Linda Lalita Winnick

Learn how to turn your passion into teaching with Linda Lalita Winnick, Selena Reynolds and Staff. This is the area’s most comprehensive and consistently offered teacher training program, created to give you the knowledge and confidence to teach yoga in both group classes and one-on-one settings, with a focus on the largest student population: beginners and those new to the practice. Many participants join to deepen their understanding of yoga and ayurveda even if they do not intend to teach. The program has been educating teachers since 2004, and that experience matters. Its 9–10 month length is designed to help you graduate with confidence. Alumni have gone on to become successful teachers, launch their own teacher trainings, open studios, teach and travel abroad, and work full time as teachers.

You will study anatomy and physiology, Eastern energetics, breathwork, meditation, and how to teach the primary yoga postures. An introduction to ayurveda, the traditional medical system of India, supports the creation of balanced asana sequences and provides a foundation for continued study in the Yoga Advanced Teacher Training certification program. By exploring yoga philosophy and other traditions, you will gain the ability to offer clear spiritual guidance aligned with your own beliefs. You will also develop business and marketing skills that support your success as a yoga teacher. Pre-arranged internships in established institutions, together with teaching and assisting in Shakti Yoga classes, provide valuable hands-on experience while you contribute through community service.

The curriculum includes:

• Asana: anatomy and physiology, alignment principles, exposure to several styles and lineages of yoga, basic verbal instruction and touch correction, health benefits of each pose, therapeutic and special-needs variations, and sequencing principles.
• Pranayama: basic breathing techniques to clear physical and emotional obstacles in the body, free the breath, and support the flow of prana, or life energy.
• Meditation Instruction: training to stay present and focus on the breath, helping create a positive mindset and nurture the inner self.
• Philosophy: the history and traditions of yoga, vedanta, tantra, an introduction to and study of classical texts, world religions, spiritual practices, and metaphysics.
• Ayurveda: basic principles and theories, diagnostic techniques, and the role of yoga and ayurveda in relation to seasonal and daily influences for more effective sequencing.
• Management & Personal Development: developing a personal teaching style, classroom management and safety, professional ethics, yoga and ayurvedic lifestyles, attracting students, managing your business, creating workshops, and offering one-on-one instruction.