28 Day 200-Hour Intensive Yoga Teacher Training in Boca Raton, Florida

Facilities

Certification

Students who complete their training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®)

The program

This 200-hour program provides everything you need in philosophy, anatomy, business, wisdom, sutras, kriyas, meditation, pranayama, adjustment, the art of teaching, language of energy, and nutrition. You will get to experience community classes in the park, drum circles in the evening, sunrise beach meditations, field trips. and more.

Zen Den Yoga School and Retreats teaches Sadhana Yoga, the yoga of personal spiritual practice, including both Ashtanga inspired Vinyasa and the truest traditional Sivananda Hatha flows taught in one-month intensive classes. The approach from Ira Ohm and his wife Valerie is contemporary and eclectic, they bring to life the ancient teachings of yoga through accessible spiritual lessons.

One month intensive courses are Monday through Friday, and Sunday 07:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. with one hour lunch, and two 15 minute breaks throughout the day, you will also meet every Tuesday evening from 17:30 to 20:00. Saturdays students have off.

The graduates commonly report receiving much more than a yoga certificate from the program. It is often described as a life-changing experience that provides an opportunity for individuals to know themselves and a deep and lasting way. Zen Den Yoga School offers the students the opportunity to embark on a journey that brings them to a place of deeper knowing.

The yoga teacher training offers much more than the physical aspect of yoga, it guides you to a path of inner knowing. You will do a 90-minute asana practice in the morning and in the afternoon you will do another 90-minute Vinyasa flow. Then there is the asana and other practice for your homework daily. Be prepared for the challenges of this intensive on all levels - physically, mentally, and emotionally.

The schedule includes multiple yoga classes, group discussions, as well as other training and bonding events. Before you arrive you will be required to begin your yoga anatomy online course. Upon arrival, you will receive the 200-hours yoga teacher training manual, The Bhagavad Gita, Ashtanga yoga - David Swenson, The Sivananda Companion to yoga, and Yoga Sutras.

The students get the opportunity to practice asanas and the respective alignments; explore the meaning of the yoga sutras and Bhagavad Gita; experience and learn several meditation techniques, and perform regular peer-teaching. They also get introductions to the business and marketing of being a yoga teacher, including a thorough understanding of how to be advantageous in saturated markets.

Many of the graduates continue to practice with Zen Den Yoga School after they graduate; some even teach at the studio, but all share a bond and stay in touch.

Curriculum

• Learn to teach three sequences, Ashtanga inspired Vinyasa, a gentle Hatha, as well as a Restorative flow
• Daily practice of pranayama
• Understand many different meditation techniques
• Yoga anatomy and physiology for yoga teachers
• In-depth study of select yoga sutras
• Understanding of the history of yoga
• Focus on integrating yoga into your life through daily spiritual lessons
• Language of Energy & Energy of Language
• Nutrition
• Introduction to the business of yoga
• Improved personal yoga practice
• Art of teaching workshops
• Regular peer-teaching starting day one

Requirements for the 200-hour yoga teacher training

Zen Den Yoga School accepts participants worldwide of all levels and feels that all benefit from having a diverse group to learn with. However, they prefer an intimate experience so the students get the most from their training, so training programs will be capped at 12 participants. Zen Den Yoga School asks that participants make a commitment to complete the course, students are required to attend all classes, teach 5 classes, and complete and hand in their exam in order to graduate.

Boca Raton is one of the most fun and active cities in South Florida. In a tropical setting, beautiful homes line the streets around long stretches of white beaches. With tons of waterfront on the Intracoastal and Atlantic Ocean, you will find lots of biking paths, themed restaurants, shopping areas, and a great nightlife.

Located in East Boca Raton, Florida, USA, you will be staying in a peaceful place. Within a 10 - 15 minutes' bike ride, guests will discover boutiques, galleries, cafes, shopping malls, art and marine life museums, libraries, beaches, water sports, grocery stores, and lots of restaurants and bars.

Nearby places

• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) - 30 minutes
• Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) - 30 minutes

You will have the opportunity to detox and cleanse during this retreat, which will help you have the best experience with meditation and yoga possible. Zen Den Yoga School will give you all of your personalized ingredients for nutritionally balanced smoothies which you will have for breakfast and lunch. They are low glycemic, vegan, and gluten free; with a soy free option as well.

They will boost your anti-oxidants, and alkalinity allowing your body to thrive and you will receive the thousands of phyto-nutrients that bodies love best! Zen Den Yoga School will teach you how to prepare these shakes, as many of their guests love them and how their bodies feel so much, they request the recipes to take home with them.

Dinners you are on your own and there are a few options. Guests sometimes opt to cook in a state of the art kitchen with Vitamix and Juicer (students almost always do), and there are excellent grocery stores within walking distance. Or, if you prefer, there are also plenty highly recommended multi-cultural cuisine restaurants to choose from within walking and biking distance.

For the best practical preparation, Zen Den Yoga School offers workshops throughout the training on weekends, after regularly scheduled classes have ended, for a nominal additional cost.

In-between classes there is free time to disconnect; you may enjoy the sun at the salt water pool, bike to the infamous tropical blue beaches with a free rent bicycle, enjoy the local shops or soak in the hot tub which is always on.

Other activities at an additional cost are paddle boarding (stand up and or yoga), interactive cooking class, golfing, snorkelling or diving, language of energy transformational clearing and life coaching, massage treatment, and acupuncture treatment.

Massages and treatments are available for an extra fee upon request.

• Acupuncture (80 USD)
• Chiropractic adjustment (30 USD)
• Massage (30 minutes for 40 USD, 60 minutes for 80 USD)

• 200hr Yoga teacher training with 27 nights accommodation
• RYT Certification upon successful completion of: all classes, the course curriculum, the test, and teaching 5 acceptable classes
• Shamanic Breathwork journey classes are on Tuesday mornings as part of the course
• Personalized ingredients for nutritionally balanced energizing breakfast and lunch shakes daily (dinners on your own)
• Tai Chi class Thursday evening is optional
• Yoga sutra class on Tuesday evenings is part of course
• Excursions and field trips will be included

• Massage sessions
• Dinners
• Transportation to and from airport
• Workshops

Recommended Airports

• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.