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Live In-Person, Live Online, and At-Home Study
"Todd and Cheryl are two of the most heart-centered, compassionate, loving, accepting, knowledgeable, wise and fun-loving teachers I have ever encountered in my 25 years of teaching yoga. They truly walk the walk and talk the talk and make learning accessible and comprehensive. The Ashaya Teacher Training is like no other! Masterful!"
- Karyn Van Name, NY
Why Choose Ashaya Yoga Teacher Trainings?
Transform Your Life. Open Your Heart and Get Happier.
Live Your Dream. Help Change the World!
Professional Development.
Live On Purpose.
Become Part of Vibrant Community of Heart Followers.
What makes Ashaya Yoga
Teacher Trainings So Outstanding?
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1. Our programs offer an unprecedented opportunity for transformation of your whole being.
2. We offer you individual alignment instruction so you know you're doing the poses correctly.
3. You'll receive unparalleled progressive one-on-one mentoring throughout the course. You'll teach 6 mini-classes over the course of the training, and you'll get individual feedback after each one, so you know how well you're doing and what skills you need to work on.​
4. Through small group and 1-to-1 interaction with other students, you'll experience the power of a supportive and diverse community of passionate learners.
5. Most teacher trainings only focus on the body. Ashaya fully integrates body, mind, and heart for a complete experience.
6. We explore emotional mastery, as well as mastery of the physical body.
7. We go deep into exploration of Ashaya Yoga and its Tantric yoga philosophy, rather than just learning a little bit about many different styles. This allows you to fully master your teaching skills so you can help your students transform!
8. Our 200-hour course gives you a strong foundation for taking advanced courses with Todd in the future.
Ashaya Trainings are for YOU if you...
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aspire to be a yoga teacher and wish to deepen your practice, knowledge, and understanding of yoga in the Ashaya Yoga Method.
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are already a yoga teacher and want to take your teaching to the next level. You will advance and refine your professional development and learn new alignment techniques, more effective language, how to interweave a theme into the instructions, Tantra philosophy, and get individual mentoring on their teaching.​
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are looking for an authentic teacher training that integrates body, mind, and heart.
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come from any background of yogic and other spiritual traditions, and wish to explore the Tantra Yoga Philosophy.
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have with a sincere desire to learn, grow, and open your heart: you’ll thrive and transform yourself in this environment.
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want a highly professional training with high standards and accountability in order to prepare to be an extraordinary teacher.
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Prerequisites:
At least six months of yoga practice any style and a sincere desire to deepen your practice, open your heart, gain knowledge, and bring more light and love into this world.
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Disappointed with your previous teacher training? Feeling stuck or bored as a teacher?
Transform your practice and teaching with the elegant, heart-centered, and alignment-refined Ashaya Training. Add this inspirational Tantric-based method to your portfolio and become the best YOU you can be!
Here are just some of the topics you’ll explore in our 200-Hour transformational training:
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Teaching Ashaya Yoga
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The Four Essentials of Ashaya Yoga
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How to teach Warmups
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Foundations of Hands and Feet
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Prepose Instruction to get students into poses safely
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Embodiment of the Five Elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Sky
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Teaching with a Heart Theme to bring students into their hearts as well as their bodies
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Heart Virtue Context Statements to bring more clarity to the theme and purpose of each class
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Technical and Physical Benefit Context Statements to help students learn the benefits of yoga
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How to Lead a Centering and Savasana
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Unity Heart Themes - using one theme throughout the class
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Pulsation Heart Themes - using two themes to provide complementary contrasts
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Lesson Planning and Sequencing
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Teaching Beginners
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Modifications and Use of Props
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Language Refinements
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Plain and Explicit Language so your students can follow your instructions with ease
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Unskillful word habits - release habitual language in favor of learning to give super clear instructions
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Use of Context Statements creates a bigger picture of the why and how of the poses and the class as a whole
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Yoga Practice:
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Ashaya Morning Sadhana - a beautiful morning practice of mantra, pranayama, and meditation
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Ashaya Kriya Practice to purify your body, mind, and heart
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Pranayama Breathing Techniques
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Mantra Chanting and Mantra Meditation
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Asana Clinics: Personal Instruction in Alignment
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Instruction in Standing Poses, Balancing Poses, Hip Openers, Backbends, Inversions, Hand Balances, Forward Bends, and Twists
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Therapeutic Application of Ashaya Yoga
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Yoga Philosophy:
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History of Yoga
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Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Tantric perspective
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Bhagavad Gita Study, Tantric Perspective
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Tantra Philosophy: Path of Radical Affirmation (how to say Yes to life!)
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Three Yogic Worldviews
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Shiva Nataraja Teachings
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The Five Acts of Shiva
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Eight Attributes of the Absolute
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Chit Ananda and the Highest Purpose of the Practice
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Four Vibratory Bands of Consciousness
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Om and Four States of Consciousness
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Chakra Yoga Transformational Practice
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The 36 Tattvas: Principles of Existence
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Yoga Anatomy
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Anatomy and Science Behind Why the Ashaya Method Works
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Five Koshas (sheaths)
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Subtle Body Anatomy and the Chakras
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Personal Growth
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Conscious Communication Skills
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Owning Your Experience
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The Power of Loving Presence
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Name Your Shame and Deep Core Wounded Identity Work
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Emotional Agility
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Hands-On Adjustments
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Professional Practices
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Ethics
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Marketing
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Online Teaching Technical Skills
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Devotional Practices
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Community Connections
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Co-Listening
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Small Group Sharing
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Journal Writing
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Personal Facilitation
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Don't take our word for it!
See what our program graduates love about the
Ashaya Yoga Teacher Training
Wendy Irrinki
New Brunswick, Canada
"The highlights were the Sadhana practices. I loved the chanting and the breathing techniques! "
Sheila Gabeya Dimon
Zambia,
Africa
"I felt so much a part of the community, even though I was 1000 miles away. I am truly, truly grateful."
Angela Yau
Olney, Maryland
"The whole course was fully engaging of body, mind, and heart."
Max Heering
Greenwich,
Connecticut
"Because it was online and I didn't have to travel to be in-person, I could fit it in and do all the work and the learning. I was delighted!"
Cheryl Rathborne
Goderich, Ontario
“From this experience I have gained self confidence in preparing a class, in delivering a class, and motivation to improve my practice.”
Why Choose Ashaya?
You value a high quality experience. All of our teacher trainers and mentors are highly skilled in the Ashaya Method.
You desire authentic feedback.
We mentor you individually every step of the way.
You crave connection. Through small group sessions, you'll form deep bonds with other teachers-in-training.
Meet Your Teachers
Todd Norian
Ashaya Yoga Founder, Internationally Acclaimed Yoga Teacher, Musician, and Author, E-RYT 500, YACEP
“When you’re aligned in body, mind, and heart, you find yourself guided by an energy and purpose greater than yourself. This leads to bringing forth the gift that only you can offer to this world. When you know what your gift is and you unabashedly offer it, then you’ve reached a level of spiritual fulfillment and service in the world that brings the highest joy.”
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Todd seeks to awaken others to their inherent potential for healing and joy. A student of yoga since 1980, he founded Ashaya Yoga® in 2012 to guide students through an alignment-based, heart-opening practice that builds strength and flexibility, while giving them access to the universe of power within. Todd brings precise, therapeutic alignment, heart-opening, Tantra-based teachings, and an unapologetic sense of humor to his live online workshops and trainings. Todd created several music albums for yoga and relaxation, including Bija, which is played in yoga classes globally.
Cheryl Chaffee
Ashaya Yoga Teacher Trainer, E-RYT 500, YACEP
“Self-acceptance is an important spiritual practice. To fully accept yourself, with all your quirks and imperfections, is to realize the Divine Energy within you. This recognition, which comes about through heart-centered practices and study, opens your heart to experience even more joy and freedom in life. This is a deep underlying theme in Ashaya Yoga.”
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Cheryl is passionate about assisting others in opening their bodies, minds, and hearts. She began teaching yoga in 2005, received her 500 hour certification in 2010, and ran a successful alignment-based yoga studio for 10 years in Sarasota, FL. Cheryl has studied with Todd since 2006, and has assisted him in workshops and teacher trainings. She brings a friendly sense of joy and adventure to her teaching, while honoring the wide range of physical and emotional experience that each student brings.
More on Cheryl can be found at bodymindheartyoga.com.
Randy Boyd
Anatomy Course Teacher, E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Therapist, IAYT
“My passion for teaching yoga anatomy is sourced from the tantric perspective that the human body is a reflection of the one divine universal energy that is the essence of all beings and the source of all healing. My experience as a yoga therapist is that the alignment essentials practiced in Ashaya Yoga are based on the science of anatomy and promote vitality, healing, and radiant health.”
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Randy seeks to awaken others to their innate ability to find health, harmony, and happiness through the practice of yoga. He attributes the healing of a very serious back injury he had to the Ashaya method.
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Randy has studied with Todd for 15 years. As an Ashaya teacher trainer, he has trained over 75 teachers in the Ashaya method. He teaches private yoga therapy sessions and yoga therapy workshops. More on Randy can be found at randyboydyoga.com.
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Note: The yoga therapy components of Randy’s teaching are based on his certification as a Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists. These techniques are not derived from his status as an ERYT-500 with Yoga Alliance Registry.
Program Dates and Fees
Coming Soon!
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We offer a tuition payment plan option for a nominal fee.
Scholarships based on financial need are available upon request.
For information on our scholarships, payment plans, and refund policies, click here​
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