Yoga Teacher Training July 6-30, 2026

Yoga Teacher Training is four weeks of inperson learning and guided self-reflection. Yoga is subjective to your current schedule and yoga teacher training should be adaptable as well.

July 6 – 30, 2026

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur

1pm – 4pm at the Yellowknife Racquet Club

+ daily personal meditation, reading and homework

Learning in a community of inquiry (COI) creates a deep and meaningful experience for participants because everyone’s contribution is valued. Social, cognitive and teaching presence are three elements of learning that COI focuses on.

Your level of commitment is flexible—you can engage as much or as little as you need. While the curriculum offers 200 hours of content, true learning in yoga isn’t defined by the outdated carnegie unit, which measures education by time spent in class. Instead, your experience will include group sessions, workshops, and practice teaching, all adapted to your learning style. The goal isn’t to log hours but to build confidence in sharing yoga with others—and we’ll work together until you do.

Land and Heart Yoga Teacher Training is a mentorship, a lifestyle and a place of inspiration

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The videos, textbook and online resources and inperson practices provide the framework for your learning, but you must do the hard work. Your time is divided between living and giving your yoga:

Practice (asana)

Community service (seva)

Meditation

Reflection

Teaching

Live your Yoga -weekly time distribution

1. Morning practice. Do this with me at 7:00am (Mountain Time) on Tuesdays and Thursdays online. We will do a sequence that includes standing, balancing and seated poses. The poses never change; the only variable is your attitude and fitness. Your morning yoga practice is a mirror of your evolving self.
2. Other yoga practice. Two hours. Yin, restorative, creative vinyasa. Try it all. Find what works. Push yourself or take it easy on yourself. You’re discovering how yoga practice fits your current circumstances. Do this at a studio, use my Youtube videos or go online.
3. Meditation. Three hours. Work up to it if this is daunting. Try walking meditation, singing meditation (mantra) and mindfulness meditation. You don’t have to just sit on a pillow in the corner. But you can just sit on a pillow if you want. No sleeping though.

Give your Yoga – weekly time distribution July 6 -30, 2026

1. Class time with your peers and with the teacher. Three hours each day: Mon, Wed, Thur, Fri. This is for questions, practice teaching, insight, progress report, accountability.
2. Practice teaching. Start right away. If you have a willing student nearby, teach them. Otherwise, teach yourself with video. This is indispensable learning and I recommend self-video. You’ll notice habits, nuances, timing and you’ll be able to self-correct. Record the video and then take your own class.
3. Community service. As simple as picking up garbage, or walking dogs at the SPCA, or coaching community sports. Anything that represents selfless service and will be rewarding and manageable for you. My preference is garbage pickup because it’s simple and outside!
4. Reflection and journaling on the week’s topic. Write it all down, ask yourself questions, think about what it all means. Everything will come together in the end, but make sure you’re taking notes along the way.

Create an ePortfolio on a platform of your choice to capture your 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Record reflections, knowledge, questions, and videos in one shareable space, showcasing both your learning journey and yoga’s adaptability.

Yoga poses are often mistaken as the entirety of yoga, yet they are only one part. The deeper practice includes ethics, meditation, mindfulness, and compassion. Still, poses act as the technology that brings yoga to life—opening the yogi’s mind on the mat and beyond.

In the same way, online and hybrid learning is more than videos and texts. When paired with meaningful interaction between teacher, student, and material, distance learning can surpass traditional classrooms by illuminating content in new ways.

Yoga Teacher Training invites you to discover yoga in your own context. Though centuries old, yoga continually evolves to meet the needs of those who practice it. The method of learning remains constant: open your mind to timeless teachings and integrate them into daily life.

Through constructivist learning, you’ll engage with yoga’s history, philosophy, and practice in multiple formats—postures, community service, and practice teaching. You’ll weave these experiences together in an ePortfolio that reflects your personal journey.

Your goal is to define yoga for yourself and embed its essence into your life story. Welcome to Land and Heart Yoga Teacher Training.

1. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali:

Suggested Version: Satchinanda, Sri Swami (translator). (2012) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Buckingham, Virginia: Integral Yoga Publications.

3. Land and Heart Practice textbook:

Covello, Kate. (2021) Yoga Teacher Training: Land and Heart Practice.