300-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
Elevate Your Teaching Skills and Deepen Your Yoga Knowledge with San Francisco's Premier Advanced Training
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN YOGA
Become a teacher who inspires yourself and others through your own unique embodiment of yoga.
Expand your offerings and advance your career as a yoga teacher by strengthening your understanding of the practice. Learn nuances of yoga philosophy, anatomy, and teaching applications from experienced yoga teachers in San Francisco while earning your 500-hr certification through Yoga Alliance®.
CURRICULUM INCLUDES
- Advanced courses on sequencing, philosophy, anatomy, and asana.
- Exciting electives in restorative yoga, inversions practice, Ayurveda, trauma-informed yoga, and more!
- Certificate trainings in prenatal yoga and kids & teens yoga that can be used to register with Yoga Alliance.
- Mentorship from SF’s top yoga teachers.
THE FOLK DIFFERENCE
- Pursue your passion with our rich and varied offerings.
- Study under a diverse faculty of specialized teachers.
- Connect and find belonging in our community-driven classes.
- Enjoy a complimentary studio membership during your training.
THE PATHWAY
Grow your yoga career
1.
COMPLETE YOUR 200-HOUR
First things first: to begin the 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, you must have successfully completed a 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
2.
ENROLL IN THE FOLK 300-HOUR PROGRAM
There are two different ways to sign up:
- Yoga School All Access Membership: 300-Hour
- Yoga School All Access Membership: 200-Hour + 300-Hour
Each pathway includes an annual unlimited studio membership valid at all 6 locations, 15% off retail, and more! Plus, once you’re an alumni, you’ll receive 30% off class passes and full priced memberships + 15% off yoga teacher training and workshops.
3.
SCHEDULE 5 CORE MODULES + 1:1 MENTORSHIP
Dive further into yogic philosophy, learn about anatomy for injury prevention and the subtle body, refine your personal asana practice, develop sequencing and cueing skills, and embark on a one-on-one mentorship with a faculty member of your choice. These courses account for 165 hours total and can be taken in any order. See schedule here.
4.
SELECT ELECTIVE COURSES
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PROGRESS AT YOUR OWN PACE
Feeling motivated? Don’t wait – start your 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training today. The program can be started anytime and is designed to be carried out over the course of one year, but can be completed in as quickly as 6 months.
PROGRAM SPECIALTIES
COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM
Refine your teaching skills with courses in everything from advanced asana to philosophy, sequencing, subtle body, Ayurveda, and anatomy. Learn to teach restorative, yin, trauma-informed, and prenatal yoga, as well as yoga for children.
EXPERT INSTRUCTORS
Receive a holistic education from our diverse team of highly experienced yoga teacher trainers who carry an average of 14 years of experience.
SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY
Foster lifetime connections and a new professional network with those who share your passion for yoga.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training program is the base level training where everyone starts their Yoga Teacher Training journey. The 200-Hour program provides a broad overview of many different topics related to the fundamentals of living and teaching yoga. Completion of our 200-hour program ensures that students are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as RYT-200.
Once a 200-Hour YTT is completed, students can move forward with the more advanced trainings that make up the 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training program. Advanced trainings goes more in depth on one particular topic, like Trauma-Informed Yoga, or provides guidance for teaching a specific population, like our Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training program. The completion of a 300-hour program ensure that students are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as RYT-500.
Folk 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program is taught by a highly respected group of teachers with an average of 14 years of experience teaching yoga internationally and to a variety of populations. You can find a full description of our 300-Hour YTT teaching staff here.
Depending on which electives you decide to take, you should have the skills required to teach Pre/Postnatal yoga classes, restorative yoga classes, vinyasa yoga, flow + restore yoga classes, kids yoga, and/or teens yoga classes with a trauma-informed approach.
Any combination of these specializations will enable you to teach private yoga classes, in-studio and livestream yoga classes, provide yoga in educational settings, or use yoga as a tool in healing and rehabilitation.
Training enrollment varies widely; you can expect anywhere from 5 to 30 students in a class.
Attendance is mandatory for the first two days of any core module. During that time, essential course pedagogy and introductory concepts are taught that are necessary for the remainder of the program. We strongly recommend that students wait to start a Core Module until it is certain that attendance of these first two days is possible.
Students may only miss up to 8 hours (or 1 day) of the program. After missing more than 8 hours of training, students are welcome to continue the program, but will not receive credit.
Students who have missed up to 8 hours of the training may make up the hours in two ways:
1) Schedule a private session with an instructor. Depending on the content of the missed coursework, make-up time instructor to student ratios may vary from 1:1 to 1:4.
2) Join a future training for the day(s) missed. This option is available as space allows. $35 administrative fee per make up.
3) Watch a recording of the missed session. $35 administrative fee per make up. This applies to online trainings only.
All hours must be made up within one year of initial training. Because program content varies by instructor, students must contact their course teacher to find out what was missed. Students may be asked to complete an assignment (writing an essay, sequencing a class, etc.) on the content missed.
The majority of Folk 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training programs are in person.
NOTE FROM ALUMNI
Folk gave me exactly what I was looking for. I wanted a program with options to explore the directions I would like to take. They encouraged me along the way and helped with my weaknesses while furthering my strengths. – Jeremy F.
BIPOC SCHOLARSHIP
Removing financial barriers to yoga education.
Ensuring that yoga education is accessible, equitable, and representative is a vital part of a healthy yoga community. We offer full and partial scholarships for each training. for BIPOC students. Find more information here.
COMMUNITY VALUES
Educating the whole person.
Find connection and a sense of belonging in interactive classes where growth and impact are prioritized.
