Baltimore Yoga Village is a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance and offers both a 200 hour yoga teacher certification as well as continuing education trainings for current teachers.

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The dates for the 200 hour Jivan Yoga Teacher Training at Baltimore Yoga Village are as follows: March 9 - 11, April 13 - 15, May 11 - 13, June 8 - 10, July 13 - 15, August 10 - 12, September 7 - 9, October 12 - 14, November 9 - 11, and December 7 - 9. This flexible one weekend per month schedule enables yoga teacher training applicants to come from further distances such as New York, Virginina, Pennsylvania, and the rest of Maryland. If you are an out of state applicant, we will need to find an approved yoga studio where you can take weekly classes.

We are now accepting application for March 2012 - December 2012. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request an application. Application fee is $300. Cost: The cost of the YTT program is $2,700 (automatic debit monthly installments are accepted) with a $300 deposit upon application. Your application deposit will be refunded if we do not accept your application. We expect that you attend each and every weekend in order to receive our certificate of completion as well as 2 classes per week at Baltimore Yoga Village or an approved location, if you are traveling from out of state. Your 10 class passes will be discounted by 25%.

The 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training at Baltimore Yoga Village is a comprehensive and experiential training for those interested in studying the essence of classical yoga practices, theories, and roots with additional mentorship for those interested in teaching.Some of the topics that will be integrated into the course are as follows:

• Asana Practice - lots of it!
• Connecting to the Breath: Emotional implications of breathing and traditional pranayama
• Anatomy and Physiology: The flow of prana and benefits of yoga postures at the muscular and organ levels
• The Yoga Sutras and study of Samyama
• Quieting Mental Chatter: Meditation and Mindfulness
• The roots of Yoga: Study of yogic texts from the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Buddhist and Tantric text.
• The healing vibration of sound: kirtan, mantra, nada yoga, and the Sanskrit Alpahabet.
• Teaching out of the comfort zone: Teaching beyond studios, in jails, hospitals, and schools.
• Teaching Practice: Writing sequences and developing your own voice
• The Sivananda sequence of 12 basic Asanas and physical adjustments for them.
• Ethics of Teaching and the inspirational role of a teacher
• Therapeutic Yoga Workshops: yoga for arthritis, sciatic nerve pain, lower back pain, etc.
• Living our practice in relationships: The Art of Soulful Communication
• Style vs. Authenticity: Developing your natural voice

We are accepting a maximum of 22 students in the Baltimore Yoga Village Teacher Training, so please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in this training and we will send you an application. 443-629-8077.

Yoga Teacher Training Faculty and Staff: With Ph.Ds teaching anatomy, legendary sitarists teaching mantra, and the founder of Baltimore Yoga Village teaching asana, this training will have the quality of staff we are known for at BYV. Primary faculty include: Anjali Sunita (Director and primary teacher), Adhikari Sacha (Samyama Meditation), Guru-ji Hasu Patel (Chanting and mantra), Taber Shadburne (Out-loud Tantric Meditation, Communication), Dr. Steffany Moonaz (Yoga for Arthritis), Sanskrit (Pierre Couvillion) and Dr. Lalita Noronha-Blob (Anatomy and Physiology).

Other workshops will be taught by the BYV Staff. Partner Yoga (Jean-Jacques Gabriel), Therapeutic Yoga and Exploratory anatomy workshops (Melissa Hullman and Vivian Campagna)

After The Course:

The Yoga Village Mentorship program offers additional practical classroom experience to those interested in successfully cultivating the gift of teaching yoga.  A combination of observation, co-teaching, and independent teaching further prepares you to teach with clarity and confidence. The Mentorship Program costs an additional $350 and must be completed a by 6 months after completing the YTT Program.

To fulfill the required hours of the Mentorship program, you will need to complete a minimum of each of the following three components:

1. Observation of an Introduction to Yoga Course or Equivalent at Baltimore Yoga Village.
2. Co-teach/assist a total of 6 additional classes with Anjali Sunita or other approved Baltimore Yoga Village Instructors.
3. Coordinate and teach 3 classes for members of your community (which are to be observed by Anjali or video-taped for feedback).

It is our deepest intention to give you wings as a teacher and the support that you need to carry forward the ancient knowledge of yoga with great skill and authenticity.