THE COLLECTIVE YOGA MENTORSHIP
October 5 to November 3, 2024 – Saturdays and Sundays.
Saturday workshops open to the public 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
You have your 200-hour yoga teaching certificate! What’s next?
The path to teaching yoga after obtaining your certificate can feel uncertain or daunting… What are effective ways to sequence a class? What muscles do I need to support a backbend? How do I honor and respect the roots of yogic tradition and concepts? This program will answer all those questions and more.
The Collective Yoga Mentorship is a 5-week program October-November 2024 specifically designed for teachers who:
- Finished their 200-hour YTT recently and are looking for guidance,
- Received their certificate via an online/hybrid program and are craving in-person mentorship and feedback,
- Completed their certification awhile ago and are ready to pick up teaching now,
During these five weeks, you will experience in-depth practices & lectures on: anatomy, philosophy, assists & adjusts, energy, and holding space in a modern world. You will have one dedicated day for practice, lecture, and learning; and one day of honing your skills in a group-led community class — free and open to the public to gain real world experience.
This program satisfies the requirements for 25 hours of continuing education for Yoga Alliance.
MENTORSHIP DETAILS
The Collective Yoga Mentorship will run for 5 weeks: Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, November 3. We will meet two times per week: Sundays for Practice & Lecture, and Saturdays for a Community Class. Each week will focus on a specific theme — such as Anatomy or Philosophy — where you will learn on Sunday, and teach a real class to students the following Saturday.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS (OPEN TO ALL)
PRACTICE & LECTURE
Saturdays will start with 90 minutes of practice and lecture surrounding the topic of the week. This first half is open to the public on a drop-in basis. Students, sign up above.
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS (COHORT ONLY)
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
The remaining 90 minutes on Saturdays will be cohort-only. We’ll dive deeper into how to apply the concepts from practice & lecture to teaching via sequencing, teaching techniques, and assists.
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
COMMUNITY CLASS
Community Classes are group-taught by the cohort. They are free and open to the public to attend. This is the teachers’ chance to apply the skills learned, and students’ chance to experience them.
YOUR MENTORS
Manny Garcia – Mentoring Lead
Manny is an E-RYT 500 and YACEP with nearly 10 years of practice and 7 years of teaching under his belt. With 3 years of experience at a physical and movement therapy clinic, Manny’s teaching lens is highly anatomy, alignment, and education-driven.
Michelle Shea Walker, Paco Garay, Nikki Inniss – Mentoring Coaches
Other co-op teachers will be present to assist in some lectures and offer feedback for some Community Class sessions. They are also available as resources for any questions that arise during our mentorship program.