200 Hour Teacher Training
Yoga Alliance Certified 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
With Lead Trainer Dr. Diana Tigerlily, E-RYT-500, YACEP, Blue Heron Holistics School of Yoga at Bindu Yoga Studio
Consider joining our summer 2024 yoga teacher training if you are looking to:
Deepen your yoga practice
Experience the healing benefits of yoga immersion
Become a transformational yoga instructor
Immerse yourself in a yogic lifestyle and emerge with a deepened awareness of the heightened power of Yoga
Feel inspired to share what you know
In this 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Training (YTT 200), you will learn safe and accurate embodiment of the asanas as well as how to teach proper technique and alignment. The YTT consists of asana classes, teaching practicums, and workshops in meditation, pranayama, yoga philosophy, Western and Eastern anatomies, Ayurveda, and more.
Grounded in Classical, Integral Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on Raja Yoga's eight limbs, this Yoga Teacher Training Course equips students with:
• Foundational practices of asana training techniques, practices, and pedagogies
• Safe and accurate embodiment of the asanas
• Proper technique, alignment, assists, and adjustments
• Pranayama
• Meditation
• Western Anatomy—muscular/skeletal systems, biomechanics, functional movement
• Eastern Anatomy-- Chakras, Nadis, and the Subtle Body
• Yoga Philosphy
• Introduction to Yoga’s sister science of healing, Ayurveda
• Satsang, Kirtan, Mantra
• Implementation of a practice of personal ethics and daily yogic lifestyle habits
• Techniques in forgiveness, loving kindness, self-compassion
• Deepening and ongoing self-study
Schedule
We will meet over 10 weekends, June 7 to August 25 at Bindu Yoga Studio in West Palm Beach.
Fridays 6-9 PM
Saturdays 12-8:30 PM
Sundays 12-8:30 PM
June: 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16 & 21, 22, 23
July: 5, 6, 7 & 12, 13, 14 & 19, 20, 21
August: 2, 3, 4 & 9, 10, 11 & 16, 17, 18 & 23, 24, 25
Tuition and Registration
$2900 Early Bird Tuition—Register by May 31
$3300 Regular Tuition—June 1 to June 6
Register at bindu-studio.com
Tuition is not refundable for students who withdraw after the Yoga Teacher Training begins.
Required Texts
Students are responsible for their purchase of books. These texts can often be found used at discounted prices online.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, translation and commentary by Sri Swami Satchindananda
ISBN 978-1-938477-07-2
The Yamas & Niyamas: Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Practice, by Deborah Adele
ISBN 978-097447064-1
The Key Poses of Yoga: Your Guide to Functional Anatomy in Yoga, Volume 2, by Ray Long, MD
ISBN 978-1-60743-239-5
Kripalu Yoga: A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat, Richard Faulds ISBN 978-0-553-38097-2
Yoga Mind and Body, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre ISBN 978-0-7566-3674-6
Additional materials and video clips will be provided electronically:
Student Curriculum Manual (SCM)
Anatomy Videos
Kirtan Chants
About the Instructor
Diana Tigerlily, Ph.D., E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a registered yoga teacher, Reiki Master, Ayurveda/holistic wellness consultant, and founder of Blue Heron Holistics School of Yoga (RYS). Bringing twenty years of experience to her clients, Tigerlily teaches onsite and online and offers private and group classes, customized to meet the unique needs of each individual. As a Registered School of Yoga (RYS) and a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP), Tigerlily offers Yoga Teacher Trainings approved by Yoga Alliance, as well as workshops at area studios for attendees to earn continuing education credits.
Her offerings include Beginner and Advanced Hatha Yoga (including Restorative, Gentle, Vinyasa, Yin, and Sivananda), Yoga for individuals with autoimmune diseases and chronic illness, Meditation, Yoga Nidra, Reiki, Holistic/Ayurvedic wellness coaching and consultations, Forgiveness coaching, Yoga Teacher Trainings, Storytelling, and Communication consulting/coaching/editing.
Tigerlily has completed over 500 hours of yoga teacher training and over 2000 hours of yoga teaching, including training yoga teachers. Tigerlily pursued her certification as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor from the California College of Ayurveda. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies emphasizing Performance/Embodiment, Gender, and Narrative; and an M.A. in English. She is the recipient of Southern Illinois University's 2021 Teaching Excellence Award.
Tigerlily continues to be inspired by the Great Blue Heron as she deepens her yoga journey.
Find her at blueheronholistics.com
Email blueheronholistics@gmail.com with your questions.