course description

Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training® is a 200 hour course for preparing and certifying individuals who want to begin teaching yoga. This training meets the standards of the National Yoga Alliance, which allows our graduates to join and be listed in the Yoga Alliance Registry. This credential assures that your qualifications will be recognized on a national and international level.

Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training ® takes a unique approach to yoga: combing the ancient philosophies and practice from India, and various forms of yoga currently practiced in the West. The program is designed for those who have experience in yoga for the training will give you a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of yoga as well as deepen your understanding, knowledge and personal practice and teaching abilities. The combination of ancient and modern wisdom not only bridges history with the present but also allows for a better understanding of the body-mind relationship suited to Western comprehension and practice.

This course carefully covers everything you need to know to get you started teaching. Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training ® is constantly evolving as understanding and research into mind/ body/spirit connection continues. Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training ® uses and respects the ancient traditions of yoga, but is not limited to the past. As the head of the program, Natasha is continually learning and growing as a person and teacher and has brought on various experts for specific fields of study and disciplines complimentary and directly connected to a rich yoga practice. She and the group of teachers will inspire your training and support you to achieve great results in your practice and teaching experiences.

During the 3 month program you will spend the most of your time involved in experiential learning. Meaning, each time we meet you will experience both Conditioning Classes and Posture Classes that will allow you to go deeper into your own personal practice of yoga. Because of this, you will consistently gain knowledge and deepen your understanding and confidence in beginning your teaching career.

We understand that not all students coming to a yoga class can begin with the traditional yoga postures. Every individual's body needs to be accepted as it is in this moment. Even the well-seasoned athlete or yogi can learn by slowing down and returning to the origins of yogic movement. To respond to individual needs Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training ® offers a comprehensive series of reconditioning movements and exercises that deepen bodily awareness that will assist you as a teacher in helping your students perform efficient and effective movement. As you learn the principles of accessing the energy of prana through relaxed awareness you will have the tools to create your own conditioning movements. The "Vinyasa," or flow of postures you will experience can be repeated in your classes to help you get started teaching. Soon you will find yourself elaborating on this basic class and creating your own flows.

Pure Prana Holistic Teacher Training ® is a non-authoritarian approach to better health and more meaning in life. Central to the training is an inquiry into what makes a successful teacher. We are committed to helping each individual to find their own voice, their own style and their own passion for teaching. The ultimate goal of this training is to provide you with the means to activate your student's direct knowing by guiding experiences that will support their ability to listen and respond to the intelligence in their own body/mind.