The Hybrid RYS-200 Program at Heartwood

 During Covid, Heartwood offered online 200 programs like many schools in best effort to continue sharing our work with others during difficult times. Our programs included many hours of zoom meetings to simulate a live training experience as much as possible and we trained some wonderful teachers with distance one on one learning. But still, we missed the intimacy and opportunity to work closely with students for their best introduction to an authentic yoga education. 

This is why, as safety and travel opportunities restabilized, we developed the Hybrid 200. Experience showed us how distance learning can be delivered in an authentic way, but we also became aware of what was sorely missing in that platform, and we brainstormed a way to combine the best of both worlds.  

In the hybrid program students study prerecorded content at their own pace in the comfort of their own home, but we meet every other week for a 3 hour zoom meeting to connect, answer questions and participate in a practicum that encourages each student to begin teaching, processing and practicing what they've learned. This solidifies concepts and keeps everyone's attention focused. We limit the program to 14 students to be sure each student is seen, heard and given the opportunity to practice and receive feedback just like our live trainings. The schedule keeps everyone on track and progressing with e-mail motivation and reminders, an active private Facebook community and support always available from your mentor, so everyone finishes with a strong education guided by experienced mentors and you are one of a special group of trainees, rather than part of a mass-produced, less personal learning program. 

 After our online work is complete, we meet in person at Beautiful Heartwood Yoga Institute for a 4-day memorable immersion experience where we get to work on those things that are best learned in person. This long weekend provides a chance to connect to our tribe, enjoy heartfelt yoga experiences in the gorgeous setting of Heartwood and share a graduation ceremony to honor all your hard work. By then, the students are ready to share and can receive in-person feedback. We want everyone to receive the validation and assurance a new yoga teacher needs to feel confident to work with others before you set off to develop yoga communities of your own.

By studying partially online (with zoom guidance) this program can be brought to you for a lower tuition than the full immersion programs- and pretty much everyone can get away for 5 days to fuel their inspiration and confidence to feel well informed and ready to launch their teaching career or deepen their personal yoga journey!

Graduates end up with wonderful memories of time spent at Heartwood, and they can join Yoga Alliance knowing they were provided with all the recommended live hours and the student to teacher ratio that YA considers required guidelines for a quality yoga education (Unfortunately, not all programs follow those guidelines.) This means your yoga education is "the real deal" as per all recommendations and requirements from Yoga Alliance. Heartwood is also one of only 66 IAYT accredited yoga therapy training facilities worldwide, which means your yoga certification comes from a school that is respected and recognized as one of the leading yoga education programs available.

You have comprehensive online training that includes Methodology, Focus & alignment, Sequencing, Ethics, Sanskrit, Pranayama & Energy studies, Meditation,  Anatomy, Introduction to Philosophy, Business of Yoga. Charka Studies, & Sound healing.  Lifetime access!

Bonus Chair yoga certification includes theory, practices, posture focus, modifications and more to learn assessable yoga techniques 

After each segment of the program is studied online we meet to practice and discuss the material to enhance comprehension and experiential learning. 

Our private Facebook group invites students to connect and share their journey while e-mail motivation and ongoing support from your mentor keep you on track.

Students will meet in person at Heartwood Yoga institute to practice, learn, and celebrate their yoga journey. This includes a fire ceremony at the labyrinth, nature yoga at the medicine wheel, reflective mindfulness and art activities,  hands on adjustments and modification workshop and more.

Students have a downloadable manual and when they come to Heartwood they receive yoga gifts and supplies to enhance their yoga journey.

As part of our business of yoga lecture, we also do a 3 hour photo shoot of the students on the beautiful grounds of Heartwood, in the garden, on the labyrinth, at the medicine wheel, etc.. so  students leave with a library of images they can use for social media or developing websites  or as a bio pix for employers as they promote and establish their new yoga career.