The JoY Immersion & Teaching Apprenticeship

January–December 2027

A yearlong journey into the practice, philosophy, embodiment, and teaching of yoga.

The JoY Yoga Immersion & Teaching Apprenticeship is a space for those who feel called to go deeper into yoga—not simply as something we practice on a mat, but as a way of understanding ourselves, relating to others, and moving through the world.

The first half of the program is a six-month immersion into yoga itself: philosophy, meditation, pranayama, embodiment, energy, self-inquiry, and the deeper layers of practice.

This portion of the program is open to those who want to deepen their relationship with yoga whether or not they ever intend to teach.

For those who feel called to share the practice with others, the second half of the program becomes a six-month Teaching Apprenticeship, where we begin to explore the art, skill, and responsibility of teaching yoga.

Together, these two phases create a yearlong journey of deepening, integrating, and ultimately sharing the practice.

Two Phases. One Journey.

PART ONE | January–June

The Yoga Immersion

The first six months are an invitation to immerse yourself in the deeper dimensions of yoga.

We will explore:

• Yoga philosophy and the Yoga Sutras

• The Eight Limbs of Yoga

• The Yamas and Niyamas

• Meditation and pranayama

• Sacred sound, Om, and chanting

• Koshas and Chakras

• Reiki and the subtle body

• Embodiment and self-inquiry

• Integrating mind, body, and spirit

• Developing and deepening a personal practice

This portion is for anyone who feels called to go deeper into yoga.

You do not have to want to become a yoga teacher.

You can participate in the six-month Yoga Immersion simply because you want to understand and experience yoga more deeply.

At the end of this first phase, participants who feel called to continue into teaching will transition into the Teaching Apprenticeship.

PART TWO | July–December

The Teaching Apprenticeship

The second half of the program is for those who feel called to teach.

We will explore:

• Teaching philosophy

• Yoga styles and lineages

• Anatomy and functional movement

• Understanding the poses

• Accessibility and agency

• Modifications and safety

• Sequencing and class design

• Teaching skills, public speaking, and communication

• Ethics and boundaries

• Business and professional responsibility

• Developing your authentic teaching voice

• Practice teaching, observation, feedback, and mentorship

The intention is not to create teachers who all teach the same way.

It is to give each apprentice the knowledge, experience, mentorship, and space to discover how they want to teach—and who they want to be as a teacher.

The Apprenticeship

Teaching is not something we simply learn from a manual.

It develops through practice, observation, experience, reflection, feedback, and relationship.

Throughout the second half of the program, apprentices will have opportunities to practice teaching, receive thoughtful feedback, observe teaching, develop their own voice, and gradually step into greater responsibility.

The goal is not simply to teach you what to teach.

It is to help you develop the understanding, confidence, discernment, and presence to teach in a way that is authentically your own.

Our Monthly Rhythm

We will gather for one weekend each month from January through December 2027 at The JoY.

Friday | 6:00–8:00 PM

Friday evenings will be held as a sacred practice—a time for meditation, pranayama, reflection, and integration. This is intentionally different from classroom time. It is an opportunity to arrive, settle inward, and experience the practice.

Saturday | 8:00 AM–3:00 PM

A full day of immersion, study, practice, discussion, and experiential learning.

Sunday | 11:00 AM–4:30 PM

A day of application, teaching development, practice, integration, and reflection.

Sunday will close with a dedicated practice designed to help participants integrate what they have received before returning to their lives and practices.

Who Is This For?

This experience may be for you if you:

• Want to deepen your personal relationship with yoga

• Feel drawn to yoga philosophy, meditation, embodiment, and energy

• Want a meaningful, immersive experience rather than simply a series of classes

• Are considering becoming a yoga teacher

• Are already teaching and want to deepen your knowledge and approach

• Feel called to share yoga with others but want to develop your own authentic voice

• Are curious about what might unfold when you give yourself a year to truly immerse yourself in the practice

You do not have to know whether you want to teach when you begin.

The first six months are yours to explore, experience, and deepen.

If teaching begins to call you along the way, the second half offers an opportunity to step into that path through apprenticeship and mentorship.

A Different Kind of Yoga Training

This experience is intentionally being created outside of a traditional, standardized teacher-training model.

Rather than beginning with the question, “How can we fit everything a teacher needs to know into a certain number of hours?”, we begin with a different question:

What happens when we give ourselves an entire year to immerse ourselves in yoga and then learn how to thoughtfully share that practice with others?

The curriculum will continue to evolve as the program develops, allowing room for the needs, questions, and experiences of the people who are actually in the room.

This is a space for study and practice, knowledge and experience, discipline and curiosity, learning and becoming.

The Details

Dates: January–December 2027
Location: The JoY Yoga & Wellness
Format: One weekend each month
Length: One year

Additional details regarding tuition, application, and program requirements will be shared soon.

If You Feel Called

If something in you is stirring as you read this, I would love to hear from you.

You don't have to know yet whether you want to teach.

You don't have to have all the answers.

You simply need the curiosity and willingness to begin.

The JoY Immersion & Teaching Apprenticeship
January–December 2027