January 2025 – June 2025
YA 200-hour YTT
Half Moon Bay, CA
One weekend/month
+ Tuesday nights
Start Date: January 10th
Featuring:
Amber Ricchetti
Amy Thomas
Maria Polonchek
Rhonda Figone
Training Dates
Full weekends: Friday evenings (4 hr), Saturdays (8.75 hr), Sundays (8.75 hr)
- Jan 10-12
- Feb 7-9
- Mar 7-9
- April 4-6
- May 2-4
- May 17+18= 2 half days
- June: 13+14 Grad Weekend
Tuesday evenings: (3 hr) 5:30-8:30pm
- Jan 14, 21, 28
- Feb 4, 11, 25
- Mar 4, 11, 18, 25
- Apr 1, 8, 22, 29
- May 6, 13, 20, 27
- June 10
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide a robust and comprehensive 200-Hour Certified Yoga Teacher Training that meets Yoga Alliance Elevated Standards and honors both the history and tradition of yoga as well as its modern progression and adaptability.
Upon completion of Swell Yoga’s 200-hr YTT, students will have a personal practice transformed by both the depth and breadth of their knowledge as well as the ability to confidently and safely guide others.
Enhanced Yoga Alliance standards include:
TECHNIQUE + TRAINING
- Postures, sequencing, alignment
- Breath, subtle body, energy
- Meditation, mantras, mudras
HUMANITIES
- History
- Philosophy
- Ethics
ANATOMY + PHYSIOLOGY
- Major bones, joints, muscles
- Nervous + respiratory systems
- Stabilization + balance
PROFESSIONAL ESSENTIALS
- Methodology
- Continuing education
- Practicum
There are as many unique reasons for joining a Yoga Teacher Training program as there are people who sign up, but generally speaking, they fall into two categories: people who want to teach yoga to others and people who want to deepen their own yoga practice.
We believe whatever reason you have for joining us and your “omies” in this 200-hr YTT program, you will benefit from an approach that embraces both of those general reasons people give for joining YTT: when you understand how to teach others, you become you own best teacher.
Another way to put it: the best way to learn is to teach.
Many students are surprised when they show up on their first day of yoga teacher training and realize how much more to it there is than refining their downdog; that, in fact, the best way to refine their downdog has nothing to do with the downdog itself.
In addition to practicing and practicing-teaching yoga poses, you’ll be assigned reading in yoga humanities–history, philosophy, and ethics–and be asked to reflect and explore through journaling and discussion.
You’ll be presented with concepts in anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics in both tangible and subtle ways. The tangible include exploration of muscles, bones, organs, and systems. The subtle include exploration of energy, breath, cells, and the mind. All can be equally enriching.
Testimonials:
“Swell’s Yoga Teacher Training was a carefully choreographed program emphasizing all the aspects of yoga, fully encompassing the holistic mind and body philosophy. I would encourage anyone considering yoga teacher training to explore the Swell program and talk with the program leaders. It was an exceptional learning and personal growth experience.”
— Kelly
“The course was taught by 4 experienced yoga teachers. The material was well organized and presented. The community created was amazing. I highly recommend this training for those interested in deepening their personal practice as well as those wanting to become teachers.”
— Beth
