Yoga Teacher Training 2021
April 11 - May 21 | 6 Week Immersion
A deep dive in the practices of yoga asana, pranayama, mantra, and meditation.
PHILOSOPHY & ETHOS
The training teachings are rooted in practice and guided through the lens of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, as they offer us a roadmap to acceptance, love, and pure peace.
This inspiring and educational experience highlights anatomical alignment, purposeful sequencing, and the art of assisting your students’ yoga postures.
You will leave with a rich understanding of the holistic approach to the system of yoga and the skills/ confidence to teach all level practitioners and support all bodies who enter your classroom.
We offer this opportunity to enthusiastic students, aspiring teachers and current teachers to deepen their practice, access their truest potential and transform their understanding of yoga.
PHILOSOPHY & ETHOS
The training teachings are rooted in practice and guided through the lens Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, as they offer us a roadmap to acceptance, love, and pure peace.
This inspiring and educational experience highlights anatomical alignment, purposeful sequencing, and the art of assisting your students’ yoga postures.
You will leave with a rich understanding of the holistic approach to the system of yoga and the skills/ confidence to teach all level practitioners and support all bodies who enter your classroom.
We offer this opportunity to enthusiastic students, aspiring teachers and current teachers to deepen their practice, access their truest potential and transform their understanding of yoga.
Calling contemporary yogis who desire to bring playfulness, discipline, and reverence to the mat and beyond as they step into their truest potential and brightest inner light!
If you are ready for a progressive transformation towards the health of your mind, body and spirit, you are ready for this training! Let’s believe in the magic that you are so that you can hold space for you and your community to radiate peace.
Sequencing
Yoga Philosophy
Asana
Alignment and Anatomy
The Chakra System
Sutra Study
Prenatal/Kids Yoga
Intro to Sanskrit
Hands on Assists
Pranayama
Practice Teaching
GAIN THESE CONCRETE SKILLS
Safe alignment and deep understanding of yoga poses
How to teach a powerful, intelligent, and inspiring yoga class
Safe and professional adjustments/ assists for your students
Creative and purposeful sequencing
Deeper understanding of human anatomy and an ability to see misalignments in bodies
How to manage the yoga teaching lifestyle and fill your classes
How to Live. Your. Yoga. Learn how to bring your skills off the mat, enriching your lifestyle with vitality and a connection to your life’s purpose. This is one of the most advanced practices a yogi can learn – how to bring yoga past the postures, and into your breath, mind, and lifestyle.
Instructors
Brittany Belisle
Brittany was introduced to yoga as a competitive and wild teen in 1999. The choice to buy a one way ticket to India and take a 200 hour teacher training altered her entire life path.
Brittany completed her 200-hour teaching certificate in Ashtanga Vinyasa with Paul Dallaghan at Yoga Thailand in 2009. In addition to her certification, she completed a five-week study at the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, in Mysore India. While in India, she studied chanting, Sanskrit, pranayama, and the Yoga Sutras. She has spent the last twenty years studying a variety of yoga, pranayama, and meditation lineages. She credits the growth she has made to the wisdom of her teachers Adi Amar, Bhavani Maki, Rama Jyoti Vernon, and Sam Harris.
Brittany teaches yoga to share the transformative practices and philosophies that shaped her life! She hopes to help you increase your awareness of how powerful the mind is, and how joyful and peaceful it can be to experience pure presence.
Brittany Belisle
Brittany was introduced to yoga as a competitive and wild teen in 1999. The choice to buy a one way ticket to India and take a 200 hour teacher training altered her entire life path.
Brittany completed her 200-hour teaching certificate in Ashtanga Vinyasa with Paul Dallaghan at Yoga Thailand in 2009. In addition to her certification, she completed a five-week study at the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute, in Mysore India. While in India, she studied chanting, Sanskrit, pranayama, and the Yoga Sutras. She has spent the last twenty years studying a variety of yoga, pranayama, and meditation lineages. She credits the growth she has made to the wisdom of her teachers Adi Amar, Bhavani Maki, Rama Jyoti Vernon, and Sam Harris.
Brittany teaches yoga to share the transformative practices and philosophies that shaped her life! She hopes to help you increase your awareness of how powerful the mind is, and how joyful and peaceful it can be to experience pure presence.
Saraphina Mesmer
Saraphina is a renowned and beloved teacher of Yoga since 2007 in the Denver area. To hundreds of students, she provides core instruction for Yoga Teacher Training. Saraphina Yoga’s signature style is dance-influenced flow through sequences of poses. A life long dancer, Saraphina inspires deeper breath with spinal motions and fluid movements throughout the body. In this practice, the subtle motions between each Asana are given as much attention as individual forms.
Bhakti Yoga is being in the service of love and devotion. Saraphina hosts regular sacred singing events at Shiva Sai Mandir, Denver focused on group participation and experiences, more than performing. In singing Bhajans, songs sung in Kirtan style, we can be in a state of union. Saraphina studied raga with Chaitanya Kabir and offers regular bhajan gatherings.
Saraphina’s training includes a decade of meditation immersions at an ashram in Penukonda, India. Bring the essence of ancient knowledge into your practice of yoga and connect back to your inner self. Saraphina has received advanced training in Sai Shakti Healing meditation techniques.
Guest Instructors
Annie Martens
For over 11 years Annie has been formally practicing and studying yoga all over the world. In 2017 she received her 200-HR YTT certificate in Rishikesh, India and has since studied in Los Angeles, Boston, Cambodia and now her hometown of Denver, where she considers herself a student just as much as she does a teacher. In 2019, Annie returned to India to study Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda. The perspective she has gained from learning in both Eastern and Western environments continues to reaffirm to her that yoga can look like many different things, and it is ultimately a practice of Self-discovery.
Annie’s intention as an instructor is to provide students with practical ways of how to make yoga part of their everyday life, rather than just something they “do” when they are at the studio. Her Hatha-based classes are appropriate for students healing from injuries, beginners, or long-time students looking to be re-inspired by the roots of their practice. Annie stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement and is an advocate for her fellow LGBTQ+ community. Ultimately, she believes when we take better care of ourselves we are taking better care of the planet.
More guest instructors will be announced closer to the start date…
Annie Martens
Annie Martens
For over 11 years Annie has been formally practicing and studying yoga all over the world. In 2017 she received her 200-HR YTT certificate in Rishikesh, India and has since studied in Los Angeles, Boston, Cambodia and now her hometown of Denver, where she considers herself a student just as much as she does a teacher. In 2019, Annie returned to India to study Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda. The perspective she has gained from learning in both Eastern and Western environments continues to reaffirm to her that yoga can look like many different things, and it is ultimately a practice of Self-discovery.
Annie’s intention as an instructor is to provide students with practical ways of how to make yoga part of their everyday life, rather than just something they “do” when they are at the studio. Her Hatha-based classes are appropriate for students healing from injuries, beginners, or long-time students looking to be re-inspired by the roots of their practice. Annie stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement and is an advocate for her fellow LGBTQ+ community. Ultimately, she believes when we take better care of ourselves we are taking better care of the planet.
DATES
6 week Immersion
April 11 – May 21
Monday – Friday 10am- 3pm
And every other weekend
April 17-18, May 1-2 and 15-16
- Weekly meals and juices from the Corner Beet café
- Rooted Heart yoga classes included
- Books and other materials
- Tula Yoga Mat (valued at $105) https://tvlashop.com/
Nature excursions
PRICING
Early bird (paid in full by 3/1) – $2,800
Regular pricing – $3,330
Deposit – $330
Colorado State guidelines for Covid-19, such as wearing a mask, or limited capacity venues, will be followed and arrangements will be made ahead of time for any missed classroom time due to Covid-19 lockdowns.
Pricing
Early bird (paid in full by 3/1) - $2,800
Regular pricing - $3,330
Deposit - $330