Hatha Training Program

Teacher Training Program Facilitators:

Regina Dewitt, RN, E-RYT 500

After 30 years as an RN working in the hospital Regina decided to take health care into a different arena. She began the study of yoga in 1995, the tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar and alignment based principles. In 2009 after leaving the hospital she opened Prana Yoga and Healing Center. Offering classes, workshops, and teacher training. In 2011 I began to study Kundalini Yoga through the teachings of Yogi Bhajan. Wanting to share these teachings, Kundalini Teacher Training was offered at Prana Yoga in 2015 for the first time, which she was a part of the graduating class. She maintains her license as an RN, in addition to E-RYT 500 and Certified Kundalini teacher.

Kery Helmer, PT, E-RYT 500

Kery is a Physiologist and Stress Management Specialist with a degree in Integrative Medicine. With almost 20 years experience blending anatomy science with a holistic, mind body approach to health, she delivers her programs through international Yoga & Ayurveda Teachings, Stress Management Groups, Workshops, Teacher Trainings, and Retreats. Kery has had the opportunity to work with a very diverse group of individuals ranging from Martial Artists, to post-injury/surgery, and individuals with chronic disease such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. Her platform,
Super Vibes, is a modern day approach to timeless practices and philosophies from Yoga & Ayurveda. Courses are structured to get back to nature, to awaken that connection and cultivate compassion, inclusivity, and activism.

Yoga Immersion

At Prana Yoga, our experienced and compassionate staff will guide you through a deeply enriching journey that goes far beyond posture. You’ll refine your teaching techniques, explore the therapeutic and healing dimensions of yoga, and deepen your personal practices of meditation, pranayama, and self-care. This training delves into the rich tapestry of yoga literature, history, philosophy, and science—helping you apply timeless wisdom to modern life. You’ll gain practical tools to teach safely and effectively, even for students with varied health conditions, and develop business and marketing strategies to promote yoga authentically. Through exposure to different schools, teachers, and styles of yoga, you’ll discover your unique voice as a teacher, uncover your deeper purpose, and cultivate a peaceful, balanced inner life. This training is a powerful blend of self-transformation, professional development, and spiritual growth.

For Teacher Candidates:

  • Improve teaching techniques

  • Teach often overlooked elements of Yoga

  • Create a more customized teaching style by finding aspects of Yoga that are of special interest

  • Develop business strategies to effectively market Yoga in alignment with your interests and niche.

Teacher Certification:

Additional Requirements for Teacher Certification;

If you're pursuing a Teacher Certification, the following requirements must be completed in addition to the Immersion modules:


For Both 200-Hour & 500-Hour Certifications:

Participate in supervised public classes by observing and assisting Program Faculty

Attend a set number of community yoga classes

Complete all assigned homework, including:

A daily practice journal

Writing assignments

Required readings

Quizzes

A final special project

Learn the art and science of sequencing yoga classes

Complete a CPR certification

Study yoga ethics and how to build a sustainable yoga business


For 500-Hour Certification Only:

Dive deeper into yoga as a therapeutic practice, including how to support students dealing with stress, chronic illness, and physical limitations

About Teacher Training

The Teacher Training Program is for seasoned yoga practitioners, wishing to immerse themselves more deeply in their practice. Even if you do not intend to teach, this training will deepen your knowledge and assist in refining and strengthening your practice, exponentially. For those of you who wish to teach yoga, the Teacher Training Program is designed to provide you with a solid foundation for creating and teaching the high standard, responsible yoga classes. If you are already a Teacher of Yoga, practicing or not, we welcome and encourage you to join us in this training. You will find that the program is much more than methodical learning and teaching but a profoundly rich self-development program that acts as a catalyst for deeper self-discovery.

What makes this Teacher Training unique is the emphasis on yoga as therapy using a wide range of healing modalities including integrative alignment, use of props as therapy, intelligent hands-on assists, use of essential oils, pranayama to enhance well-being, meditation, and Reiki. The inclusion of preventative care and health enhancement modalities will add a uniquely nurturing element to the practice and teaching of yoga. Additionally, we continue the study of asana practice with attention to alignment, rhythm, sequencing and class structure.

Graduates of the program will be able to confidently and intelligently assess the specific needs of their students and apply the appropriate modalities to provide the most effective care regardless of age or condition. Furthermore, graduates will learn to design creative, artful, and healing yoga classes and privates that inspire and empower their students.

In addition to the physical aspects of good health, in the Teacher Training Program, we delve more deeply into yoga as a spiritual practice. Various forms of meditation, pranayama, and the philosophy of yoga will be covered.

Our Program Provides Knowledge In

  • The Principles of Alignment, Anatomy, and Physiology, as they apply to yoga

  • Energetic Anatomy

  • The art and science of sequencing a yoga class

  • Yoga as Therapy

  • Yoga Ethics

  • In-depth Yoga Philosophy

  • Pranayama

  • Meditation

  • Instruction in the use of essential oils

  • Initiation to Reiki

  • CPR certification

Pre-requisites

200hr Teacher Training Program and/or 100hrs or more of yoga practice. Wanting to take your yoga practice and teaching to the next level.

Required Material

  • MOVING TOWARD BALANCE – Rodney Yee (ISBN-10, 0875969216)

  • YOGA THE IYENGAR WAY – Silvia Mehta (ISBN-10, 0679722874)

  • THE LIVING GITA and YOGA SUTRAS – Sri Swami Satchidananda (ISBN-10, 0932040276)

  • YOGA NIDRA – Swami Satyananda Saraswati (ISBN-10, 8185787123)

Students go away with alignment based principles to apply to any style of yoga or activities of their daily lives.
Awareness of the physical body, using yoga alignments principles to move well throughout the day.

An emphasis of breath, how conscious of breath throughout the day, leading a less stressful life.

Importance of daily meditation practice. The energy that effects physical form.

Confident, articulate, effective, spiritual, mindful, model yoga ethics teaching

Self-development..while they are learning to teach, they are “teach to learn” quote

Feel confident in assessing injuries and implementing appropriate yoga therapeutic modalities for classroom setting or privates.

Developing more skills for private yoga. Through hands-on techniques and adjustments. Understanding the energetic body. Using breathwork, meditation, reiki, and essential oils to fit the client’s personal needs.

Teachers will learn to develop greater awareness of the intricacies of bodily movements for healing.Increasing consciousness…

Hatha Training Program

Here's what you get:

  • This program lays a foundation to build upon to cultivate a lifetime of well being.

  • The monthly modules offered over the next 12 months form a comprehensive traditional yoga study for certification.

  • Taken each month individually to enhance your current yoga practice spiritually, mentally, physically and historically.

  • Design your course with the months you choose to attend. Attend each month and receive your 300hr certification.

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