300 Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
Deepen Your Practice. Clarify Your Voice. Expand Your Path.
Continue your education and develop the skills to serve your community in a more refined way.
Stepping into advanced yoga study isn’t about doing more... it’s about building a deeper relationship with yoga.
At Lotus Pond, the 300-Hour Teacher Training is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with what inspires you and explore yoga in a way that feels meaningful and spacious.
This program was designed for teachers who are craving growth that feels nourishing versus overwhelming. If you're curious about expanding your voice, refining your practice, or rediscovering your inspiration as a teacher, you’re in the right place.
Settle in… there’s so much here for you to explore.
Continue your education and develop the skills to serve your community in a more refined way.
Stepping into advanced yoga study isn’t about doing more... it’s about building a deeper relationship with yoga.
At Lotus Pond, the 300-Hour Teacher Training is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with what inspires you and explore yoga in a way that feels meaningful and spacious.
This program was designed for teachers who are craving growth that feels nourishing versus overwhelming. If you're curious about expanding your voice, refining your practice, or rediscovering your inspiration as a teacher, you’re in the right place.
Settle in… there’s so much here for you to explore.
Who Is This Training For?
This program is designed for yoga teachers who are ready to deepen their practice in a meaningful, sustainable way. You may be a perfect fit if you:
• Want to grow as a teacher without losing yourself in a rigid schedule
• Crave more confidence, clarity, and maturity in your teaching voice
• Feel curious about philosophy, subtle body, and more intentional sequencing
• Are looking for a program that honors your life, your pace, and your unique journey
• Value community, mentorship, and learning in a supportive environment
• Are seeking personal transformation as much as professional development
If you’re longing for a training that feels both expansive and grounding.... you're in the right place.
This program is designed for yoga teachers who are ready to deepen their practice in a meaningful, sustainable way. You may be a perfect fit if you:
• Want to grow as a teacher without losing yourself in a rigid schedule
• Crave more confidence, clarity, and maturity in your teaching voice
• Feel curious about philosophy, subtle body, and more intentional sequencing
• Are looking for a program that honors your life, your pace, and your unique journey
• Value community, mentorship, and learning in a supportive environment
• Are seeking personal transformation as much as professional development
If you’re longing for a training that feels both expansive and grounding.... you're in the right place.
Program Highlights
• Mentorship Check-Ins, personalized guidance to support your growth
• Elective Flexibility, choose the topics that speak most to you
• Nature, our 4.5 acres of land become part of your classroom
• Community Support, a circle of teachers learning, questioning, and growing together
• Donation-Based Practicum Opportunities, teach from the heart while giving back
• Specialty Trainings & Guest Teachers, deepen into new areas of study at your own pace
• Emphasis on Integration , thoughtful pauses, reflection, and embodiment woven throughout
Your journey becomes as unique as the teacher you’re becoming.
• Mentorship Check-Ins, personalized guidance to support your growth
• Elective Flexibility, choose the topics that speak most to you
• Nature, our 4.5 acres of land become part of your classroom
• Community Support, a circle of teachers learning, questioning, and growing together
• Donation-Based Practicum Opportunities, teach from the heart while giving back
• Specialty Trainings & Guest Teachers, deepen into new areas of study at your own pace
• Emphasis on Integration , thoughtful pauses, reflection, and embodiment woven throughout
Your journey becomes as unique as the teacher you’re becoming.
What You'll Gain
This journey deepens far more than your teaching skills.
Throughout your 300 hours of study, you’ll develop:
• Greater confidence and clarity in your teaching voice
• A deeper understanding of yoga philosophy and how to live it
• Stronger sequencing, cueing, and thematic teaching skills
• Expanded knowledge of anatomy and the subtle body
• Mindfulness practices that support emotional resilience
• Tools for holding space with compassion, skill, and integrity
• A more inspired, steady, and grounded personal practice
• A renewed sense of purpose
By the end, our hope is that you won’t just feel like a more refined teacher…you’ll feel more connected to yourself.
This program was intentionally designed to honor your real life, your energy, and your evolution as a teacher.
Here, you’ll find:
• A flexible, credit-based structure that adapts to you
• Rich, heart-centered coursework grounded in classical and contemporary yoga
• A peaceful campus that naturally invites reflection and clarity
• Mentorship that supports both your teaching and your personal growth
• A community of practitioners who value authenticity over performance
• A pace that lets your learning integrate
This journey deepens far more than your teaching skills.
Throughout your 300 hours of study, you’ll develop:
• Greater confidence and clarity in your teaching voice
• A deeper understanding of yoga philosophy and how to live it
• Stronger sequencing, cueing, and thematic teaching skills
• Expanded knowledge of anatomy and the subtle body
• Mindfulness practices that support emotional resilience
• Tools for holding space with compassion, skill, and integrity
• A more inspired, steady, and grounded personal practice
• A renewed sense of purpose
By the end, our hope is that you won’t just feel like a more refined teacher…you’ll feel more connected to yourself.
This program was intentionally designed to honor your real life, your energy, and your evolution as a teacher.
Here, you’ll find:
• A flexible, credit-based structure that adapts to you
• Rich, heart-centered coursework grounded in classical and contemporary yoga
• A peaceful campus that naturally invites reflection and clarity
• Mentorship that supports both your teaching and your personal growth
• A community of practitioners who value authenticity over performance
• A pace that lets your learning integrate
Program Structure at a Glance
Lotus Pond's 300-Hour Teacher Training is built with flexibility, depth, and real-life schedules in mind.
You’ll complete 300 total credits, blending required coursework with electives you choose based on your interests.
Total Credits Required 300
Required Credits – 190 hours
These core studies create a strong, well-rounded foundation:
You get to choose how you complete these, through weekend trainings, workshops, electives, donation-based teaching opportunities, and more. This allows you to shape a path that aligns with your interests and teaching style.
Required Resources & Included Credits
Certain core resources are included in your curriculum and provide structured hours toward your 300:
These readings and multimedia resources allow you to explore philosophy, subtle anatomy, and yogic embodiment at your own pace.
Practicum Opportunities
Beginning in 2026, trainees may apply to facilitate donation-based sessions at Lotus Pond.
This unique practicum path allows you to:
Private Lesson Check-Ins
To support your growth and integration, trainees meet with Katie for mentorship check-ins approximately every 100 credits.
Credit Tracking & Course Information
You can find the credit breakdown for each workshop or training on this page:
👉 https://www.lotuspondyoga.com/teacher-training-courses-yacep.html
Trainees may also request a personalized credit progress report at any time.
Yoga Alliance Category Definitions
TTP: Asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation; analytical & experiential training
TM: Teaching skills, communication, sequencing, learning processes, demonstration
AP: Physical & energetic anatomy, applied movement, biomechanics, safety
YPLE: Philosophy, ethical living, lifestyle studies, Seva (service)
P: Practice teaching, assisting, observing, and feedback exchange
Lotus Pond's 300-Hour Teacher Training is built with flexibility, depth, and real-life schedules in mind.
You’ll complete 300 total credits, blending required coursework with electives you choose based on your interests.
Total Credits Required 300
Required Credits – 190 hours
These core studies create a strong, well-rounded foundation:
- Techniques, Training & Practice (TTP): 50
- Teaching Methodology (TM): 20
- Anatomy & Physiology (AP): 30
- Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics (YPLE): 60
- Practicum (P): 30
You get to choose how you complete these, through weekend trainings, workshops, electives, donation-based teaching opportunities, and more. This allows you to shape a path that aligns with your interests and teaching style.
Required Resources & Included Credits
Certain core resources are included in your curriculum and provide structured hours toward your 300:
- Deepening Peace Bundle – 30 credits
(15 YPLE, 2 AP, 13 TTP) - Bhagavad Gita, Easwaran translation – 9 YPLE
- Yoga Anatomy (Leslie Kaminoff) – 5 AP
- Yoga Unveiled – 5 YPLE
- Ayurveda Unveiled – 6 YPLE
These readings and multimedia resources allow you to explore philosophy, subtle anatomy, and yogic embodiment at your own pace.
Practicum Opportunities
Beginning in 2026, trainees may apply to facilitate donation-based sessions at Lotus Pond.
This unique practicum path allows you to:
- Earn practicum credits
- Teach in a supportive, community-centered setting
- Support a nonprofit of your choosing
- Offer sessions to the public or just to fellow 300hr trainees
- Receive peer feedback
- Gain assisting + observation experience
Private Lesson Check-Ins
To support your growth and integration, trainees meet with Katie for mentorship check-ins approximately every 100 credits.
- $45 per 1-hour session
- Offered in-person or on Zoom
- Final session includes a written + oral evaluation
Credit Tracking & Course Information
You can find the credit breakdown for each workshop or training on this page:
👉 https://www.lotuspondyoga.com/teacher-training-courses-yacep.html
Trainees may also request a personalized credit progress report at any time.
Yoga Alliance Category Definitions
TTP: Asana, pranayama, mantra, meditation; analytical & experiential training
TM: Teaching skills, communication, sequencing, learning processes, demonstration
AP: Physical & energetic anatomy, applied movement, biomechanics, safety
YPLE: Philosophy, ethical living, lifestyle studies, Seva (service)
P: Practice teaching, assisting, observing, and feedback exchange
Receive your 300hr Advanced Yoga Training from a top-rated Yoga Alliance Registered School and upgrade your YA designation to RYT 500 upon graduation from our program.
*Pre-requisite: In order to enroll, you must complete a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Lotus Pond or another Yoga Alliance Registered School. More info on our 200 Hour YTT here.
Tuition
Tuition is calculated at $15+ per credit hour after Registration, depending on the courses you choose.
Registration fee is only $199 through January 31, 2026.
Once you apply, we will set up an interview with you to discuss program eligibility.
Registration fee is only $199 through January 31, 2026.
Once you apply, we will set up an interview with you to discuss program eligibility.
Highly Experienced Teachers
At Lotus Pond, we have a team of highly trained, experienced, and nationally recognized teachers that offer a wide range of specialties and certification training programs.
Meet Your Teachers:
Katie Beene, E-RYT 500, Co-Owner of Lotus Pond & Director of Teacher Training
Dr. Manasa Kanithi, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, resident physician - neurology
Karin Stephan, Experienced Teacher of Iyengar Yoga for 40+ years / E-RYT 500, yogamacro.com
Dr. Jennifer Swaringen. RYT 500, Orthopedic Surgeon, alexanderorthopaedics.com
Anne Curtis, E-RYT 500, Ph.d In Biology, yogawithin.com
Larissa Carlson, M.A. in Mindfulness Studies, E-RYT 500, larissacarlson.com
Ryan Devin, E-RYT 500, BS in Alternative Medicine
Melissa Carroll, MFA, E-RYT 500, theyogawriter.com
Pam Kaplan, E-RYT 500, Speech-Language Pathologist
Willow Marcotte, E-RYT 500, Owner of Sun Yoga
Lee Albert, Neuromuscular Therapist, leealbert.com
Carla Jimenez, E-RYT 500
Meet Your Teachers:
Katie Beene, E-RYT 500, Co-Owner of Lotus Pond & Director of Teacher Training
Dr. Manasa Kanithi, E-RYT 200, RYT 500, resident physician - neurology
Karin Stephan, Experienced Teacher of Iyengar Yoga for 40+ years / E-RYT 500, yogamacro.com
Dr. Jennifer Swaringen. RYT 500, Orthopedic Surgeon, alexanderorthopaedics.com
Anne Curtis, E-RYT 500, Ph.d In Biology, yogawithin.com
Larissa Carlson, M.A. in Mindfulness Studies, E-RYT 500, larissacarlson.com
Ryan Devin, E-RYT 500, BS in Alternative Medicine
Melissa Carroll, MFA, E-RYT 500, theyogawriter.com
Pam Kaplan, E-RYT 500, Speech-Language Pathologist
Willow Marcotte, E-RYT 500, Owner of Sun Yoga
Lee Albert, Neuromuscular Therapist, leealbert.com
Carla Jimenez, E-RYT 500
HERE'S WHAT OUR 300HR GRADUATES ARE SAYING:
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