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Become a Modern Yogi in an Ancient Lineage Through the ISHTA Yoga Teacher Training

We offer 200-Hour and 300-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training Programs.

If you are looking to become a yoga instructor, you are in the right place! In our Teacher Training programs, we provide a uniquely modern, individualized and integrated approach to the ancient science of yoga.  The ISHTA lineage and teachings provide a comprehensive foundation for all aspects of yoga. We cover asana, the practice and teachings of the subtle and causal body anatomies, pranayama and kriya techniques, meditation, Tantric philosophy, and Ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of life. Through in-depth daily asana practice, posture labs, practice teaching, anatomy, and lectures on topics ranging from the energetic bodies to neurophisiology, the ISHTA-trained practitioner is able to approach and embrace yoga in all of its forms. We provide exclusive and copyrighted manuals and are a Yoga Alliance - registered curriculum. Our yoga teacher classes ensure that every trainee has a personalized and enriching experience of their own as well as the opportunity to teach, learn,  explore, and become a certiified yoga teacher.

The ISHTA Yoga Teacher Training program was created and is taught in part by Yogiraj Alan Finger, one of the preeminent Western Tantric teachers of our time. Personal study with Alan and his senior teachers offers a wealth of yogic knowledge and an experience that is profound and life-changing!

About ISHTA Yoga Teacher Training
ISHTA Yoga is a growing world-renowned system of yoga founded by Alan Finger and taught in the United States, Australia, England, Canada, and Japan. ISHTA teacher training programs are regarded as some of the most well-rounded and in-depth curriculums in the industry. ISHTA trains its teachers to acquire and master the skills needed to excel in group classes of all levels, private lessons, corporate lessons, and specialty yoga classes. The courses include studies in the following areas: meditation, asana, postural alignment, pranayama, Tantric philosophy, yoga history, anatomy, Sanskrit, pre-natal yoga, restorative yoga, injury management, voice and a whole lot more. ISHTA trainees study not only the above-mentioned principles of yoga, but also themselves. They therefore come out of the teacher trainings feeling confident and ready to practice and teach what they have learned if they do indeed decide to teach. Some trainees emerge from the yoga teacher classes happy to have enhanced their knowledge of ISHTA Yoga but less interested in actually teaching it. ISHTA Yoga supports all personal journeys.

About ISHTA Yoga Teacher Trainers
Each ISHTA Yoga teacher trainer is highly skilled to teach the essential topics in teacher trainings. Prior to becoming trainers, they spend many years apprenticing Alan Finger to hone their own skills and knowledge of the key subjects. They are also required to teach their own yoga classes for many years as well as to assist trainings before they lead teacher trainings.  The ISHTA Yoga teacher trainings prepare teachers to be able to engage students of all kinds and with varying needs. ISHTA offers a wide range of practices to the trainees that are similarly offered on the ISHTA class schedule. From meditation to core flow, to restorative yoga and basics yoga, ISHTA teachers learn to teach it all. It is then up to each individual instructor to choose a specialty area if they so desire and to continue to work with their training mentors to expand their knowledge of that discipline.

The possibilities of what any one person can get out of ISHTA Yoga Teacher Trainings are limitless. All that is required is the hope to learn.

There are three levels or classifications that apply to teachers once they have completed the ISHTA Yoga Teacher Trainings.  If you are interested in pursuing our trainings please click here to read the pertinent information about the ISHTA standards that will apply to you upon completion of the trainings. Teachers who have completed the teacher trainings and who would like to understand the guidelines pertaining to the usage of the trademarked ISHTA Yoga brand name, must also read the the standards page by clicking on the link above. We hope that you fully understand and adhere to the guidelines of our yoga teacher classifications in order to become a part of our expanding and loving family.

  

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300 Hour Long Format Fall Yoga Teacher Training - Spring 2012
 
Dates: March 20, 2012  - July 29, 2012
 
      
This Yoga Alliance certified training meets 9 weekends and 9 Tuesdays over the course of approximately 5 months. There are three modules included in this program: personal study, apprenticeship, and in-training studies. Some of our advanced topics include: Advanced Pranayama and Meditation, Advanced Sequencing and Ayurveda, ISHTA Therapeutics, and Yoga Nidra. In-depth study of advanced asana and mastering hands-on adjustments are also part of the program. Our goal is to pass on Tantric and modern sensibility as a yoga lineage. This advanced training grounds the trainee in the ISHTA perspective, which integrates all aspects of ancient yoga and modern living into a seamless practice of wisdom and joy.  Trainings are all taught under the guidance of Yogiraj Alan Finger and his senior teaching staff.  For more information including dates, cost, and trainers, please click more info.
 
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200 Hour Intensive Format Yoga Teacher Training - Summer 2012   

Dates: June 25th - July 26th, 2012
 
      

This 200-hour immersion meets Monday-Friday from 8am-5:30pm over approximately 5 consecutive weeks. The format is perfect for those who are transitioning jobs, visiting from out of town, or for anyone who thrives in a more intensified learning environment. Asana practice and meditation, along with in-depth posture labs, yoga philosophy, Ayurveda, and physical/subtle anatomy are just a few of the topics that are covered in a typical day. Trainings are all taught under the guidance of Yogiraj Alan Finger and his senior teaching staff. For more information including dates, cost, and trainers, please click more info. 

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Bridge Program
 
Offered as part of all 200-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings at ISHTA
 
ishta yoga bridge program, backbend, full wheel        The Bridge Program is a total of approximately 26.5 hours of lectures. It is designed for those who are 200-hour certified in a school outside of ISHTA Yoga to become eligible to participate in our 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training. This program is also a great option for practitioners who are interested in deepening their knowledge of yoga and the ISHTA lineage without enrolling in the full teacher certification program. Curriculum includes ISHTA Tantra, ISHTA Alignment, Ayurveda, The Subtle Body, Pranayama and Meditation, taught by Alan Finger and senior ISHTA teachers. For more information including dates, cost, and trainers, please click more info.