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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training | Discovering Tara

This training is an invitation to fully step into the depth of yoga — beyond the poses and into a lived, embodied practice.

Our 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Discovering Tara is a comprehensive and immersive program designed to give you a complete, expansive foundation in yoga. Through long-form weekend immersions every other weekend and consistent weekly integration every Wednesday, you'll not only learn the teachings — you'll live them.

Running from June 13 through September 20, 2025, this full 200-hour certification program blends tradition, modern understanding, and real-world application. You'll move through yoga philosophy and history, the full spectrum of asana, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, and the practical skills of teaching — all woven together across 8 curriculum blocks, each anchored by a weekend intensive and deepened through the Wednesdays that follow.

A key part of this training is learning to teach in a supportive environment before stepping into public classes. Each Wednesday is intentionally designed to reinforce what was explored the preceding weekend — practice teaching, cueing workshops, peer feedback, and hands-on labs that build your confidence and presence week by week.

We go beyond surface-level learning. This training offers a full-spectrum guide to yoga, including:

✧ Functional anatomy woven into every single weekend session — skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine, and digestive systems, plus regional deep-dives into the shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, core, and fascia

✧ The Eight Limbs of Yoga and foundational philosophical texts — Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and the Bhagavad Gita ✧ History of yoga from Pre-Classical through the modern West ✧ The subtle body — chakras, nadis, koshas, prana, and the five vayus

✧ Ayurveda: the three doshas, agni, dinacharya, and yoga's relationship to whole-body health

✧ Surya Namaskara A & B, Chandra Namaskara, and all asana categories — standing, seated, forward folds, backbends, twists, and inversions ✧ Pranayama: Ujjayi, Nadi Shodhana, Kapalabhati, Bhramari, Sheetali, and more

✧ Bandhas, mudras, drishti, and Shat Karmas ✧ Meditation: Vipassana, Trataka, mantra, and Yoga Nidra

✧ Yin Yoga, Kundalini, Nidra, Hatha, Vinyasa, and Ashtanga — styles in depth

✧ Trauma-informed teaching, adaptive yoga, and modifications for diverse bodies

✧ Intelligent sequencing, peak pose design, and class arc building

✧ The art of holding space — verbal, visual, and hands-on cueing with full consent protocols

✧ Yoga as a business: branding, marketing, ethics, liability, and Yoga Alliance registration

Training Schedule & Commitment

This program is designed to support deep immersion while still allowing space for integration into daily life.

Weekend Immersions (Every Other Weekend) — June 13 through September 20:

✧ Saturdays: 8-hour training days (8am–4pm)

✧ Sundays: 8-hour training days (9am–5pm)

Weekly Integration Sessions:

✧ Wednesdays: 2-hour evening sessions, every week (6–8pm)

Independently Scheduled Hours (44 hrs total):

✧ 30-hour class punch card — Discovering Tara or any approved studio

✧ 5 hours of class observation and shadowing

✧ 5 hours of supervised studio teaching at Discovering Tara

✧ 4 hours of at-home reading from the YTT manual and anatomy materials

This is not just about becoming a yoga teacher — it's about becoming a student of yoga in its entirety.

Through immersive weekends, weekly connection, journaling, and hands-on teaching experience, you'll be invited into deep self-inquiry and transformation. You'll leave with not only the skills to teach, but a stronger connection to yourself and a clear understanding of how to share yoga in a meaningful, responsible way.

As part of our nonprofit mission, this training supports the growth of future teachers within our community — creating pathways for individuals to step into teaching as a sustainable and impactful career.

Who This Is For:

✧ Those ready for a full, in-depth yoga education

✧ Aspiring teachers seeking real teaching experience before stepping into public classes

✧ Students who want to explore yoga beyond the physical practice

✧ Individuals called to growth, healing, and self-discovery

"Tara" means star or guide. This training is a journey of learning how to guide others — by first learning how to deeply listen to and trust yourself.