Asana Lounge - Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training

Established 2026

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Asana Lounge

Program Instances

Hybrid

Dates: TBD

200 hours • TBD

Orlando, FL, US

Led by

Jolene Curnock

CYT-L3

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Purpose

Become a confident yoga teacher with a clear, structured approach to teaching, without feeling overwhelmed or unsure what to say. This is a personalized training designed to help you not only understand yoga, but actually teach it with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

What to expect

Self paced online 200 hour yoga teacher training with 16 virtual 1:1 private mentorship sessions and access to online group practice session to practice teaching among peers.

Learn how to structure a full yoga class from start to finish
Master clear, simple cueing your students can actually follow
Build confidence teaching beginners, injuries, and mixed-level classes
Develop your own teaching style (without copying others)
Understand how the body moves so you can teach safely and effectively
Get real feedback so you know what to fix and what to keep

What makes this training different:

1:1 mentorship and support (no getting lost in a group)
Practical teaching skills
Learn to teach in a way that feels natural, not scripted
Designed for real people, real bodies, and real classes

This is for you if:

You want to become a yoga teacher but don’t know where to start
You’ve taken a training but still feel unsure how to teach
You want a more personal, guided experience

Style/Lineage

My mission is to guide aspiring yoga and new yoga teachers through a heart centered, inclusive trainings that reconnects them to their authentic voice and equips them with the skills to teach with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Rooted from real life experience, this training supports students in integrating the wisdom of yoga into their personal growth, so they can serve diverse communities with integrity and purpose.

Additional Information

Core competencies

By the end of this program, graduates will be able to…

Teaching Skills	Give verbal cues using direct language and universal paired actions, to guide students safely through an asana practice Develop an original 60-min yoga sequence with the following components: introduction, breath-practice, joint warm-up and progressive postures relevant to a chosen peak pose or body-part focus; followed by cool-down, and savasana. Teach various types of breathing practices to beginner students to help them center themselves and prepare for posture or meditation practice. Identify common physical changes that occur across pregnancy trimesters relevant to yoga practice.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Identify the major bones, muscle names, actions, and joint types of the human skeleton, naming the structures most relevant to a yoga practice. Use basic anatomical terms when describing body mechanics including internal/external rotation, extension/flexion, adduction/abduction, and spinal rotation. Demonstrate proper alignment of the major joints in weight-bearing poses, maintaining stability across the joints in use. Apply scope-of-practice guidelines when a student reports pain, including asking if they've consulted a doctor, offering modifications, and encouraging students to pursue medical evaluation maintaining appropriate boundaries throughout the conversation.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Describe the concept of scope of practice as it applies to teaching yoga, explaining where that scope ends and referral begins. Identify practices that support an inclusive teaching space, naming barriers that commonly prevent students from feeling welcome.
Yoga History & Theory	Be aware of the major historical ages of yoga's development, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Classical Yoga, Yoga Sutra Read the Bhagavad Gita and apply a chosen verse or sutra to a personal dilemma, demonstrating an understanding of how the principle translates to lived experience.
Practice Skills	Practice pranayama daily over 8 weeks to gain a personalized understanding of the effects and power of yogic breath practices, including: diaphragmatic breath, box breathing, and ujjayi. Practice both an object-based and an open-awareness meditation, sustaining focus and consistency across each session. Practice the "joint-freeing series", adapted by Mukunda Stiles, to strengthen and heal their joints and become aware of the compensation patterns in their body.

AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires. Students rate how well the program delivered them.

Program Emphasis

Evaluation methods

Program evaluations

Oral Exam
Solo Project Or Presentation
Written Exam
Written Submission
Direct Observation
Graded Skill Demonstration

Students will be evaluated through a combination of written/oral submissions, solo projects, direct observation, and skills demonstration.

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Jolene Curnock

Yoga teacher and trainer blending Hatha, Vinyasa, mobility, and functional anatomy to create progressive, accessible classes that build strength, awareness, and confidence.

jolene.asanalounge.com

Orlando, FL, US

Adjunct Faculty