Namaspa 200Hour
Yoga Teacher Training
CONNECTION:
Mind-Body-Spirit
Upcoming in
Fall 2025 - Winter 2026
Whether you want to teach yoga or expand your own practice by embodying and applying yogic principles in your life, you will learn to authentically express and share of yourself, connect with others and create positive change in the world – skills applicable to any leadership role in or out of a yoga studio.
Would you like to...
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Learn the ancient wisdom of yoga and mindfulness in a way that helps you realize your goals and highest intentions in life?
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Learn effective tools and techniques to explore your practice and also instruct others in a way that is clear, effective and positive?
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Gain a deeper understanding of your body and how it works, to enrich your own health and provide a foundation for you to teach others?
If you answered yes, then this training is for YOU!
Program Overview
Modules will be a mix of in-person classes in our Bend and Redmond studios, as well as live via Zoom. All in-person classes will also be broadcast via Zoom, so it is possible to telecommute for the entire program. ​
​Learn the Essentials
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Discover and explore what it means to be a responsible, informed yoga practitioner and teacher of vinyasa and Yin Yoga
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Learn foundational yoga teaching techniques that can be applied in a variety of small group settings
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Learn the breakdown, alignment, variations, and sequencing of postures
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A robust foundational yoga anatomy training in which intellectual learning is combined with somatic experience. To read more about the anatomy portion, click here.
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Explore the confluence of physical and energetic anatomy
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Learn to evaluate and address bodies physically and emotionally to prevent injuries
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Learn how to give safe hands-on assists and cue self-assists
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Explore various meditation techniques and pranayama breathing techniques to incorporate into your personal practice or classes
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Participate in practice teaching sessions, study groups, observing and assisting classes
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Explore and analyze yoga philosophy to guide you in your daily life and the lifestyles and ethics for yoga teachers
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Trace the history of yoga - including the origins of the modern asana practice - and examine abuses of power and cultural appropriation in the modern yoga industry
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Have an introduction to Ayurveda and guidance in applying these ancient principles to improve health in a modern lifestyle
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Learn the business of yoga to support launching your new career
​​Required Reading:
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Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews 3rd Edition
The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga by Bernie Clark
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Yamas and Niyamas by Deborah Adele
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Bhagavad Gita - Choose ONE of the following:
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​The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling by Stephen Cope​
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Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation by Stephen Mitchell
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The Yoga Sutras - Choose ONE of the following:
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Swami Satchidananda
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The Wisdom of Yoga by Stephen Cope
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Living the Sutras: A Guide to Yoga Wisdom Beyond the Mat by Kelly DiNardo
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Threads of Yoga: A Remix of Patanjalis Sutras with Commentary and Reverie by Matthew Remski
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Prerequisites:
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Have been doing yoga (home or in-studio) for 6 months or permission from the lead trainer
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Have taken 30 live Namaspa studio classes (in-studio or on Zoom, any format) by the time the program begins in October. (Exceptions can be made if you speak with one of the facilitators.)
Enrollment Details
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Tuition: $3000
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$500 non-refundable application deposit applied towards your tuition.
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Early Bird Discount - Save $200: Balance of $2300 due by August 15, 2024. After August 15 the balance after deposit would be $2,500.​​
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Payment plans available.
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Cancellation policy: No refunds once the program begins. Tuition may be applied to future programs. ​​
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The 2024-2025 program is currently at capacity. You can apply for the waitlist and you will be contacted if a spot becomes available, or be considered for the following year's program.
Email namaspayoga@gmail.com if you're interested and want to learn more.
Limited spaces available. ​
Scholarships
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A limited number of Scholarship opportunities are available for BIPOC and/or Financial Aid through the Namaspa Foundation.
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Scholarships are for partial or full funding of the Namaspa LLC 200hr Yoga Teacher Training; funding provided through donations to Namaspa Foundation.
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The purpose of the BIPOC Scholarship is to create greater diversity, inclusiveness, and accessibility in the yoga teaching community, and to acknowledge the need for reparations.
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The purpose of the Financial Aid Scholarship is to help students who want to become teachers overcome the barrier of financial need, and provide a catalyst for personal and professional growth and opportunity.
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Application does not confer any guarantees - awards will be based on level of commitment, availability, and demonstrated financial need (if applying for financial aid).
Testimonials:
“The most powerful shift or opening, professionally and personally, has been increased confidence and ability to speak more clearly and directly. I have struggled with those issues my entire life despite advanced education, professional accomplishments, and many attempts to work through them. Shifting into more clarity and confidence has allowed me to turn knowledge of yoga into teaching yoga (in my view) and improved my skill and effectiveness as a nonprofit director. It has also made me a better husband, father and grandpa. I know this sounds cliche, but it's true: the YTT program was life-changing for me.”
B.M. 2021 GRAD
