“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
DO YOU WANT TO Deepen your understanding of yoga’s transformative potential? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN gaining the EXPERIENCE needed to PRACTICE AND SHARE YOGA IN WAYS THAT FOSTER AWARENESS, HONESTY, AND LOVE?
Our accredited 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training is designed to guide you through a process of self-discovery and empower you to skillfully guide others. This educational opportunity encourages you to question and become curious about the ways you live in your body-mind and the world. Through a curriculum rooted in timeless, immutable yogic principles and mindfully adapted to serve the present, you have the opportunity to dive deeper into what it means to “practice yoga” on and off the mat, and to develop greater intimacy with the whole of experience - with Life itself - in ways that feel freeing.
What MAKES THIS TRAINING DIFFERENT?
This is NOT a skim-the-surface kind of yoga teacher training limited to postural practice, sequencing, and alignment. It’s more than an education in exercise and physical flexibility. This is a transformative learning experience that weaves together the study of yoga history, philosophy, language, art, and science with the practice of yoga ethics, techniques, and service. It includes a refined approach to postural practice as a gateway to the core practice of yoga. This yoga teacher training is designed to help you develop a rich personal practice that will naturally inform your sharing of yoga with others. You’ll learn to integrate energy attunement, mindfulness, and meditation with postural practice in order to optimize energetic sensitivity, mental clarity, and emotional balance. You’ll learn the ancient philosophy at the core of the transformative and self-revelatory power of yoga and be part of how these practices evolve and serve our modern world.
WhO ARE THE TEACHERS?
Danielle Adams, Inga Buchbinder, Kimberly Jones, Allison Hagen Kennedy, Tobias Moyneur, Catherine Murray, Cherie Robinson, Kristin Varner, and Blanca Wright facilitate the yoga teacher trainings, alongside former students who serve as mentors and special guest facilitators who enrich the program with additional perspectives and expertise. They are guided by what bell hooks describes as a love ethic - heart values that embrace all dimensions of love, including kindness, compassion, joy, and trust. They recognize the grace that yoga is and prioritize sharing the practice wisely and respectfully for the benefit of all.
WHAT’S INVOLVED?
The 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training is a nine-month in-person experience centered around 12 touchpoints essential to the practice and sharing of yoga. Orientation happens in September and the curriculum is organized in eight monthly modules beginning in October and ending in May. Each module is grounded in immersive weekend learnshops emphasizing a perennial aspect of yoga through a variety of learning modalities, including educational presentations, hands-on demonstrations, large-group discussions, small-group collaboration, experiential yoga practice, and creative art-making. Each monthly module also includes a mentor and peer group meeting, self-paced readings and study guides, self-reflective journaling, and regular opportunities to practice yoga in community.
Learnshops
Mentor & PEER Group Meetings
Self-Paced Readings & STUDY GUIDES
Self-Reflective Journaling
REGULAR WEEKLY Practice Opportunities
TRANSFORMATIONAL TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES
COMPREHENSIVE GUIDEBOOK
Who should aPPLY?
Anyone who loves yoga, is dedicated to an honest and loving yoga practice, is willing to co-create conscious community, and is commitment to participate fully in the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training course is invited to apply for admission to this learning opportunity.
What’s required to complete thE TRAINING?
The nine-month program culminates in your instruction of an in-class practicum (asana and pranayama focused), creation and sharing of a yantra (it’s like a yoga art project!), and completion of a take-home final exam. At the conclusion of the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training, you’ll receive a certification letter and diploma evidencing your completion of the course.
After graduation, you will also be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher.
To receive your certification letter and diploma from Community Yoga Center, 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training candidates are required to:
Attend at least 80% of the learnshops
ATTEND AT LEAST 80% OF THE mentor & PEER group meetings
Instruct an in-clAss practicum
Create and share a yantra
Complete a take-home final exam
WhEN are the training dates FOR THE 2027 COHORT?
Orientation happens in September and the curriculum is organized in eight monthly modules beginning in October and ending in May. These are the training dates for the 2027 Cohort:
HOW MUCH DOES THE TRAINING COST?
At Community Yoga Center, we are inspired by in sharing yoga - not selling it. And we mean that in a very real, tangible way. Our Yoga Teacher Training is intentionally priced at a fraction of the cost of most programs - half to one-third of typical tuition. In an culture where trainings can be financially out of reach, we’ve made a clear and values-driven choice to keep yoga teacher training accessible to as many people as possible. This is not a profit-driven program. Tuition simply supports basic operating essentials like facility use, utilities, and insurance costs. Nothing more. There is no markup for brand, no inflated pricing structure - just what’s needed to sustain the offering.
What truly sets this program apart is how it is taught. Every instructor donates their time. They are not selling anything. They teach because of a deep commitment to the practice of yoga and a genuine desire to share it with others. This is teaching as service, not transaction. Because of this, the quality of instruction is extraordinary. Our teachers bring a collective depth of knowledge, decades of experience, and diverse perspectives that often exceed other programs. These are not instructors showing up to get insta-famous - they are mentors and practitioners who care deeply about the integrity of the yoga tradition.
Tuition Options
We offer a three-tiered tuition model to help keep the training accessible, while also allowing those with greater financial means to support the program and expand access for others. For the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training, tuition is offered at three levels: Community ($1,800), Supporter ($2,100), and Benefactor ($2,700). The Supporter and Benefactor tiers include a tax-deductible donation ($300 and $900 respectively), which directly helps sustain the program and increase accessibility.
Commitment & Accessibility
To confirm your intention to participate, a $200 non-refundable deposit is requested by June 21, 2026. The remaining tuition is due on or before Orientation on September 12, 2026. We are committed to making this training available to those who feel called to it. Monthly payment plans are available, and a limited number of scholarships are offered based on financial need and a demonstrated commitment to serving the community. Please don’t let cost be the reason you don’t consider this training. If tuition feels like a barrier, we encourage you to reach out to Kristin to talk more.
