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1. To which yoga teacher training are you applying?
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2. Please share about your relationship with yoga.
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You might consider sharing about your experience with yoga, how yoga has impacted your life, and why you love yoga.
3. Please share about why you're interested in yoga teacher training.
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You might consider what's inspiring you to seek yoga teacher training at this point in your life, what you hope to experience though yoga teacher training, and how you hope to benefit from yoga teacher training.
4. Please share about what "conscious community" means to you?
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Part of the yoga teacher training experience is co-creating a community that relates to each other with truth and tenderness.
5. Will you be able to attend orientation in September and the eight monthly learnshops from October through May? (Please check all dates you will be able to attend.)
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Our yoga teacher trainings are limited to a small number of committed participants. It's likely that the number of applications received will be more than we will be able to accept. If your application is accepted, your sincere commitment to attend the course orientation and eight monthly learnshops is essential.
6. How frequently do you anticipate being able to practice yoga (on your own or in community) throughout the nine-month yoga teacher training period?
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The power of yoga is derived from regular practice. Engaging with yoga on a regular basis for an extended period of time is key to really understanding what yoga is and does.
7. Will you be able to regularly attend monthly mentor group meetings?
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Monthly meetings with a mentor and a small group of your peers is an important part of this yoga teacher training. Mentor groups meet once per month September through April for 1.5 hours at a set day and time according to the mentor schedule.
8. If you are applying for the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training, please choose your tuition tier.
We offer three tiers of tuition for the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training. If you choose the supporter or benefactor option, part of the tuition payment is considered a tax-deductible donation ($300 donation for supporters and $900 donation for benefactors). Tuition is due at or before Orientation on September 27th. Personalized payment plans are also available.
9. If you are applying for the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training, please choose your tuition tier.
Applicants for the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training must meet the prerequisite of successfully completing the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training. We offer three tiers of tuition for the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. If you choose the supporter or benefactor option, a portion of the tuition amount is considered a tax-deductible donation ($300 donation for supporters and $900 donation for benefactors). Tuition is due at or before Orientation on September 27th. Personalized payment plans are also available.
10. Do you anticipate being able to offer a $200 non-refundable deposit (applicable to the total tuition amount) by July 1, 2025?
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As a gesture of sincere commitment to attend Yoga Teacher Training, we ask applicants to offer a $200 non-refundable deposit by July 1, 2025.
11. Please let us know if you'd like to apply for a scholarship based on economic need and the likelihood of applying the knowledge and skills learned in service to others
For folks experiencing constrained finances, we offer a limited number of scholarships based on economic need and the likelihood of applying the knowledge and skills learned in service to others. Please don't let cost be a reason you don't consider applying for yoga teacher training. We are always open to consider all possibilities. If you’re concerned about the cost of yoga teacher training tuition, please let us know so that we can discuss more.
12. Please include anything else you'd like to share in relation to your participation in yoga teacher training.
We welcome clear and open communication. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about your participation in yoga teacher training.
I appreciate your interest in being a part of the 2026 Yoga Teacher Training Cohort at Community Yoga Center. Yoga has been a real gift in my life and I hope our Yoga Teacher Trainings are an extension of that gift.
Our admissions committee will be reviewing applications in the order they are received. We expect to extending offers of admission on a rolling basis beginning in May 2026.
If you have any questions about the yoga teacher trainings, or the admissions process. Please feel free to reach out to me at your convenience.
With Love & Gratitude,
Kristin Varner
951.515.3891
kristin.varner@varnerbrandt.com
