Yoga Immersion and Teacher Training (2025–2026)

The 100-Hour Immersion and the 200-Hour Teacher Training will start on October 15th and run though mid-June, 2026. Exact dates can be found in the curriculum document linked below. The schedule format for the 100-Hour and 200-Hour programs is as follows:

— Wednesday sessions (5:30-8:30pm) will be offered online only, with occasional in-person options at an alternative location.

— Saturday sessions (11:00am–2:00pm) will be offered hybrid, so you can choose to attend in-studio at Sanctuary or online.

The 300-Hour Teacher Training will be ongoing, with qualifying workshops, series, and events happening regularly until students meet their required hours.

The full curriculum and schedule can be found here.

Our programs are hybrid, so you can choose to attend via online livestream, at the studio, or via recording at your convenience.

We ask that you do your best to attend each session live—be it in person or online—because live attendance will enrich your experience.

Anyone who…

—Desires to know themselves more fully.

—Seeks a deeper sense of Self and desires embodied wholeness.

—Wants to know more about the teachings, practices, and history of yoga and Indic wisdom traditions.

—Loves embodiment and somatic practices (lovers of Embodyoga®).

—Wants to explore the teachings of Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Yoga and their practical application in life and towards the teachings in sacred texts.

—Seeks to know, love, and be loved by the Divine One, who goes by many names.

—Is a sensitive person and wants to know how to find balance in life without losing the gifts of sensitivity.

—Loves to breathe, move, be in stillness, and experience more freedom and wholeness in their bodies and lives.

—Aspires to live yoga and integrate its teachings into all aspects of life.

—Longs to delve into the spiritual realms of Life, Truth, and Love.

Our program is diverse and goes much deeper than many modern-day yoga trainings that tend to over-emphasize āsana.

Yes, you will become proficient in the art of practicing and teaching āsana, prānāyāma, dharana, and dhyana. And we will also take an in-depth journey into all of the limbs and aspects of yoga and its rich philosophical teachings.

Here are some examples of what we cover in our training:

Embodyoga®:

Alignment from the inside-out, whole-body movement principles, somatic awakening, embodied anatomy and developmental patterns. These are applied to traditional āsana (seat/postures), prānāyāma (breath control), pratyahara (turning senses inwards), mudrā (gesture/seal), bandhas (bonds/locks), dharana (concentration) and dhyāna (meditation). We honor every unique body/mind/soul by offering various expressions of all practices. There is never a "one size fits all" approach!

History and Philosophy of Yoga:

We cover the history and associated philosophical teachings from the Rig Veda, Upanishads, Rāmāyana, Sankhya Kārikā, Patañjali’s Yoga Sutra, Bhagavad Gītā, Devīmāhātmya, Thirumanthiram, Tantrāloka, and Savitri.

We explore the teachings from Sankhya, Yoga, Vedanta and Tantra in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s synthesis of yoga. This synthesis of Integral Yoga draws together the various traditions for the purpose of individual and collective transformation.

Sanskrit and Chanting:

Level 1: Uccārana (pronunciation, and foundations of Sanskrit)

Level 2: Introduction to chanting and learning the difference between various chanting traditions. Learn simple chants of all 3 “types”—sloka, stotra, mantra

Level 3: Immersion into chanting meeting weekly. This level is optional for those who want to dive deeper.

Ayurveda:

Yoga’s “sibling” science, the sacred knowledge of life.

Creating Equality

We value expanding awareness about race and equity in our yoga and wellness communities, and how we can help create inclusivity, diversity, and welcoming for all beings.

Living Shraddhā:

We provide a framework for discovering your deeper being and integrating its unique beauty and radiance into your life. Discover the faith, trust, and surrender that lives within you and can hold you through all of life’s ups and downs. Find and connect deeply to faith in the divine by whatever name you call the One by.

Honoring India:

Steep in India’s rich culture that nurtured the teachings of yoga for centuries. With awe, gratitude, and reverence, we give thanks for these profound teachings as we share them with you.

Integral Yoga and the Teachings of Purification:

The transformational teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother and GurujiMa, offering a path to living a Divine Life here on Earth.

We believe yoga should never be inaccessible because of finances. All programs are offered on a sliding-scale model and are supported by Sanctuary’s Scholarship Program to ensure equitable access for all; no one will be turned away! We also offer a range of payment plans (5–20 months) for those who are looking to budget their investment.

Sliding-scale rates are as follows:

—Level 1 (100-Hour Immersion): $1,400–$2,000 (Recommended Investment: $1,700)

—Level 2 (200-Hour Teacher Training): $2,500–$3,500 (Recommended Investment: $3,000) (Includes Level I)

—Pricing for Level 3 (300-Hour Teacher Training) is the same as that for the 200-hour program, plus additional payments for each individual workshop or class making up the last 100 hours.

The $150 deposit is nonrefundable.

For tuition payments made prior to the start of the training, we will issue refunds minus a processing fee of $30 or 5% of the transaction amount—whichever is greater. Unfortunately, credit card companies don’t refund processing fees, so we ask that you take responsibility for that fee.

Once the training has started, we will consider refund requests on a case-by-case basis, but we do not refund the cost of any sessions that have already passed, regardless of whether you attended them.

In the 100-Hour Immersion program you will deepen your knowledge of yoga practices, principles, teachings, and history.

This program is very experiential and focused on deepening and strengthening your relationship to the practices of embodiment, yoga asana, pranayama, dharana, and dhyana, and the practical application of the principles in your life.

You will also delve in to the sacred teachings of yoga, beginning with the Vedas.

In the 200-Hour Teacher Training program, you will continue your experiential immersion with new topics introduced. You will learn practical skills related to teaching private or group yoga classes though:

—Design, sequencing, and practice teaching circles

—Various expressions of asana, pranayama, bandha, mudra, dharana, and dhyana that meet each unique body/person

—Finding your authentic voice as a teacher

—The business of being a yoga teacher

—Integrating the various aspects of a well-rounded class

—Most importantly, teach to learn, and teach what you love

You will receive the tools to be able to teach asana, pranayama, dharana, and dhyana for restorative, gentle, moderate, and vigorous classes.

In the last 100 hours that complete the 300-Hour Teacher Training program (for those who already hold a 200-hour certificate), you will dive deeper into all of the above with more advanced practices. You will expand your capacity to teach individual private sessions, group classes, and workshops that focus on specific health, wellness, or spiritual/philosophical teachings.

Corinne has been the lead teacher for our annual 200hr teacher training since 2015. She assisted teacher training courses with Patty Townsend for the 5 years prior to taking it on as the lead teacher. Matthew began co-leading the teacher training in 2017.

Since Corinne and Matthew met in 2000, the honoring and pursuit of yoga in all its many forms has been central to Corinne and Matthew’s lives.

To them, yoga is the progressive flow toward unity with the Divine Beloved, which overcomes all division and enmity within and without.

Shraddhā Yoga is a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance.

If you complete Level II (200-Hour) or Level III (300-Hour), including all homework/certification requirements, you will receive certification through Shraddhā Yoga.

Once you receive certification from Shraddhā Yoga, you can register with the National Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at either the 200-hour level or the 500-hour level (if you are taking the full 300-hour program.)

Level I (100-Hour Immersion) does not offer certification. However, if you take Level I, you can always return another year to complete Level II and receive your 200-Hour RYT certification.

You can see the complete requirements for certification here.