200hr Mindfulness and Leadership Training for Yogis
our mission
The Maha Vira Yoga Mindfulness and Leadership Teacher Training is a comprehensive training for compassionate leaders and for those who wish to deepen their own experience and understanding of yoga. This aim is achieved first by cultivating a personal practice, then learning how to share and offer this practice to others. In addition to being an opportunity to obtain the qualifications for becoming a certified yoga instructor, yoga teacher training often times becomes a great vehicle for personal growth. With this in mind, our teachers and staff seek to provide a learning environment that is safe and fully supports each student’s desire to learn, while also providing the tools to enable deeper self exploration. Students of this training should walk away passionate, self-aware, ready to serve and take the seat of a teacher.
What is Maha Vira?
In Sanskrit, Maha = Great, Vira = Hero. In this training, we will pursue the teachings of yoga--the mental, physical, and spiritual disciplines--that allow us to tap into our highest potential and serve the highest good. Within each of us is the capacity for greatness. The practice of yoga aims to unlock that potential so that it shines brightly into the world.
THE BASICS
Participants in this training will receive education in:
Yoga Asana (posture, alignment and sequencing)
Meditation, Mantra, and Pranayama
Anatomy for asana practice, including the subtle (energetic) body
Yoga history, mythology, and philosophy
Yoga theory, teaching methodology and class structure
Yoga as lifestyle and Philosophy in practice
Yoga as a service and offering
Finding your authentic voice and teaching with integrity
Taking the seat of the teacher, while maintaining the qualities of a student
THE GOOD STUFF
One-on-one coaching and mentoring
Yoga as social justice and community activism
Understanding diversity and inclusivity, and how we embody these principles on and off the mat
Discovering the ancient elements of Ayurveda, the Chakra system and subtle body energy, fundamentals of intentional sequencing, and so much more!
REQUIRED READING
“The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” - Sri Swami Satchidananda
“Light on Yoga” - B. K. S. Iyengar
“Teaching Yoga” - Mark Stephens
“MYTHS of the asanas” - Alanna Kaivalya
“YOGA Anatomy” - Leslie Kaminoff
“teaching people, not poses” - jay fields
“Skill in Action” - Michelle Cassandra Johnson
2024 training schedule
The following sessions will be held in person at Living Water Community Center, with the exception of all evening sessions, which will be held on Zoom. Meeting times will be on Wednesdays and Fridays 6PM-8PM, Saturdays 10:30AM-5PM EST, and Sundays 10:30AM-4PM EST.
January 5-7 Introduction to Yoga Theory, History, and Practice
January 17, 19-21 Breath is Key: Pranayama, Meditation, and Mantra
January 31, February 2-4 Anatomy of Sun A and Sun B
February 16-18 Fundamentals of Sequencing
February 28, March 1-3 Anatomy in the Flow
March 20, 22-24 Student 30 Minute Demos
April 5-7 Taking the Seat of a Teacher
April 17, 19-21 Finding Your Voice through the Ring of Sounds
May 1, 3-5 Intro to Ayurveda
May 22, 24-26 Weaving Philosophy into Practice
May 29, May 31-June 2 Student 60 Minute Demos and Graduation
*Schedule and Content Subject to Change with Adequate Notice*
INVESTMENT
• $300 deposit (non-refundable, due upon registration)
• $2500 - early bird pricing (due in full by November 15, 2023, less deposit)
• $2800 - pay-in-full tuition (due in full by January 1, 2024, less deposit)
• $3000 - full tuition ($450/month installments due on the 1st of each month January-June 2024)
There are a limited number of scholarships available for those in need.
Maha Vira Yoga Training Systems is a Registered Yoga School and is committed to upholding the standards set forth, not only by Yoga Alliance, but more importantly by Yoga itself.
