![]() plus all the homework, practice and studying? All done in eight weeks. The 200 in-person hours you need for your certification - a combination of yoga classes, interactive lectures, hands-on seminars, etc. Most studios offer a training program that lasts for a school year, with about a six-to-10-hour weekly time commitment - and, like I mentioned, usually on Sundays.ĬorePower gets everything done in eight weeks. I really wanted to do the PYTT program specifically, so I lucked out.ĬorePower’s training program is really unique in that it’s super intense. ![]() The specific program I took was Power Yoga Teacher Training (PYTT), which taught us an unheated vinyasa-style sequence with the goal of preparing us to teach C1, C1.5, C2 and C3 classes at CorePower Yoga studios.ĬorePower Yoga also offers both Hot Power Fusion (HPF) and Yoga Sculpt training, with the HPF being the only other YA-recognized 200-hour training program. Back row: Sarah (lead teacher), Lindsay, Tessa, Anthony, Dan and Amador. The Fall 2018 Power Yoga Teacher Training class at CorePower’s Uptown studio. Honestly, my CorePower studio has provided me with some genuine friendships and a sense of community I haven’t received from any other studio I’ve practiced at - even before teacher training. I highly recommend it.) I quickly became close with the managers, teachers and students at the Uptown studio, and I started exploring the options for taking a yoga teacher training program. ( Tip: This is actually an incredibly affordable way to get an unlimited yoga membership at CorePower. Shortly afterward, I signed up to work as part of the “Studio Experience Team” (ie: glorified janitorial work, “SET” for short) at my local studio (Uptown) for a discounted membership. I ended up loving the class, and totally drank the Kool-Aid. Then, she convinced me to take a free community class at the Lakeview studio. First, she got my interest by informing me that CorePower often offers teacher training programs on weeknights and Saturdays - something that would work with my schedule. However, my coworker ended up changing my mind. The whole “yoga studio chain” concept seemed to be the very antithesis of yoga to me. I’d initially avoided it for years because 1. In early 2018, one of my coworkers finally got me into the door of a CorePower Yoga studio. I just couldn’t make that work with my Tribune schedule, since I work in the newsroom every Sunday. I spent my first few years in Chicago practicing at an independent studio in Rogers Park called Chi-Town Shakti - and while I was initially interested in undergoing my 200-hour yoga teacher training there, the teacher training program required me to attend class every Sunday for about eight months. I’d been interested in taking a teacher training program for quite some time, but could never find one that worked with my schedule. I’ve been an avid yogi for the better part of the past decade. Here’s me, all sweaty and greasy and frizzy and nasty in a 95-degree studio, proudly holding my 200-hour certificate right after I received it.
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