Of course it’s ok! The River teacher training is a whole life experience. You will learn the confidence to speak powerfully in front of people. To convey the knowledge you learn and the knowledge that’s already in you. You will be in the best shape of your life, feel amazing and inspired. You will make life long friendships with your community and with yourself. You will shed layers, become even lighter and you can always teach later if you change your mind. Or not!

Yoga Alliance creates the structure that legitimizes teacher training programs. They created the criteria that studios need to meet in order for training to be endorsed. When The River teacher training content was created, it was created with the 200 hour Yoga Alliance standards and criteria in mind. Since then, Yoga Alliance has certified our 200 hour teacher training and The River is committed to continuing to meet their expectations as they deliver future trainings.

Training will be a big part of your life for these 12 weeks. That said, we will have opportunities for make up hours, but make up time costs $15/hour. If you are ill, we will have options to livestream in for what you an and avoid full days of make up costs. We ask that trips and events work around the schedule rather than the opposite. 12 weeks is forever and no time at all.

A variety of experience levels is expected and appreciated in The River Teacher Training Program. Beginner students make great teachers as they have a fresh perspective and remember what it’s like to be new. No specific amount of yoga experience is required. Participants will practice yoga often to learn what each pose feels like in their bodies. In the last teacher training program we had students that had been practicing yoga anywhere from 6 months to 10 years.

You will absolutely benefit from the training. Between The River’s trainers, faculty, guest speakers, fellow trainees and alumni, you will surely learn something brand new about yoga and yourself. This will be a completely unique experience. In our last teacher training, we had established teachers attend and they certainly benefited as their teaching is even stronger now!

At the competition of The River teacher training, if all expectations of the training have been met, you will receive a 200 hour yoga certification for our program. Almost all studios, gyms, and other facilities offering yoga require a minimum of 200 hours of yoga teacher training. In that regard, you will absolutely be qualified. At The River, we are committed to not creating a teacher training factory line. We will invest in each and every participant. While we are unable to declare that we will hire everyone, The River has created an internship program that reflects our commitment to the growth of every teacher training graduate.

The River is invested in authentic teachers. As a student at The River, every class is different and based on the teacher’s view of power yoga. In our training, we begin with a sequence skeleton. This sequence was thoughtfully created to benefit students and teachers alike. Throughout the 11 weeks of training and the internship that can follow, participants will use “our sequence” to enhance and accelerate their learning. While the sequence is set, we will also lead two weekends worth of sequencing and give trainees an opportunity to begin practicing their own formation of intelligent and impactful sequences. We believe that using a sequence AND teaching sequencing is the most optimal way to prepare teachers to serve students.