Yoga Tree Registered* Teacher Training

Take a Journey Into Yoga

Join Yoga Tree in historic downtown Plano for a journey to a greater understanding of your yoga practice.

Study the great teachings of the yoga masters with the intention of sharing them with others. Become a yoga teacher by studying teaching techniques that can help you communicate your personal yoga style. Study the business of yoga, anatomy, teaching methodology, and the ethics and history of the Yoga tradition.

Students from all styles and traditions are welcome.

We are a 200 and 500 hour Registered Yoga School.  This means that our curriculum has been approved and registered with the Yoga Alliance, an internationally recognized governing body of yoga instructors.  We are honored to have achieved this accreditation and strive to uphold the highest standards in our programs.  Teacher training students receive vigorous instruction and training on a variety of topics that produces competent teachers qualified to teach at studios and fitness facilities across the country. 

Why Yoga Tree?

• Design and teach a safe and fun Hatha and Vinyasa yoga class
• Teach people, not just posture in this student centered tradition
• Learn anatomy, alignment, philosophy
• Build your teaching skills  and your personal practice
• Gain teaching experience in a fully operational studio
• Graduate confident and ready to teach
• Receive your certification recognized by the Yoga Alliance
• Take a Yoga journey that will transform yourself on and off the mat

200 Hour Training

Our 200 hour teacher training sessions are divided into 10 modules that can be completed in 10 months.

Students can choose a fall program that meets once a week on Thursdays from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm that starts in September.  This option is perfect for students with school age children or participants that are prefer to break the material up into short absorbable blocks. 

We offer a weekend teacher training option that meets two Sundays a month from 7:30 to 6:30 and begins in April.  This program is perfect for students that work during the week and would like to cover the material during the weekends.

500 Hour Training

Our 500 hour training program is modular and is personally designed for each student based on his or her previous experience and goals.  The program includes workshops, classroom sessions, directed personal study/practice and private instruction with the director, Toni Farris, ERYT500.