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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Sign-up for this life-changing course to deepen or establish your personal practice, learn how to teach, and spread the beautiful wisdom and endless benefits of yoga.
Description
Flow Yoga's (fka Trailhead Healing Arts Center) 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training and Certification program combines the wisdom tradition of yoga with modern science to offer a comprehensive, integrative program. The program will help you in your personal practice, increase your confidence and self-assurance, and help you to follow and trust your unique voice.
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We offer a challenging, fun, and enriching curriculum that includes:
Asana:
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Theory and practice of hatha yoga.
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Principals of structural alignment.
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Principals of energetic alignment.
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Assisting and working with injuries.
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Physical and subtle body anatomy.
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Yoga models of the subtle body (chakras, nadis, koshas).
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Structuring and sequencing classes.
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Practice teaching in small and large groups.
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The business and ethics of yoga.
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Introduction to prenatal, kids, and adapted yoga.
Pranayama and Meditation:
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Systematic breath training.
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Pranayama practice and teaching.
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Relaxation techniques and teaching.
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Theory and practice of meditation.
Yoga LIfestyle and Philosophy:
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Study of the Yoga Sutra
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Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita.
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The yogic model and function of the mind.
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Introduction to Sanskrit, chants, and mantra.
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Overview of the history of the yoga tradition.
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Introduction to Ayurveda and Ayurvedic nutrition.
and much more!
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Certification
Illinois does not require a license or certification to teach yoga. Flow offers a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Certification program that is registered with Yoga Alliance (RYT), a national registry for yoga training programs and teachers of yoga. This means that upon receiving your 200-hour certification you may apply for a Yoga Alliance registry.
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Accreditation
Flow Yoga is fully accredited by Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga School.
Lead Trainers:
Justina Schacht
Justina Schacht owned and operated Namaste Yoga Center and Trailhead Healing Arts Center. since 2008. She began practicing yoga in 2005 and has been teaching yoga since 2007. Justina has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Communications and a Master of Arts degree in Liberal and Integrative Studies, Consciousness, and Transformative Literature (South Asian literature and philosophy). Justina is a student at the California Institute of Integral Studies, pursuing a PhD in East-West Psychology.
Justina began leading Yoga Alliance-approved 200-hour teacher training in 2009 and Yoga Alliance-approved 300-hour teacher training in 2018. In addition to yoga postures, breathwork, relaxation techniques, and meditation, her teaching methods encourage holistic health and compassionate self-study through literature and writing.
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Justina is an Ayurvedic Practitioner. The timeless wisdom of Ayurveda, the system of complementary medicine of India, is universal and applicable to everyone as it encourages natural methods of well-being. She continues to teach, study, practice, and learn and hopes to serve as a guide to help individuals reach their health and well-being goals. She can be reached at justina.namaste@gmail.com to schedule a consultation.
Kristy Sullivan
After trying yoga just once in 2001, Kristy dismissed it as not being for her. But in 2019, after giving it another chance, she fell in love with the practice. From then on, she rearranged her work schedule to attend classes at a local studio near her office in Chicago, and became passionate about yoga. Her love for yoga was so infectious that one of her instructors made a comment that her "next stop" was teacher training. Although Kristy initially dismissed the idea, it stayed with her and eventually grew into a desire to explore the possibility.
Kristy moved back to Springfield in 2020 and continued to practice yoga regularly and when Flow advertised their 2023 teacher training program, Kristy knew it was the perfect opportunity to fulfill her dream. Now a certified RYT-200 instructor, Kristy believes that teacher training is a gift and encourages anyone passionate about yoga to consider it.
Kristy loves all types of yoga from an energetic vinyasa flow to a grounding yin practice. She looks forward to spreading the joy of yoga with her students. When she's not teaching or practicing yoga, she enjoys spending time with her family in Springfield, including her husband Jeff and their two spoiled kitties, Lucky and Figgy.
Beverly Hopkins
Beverly’s husband, Mark, introduced her to yoga twenty-eight years ago and she has been practicing ever since. In 2016, she decided to commit to her love of the practice by completing a 200-hour Teacher’s Training through Trailhead Healing Arts Center. Since that time, she has been teaching Beginner’s Yoga, Flow, and Children’s Yoga classes at Trailhead Healing Arts Center, Spot Nutrition, and Fit Yoga.
She is beyond excited to open FLOW Midwest Yoga and Meditation to share her knowledge and expertise to the Springfield community. She welcomes every skill level and encourages individuals to experience the peace and serenity that follows a consistent practice.
Beverly is a Springfield native, proud mother to five children (Lindsey, Jenna, Seth, Elias, and Emma), and has owned and operated a hair salon for over twenty-five years.
TESTIMONIALS
If you are reading this message, this is your sign to apply to the Yoga Teacher Training program at Flow. Words cannot describe how wonderful this program has been spiritually and physically for my yoga practice. Even the most experienced yogi will come away with a deeper or more meaningful understanding of yoga. Justina is a warm, welcoming light that guides you through the material. She helps you to stretch outside of your comfort zone to look deeply into yoga beyond your practice and shows you how you can help guide others in their yoga practice. One of the things I love about how Justina teaches is her deep understanding that there is not a "one size fits all" approach to yoga, so she provides beautiful insight from her vast experience and encourages you to continue seeking knowledge and finding your true yoga self. This learning approach will help you do the same for your yoga students. I highly recommend this program for anyone who wants to teach yoga or someone looking to receive a well rounded yoga education.
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KS, 2024 Graduate
Trailhead Healing Arts is a wonderful studio full of loving, caring, and nurturing attitudes. The YTT program is structured to be truly authentic teaching of the Himalayan school of yoga. With a deep focus on meditation and pranayama, the basis of teaching yoga for health, wellness, and mindfulness will be learned.
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MD, 2020 Graduate
The 200-hour teacher training program at Trailhead was the training I did not know I needed, but looking back, I realize it was more meaningful than I can likely put adequately into words. I am so extremely glad I listened to my intuition a year ago and signed up! I learned much more than I expected to about the history of yoga, anatomy and proper alignment, practical methods to meditate, Ayurveda, and my own self.
I am so incredibly grateful to Justina and the other visiting teachers who shared so much knowledge with our class. Whether or not you are looking to teach, you will gain a much deeper understanding of yourself through the introspective and illuminating coursework. The practical applications for all of the topics covered are incredibly informative in their own right – Although, at the end, you will likely want to share all your knowledge with others, just as I hope to do!
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A.S. 2019 Graduate
2023 TEACHER TRAINING FEE SCHEDULE
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Option 1
Regular Tuition – $3000 (Early payment $2700 - before class start date)
Option 2
Four payments of $769
Option 3
Ten monthly payments of $325 due the first of each month
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*Tuition does not include the price of books
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