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South Okanagan Yoga Academy (Michigan/Florida/Costa Rica)

4.9

Based on 343 reviews

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12372 Center Road

Traverse City, MI, USA

Types of Yoga Taught

Flow Yoga

Alignment-Oriented Yoga

Spiritually-Oriented Yoga

Gentle Yoga

Specialty Yoga

Trainings Formats

Full-time
usually intensive/immersion

Part-time
spread out over time

Weekends only

Modules
several, shorter immersions

Residential
trainees stay on-site

Non-residential
trainees commute to the program

Destination / retreat

Languages

ENGLISH

Other Locations

South Okanagan Yoga Academy (Headquarters/Calgary/Edmonton)
233003 Range Road 240, AB
Wheatland County, AB, Canada

South Okanagan Yoga Academy (Penticton/Sorrento/Mexico)
100 Nanaimo Ave E
Penticton, BC, Canada

South Okanagan Yoga Academy (Prince George & Northern BC)
2930 5 Avenue
Prince George, BC, Canada

About South Okanagan Yoga Academy

With more than 25 years of training yoga teachers SOYA has transformed into an Academy owned by Marion (Mugs) and Robert McConnell. SOYA offers one of the most diverse and accessible yoga teacher training programs in full-time immersion and part-time formats, in these locations:...

With more than 25 years of training yoga teachers SOYA has transformed into an Academy owned by Marion (Mugs) and Robert McConnell. SOYA offers one of the most diverse and accessible yoga teacher training programs in full-time immersion and part-time formats, in these locations:
Penticton, Prince George, and Creston, BC/ Calgary, AB, /Michigan and Florida/ and Mexico.

With its roots in the Sivananda lineage, and guided by the highest standards, SOYA gives students a diverse and broad exposure to many styles, lineages and philosophies. Ever evolving, SOYA’s Teacher Training is designed with flexibility, accessibility and transformation at its heart.

SOYA’s lead trainers have extensive experience teaching, training and are dedicated to continued study. Some of the master yoga teachers they have had the blessing to study with include Dr. Hari Dickman, Swami Vishnudevananda, Namadeva Acharya, Erich Schiffmann, Rod Stryker and Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani (son of Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri). SOYA is proud to offer students exposure to various lineages or styles such as Ashtanga, Sivananda, Gitananda, Yin, Restorative, and Vinyasa, as well as Mantra and Mudra.

South Okanagan Yoga Academy has trained over 900 teachers at the 200, 300 Advanced Upgrade and 500 hour levels. We offer ongoing support to our students after graduation as they advance their skills as teachers. The SOYA website at www.soyayoga.com has all the details on our yoga teacher training. After certification SOYA teachers are eligible to apply for RYT with Yoga Alliance, and with thee 500 hour certification they can become Full Teaching Members with the International Yoga Teachers’ Association (IYTA). We endeavour to open students’ world up to the many paths available to them so that they may find their path. As Swami Sivananda once said, “The paths are many, the Truth is One”.

First Registered January 2001

Online Trainings

Approved through 2021 RYS Online Teaching Exemption:
  • South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS200
  • South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS300
Approved through 2022-2023 RYS Online Teaching Application:
  • South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS200
  • South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS300

Upcoming Training Dates

RYS® 200

Mar 7, 2023—Jul 21, 2023
South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS200
Mar 7, 2023—Jun 22, 2023
South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS200

RYS® 300

Jan 4, 2023—May 11, 2023
South Okanagan Yoga Academy (SOYA) - RYS300
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Financial Assistance

Scholarships

This scholarship fund is intended to serve yoga students who have had less access to yoga, including: LGBTQQIA+ BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Economically marginalized Differently-abled individuals Other situations where a student has been unable to access yoga

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First Registered January 2001

School Reviews

Total Reviews: 343

By Jahnava Reza E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500

Mar 30, 2023

What SOYA has to offer, is beyond my mind's expectations, While doing my training, I realize how beautiful was to feel inspired by devotion, I always feel confident in the mindfulness of my teachers, on the quality of their advice in every asana, in every breath concert, and most in the direction towards alignment. I feel one, motivated, accepted, alert, and aware. SOYA gives me a safe transformative foundation that I carry dearly in my heart, it never gets lost, is a light in the darkness, is always a place to turn in, it is inclusive, embracing, flexible, and fun. Pranams! Full Review

By Yoga with Patricia RYT® 200

Mar 25, 2023

In 2022 I decided to make the journey of pursuing my 200 YTT certification. I chose to follow the hybrid approach with the South Okanagan Yoga Academy and am so grateful for the amazing teachers, the well laid out curriculum and the entire experience. If anyone were to ask for a recommendation for taking their yoga teacher training certification I would recommend SOYA, the hybrid approach and the teachers that I had 100%! Full Review

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Teaching Staff

Emma Faulkner

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Marion Lea McConnell

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Terri McDermott

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Lalita

E-RYT® 500, RCYT®, RPYT®, YACEP®

Becky Stone

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Cindy Szekely

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Dorothy Fizzell

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Chloe Haddad

E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®

Courtney Mollins-Bidlake

E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP®

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