Teacher Training at Bend Yoga

Summer 2025 Teacher Training

Session #1: May 18 - 22
Session #2: June 15 - 19
Session #3: July  13 - 17

Cost: $825

What you get:

• 36 hours of practical, hands-on training and personalized tools to develop your unique voice as a yoga teacher

• A small, supportive cohort of five students who will learn with and from each other

• Four months of unlimited class access at Bend Yoga (May - August 2025)

• Workshops, mentoring, and in-depth conversation with Bend Yoga’s dedicated teachers

• A different perspective on your own yoga practice as you learn how other people experience theirs

• A behind-the-scenes look at creating a welcoming and inclusive yoga practice for all levels, ages and abilities

Our model

Teacher training at Bend Yoga is personal, focused and attainable. At its core is time spent together in the yoga room—moving, leading, discussing, and accepting feedback. Your own yoga practice is the starting point, but we go deeper. You’ll see beyond your own practice as we equip you with the knowledge and tools to understand how other people experience their practice. Why do you love Pigeon Pose when your classmate loathes it? What other poses can achieve the benefits of Pigeon, but without all the resistance? And, what is Pigeon Pose really even good for??

Our model for training teachers is built around providing you ample time to practice teaching to—and learning from—real bodies in the room. Starting from a set sequence, you’ll learn how to communicate movements and transitions clearly. We’ll discuss the intent of different yoga poses, along with their benefits, uses, and basic human anatomy and physiology. Your ears will open to how others hear you so you can find a clear and comfortable “voice”. 

You’ll also spend some of your own time reading, memorizing and practicing. We provide the tools; you provide the brain, the heart, and the groovy playlist.

Be prepared to share and accept constructive feedback. And to laugh! Because what will you do when the class is all-of-a-sudden facing the back of the room and you need to turn them around? How will you recover when you give a cue… but no one moves as intended? Can you improvise if a student shows up requesting to work on X but you’ve planned a class for Y?

You can, and we’ll teach you how.

Who is this training for?

• Anyone who wants to learn about yoga from multiple perspectives and differing viewpoints.

• Our model works well for folks who have a consistent yoga practice.

• Bonus points if you have ever taught/coached/parented/directed people in another capacity, and/or have studied another movement modality or sport such as dance, tai chi, weight-lifting, etc.

• Self-directed study is a core component of our model. You must know how to motivate yourself and stay on task.

• Accepting and incorporating constructive feedback is key. Must also possess the ability to laugh at oneself.

How is this training different?

At Bend Yoga we think anyone can learn to teach yoga. So we created an inclusive approach: less than $1,000 and no more than one week’s worth of total time (~40 hours.)

This model of teacher training is different from a 200 or 500 hour training through Yoga Alliance. Those programs can take months or years to complete and are prohibitively expensive for many people, typically priced at $3,000 - $6,000. 

Our method looks at yoga through the lens of teaching. It is practical, personal, and focused on that goal. We go beyond simply “deepening your own yoga practice.”  Spoiler alert: teaching yoga is different than practicing it yourself. You’ll be learning with the same small cohort for the entire training, and that small-group dynamic + immersive teaching focus opens up opportunities for real growth and connection in a concise timeframe.