OVERVIEW

The Forrest Yoga® Foundation Teacher Training (FYFTT) is a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Registered School, 26-day teacher training, which encompasses 22 days of intensives and teacher training, a 3-day Functional Anatomy for Yoga Teachers, and a 1-day Business Course.

Taught by Catherine Allen and Heidi Sormaz, Forrest Yoga® Mentor Guardians, this training is a transformational experience fostering personal and professional growth and promoting powerful insights that provide deeper integration with your authentic self.

Who this training is for:
Aspiring teachers, experienced teachers or yoga students who want to work deeper within themselves.

WHAT YOU LEARN

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Learn how to teach authentically and effectively.
  • Study, tailor and improve your own yoga practice
  • Learn to work with injuries
  • Teach clearly and specifically
  • Enhance communication skills
  • Embark on your own personal process of healing and discovery
  • Gain a greater understanding of the poses and their effects
  • Develop personal and professional ethics and boundaries in teaching
  • Gain insight into your own habitual behaviors that no longer serve you and learn the tools and skills needed to change them
  • Learn to set up your own yoga business and promote your new skills

Upon 100% completion of all components of this teacher training, you will be a Certified Forrest Yoga Teacher and be qualified to register with Yoga Alliance as RYT-200. For complete details about the curriculum, click here.

Course includes:

  • 22-Day Training + 400-Page Teacher Training Manual
  • 3-Day Anatomy Course + Manual
  • 1-Day Business Course + Manual
  • 1 hour per day of chanting and meditation
  • 2 hours per day of Forrest Yoga Morning Intensive
  • 4-5 hours per day of instruction

LOCATION + SCHEDULE

Daily Schedule
Please click on the above link to the Forrest Yoga Foundation Teacher Training for details.

Functional Anatomy Course
You are required to take this course online or in-person with Ellen Heed for an additional fee (estimated fee: $375). This course isn’t covered by the residential tuition.

REGISTRATION + POLICIES

Attendance Policy
100% attendance required (no tardiness) to ALL components of the schedule as listed above – NO exceptions.

Payment Schedule
Non-refundable deposit: Fee due immediately upon registration to secure your spot
Remaining Payment: Balance of tuition due must be paid in full one month prior to the start of this training OR when the training is sold out, whichever comes first. Full payments are accepted anytime.
Penalty Fees on Tuition Payments: Once tuition is due in full, payment must be made within 5 days or your spot in the training will not be guaranteed. A $25 returned check fee will be assessed for any returned check.
Refunds: NO refunds, credits or transfers for cancellation.

Required Materials You Must Bring
2 yoga mats OR [1 yoga mat + 1 large blanket]
one yoga block
one 8-ft yoga strap
Neti Pot

MORNING INTENSIVES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Dates
April 20-May 1, 2018
August 17-28, 2018

About the Intensives
The Forrest Yoga Intensives accompany the Teacher Training program. You don’t have to be a teacher trainee to participate. This series, designed by Ana Forrest, will take you on a physical and mental journey deep into the core of your very being. Take your yoga practice beyond the mat and try one of the most vigorous and demanding yoga workouts around. Through a carefully constructed and rigorous series of yoga asanas, Forrest Yoga will open you up to the amazing quality of feeling that lives inside each of us. All Levels Welcome!

Retreat!
We invite you to attend these intensives as a retreat! All morning meditations and intensives, meals, and accommodations, and amenities covered. We will publish complete information soon.

Schedule
8:30-9:15am Optional Meditation
9:30-11:30am Morning Intensive

Policies
Be on your mat and ready to practice by 8:25 am.
The practice room will be heated to 85 degrees.
Bring 2 mats, a strap, a block, and water to all sessions.
Participants new to Forrest Yoga must get permission to attend their first session after the 1st 11 days of the training.