Instructor(s)

Yoga Trainer, CYT, ERYT - 500 Natalie S.

Natalie is a Yoga Therapist (CYT) and an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 500) and lead trainer who specializes in anatomy-based, somatic, and therapeutic yoga education. She offers in-depth teacher trainings that blend alignment, functional movement, breathwork, and yoga philosophy into a practical, embodied teaching methodology. With a focus on real bodies and real lives, Natalie supports teachers in developing sustainable practices, refined observation skills, and confident communication—both on and off the mat. Her trainings are known for their clarity, depth, and emphasis on nervous system health, pelvic integrity, and postural resilience. She is the owner and lead educator at Ashland Yoga Center, where she continues to train and mentor yoga teachers from around the world.

Carlos Bracuto

Carlos is a certified Fitness Trainer, Yoga Teacher, Advanced Qigong Instructor, Tai Chi Teacher, and Senior Fall Prevention Coach. He began his formal mind–body training over two decades ago in the martial arts and later expanded his education to include yoga, cardio kickboxing, HIIT, and other fitness modalities. Carlos’s teaching integrates internal energy circulation to cultivate strength from the inside out, support and invigorate the internal organs for optimal function, and enhance immune resilience as a foundation for long-term health and disease prevention.

Course curriculum

    1. Yoga Teacher Training Philosophy: Beyond the Pose

    2. Finding Your Teaching Voice

    3. Zoom meeting

    4. Recommended Books

    5. Yoga as a self Transformation

    6. Modern Yoga

    7. Important Practicum & Training Information

    8. The Skill of Teaching vs. Performing Yoga Poses

    1. 3[philosophy][yamas-and-niyamas1][yamas-niyamas-overview]

    2. 4[philosophy][philosophy-overview]

    3. 5[philosophy][key-concepts]

    4. 11Overview-History-1

    5. 1[asana-digests][asana-theory]

    6. 3Asana - Categories & Families

    7. 5[anatomy][respiratory-anatomy][breathing-anatomy]

    8. 6[anatomy][about-core][about-core]

    9. 7[anatomy][about-core][ta]

    10. 8[anatomy][psoas]

    11. 8Asana - Twists

    12. 7Asana - Backbends

    13. 10Asana - Inversions

    14. 9Asana - Balancing

    15. 6Asana - Forward Bends

    16. 5Asana - Standing Asanas

    17. 2Adjustment Guidelines

    18. 12Surya-Namaskar-Part-1_Overview

    19. 14Surya-Namaskar-Part-3_Alignment-Devotional-Practices

    20. 2 Terminology _ Definitions

    21. 1 Intro _ Cautions

    22. 6[anatomy][respiratory-anatomy][breathing-defined]

    23. 9[pranayama-primer][pranayama-practices][kapalabhati]

    24. 7[pranayama-primer][pranayama-practices][brahmari]

    25. 5 Techniques_ujjayi

    26. 8[pranayama-primer][pranayama-practices][cooling]

    27. 1Sequencing-Fundamentals

    28. 13Surya-Namaskar-Part-2_Asana-Sequences

    29. Personal Practice

    30. Sanskrit

    31. Somatics

    32. Self Practice

    1. Yoga as a Democratic Practice

    2. Yama Homework

    3. Practice using your voice

    4. Developing your personal Practice

    5. Self exploration

    6. Guidelines for Practice Teaching

    7. Flow

    8. Create the sequence you want to practice

    9. Create the sequence you want to practice part 2

    10. Yoga sequencing

    11. Clarifying Cueing

    12. Final Assignment for Graduation

    13. Practice Teaching sequencing

    1. The spine

    2. More about extensions (backbends)

    3. Twists or Rotations

    4. Psoas

    5. Pelvic Flor

    1. Planes of Motion: Sagittal, Frontal and Transverse

    2. Muscle Actions: Concentric, Eccentric and Isometric

    3. Anatomy and Function of the Shoulder

    1. Mountain Pose

    2. Table Pose

    3. Half Lotus Pose

    4. Plank Pose

    5. Downward Facing Dog

    6. Low Lunge

    7. Crescent Lunge

    8. Bridge

    9. Camel

    10. Chair

    11. Eagle

    12. Garland

    13. Half Pigeon

    14. Side Angle

    15. Tree

    16. Triangle

    17. Triangle and half moon variations (Trikonasana and Ardha Chandrasana)

    18. Extended side angle and more poses

    19. Warrior 1

    20. Warrior 2

    21. Warrior 3

    22. Breaking down some standing postures

    23. Chair Parsvotanasana or Pyramid pose

    24. Chair Adho Mukha Svanasana or Downward Facing Dog

    25. Another take on Bridge Pose

About this course

  • $2,900.00

Why are you here?

You might be here because… You’ve felt the pull toward yoga teacher training — not necessarily because you’re certain you want to teach, but because you know your practice wants to deepen. You’ve learned a lot from classes and workshops, yet something still feels incomplete. And with that curiosity come very real questions: Am I ready for this step? What if teaching isn’t my end goal? Will an online or hybrid training actually give me the guidance, connection, and depth I’m seeking? These are wise questions — and they’re part of the process.