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Our Foundational 200-hour Comprehensive Ashtanga Yoga Apprenticeship Program consist of anatomy, philosophy & ethics, methods & practicum, and asana immersion of Ashtanga yoga.
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You'll learn how to correctly adjust in yoga postures, the history and Ashtanga yoga, and the business of teaching classes and marketing yourself as a yoga teacher.  You will leave the program with a deeper understanding of the light yoga can bring to the world as well as the ability teach others from a knowledgeable perspective.

Now enrolling!

2025 Ashtanga Apprenticeship
With Krista Shirley

2025  Dates & Times

The course is broken up into nine weekends with Krista from January-Mary; Friday 6-9pm, Saturdays 7:45am-3:30pm and Sundays 8:30am-4:00pm.
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January 10-12
​January 24-26
February 7-9
February 21-23
March 7-9
March 21-23
April 4-6
April 18-20
May 2-4

What  you'll  Learn

This program requires considerable energy, time, dedication, and commitment.  You will leave with a thorough education, dedicated personal practice, heightened awareness, and an abundance of inspiration and passion!
Class size is limited in order to create an intimate learning environ- ment. Students will meet with Krista nine weekends over the course of five months. Students will also observe, and later, assist in adjustments and teaching at The Yoga Shala.

Tuition

Tuition  is inclusive of your full course of study – lecture, classroom instruction, guided and mentored class assists, and comprehensive Apprenticeship manual. 

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Cost: $3500
$300 non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance.

​Payment plans available.
For details or questions, please e-mail ​[email protected]
Additional Information: The intention of this program is to educate students. Students who complete the 200-hour apprenticeship in its entirety will receive a certificate of completion issued by The Yoga Shala. Please note that this is not a teacher certification course. Only R. Sharath Jois of the Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India can grant students Authorization or Certification to teach Ashtanga Yoga.

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