Dig Deeper Yoga Studies 200 hour Teacher Training Program

Established 2025

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Dig Yoga

34 Bridge St suite 3, Frenchtown, NJ 08825, USA

Frenchtown, NJ

Program Instances

Hybrid

Dates: TBD

200 hours • TBD

Frenchtown, NJ, US

Led by

Sue Elkind

CYT-L3

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Purpose

The 200 hour teacher training program is designed for both serious students of yoga who want to take their practice and life to the next level as well as for those who want to learn the tools of becoming a great yoga teacher.

What to expect

Dig Yoga is dedicated to providing excellence in yoga education. Our mission is to create an educational environment that is deeply nurturing, fostering profound experiences and enduring growth. Sue Elkind and Naime Jezzeny, directors of the DIG DEEPER YOGA STUDIES faculty, have been leading yoga immersions and teacher trainings for over 25 years and have trained countless successful yoga teachers worldwide. They are passionately committed to study and practice, as well as the refinement of their own teaching skills.

The full program includes:

Immersion into Yoga
Anatomy & Biomechanics Training
The Art & Science of Teaching Yoga: DDYS 200 weekend modules
Pranayama & Meditation with Sue
Pose Labs
Asana Intensives
40 hours of public classes during duration of training with Sue & Naime (approx 1-2 classes per week)

Style/Lineage

DIG's roots are grounded in their 25 years of experience teaching strong, alignment-based hatha yoga, along with the richness of a life-affirming Tantric philosophy.

As a health-conscious, people-oriented yoga business, DIG YOGA aims to support students in their quest to realize their greatest potential. The DIG team leads by example, making efforts to model what is ‘life-enhancing’ and shed what is not. We strive for high standards, sweetened with humor and humility, with the intention of continuously evolving. We endeavor to always speak and act in a way that encourages others to remember how interconnected all things are by being kind and considerate of one another and our planet.

Additional Information

Everything is live streamed recorded:

The Art & Science of Teaching Yoga will help you to:

See students more clearly and teach to what you see
Use effective language
Inspire students to move from the inside out
Verbal adjustments & corrective applications
Weave authentic themes/philosophy into classes
Sequencing strategies for various class levels
Observation and demonstration skills
Teach thoughtful and skillful yoga classes
Take the seat of the teacher with greater confidence

Core competencies

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

Teaching Skills	Demonstrate the ability to teach a posture using verbal instruction only, mirror-image demonstration, and a combination of both, applying body-affirming language and anatomically accurate cues throughout. Apply observation skills in a live or practice teaching context by scanning the room, identifying one or more students who may benefit from a refinement, and delivering a clear, inclusive verbal cue without singling anyone out. Build a complete, timed class sequence, demonstrating logical posture progression, appropriate warm-up, peak pose readiness, and a cohesive energetic arc. Demonstrate inclusive teaching practices in a live or practice teaching context, offering modifications proactively, offering progressions and regression, and responding to the specific needs of beginning and mixed-level students. Teach a complete yoga class that demonstrates competency across all assessed areas, including intelligent sequencing, clear cueing, real-time observation, and student-centered facilitation.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Discuss the subject of functional movement—including joint stability, mobility, and the kinetic chain relationships between the foot, knee, hip, pelvis, and spine—and describe how each principle informs safe yoga instruction. Identify the major muscle groups active in foundational yoga postures—including the muscles of the core, hips, shoulders, and spine—and identify the role of fascia as a continuous connective tissue network. Identify the anatomical structures—bones, muscles, and connective tissue—most relevant to each Pose Lab focus area: back, neck, hips, wrists, shoulders, adductors and hamstrings, and ankles and feet. Explain how breath mechanics and autonomic nervous system function interact in yoga practice, and describe why conscious breath regulation is both a physical and a neurological intervention.
Practice Skills	Guide a group through at least two pranayama techniques and a guided relaxation practice using clear, anatomically informed instruction and appropriate nervous system language. Apply a progressive approach to teaching asana that includes accessible entry points, preparatory posture sequences, progessing through more challenging variations of poses and clearly communicated exit strategies for all ability levels. Demonstrate competent personal practice and guided instruction of a foundational standing pose sequence, a hip opener series, and a forward fold progression, incorporating modifications, breath cues, and appropriate assists for a mixed-ability class.
Yoga History & Theory	Explain how yoga evolved across its classical, medieval, and modern phases, and describe how the Hatha Yoga tradition emerged as the foundation for contemporary postural practice. Explain how the Yoga Sutras present yoga as a systematic path of mind-training, how the Bhagavad Gita addresses action, duty, and devotion, and how Tantra philosophy expands yoga into an embodied, all-inclusive practice. Explain how the eight limbs form an integrated path—from ethical conduct through asana and pranayama to meditation and liberation—and how Hatha Yoga's physical practices serve as preparation for the inner limbs. Explain how yoga philosophy functions as a practical guide for daily living and describe how consistent personal practice deepens a teacher's embodied understanding of the principles they teach.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Explain the ethical foundations of yoga teaching as presented in the DIG DEEPER Yoga Immersion—including the Yamas, Niyamas, and modern professional codes—and describe how each informs daily teaching practice. Develop personal daily habits by establishing a consistent home practice, a regular meditation or mindfulness routine, and ongoing engagement with yogic study.
Business Skills	Apply professional setup standards to launch a yoga teaching practice, including securing liability coverage, preparing a professional resume, establishing student intake documentation, and communicating clearly with studios and clients. Explain how observation, intelligent sequencing, and philosophical integration creates a professional profile well-suited to premium offerings such as advanced workshops, private mentorship, and continuing education for other yoga teachers.

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

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

Students will be evaluated through a combination of written/oral submissions, solo project, and direct observations

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Sue Elkind

Sue Elkind is a seasoned yoga and meditation teacher, educator, and author with nearly 30 years of experience. Co-owner of Dig Yoga in Frenchtown, NJ, she specializes in alignment-based teaching and has trained hundreds of teachers in 200-hour, 300-hour, and Prenatal Yoga.

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Frenchtown, NJ, US