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1000 Hour Comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training

with La Colmena Collective

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Training Overview

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Advance Your Yoga Career with Our 1000-Hour Comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training

 

Are you a 500-hour certified yoga teacher looking to deepen your practice and elevate your teaching skills? Our 1000-Hour Comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training is designed for dedicated yogis like you who are ready to carve out a unique path in the yoga world. Whether you’re a graduate of La Colmena or any Yoga Alliance-recognized 500-hour program, this advanced training allows you to earn your 1000-hour certification, placing you among the most qualified instructors in the field.

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Our program offers an additional 500 hours of specialized training that builds on your existing expertise. If you’re committed to living the principles of yoga and advancing your studentship, this program is your next step in the direction of mastery.

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To enroll in the 1000-Hour Comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training, you’ll need a 200-hour foundational certificate and a 300-hour advanced level certificate (or a combination 500-hour certificate). We offer the flexibility to complete the required 500 additional hours within five years of starting your first course, making it easier for you to fit this transformative journey into your busy schedule.

 

Join us and take your yoga career to the highest level with our 1000-Hour Comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training!

Yoga Teacher Training Curriculum

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La Colmena Collective offers a unique opportunity to complete an advanced level 1000 hour Yoga Teacher Training through a hybrid experience. Get the convenience of studying online from your own home AND the adventure of traveling to meet with your yoga teacher peers! Combine online learning with an in-person immersion.  First, join a big online community of students and then meet an intimate group of classmates during an on-site immersion. Please note that the program cost does not include airfare, housing or meals for the immersion portion of any program. CYA graduates are amongst the world’s most well-prepared foundational-level teachers!

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Begin your yoga journey with us today!​​​

Choose from a number of our Continuing Education Options to Accumulate 500 Additional Hours of Study!

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If you have not previously taken a Colmena Yoga Academy training, you may include either our 250hr Foundational Level or our 300hr Advanced Level Ayurvedic Yoga training to your cumulative hours. 

Choose your additional hours in specializations from a long list of options: 

  • Trauma Informed YTT

  • Restorative Yoga

  • Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers

  • Yin Yoga

  • Kundalini Yoga

  • Meditation

  • Pranayama

  • Pre & Post Natal

  • Wellness Business

and more!

Prior to graduation choose from: 

  • 6 months of mentorship

  • 6 months of wellness business coaching or

  • A final capstone project

Head to our Continuing Education page to read details about the programs and then enroll at your own pace!

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Take up to 5 years to complete your 500 additional hours.

What Will You Learn?

We believe in empowering our students to hear and trust the voice within!​

Our unique 1000 hour a-la-carte yoga teacher training program goes above and beyond any existing standard for professionalism in the Yoga field. You will be able to choose from a variety of full length courses or more focused niche courses to really carve out your specialization. Gain confidence, build experience and hone your craft with the Colmena Yoga Academy.​​

Above and beyond any ORGANIZATION'S existing standard for Yoga Guide Professionalism and Expertise.

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This Course is Recommended for:

Our 1000 Hour Yoga Teacher Training is best suited for several types of seekers:

  • Dedicated Yoga Students and Teachers who have a desire to welcome specialization into their practices and their lives

  • Counselors or therapists who wish to be able to incorporate yogic tools, mindfulness, Ayurvedic principles, and meditation into their sessions

  • Current Yoga Teachers who want to find a niche in their field through deepened study or simply wish to deepen their pre-existing skills

  • Those with a strong desire to advance their skills of sharing yoga in private, public, workshop and retreat settings.

  • Teachers of any medium who wish to incorporate yogic tools, mindfulness and meditation into their sessions​​

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Sample Daily Schedule - ONLINE

During the online portion of hybrid programs students will receive:

  • 1 weekly workshop ranging from 90 to 120 minutes each

  • Online weekend immersions once or twice month​ly

SAMPLE WEEKLY WORKSHOP (1x/week):

6:00 to 8:00 p.m. : Lecture

SAMPLE SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE WEEKEND IMMERSIONS:​

6:00 to 8:00 a.m. : Morning Sadhana
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. : Breakfast Break
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
12:45 p.m. : Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. : Skills Practice, Techniques, & Group Work etc.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. : Skills Practice, Techniques, & Group Work etc.
6:00 p.m. : Break for the Evening

Sample Daily Schedule - IMMERSION

For those seeking Yoga Alliance Certification who will be joining the

required immersion trip:

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SAMPLE DAILY IMMERSION RETREAT SCHEDULE:​

"A" DAY

6:00 to 8:00 a.m. : Morning Sadhana
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. : Silent Breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
12:45 p.m. : Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. : Skills Practice, Techniques, & Group Work etc.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. : Skills Practice, Techniques, & Group Work etc.
6:00 p.m. : Break for the Evening

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"B" DAY

6:00 to 8:00 a.m. : Morning Sadhana
8:00 a.m. : Silent Breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. : History, Philosophy, Methodology, Anatomy etc.
12:45 p.m. : Lunch
12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. : AFTERNOON BREAK
4:45 p.m. to 6:15p.m. : Sunset Practice, Practice Teach, Techniques, Sequencing etc.
6:15 p.m. : Dinner
7:15 to 8:30 p.m. : Meditation, play shop, Review Session or film

1000 Hour Advanced YTT Required Reading:

Any required texts will be dependent upon the specialized courses that you choose to complete your hours. Please be sure to read read each course description page carefully and communicate with the director of your selected program in order to ensure you have all supplies required.  

Why Should You Choose La Colmena?

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We support students from all over the globe in graduating with an understanding of the foundations of yoga and in-depth studies on their niche of choice! Graduates of our programs can be found in most corners of the world and in a variety of different settings!

We place emphasis on:

  • The coupling of modern science’ findings with an in-depth spiritual practice

  • Functional alignment practices for injury prevention

  • Inclusivity, safety, accessibility, and approachable sequencing

  • A grounded, well-rounded and in-depth program

  • An 8 limbs approach to the practice

  • Encouragement, on-going communication and mentorship structures

  • Exploration of what yoga off-the-mat and out in the world looks like

  • Time for Self-Study

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La Colmena Core Pillars

Reverence 
for the Roots & Traditions of Yoga

Implementation of Trauma- Informed Practices

Focus on Functional Movement & Injury Prevention

Inclusion of Ayurvedic Principles

Dedication to 
Equity, Community & Service

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What Makes Us Unique?

Aside from going well above and

beyond the current Yoga Alliance

Standards (the global authority on yoga

training qualifying factors and curriculum),

we are also constantly striving to be innovators in the field of preventative health and wellness. At La Colmena we believe in bringing the best of modern scientific research into the in-depth spiritual practices.​

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Our staff is diverse and comes from all over the globe, offering students a variety of perspectives and lived experiences to supplement their studentship. We honor Yoga as a system that was never meant to be exclusive, but rather a path toward remembered wholeness which ALL who want should have access to. 

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What's Included?

  • Access to our live online hours of study

  • Access to your course recordings to look back upon for 1 year after graduation

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  • ​Additional digital content for your supplementary practice

  • Systems of mentorship and feedback

  • Your illustrated PDF Yoga Teacher Training manual and workbook

  • ​Inclusion into a group of staff, faculty, mentors and students as support and resources via email, Facebook and WhatsApp

  • On-going support and communication post-graduation

  • Email orientation and introduction as well as post-graduation integration support

  • A Yoga Teacher Certificate of Completion (Yoga Alliance certified for those who join the immersion portion to complete their Practicum hours).

Course Goals

We believe in empowering our students

to hear and trust the voice within!

In this course you will:​

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  • Deepen your studentship and your dedication to the yogic practices from a 4 Path & an 8-Limb approach

  • Build confidence and lean into your unique voice and offerings in order to apply teaching methodology with confidence

  • Gain hours of live teaching experience with feedback from your peers, mentors and the faculty

  • Learn the fine art of sequencing with anatomical safety in mind

  • Develop the tools for taking your practice off of the mat and into the world so you can be an empowered community leader

  • Receive an introduction to the fundamentals of Ayurveda, Anatomy and Biomechanics, in-depth Philosophy, and Yoga as an invitation to Social Action

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What's Not Included?

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  • Required Texts

  • Manual printing costs

  • For those seeking Yoga Alliance certification, the online course rate does not include: airfare, transportation, accommodation or meals for your immersion practicum. That package must be purchased separately and is priced dependent upon the location you choose.

What you can expect from our Faculty

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Our highly qualified staff is here in service with a mission of advancing the studies of Yoga, Meditation, Breathwork and Ayurveda. Here's what you can expect from our team of global leaders:

  • A high standard of professionalism and dedication to the students

  • Their own long-term studies and on-going commitment to education

  • Commitment to equity and non-discrimination within the classroom (live and online)

  • An approachable demeanor, responsive in communication 

  • Adherence to the Colmena Collective core pillars and ethical standards 

  • An 8 limbs approach to the practice

  • Responsible mentorship

  • A dedication to practicing Yoga off the mat

  • Regular participation in their own feedback systems and regular student and peer review processes.

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