BELOVED YOGA
11109 Sunset HIlls Road
Reston, VA 20190
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The Beloved Yoga School offers a unique 200HR Yoga and Ayurveda Teacher Training that provides a safe, nurturing, and creative environment in which to grow and deepen your practice. It is from this place of deep personal practice/sadhana that you become a teacher. Our program offers a comprehensive experience combining our excellence in teaching methodology and an inclusive mentoring program. Participants can opt to do just module one or the full two-module program. To obtain a 200HR RYT, one must complete both modules and fulfill all the requirements of the program including reflective homework and mentorship.
The first 100 hours of the program are open to all yoga practitioners interested in learning more about yoga.
In this module, you will:
If interested in becoming a certified yoga teacher, you will continue on for an additional 100 hours where you will learn:
In addition to our daily scheduled classes, lectures and practicum, the Beloved Yoga School offers a unique mentoring model for those interested in cultivating their seat as a teacher. The program includes up to 20 hours of one-on-one mentorship with your assigned mentor. Each trainee will also receive one mentoring session with Ileana Gonzalez, board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner and one mentoring session with our pranayama mentor, Susan Knoblauch.
Upon completion of the second half of the program, final class, self-examination and mentorship, you will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a 200HR yoga teacher.
Beloved Yoga School recognizes the necessity for sensitivity in creating safe and accessible spaces in a group setting. Intrinsic to our teacher training program is the Beloved Yoga Trauma-Informed Toolkit. You will develop skills in languaging, cultivating safe spaces, assisting, and learning the tools to respect individual exploration and expression.
Maryam Ovissi, E-RYT 500, RPYT, RCYT, C-IAYT
Ileana Gonzalez, board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, 200hr YT, https://apurvawellness.com/
Teaching & Mentoring Team: Joelle Van Over, Heather Hagaman, Susan Knoblauch, Susan Muir, Dante Baker, Doug Keller, Allison Tomson and Dr. Graham Schweig
Weekend hours (in-person/online, Eastern time zone EDT/EST): 10 am - 1 pm & 2 - 5 pm
Wednesday hours (mostly online): 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Module 1
January 20 & 21
February 3 & 4
February 7
February 24 & 25
March 6
March 9 & 10
Module 2
March 23 & 24
April 3
April 13 &14
April 17
April 27 & 28
May 8
May 18 & 19
May 29
June 1 & 2
June 12
June 29 (Graduation)
Full Program (modules 1 and 2): $3200*
Early bird discount: $2800 if paid in full by December 1, 2023
Module 1 only: $1600**
Payment plans are available. Please speak with Maryam after your acceptance into the training about setting up a plan.
Scholarships are also available. If needed, kindly fill out this form to speak about why participation in this training is important to you. We will follow up to connect.
* Includes a manual, up to 20 hours of mentoring, a 30-class pass (online and in-person classes) and 6-month access to our on-demand library.
** Includes a manual.
Fill out the online application and pay the non-refundable $30 application fee. The fee will be applied to your balance. We will follow up within 2 days to set up a time to connect and discuss the training. Feel free to reach out to Maryam@belovedyoga.com with further questions.
The following 4 books (all available for purchase at the studio and can be borrowed from our library) are required reading as part of the Beloved Yoga 200HR Teacher Training program: