16 Seattle yoga teacher training programs for 2016

If becoming a yoga teacher in 2016 was one of your new year resolutions then this article is for you. There are many yoga teacher training programs for you to choose from in the Seattle area. They vary in many ways, they focus on different styles of yoga, some can be taken on weekends over the course of a whole year, others are more concentrated and can be completed in less than a month. Below are 16 different programs for you to consider from our yoga event calendar listed in chronological order based on start date.

Before picking one, make sure to review these yoga teacher training tips from 11 local yoga teachers & studio owners as well as this advice from Tracy Weber to pick the right one for you.

Be Luminous 200h Yoga Teacher Training

• Start date: January 21st
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Baptiste Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Michel Eubank Spruance, Scott Francis, Tina Templeman
• Schedule: 5 long weekends (Thursday to Sunday) over the course of 5 months
• Location/Neighborhood: Be Luminous Yoga Studio in South Lake Union
• Focus: asana, meditation, sequencing, anatomy, yoga philosophy, personal awareness
• Cost: $3,150

200-Hour YOGAMAZÉ Teacher Training

• Start date: January 22nd
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Ashtanga/Anusara
• Lead teacher(s): Noah Maze and Amy Petty
• Schedule: 8 different 3 day weekends over the course of 10 months
• Location/Neighborhood: BendnMove yoga studio in West Seattle
• Focus: asana, pranayama, meditation, applied anatomy and therapeutics, yoga theory and practice, yoga history and philosophy, basic Sanskrit, yoga academics, ethics and boundaries, and master teaching skills.
• Cost: $3,300

The Craft of Teaching Yoga: 200 hour Certification Program

• Start date: January 28th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Vinyasa
• Lead teacher(s): Adrienne Kimberley, Amy Reed, Richelle Ricard, Claudette Evans, Tara Dyberg
• Schedule: weekly during the weekends for 13 weeks
• Location/Neighborhood: Ritual House of Yoga in Capitol Hill & Salt Room Yoga in Pioneer Square
• Focus: sequencing, anatomy, yoga history and mythology, theming, and hands-on assists
• Cost: $2,950

8 limbs 500-hour yoga teacher training in Seattle

• Start date: February 1st
• Type: 500h
• Yoga style: Hatha Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Anne Phyfe Palmer, Melina Meza, Jenny Hayo, Chiara Guerrieri
• Schedule: Flexible – typically 3 day weekend modules
• Location/Neighborhood: 8 limbs yoga studio in Capitol Hill
• Focus: yoga techniques, teaching methodology, anatomy, philosophy, ethics,
• Cost: $360/module

3rd Annual One Year Wednesday Evening 200 Hour Iyengar Yoga Teacher Training Course with Richard Schachtel

• Start date: February 3rd
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Iyengar Yogahttp://seattleyoganews.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=10391&action=edit
• Lead teacher(s): Richard Schachtel
• Schedule: Wednesday evenings for for 4 hours over the course of 13 months
• Location/Neighborhood: Center for Yoga of Seattle in Ravenna
• Focus: alignment, restorative yoga, yoga therapeutics, sequencing, anatomy, yoga philosophy, ethics, pranayama
• Cost: $3,100

Weekend 200 Hour Teacher Training with Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri

• Start date: February 5th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Purna yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri
• Schedule: weekends over the course of 3months
• Location/Neighborhood: Alive & Shine Center in Bellevue
• Focus: alignment, pranayama, yoga philosophy, sequencing, meditation, nutrition
• Cost: $4,800

500h Yoga Teacher Training in West Seattle at Spira Yoga

• Start date: March 1st
• Type: 500h
• Yoga style: Power Vinyasa Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Dora Gyarmati and Carina Terra
• Schedule: weekend modules over the course of the year
• Location/Neighborhood: Spira Power Yoga in West Seattle
• Focus: arm balancing, restorative yoga, sanskrit, hands on assisting, back bends, hip openers, inversions, history of yoga, meditation, sequencing, tantra yoga, yin yoga, ayurveda
• Cost: $375/module or $4,800 for 14 modules in advance.

200h RYT Vinyasa yoga teacher training 2016 in Seattle

• Start date: March 7th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Power Vinyasa Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Carina Terra
• Schedule: 3 day weekends over the course of 10 weeks
• Location/Neighborhood: Live Love Flow in Capitol Hill
• Focus: yoga philosophy, alignment, sequencing, adjustments
• Cost: $2,500

2016 Yoga Teacher Training at Whole Life Yoga

• Start date: March 14th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Viniyoga
• Lead teacher(s): Tracy Weber
• Schedule: Weekly on Monday evenings + 1 Sunday afternoon each month for 11 months
• Location/Neighborhood: Whole Life Yoga in Greenwood
• Focus: asana, pranayama, meditation, anatomy, philosophy,
• Cost: $3,500

8 Limbs Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training

• Start date: March 23rd
• Type: N/A
• Yoga style: Prenatal Yoga & Postnatal Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Anne Phyfe Palmer, Jodi Boone and Susan Grote
• Schedule: 3 sessions of 3 day weekends over the course of 3 months
• Location/Neighborhood: 8 limbs Yoga studio in Capitol Hill
• Focus: Prenatal yoga, Postnatal yoga
• Cost: $360/module (3 modules), anatomy, physiology

Discover Your Power 200-hour Teacher Training with Chelle Swierz & Carrie Hopperstad

• Start date: April 2nd
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Chelle Swierz, Carrie Hopperstad, Tina Templeman
• Schedule: 3 weekend modules + 10 days in Mexico
• Location/Neighborhood: Marriott Courtyard in Lynnwood + Mexico
• Focus: asana, sequencing, philosophy
• Cost: $3,750

Life Changing Samarya Yoga 2 week Residential Teacher Training

• Start date: April 8th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Raja yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Molly Lannon Kenny
• Schedule: 2 weeks intensive
• Location/Neighborhood: Leavenworth
• Focus: social change, yoga therapy, personal transformation, radical inclusion, yoga philosophy,
• Cost: $3,315

1 Year Weekend Iyengar Yoga 200 Hour IN-Depth Studies & Teacher Training Course with Richard Schachtel, Director The Center For Yoga of Seattle

• Start date: April 16th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Iyengar Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Richard Schachtel
• Schedule: 1 weekend per month for 12 months
• Location/Neighborhood: Center for Yoga of Seattle in Ravenna
• Focus: alignment, restorative yoga, yoga therapeutics, sequencing, anatomy, yoga philosophy, ethics, pranayama
• Cost: $2,900

Hawaii RYT 200 Hour Alchemy of Yoga Teacher Training

• Start date: May 1st
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Power Vinyasa Yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Silvia Mordini and Laura Hand
• Schedule: 3 weeks intensive
• Location/Neighborhood: Big Island in Hawaii (but led by Seattle area yoga teachers)
• Focus: asana, compassion, yoga philosophy, pranayama, anatomy, ethics, class choreography
• Cost: $4,299

200-Hour YOGAMAZÉ Teacher Training 2016 in Bali

• Start date: July 4th
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Ashtanga/Anusara
• Lead teacher(s): Noah Maze and Amy Petty
• Schedule: 25 days intensive
• Location/Neighborhood: Ubud in Bali, Indonesia
• Focus: asana, pranayama, meditation, applied anatomy and therapeutics, yoga theory and practice, yoga history and philosophy, basic Sanskrit, yoga academics, ethics and boundaries, and master teaching skills.
• Cost: $2,800

200 Hour Teacher Training with Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri

• Start date: July 22nd
• Type: 200h
• Yoga style: Purna yoga
• Lead teacher(s): Aadil Palkhivala and Savitri
• Schedule: 6 days a week during 1 month
• Location/Neighborhood: Alive & Shine Center in Bellevue
• Focus: alignment, pranayama, yoga philosophy, sequencing, meditation, nutrition
• Cost: $4,800

Best of with your yoga teacher training this year!

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