A message from our lead trainer:

Hello incredible humans!

Are you ready to have a conversation about what comes next in your yoga journey? If so, you’ve stumbled upon the right page! Hopefully the content provided can help guide you towards making the best decision for you.

If you are imagining yourself at the top of the room, experiencing a mixture of excitement and panic at the thought, welcome to the club! If the practice has impacted your life in ways that seem hard to comprehend and you feel hungry to uncover what is happening internally and externally, then congratulations! We want to meet you!

Embodying the 8 limbs of yoga is like learning a new language. It is a journey of 1000 steps, accumulated over a lifetime. This is why we believe the immersion approach is the most effective for our graduates. It takes years of practice (or lifetimes depending on your beliefs) to fully understand how life changing this practice can be. Your first 200 hours of training is going to expose you to the tip of the iceberg and begin to uncover blind spots that follow us off the mat and into our lives. Think of it like a total mind, body and soul refresh. An unplugging or unbecoming – if you will.

The Pure Living Yoga Method Teacher Training is designed to support you with knowledge that has been passed down for 1000’s of years, blended with the most up to date science of the body and mind, while supporting the authentic voice’s of each trainee as they learn how to teach. What pulls us to this practice and how we communicate it (externally & internally), is what defines us as teachers and what equips us in our everyday lives. When we lean into the autonomy of who we REALLY are, before insecurities set in, a version of ourselves (sometimes only experienced in childhood) rises to the surface. Just like magic!

In this training there is a strict focus on the realignment of the physical body. This is so we can plug into our power source and pull from our deepest inner wisdom. Trainees also start teaching on day 1, giving everyone space to develop their authentic public speaking voice. Karma yoga (the yoga of action) is heavily emphasized in this 200 hour training. When we become fully empowered, anxiety, heaviness, and feelings of inadequacy begin to diminish. The question of whether or not we are “good enough” to be called teachers starts to dissipate. Everyone has a story and the world needs to know yours.

Upon leaving this 200 hour Teacher Training, our hope is that you’ll identify with your role in this industry and as a teacher. You are not only going to be equipped with the tools necessary to become a successful yoga teacher and make this a career path if that is your choosing — but you will leave this experience feeling grounded in who you are, more open with who you are and overall feel more accepting, balanced and powerful in your being. You will slowly “unbecome” what isn’t yours, right down to your purest forms. This is the Pure Living Yoga Method. We can’t wait to start this journey of a thousand steps with you!

With love,

Brenna Bote

how to train with us

We have training options for yogis taking their first 200 hour Teacher Training, yoga trainees who have trained through online programs but don’t feel equipped to teach, and existing yoga teachers who are seeking to up-level their knowledge, obtain continued education hours, and experience the energy of teacher training again.
Scroll down to find dates, a snapshot of the curriculum, and pricing options.

Curriculum Breakdown

The Pure Living Yoga Method curriculum is what we are MOST excited to share with you. Understanding the depths of the practice, the anatomy, the philosophy, and how to translate that into a class, requires students to fully embody the information. Without feeling the material, it can be challenging to understand it and share that in a class setting. For this reason, our trainees start teaching on day one, to develop the confidence and freedom to share this ancient practice from the heart.

Here are some of the highlights of the curriculum:

Techniques, Training, & Practice:

• Hands on assists for the asanas

• Practice teaching

• Full Practice Breakdown: heat building practices (vinyasa, ashtanga, rocket, & hatha), cooling practices (passive release yin, active release yin, & restorative), meditation practices (how to guide and where to start with students)

• Different styles of Pranayama’s, Breathwork, & their benefits

• Asana alignment points breakdown

• Modifications for common contraindications

• Inversions

• Sequencing for heat building & cooling practices: for beginners, level 1, level 2, & all levels classes

• How to use props

• Adaptations for Pre & Post Natal students
  

Teaching Methodology:

• Teaching on & off the mat

• Theming your classes

• Increasing & decreasing difficulty in all levels classes

• Mirroring

• Determining you unique teaching style

• Communication: refining public speaking skills, vocal activation, anti-fragility and nuance development

Anatomy & PhYsiology:  

• Dissecting the universal language of anatomy

• Misalignments & contraindications

• Physiology of postures & sequences

• Scientific approach to increasing strength & flexibility

• Anatomy of pranayama

• Nervous system & the brain

• Functional Range Conditioning strategies with Kinstretch certified instructors
  

Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics:

• Breakdown of foundational yoga literature & dissecting misinterpretations

• History of yoga and how is it relevant in the modern world

• Understanding & applying yamas & niyamas into the modern world

• Understanding & applying dharma & karma into the modern world

• Breakdown of chakras

• Dissecting the ego - according to Yoga Philosophies

• How to protect one's energy, share energy, & holding space on & off the mat

• How to identify with our inner philosophy

• Ceremonial practices
  

PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

• Deconstructing our inner shadows & the steps to heal them

• Transformational breathwork & meditation practices

• Deconstructing the mind: default thinking patterns, creating new & healthy neural pathways, understanding mental & emotional triggers, psychosomatics, the science of happiness & much more.

• Meditation techniques & practices for releasing & letting go of past trauma

• The Science of Connection & Belonging: breakdown of the fundamentals, tools to deepen our connection with ourselves & others, understanding what emotions mean, and much more.

BUSINESS OF YOGA:

• How to’s of teaching public classes, private classes, and workshops

• Creating pricing

• Creating communities & collaborating

• Business planning basics

• Marketing basics

AYURVEDA & OTHER NATURAL MEDICINAL PRACTICES:

• Breakdown of basic Ayurvedic practices into daily life

• Sequencing for the doshas

• Self care practices for the body & Kriyas

full immersion In Nicaragua

Are you looking for an innovative yoga teacher training in paradise? Look no further! Join us in the beautiful ViYarte Boutique Hotel and Retreat Centre, just outside of San Juan Del Sur, for 26 days of expanding yoga teacher development.
We cannot wait to take this journey with you!

Pricing Details:
This training and the pricing below includes food & accommodations.
$1111 USD deposit is required and payment plans are available upon request.
We recommend flying into Liberia, Costa Rica and we will organize transport across the border,
to your home away from home!

Private Room & Bathroom - $6555 USD
Twin Shared Room & Private Bathroom - $5999 USD
Group Shared Room & Shared Bathroom - $5555 USD

Early Bird Pricing Details:
Early bird runs until October 31, 2024 or until spots are filled
Twin Shared Room & Private Bathroom - $5555 USD
Group Shared Room & Shared Bathroom - $4999 USD

full immersion in canada

Are you looking for an innovative yoga teacher training close to home?
Join us in Saskatoon or Regina for 4 weeks of expanding yoga teacher development.
We cannot wait to take this journey with you!

Full Immersion Pricing Details:
This training does not include food or accommodations
$1111 CAD deposit is required and payment plans are available upon request
$4222 CAD

Early Bird Pricing Details:
Early bird runs until February 28, 2025 or until spots are filled
4 spots available at this price
$3999 CAD

fractioned immersion

If you are a developing yogi with a full plate, needs some flexibility, but still craves the setting of a full immersion?
Break up the 20 full days of training into 2 blocks. We cannot wait to take this journey with you!

Fractioned Immersion Pricing Details:
$1111 USD deposit is required and payment plans are available upon request.
We recommend flying into Liberia, Costa Rica and we will organize transport across the border,
to your home away from home!

Block 1
Viyarte Boutique Hotel & Retreat Centre - Playa Marsella, Nicaragua
Arrival: January 19, 2025
Training Dates: January 20th - 30th, 2025
Departure: January 31, 2025
*Food & Accommodations Are Included in Block 1
$2999 - $3333 USD

Block 2
Pure Living Yoga in Saskatoon, SK.
Training Dates: June 16 - 27, 2025
*Food & Accommodations Not Included in Block 2
$2222 CAD

Yoga Alliance Continued Education Modules

For anyone who would like to deepen their personal practice or teaching techniques, but do not want to participate in the full 200 hour certification process, join us for 1 or more weeks during any of our trainings. All existing yoga teachers will receive Continued Education Hours through Yoga Alliance for these courses.

• Week 1: Daily Asana & Meditation Practice, Anatomy, Physiology, Alignment Points, Usage of Props, Hands on Assists

• Week 2: Daily Asana & Meditation Practice, Alignment Points, Hands on Assists, Sequencing, Movement Variability (Yin, Restorative, & Mobility)

• Week 3: Daily Asana & Meditation Practice, Yoga Philosophy, Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Meditation, Chakras, Ceremonial Practices

We Invite You On Your Journey To Yoga Training

Are you ready to become a yoga teacher? 

We invite you to practice with Pure Living Yoga! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Our team looks forward to engaging and learning with you. 

Namaste.