15 Day 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Accredited curriculum

​Harmony Yoga School is a RYS® Registered Yoga School. The YTT 200 curriculum is fully accredited with Yoga Alliance with a Five Star rating.

Boutique accommodation

14 nights of luxurious accommodation allows you to fully immerse yourself in the course with ease.

​-Delicious spa cuisine

3 deliciously nourishing meals per day prepared by a holistic chef using organic local ingredients. Enjoy all meals plus organic teas, coffee, smoothies, and super food snacks.

Professional mentoring

With 20 years of experience in the field of yoga, mindfulness and holistic entrepreneurship Heather provides a wealth of guidance and inspiration. She has coached and run retreats and trainings across the globe. Her creative workshops and customized coaching provide you with a simple yet potent roadmap to create an authentic yoga practice, business and lifestyle.

Daily yoga classes

​Learn the art of yoga through experience and embodiment. Honor and transform your body through developing a daily personal practice. The dynamic and creative classes include Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Restorative, and more. ​All classes are taught by experienced certified professionals.

Asana lab

​Learn to teach, cue, adjust, and modify the 50 foundational yoga asanas in this fun hands-on daily workshop. Take home our proprietary Asana Lab manual for lifetime personal reference.

Teaching lab

​Discover how to lead groups and hold space with poise and professionalism. ​Learn to sequence and structure yoga classes and to develop your authentic teaching style. Classes include designing class themes, creating class series, the art of sequencing, how to teach meditation, public speaking, mastering savasana, language and verbal cueing, skillful use of props, etc.

Yoga philosophy

​Ancient wisdom for modern times. A captivating immersion into practical spirituality and living a yogic lifestyle in the present day.

Anatomy, alignment, and adjusting

​Practical instruction of anatomy, alignment, and how to teach safely. Walk away with confidence and a comprehensive understanding of "The Anatomy of Yoga". Gain valuable hands-on experience adjusting, aligning, and connecting with your students clearly and effectively.

Modern mindfulness training

Cultivate inner peace and balance mind, body and spirit through mediation, pranayama and modern mindfulness techniques. Learn how to skillfully teach and guide meditations, mantras, chanting, pranayama and savasana.

Authentic business building

​Learn the art of soulful entrepreneurship. Develop your array of offerings and how to brand, market and grow your yoga business with ease and authenticity.

Practice teaching

​Design and teach yoga classes to your fellow students in the "Teaching Practicums". Receive professional advice and feedback on your class structure, sequencing and teaching. ​Graduate with the confidence and experience to design your own classes and teach yoga professionally.

Training manual

Harmony Yoga School proprietary course manual that will guide you throughout your yoga teaching career.

Friendship and connection

​Cultivate inspiring and supportive connections and lifelong friendships. Join the dynamic global family of graduates. ​Many of the graduates collaborate with teaching workshops and retreats and remain close friends and colleagues.

personal transformation

Honor your body, return to your natural rhythms, gain clarity and reconnect with yourself. Embark on a mind, body, and spirit adventure that will allow you to grow and expand into a more radiant, inspired, and passionate you.

Yoga alliance certification

Students will have Yoga Alliance RYT200® Certification eligibility immediately upon graduation.

The Content

The following modules are part of the YTT course

• Yoga practice and training
• Asana lab
• Teaching lab
• Yoga lifestyle and transformation
• Anatomy
• Student elective
• Student teaching practicum
• Yoga business skills and career planning
• Embodying a holistic yoga lifestyle
• Self-discovery
• Spiritual development and personal growth

Details of YTT 200 Hour Curriculum

Techniques training and practice

Practical training, analytical training, teaching methodology and guided practice in:

• Asana
• Pranayama
• Mantra
• Chanting
• Meditation

Teaching methodology

This important segment will greatly enhance teaching skills and contribute to success in a yoga teaching career. Topics included here will be:

• Qualities of a successful yoga teacher
• Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting and correcting
• Communication skills
• Group dynamics
• Building a professional framework
• Establishing your unique teaching style
• The student learning process

Anatomy and Physiology

Solid anatomy knowledge will provide an excellent foundation for your yoga teaching career.

• Important anatomy for yoga: skeletal system, muscular system, flexors and extensors, tendons, ligaments, and joints
• Important physiology for yoga: organs and bodily systems
• Important energetic anatomy and physiology for yoga: including chakras, nadis, meridians
• Anatomy of yoga: benefits, contraindications, balancing the musculoskeletal system, injury prevention, building strength, increasing flexibility, etc.

Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics

• Ethics of teaching yoga: professionalism, student/teacher dynamics, community, professional boundaries, and framework
• Traditional yoga philosophy and yogic texts
• Limbs of yoga
• Developing a yogic lifestyle: Concepts of karma and dharma, principles of non-violence
• Principle of Seva: Selfless service through yoga and teaching

Practicum

Practice teaching and receive valuable feedback to enhance your teaching skills

• You will design full yoga classes and practice teaching in a safe, supportive environment
• You will receive positive, constructive feedback on your flow and style
• You will participate in other YTT student classes and give them positive, constructive feedback

Elective

These additional hours will be tailored to suit your individual needs and desires.

Topics include

• Specific one on one work to design your dream yoga business
• Developing your niche and clarifying your teaching style
• Defining your target student audience and creating classes, workshops, and programs they will love
• Business of teaching yoga: Marketing, branding, business building
• Yoga retreat business blueprint
• Yoga theme classes, workshops, and retreats
• Yoga for specific groups

Cape Cod Beach Retreat is a boutique luxury private villa located directly on Nauset Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts. It is in the exclusive Nauset Heights neighborhood, surrounded by Cape Cod National Seashore. Nauset Beach is 40 minutes from Hyannis, Massachusetts and 90 minutes from Boston, Massachusetts.

A professional holistic chef will prepare deliciously nourishing cuisine. Enjoy three meals per day made by the holistic chef. Meals are lovingly prepared using local and organic food sourced from local markets and farms. All meals can be made vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free. Healing juices and superfood smoothies, as well as tea, coffee, and healthy snacks, will be available.

• Beach walking
• National seashore
• Visit local art galleries
• Famers' market
• Beach yoga classes
• Bonfire

• 14 nights boutique beachfront sccommodation overlooking the famous Cape Cod National Seashore
• 3 deliciously nourishing meals a day prepared by our live in professionally trained holistic chef
• Healing herbal teas, organic coffee, and cleansing juices
• All yoga classes: Hatha, Yin, Vinyasa, Restorative, and other styles
• Yoga Alliance 200-hour yoga teacher training course: official course diploma, all course materials
• Individualized attention due to the small group environment
• Experience structuring and sequencing yoga classes and teaching in the student practicum
• Confidence in your unique teaching style and clarity about your teaching goals Increased physical and emotional well-being
• Yoga business skills as well as branding and marketing support
• Become part of the International Yoga Alliance community

• Alcohol
• Additional spa treatments
• Massage
• International airfare

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 24% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.