Yoga from the Heart’s teacher training program is the first school in Sarasota to be approved and registered by Yoga Alliance.  Under the direct guidance of Lynn Burgess MBA, RYT 500, E-RYT 500, and her dedicated staff of expert instructors, you will receive a solid and comprehensive foundation in the art of teaching alignment-based yoga.

Lynn has trained, graduated and certified dozens of RYT 200 instructors. Many of Lynn’s graduating students teach yoga locally at area YMCAs, fitness centers, health and wellness studios. Chances are you’ve either practiced with or been instructed by a Lynn Burgess trained RYT 200 yoga teacher. She is definitely a teacher of teachers. Watch a personal message from Lynn.

If you’re interested in advancing your practice, learning more about the vast topic of yoga, or if you’ve ever envisioned yourself teaching, you’ve come to the right place! We would love to be your instructors, teachers, mentors and champions!

Choose from 4 courses of study. Follow the links below to learn more!

RYT 200 Teacher Training is ideal for all yoga students, fitness professionals and dedicated yoga students who are interested in teaching yoga

Our RYS 300 Hour Advanced Teacher Training exceeds Yoga Alliance’s requirements for RYT 500 certification.

Yoga from the Heart’s Mentorship program is designed to bridge the gap between graduating from a 200-hour teacher training program and teaching classes and privates.

Yoga University is a reoccurring, come-when-you-can adult program of learning. It’s held on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

At Yoga from the Heart, you will find some of the most in-depth advanced studies and transformational teacher training programs in the country. Led by Lynn Burgess, a yoga veteran with more than 15 years of teaching experience and protégé of Rodney Yee, our program is designed to give students a comprehensive education into the physical, technical and spiritual aspects of the practice. Lynn and her staff of passionate, authentic educators utilize more than 50 years of combined yoga teaching experience to offer teacher trainees the following:

Yoga-Alliance approved: Yoga from the Heart is Sarasota’s original Yoga Alliance-approved teacher training program and we continue to be certified by this premier yoga institution each year. Our focus is to provide teacher trainees a genuine, unique and personal experience through yoga. Graduates from the program will be eligible to apply for the highly respected “Registered Yoga Teacher” (RYT) designation from Yoga Alliance.

Compassionate community: We welcome people from every age and walk of life. Upon entering our studio, students feel a profound sense of acceptance, peace and warmth from others in our family-like yoga community.

Comprehensive Training Manuals and DVD Training Materials Available: We offer the ultimate training manuals to learn how to teach yoga as well as to deepen your own practice. Our comprehensive manuals are based on more than 20 years of study with the best yoga teachers in the world. These in-depth and easy-to-understand materials are part of what sets our yoga instructional program apart from all others. These valuable manuals are ones you’ll use for years to come.  Also, we have produced state-of-the-art, professionally filmed DVD’s that help you understand sequencing, modifications, and the language of teaching.  Your investment in any of these educational materials will be rewarded with improved instructional skills and a deeper yoga practice.

Unique approach to learning: At Yoga from the Heart, we empower our trainees to reach their own insights through our program and to trust themselves. We do not believe in teaching templated sequences or strict regimentation. Instead, we encourage our students to discover their own teaching voice.

Post-training employment help: While many of our students enroll to deepen their personal practice, others aim to start a business or land a related job, post-training. Each year we invite graduates into our teaching community as substitutes and members of our permanent staff. We also regularly refer graduates to facilities in search of teachers. We find that our graduates have high rates of success in starting careers as certified yoga instructors at local wellness centers, gyms and yoga studios.

Broad-based yoga teachings: Armed with the experience of working with yoga luminaries such as Rodney Yee and Tias Little, our teachers impart the wisdom of a variety of yoga styles onto students. Whether your passion is rigorous Vinyasa or soothing restoratives, we provide you with rich and varied courses of study that include asana, anatomy and instructional tools to share your passion for yoga with others.

Profound personal growth: Past students tell us that they felt truly transformed following the completion of our program. Many people come to us when at a crossroads in their lives and find peace and a sense of freedom upon going through training. Regardless of the reason for enrollment, students tend to carve out a path to personal growth while on their yoga mat.

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Teacher Training Staff