200 Hour Teacher Training Course Overview

Lotus in the Flame's 200 hour yoga teacher training course provides the highest level of creative and progressive yoga education in the field today. The intention is not to teach one particular "style" of yoga but to set each person on a path of embodying yoga, and living it daily. Only in this way can we truly create a force of inspired change both in our own lives and in that of others.

As many teacher training programs focus primarily on asana, this training program additionally teaches a full spectrum of traditional HaTha yoga practices - integrating the philosophies of the main paths of yoga, the Heart of yoga - Bhakti, Raja, Karma, Jnana and Tantra. We will study traditional texts, as well as ground these philosophies within the physical ~ energetic body as they are expressed within the eight limbs of yoga as outlined by Sri Patanjali. This is a comprehensive program in giving the students a very practical yet diverse exposure to the history, lineages and modern developments within the world of Yoga today.

This is a Yoga Alliance Registered School.

The teacher training is structured in two formats.

 

Format One

A twenty seven day intensive, combining all four modules and intensives into one comprehensive course.

 

Format Two

The second format is structured in a way that provides flexibility for those students that are working professionals and cannot take a month, or more, off to study yoga intensively. This second format is structured in a four part series with several months between modules. This format can be completed in one to two years.

During the time between trainings you will have your own personal sadhana practice as well as structured assignments to fulfill your non-contact and practicum hours necessary for certification. In this way, the art and practice of living yoga in your everyday life becomes more integrated. Each of the four modules have a different focus and intention, and although one builds upon the other, they are not sequential, which means one can join at any time. Each elemental module is taught in the appropriate season.

 
 
 
 

Application and Certification

Although it is suggested that you have a minimum of 2-3 years of yoga practice in order to apply, we will review all applicants with sincere interest. There is a $54 non-refundable application and processing fee, which once accepted into the program is applied to the time Melissa Spamer spends for correspondence as a mentor to you, as well as creating and updating your student file, reviewing your final exam and preparing the certification process for you. In each module you will accrue approximately 45 hours. The remaining hours can be fulfilled in a variety of ways which can be decided upon once you enter into the program. You must complete all four modules, additional required classes and intensives, a comprehensive final exam, as well as projects outside of our meeting times to receive certification at the 200 hour level.

Download the application form here.

 

Cost

Each practice will include aspects of all of the elements, although each module will emphasize one in particular. Each four to five day module is intensive, with 12 hour days. Each module course costs $550, for a total course fee of $2200. Each module includes the course manual, some meals, and five sequencing classes, special workshops or teaching intensives with Melissa Spamer. Additional courses will be available to accumulate more hours within an area of specialization, as well as special events.

 

Pre-Requisites

Each new teacher in training entering the program will also complete the workshop, Love and Abundance, The Art of Vedic Self Care, prior to beginning their first module. This course includes understanding your Ayurvedic Constitution, Shatkarmas, Yogic Foods & Nutrition, The Three Gunas, Abyanga Practice, and Honoring Nature's BioRhythms.