Why Train with Shambhala Yoga
*Begin your journey now with the online course and manual. When you’re ready to step into the circle in person, your enrollment can be credited toward a future YTT200 with Shakti. 🌱
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Spend 17 days with Sky & Shakti in our 200-hour YTT.
Rooted in compassion and inclusivity, Shambhala Yoga’s 200-hour teacher training meets you exactly where you are — blending ancient wisdom with modern teaching tools to help you grow as both a practitioner and a guide.
You’ll learn to live and teach yoga authentically, from a place of compassion, wisdom, and acceptance, supported by a nurturing community and experienced mentors. This journey offers more than certification — it’s a path of deepening awareness, transformation, and Self-discovery.
Through a comprehensive, Yoga Alliance–accredited curriculum, you’ll gain a strong foundation in yoga philosophy, anatomy, and teaching methodology, alongside the spiritual guidance of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga. Graduate ready to lead with confidence, clarity, and heart.
✅ Yoga Alliance Approved
✅ Train directly with Shakti and become a part of the Shambhala alumni
✅ Three Course Formats to Choose From (online, in person, or combo)
✅ Lifetime Access & Ongoing Support
✅ Trauma-Informed & Inclusive Approach
✅ Holistic: Mind, Body & Spirit
✅ Guidance from Experienced Mentors
✅ Learn at Your Own Pace, Anywhere
✅ Rooted in Ancient Yogic Wisdom
✅ Supportive Global Community
Become a Registered Yoga Teacher
Our 200-hour yoga teacher training is for anyone ready to expand their yoga journey — whether you feel called to teach others or simply want to enrich your own personal practice.
It is a sacred space for learning, self-discovery, and transformation. Rooted in tradition yet attuned to the needs of today’s world, it offers the knowledge, skills, and spiritual grounding to expand both your personal practice and your capacity to guide others with authenticity and care.
The training is recognized by Yoga Alliance for 200-hour RYT registration, inviting you to step forward with confidence, a deeper connection to yoga’s philosophy and practice, and a heart ready to serve.
The training is available online, in person, or a combination of online/in person.
The Course
Step into a journey that’s as much about your own awakening as it is about learning to guide others. Our 200-hour Shambhala Yoga's teacher training is designed to nurture your practice, expand your understanding, and give you the tools to share yoga with confidence and authenticity.
Rooted in the ancient wisdom of yoga, Shambhala Yoga weaves together energy, consciousness, and the path to self-realization. Over the course of our time together, you’ll explore yoga philosophy, anatomy, breathwork, meditation, and asana — not as abstract concepts, but as living practices that meet you exactly where you are.
We’ll move beyond technique to the heart of teaching, learning how to create spaces where students feel safe, supported, and inspired. You’ll have opportunities to practice teaching, receive gentle, personalized feedback, and grow not just as an instructor, but as a human being on a path of self-discovery.
This training is more than a certification — it’s a doorway into deeper connection: with your body, your breath, your inner wisdom, and the people you’ll one day guide. Whether your intention is to teach, enrich your current offerings, or simply deepen your own practice, this experience will leave you grounded in the teachings and alive with new possibilities.
Be Inspired
Awaken your creativity, your courage, and the fire to share what you love.
Embark on the Spiritual Journey of a Lifetime
Meet your true Self & deepen your relationship with the world around you.
Cultivate Connection
Grow lasting bonds with a community that sees, supports, and inspires you
Curriculum
- Conscious Communication
- Holding Space
- Creating Self-Confidence
- Understanding Human Development
- Understanding Resistance and Embracing Growth
- Mind-storms, Emotional Response, & BREATHE IN
- Exercise: BREATHE IN
- Gratitude & Positive Vibrations
- Self-Care
- EXERCISE: Daily Gratitude Practice
- Exercise / Homework
- Satsang
- What is Yoga?
- Yoga Philosophy: Some Basic Principles
- Benefits of Yoga
- Style and Methodology of Shambhala Yoga
- Origins of Yoga
- Branches and Styles of Yoga
- Patanjali's Eight Limbs of Yoga
- The Relationship between Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation
- Applying Yogic Philosophy - On and Off the Mat
- Ethical Standards / Agreements
- Key Terms
- REFLECTION - Yoga Ethics, Yama & Niyama
- REFLECTION: Ethical Commitment in Yoga
- What is Pranayama
- Pranayama: A Brief History
- The Koshas
- The Nadis
- The Vayus
- The Chakras
- The Bandhas
- The Kleshas
- Breathing
- Breathing Habits & Emotional Response
- Types of Breathing: Diaphragmatic, Thoracic, Clavicular, Dirgha
- Additional Pranayama Techniques
- Pranayama Ratio, Timing, and Practice
- EXERCISE: Creating a Breath-Centred Practice
- Sequencing - Intro
- The Basic Asana Class
- The Arc-Structured Class
- Cues & Assists (Adjustments, Positioning, & Techniques
- Principals of Hands on Teaching
- EXERCISE: Observing Alignment
- Physical Assists and Qualities of Touch
- Hands-On Assists - Positioning, Stability, & Safety
- How to Progress in Teaching / Assists
- Learning Styles
- Suggestions in Planning a Yoga Class
- The Art of Teaching Yoga - Intro
- The Role of the Yoga Teacher
- Creating a Safe Space (Psychological Safety)
- Setting the Pace
- Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and the Progression of Practice
- The Three Levels of Yoga
- Teaching Yoga and Building Awareness
- Teaching Tools for the Three Levels of Yoga
- Language and Voice
- Silence
- EXERCISE - Creating Psychological Safety
- SELF-REFLECTION - Silence
Your Instructors
Welcome to the Shambhala Tribe. As a vibrant group of yoga-based movement artists, we travelled the world together, sharing the transformative power beyond just movement, ultimately dedicating our lives to enriching others through yoga. Our shared journey is rooted in a deep love for guiding, growing, and evolving — both personally and collectively — within this ancient and ever-living practice.
Together, we bring a synergy of skill and soul — blending precision with compassion, philosophy with embodiment — to guide you on your own path toward becoming a confident, capable, and heart-led yoga teacher.
Shakti
Shakti is an internationally respected yogini and professional movement artist known for luminous instruction and grounded mastery. A Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 with 2,000+ hours of global teaching, she pairs classical practice with modern insight from her degrees in Health Sciences and Psychology, and her experience in mental health care.
Shakti’s trainings are playful and precise—rich in alignment, nervous-system wisdom, and soulful connection. Students leave with stronger bodies, steadier minds, and practical tools to teach with clarity, heart, and confidence.
Highlights: E-RYT 500 · 2,000+ hours taught worldwide · Health Sciences & Psychology · Somatics & hand-balancing · Trauma-aware, science-informed teaching.
Shunyaji
Shunyaji is a direct survivor who has walked the path of healing through traumatic injury, bringing an uncommon depth of presence to every space shared. With over 10,000 hours of global teaching, a 500-hour Yoga Alliance registration, and lifelong study in Zen–Advaita philosophy, Qigong, meditation, and integrative healing arts, Shunyaji’s journey carries both rigor and compassion. A published author and lyricist with Lucid Nectar, their work blends discipline with warmth—making subtle teachings practical, embodied, and alive. Students often describe Shunyaji’s guidance as calm, precise, and quietly transformative: steady attention to alignment and breath, clear frameworks for meditation, and a heartfelt honouring of tradition. Above all, Shunyaji is devoted to supporting genuine realization—helping each practitioner cultivate clarity, resilience, and freedom, both on the mat and in the rhythm of daily life.
Highlights: 10,000+ teaching hours · RYT-500 · Zen–Advaita studies · Qigong & meditation · Integrative healing arts · Published yoga author · Lyricist (Lucid Nectar)
Sky
Sky is an RYT-200 yoga teacher and movement artist whose classes blend youthful enthusiasm with thoughtful, step-by-step coaching. With a strong foundation in asana, breathwork, and mindfulness, Sky specializes in hand-balancingand progressive strength work—making challenging skills approachable, safe, and fun. Grounded in curiosity and ongoing study, Sky’s teaching honors yoga’s roots while inviting students to explore their own edges with clarity, presence, and joy.
Highlights: RYT-200 · Hand-balancing specialist · Progressive drills & alignment cues · Breath-led mindfulness · Tradition-respecting, modern coaching.
Transformative
Embark on a Life-Changing Journey to Inner Peace
Heart-Centered Practice
Teaching and Living with Authenticity
Holistic
Integrating Mind, Body, and Spirit - in harmony with nature
Flexible, Compassionate Cancellation Policy
We know travel plans can change. Our goal is to protect your access to the training while keeping things fair.
45+ days before start:
Full refund of tuition paid, minus the $600 online course/manual (non-refundable). No admin fees.
(Example at $2,900: refund $2,300.)
44–30 days before start:
50% refund of tuition paid, minus $100 admin fee (also excluding the $600 online course/manual), or full credit toward a future training within 36 months. (Example at $2,900-$600: refund $750.)
Less than 30 days before start:
Tuition is non-refundable, but may be applied as a full credit toward another training within 36 months.
The $600 online course/manual is non-refundable in all cases (you keep lifetime access). Credits are transferable to a later cohort (subject to availability).
Attendance Policy – Shambhala Yoga
Full Attendance Requirement
- Students are expected to attend all scheduled training sessions and actively participate in all program activities.
- Completion of all assignments, written tests, and practicum requirements is mandatory in order to receive a course completion certificate.
- For in-person RYT-200, all in-person hours must be completed in order to receive certification with Yoga Alliance.
Emergencies & Absences
- We understand that unforeseen emergencies can arise. If you must miss any portion of the training due to illness, family emergency, or other valid reason, you must:
- Notify the lead instructor as soon as possible
- Discuss options for making up missed content and/or hours to remain eligible for certification
- Make-up work may include additional assignments, private tutoring (at an additional cost), or attending equivalent sessions in a future training.
Certification Eligibility
- Per Yoga Alliance requirements, all contact / non-contact hours (depending on your course format) and coursework must be completed.
- If attendance requirements are not met and make-up arrangements are not completed, a certificate of completion will not be issued.
Commitment to Learning
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We value your presence in this program. Consistent attendance supports not only your own learning, but also the group experience and the integrity of the training.