Yoga Teacher Apprenticeship

Yoga Teacher Training

Don't just learn to teach yoga. Learn to become a teacher.

The Transcendent Yoga Teacher Apprenticeship — a six-month mentored journey from devoted practitioner to confident, embodied teacher.

A yoga teacher trainee guiding a pose in a light-filled studio

This is not a certification you rush through. The Transcendent Yoga Teacher Apprenticeship is a six-month, mentored journey — a real relationship with faculty who teach you by teaching alongside you.

You'll move through three connected phases — Foundation, Integration, and Application & Teaching — building from the body and the fundamentals, through energetics and philosophy, into sequencing, supervised teaching, and the confidence to lead your own room.

It's built for anyone ready to deepen their understanding of yoga, whether or not you intend to teach professionally. Because cohorts are small and mentorship is personal, we review each application individually. Contact us for current apprenticeship dates, hours, tuition, and credentialing.

Our method

The Transcendent Embodied Teaching Method™

See clearly. Feel fully. Stay present.

Our apprenticeship is built around one method that runs through everything you learn. See clearly — read bodies, patterns, and needs with real understanding. Feel fully — teach from your own embodied practice, not a memorized script. Stay present — hold a room with attention, safety, and care. It's how a devoted practitioner becomes a teacher others trust.

What makes it different

How this training is built

Mentored, not mass-certified

A six-month apprenticeship with small cohorts, direct feedback, and faculty who teach you by teaching beside you.

Grounded in the body

A deep understanding of the fascial and polyvagal systems and how they shape practice — energetically, emotionally, and physically.

Trauma-informed throughout

Learn to structure classes for trauma sensitivity, use poses to support healing, and hold safe space for integration.

Supervised teaching

Real practice teaching with personalized feedback, so you graduate able to hold a room — not just pass a test.

What you'll study

The learning journey

Phase One — Foundation

See clearly. Build the body-first fundamentals every teacher stands on.

  • Yoga Anatomy & Physiology
  • Asana Techniques & Methodology
  • Principles of Prep & Counter Posing
  • History & Foundations of Yoga
  • Pranayama Techniques

Phase Two — Integration

Feel fully. Integrate energetics, philosophy, and the inner work of practice.

  • Energetics & the Prana Vayus
  • The Chakra System
  • Somatic Psychology & Asana
  • Yoga Sutras of Patanjali & the Bhagavad Gita
  • Shakta Tantra & Tantric Meditation
  • Introduction to Ayurveda
  • Yoga in Modern Translation

Phase Three — Application & Teaching

Stay present. Turn understanding into the ability to lead a room.

  • Vinyasa Krama & Intuitive Sequencing
  • Yoga Class Theming
  • Restorative Yoga
  • Yoga for Special Populations
  • Supervised practicum & practice teaching
  • The Business of Yoga

Who it's for

This training fits you if…

  • Yoga students seeking to deepen asana and its effects on the energetic, emotional, mental, and subtle body — and how to apply poses for healing.
  • Massage therapists integrating fascial and polyvagal understanding into bodywork, self-care, and how they guide clients.
  • Counselors and social workers seeking a somatic-emotional model for confidently offering body-centered practices and supporting trauma release.

What you receive

Included in the program

  • A comprehensive curriculum spanning philosophy, teaching technique, and anatomy
  • Instruction from experienced yoga faculty
  • Hands-on practical teaching with personalized feedback
  • A network of passionate, like-minded peers

Faculty

Brian Ruhmann — Lead Instructor

Brian has studied Iyengar, Svaroopa, Kripalu, and Vira Bhava yoga, with additional training in Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, and holds a Master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science. He blends anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology with asana, yoga energetics, and philosophy to help students realize their authentic selves. Guest faculty also support each cohort.

Details

Format, hours & tuition

Format
Six-month mentored apprenticeship
Structure
Foundation · Integration · Application & Teaching
Lead Instructor
Brian Ruhmann
Hours · Tuition · Credential
Contact us for current apprenticeship details

Dates, cohort sizes, tuition, and credential requirements can change — contact us for the latest program guide before enrolling.

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