200hr Mindfulness and Leadership Training for Yogis

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our mission

The Maha Vira Yoga Mindfulness and Leadership Teacher Training is a comprehensive training for compassionate leaders and for those who wish to deepen their own experience and understanding of Yoga. This aim is achieved first by cultivating a personal practice, then learning how to share and offer this practice to others. In addition to being an opportunity to obtain the qualifications for becoming a certified Yoga instructor, Yoga teacher training often times becomes a great vehicle for personal growth. With this in mind, our teachers and staff seek to provide a learning environment that is safe and fully supports each student’s desire to learn, while also providing the tools to enable deeper self exploration. Students of this training should walk away passionate, self-aware, ready to serve and take the seat of a teacher. 


What is Maha Vira?

In Sanskrit, Maha = Great, Vira = Hero; the Warrior’s Path. In this training, we will pursue the teachings of Yoga--the mental, physical, and spiritual disciplines--that allow us to tap into our highest potential and serve the highest good. Within each of us is the capacity for greatness. The practice of Yoga aims to unlock that potential so that it shines brightly into the world.

guiding principles of maha vira yoga

The study of Yoga gives one access to vast philosophy and innumerable principles in which to live by. Through one’s personal practice, one may choose specific principles to aid along their journey. The following principles are central to the Warrior’s Path of Yoga.

Abhaya - Fearlessness

Seva - Selfless Service

Karma - Yoga in Action

Dharma - Divine Duty

Bhakti - Devotion

 
 

“Maha Vira Yoga provided a thorough and excellent program for the 200 HR YTT. It covered many components of yoga including asana, philosophy, sanskrit, and ayurveda and I felt fully prepared to start teaching upon graduation. Would highly recommend!”

~ Leila S. 2022 graduate

 

THE BASICS

Participants in this training will receive instruction in:

  • Yoga Asana (posture, alignment, and sequencing)

  • Meditation, Mantra, and Pranayama

  • Anatomy for Asana practice, including the subtle (energetic) body

  • Yoga history, mythology, and philosophy

  • Yoga theory, teaching methodology and class structure

  • Yoga as lifestyle and Philosophy in practice

  • Yoga as a service and offering

  • Finding your authentic voice and teaching with integrity

  • Taking the seat of a teacher, while maintaining the qualities of a student

THE GOOD STUFF

  • One-on-one coaching and mentoring

  • Yoga as social justice and community activism

  • Understanding diversity and inclusivity, and how we embody these principles on and off the mat

  • Discovering the ancient elements of Ayurveda, the Chakra system and subtle body energy, fundamentals of intentional sequencing, and so much more!

 

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“Maha Vira Yoga offers a robust overview of yoga - diverse and inclusive training experience grounded in yoga philosophy. You leave this training with a deeper connection to your personal practice and a practical framework for living yoga as a way of life beyond the mat. A great YTT for current yoga teachers, yoga enthusiasts, or the beginner looking to build a personal practice for the first time!”

~ Anthony J. 2021 graduate

 
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2025 training schedule

 

The following sessions will be held in person at Living Water Community Center, with the exception of all evening sessions, which will be held on Zoom. Meeting times will be on Wednesdays and Fridays 6:30PM-9PM, Saturdays 10AM-5PM, and Sundays 10AM-4PM.

 

January 10-12 Introduction to Yoga Theory, History, and Practice

January 24-26 Breath is Key: Pranayama, Meditation, and Mantra

February 7-9 Wholeness is Mine: Yoga as a Liberation Practice

February 21-23 Fundamentals of Sequencing

March 7-9 Anatomy in the Flow

March 21-23 Student 30 Minute Demos

April 11-13 Intro to Ayurveda

April 25-27 Taking the Seat of a Teacher

May 16-18 Weaving Philosophy into Practice

May 23-25 Student 60 Minute Demos and Graduation

*Schedule and Content Subject to Change with Adequate Notice*

 

INVESTMENT

• $300 deposit (non-refundable, due upon registration)

• $2350 - early bird pricing (due in full by October 31, after deposit)

• $2650 - pay-in-full tuition (due in full by January 1, after deposit)

• $3000 - full tuition ($600/month installments due on the 1st of each month January-May)

 
 

~ there are a limited number of scholarships available for those in need ~

 

“I really enjoyed my experience with Maha Vira Yoga Training. I grew so much personally, spiritually, and mentally. I feel comfortable leading a class, and I feel comfortable communicating my appreciation for yoga. I also feel like I learned so much about myself and the world around me. I highly recommend this teacher training.”

~ Emily W. 2023 graduate

 

Maha Vira Yoga Training Systems is a Registered Yoga School and is committed to upholding the standards set forth, not only by Yoga Alliance, but more importantly by Yoga itself.