true self Program begins september 20, 2024

200-hour yoga alliance registered teacher training

Our 200-hour Program mirrors the layers of a temperate rainforest. All forest layers are interconnected without hierarchy. Each layer has vital components to the health of the forest. We begin with a supportive container then layer by layer we individuate.

2024-25 Schedule

Fridays 6:30-8:30pm, Saturdays 12-7pm, Sundays 1:30-5:30pm

Forest Floor: Create a container & build a foundation

The roots of yoga, the yamas and niyamas, subtle body, and radical self care fortify our base.

  • September 20-22

  • October 25-27

  • November 15-17

  • December 13-15

Understory: Advance the inward journey

We study the limbs of asana, pranayama, dyana, dharana, pratyahara, respiration and meditation.

  • January 10-12

  • January 24-26

  • February 14-16

  • Feb 28- March 2

  • March 28-30

Canopy: hone your voice, take the seat & reemerge

Teaching tools and techniques, specialty classes, sequencing.

  • April 18-20

  • May 2-4

  • May 16-18

  • June 6-8

The 200 Hour True Self Yoga Teacher Training is a substantial commitment of time, and attendance every weekend is required for a certificate at graduation, for both Yoga Alliance credential and ERY’s confidence in giving you a certificate. With approval, we will consider up to 5 hours of non-consecutive excused absence. Entire weekend absences and anything more than 5 hours missed, the student will be responsible for making up the hours at their own expense with faculty. ERY does not provide make-up hours included in the tuition of Teacher Training. Each trainee receives a full scholarship included in their tuition to attend unlimited classes at Elk Rock Yoga.

Are you ready to grow?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What do you mean by True Self and why is that the name of your teacher training?

The name ‘true self’ blends yoga philosophy with application, and nods to the fact that yoga is not a discovery, yoga is transformational.

In the Intensive Outpatient Clinic where Lead Teacher Fawn worked for many years, ‘true self’ was used to describe and differentiate disordered thinking versus a part of oneself capable of making harmonious, loving, compassionate, choices. Listening to one’s true self was also a practice of being honest, a practice of showing leadership towards an addicted mind. Over the years she spent working in the field of trauma recovery, Fawn realized everyone is recovering from something.

Yoga is a practice that reconnects us to our inner voice of pure consciousness, and provides an intervention from samskaras, our deeply ingrained, habitual grooves of mind.

The concept of true self in yoga philosophy is referred to as atman, and denotes the part of self which is eternal, conscious, universal, and unchanging. It is the part of us beyond our personality, and our social conditioning. True self, or atman, is the part of us still filled with awe and wonder of each sunset, each flower, regardless of life circumstance.

What style of yoga will I learn to teach?

True Self offers an introduction to the wide range of styles of yoga asana commonly showcased in studios. Yin, Restorative, Vinyasa, Hatha, Prenatal, Power, and Therapeutic styles will be introduced during the course of our training to pique your interest, and engage you long after our training.

This training is rooted in the teachings of BKS Iyengar and Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, now broadly known as Hatha style yoga.

The program is infused with radical care practices from Ayurveda and other healing arts like self myofascial release for self care. Being a yoga teacher is an ever demanding profession, and we aim to help our trainees feel grounded and well resourced along the journey.

We dive into the eight limbed practices of yoga philosophy and ethics, subtle anatomy, pranayama, self study, and meditation. We dip our toes into trauma research, exercise science, and biomechanics to notice where we might want to further our study. We will read from scriptures like Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras & Upanishads, learn Sanskrit names of postures and techniques, learn how to use Mantra.

I just want to deepen my practice and not necessarily teach, can I take the program?

Whether or not you wish to teach, this experience is a wonderful opportunity to accelerate in your personal development. Taking a 200 hour training will deepen your practice in a supportive community and nurturing environment. We value creating a space of mutual respect and cultivating an energy of unconditional acceptance so you can learn to artfully give voice to your journey as a means to inspire and uplift others.

What are the prerequisites for attending this teacher training program?

  • 1-year minimum yoga asana experience in public group classes

  • Attended 3 or more classes at Elk Rock Yoga

  • Meet with Lead Teacher Fawn Williams

Will I be qualified to teach yoga after this training?

After the program is finished and all homework is completed, you receive a Certificate from Elk Rock Yoga Shala and can Register with the Yoga Alliance. Most teachers feel comfortable teaching one or two of the different styles we introduce during the course of the training at a foundational level. Graduates of the program can apply and audition to teach at Elk Rock Yoga, or another studio.

tuition: justice pricing

As part of our ongoing dedication to creating opportunities for yoga to be more accessible we offer tiered pricing.

  • $3600 Full Tuition. Pays for you, faculty, and supports others.

  • $2900 Collective Care Rate. Limited spaces. Apply here.

  • $1885 Work Exchange. Limited spaces. Apply here.

  • $1275 Audit. For students looking to deepen their practice, but not interested in a full program. Includes 5 specific weekend modules. Spaces made available in September; apply to be on the wait list.

Elk Rock Yoga offers one payment plan for teacher training over the course of the 10 month training. There are no fees for choosing a payment plan.

  • $3600 / 10 months = 10 payments of $360

  • $2900 / 10 months = 10 payments of $290

  • $1880 / 10 months = 10 payments of $188

  • Audit: $1275 / 5 months = 5 payments of $255

Your first payment secures your place. If you need other payment accommodations please reach out to us.