Kalā Yoga 200 HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Established 2026

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Kalā Yoga

Program Instances

Hybrid

Nov 13 – Apr 11, 2027

150 days • 200 hours • $ 3350+

Kings County, NY, US

Led by

Pia Fiato and Kate Sullivan

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Purpose

From there, you’ll build your teaching skills step by step. Start by guiding a warm-up. Progress to standing sequences. Work toward leading full classes. Along the way, you’ll learn to understand different bodies, offer thoughtful modifications, and create purposeful sequences in your own voice. A foundational sequence gives you a clear starting point. As your understanding grows, you’ll develop original classes and learn how to adapt them to the people in front of you.

You’ll have room to ask questions, revisit challenging material, and keep practicing—with experienced teachers supporting your growth. After graduation, Teacher Path trainees who meet our basic teaching standards can continue gaining experience through Kalā’s rotating community classes.

What to expect

KALĀ YOGA TEACHER TRAINING MISSION STATEMENT:

The Kalā Yoga Teacher Training seeks to illuminate the yogic teachings, elevate happiness, and develop curiosity and authenticity in one’s practice and teaching. We welcome applicants interested in becoming impactful yoga instructors into our Teacher Path. In our Elevate Path we also welcome those without teaching aspirations who wish achieve independence in their asana, breathwork and meditation practice, explore anatomy and alignment, understand the subtle body, and gain an appreciation for how we can apply ancient yogic teachings into our modern lives to attain greater levels of happiness.

Together we will study the Buddhist and classical Indian philosophical traditions of yoga and how we can translate this wisdom into modern life in order to develop a deeper and more compassionate understanding of ourselves, of others, and of our communities. Grounded in a holistic approach to the body, we will explore modern anatomy and how that guides us in using accessible and individualized alignment and movement practices. Learner centered and interactive, our program is designed to provide ample opportunities for trainees to develop their authentic voice and style in order to translate the yogic teachings into transformative experiences - be it in a yoga studio, at home, in the workplace, or in the broader community.

KALA YOGA CORE VALUES:

Community: Embodying kindness, compassion and generosity for self, others, the space we share and our larger world

Joy: Cultivating light-heartedness, happiness, enjoyment of life
Creativity: Promoting artful magic in designing a complete sensorial yoga experience
Inclusivity: Understanding the vast roots of yoga to honor it’s many lineages and to support the individualized path and a welcoming environment for all
Wisdom: Embracing one's lived experience to develop peace within, authenticity, and ability to share the teachings of yoga with others

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LEARN DEEPLY. BUILD CONFIDENCE. PREPARE TO TEACH

Kalā’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training unfolds over six months, giving you time to integrate the teachings and develop your skills through guided practice, feedback, and repetition.

We begin with Buddhist and classical Indian yoga philosophy because understanding why we teach matters as much as learning how.

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Core competencies

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

Teaching Skills	Engage in call and response mantras, and reflect on their impact on the practice. Deliver clear, concise, and anatomically informed verbal cues that guide students safely and effectively through asana, assessing alignment from the ground up, appropriate alignment principles, drishti, variations and contraindications within the Foundations sequence. Provide safe, intentional, and effective hands-on assists by assessing individual student needs, obtaining informed consent, respecting personal boundaries, and adapting assists in response to verbal and nonverbal feedback. Apply the arc of the class to build a foundations-level sequence with purposeful foreshadowing and warm-ups, strength and mobility drills, well designed standing sequences that progress towards a peak pose or well rounded class, and ample time for floor and closing postures. Explain what a dharma talk is and is not, describing why theming enriches a class and when it is wiser not to theme with clear reasoning. Apply prenatal modifications and props within a general class, maintaining safety and comfort for pregnant students throughout. Demonstrate professional teaching practices by effectively preparing for, facilitating, and concluding yoga classes, including thoughtful sequencing, music selection, inclusive communication, student observation and safety, studio operations, and responsible stewardship of the teaching environment. Demonstrate and teach common hasta mudras, forming porper hand position, and articulate the attributes that they are ment to cultivate Identify the essential props and core restorative poses, such as supported child's pose, supported fish, and legs up the wall, naming each accurately. Apply prenatal modifications and props within a general class, maintaining safety and comfort for pregnant students throughout.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Identify the major structures and systems of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, including bones, joints, muscles, connective tissues, and nerves, and explain their roles in movement, stability, and yoga practice. Apply anatomical terminology, planes of movement, joint mechanics, and principles of muscular contraction to analyze movement patterns, alignment, and the relationship between mobility and stability in yoga asana. Demonstrate anatomically informed instruction by assessing individual differences in skeletal structure, mobility, and stability; recognizing common musculoskeletal conditions and movement limitations; and applying appropriate verbal cues, modifications, and contraindications to support safe, accessible yoga practice within a teacher's scope of practice.
Business Skills	Identify the purpose and essential elements of a liability waiver, recognizing when one is required in studio and private settings accurately. Identify the types of liability insurance relevant to yoga teachers, defining what each typically covers accurately. Explain how clear invoicing and transparent financial practices build trust with studios and private clients, describing their professional value clearly.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Explain how the yamas and niyamas guide thought, speech, and action in daily life, using relevant personal and teaching examples. Demonstrate professional conduct in interactions with students and staff, maintaining appropriate boundaries, confidentiality, and respectful communication consistently. Use inclusive, non-gendered, and non-hierarchical language and accessible options in class, demonstrating an understanding of reparative process when mistakes occur.
Practice Skills	Describe the key alignment actions and energetic intentions of foundational poses, explaining the purpose of each action clearly. Explain the effects and purposes of techniques such as sama vritti, kapalbhati, bhastrika, and nadi shodhana, and describe how they affect the nervous system by down or up regulation. Identify and practice the key bandhas in asana practice and when applying yoga assists, and observe the internal experience of the energetic locks that control prana flow.
Other	Apply historical understanding to place contemporary yoga styles within their lineage, demonstrating accurate connections to earlier traditions. Explain how the Noble Truths describe suffering and its cessation, and how the Immeasurables and Paramitas cultivate a compassionate mind, using clear examples. Evaluate how fully a modern yoga practice reflects the eight-limbed path, justifying conclusions with reference to classical yoga philosophy. Recognize the three distinct components of the sound of Ohm, and explain their symbolic meaning in hinduism and buddhism. Explain the symboligy of the trimurti (Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shava the destroyer), using the symbolic inpiration to theme a class Understand the concept of chakras as subtle energy centers within the body and recognize the existence of multiple chakra systems beyond the popular seven-chakra system.

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Graded Skill Demonstration
Solo Project Or Presentation
Oral Exam
Other
Written Exam
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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Kate Sullivan

Brooklyn-based yoga teacher, studio founder, and educator integrating creative, intelligent movement with yoga philosophy, meditation, pranayama, and Yoga Nidra to inspire curiosity, self-discovery, and lifelong learning.

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