Yoga Teacher Training

“Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters, the game shakers. They challenge you, break you open, uplift and expand you. They don’t let you play small with your life. These heartbeats are your people. These people are your tribe.”

- Danielle Doby

200 HR Yoga Teacher Training

Nov. 7, 2024 to April 2, 2025

Dharma literally means ‘that which supports.’ It is your reason for being here. It is your calling. As much as for many of us, this might manifest as a job, it is important to remember that our greatest job, our most important calling, is actually the growing of ourselves. We are here to tend our souls and evolve our journeys. This is what this Yoga Teacher Training with me is all about.

This training will present you with an opportunity to know yourself on a deeper level and to embrace all of the wonders of what you could do in this lifetime. You may not want to be a teacher but you long for the immersion into you through the lens of yoga philosophy and subtle anatomy.

You may want to dive in for the purpose of living a more fulfilling life, whether you become a teacher or not. Perfect. 

This 200 hour program is unparalleled in its depth and breadth. The program exceeds the requirements of Yoga Alliance while strategically teaching confidence, safety and (most of all) self-care. 

With a cap of 12 participants, you will be met, heard and supported. You will be coached and guided to teach in the way that most suits who you are and why you are on this planet. You will find your dharma as both student and teacher, stepping forward with confidence and capabilities to teach any level and any ability of student.

This is about your evolution.

This is life changing.

The Program Will Cover…

The Fundamentals of Teaching, Including:

  • Posture analysis/asana breakdown with the goal that you will be able to discern and teach any posture by analyzing its elements.

  • The creation of excellent and safe lesson plans to increase efficacy and reduce the risk of injury (body, mind and spirit)

  • Assisting – safely and effectively

  • In a nutshell, you will have the ability to teach and assist any posture safely and effectively regardless of your ability to actually do the pose or the level of the pose. You will be confident to work with those with injuries and disease, putting them at ease in your care.

Anatomy & Physiology:

  • Physical anatomy including nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems

  • Joint mobilization and stabilization

  • Fascial awareness

  • Subtle body including chakras, nadis (meridians) and koshas

  • Injury & disease awareness, prevention and recovery

The Philosophy and History of Yoga:

  • The Bhagavad Gita

  • The Sutras

  • The Vedas & Upanishads

  • Sankhya

The Life of a Yoga Teacher:

  • The lineage of this training and its unique insights

  • What it means to be in a position of power as a teacher, and how to navigate this safely

  • Work/life balance

  • How to run a business and follow your dharma

Your Commitment

Attendance during all elements is required for Yoga Teacher Training throughout the six month period. This is what our time together will entail…

  • One intensive per month, Friday mornings until Sunday afternoons

  • A monthly zoom call together

  • 18 hours of classes in which you observe a teacher and then assist

  • A monthly peer connect

  • 3 coaching calls with Allie (30-45 minutes)

  • One class per week to attend at your preferred studio (please note this is separate from your program fees if outside of Allie’s classes).

  • A monthly Mastermind Workshop as part of The Teachers’ Lounge.

Your Investment: $4,000 + HST

All weekend, zoom sessions and the classes that comprise the apprenticeship are included in the tuition cost.

If you are interested in arranging a payment plans and scholarships, please contact Allie at allie@alliechisholmsmith.com.

Are you ready to hone your excellence and deepen your craft?

This program is going to light you up.

Stay tuned.

The online 200hr Foundation training program is designed to make the deeper aspects of yoga accessible to people of all ages and physical abilities from the comfort of your own home at your own pace. Whether you plan to teach yoga or develop your own personal practice, this program provides the knowledge and tools necessary to impart this living practice onto others, safely, skillfully and with integrity. Students who complete the online 200hr program will have gained a tremendous insight into the world of yoga and establish an internationally recognized accreditation as well as the foundation for a complete NYTT 500hr certification.