Naada Yoga's Teacher Training

In Studio 500Hr: NYTT Certification

Yoga Alliance Certified Program

An NYTT 500 HR certification is a complete and thorough training meeting the standards of a Naada Yoga certified yoga teacher. Our dedicated faculty of internationally recognized teachers have worked closely together to develop a well rounded program that will empower you to see yoga as a living and evolving practice.

In Person

Small group focused learning setting

  • In studio study with small group of students to best support you.
  • Receive immediate feedback from both mentors and teachers.
  • Engage and connect with your peers through monthly check ins.

Diverse & Leading Faculty

Naada Yoga's outstanding teacher training faculty includes some of the top experts in their field in North America.

  • 2 year access to in depth and highest quality study material (video & readings) prepared by leading educators in their field.
  • Interactive small group in-studio participation with faculty leaders.
  • Content and contact hours that exceed the basic requirements of an internationally recognized Yoga Alliance certification.

Our Community Is Not Defined By Our Studio Walls

Join a thriving community of yoga teachers, practitioners, and students from around the world.

  • Establish bonds with like minded, inquisitive and diverse students.
  • Engage with a community that nurtures and supports self development.
  • Establish personal and professional connections that are not bound geographically and will support your new career or ongoing practice.

Curriculum: 10 Modules

NYTT 201 | Accessible Asana: Foundations, methods, and practice

Instructor: Xavier Therrien

This training focuses on establishing an understanding of modern and classical postural yoga and its effects on alignment, breath and overall health. This education will help develop your personal asana practice while offering you essential tools to begin to share yoga with others. Naada Yoga embraces the philosophy that yoga can be accessible to all students. In this light an emphasis will be placed on exploring a variety of modifications in order to nurture both accessibility and inclusion within a group class environment.

Show schedule for this module

Date: September 21st, 22nd, 28th and 28th, 2024

NYTT 202 | Functional Anatomy: Biomechanics of Movement

Instructor: Joanna Abbatt

This course will provide an introduction to the basic anatomical and physiological principles essential for yoga training and teaching to deepen our understanding of the harmonious ways the body functions anatomically. We will also explore the body’s “energetic” anatomy from a yoga perspective and how the subtle body helps us better understand physical alignment in all areas of our lives.

Show schedule for this module

Date: October 19th, 20th, 26th, and 27th, 2024 

NYTT 203 | Progressive Asana: Beyond the basics

Instructor: Xavier Therrien

This course is intended to take individuals deeper into an exploration of the principles of alignment, inner and outer form of the poses, and how to instruct clearly from the principles of foundation, breath and movement. We will explore variations on the key poses from the NYTT Accessible Asana course, as well as introduce modifications for certain conditions. How to introduce more advanced principles of alignment to take students safely into more demanding poses will also be covered.

Show schedule for this module

Date: November 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th, 2023 (1-6pm)

NYTT 204 | Yoga Philosophy: History and Culture

Instructor: Mark Singleton and Pascale Wettstein

This course will provide an overview of yoga from a historical and philosophical perspective to situate its evolution and application in our culture and our times. The philosophical foundation of yoga and the key teachings of the tradition (including traditional texts: Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads) will be covered.

Show schedule for this module

Date: December 9th and 10th, 2023 + 10 hr Online Course

NYTT 301 | Meditation: Mindfulness, somatics, and the psychology of yoga

Instructor: Pascale Wettstein

This course will explore meditation as a practice of awareness and awakening: in-class as we practice or teach, and outside the classroom in our daily lives. We will also examine the interrelationship of meditation, breath and asana to better understand how body, emotions, and sensations can bring us deeper into any practice form. Various forms and practices will be explored, helping each student find an approach that works best for them.

Show schedule for this module

Date: Jan 20 and 27 (1-6 pm) and Jan 21 and 28 (2-7 pm)

NYTT 302 | Restorative: The art of stillness and deep relaxation

Instructor: Elizabeth Emberly

This course will examine the basic principles of a restorative yoga practice and how to use a variety of props to support the body in various passively held asanas. Learn how the practice can calm, rebalance, and support the body on several levels: physiologically, systemically, organically and pranically.

Show schedule for this module

Dates: February 17 and 24 (1-6 pm) Feb 18 and 25 (2-7 pm)

NYTT 303 |

Pranayama: The yoga of breath

Instructor: Richard Rosen + Elizabeth Emberly

The fundamental principles, anatomy and techniques of Pranayama will be explored and practiced, deepening the student’s understanding of how the movement of breath affects both body and mind. Specific techniques of breath, body awareness and how to set up for pranayama practice will also be covered, as well as contraindications and cautions in the practice.

Show schedule for this module

Dates: March 30 (1-6 pm) and March 31 (2-7 pm)  + 10 hr Online Course

NYTT 304 |

Assisting: Contact and context

Instructor: Elizabeth Emberly

As yoga becomes more accessible and integrated into mainstream living some of its practices have been challenged as being outdated. There is no question that the controversy of assisting students in yoga classes is on the rise and leaves teachers mystified as to how to navigate
skillfully and provide the best support possible for each student. This workshop explores the
complexity of this exact subject matter and offers yoga teachers nuanced skills of listening,
observing, touching and subtly deepening their student’s yoga practice. Emphasis will be placed
on handing back agency to students and supporting the continued development of consent culture
while expanding a skillset that supports individual students who are nurtured by kinesthetic touch.

Show schedule for this module

Dates: April 20 and 27 (1-6 pm) and April 21 and 28 (2-7 pm)

NYTT 305 | Sequencing: Methodologies for building creative, safe, and purposeful yoga classes

Instructor: Kreg Weiss and Elizabeth Emberly

Like people, yoga sequences come in a variety of shapes and sizes and because of this makes sequencing yoga classes an art form. This course is intended for new or experienced yoga teachers looking to enhance their sequencing skills and inject creativity, education and inspiration into their classes. This module will take you through a variety of experiential and anatomically based yoga sequences in order to deepen your understanding of yoga asana. These sequencing methods will be examined, dissected and emitted back to you so that you may offer clear guided instruction through safe and effective practice sequences.

Show schedule for this module

Dates: May 25 (1-6 pm) and May 26 2024 (2-7 pm) + 10 hr Online course

NYTT 306 | Naada Yoga: Sound of Yoga

Instructor: Ann Dyer and Elizabeth Emberly

Yogis across the centuries have harnessed the power of sound to fuel their yoga practice. Traditionally chanting and deep listening held a central role in yogic practice in India. When yoga migrated to the west the physical practice of asana was emphasized and the place of nada anusandhana (yogic sound practice) faded into the background. In recent years, however, there has been a resurgence in yogic chant in studios across the country for its reputation as the simple, quick, easy yogic path. Discover the traditions of sound in yoga and learn how to integrate them into a modern yoga practice as both a student and teacher with one of North America’s leading teachers on the subject.

Show schedule for this module

Dates: June 29 (1-6 pm) and June 30 (2-7 pm) + 10 hr online course

NYTT 201

NYTT 201 | Accessible Asana: Foundations, methods, and practice

Instructor: Xavier Therrien

This training focuses on establishing an understanding of modern and classical postural yoga and its effects on alignment, breath and overall health. This education will help develop your personal asana practice while offering you essential tools to begin to share yoga with others. Naada Yoga embraces the philosophy that yoga can be accessible to all students. In this light an emphasis will be placed on exploring a variety of modifications in order to nurture both accessibility and inclusion within a group class environment.

Date: September 21st, 22nd, 28th and 28th, 2024

NYTT 202

NYTT 202 | Functional Anatomy: Biomechanics of Movement

Instructor: Joanna Abbatt

This course will provide an introduction to the basic anatomical and physiological principles essential for yoga training and teaching to deepen our understanding of the harmonious ways the body functions anatomically. We will also explore the body’s “energetic” anatomy from a yoga perspective and how the subtle body helps us better understand physical alignment in all areas of our lives.

Date: October 19th, 20th, 26th, and 27th, 2024 

NYTT 203

NYTT 203 | Progressive Asana: Beyond the basics

Instructor: Xavier Therrien

This course is intended to take individuals deeper into an exploration of the principles of alignment, inner and outer form of the poses, and how to instruct clearly from the principles of foundation, breath and movement. We will explore variations on the key poses from the NYTT Accessible Asana course, as well as introduce modifications for certain conditions. How to introduce more advanced principles of alignment to take students safely into more demanding poses will also be covered.

Date: November 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th, 2023 (1-6pm)

NYTT 204

NYTT 204 | Yoga Philosophy: History and Culture

Instructor: Mark Singleton and Pascale Wettstein

This course will provide an overview of yoga from a historical and philosophical perspective to situate its evolution and application in our culture and our times. The philosophical foundation of yoga and the key teachings of the tradition (including traditional texts: Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads) will be covered.

Date: December 9th and 10th, 2023 + 10 hr Online Course

NYTT 301

NYTT 301 | Meditation: Mindfulness, somatics, and the psychology of yoga

Instructor: Pascale Wettstein

This course will explore meditation as a practice of awareness and awakening: in-class as we practice or teach, and outside the classroom in our daily lives. We will also examine the interrelationship of meditation, breath and asana to better understand how body, emotions, and sensations can bring us deeper into any practice form. Various forms and practices will be explored, helping each student find an approach that works best for them.

Date: Jan 20 and 27 (1-6 pm) and Jan 21 and 28 (2-7 pm)

Structure of Each Module

10 X Intensive modules

  • Each module includes 20 hours of lecture and practice.
  • Interact with fellow classmates and engage in open discussions on the topic.
  • Benefit from a more personalized and intimate setting to have your questions answered and feedback provided from your instructor
  • Small group of students
  • Each course provides 20 CEU’s recognized by the North American Yoga Alliance

One on One Mentorship

Every student is assigned a mentor who will provide support throughout the program.  The mentorship program is the perfect bridge from training to teaching. By engaging in the process of mentorship, you are witnessed, heard, acknowledged, coached, empowered, and above all, you have an experienced companion who walks with you on the path toward becoming a professional and individualized yoga teacher as well as guiding you deeper into your own

  • 4 x 1/2 hr private consultations with mentor
  • Feedback on your practice classes
  • Participate in your mentors classes and have talk back discussions

Practical examinations

  • Conduct your practice class in studio or submit a video for review and feedback from your mentor

Unlimited access to all live stream and in studio classes

  • Benefit from a 1 year membership granting you access to unlimited classes either online or in studio.
  • Classes and teachers are diverse in order to provide you with a scope of practice that will both nurture and expand your current yoga experience.

10% off all studio workshops, books, and yoga accessories

  • Naada Yoga provides an extensive range of books and yoga accessories to best support your education and practice.
  • Benefit from a diverse offering of additional educational workshops taught by local and visiting teachers.

Bonus

4 x 1/2 hr private one on one sessions with a mentor
12 months unlimited membership to LIVEstreaming or in-studio classes
10% discount on specialty courses, trainings and yoga books and accessories

Accreditation

Naada Yoga has worked with Yoga Alliance to secure a pathway for you to graduate as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500). In addition to being a Yoga Alliance Registered School, Naada Yoga is an accredited training school recognized by Human Resources Development Canada. We offer the highest level of education surpassing the basic requirements of the Canadian and American yoga alliances and are always up to date with any new regulations or alliances that will help you put your best foot forward as a graduate.

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Having the opportunity to study at NYTT was the best gift I have ever given to myself. I had the chance to learn from top notch teachers on different subjects and consequently I have been deeply inspired on sharing the many benefits of integrating yoga into family life.

- Alba Gil

Tuition

Regular Tuition $5995 (plus tax)

Payment plan: 10 installments of $599.50
Early bird $5495 (plus tax)

(Registration before December 20th, 2023)

Payment plan: 10 installments of $549.50 (plus tax)

PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS

Our intention is to find a plan that works for everyone. Please contact us directly at info@naada.ca to discuss how to best set up your individual payment plan option.

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