Reconnect, Renew, Refine
300 Hour Hybrid In-person & Online
A yoga teacher needs to have compassion, competency, and critical thinking skills. TSY’s 300-hour training will give you a deeper appreciation and understanding yoga and help you refine your goals.
Whether you are looking to expand your teaching skills or simply deepen your studies, you have a unique and important voice. It is our belief that, whether you want to teach or not, you will find a way to apply this learning in your life because meaningful discourse and change comes in many shapes and sizes.
Independent study, personal responsibility, and leadership is emphasized in this training, but you also need support and encouragement. We will help foster your personal growth and guide you to become an impactful and effective leader.
Teachers who have done our advanced training have started their own businesses, revitalized established studios, opened new spaces, written their own training programs, entered into academia, medicine, and more.
Jen, TSY’s founder and director, is your mentor. She applies her 25+ years of independent teaching, small business entrepreneurship and consulting experience to help you achieve your goals.
300 hour students study asana, Ayurvedic practices, anatomy, Sanskrit, mantras, mudras, chakras, history, concerns regarding cultural appropriation, diversity, equity and inclusion in yoga, and more. The training is a combination of classroom hours, group work, independent research, and should you choose to, teaching opportunities.
This is a leadership focused training and it is a large time commitment, however we are flexible with scheduling and make-up hours. We believe your training should support you, not deplete you. If you need to miss class, you can make it up in a future training.
We learn how to care for one another by practicing caring for one another so let’s get started!
Topics Covered:
Advanced Sequencing, Asana and Teaching
Developing Your Voice
Pranayama, Mantra & Meditation
Chakra Nadi Bandha Theory
Ayurveda and Nutrition
Anatomy
Creating Your Best Business
Specialized Topics:
Trauma Informed Yoga
Teaching & Leadership
Leadership as Service
Diversity and Inclusion
Advanced Yoga History & Philosophy including:
Sanskrit
The Goddess/Feminine
Developing Your Intuition
Kundalini, Tantra & Bhakti (history & texts)
Our 300 Hour training combines both in-person and online classes. You may enroll as a fully online student if you need/perfer. Please see below for details.
All classes are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Location: Online and 545 8th Ave, Ste. 1540, New York, NY 10018.
Dates & Times
April - September
Friday, 6:30p - 9:30p
Saturday & Sunday 9:00a - 6:00p
August 9 - 11
August 16 - 18
August 23 - 25
September 6 - 8
September 13 - 15
September 28 - 29 (Saturday & Sunday only)
October 26 - 27 (Saturday & Sunday only)
November 23 - 24 (Saturday & Sunday only)
December 6 - 8
December 13 - 15
Included in Training
TSY Yoga Teacher Training Manual
Personalized Attention, Mentoring & Feedback
Professional Development and Consulting
Teaching Opportunities
Seva Project of Choice
Research Project of Choice
Diverse Teaching Staff
Tuition: $3600
Program Details:
There are two “tracks” for the 300 hour: Professional Development or Independent Research. Professional Development is for students who either are, or would like, to teach professionally. Independent Research is for students who want to delve deeper into a specific topic of yoga. Professional Development students will have an opportunity to teach under the guidance of our primary teacher, Jen Whinnen, in the 200 hour. Independent Research students will present their work at the end of the training.
Contact Hours
Required Weekends: 210 hours
Observation/Teaching Practicum in 200 Hour: 58 hours
One-on-one meeting/phone conference with Jen: 2 hours
Non-Contact Hours
Professional Development - Create or improve your professional website/online presence, prepare and promote your classes
Independent Research - Research an aspect of the practice and present your work.
Independent Cohort Meetings - Weekly meetings with cohort to discuss materials, practice teaching and foster community.
Karma Yoga Project - Implement a service/volunteer/community action project of your choice OR teach a fundraising series.
Pre-Requisites:
Completed or, be in the process of completing, TSY 200 Hour certification, or have completed a 200 Hour certification from another program.
Liability Insurance (whether you are currently teaching or not)
Completed, thoughtful application
$600 Deposit
Required Reading:
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata, by Devdutt Pattanaik
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, translation by Swami Satchidananda
The Bhagavad Gita, translation by Barbara Stoller Miller
The Sacred Power. A seekers Guide to Kundalini, by Swami Kripananda
Pilgrims to Openness, by Shambhavi Sarasvati
The Radiance Sutras, 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight, by Lorin Roche
The Journey Home. Autobiography of an American Swami, by Radhanath Swami
Man’s Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankl
Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World, 2nd Edition, by Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Structural Yoga Therapy, by Mukunda Stiles
Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book, by Kelly Soloway and Samatha Stutzman
Required Materials (for home/online classes):
A working camera and ability to run Zoom
A wall to practice on - must be strong enough to kick up into/put pressure on
4 blocks
4 - 5 blankets
2 straps
1 mat
1 bolster (small bolster is fine)
a folding metal chair or its equivalent
Enrollment is limited to 10 students.
Three Sisters Yoga does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, height, weight, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status.
