirements

Flexible time commitment -- full day workshops take place once a month and you decide your own personal practice time by attending Mysore -- where you will be given personal guidance by teachers and other drop-in classes

Study closely with senior teachers who will mentor you throughout the program

The Yoga Advancement weekend workshop curriculum together with the added Teacher Training component meet the standards of the Yoga Alliance 200 hour training program

You will work with a senior teacher mentor and have monthly private sessions for questions, practice etc.

You will have the skills and the training to teach beginner level classes

You will have the added benefit of elevating your personal yoga practice under the mentorship of senior teachers

Course Structure & Curriculum

Students have 2 options in registering for the course:

Workshop Curriculum for Segments 1 & 2  

• Introduction to the history, philosophy and psychology of yoga
• Personal practice assessment
• The Ashtanga Yoga sequence (learning the sequencing and rationale of the Primary Series),

• Sanskrit names of poses, Breath and Bandhas
• Functional anatomy
• Planning and sequencing a personal practice or yoga class 
• The use of props and/or modifications
• Introduction to reading bodies and dealing with injuries

Additional Curriculum for Segment 2 Teacher Training Component

In addition to the Curriculum and Personal Practice hours requirements outlined above, Teacher Trainees will:

• Assist teachers in Breathe drop-in classes with hands-on adjustments (2 per month)
• Spend a minimum of 15 hours teaching actual classes with subsequent feedback and guidance from teachers
• Meet with their teachers for one on one mentoring sessions for personal feedback and questions (1 hour per month)
• Attend a 4 hour “The Business of Yoga” workshop
• At-home study of readings assigned by teachers

Tuition and application procedures:

    $ 1,450.00 + gst

• 9 full day monthly workshops
• Registration deadline for this segment is October 1 with a $100 deposit.
• A brief statement of your yoga experience and objectives of taking the program must accompany your registration. 

   
    $ 3,490.00 +gst

This includes additional workshops, personal mentoring time with teachers (one dedicated hour per month), Practicum including assisting teachers and practice teaching time, unlimited yoga for the 9 month training period.  Trainees receive a 10% discount on all workshops and retreats offered at Breathe.

Students enrolling in the Teacher Training Segment must fill out and submit an application form with a $50 non-refundable application fee.  Due to the highly personalized nature of Breathe’s training program, spaces are limited to 18 students. 

The first round of applications are due by September 15; if space is available after this initial review, a second round of applications will be accepted up to October 15.

Early application is highly recommended. Upon acceptance into the program, a $500 non-refundable deposit is required with the balance of payment due at the start of the training program.  Other payment plans may be considered for applicants with special circumstances. 

* Dates are subject to change