The Bare Bones Yoga Teacher Mentorship Program will support new and experienced teachers by providing specific modules that address common teaching challenges. Focused primarily on supporting teachers after completion of a formal Teacher Training program (although several modules are excellent for those that have yet to start a program), it is designed to support teachers in a highly customized, personal way. Teachers can select modules that provide training on a specific topic(s) and can also consider ongoing support through monthly or hourly mentoring around topics of their choosing.
As the yoga industry continues to grow, the proliferation of yoga training programs grows exponentially. While the increase provides more options, it makes the selection of a training program more challenging for aspiring teachers. Also, as studios work to meet the requirements of Yoga Alliance’s standards for 200 and 500 HR registered programs, time within these programs which is devoted to both the practical and more “hands-on†teaching topics is often skipped, either due to class size or time availability.
The goal of the Bare Bones Yoga Teacher Mentorship Program is to support new, would-be and experienced teachers with a combination of real life, practical modules on several different topics as well as modules that includes hands-on training and feedback to help you grow as a teacher. Several business modules are also included to help you navigate the increasingly complex yoga industry. Modules on teaching several specialty types of yoga, like Children and Family Yoga, are also included to provide support and basic training around these more customized programs.
Because the program is one-on-one and includes the option of monthly or hourly mentorship about topics of your choosing, it is a unique and highly personalized way to support teachers in their path and growth as a teacher.
Continuing Education Credits (CEU) for Yoga Alliance
Hours spent completing training modules can be applied towards CEU requirements for either the 200 Hour or 500 Hour level of registration with Yoga Alliance.
Individual Mentorship Modules
Preliminary Module
Selecting a Yoga Teacher Training program that is right for You
Business Modules (each purchased separately)
- Building the infrastructure for your Yoga-Preneurship/Working as an Independent Yoga Teacher (includes templates to track expenses, teaching, daily worksheet, weekly report format)
- Understanding the yoga teaching industry (includes understanding of Yoga Alliance, Certification, Contractor versus Employee, taxes, health insurance)
- Making the switch from working in a corporate job to teaching yoga/Evaluating if this switch is right for you
- Using your website and social media to help create awareness around your teaching and brand
- Identifying and evaluating yoga teaching opportunities/Pricing your classes
- Resume Creation and Marketing
- How to know when to walk away from a teaching job
Teaching Modules (each purchased separately- special pricing for modules with *)
- Managing challenges in the classroom
- Getting started with teaching once you’ve completed your 200 HR Program
- Essential Tips for teaching
- Using essential language in yoga teaching
- Essential Assisting Tips (remote module)
- Essential Assisting Tips and Practice Assisting (in person)*
- Creating an approach to common yoga teaching scenarios
- Practice teaching (includes video taping and feedback- not at a class- practice teach at my home or other practice site)*
- Teaching Observation and Feedback at an actual class (includes attendance at class/feedback after class)*
- Teaching and Alignment Modules: (done in person only and sold separately- see modules below 1-5)*
- Standing poses
- Balancing poses
- Twisting poses
- Backbends
- Hips
- How to build a class around a theme
- Teaching beginners yoga
- How to build connection with your students
- How to bring themes from classic yoga philosophy into the classroom without overwhelming your students
- How to let yourself come through in your teaching (includes journaling and self-evaluation questionnaires)
Specialty Modules (each purchased separately)
- Quick tips for teaching Children and Family Yoga
- Children’s Yoga Training (2 hour module- includes lesson plans and equipment list)
- Creating a Runner’s Workshop
- Teaching Private Yoga Sessions and Teaching yoga in your Home
- Creating Corporate Yoga Programs for yoga and wellness
- Teaching students with injuries or specific medical conditions
NEW!!!! Anatomy for Yoga Teachers
- Learn the key anatomical terms critical for teachers and how to apply them to your instruction correctly and effectively
- Learn the key bones and joints in the body, their function and application in poses
- Learn the key muscles in the body, their origin and insertion and location (through palpation and reference to pictures)
- Learn how to apply this information to key yoga poses
- Learn how to build a class around an anatomical theme
** This module is done over the course of 15 hours and done in sections, as noted above, in the order as noted. The course also includes two textbooks, “Anatomy of Movement” and “Yoga Anatomy.”
** Flexibility exists in how these modules are presented. It can be purchased as one module for one person or set up as a program taken by two people, splitting the cost. The module can also be divided into several sections, with an individual payment for each section. For any of these options, a special invoice will be generated (versus paying via the Pay Pal link below)
Monthly Mentorship Support (30 days)
In addition to, or instead of, individual modules, some individuals may choose to select the option of having monthly support. This provides the individual with the option to present questions for support on an “as-needed†basis. If one of the questions would lend itself to an existing module, that module will be presented at a discounted rate. Monthly mentorship support is provided via email and phone only; in-person mentorship sessions would be charged at an hourly fee.
Return messages via phone or email will be made within 24 hours of receipt, if not sooner.
Hours above 5 hours per month will be charged at the hourly rate (see below).
Hourly Mentorship Support
For those individuals who do not anticipate needing ongoing support or who are unsure of how much support they may need, or have a specific topic of their choosing, an hourly program may be a useful option. Hourly support is at an hourly rate. This support is provided via email, phone or in person.
Rates:
Preliminary Module: $49.00
Business Modules: $125.00 each
Teaching Modules: $145.00 each
Exceptions to Teaching Modules: $179.00 each
- Assisting Module (in person)*
- Practice teaching, including video taping (not at an actual class)*
- Teaching Observation and Feedback at one of your classes at a studio or other setting*
- Teaching/Alignment Modules* ( $179.00 for each one- there are 5, as noted above)
Specialty Modules: $150.00 each
Children’s Yoga Training: $200.00
Anatomy course: $1499.00 (includes 2 textbooks)
Monthly Mentorship Support: $199.00 per month (30 day period)
Cost of any module for teachers enrolled in Monthly Mentorship Program: 10% off list price
Hourly Mentorship Support: $75 per hour (one hour minimum)