NEW 200-HOUR TEACHER TRAINING BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2023!

To learn more…contact us for the recording link of an informational meeting held in March. Click here for printable flier.

We warmly welcome you to this 200-hour training designed to propel you forward on your path and journey in yoga. As a teacher in training, you will receive essential practices and skills to enhance your own pursuits as a yoga practitioner, as well as learn how to serve others. Whether your primary focus is for your own self-growth and enhancement, or for teaching others, we welcome you with open arms and hearts. 

Please allow us to introduce ourselves. We are studio directors, owners, teachers and trainers who are dedicated to, first and foremost, living our yoga. In the decades we’ve been practicing and teaching yoga, we’ve been committed to making our own studentship be our primary impulse for teaching. We continue to weave a yogic lifestyle into our every day. We continue to teach for the love of it and we look forward to learning from you, our students, as well.

We envision a sacred circle of heart-oriented and wisdom-filled folks teaching, learning and sharing together. We welcome you with a spirit of inclusiveness and equity. We look forward to your participation in these steps of creating and deepening your cultivation of a dynamic and enlivened relationship with the practices of asana, meditation, pranayama, chanting, reflection, and contemplation as well as the enlightening study of yoga's history and its living philosophy through the study of the Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita and Tantric texts.

Other essential topics that we will engage with include the practices of Restorative Yoga, Ayurveda, and Sanskrit. In teaching methodology, you will develop your skills in finding your authentic voice, learn to create motivational class themes, sharpen your eye in observation of common misalignments, and refine verbal and hands-on assisting. You will deepen your understanding of the bodily systems, functional anatomy, physiology, bio mechanics, and the subtle body awareness of the chakra system. Other essential topics will include living responsibly through ethics, social justice, racial equity, and environmental sustainability.

~Angela and Jacki, Teacher Training program directors

      Enrollment in the entire training program is necessary to complete a Shakti Yoga certification and to qualify for Yoga Alliance RYT-200 status.  Shakti Yoga is an RYS, a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance.
 
Shakti Yoga teacher training faculty (see bios on Teachers page):  *Angela Caplan, E-RYT 500, YACEP *Jacki McCausland, E-RYT 500, YACEP
  

With renowned special guest teachers (see bios at bottom of this page)               *Ellen Saltonstall (anatomy, biomechanics) ellensaltonstall.com;   Barrie Risman (asana, teaching methodology) barrierisman.com;   William K. Mahony, PhD. (yoga philosophy) wkmahony.com;   and more.                                           

       Shakti Yoga   200-hour Teacher Training Schedule for 2023-2024

10 in-person weekends: September 2023 through June 2024 Fridays, 5:00-8:00 pm Saturdays, 10:00-6:00 pm   Sundays, 10:00-6:00 pm

WEEKEND DATES for 2023: September 8,9,10 with guest teacher Bill Mahony October 13,14,15 November 10,11,12 December 1,2,3 WEEKEND DATES for 2024: January 12,13,14 with guest teacher Barrie Risman February 9,10,11 March 8,9,10 April 12,13,14 with guest teacher Ellen Saltonstall May 3,4,5 June 7,8,9

                   POLICIES FOR SHAKTI YOGA 200-HOUR TEACHER TRAINING

Application Policies

  An application for the Shakti Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training 2023-2024 must be submitted prior to the start of the training which begins in September 2023.                                         

  A non-refundable deposit of $100 (cash or check) is required with the submission of your application. This deposit will be applied to your tuition.

  The prerequisite for this training is an active engagement with an ongoing yoga practice. Application: click here Email to: shaktiyogageneseo@gmail.com.

  A confirmation will be sent following acceptance into the training program, and an orientation meeting will be scheduled prior to the start of the training.

 Attendance Policies

Graduation from our program requires the trainee’s attendance at all training sessions.  *Any absence must be approved in advance by our program directors.   *Any missed training hours must be made up, arranged and approved by the program directors.                                     

 Withdrawal Policy

  If a student wishes to withdraw from our program for any reason, they must first contact the program directors to discuss the reasons for withdrawal.  Refunds will be given in accordance with the program’s refund policy.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be determined on an individual basis.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fee is based on the 200-hours required of this RYS-200 teacher training. The fee includes the Teacher Training Manual materials. The tuition fee does not include required or recommended texts/books. This reading list will be made available once your application is approved.

Tuition Fee Payments Fee: $3500 $3300 if full payment is made by July 1.        Installment Plans are available. Please email us for installment schedules.

College Students: 20% discount off the above fees. Prior graduates of a Shakti Yoga Teacher Training: 50% discount off of the above fees.

Cash payments can be made in person or checks mailed to: Shakti Yoga PO Box 515, Geneseo, NY 14454

“Shakti Yoga in Geneseo, NY has such incredible teachers with incredible heart-centered, alignment-based training offerings. I am a stronger teacher and more dedicated yoga practitioner because of their guidance. I cannot speak highly enough about Shakti! “ H.A., Rochester, NY, a teacher training graduate

““Our teachers are inclusive and inspiring. They create a safe space for everyone to thrive, and are inspiring for their teaching methodology and presentations of asana, anatomy, history, and philosophy.” -J.L., Hemlock, NY, a teacher training graduate

“The content was varied, informative, excellent. The teachers were flexible with people’s needs and circumstances. Logistically, I love the studio, the timing, the pacing.”  -R.F., Rochester, NY, a teacher training graduate

“The teachers at Shakti Yoga offer an inclusive and loving program that is accepting of students of all ages and skill levels. They provide a nurturing learning environment with a rigorous course load that is spread out over multiple weekends during a ten month period. Each class weekend feels like a mini-retreat which leaves both the mind and body fulfilled. The weekends include asana, meditation and breath work, guest teachers, thoughtful discussion, reading and writing, teaching exercises, and more. Be prepared to create a community of lasting relationships. These teachers are experts in the field who will support you on your yoga journey! “ -J.M., Mt. Morris, a training graduate

About our guest teachers...                     

William K. Mahony, PhD is known in the international yoga community for his informed, warm and accessible teaching.  He is author of several books, the latest being “Exquisite Love: Heart-Centered Reflections on the Narada Bhakti Sutra”.  He has written numerous other books and articles on the religions of India and has a deep understanding for the yogic life grounded in over four decades of his own spiritual practice.  Bill is Professor of Religion and Chair of the Religion Department at Davidson College in North Carolina.  

Ellen Saltonstall, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, YACEP is a certified yoga instructor based in New York City.   She has extensive training in Iyengar and Anusara Yoga, a background in professional dance and massage therapy, and has been a practitioner of meditation and yoga for over 30 years.  Ellen has published two books with Dr. Loren Fishman: Yoga for Arthritis, 2008 and Yoga for Osteoporosis, 2010. She has also published Anatomy and Yoga: A Guide for Students and Teachers, 2016, and The Bodymind Ballwork Method, 2018.   Ellen offers yoga therapy webinars through YogaOnlineU.com and she teaches nationally and internationally with a focus on anatomy and therapeutics.   

Barrie Risman, E-RYT 500, YACEP is widely regarded as one of Canada’s most highly skilled yoga educators, teacher–trainers and mentors. She is well known for her ability to convey the essence of the awakened teachings of yoga with exceptional clarity, insight, and relevance.  Barrie was the co-founder and co-director of Shri Yoga, Montreal’s seminal place for the practice of Alignment-based, Heart-centered Hatha Yoga from 2011-2016. Most recently, she is the creator of The Skillful Yogi, an online Mentoring Program for yoga teachers. Barrie is author to a 2019 publication Evolving Your Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Deepening, Integrating and Expanding the Benefits of Practice.

Padma Raman- Caplan, ND has pursued in-depth studies in Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda, Joytish, and supporting topics for over twenty years. She is a long time student the renowned teacher of non-dualist philosophy, the late Pujya Swami Dayananda Sarasvati and the teachers of Arsha Vidya Gurukulam Institute of Advaita Vedanta and Sanskrit in Pennsylvania where students engage in self inquiry through the study of classical Indian philosophical texts.