Established 1996
Enriching Lives Through The Art, Science & Philosophy of Yoga
Celebrating 25 years - 1,164 graduates!
2021 TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM ABOUT
2024/2025 Teacher Training
September 20, 2024 - May 2, 2025
Bi-weekly Friday in-studio classes.
Are You Ready to Begin Teaching What You Love?
Introducing the Yoga Studio College Teacher Training Program
Our Teacher Training Program will empower you to achieve a higher degree of wellness and give you the tools to become a confident, passionate teacher.
Enrolled in Our Program You Will:
Be part of an age-old discipline that helps one live a balanced life.
Attain more joy, knowledge and confidence.
Increase the gift of health and vitality for yourself and those around you.
Have more stamina and resilience to meet life’s challenges.
Bring your yoga skills to corporate, educational and medical settings.
Fulfill your highest potential physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Yoga Studio College Teacher Training Overview
Our Yoga Studio College Teacher Training curriculum is a professional 200+ hour certification course allowing you to use this 200 hour insignia upon graduation.
The syllabus in this training is based on classical postures that laid the foundation for all styles of yoga current today. From this foundation and current styles, you will learn how to draw up appropriate class plans. The use of props are taught to facilitate better openings, alignment. and progressive learning. There are important modules on breath work, yoga philosophy and business set up. You emerge as a capable, well rounded teacher.
We’ll get you practice teaching as soon as possible, and we can even help you find teaching positions after you graduate!
Established in 1996 by Valery Petrich, The Yoga Studio College of Canada has trained over 1,120 graduates . These trainees now teach in a variety of settings across Canada including corporate, health and educational facilities. They stay connected as alumni through the YSC Facebook page.
"Val Petrich brings the only form of wisdom there is to the teaching of yoga, and that is the wisdom of a long-time personal practice and years of teaching others from her heart. She is a role model for newer teachers and a delight to her peers in the yoga community."
Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D.Yoga teacher since 1971 and author of eight books on yoga.
Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D.
Yoga teacher since 1971 and author of eight books on yoga.
"Val is someone who lives and teaches the art of yoga. She blends grace and precision, wisdom and fun, experience and the joy of adventure. She brings a lifetime of experience and a heart full of generosity to all she does."
Donna Martin M.A.Founder Psoma Yoga, author, lecturer
Benefits of The Yoga Studio College of Canada Teacher Training
- Achieve a higher degree of physical health than you thought possible.
- Experience a life-style change that makes you more positive and healthy!
- Gain more confidence by finding your teacher’s voice.
- Overcome fears and become more engaged with accomplishing your life goals!
- Have more physical stamina, emotional resilience and mental clarity.
- Enjoy increased energy through-out the day and a more positive attitude!
- Model yoga skills such as balance and harmony for your family. Do yoga together!
- Help others in your life experience optimal health and wellness!
- Resolve negative patterns in your life by gaining greater awareness.
- Let go of bad habits and be more positive in dealing with lifes trials and tribulations!
- Add more appeal to your resume by listing your yoga certification.
- Employers take interest, gain an edge over the competition!
- Join a broader network of yoga community
- Meet new people that will help keep you motivated to continue your practice!
- Learn how to launch your own yoga business, find students and earn money
- Gain a new prosperous career!
- Learn life skills such as concentration and focus and more joy and harmony
Why Choose The Yoga Studio College?
- We don’t believe in ‘crash’ trainings. Besides being too straining for the nervous system, it rushes the unique spiritual, emotional and physical unfolding of the individual. We provide a well paced program that accommodates your growth, your job, and your family.
- We give you a solid curriculum of 60 popular poses and their multiple modifications to serve your student’s unique needs.
- We show you a teaching foundation that includes skill, compassion, integrity, and safety.
- We teach you precautions for back problems, pregnancy, injuries, and other physical conditions.
- We help you find your own unique gifts and voice.
- We provide a safe, fun environment where people of all ages and backgrounds come together to deepen their practice of yoga. They come as strangers and leave as life-long friends.
- We give you the skills to compete in the marketplace, write class plans and set up classes where you are…
- Our booklist is books you’ll use for life long reference, no nonsense!
- Our faculty are long-term practitioners who teach and guide with skill, expertise, and compassion.
- We guide you on the business side, including advertising, incorporation, and being hirable.
What Others Have to Say
"The Teacher Training Program exposed me to the warmth of a yoga family and community that transcends over generations. Overall the training infused a new depth of skill and personal discipline leaving me always with a thirst for more ."
"Val, your kind words meant a lot to me. Being a yoga instructor definitely gave me an advantage in getting the job, even over the candidates who took the medical office assistant program! I am so grateful for everything I have learned from you."
"I am enjoying the training very much. I look forward to each and every Friday to be with my peers , it is truly an oasis in my hectic life."
Frequently Asked Questions
"Am I experienced enough to join this program?"
There is no such thing! We all start where we are and increase flexibility and awareness as we journey through the same curriculum together.
"How soon will I be teaching?"
You will begin teaching in the safety of your classroom to your fellow students. From there, you will teach special public classes set up just for you as a teacher in training.
"I have a medical issue. Will that be a drawback to joining this program?"
No, in fact, just the opposite. Managing your health issues with yoga makes you an expert on yoga and gives you the ability to better relate to student’s needs. Many yoga teachers found the path of yoga through a problem back, injury or other issues.
Teacher Training Certification Program Curriculum Outline
60 classical poses for life
Intelligent use of props for safety and results
How to write a class plan for any group
The art of timing, observing, correcting and progression
Restorative poses for healing
Program Cost $3,200.00 (GST exempt)
payable by cheque or e-transfer to1yogalady@gmail.com