200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
The journey in the 200 hr. Yoga Teacher Training begins with a focus on you and your personal practice as a means for understanding and living yoga. From that foundation, you will learn and practice the most important skills for teaching so that you can facilitate yoga for individuals and groups.
Our Mission: Prepare students to deepen their own personal practice and study of yoga and to teach general wellness yoga to diverse individuals and groups of students in a variety of settings.
Weekend Modules: 5 in-person weekends over 12 months and online line evening sessions on Mondays & Tuesdays, see specific dates. Paced for those who have full-time jobs and/or family commitments. Next program start date is August 7, 2023.
200-hour River Flow Yoga Training – 2023-24 Schedule
Weekend Schedule (In Person at 5 Koshas Yoga & Wellness), 2023-24:
1: September 9 – 10, 2023
2: Sept 30 – Oct 1, 2023
3: October 14 – 16, 2023
4: May 4 – 5, 2024
5: June 8 – 9, 2024
Online Live
Welcome Session
Monday, August 7, 2023
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Yoga Sutra-s + Chanting Intensive
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Mondays, Oct 23 – Dec 18, 2023
Pranayama Intensive
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Jan 9 – Feb 20, 2024
Plus 1.5 hours/week self-paced
Meditation + Cakra-s Intensive
March 5 – April 30, 2024
3 hours/week self-paced
Two discussion groups to be scheduled on Tuesday evenings
Final Projects Discussion
Monday, August 12, 2024
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Credentials Earned: Students who complete the course are eligible to apply for RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance, the national credentialing organization for yoga teachers.
Prerequisites: A sincere desire to learn more about yoga. Space in your schedule for in-person sessions, online live, self-paced content and homework is essential. Plan approximately 4 hours/week during the training. Immersing in personal practice or taking Viniyoga classes, workshops or retreats is very helpful but not required.
Faculty: The lead teacher and school director, Mary Hilliker, has studied with her teacher, Gary Kraftsow, for the last 22 years. Mary has been training yoga teachers in the Midwest since 2009. She has assembled a group of talented teachers trained in the Viniyoga lineage to assist in the training. See 200-hour faculty for more information.
To Apply: Complete the application form below and submit to mary@riverflowyoga.net by August 3, 2023. If past deadline, contact Mary to see if there are any additional openings in the program. Apply
Tuition:
- $3300 early-bird tuition by August 3, 2023.
- Pay As You Go $270/month for 13 months, starts August 3, 2023.
- Take the program as “Intensives” for personal practice or continuing education.
- Payment links
Training Catalog | Information Packet
Contact Mary Hilliker at mary@riverflowyoga.net for a copy of the training catalog and curriculum.
Free Information Consultation
Contact Mary at mary@riverflowyoga.net or call/text 715-218-7120 to request an individual appointment scheduled at your convenience to discuss the program.
Students who complete this program are welcome to continue with our 300-hour advanced teacher training.
300-HOUR ADVANCED YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
The 300 hr. Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is a springboard for deepening knowledge, personal practice and teaching skills for asana adapted to the individual and groups, pranayama, meditation, sound, mudra, nyasa and other symbolic aspects of yoga practice.
Our Mission: Prepare teachers who have taken a 200-hour certification program for advanced level teaching with an in-depth knowledge of asana adaptation, pranayama, pranayama, meditation, Tantra, sound, nyasa and mudra and application of those yoga tools for personal practice, private yoga sessions and groups, including classes, workshops and retreats.
Contact Mary at mary@riverflowyoga.net for information on the next program.
300-hour Advanced Training
WEEKEND SESSIONS – IN-PERSON
Dates to be determined soon for the start of the 2023 program.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturdays
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Sundays
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
WEEKDAY SESSIONS – ONLINE
2 or 3-hour sessions starting at 5:30 pm
Credentials Earned: Students who complete the course and are currently RYT-200 are eligible to apply for RYT-500 with Yoga Alliance, the national credentialing organization for yoga teachers, once they have logged 100 hours of teaching since receiving the RYT-200 credential.
Pre-Requisites: A certification from a RYS-200 training or equivalent study. RYT-200 is recommended if you are eligible so that you can accumulate teaching hours for RYT-500. Yoga practitioners who are interested in auditing the course should contact Mary at mary@riverflowyoga.net.
Faculty: The lead teacher and school director, Mary Hilliker, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, has studied with her teacher, Gary Kraftsow, for the last 20 years. Mary has been training yoga teachers in the Midwest since 2009. She has assembled a group of talented teachers trained in the Viniyoga lineage to assist in the training. See 300-Hour Faculty.
Training Catalog | Information Packet
Contact Mary Hilliker at mary@riverflowyoga.net for a copy of the training catalog and curriculum.
Free Information Consultation
Contact Mary at mary@riverflowyoga.net or call/text 715-218-7120 to request an individual appointment scheduled at your convenience to discuss the program.