240-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
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Application deadlines: we accept students into our programs up until training orientation where homework assignments are given
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Sign up online or by phone: 651-319-9525
Attend one of our Zoom info sessions, meet Amy Dirksen, graduate of our 200-hour program and owner of Green Lotus Eden Prairie. You’ll learn about all our options: 200-hour training formats at all our locations and yoga study options including weekend trainings, weekday and virtual options, and book-club style courses. If you are on a path to teach, if you are a student who wants to dive deep, or if you are a teacher seeking to expand your class repertoire - we have options uniquely suited to you and your life.
Can’t attend an info session? Email us your questions or request a one-on-one chat.
The 3 Modules of Green Lotus 240-Hour Training Programs
The 3 modules of original content make up each of our 240-hour teacher training programs. They create a solid foundation whether you’re on the path of personal deep yoga study or are preparing to teach.
Module One - The Beginning Foundation
Basic evolution, history, and philosophy of yoga
Pranayama and the use of breath as a transformative tool
Yoga lifestyle
Art of meditation - developing deeper levels of awareness
Module Two- The Asanas
Knowledge of basic and advanced asanas (postures)
Basic human physical and energy-based anatomy and physiology
The asanas: alignment, healthy and safe movement patterns, benefits, contraindications
How to read bodies - physically and energetically
Verbal and physical adjustments
Module Three- The Teacher
Development of a safe and respectful community in your class
Teaching techniques and learning styles
Verbal and physical adjustments
Development and communication of a balanced and well-sequenced class that teaches and inspires
Ethics of the yoga teacher
The business of yoga
What does it mean to earn a living as a yoga teacher? Open your own studio? Invest in a studio? marketing tools and models to assist you?
Practice teaching
Apprenticeship - learn by watching and assisting certified teachers
Peer teaching - lots of teaching in a supportive environment
I completed training during COVID-19 which is a testament to Green Lotus’s ability to pivot, be flexible, and provide options for all trainees. Their chief focus is on safety and quality, and after a period of adjustment they found a way forward that allowed students to complete a quality program safely.
~ Kim
200-Hour Teacher-Training Faculty
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This is such a holistic and carefully thought-out program. You can feel the love and commitment the instructors have to this beautiful practice. I feel completely prepared to enter the world as a yoga teacher and safely lead folks in their own personal practices.
~ Maria, 2021 graduate
Application Process - 3 Easy Steps
Attend a free teacher-training info session or schedule a one-on-one chat so we can learn more about you and your goals for training.
Complete your application.
Pay the teacher-training deposit.
Application deadlines: We accept students into our programs up until training orientation where homework assignments are given
Pricing and Payment Options
A $300 deposit is required to save your spot in the training.
Complete Series Investment - $3300*
Save $200 - pay $3100 in full 30 days before first day of training
Prices reflect cash, check, or ACH. An additional 3% will be added for credit card payments.
This price includes:
240 hours of yoga training: 180 hours of in-classroom training (contact hours) and 60 hours of out-of-class study (non-contact hours)
20% discount on retail during training sessions (10% books)
10% discount on continuing education credit (CEC) classes post graduation
16 free classes at Green Lotus Yoga and Healing Centers
Green Lotus Yoga Teacher Training Manual - with 400 pages of original content that works
Access to 100+ training videos that cover alignment, languaging, sequencing, and more
CPR certification
Payment Options
Pay in Full - save by paying 30 days or more before training starts: $3100; with less than 30 days: $3300
Automatic Monthly Payments - $300 deposit plus monthly payments auto-paid on the first of the month, total: $3300
9-month program: $300 per month for 10 months
6-month program: $500 per month for 6 months
Immersion programs: $1000 per month for 3 months
Pay by Module - $300 deposit plus three payments of $1000, total: $3300
If you attend the first module only, the fee is $1200.
*The price does not include required books other than copyrighted manual. Training may qualify for state-funded worker-retraining programs - contact the Minnesota Department of Human Services or a state unemployment office for assistance.
Required Books
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self by Stephen Cope
The Best Guide to Meditation by Victor N. Davich
The Yoga Anatomy Coloring Book by Kelly Solloway and Samantha Stutzman
Devotion by Dani Shapiro
Our vision for our teacher-training programs:
Green Lotus welcomes the student who wants to deepen her or his yoga practice for personal reasons,and the student whose ultimate goal is to teach yoga to others.
Green Lotus' teacher training guarantees you will receive personalized attention in a small-group setting. You’ll get to know the faculty well and form deep bonds with instructors and classmates alike. Each student is assigned one of the senior faculty members as a personal adviser to have a steady hand of support, a ready ear for listening.
Green Lotus’ curriculum is original, authentic, and easy to understand. It is designed to boost the student who learns by reading, the one who learns best “live and in person”, and the one who absorbs material by watching it over again and again like a good movie. Students use their manuals — a treasure trove of information painstakingly created by its faculty — for years after completing the training. When you complete this program, you will be equipped to teach multiple styles of yoga to multiple levels of students.
Green Lotus is committed to the success of every student, encouraging self-reflection, self-inquiry, and self-discovery culminating in personal transformation.
Green Lotus offers life-affirming, convenient options and various formats - all with the same great content and experience faculty. Graduating students will have completed 240 hours of study -- this includes 180 hours of in-classroom training (contact hours) and 60 hours of out-of-class study (non-contact hours).
Sign Up for a Life-Changing Event
Green Lotus adapts to your needs by offering life-friendly unique programs. All of them fulfill the requirements of the Yoga Alliance 200-hour RYT certification and are licensed by the State of Minnesota Higher Education. Various program formats are offered. Same dynamic, deep content. Same dedicated, caring faculty. Same balance of rigor and encouragement. Become a yoga teacher, it will change your life.