200-Hour Yoga Training:
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Dates:
Next in-person 200-hr training begins January, 2024.
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Required Books:
Journey Into Power - Baron Baptiste
Being of Power - Baron Baptiste
40 Days to Personal Revolution - Baron Baptiste
The Key Poses of Yoga: Scientific Keys, Vol II - Ray Long
The Yamas & Niyamas - Deborah Adele
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Where:
Fort Myers, FL
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Must be present for all sessions.
Times:
Friday's: 6pm - 10pm ET
Saturday's: 9am - 7pm ET
Sunday's: 9am - 7pm ET
Cost:
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Full Tuition: $3,500
200-hr Yoga Teachers: $1,000
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What You'll Need:
Yoga Mat Strap Block Journal
Our 200-hour training includes...
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The practices and techniques of Baptiste Yoga:
Asana, Meditation, and Inquiry.
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You will learn the sequence as outlined in Baron Baptiste's NY Times best selling book, Journey Into Power.
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You will develop tools to be effective in leading a powerful and deeply connected yoga class in a way that leaves students inspired.
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You will discover and breakthrough old patterns, ways of being, and limiting beliefs that no longer support the person you are becoming.
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You will discover deep community in new, profound ways.
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You will learn and embody every piece of Baptiste Yoga methodology, including but not limited to the 5 Organizing Principles, The Three Themes, the 10 Tenets, the 12 Laws of Transformation, the 5 Pillars, True North Alignment, the 5 Elements, The 3 Source Principles, and The Art & Mastery of Baptiste Yoga.
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Practice intentional ways of being and living both on and off the mat through a deep study into the Yamas & Niyamas as well as the 9 practices to ignite an empowered life through Being of Power.
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Learn hands-on assisting, anatomy, and alignment.
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Practice teaching with live feedback every weekend.
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192 contact hours, spent together as a group in training.
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Hours of fun interactive games/activities.
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Deep conversations about inclusivity, accessibility, leadership, consent, appropriation, and so much more in both large group format as well as small group discussion.
Meet your facilitator
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Brandon Sommers is a Tier 3 Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencer with 1500+ training hours with the Baptiste Institute.
Since 2018, Brandon has attended over 20 programs with both the Baptiste Institute and the Baptiste Foundation, 15 of which were led by Baron Baptiste. He has worked on team at 5 week-long Baptiste Institute programs and has a very unique perspective to the flow and understanding of Baptiste trainings and the methodology.
Brandon has been a permanent teacher at 5 different Baptiste Affiliate Studios, in addition to guest teaching at many others. Prior to launching his own training programs, Brandon co-facilitated teacher trainings at one Baptiste studio in Nashville, in addition to being a guest facilitator at two additional yoga studios / teacher training programs in Idaho & Florida.
Brandon is very passionate about supporting the Baptiste Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at serving populations such as youth, veterans & first responders, and BIPOC. Having spent 15+ years in a previous career working mainly with youth, Brandon developed a passion for teaching yoga to youth and it's a personal mission of his to continue to spread the work of the Baptiste Foundation to youth everywhere.
Brandon is also a partner with Africa Yoga Project, another non-profit co-founded by Baron Baptiste & Paige Elenson, in addition to being a mentor with the organization.
