Yogi Flight School: Level 1 YTT

Established 2020

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Yogi Flight School

1846 East Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, AZ, USA

Oro Valley, AZ

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Purpose

The goal is not just to get you a certificate.
The goal is to develop your critical thinking, your creativity, and your voice as a teacher...
So you can make an impact, find a new level of peace within yourself, and have the option of a new career path if you want it.

What to expect

Training Logistics

Format: partially self-paced

Length: 16 Weeks

Each week, you'll:

move through the recorded material on your own time

submit your homework before moving to the next module

receive feedback from your mentor so you stay on track and supported

Homework includes:

reading (from the assigned books or handouts)

posting practice teaching videos for feedback inside the private training community

sequencing assignments

In addition to the self-paced material, we meet live on Zoom twice a month:

once with Nathania + Abigail to highlight important topics and answer questions

once with your mentor for questions, practice teaching, and support

We all start and graduate at the same time.

Style/Lineage

This is a Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training.

Yogi Flight School's training focuses on three things:

Developing YOUR Teaching Voice

You won't become a copy of someone else.

You'll learn to teach yoga in a way that reflects your passions and personality.

Teaching from Day ONE

You begin practice teaching in Week 1, so confidence builds naturally.

At the end of our 16 weeks together, you'll have months of teaching under your belt.

Your Personal Transformation

We put a massive focus on Svadhyaya: Self Study.

Because being a yoga teacher is more than the asana - it's where you learn to see yourself clearly, and why you are how you are.

Let's get deeper...

This Program Develops YOU.

...your passions, your strengths, your interests -- and teaches you how to weave those into poignant, intelligent yoga classes.

🤔 Are you passionate about the physical practice, designing fun sequences and taking people on a movement journey?

🤔 Are you excited about breath work, meditation and controlling energy in the body?

🤔 Are you a science nerd fascinated with integrated anatomy and how yoga helps strengthen and support the body?

🤔 Are you passionate about inspiring, motivating and helping people realize they are more in control of their lives than they think?

Whatever your passion is (maybe you're not sure yet!), you'll develop it and learn to share it.

You'll Teach from Day 1

In many trainings…

You spend months learning. Then suddenly you're expected to teach.

That's terrifying.

In this program: You start practice teaching from the very beginning.

By the time you graduate, you will have:

taught dozens of practice mini-classes

received weekly feedback

refined your sequencing and cueing

developed confidence getting the words out

So when it's time to teach publicly…

you're ready.

Personal Transformation and Svadhyaya

The most powerful part of teacher training...

is the personal transformation that naturally occurs as you bravely find your authentic voice and learn to embody what you love about yoga.

By the end of the 16 Weeks…

You'll notice a profound shift in how you relate to yoga.

The poses will make sense, not just feel familiar

Anatomy will become usable knowledge

You'll understand why practices are structured the way they are

You'll feel comfortable teaching, even to strangers

And perhaps most importantly…

You'll discover a deeper understanding of who you are.

Additional Information

Yoga teacher training is a deep immersion into the practice.

Because of that, there are a few expectations we ask trainees to meet before joining the program — and a few requirements that must be completed in order to graduate and receive your certification.

These expectations aren’t meant to create barriers.

They exist so that everyone who joins the training is prepared to get the most out of the experience and so that the group can move through the program together in a meaningful way.

Experience with Yoga

This training is designed for people who already have a relationship with yoga and feel genuinely curious to explore the practice more deeply.

It is not for students who are brand new to the practice.

You don’t need to be able to do "advanced" poses, but you should have at minimum 1 year of consistent practice under your belt.

Consistent practice means at least weekly. Taking a yoga class once every 3 months for a year would not count as consistent.

Commitment to the Training Schedule

This program runs over 16 weeks, and the cohort moves through the material together.

That means trainees are expected to stay reasonably on pace with the weekly modules and complete assignments the week they are assigned so that feedback, discussions, and practice teaching can progress for the whole group.

Weekly homework includes things like:

practice teaching videos

reading assigned texts

crafting sequences

While life happens and some flexibility is possible, trainees should be prepared to dedicate 5-8 hours each week to completing the coursework.

(If you are consistently late with homework and assignments, you will be asked to return for a future training when you are able to commit.)

Technology & Community Participation

This training is conducted online and includes live calls, video submissions, and community interaction.

You should be comfortable using basic online tools and must have:

reliable internet (materials are not available for offline streaming)

the ability to record and submit video assignments (a phone camera is perfect)

a Facebook account to participate in the private training community (required)

The private training Facebook group is where we'll share announcements, answer questions, give you feedback on teaching homework and how the cohort stays connected throughout the training.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate and receive your 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training certificate, trainees must:

complete all course modules and lessons

submit weekly homework assignments

attend the Welcome Call and Final Exam

pass the final teaching assessment

Certificates are issued once all program requirements are completed and tuition has been paid in full.

Throughout the training, you’ll receive feedback, mentorship, and guidance so you always know where you are in the process and what’s expected next.

Core competencies

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

Anatomy, Physiology, Biomechanics	Consistently uses anatomically informed cues that support safe, effective movement across body regions. Apply correct anatomical terminology to cue postures and transitions to describe joint actions, body regions, and movement patterns with clarity, accuracy, and accessibility for students Explain the anatomical distinctions between hip flexion, external rotation, and adductor-focused stretching in these pose groups Accurately explain the effects of passive and supine postures and appropriately integrates them to support nervous system regulation
Practice Skills	Demonstrate understanding and application of tāḍāsana and anatomical zero s foundational references for alignment and movement.
Yoga History & Theory	Discuss the major historical periods of yoga by identifying and naming the vedic, pre-classical, classical, post-classical, and modern periods. Discuss the four primary paths of yoga—jñāna, bhakti, karma, and rāja—and the three guṇas—tamas, rajas, and sattva— by naming each and explaining their core qualities and roles in yoga philosophy and practice Apply sanskrit terminology in a yoga class by correctly pronouncing pose names and mantras and integrating them clearly and respectfully within instruction Explain the kośa model and and demonstrate how subtle body awareness informs and integrates with physical practice
Lifestyle & Ethics	Guide students in the engagement and release of bandhas by explaining, integrating appropriate use of mūla bandha, uḍḍīyāna bandha, and jālandhara bandha within prāṇāyāma and asana practice to support stability, breath efficiency, and energetic awareness
Teaching Skills	Apply teachings from the yoga sutras by integrating relevant concepts into class themes, verbal cues, and personal practice in a way that is clear, accessible, and contextually appropriate Weave concepts from the eight limbs into class in a clear, relevant, and accessible way. Guide bandha engagement and release with clear cueing, appropriate application, and attention to safety and subtlety Design a progressive standing balance sequence that safely and effectively builds toward an apex pose Guide students through a progressive backbend sequence with appropriate regressions and progressions. Assess appropriate sequencing of twists and core work relative to peak postures and cool-down. Guide students through multiple pranayama techniques with accurate cueing and appropriate pacing. Lead students through at least three distinct meditation practices with clear setup and guidance.

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

Solo Project Or Presentation
Graded Demonstration
Written Exam
Graded Skill Demonstration
Oral Exam

Our students submit video homework every week integrating what they have learned. For each core competency, they submit a LIVE video (not pre-recorded) for grading and feedback showing they have understood the material. To graduate, they must demonstrate the ability to incorporates dharma talks, anatomical cues, the sequencing methodology they learned, into the classes they teach. To pass the training, there is a written exam that covers history, philosophy, sequencing methodology, anatomy and biomechanics, the subtle body and more. Students must get a 70% or above on the written exam to pass. We also have them take a Practicum exam where they need to teach us a pose on the fly. We give them the pose name in English. They need to give it to us in Sanskrit and teach it to us including props and modifications for different populations without knowing that the pose will be in advance.

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Program Faculty

Featured Faculty

Nathania Stambouli

Not your typical yoga teacher. Coffee, cursing and POSSIBILITIES. I teach yoga because of the opportunities that we have to truly SEE ourselves on the mat. The mat is a mirror for your life, and when you break through on your mat, you break through everywhere else. Let's fly!

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Oro Valley, AZ, US