Yoga Teacher TraininG
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Interested in becoming a NKO Yoga Instructor or do you simply want to deepen your own personal practice? We offer a 200-hour Teacher Training Program recognized by Yoga Alliance. This Hatha based training will focus on Vinyasa, Gentle and Yin Yoga. We will explore multiple styles of asana as well as meditation and pranayama. Students will be exposed to a variety of yogic perspectives through numerous special guest yoga teachers.Training will usually meet for two weekends per month . Please note there will be two make-up weekend available during the training. If required to make -up missed classes an additional charge will be applied.
Our main goal at NKO Yoga School is for you to gain knowledge of yoga, help others grow and learn from their practice and finally to grow in your own practice. So, I invite you to take a moment to consider why you practice and study yoga. Your reasons probably fall into these categories:
| • Healing • Wisdom • Self-mastery• Spiritual evolution and spiritual freedom |
As your study and dedication to teaching deepens and you face challenges or distractions, avoid losing sight of the ultimate reasons why you practice and teach yoga.
It can be helpful to return again and again to the WHY.
Just as you practice and study yoga for profound reasons, so you practice and study yoga teaching to effectively support students in having equally profound results.
Yoga teachers develop their skills and evolve over time through:
1. Personal Practice 2. Practice Teaching and “Real” Teaching 3. Mentoring / Coaching 4. Transmission 5. Knowledge |
WHAT TO Expect
This program is based on multiple styles of asanas as well as meditation and pranayama. Students will be exposed to a variety of yoga perspectives through numerous special guest yoga teachers.
These teachings will be expressed through 180 hours in the class setting, as well as 20 hours + home study, practice teaching and karma yoga. The program will consist of several educational modules in techniques, methodology, and practice anatomy. Topics include but not limited to self-inquiry, history, subtle body.
Each module is designed to raise the students’ consciouses to find a balance between the past and the future of yoga. Topic includes:
| • Yoga history and philosophy • Pranayama and Meditation • Physical anatomy | • Ethics and lifestyle • Subtle anatomy and Physiology • Class sequencing and themes |
Modules vary in hours, applications, nature, and scope. The total training hours is designed to take each student from merely practicing “Asana” to practicing and instructing others.
Homework assignments will be given at the end of each weekend that will include a variation of the following:
| • Reading • Writing and reflecting in your journal • Essays • Study guides | • Memorizations and practice teaching • Karma service • Tracking your own practice • Class observing and assisting |
Asana worksheets are to be completed for each posture/ asana that we cover in class… there is a sample in your binder, and you are encouraged to work with each other to complete.
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2025 Spring Schedule
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Class will meet primarily on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00am- 4pm (unless otherwise specified), with several long weekends.
Below is some sample Dates:
Module 1 April 4-5,6 Module 2 April 26-27 Module 3 May 3,4 Module 4 May 23-24 Module 5 June 7-8 | Module 6 July 27-28 Module 7 Aug 10 -11 Module 8 Aug 17-18 Module 9 Aug24-25 Module 10 Sept 7,8 (Retreat) |
Module 11 Final weekend & Graduation
Sept 28-29
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2024-25 Fall/winter Schedule
Class will meet primarily on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00am- 4pm (unless otherwise specified), with several long weekends.
Below is some sample Dates:
Module 1 Oct. 26-27 Module 2 Nov. 9- 10 Module 3 Nov. 23-24 Module 4 Dec. 14-15 Module 5 Jan. 4-5 | Module 6 Jan. 18-19 Module 7 Feb. 8-9 Module 8 Feb. 22-23 Module 9 March 8-9 Module 10 March 22-23 (Retreat) |
Module 11 Final weekend & Graduation
April 5-6
2025 Spring Schedule
May 17-18
Tuition Payment
Upon receiving an acceptance email, the applicant will be charged a non- refundable deposit of $250 is due with the application to hold your place, will go towards the cost of training.
The cost of the program is $3000 or $3200 if financing, arrangements are made,10% off if paid in full. Full payment must be complete if arrangement made to receive your certificate.
An additional cost for required yoga retreat TBA.
All students that are registered in the current program will have access to 10 yoga classes at NKO Yoga Studio and are encouraged to attend.
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Your Instructors
2024-25 Prenatal Teacher Training Schedule
Pregnancy is one of the most extraordinary times in a woman's life. It is a time for nurturing yourself as well as your unborn child. It’s also time for learning to meditate and find focus in breath. Prenatal Yoga Classes provide safe exercises designed to strengthen and relax a rapidly changing body, preparing students for conscious childbirth and the opportunity for mother and child to bond prior to birth.
Prenatal yoga classes go beyond the physical realm of movement and embrace breathing techniques that relax the mind and give focus during times of stress. Classes use meditations that help a mother discover a deeper sense of peace, empowerment as well as lifting fear and doubt out of pregnancy and birth. As a mother’s feelings and emotions are felt by her unborn child it is of utmost importance for a mom to create a peaceful, loving environment around herself. Each Shanti Mom Prenatal Yoga class will have a theme designed to be uplifting and bring awareness.
During each step of this training teacher trainers will learn to do:
Create and guide expectant moms through asana safe for pregnancy yet challenging enough to properly prepare the body for birth
Create and guide pre-natal students through meditations for mom and baby
Facilitate bonding with other moms going through a similar transition
Plan classes that are designed specifically for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of expectant moms
Apply knowledge of pregnancy complications and contraindications to assure mom and baby's safety at all times.
Module 1 certification is open to Yoga Teachers and Yoga Students with a passion for working with pregnant women including: doulas, midwives, doctors, nurses, physical therapists and anyone else that works with pregnant women.
In this certification the following will be covered: postures, theme and breathing techniques safe for pregnancy in a set sequence, elements of a prenatal class, pregnancy anatomy, ethics of a teacher, postures and condition contraindications and much much more.
Module 1
Dates:
October 12-13 2024 Day Yoga Studio
Dec.7-8 2024 NKO Yoga Studio
9-5pm Saturday & Sunday
Required Reading: Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful by Gurmukh; Birth without Violence by Federick Leboyer, M.D..
Certification Requirements: Attendance for all 16 hours; practicum; completion of homework
Training includes 16 contact hours and 2 non contact hours
Virtual Option is Available
$375
Dates: November 18-19, 2023 9am-5pm Module 1 NKO Yoga Studio
During each step of this training teacher trainers will learn to do:
Create and guide expectant moms through asana safe for pregnancy yet challenging enough to properly prepare the body for birth
Create and guide pre-natal students through meditations for mom and baby
Facilitate bonding with other moms going through a similar transition
Plan classes that are designed specifically for the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of expectant moms
Apply knowledge of pregnancy complications and contraindications to assure mom and baby's safety at all times.
In this certification students will learn more in depth postures and pranayama as well as how to make postures safe for pregnancy. Students will also learn how to theme and sequence unique classes as well as learn Yoga Therapy and anatomy as it applies to prenatal body
Module 2 Schedule
Dates:
February 15-16 2025
9-5 Saturday & Sunday
Required Reading: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth By: Ina May Gaskin
Certification Requirements: Attendance for all 16 hours; practicum; completion of homework; Pass final exam
$375
Module 1 & 2 may be purchase at the same time for a discounted rate $700 Use code MOM Only used at NKO Yoga location
RPYT Certification is open to anyone that's completed Module 1 & 2 of the training and is registered with Yoga Alliance. The RPYT course covers classroom scenarios, how to teach Post Natal class as well a Prenatal Partner yoga classes. You will be able to gain d of many postpartum issues as well as covering how to better understand the many mental health issues postpartum women are dealing with in today's society.We will also cover how to create workshops suitable for the pregnant population.
Required Reading: Diastasis Recti By: Katy Bowman
Certification Requirement: Completion of homework, Practicum, Requirements set forth by Yoga Alliance
Training Includes:18 contact hours & 3 non-contact hours
Module 3
Dates:
April 18,19-20 2025
Virtual Option is Available
6pm-9pm Friday
9am-5pm Saturday
9am-5pm Sunday
$525
Chair Yoga Certification
Do you have students, clients, or patients who can’t get down on the floor due to age, weight, disability, or inflexibility? Would you like to teach at hospitals, senior centers, or nursing homes? By adapting traditional yoga poses to a chair, you can bring the accessible benefits of yoga to those unable to take part in even a gentle class.
This course includes learning to practice for anyone interested in teaching chair yoga, including healthcare professionals, yoga teachers, and yoga teachers in training.
In this training, you will learn:
Teach an hour-long accessible chair yoga class
Choose appropriate postures and breathing techniques according to individual needs
Discern levels of flexibility and identify precautions and contraindications
Understand anatomy and alignment for chair asanas
Incorporate meditation, guided yogic relaxation, pranayama techniques (breathing exercises), healing affirmations to improve health the and well-being
Office Yoga: teaching at companies
Increasingly, people are turning to yoga to help them feel comfortable in their own bodies. As a yoga instructor, you want to be able to offer clientele safe and fun modifications compared to traditional poses. This course will give you three full-length chair yoga practices, as well as a breakdown of 30 yoga poses. It's a great course for anyone looking to teach yoga to seniors or people with reduced mobility, even to large companies.
Dates:
July 14, 2024
1-5pm
Prerequisite:
200hr YTT or more
CE's 4hr with Yoga Alliance
In-studio & Online version available
$225
Prenatal Awareness Training
A pregnant woman walked into your class what should you do? This course is designed for the instructor like yourself. If you just want to know the basics on how to structure your class to allow a pregnant woman to be inclusive, poses that are safe. This workshop is for you! This training is appropriate for registered yoga teachers or teachers in training.
Teachers who attend this training will learn how to make postures safe for pregnancy, what pranayama is safe and how to develop class inclusive for the pregnant mom. You will learn the actions to avoid, complications and contraindications to assure mom and baby's safety at all times.
Dates:
July 28 2024
1pm-5
4CE hours with Yoga Alliance
Virtual & In-Studio
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Natasha Kohorst Owner E-500hrRYT, RPYT, Master Reiki, Sound Healer Ayurvedic Wellness Coach
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All sales are final. Class passes are non-transferrable and non-refundable. Class passes expire one year from purchase date.
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