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Return to Self: The Teacher’s Path — 200-Hour Yoga Certification

A 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training — Rooted in Tradition, Guided by Ayurveda

This is more than a certification—it is a return.

Return to your body.
Return to your breath.
Return to the deeper wisdom that lives beneath conditioning, expectation, and noise.

Return to Self: The Teacher’s Path is a 200-hour yoga teacher training designed for those who feel called not only to teach, but to live yoga. Rooted in traditional yogic philosophy and gently guided through the lens of Ayurveda, this journey invites you to rediscover your authentic voice—on and off the mat.

Throughout this immersive experience, you will build a strong foundation in asana, anatomy, sequencing, pranayama, and meditation, while also exploring the subtle energetics of the body and the rhythms of nature. Ayurveda is thoughtfully woven into the training—not as a certification, but as a living framework—to help you understand constitution, balance, and how to support your students (and yourself) with greater awareness and intention.

You will learn how to:

  • Confidently lead safe, effective, and meaningful yoga classes

  • Create intelligent, intuitive sequences rooted in purpose

  • Hold space with authenticity, compassion, and presence

  • Integrate breathwork and meditation into your teaching

  • Understand the energetic and seasonal influences that impact the body and mind

But beyond the techniques and tools, this training is about transformation.

It is about softening the inner critic.
Unlearning what no longer serves.
Reconnecting to your truth.

Whether your path leads you to teaching or simply to a deeper relationship with yourself, this training meets you where you are—and gently calls you forward.

You don’t need to be the most flexible.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.

You only need the willingness to return.

This is the teacher’s path.
And it begins within.

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The focus on the teachings of Hatha Yoga with an emphasis on alignment and teaching to all levels and abilities.  At Transform we believe that yoga is not a one class fits all practice.  Trainees will learn how to teach an Align & Flow yoga sequence with an understanding of how to safely and effectively guide to all levels and abilities while building confidence to teach using their unique authentic voice. The Align & Flow sequence will lay a foundation to a yoga practice allowing trainees to develop it further by adding to it, powering it up for a stronger practice, pumping the breaks for a more gentle practice and tailor it to any population they wish to share with. Trainees will be encouraged to delve deep into who they are, develop the essence of their true voice, explore how they wish to bring yoga to the community and awaken the deeper purpose of their existence and role in this lifetime!  In essence, a deep discovery of “Who are you, what do you want and why are you here”?

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This program will present the foundation and understanding of yoga through the exploration of:

  • The History of Yoga

  • The 8 Limbs of Yoga

  • Yoga Ethics

  • Yoga Poses

  • Pranayama

  • The Yoga Sutras

  • The Subtle Body/Chakra System

  • Meditation

  • Yoga Anatomy and Physiology

  • Ayurveda

  • Safe and Effective Teaching Methodology

  • Sacred Sound Healing and the Power of Intention

  • Stress and the Nervous System

  • Yoga Sequencing

  • The Business of Yoga  

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Training Schedule and Location:

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Transform at Amy Bourque Yoga Studio

470 Westfield Street

West Springfield, Ma 01089

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General format (subject to change) -- 2026-27 

  • 1 ZOOM Welcome Call - 6 pm - 8 pm - 2 hours

  • 6 Tuesday Zoom Sessions 6 - 7:30 pm - 9 Hours

  • 9 Weekends (Sat/Sun) – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm - 126 Total Hours

  • Attend 25 yoga classes at the hosting studio, Transform at Amy Bourque Yoga -25 hours

    • If students live more than 45 minutes away from the studio then special accommodations can be made to achieve the 25 hours of classes​

  • Teach a one hour class at the Transform studio -1 hour

  • Online Anatomy modules - 20 hours

  • Homework, Online Platform & Self Study - 25 hours (approximately 1 - 2 hours a week)

  • Full Day Field Trip - 8 hours *Optional, but highly recommended!!

 

Also included in the Training:

  • A digital training manual (Option to print)

  • A subscription for the online anatomy modules

  • Access to the online Yoga Teacher Training Platform for assignments

  • Access to 25 yoga classes at the hosting studio that must be completed 1 week prior to graduation

    • 1 class must be to observe ​

  • Mentoring throughout the training

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In studio & Zoom sessions -- 2026-27 

October 13th - Zoom Welcome Call - 2 hours

 

October 17, 18 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

November 17th - Zoom - 1.5 hours

 

November 21, 22 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

December 15th - Zoom - 1.5 Hours

 

December 19, 20 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

January 5th - Zoom - 1.5 Hours

 

January 9,10  - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

January 23, 24 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

February 16th - Zoom - 1.5 Hours

 

February 20, 21 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

March 9th - Zoom - 1.5 hours

 

March 13, 14 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

April 6th- Zoom - 1.5 Hours

 

April 10, 11 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

May 1, 2 - Weekend - 14 Hours

 

The tuition is as follows:

Total Tuition: $3300.00

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Tuition Payment Options:

Option 1:  Early Bird Discount Registration - $2,800 - to be paid in full before July 1, 2026 - Open to the first 5 students who enroll! 

$200 due with application.  Deposit is nonrefundable 7 days past the submission of application.  Balance due in full by the early bird registration deadline.

 

Option 2: Pay in Full after the early bird registration date (July 1st) and before the start of the program (welcome call) - $3,100

$200 deposit due with application.  Deposit is nonrefundable 7 days past the submission of application.  Balance of due by the start of the program (welcome call).

 

Option 3: Payment plan - $3,300

$200 deposit due with application.  Deposit is nonrefundable 7 days past the submission of application.  Balance will be collected monthly in the amount of $400 a month (with the last payment being $300) throughout the training on or before the 5th of each month.  First payment of $400 due by October 5th 2026and the final payment of $300 due by May 5th 2027

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