300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
At Better Living Yoga, Aliso Viejo, CA
Format: 8 Weekends Plus Two Intensives
September 22, 2018 - June 2, 2019
Soma Yoga Institute is pleased to work in partnership with Better Living Yoga to bring this 300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course to Orange County, California. This program is specifically designed for those who are ready to deepen their knowledge base, teach with more authenticity, expand their repertoire, and increase their efficacy in offering yoga as a vehicle for positive personal and planetary transformation.
The curriculum includes a therapeutically oriented approach to Yoga, multidimensional sequencing, holistic alignment concepts, instructing level 2 poses, individualized mentoring, philosophy, meditation, pranayama, Ayurveda and so much more. The program is open to Yoga teachers from all disciplines with six months or more teaching experience (or by permission).
The curriculum includes a therapeutically oriented approach to Yoga, multidimensional sequencing, holistic alignment concepts, instructing level 2 poses, individualized mentoring, philosophy, meditation, pranayama, Ayurveda and so much more. The program is open to Yoga teachers from all disciplines with six months or more teaching experience (or by permission).
Featuring Lead Instructors: Liz Heffernan, Alison Scola, Megan Bello, and Courtney Parkyn
Curriculum Highlights
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Soma Yoga Institute brilliantly marries the therapeutic asana, pranayama, meditation and philosophy to create a training that not only takes teachers deeper, it evolves their own being. If you are truly willing to transform, if you are ready to be shaped and see your true potential, dive in.” - Wendy R., Vermont |
Please note: This program is approved with Yoga Alliance and graduates are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level (RYT-500). The therapeutic perspective & curricular components of this program are based on Liz's and Allison's registration as Certified Yoga Therapists with the International Association of Yoga Therapists (C-IAYT) and not derived from their status as E-RYT 500 by Yoga Alliance Registry as the Yoga Alliance Registry certifies only Yoga Teachers and not Yoga Therapists.
2018 Program Dates
** Attendance to all sessions is mandatory for completion of hours and graduation from the program. Make up hours can be arranged on a pre-approved case-by-case basis. Please inquire for specifics.
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Program includes two immersions, eight weekends and 30 hours of home study.
Immersions September 22-27, 2018 6-Day Immersion; Friday through Wednesday from 7:00am-6:00pm April 10-April 14, 2019 5 day immersion; Wednesday through Sunday from 7:00am-6:00pm |
Weekends
Fridays 5:30-8:30pm, Saturdays 8:00-6:00 pm & Sundays 7:00-4:00pm October 12-14, 2018 November 9-11, 2018 December 7-9, 2018 January 25-27, 2019 February 22-24, 2019 March 15-17, 2019 May 17-19, 2019 May 31-June 2, 2019 |
Coming from out of town? We will gladly help you find low cost accommodations or home-stays. Please inquire.
Tuition & Payment Plans
A $500 non-refundable deposit will secure your space in the program. Your program deposit applies to the total tuition price listed below. Seats in the program will likely fill to capacity, register early.
Early Bird: $4000 early bird. Deposit by June 1, 2018. Full payment due August 1, 2018
Regular Tuition: $4300. Deposit to reserve seat in program and pay in full by September 1, 2018
Four Month Payment Plan: $4500. $500 deposit to reserve your space and four payments of $1000 due on September 1, 2018; October 1, 2018; November 1, 2018; and February 1, 2019.
Seven Month Payment Plan: $4700. $500 deposit to reserve your space and seven payments of $600 due on September 1, 2018; October 1, 2018; November 1, 2018; December 1, 2018; February 1, 2019; March 1, 2019 and April 1, 2019.
Early Bird: $4000 early bird. Deposit by June 1, 2018. Full payment due August 1, 2018
Regular Tuition: $4300. Deposit to reserve seat in program and pay in full by September 1, 2018
Four Month Payment Plan: $4500. $500 deposit to reserve your space and four payments of $1000 due on September 1, 2018; October 1, 2018; November 1, 2018; and February 1, 2019.
Seven Month Payment Plan: $4700. $500 deposit to reserve your space and seven payments of $600 due on September 1, 2018; October 1, 2018; November 1, 2018; December 1, 2018; February 1, 2019; March 1, 2019 and April 1, 2019.
Scholarship Program
Soma Yoga Institute has a limited ability to offer partial scholarships to cover tuition expenses for their yoga teacher training programs. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please apply in writing via a formal email request sent to: somayogainstitute@gmail.com. In the subject line of the email please write: Scholarship Request for Advanced Yoga Teacher Training - Better Living Yoga, Aliso Viejo, CA. In this request clearly indicate that you would like to apply for a partial tuition scholarship and include specific details about your financial situation that would validate your request. It is also very helpful to put in writing the exact amount of the scholarship you are requesting. Scholarship request email letters are due no later than July 1, 2017. Students will be notified 30 days prior to program start date or sooner. Scholarship awards are limited and based on availability of funds.
Faculty
Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT
Liz Heffernan, E-RYT 500, is a recognized international yoga teacher with over two decades of personal practice and 20 years of teaching. She is the owner and director of Soma Yoga Institute. Liz has trained extensively in the Hatha yoga systems of Kripalu, Ashtanga and Anusara and she works as an Integrative Yoga Therapist, certified C-IAYT. Liz currently directs and leads yoga teacher trainings and workshops in worldwide locations, provides one-to-one mentoring for yoga teachers, instructs daily yoga classes, and offers private therapeutic sessions. Liz is known for her ability to bridge the gap between the ancient perspectives of yoga and contemporary daily life. Her teaching weaves together philosophy, creative sequencing, clear alignment, mindful breathing, and compassionate self-inquiry to form a tapestry that reflects her heartfelt commitment to this transformative path. Find her complete bio here.
Alison Scola, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, LMT
Alison Scola, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, LMT
It was the gift of chronic pain that brought Alison to her yoga practice in 1993. Through study & practice of all the limbs of Yoga, she found powerful tools to heal her body & mind. Inspired to help others, she trained at the acclaimed schools of: White Lotus Foundation, Integrative Yoga Therapy, YogAlign at Kauai Yoga School, & Healing Hands school of Holistic Health. Alison is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500, Massage Therapist, & Reiki Master. Her perspective on yoga as a holistic healing science inspires her to teach awareness of the physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual elements in her classes & private sessions. She views yoga as a way of life that connects us with our innate inner wisdom, compassion and true identity as Love.
It was the gift of chronic pain that brought Alison to her yoga practice in 1993. Through study & practice of all the limbs of Yoga, she found powerful tools to heal her body & mind. Inspired to help others, she trained at the acclaimed schools of: White Lotus Foundation, Integrative Yoga Therapy, YogAlign at Kauai Yoga School, & Healing Hands school of Holistic Health. Alison is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, E-RYT 500, Massage Therapist, & Reiki Master. Her perspective on yoga as a holistic healing science inspires her to teach awareness of the physical, energetic, emotional, and spiritual elements in her classes & private sessions. She views yoga as a way of life that connects us with our innate inner wisdom, compassion and true identity as Love.
Megan Bello, E-RYT 500
Megan Bello is the owner and director of Orange County Yoga Studio. She holds a BS in Divinity from the Nizhoni School for Global Consciousness. Before she became a full time yoga teacher, she was a personal counselor and traveled throughout the US and Europe giving workshops.
Megan took a keen interest in the human condition at an early age. In 1993 she began practicing yoga asanas and pranayama and found that their regular practice led her to experience greater health, well being, self confidence and self awareness. In 1996 she began teaching at her college and discovered her life's work of sharing yoga's benefits with others.
Megan is deeply grateful to have found her current teachers Manouso Manos and Anna Delury. She has also studied with Sri H.S. Arun, Karin O'Bannon, Faeq Biria, Gabriella Giubilaro, Mary Dunn, Carolyn Belko, Paul Cabanis and many other gifted Iyengar yoga instructors. Megan has traveled to Pune, India two times where she studied with B.K.S. Iyengar, Geeta S. Iyengar and Prashant S. Iyengar.
Megan is E-RYT 500 certified through Yoga Alliance and has over 20 years of teaching experience. Megan's classes emphasize dynamic precision in bodily alignment. In her teaching she strives to be clear and to inspire students to move beyond self-imposed limitations and discover greater awareness and joy in their lives. Megan teaches classes at Orange County Yoga Studio, Better Living Yoga and Yoga Works Laguna Beach.
Megan took a keen interest in the human condition at an early age. In 1993 she began practicing yoga asanas and pranayama and found that their regular practice led her to experience greater health, well being, self confidence and self awareness. In 1996 she began teaching at her college and discovered her life's work of sharing yoga's benefits with others.
Megan is deeply grateful to have found her current teachers Manouso Manos and Anna Delury. She has also studied with Sri H.S. Arun, Karin O'Bannon, Faeq Biria, Gabriella Giubilaro, Mary Dunn, Carolyn Belko, Paul Cabanis and many other gifted Iyengar yoga instructors. Megan has traveled to Pune, India two times where she studied with B.K.S. Iyengar, Geeta S. Iyengar and Prashant S. Iyengar.
Megan is E-RYT 500 certified through Yoga Alliance and has over 20 years of teaching experience. Megan's classes emphasize dynamic precision in bodily alignment. In her teaching she strives to be clear and to inspire students to move beyond self-imposed limitations and discover greater awareness and joy in their lives. Megan teaches classes at Orange County Yoga Studio, Better Living Yoga and Yoga Works Laguna Beach.
Courtney Parkyn, E-RYT 500
Courtney began her yoga journey in 2000 when her mom brought her to a class at their local gym. It was love at first breath! Her practice started out sporadic, attending classes regularly for a few months, then going periods without unrolling her mat at all.
In 2007, she experienced a great shift in her life, and left the business world that she was pursuing. wondering what her dharma, or life’s purpose, was, a friend, who knew her love for yoga, mentioned teaching, and she intuitively knew that was the direction to go. After six months of one on one training with Alison Brown, Courtney completed her 200 hour training in 2008. This, her first formal yoga training, opened the door to her soul, and woke up an eternal part of her that had been sleeping for years.
Forever a student, Courtney pursued more training and experience, and directly after completion of her 200 hour training, she went on a 10 day silent meditation retreat in the Vipassansa tradition. In July, 2011, she completed the advanced 300 Hour Teacher Training through Cloud Nine Yoga and Erika Faith Calig. Still searching for more, she is currently working toward becoming a Para Yoga master teacher, studying tantra hatha yoga directly with Rod Stryker.
She teaches public group classes, private groups and individuals, therapeutic, kids yoga, and prenatal. Additionally, she trains other teachers to become Registered Yoga Teachers with Cloud Nine Yoga School, Yoga Works and Soma Yoga Institute. She incorporates breathing, physical postures, and meditation to help cultivate a desired energetic state with her students.
Discovering her passion and living her calling has completely changed Courtney’s life. With the places yoga has taken her, she is excited about the future, the community that continues to grow and the unity and love that this practice brings.
In 2007, she experienced a great shift in her life, and left the business world that she was pursuing. wondering what her dharma, or life’s purpose, was, a friend, who knew her love for yoga, mentioned teaching, and she intuitively knew that was the direction to go. After six months of one on one training with Alison Brown, Courtney completed her 200 hour training in 2008. This, her first formal yoga training, opened the door to her soul, and woke up an eternal part of her that had been sleeping for years.
Forever a student, Courtney pursued more training and experience, and directly after completion of her 200 hour training, she went on a 10 day silent meditation retreat in the Vipassansa tradition. In July, 2011, she completed the advanced 300 Hour Teacher Training through Cloud Nine Yoga and Erika Faith Calig. Still searching for more, she is currently working toward becoming a Para Yoga master teacher, studying tantra hatha yoga directly with Rod Stryker.
She teaches public group classes, private groups and individuals, therapeutic, kids yoga, and prenatal. Additionally, she trains other teachers to become Registered Yoga Teachers with Cloud Nine Yoga School, Yoga Works and Soma Yoga Institute. She incorporates breathing, physical postures, and meditation to help cultivate a desired energetic state with her students.
Discovering her passion and living her calling has completely changed Courtney’s life. With the places yoga has taken her, she is excited about the future, the community that continues to grow and the unity and love that this practice brings.
