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A. Soma Yoga Institute ONLINE & In Person in California

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NPS Score 9.5/10


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101 H Street

Arcata, CA, 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

Soma Yoga Institute - Costa Rica
Playa Coyote, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Soma Yoga Institute Greece
Okreblue Yoga Center
Naousa Paros, Greece

Soma Yoga Institute Hawaii
58-996 Kohala Mountain Rd
Waimea, HI, USA

About Soma Yoga Institute

Dedicated to a Therapeutic Approach, High Quality Content, and Accessible Practices Rooted in Tradition Backed by Science Soma Yoga Institute has a world-class faculty team steeped in the traditions of Yoga. Their excellence has been cultivated through decades of enduring...

Dedicated to a Therapeutic Approach, High Quality Content, and Accessible Practices Rooted in Tradition Backed by Science

Soma Yoga Institute has a world-class faculty team steeped in the traditions of Yoga. Their excellence has been cultivated through decades of enduring dedication to their own practice and in-depth study, often in a variety of lineages. We are comprised of master-level Yoga teachers, Certified C-IAYT Yoga Therapists, and those who have been teaching for over 25 years.


We are now enrolling for both LIVE IN-PERSON IMMERSIONS AND ONLINE 200 Hour AND 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings.

Next 200 Hour Immersion Dates

December 1-18, 2023 Costa Rica
January 5-22, 2024 Costa Rica
April 23-May 10, 2024 California
May 23-June 16, 2024 Greece
August 1-18, 2024 Costa Rica
November 14-December 2, 2024 Peru
January 5-22, 2025 Costa Rica
https://somayogainstitute.com/

Next 300 HOUR Immersion Dates
May 23-June 16, 2024 Greece
https://somayogainstitute.com/300-greece

Next ONLINE 200 Hour Program Start Dates:

October 15, 2023
February 1, 2024
March 15, 2024
June 15, 2024

**Complete in 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks or up to 8 months. Register as an RYT-200 upon graduation.
https://somayogainstitute.com/course-200

Next 300 HOUR ONLINE Dates
February - December 2024
https://www.somayogainstitute.online/300hrOnlineYTT


ONLINE INFORMATION

Offering the 200 Hour ONLINE Yoga Teacher Training. Deepen your practice and/ or Become an RYT 200 certified to teach yoga.

Program includes Online Live Zoom Group Calls + One to One Faculty Mentoring + Pre-recorded Content + Lifetime Access 

Join us for our NEXT FREE Q & A ZOOM Webinar to learn more about our 200 Hour Online YTT program and meet the teachers.  Sign Up For the Free Webinar Here

You may also get in touch with us by visiting our website here, calling us at 808-333-9591, emailing us at somayogainstitute@gmail.com or setting up a meeting via phone, zoom or facetime here.

Upon successful completion, you will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a RYT-200. Please email us at somayogainstitute@gmail.com for more information). Our program has personalized one-to-one teacher mentoring and live zoom calls as well as prerecorded content.  

Please visit our website: https://somayogainstitute.com/course-200

Soma Yoga Institute offers 200 hour and 300 hour Yoga Teacher Training Programs. 

The 200 Hour Therapeutic Yoga Teacher Training includes vinyasa flow, bio-mechanically sound alignment principles and the path of Yoga as a framework for Holistic Health. This program offers students in-depth skills to explore Yoga as a vehicle for vibrant health, self-transformation, and personal empowerment. Our curriculum includes a unique blend of alignment based vinyasa flow, a solid foundation in Hatha Yoga and 200 hours of instruction offered within a holistic wellness framework. The instruction will cover a wide range of yoga techniques including yoga postures, anatomy, relaxation, breath awareness, pranayama, meditations to calm the mind, contemplations to transform limiting tendencies into life affirming thought patterns, and the application of clear principles of alignment to create safety, balance and freedom in yoga poses. Students explore concepts from Ayurveda, the Upanishads, Patanjali and the Chakra System as frameworks for the application of yoga as a journey towards radiant health and wellbeing. The asana emphasis includes both level one/two alignment based vinyasa flow sequencing as well as gentler and restorative variations. Rather than offer standard sequencing or rigid methodologies, students are exposed to frameworks that inspire each trainee to adapt the practices, awaken their creativity and find their own authentic voice as a teacher. Graduates of this program feel empowered to teach a variety of yoga class types, including: all levels vinyasa yoga, alignment-based classes, yoga foundations, senior, gentle, and restorative.

The 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training course is designed specifically for those who are ready to deepen their knowledge base, teach with more authenticity, expand their repertoire and increase their efficacy in offering yoga as a vehicle for positive personal and planetary transformation and change. The program is open to yoga teachers from all disciplines with six months or more teaching experience (or by permission).

First Registered May 2014

Upcoming Training Dates

RYS® 200

Aug 1, 2024—Aug 18, 2024
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Apr 23, 2024—May 10, 2024
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Oct 15, 2023—Jan 31, 2024
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
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Financial Assistance

Scholarships

Soma Yoga Institute is dedicated to celebrating diversity across cultures, race, ethnicities, belief systems, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, and body types. We acknowledge a lack of diverse representation in yoga classes in the West and commit to doing what we can to increase access to yoga’s healing potential in communities of need and throughout marginalized populations. As a training institution, the best way we can commit to increasing diversity in yoga spaces, is helping to grow a teaching community that is represented by people of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. We aim to foster more diverse representation in our student body and ultimately, in our program staff. Additionally, we are dedicated to training teachers who promote inclusivity, accessibility, and value racial equity. · We have two programs available for our online Yoga Teacher Training Programs (Diversity Scholarship Program and the Partial Support Scholarship program). For our Diversity Scholarship Program we offer: · Full Support Scholarship. 100% Tuition and Fees for the online programs only. ($2497 tuition scholarship. Students are responsible for purchasing their own books/supplies.) · Substantial Support Scholarship at 90% of tuition costs covered for the online programs only. ($2248 tuition scholarship provided. Participant responsible for $249 of tuition fees and purchasing their own books/supplies. Payment plans available.) · Substantial Support Scholarship at 85% of tuition costs covered for the online programs only. ($2122 tuition scholarship provided. Participant responsible for $375 of tuition fees and purchasing their own books/supplies. Payment plans available.) · Substantial Support Scholarship at 80% of tuition costs covered for the online programs only. ($1997 tuition scholarship provided. Participant responsible for $500 of tuition fees and purchasing their own books/supplies. Payment plans available.) PARTIAL SUPORT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Soma Yoga Institute invites all those with financial need to request a partial support scholarship. Scholarships in varying amounts will be granted for up to 60% of tuition costs for all of our online programs in our continuing education programs and 200 Hour and 300 Hour Online Yoga Teacher Training.

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First Registered May 2014

School Reviews

Total Reviews: 470

By Niki Stammwitz RYT® 200

Nov 28, 2023

The YTT 200 at Soma Yoga Institute was one of the best experiences I ever had. Excellent teachers, well-structured content and a truly loving, safe and inclusive atmosphere. This has been a very enriching journey both on a personal and on a professional level. Full Review

By Kristin Pitsenbarger RYT® 500

Nov 24, 2023

This 300 Hour on-line Yoga Teacher Training was a fantastic experience with teachings and connections that reached far beyond class time. This group of wonderful teachers and student yogis created a rich on-line environment that completely supported a meaningful learning environment. The yogic path is winding and this course provided the cohesion needed to guide me towards fruition. All of us have our own magic to give through yoga and this experience completely supported our diverse offerings. Thank you a thousand times over. - Kristin P Full Review

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Teaching Staff

Samantha Akers

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Liz Heffernan

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Molly Masaoka

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Peggy Profant

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Alison Scola C-IAYT

E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

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