Yoga Room - 2025 Teacher Training

Established 2026

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Yoga Room NH

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Purpose

For yoga practitioners and aspiring yoga teachers alike

What to expect

Included in the program cost:

- All Saturday YTT meetings and one private make up meeting if a session is missed

- 8 + Specialty focused workshops, most held on Sundays

- An Unlimited class pass at the studio during training

- Saturday’s creative supplies

- Graduation dinner

- Reading/self study/homework (books not included in price, see list and approx. pricing below)

- Assisting and student teaching

- All Material Handouts

- Mentoring / One on One meeting

Style/Lineage

We are diving into your journey with a deeper awareness of yoga and perhaps sharing the knowledge should you decide to become a Yoga teacher.

Additional Information

Core competencies

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

Teaching Skills	Design a complete class plans at different skill levels—beginner, intermediate, and mixed—that incorporates the 5 key movements of the spine. Demonstrate effective verbal cueing for at least five postures from different categories, applying clear action language, anatomical reference, and inclusive alternatives for diverse students. Teach specific aspects of yoga (asana, pranayama, meditation, etc...) during the practicum sequence, applying the skills developed across all curriculum areas to a live group of students. Explain how misalignment in asana practice creates structural stress and describe the most common compensations seen in each posture category.
Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Explain the structure and function of bones, skeletal muscles, and synovial joints—including pivot, plane, hinge, ball-and-socket, saddle, and condyloid joints—as they relate to yoga movement. Explain the biomechanical principles of joint stabilization, including the role of muscular strength, proprioception, and structural alignment in maintaining safe and efficient movement. Explain how yoga practice positively affects at least four body systems, including the effects of asana on bone density and flexibility, pranayama on the nervous system, and breathwork on the cardiovascular system. Apply an understanding of the mind-breath connection to class instruction, guiding students to use conscious breathing as a direct tool for influencing their nervous system and mental state. Explain polyvagal theory as it applies to yoga practice, describing how safety, mobilization, and shutdown nervous system states manifest physically and affect a student's ability to learn.
Practice Skills	Explain the history and definition of the subtle body as described in the Taittiriya Upanishad and the Bhagavad Gita and describe how each kosha serves as a layer of self-discovery. Guide a group through a complete meditation practice, with clear instruction, appropriate pacing, and an awareness of contraindications and student diversity. Identify the major posture categories (seated, kneeling, transition, inverted, standing, prone, supine, and ending poses) and name at least four postures in each category with their Sanskrit names and at least two modification options that serve students with different needs. Guide a group through at least three pranayama techniques using clear, accurate instruction, noting benefits, contraindications, and the physiological rationale for each practice.
Yoga History & Theory	Explain how yoga evolved from Vedic ritual through the Upanishads, the Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga, and into its modern Western expression, as studied through the YRTT historical timeline. Explain how the Yoga Room approach integrates teachings from multiple schools into a holistic 200-hour program that honors the full spectrum of yogic tradition. Explain the structure of Patanjali's eight-limbed path as presented in the Yoga Sutras and describe how each limb relates to lived yoga practice and professional teaching. Explain the ten yamas and niyamas as ethical guidelines for yogic living and describe how each applies to the student-teacher relationship, classroom culture, and personal conduct.
Lifestyle & Ethics	Apply the code of conduct and equity principles to specific teaching scenarios involving student confidentiality, inter-professional relationships, public communication, and grievance reporting. Apply self-reflection tools from the YRTT program—including the twelve-competency self-evaluation, yoga philosophy journaling, and the equity accountability measure—to guide ongoing professional growth. Apply self-reflection tools from the YRTT program—including the twelve-competency self-evaluation, yoga philosophy journaling, and the equity accountability measure—to guide ongoing professional growth.
Business Skills	Apply marketing and promotion strategies to establish a professional yoga teaching presence, including developing a clear class description, identifying target students, and building community partnerships. Explain how consistent, authentic communication—across class descriptions, social media, and in-person interactions—builds the trust and loyalty that sustain a long-term teaching career beyond the first year. Identify and apply the full range of income streams available to a newly credentialed yoga teacher, including studio employment, independent classes, workshops, privates, corporate wellness, continuing education teaching, and online content.

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

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Evaluation methods

Program evaluations

Solo Project Or Presentation
Oral Exam
Written Submission
Direct Observation

Reading/self study/homework (books not included in price, see list and approx. pricing below) - Assisting and student teaching - All Material Handouts - Mentoring / One on One meeting

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Maggie Grace

Maggie Grace holds a 1000 hour certification through the Pathways Yoga System for Wellness which focused on teaching yoga to individuals of all levels of fitness. Pathways School follows the traditions of Arhum Yoga, a form of yoga practiced by Jain monks.

Hampstead, NH, US

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