Daytime 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program

Sky House Yoga has partnered with the White Lotus Wellness Center to bring a daytime Yoga Teacher Training program to the MD/DC community!  This program will be offered on weekday afternoons for those who may not have time to study yoga in the evenings and weekends.  


Program Mission Statement
The Sky House Daytime Yoga Teacher Training program is designed for yoga students that are ready to delve deeper into the teachings and practices of yoga while maintaining their family commitments and completing a training program with a flexible format. Our four-part modular program emphasizes sensitization to nature and natural cycles, self-study, economic sustainability, spirituality, and yoga as an agent of personal and societal change.  Our curriculum includes the creation of a consistent home practice and the study of yoga postures, breath work, meditation, energetics, and the tools to teach an authentic and intelligent yoga class.   

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What makes this training different?

This training was designed for yogis unable to commit to evening or weekend courses. Trainings will be held Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00am-2:00pm. This training emphasizes sensitization to nature, natural cycles and practicing yoga in a way that is both authentic and supportive to the student and the teacher.

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YTT Program Topics 

Yoga Philosophy
The History of Yoga 
Ethics and Yoga in the Global Economy  
The Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, & Mythology 


Practice, Teaching, and Methodology
Finding Your Edge: Yoga as a Physical & Mental Practice
Asana Families, Alignment, and Modifications 
Intuitive Sequencing and Class Planning
Breath Work and Breath Therapy 
Meditation & Altered States 

Anatomy and Physiology
Structural Anatomy & Safety
Energetic Anatomy
The Subtle Bodies
Doshas

Special Topics
Ayruveda and Self-Care Techniques
​Introduction to Sanskrit
Gentle & Therapeutic Yoga
Hands-On Assisting in Postures
Sacred Sound: Mantra and Chanting 

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Program Requirements

To receive a certificate from Sky House Yoga and to be eligible for 200  
 Hour registration with Yoga Alliance, students must:

• Attend 90% of all required classes and events
• Complete a  four session community service project and report.
• Submit a practice log of at least 20  home practices.
• Submit an observation log of at least 6 classes.
• Completion of a mid term and final exam with a passing grade of 80% or higher.

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To Register

To apply for this program:

1.  Complete the application form to the right. Complete a
statement of intent by telling us a bit about yourself, your yoga practice, and what has you interested in this yoga teacher training program.

2. We will be in touch with you within 2 business days with a copy of the student contract and enrollment details.

Questions? Email skyhouseyoga@gmail.com. 

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Six Month YTT Program Format

Classes will take place over six months on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
            
 


200 Hour Session Days/Times
 Mondays: 10:00 - 2:00 pm
 Tuesdays: 10:00 - 2:00 pm
                      

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   2017 Program Dates 

This program has been postponed. Stay tuned for details for our 2018/2019 program!

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Sky House Yoga School Certification

Sky House Yoga is a Registered Yoga School (RYS200) at the 200-Hour level with Yoga Alliance.  All graduates from the Sky House Yoga Teacher Training Program are eligible to become Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT200).  The RYT certification is the professional standard for those wanting to teach yoga.

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Cost and Fees

Donation Range
$2900 - $3100

BRING A FRIEND AND EACH OF YOU RECEIVE $100 OFF YOUR TUITION
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4 and 6 Month Payment Plans Available
* One Full Financial Need Based Scholarship Available Per Session. See details below to apply.

Books are not included, book costs are approximately $100 - $150 and all books can be purchased online.

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Yoga Teacher Training Core Faculty

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Ashley Litecky Elenbaas
ERYT 200, MS 

Ashley began her work with yoga and the healing arts after personal battles with asthma, allergies, and body image issues in her early twenties. She completed her first 200 hour yoga training from the Yoga Center of Columbia in 2002 and her second 200 hour yoga training in Kundalini in 2005. Since this time she has lived in Asheville, NC, Australia, and completed a masters of science in clinical herbal medicine from MUIH. She lives a committed  life to teaching yoga and leading herbal training courses.  Ashley is the founder and director of Sky House Yoga and has led yoga teacher training programs for Blue Heron Wellness, the YMCA, and Sky House Yoga. Her style of teaching tries to reflect the beauty, flow, intelligence, spontaneity and humor found in nature and in life. 

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Hannah Leatherbury
ERYT200, RYT 500

Hannah Leatherbury Hannah Leatherbury (E-RYT-200/RYT-500, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) has been a student of yoga for over a decade and teaches yoga full time. She received her training in Classical Hatha yoga through Kashi Atlanta urban ashram (Atlanta, GA) in June 2009 and has been teaching ever since. She completed studies in Yoga Therapy in 2011 through Boundless Yoga (Washington, DC,) studies in Ayurveda in 2013-2014 (Wise Earth School of Ayurveda, PA), and earned her 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training at the Yoga Center of Columbia (Columbia, MD) in 2015. She kinda LOVES learning about this stuff and sharing her discoveries with other yogis and yoga teachers. 

Hannah co-leads Sky House Yoga's 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program, mentors yoga teachers through the Sky House Yoga Teacher Apprenticeship Program, and directs the 30-Hour Ayurveda Immersion. Her teaching style incorporates experiential learning, self-reflection and group discussion. She believes that personal experience and intuition are powerful ways to learn how to be a great teacher.

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Yoga Teacher Training Program Testimonials

"Thank you so much for a kick ass yoga teacher training program. I have learned so much and grown so much from this. You are an inspiration and I can hear your voice of unconditional acceptance coming through me when I speak to my own students. Prior to starting YTT I feared becoming one of those "snarky" yoga teachers, but with your guidance and a daily yoga and meditation practice, I feel my compassion has expanded exponentially. I feel I am living in line with my purpose and guiding others into this mysterious continent of yoga."  ~ Miriam

"The yoga teacher training program at Sky House was an incredible experience! Ashley and Nina provided a wonderful environment to learn, practice and play. I loved that we explored so many facets of yoga and astrology interweaving them into an extraordinary fabric of knowledge. I have deepened my own personal practice far beyond what I believed was possible! So whether your goal is to deepen your practice or be able to teach, this program is for you!" - Sarah

"Just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for this YTT. It was exactly what I was looking for (and more!). You did a great job of balancing all the different aspects of teaching yoga from yogic philosophy to pranayama to the asanas. I felt like I was exposed to a whole new aspect of yoga that I figured existed but I wasn't sure how to access. But more importantly, you have inspired me to keep learning and keep growing. It was a truly memorable experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I am a different person than when I walked into Sky House Yoga for the first time and I look forward to sharing everything that I have learned with my students. You have both made me a much better teacher and I will miss having regular sessions with you." ~ S