HAVE QUESTIONS?
how do i ENROLL IN THE YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS?
Open enrollment for the 2025 Cohort is closed. We will begin accepting applications for the 2026 Cohort on June 1, 2025! Our rolling admissions process will close once we reach the maximum capacity of committed participants. Admitted students will be notified of their acceptance by August 1, 2025. Please feel free to reach out to Kristin anytime to learn more about the yoga teacher training experience.
Kristin VaRner
phone OR TEXT: 951.515.3891
email: kristin.varner@varnerbrandt.com
WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO BE A YOGA TEACHER?
No problem! The 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training is ideal if you love yoga and want to delve deeper into the experience of yoga. It’s also beneficial if you’re looking for a transformational experience and to be a part of a thriving yoga community. Developing the perennial yoga practices with the energy and support of such a special collective holds the potential to be a very profound experience for us all.
WHAT’S THE TIME COMMITMENT?
About twenty-four hours per month for the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training. Half of this time is spent in community through the monthly learnshops, a mentor group meeting, and optional on-line study group session. The other twelve hours is self-paced learning through readings and study guides, self-reflective journaling, and personal yoga practice. The 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training requires more time to meet the requisites for assistant and lead facilitating, community service, and capstone project - on average, about twelve additional hours per month.
are theRE PREREQUISITES?
Yes. The prerequisites for both yoga teacher trainings are: (i) a love for yoga, (ii) a dedication to an honest and loving yoga practice, and (iii) a willingness to co-create conscious community. The 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training also requires successful completion of a 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training.
What supplies will I need?
We provide all the things typically used in movement and meditation practice - like mats, blocks, bolsters, cushions, blankets, straps, and cleaning supplies. You will also receive a yoga teacher training guidebook, journal, and pencils.
CAN I participate in THe yoga teacher training if i have a health condition?
This yoga teacher training has place for “every body” - for all kinds of situations and circumstances. It emphasizes yoga as an invitation to be in touch with all parts of ourselves and what matters most in our lives - to help us find freedom wherever we are. We believe yoga can meet us all where we are - as we are - including challenges we may be experiencing. If you’re concerned about your heath in relation to the yoga teacher training, please reach out to Kristin to talk more.
CAN I TAKE THE 300-HOUR ADVANCED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING IF I COMPLETED A 200-Hour yoga teacher training somewhere else?
Yes! As long as your 200-Hour yoga teacher training was completed at a non-phoga yoga school. Please reach out to Kristin to talk more about this if you have questions.
IS THERE A MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENT TO TAKE THE yoga teacher TRAINING?
Yes. You must be at least 15 years old to take the yoga teacher training. If you are between 15 and 18 years consent from your legal guardian is required.
WHAT’S YOGA ALLIANCE?
Yoga Alliance is an organization started in 1999 with the aim of standardizing yoga teacher trainings in the United States. Yoga Alliance registration, however, is not a legal requirement for teaching yoga. Currently, there are no legal certification requirements to be a yoga teacher in the United States.
IS THIS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING YOGA ALLIANCE APPROVED?
Yes, we are a “Registered Yoga School” with Yoga Alliance. Both the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training and the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training are Yoga Alliance approved. This means you are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher upon successful completion of the Foundational Yoga Teacher Training, and as a 500-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher upon successful completion of both the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training.
HOW MUCH DOES THE TRAINING COST?
We offer three tiers of tuition for the 200-Hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training. You may pay for the training on-line though the link below. Offline donations may be made by check or money order payable to Community Yoga Center and delivered to Community Yoga Center, 900 Adams Street, Suite A-20, Riverside, CA 92504.
COMMUNITY $1,350
SUPPORTER $1,650
BENEFACTOR $2,250
We also offer three tiers of tuition for the 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. ou may pay for the training on-line though the link below. Offline donations may be made by check or money order payable to Community Yoga Center and delivered to Community Yoga Center, 900 Adams Street, Suite A-20, Riverside, CA 92504.
COMMUNITY $1,125
SUPPORTER $1,425
BENEFACTOR $2,025
For participants who would like to pay a little more, the additional funds given at the Supporter and Benefactor tiers cover part of the costs for others experiencing constrained finances. If you choose the Supporter or Benefactor option, a tax-deductible donation is included ($300 tax deductible donation for Supporters and $900 tax deductible donation for Benefactors).
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 the community. Tuition is due at or before Orientation on September 7th. Personalized payment plans are also available with $300 paid at Orientation and the remaining balance paid over 9 months. Please don't let cost be a reason you don't consider training. We are always open to consider all possibilities. If you’re concerned about the cost of yoga teacher training tuition, please reach out to Kristin to talk more.
How is THIS YOGA TEACHER TRAINING different from OTHER YOGA TEACHER TRAININGS?
What distinguishes our learning and practice opportunities from others is our heart-centered approach. We have a heart-full way of exploring the emancipatory force that yoga really is. This yoga teacher training emphasizes the holistic aspect of yoga for the cultivation of physical, mental, and emotional health. Yoga is more than exercise - it is a state of connectedness. This state is achieved through many ways - through the perennial practices of yoga: yamas-niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, and dhyana. This teacher training combines yoga essentials - ethics and integrity practices, mindful movement, breathing techniques, meditation and relaxation, and yogic knowledge. By incorporating all these beautiful facets of yoga we not explore the physical body, but also really sharpen our sensitivity and awareness of subtler levels of existence.