What are teaching practices?

Pretty much what it sounds like. You meet in small groups with fellow students and one of our mentors.

Then you teach each other some yoga 🙌

We'll tell you exactly what you're going to teach so that you can prepare as much (or as little) as you want. There is no pressure. The whole point of these sessions is to leave our existing comfort zones, and then build a new one. To make mistakes and learn from them. Together.

It's going to be fun!

Teaching practice sessions are a safe space.

Our mentors give feedback at the end of every session. But it's always directed to the group. We'll never ever point fingers at individual students.

Are these sessions mandatory?

Yes. In order to graduate you'll have to attend 10 teaching practices (you have the option to join more than 10).

If you don't care about graduating from the training, then of course you don't have to come to teaching practice. (We still recommend it though, because you'll learn a LOT (how to use your voice, how to present yourself positively and confidently, how difficult it really is to teach yoga well). And also because it's a great opportunity to meet fellow yoga nerds 😉

What about time zones?

Great question! We are fortunate to have students from all parts of the world in the training.

So if you want to take this training because you want the best yoga education that you can get - then you're going to make it work.

But it's certainly more convenient in some parts of the world than others.

The vast majority of our students live in North America and Europe. Plus, our team members are also based on these continents.

And therefore our events are scheduled primarily with the corresponding time zones in mind.

Good Timing

If you're anywhere between Los Angeles in the West (UTC -9) and Moscow in the East (UTC +2), then you should be able to attend live calls during waking hours. 👍

Bad Timing

If you're in the Middle East, Asia or Oceania then you'll occasionally have to stay up very late or get up very early. Sorry about that! 🙃

Being able to get your questions answered and to get helpful feedback throughout your training is super important.

That's why Jess answers student questions with personal videos and hosts regular Q&A live calls and group brainstorming mentorship sessions. Plus, each small group of students has a dedicated cohort mentor who is available to help out with any questions and concerns. Long story short, every one of your questions will get answered.

The group feedback at the end of each teaching practice will help you advance your teaching. You're going to pick up tons of good cues, learn to use your voice, become more fluent, modify poses etc. Don't worry, giving and receiving feedback never involves pointing fingers at any one student in particular.

Feedback on your postures is built into the training as well through what we call Asana Selfies. You take pictures of yourself doing key poses. Then you evaluate your own posture using highly specific instructions. You will view, measure and feel your practice with more detail than before. This process doesn't just improve your own asana practice. It also trains you to read the bodies of your students so you can be helpful to them.

In addition, you can get our Pose Feedback Upgrade which is worth hours of personal attention from our asana expert Hanna. She'll zoom in on every important aspect on your pose and help you fine-tune the details.

This kind of feedback goes far beyond what you could expect even in an in-person YTT.

And the best thing is: For a limited time, we offer the Pose Feedback Upgrade as a bonus for everyone who signs up in March.

Moreover, we have built short multiple choice reviews into every training chapter. These reviews are a quick and easy way to make sure that you've picked up the most important lessons from the chapter and are ready to move on to the next.

Finally, you'll test your knowledge and get detailed personal feedback on your Final Exam (see below for details).

Final Exam

Our hope, as you make your way through this course, is that you don't focus too much on the "end goal" of taking your final exam and getting certified to teach. Rather, we hope that you just enjoy the 200 hours. Because true contentment lives in the present moment. And because what this course has in store for you personally is at least as important as the certification you'll receive upon graduation.

At the same time, it is of course very helpful to know what you need to do in order to graduate. So here it comes:

There are two parts to your final exam. The first is a multiple choice quiz. The second part is you teaching a 30 minute yoga class. You can teach live or hand in a video recording.

All you need to do in order to prepare for your exam is to pay attention to the 200 hours of training that lie ahead. If you do that (and put your knowledge into action), graduation is pretty much guaranteed. For real. There's no need to stress out about the exam!

Graduation

You'll receive detailed feedback on your exam and your graduation certificate right away. And then you're ready to register with the Yoga Alliance (optional).

Besides the certificate, Jess will also write you a personal letter of recommendation which you will help you land your first teaching gigs.

Beyond

You will receive an invitation to join the Movement Wisdom Teacher's Club where you can get and stay in touch with fellow graduates as you begin to teach.

We offer regular live calls for the entire Movement Wisdom community and you're always welcome to join.

Your training will remain available. We've had students who started again right away after graduation. We even have students taking the course for a 3rd or 4th time 'cos they cherish it so much. Whatever you choose, just know it's here for your for life. Bonus: You don't have to pay extra for any upgrades we make to the training in the future, so as the course evolves, so will your learning!

We'd like to offer you not just a standard 30 day money back guarantee, but two additional guarantees that testify to the quality of this course.

Part 1 - Money Back For 30 Days

You can cancel your order within 1 month of signing up. No strings attached and no questions asked. This guarantee is to make sure that the program lives up to your expectations.

Part 2 - Transformation

If you complete the course and you don't think that it has changed who you are and how you live your life in at least one meaningful way, then you get your money back. The only thing we would like to do is have a short talk with you to find what went wrong and how we can improve the training for future students.

Part 2 - Best Teacher In Town

We guarantee that when you graduate from the Movement Wisdom 200 Hour YTT you will instantly be the most versatile, knowledgeable and inspiring new yoga teacher in your community.

You will not find another YTT graduate in your town who knows more about yoga or is more qualified to teach than you.

If you find one, you get a refund. We only ask that you tell us where our training was lacking and which training the other teacher had taken so that we can improve our training for future students.