October 19th, 2024 – April 27th, 2025

YOU LOVE YOGA! and whether you’ve been practicing 9 months or 9 years, you may want to keep exploring yoga in new ways – both on and off your mat.

The Yogatown Yoga Teacher Training may be the perfect way to do that.

If you want to expand your practice, learn more about yourself, start a new career, or connect with your yoga family in a deeper way, teacher training is an incredible personal growth experience.

Is it “Hot” Yoga Teacher Training?

Yogatown offers classes in a heated room, but our teacher training is not exclusive to those wanting to teach heated classes. Our teacher trainees are given the knowledge, skills and a solid foundation to teach in a variety of settings.

Our Unique Format

Our ultimate goal has always been to provide participants with the best yoga teacher training possible. Over the years we’ve explored several different formats, and feel confident that our current programming and format deliver the best training possible.

Our training is well over 200 hours. It consists of 180 direct, in-person hours, along with 50+ hours of home study and many yoga classes! This training is conveniently held every other weekend, making it accessible for those needing to balance training alongside family and work obligations.  Meeting every other weekend also allows ample time to digest, process and apply the teachings to your life.

Your Instructors

We have some of the most experienced teachers in the city – each with their own unique style and area of expertise.  You will have several teachers guiding your journey, including Tracy Billows, Jen Pakuts, Kelly Cameron, Dana Wemyss, Jovette Carey, Kathryn Flynn, Jason Billows and more!  The combination of carefully chosen instructors and their breadth of knowledge and experience is what makes for such an incredibly valuable curriculum.

Your Journey

The Yogatown Teacher Training program is about so much more than yoga poses.  It truly is a journey of personal growth and self discovery.  Throughout this program you’ll make lifelong friends and will learn and grow in ways that you’ll carry with you both on and off your mat for many years to come. 

Of course, you’ll also become a certified yoga teacher! 

Requirements

To complete this program you will be required to:

• Attend all training sessions.
• Any missed sessions must be approved by Yogatown and made up at the expense of the participant. Participants cannot miss more than 2 days or they may be ineligible to receive their certification.
• Timely completion of all homework and assignments.
• Teach a yoga class.

Schedule

Hours are approx. 9am – 3:30pm.

• Oct. 19 / 20
• Nov. 2 / 3, 16 / 17
• Nov. 30 / Dec 1
• Dec. 14 / 15
• Jan. 11 / 12, 25 / 26
• Feb. 8 / 9, 22 / 23
• March 8 / 9
• March 16, 23, 30 – 2:30pm-4:30pm only
• April 5 / 6, 12 / 13 – final practicums
• April 26
• April 27 – 4pm – 7pm only

We do our absolute best to not change anything but dates / hours may be tweaked slightly over the course of the training.

Cost

• $3250 + hst if paid in full by August 1st, 2024
• $3550 + hst if paid in full by October 18th, 2024
• $3750 + hst for monthly payment plan (please inquire)
• $500 +hst non-refundable deposit is due with application 

No refunds or account credits.

Yogatown 10 class card is included.  For the duration of the training, receive 15% off all retail & Unlimited class memberships.

Location

Yogatown Stittsville

Questions?

Please contact Nicole, she will be happy to chat via email or can set up a phone conversation nicole@myyogatown.com. 

REGISTER NOW!

Ready to begin your teacher training journey? For application instructions, please email Nicole at nicole@myyogatown.com

FAQ’s:

Q – What if I’m not sure I want to teach? 

A – You can absolutely still participate in the training, even if you don’t plan on teaching.  Generally the group ends up being about 1/3 want to teach, 1/3 aren’t sure, 1/3 do not want to teach. The training truly is about so much more than just teaching – it really is an immersive yoga experience. You’ll learn a lot about yourself and your practice will evolve and grow, whether you teach or not. You might even surprise yourself during the training and feel inspired to teach when it’s all over!

Q – What if I have to miss a session? 

A – Completely ok. You can talk to the Yogatown training coordinator to find out how to make up missed hours. You can also get notes from some of your colleagues, so you don’t miss out on what was covered / discussed. Please no more than 1 missed weekend in order for you to get the most of the experience. 

Q – I can’t touch my toes / do an arm balance / handstand / other advanced poses.  Is that ok?

A – YES and YES.  There are absolutely no prerequisites or requirements in terms of poses – as long as you are eager to learn, participate to the best of your ability and have an open mind, you can do this.  The real beauty about this immersive yoga experience is you’ll discover it’s about SO much more than just the poses. 

Q – How will I fit this into my life?

A – We intentionally designed this program for those that still have other life commitments and responsibilities.  That said, it is an immersive experience – there is reading, pre-work before some lectures, homework for other lectures.  The more time you carve out to dedicate to this experience, the more you’ll get out of it.  We recommend about 5 hours per week dedicated to self-study.  It’s very helpful to sign up early so that you can get a head start on the required reading list.  

Q – Are there any required readings?

A – Yes – and we’ll provide that reading list upon acceptance into the program. 

Diversity Scholarship

If you are a Black, Indigenous, Person of Colour who is interested in joining our teacher training program and would like to apply for a partial scholarship, please email nicole@myyogatown.com for more information.

Tax Receipts

Yogatown is a HRSDC Certified Educational Institution and as such will provide tax receipts for our 100% of the teacher training program tuition.