Continuing Education for Yoga Teachers

Whether you need elective hours to fulfill, to maintain your Yoga Alliance registry, crave learning or simply need some inspiration, Soul Tree has you covered!  We bring in excellent teachers for unique, powerful trainings and immersions.

We believe continuing education is key to maintaining fresh, sustainable, safe and engaging classes.  We believe in always being a student.

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Yin Yoga Exploration: Deepening our Experience with Asha Wolf

This workshop is a special opportunity to practice and embody the essence of yin through a retreat-like experiential study of Yin Yoga. Designed for teachers and beginners alike, all levels are welcome! In this immersion we will explore the physical and energetic aspects of Yin Yoga, including understanding of Yin asanas, proper sequencing, use of props, and the effects of the asanas on our emotional, mental, physical, spiritual and subtle bodies. Exploration of fascia, breath, chakras, and our meridian system will be offered in this soul-nourishing weekend. Asha’s book Yin Yoga Exploration: Deepening Our Experience will be included.

 ***Yoga Teachers receive 18 CE hours***

Date/Time/Location:

Friday, April 19th – 11:30am-5:30pm
Saturday, April 20th – 11:30am-5:30pm
Sunday, April 21st – 11:30am-5:30pm
Soul Tree Studio ~ 1280 Centaur Village Dr, Lafayette, CO

Immerse yourSELF into the Vibrational Wisdom of Sanskrit

Take a deep dive into the practice and pronunciation of Sanskrit! Together we will apply our learnings to names of asanas, yogic elements and principles. We’ll explore the connections between sounds in Sanskrit and meridian points in the physical body. Our learning will encompass a more comprehensive understanding of the language of yoga and how it forms the foundation of our breath, meditation, physical and introspective practices. We will follow the threads, the sutras between vibration, as a healing modality and apply this to the practice of mantra and chanting.

***Yoga Teachers receive 15 CE hours***

Date/Time/Location:
Friday, May 10th, 12:00pm-5:00pm
Saturday, May 11th, 11:30am-5:30pm
Sunday, May 12th, 12:00pm-5:00pm

Investment:
$350

Meet your facilitator:
Lisa Fierer is a dynamic speaker, an accredited “Master” Yoga teacher and a Forgiveness Educator. Lisa Fierer is an original thinker in the field of forgiveness, a dynamic speaker, and accredited yoga instructor. In 15 years of speaking and teaching everywhere from Lululemon to Harley Davidson, she has inspired over 20,000 people to embrace the power of forgiveness. Lisa uses her personal story as a launch pad to invite conversation around the struggles and successes that are unique to each person’s path to forgiveness.

Ayurveda for Life Teacher Training with Melissa Carey

In this three day class we will be introduced to Ayurveda, a sister science to Yogic Philosophy. Ayurveda is translated as the Science of Life, it includes many daily practices including food and hygiene but also meditations and yogic practices. Ayurveda is about wellness, vitality and health. During this training we will see how we can use Ayurvedic concepts in our yoga classes to help people connect with their true nature as well as take home ways to bring the practice of mindfulness into everyday life. In Ayurveda they say you are your first client, so you will go home with a blend of spices and oil unique to your nature to use at home!
Date/Time/Location:
Friday, June 14th – 11:30am-5:30pm
Saturday, June 15th – 11:30am-6:00pm
Sunday, June 16th – 11:30am-5:30pm
Investment:
$450
Meet your Facilitator:
Melissa is an artist, who expresses life as a dance, through massage from several ancient modalities and practice in yoga, mantra, music, and meditation. She seeks to create a space where people feel comfortable to deeply feel and express themselves. Her journey to her center began with yoga; she began practicing in high school finding personal growth and healing. She continued on to massage school and fell in love with Thai Massage, in part due to it’s yogic roots. Traveling to follow her teacher, Melissa studied near and far for the past ten years, developing her skills and practicing as a massage therapist. Her path led to further study in Yoga and Ayurveda at Naropa University, earning her Bachelors degree in Traditional Eastern Arts. She now teaches at the Veteran’s Affairs Hospital in Denver working with Service Member’s with PTSD and in the Psychology Unit, as well as, at Soul Tree Yoga. Creating a sense of community in practice can help us all to find our true gifts and grow into our fullest expression of ourselves. By offering one on one sessions and group classes, Melissa hopes to lead each person back to their depth of self, feeling wholeness, and activate the body’s innate wisdom to heal.

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Teaching Meditation with Christina Mitchell

During this 300 hour YTT we will discuss and practice teaching a variety of meditation techniques to use both during Yoga classes and during stand alone opportunities to share guided meditation.
-Review benefits of a consistent meditation practice
-Teaching from your own personal practice
-Use of voice, setting and sound
-Mantra meditation
-Breath meditation and pranayama use
-Body scan and sensation use during meditation
-Metta (Loving Kindness) Meditation
We will practice combining elements of different techniques to support any given yoga class or other setting you may be called upon to share a guided meditation.
Included will be the outline for my 5 week Meditation, 101 series. We will use the last 1-2 hours of this weekend together for each YTT participant to lead a 5-8 minute guided meditation.
***Yoga Teachers receive 12 CE hours***
Date/Time/Location:
Saturday, August 24th 11:30am-5:30pm
Sunday, August 25th 11:30am-5:30pm
Soul Tree Studio ~ 1280 Centaur Village Dr, Lafayette, CO
Investment:
$275 Early Bird before August 3rd, $300 after
Meet your facilitator:
Christina Mitchell, MS, RN, CNM, RYT500. Chris is trained in Prenatal yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for Healthy Aging and Meditation instruction. She considers herself an life-long learner and loves studying the spiritual aspects of Yoga philosophy. It is her belief that Yoga is for EveryBODY and that its benefits are accessible to all.

Cosmos & Soul: Embodied Practice Part 1: Sacred Cycles of Vitality with Lindsey DePeri-Franz

Embody the teachings of evolutionary astrology through the lens of yogic practice and philosophy. Together, we’ll explore ritual, meditation, mudra, mantra, myth, and asana to tune into the Soul of the cosmos and cultivate a deepened reverence for its sacred cycles. Experience the practice of yoga in alignment with astrological rhythms, and fall in love with yourself as you work with your own personal astrology to illuminate the unique elements of your spiritual journey.
Includes:
– An Introduction to Evolutionary Astrology, Reincarnation & the Hero’s Journey
– Working with the Birth Chart as a Pathway to Self-Inquiry & Svadhyaya
– The Wheel of the Year including Solstices, Equinoxes, and the 12 Sun Seasons
– Exploration of Astrology’s Life Givers – the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and the Eclipses
– Introduction to Natal Chart Interpretation
– Overview of Planetary Archetypes
– Creating your Personal Life Journey Affirmation
– Bhakti Storytelling & Myth
– Soul Alchemy
– The Sun in Medical Astrology
– Personalized Natal Chart Insights
– Guidance for Creating Your Own Rituals
– Immersion Workbook
– Journal Prompts

***Yoga Teachers receive 18 CE hours***

IMPORTANT: Please send your birth details (date, location and time (only if known) to [email protected] by Monday, October 7th to have your chart cast for the workshop. Your birth time is not necessary, but is preferred if at all possible to obtain.

Date/Time/Location:
Friday, October 11th – 10:30am-5:30pm
Saturday, October 12th – 10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, October 13th – 11:30am-5:30pm
Investment:
$425 Early Bird before August 13th, $475 after
Meet your facilitator:
Lindsey DePeri-Franz teaches the sacred art of living astrology as a practice of self-inquiry and flowing mindfully with cosmic rhythms. Her work uniquely fuses astrological teachings together with yogic practices, eastern spiritual philosophy, alchemy, energy healing and ritual to facilitate connection and alignment.
Lindsey is a modern evolutionary astrologer, E-RYT and clinical hypnosis practitioner. She completed an astrology apprenticeship in 2016 and has gone on to study with master astrologers of various lineages including Steven Forrest. She studied meditation with Jack Kornfield and Sally Kempton, completed her 500hr RYT at Soul Tree Yoga in 2021, and a certificate in Yoga Therapy in 2023. She studied Bhakti, the yoga of devotion, at the Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City from 2016-17. She shares sacred music and has co-led sound and mantra workshops across the country in yoga festivals and studios, and at the International Yoga Festival in India.
Yoga on the Inside: The Foundational Work of the Yoga Asanas (for Beginners into advanced practitioners…all are welcome)!
Come and join Alec Vishal Rouben, Founder of Yoga Revealed Podcast, in the November 2024 AYTT Weekend Immersion! This is a moment to gather a deeper grasp of tools towards physical asana alignment that may be often moved past quickly. This is a workshop for teachers and students alike- each wanting to deepen their relation to understanding the common & standing foundational yoga asana’s that make up our poses in any given class. Whether you have been practicing yoga for one year, or teaching for a decade, there is a guarantee you will take a new tool home; while embracing our favorite poses from a different angle and potentially while using a prop you’ve never used before!
***Yoga Teachers receive 15 CE hours***
Date/Time/Location:
Friday, November 8th, 11:30am-5:00pm
Saturday, November 9th, 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, November 10th, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Soul Tree Studio ~ 1280 Centaur Village Dr, Lafayette, CO
Investment:
$375
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Trauma Informed Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Dawn Thie
Trauma Informed RESTorative Teacher Training 3 day Immersion. This immersion runs from Friday December 6th through Sunday December 8th.
The practice of Restorative Yoga is designed to release tension and relax muscles to regulate the nervous system by inviting in calm, peaceful energy. We activate the parasympathetic nervous system to initiate healing and restoration.Trauma informed teaching helps provide a safe container for self-exploration and nervous system regulation. To begin to understand bodily sensations that indicate a disassociated response and how to build resiliency and shift from a reactionary space to a responsive, informed and safe place within. Practices are more accessible and permissive.

**A Path to Peace Through Psoas Release is included in this training**

You will learn;
Anatomy of stress and trauma
Regions of the brain and function
Nervous system activation, regulation and Polyvagal theory
Physical, energetic, mental and emotional body awareness
Psoas muscle biology and physiology
Benefits of restorative yoga, sequencing, breathwork, meditations, and resourcing

**This class is good for 25 hours of Yoga Alliance CEU’s (18 in person hours, 5 hours of pre-work & 2 hours of post-work)**

Date/Time/Location:
December 6th – 8th
Friday 11:30am – 5:30pm
Saturday 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Sunday 11:30am – 5:30pm
Soul Tree Studio – 1280 Centaur Village Dr, Lafayette, CO

Investment:
$450
**Preregistration recommended**

Meet your facilitator:
Dawn Thie, E-RYT 500, has studied and trained extensively in understanding nervous system regulation and trauma processing both personally and professionally, including Warriors at Ease trauma Teacher training. Dawn has been a part of the Soul Tree family for over 6 years and currently lives in Florida.

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