Yoga Teacher Training
at the 200 Hour (Foundational) and 300 Hour (Advanced) Levels
Most students find their way to teacher training because they have experienced the transformative effects of yoga in their lives and want to understand more about the practice.
About Sheila, Lead Yoga Teacher Trainer
Sheila is an ERYT 500 and YACEP teacher certified through Yoga Alliance. She trained at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and has been practicing and teaching for more than 20 years. In 2011, she created Blue Lotus Yoga, LLC which operated in two physical location in Johns Creek and Duluth, GA, Under Blue Lotus, she also launched a comprehensive online studio platform and developed Sweet Tea Yoga Festival in Alpharetta, GA. She is a published author and served as Yoga Editor for Natural Awakenings Atlanta Magazine from 2019 through 2021.
Today, Sheila owns and operates SEEK Yoga and Travel, a full service yoga platform designed to help students and seekers of all sorts develop tools for deepening consciousness, developing connection and living lives of joyful embodiment. Sheila holds additional certifications in Meditation, Yin Yoga, Thai Yoga, Bodywork, and Yoga Nidra and has trained with dozens of internationally known yoga and meditation teachers. She leads Yoga Teacher Training at both the 200 and 300-hour levels, hosts retreats and workshops both domestically and internationally and provides spiritual and professional coaching. As a former Professor of American literature, Sheila loves to explore the intersection between philosophy, poetry, religion, nature, and yoga and often brings that synthesis into her work. She continues to take advantage of every opportunity to train and learn and will forever consider herself a student of this ancient and beautiful practice.
Questions about our programs? Send Sheila an e-mail!
200 Hour Immersive
Yoga Teacher Training Program
Coming Fall 2023 In Partnership with Lift Yoga in Georgia
This Yoga Teacher Training Program provides foundational knowledge and basic teaching certification through Yoga Alliance and is open to anyone who wishes to teach and/or learn more about the practice.
This 3 part-training offers the opportunity to learn about the physical body, the energetic anatomy, the history of yoga, the philosophical and ethical precepts that underlie the practice, the psycho-social emotional benefits, and much more. Part 1 focuses on bringing you into a deep and transformational experience of your own practice while providing a deeper understanding of the multi-dimensional aspects of this ancient and powerful system. Part 2 will provide you with the techniques and practical tools to share the radiance of your own experience with your students. Part 3 consists of weekly online meetings.
What Certification You Will Achieve
Upon graduation, students will have completed all coursework necessary to register as RYT200 with the National Yoga Alliance. This includes the following:
100 hours Yoga Techniques, Training, and Practice
30 hours Anatomy and Physiology
30 hours Yoga Humanities
50 hours Professional Essentials
15 hours Electives
300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program
Sheila is Lead Teacher for the 300 Hour YTT Program at Lift Yoga in Georgia
In even the highest quality 200-hour yoga instructor certifications, there is only so much you can learn. An additional 300 hours of certification demonstrates that you have taken the time to dive more deeply into the rich history, art, and science of yoga, as well as your own practice. Sheila leads a program, in collaboration with Lift Yoga Studio, that emphasizes experience in the belief that it is only possible to take students where you have already gone yourself. We balance that experience with practical tools to help you share what you have learned with your own students all while providing you with flexibility in scheduling your course work.
We understand that most teachers who are pursuing deeper training at this level are already immersed in teaching careers and are often juggling multiple responsibilities. Our aim is to offer a program that will create as little disruption in your daily life as possible while still enriching your understanding of these ancient and powerful practices and enhancing your skills as an instructor.
This program is for Yoga Teachers who have a 200-hour certification and want to deepen their understanding of the practice and develop further as a Teacher. To obtain the 300-hour certification, you can learn at your own pace. You will be required to complete 12 modules plus one practicum. You can customize them according to your interests. This can be completed in as little as 12-18 months, or you can take up to 3 years. Most modules run from Friday to Sunday, but some are longer or shorter depending upon the subject matter. They are taught by our experienced staff and by various other experts in their fields. Eight are mandatory, one sacred text and three are electives with restricted subject matter. Modules are generally open to the public as well, so you will be among both teachers and students seeking a deeper understanding of their practice.