The Path of Self-Discovery at Cadence Yoga Center: A Teacher Training Program
Established 2025
View program websitePurpose
The Path of Self-Discovery at Cadence Yoga Center is an opportunity to immerse yourself in your personal practice, begin to understand the layers of your true nature, experience improved well-being, find peace, and transform your life.
It is designed for those looking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the practices of yoga and for those who are interested in becoming yoga instructors.
What to expect
At Cadence Yoga Center, trainees can expect a small class size, nurturing environment, and supportive faculty. The sessions will be a combination of lectures, in-depth discussion, personal inquiry, practice, self-reflection, and teaching practicum. Students will deepen their understanding of the Eight Limbed Path, develop the knowledge and skills to lead a safe and effective yoga class, and begin to discover their inner self.
Style/Lineage
Cadence Yoga Center embraces the Classical Eight-Limbed Path of Astanga Yoga, as outlined by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This path is a guideline for living a healthy, balanced, and harmonious lifestyle. We empower practitioners to commit to self-care and self-study, as well as the principles of acceptance, interconnectedness, and wholeness. We are an inclusive community, with a mission to dismantle the misconceptions about yoga and illuminate its multifaceted nature.
Program Emphasis
Core competencies
AYC allows each school to state and evaluate the competencies each student acquires
Knowledge
A general understanding of...
- The primary function of the breathing diaphragm
- The relationship of breath and the nervous system and how it applies to forward and backward bending
- Prana and the primary energy channels: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna Nadis
- The primary movements of the spine, functional joint and muscular movements, and the importance of a healthy skeletal system
A professional understanding of...
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the 8 limbs of yoga as a guideline for living a meaningful life
- The practical application of the Bhagavad Gita for navigating challenges and finding peace
- The five Koshas and the interconnected layers of our being
- Sthira sukham asanam as a foundational principle of practice
- Integrating Santosha and Viveka into practice
Skills
The ability to practice...
- Professional boundaries, staying in your area of expertise, and appropriate touch in asana
- Importance of basic skeletal alignment, modifications, and variations
- Sequencing a class, cueing, and developing a teaching voice
- Class room management and creating a safe space
- Self-care as a yoga teacher
The ability to teach...
- Using pranayama for nervous system regulation
- A safe and effective asana practice consisting of: Grounding, Moving Warm-Ups, Standing Postures, Seated Postures, Inversions, & Rest
- Using breath, bandhas, and drishti in asana
- Cultivating a smooth and even breath in asana
Requirements
Program evaluation
- Written exam
- Teaching evaluation
Trainees will be evaluated on teaching skills during weekend sessions through practice teaching clinics. They will teach a 10-15 minute segment on each of the six parts of asana: Grounding, Warm-up, Standing Postures, Seated Postures, Inversions, and Rest. They will also be required to teach a 60 minute class, open to the public, at Cadence Yoga Center at the end of the course. Trainees will take a written exam, which will test the knowledge and skills obtained.
AYC Verification
This program will grant the following AYC CE badge after you verify your credential.
Level 1 Yoga Teacher
The Path of Self-Discovery at Cadence Yoga Center: A Teacher Training Program
Rebecca Zanvettor, Suzanne Manafort
210 hours
Additional Information
Trainees must have a dedicated yoga practice.
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Required Book List includes:
•The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by Sri Swami Satchidananda
•Light on Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar
•Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff (third edition)
•The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book by Kelly Salloway
•The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran
•The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Program Faculty
Lead faculty
CE Provider
Hatfield, MA
Level 2
Burlington, CT
Up-front pricing and policies
Format
Attendance
In-person only
Structure
Cohort
Minimum hours of instruction
210 hours
Total time commitment
10- 10 months
Program fees (USD)
Application fee
Application fees are non-refundable.
Program fees
Depending on timing
Housing fees
Depending on travel, lodging, and meals
Estimated total cost
All details are subject to change; confirm on program website
AYC verification fee
AYC verification fee
One-time. Payable to AYC.
40% goes to Cadence Yoga Center, 10% to the Give Back Fund, 50% to AYC Operations