Yoga Teacher Training Program Assistant

 

STEP INTO LEADERSHIP.

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Become part of our Yoga Teacher Training team.

 

Our Program Assistants are coachable, knowledgeable, and committed to making a difference for participants in the Teacher Training. 

As a Program Assistant, you hold space for the entire program and are a vital source for the transformative experience of this program. Join us for one of the most rewarding processes. Grow your education, enhance your teaching practice, and advance your group leadership skills to gain more confidence in your teaching skills.

 

Who is the program for?

• Yoga Teachers with a minimum of 200 yoga teacher training.

• Yoga Teachers who want to experience YTT from the other side of the mat.

• Yoga Teachers seeking to deepen their teaching skills and quality of leadership.

• Yoga Teachers who are passionate about sharing yoga, connecting with community, and supporting with new yoga teachers.

• Yoga Teachers who are prompt, resourceful, and quick problem solvers.

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What are your responsibilities?:

Logistical Support

• Arrive before the program starts and to stay after it ends: Unpack materials for the day.

• Pack up materials when the day is complete.

• Set-up and break down of the room in between segments of the training.

• Support facilitators with the operations of running training activities and learning sessions.

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Educational Support

• Engage with the trainees for support: information, pep talks, laughter, whatever is needed.

• Actively engage in the curriculum through discussions and feedback

• Be a "demo" during modules for assisting and asana curriculums.

• Be an example for the trainees through your way of being and presence.

• Keep the high morale of the program and support the trainees to stay energized and inspired

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Mentorship

• Be a mentor for a group of the trainees during the YTT program - available for educational support and checking-in with the trainees for support.

• Attend 1-2 of the monthly Wednesday PM Study Group sessions

 

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 What is your commitment?:

1. Ability to attend all sessions (either all Fridays, or all Saturdays, or all Sundays. See below for the schedule).

2. Mentorship: Check-in with and respond to the small group of trainees you are assigned to as a mentor. 

3. "Grounding Call": 30 minute all YTT Staff program call one week before each weekend intensive.

4. "Feedback Call": 30 minute all YTT Staff program call after each weekend intensive.

 

                          

What are the logistical details?:

 

 

LOCATION: 

Sanctuary Bodyworks

710 South Ann Street, 2nd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21231

 

SESSIONS:

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FRIDAY Program Assistant 5:00 - 10:30pm:

 

• ​Dates for next YTT: TBD

 

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SATURDAY Program Assistant 10:00am - 8:30pm

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• ​Dates for next YTT: TBD

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SUNDAY Program Assistant: 10:00am - 7:30pm

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• ​Dates for next YTT: TBD

 

What you are responsible for: 

- Transportation to and from the training sessions

- Food and meals: There is one meal break, and short breaks throughout the day.

- Hydration: Bring electrolytes

- Bring your yoga mat, changes of yoga clothes, and yoga towel.

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What we are responsible for:

- Water for the YTT team

- Healthy snacks for the YTT team

- Program content: The week before the program, we will have a call with all assistants to discuss the outline of the weekend 

- Program schedule outline: We will print you an outline of the schedule for the day, and your responsibilities.

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The exchange:

The value for learning to facilitate YTT for these sessions is a total of $1,200. This includes all hours for the Friday, Saturday, or Sunday sessions, pre and post program development phone calls, personal coaching and feedback from the Lead Faculty, our training manual, the live training curriculum, training courses from our guest teachers in Yoga Anatomy, Sequencing, Goal Coaching, and other unique support for which you may request. 

 

We understand that a common barrier to continued education opportunities is financial reasons. We are passionate about making opportunities accessible for Yoga Educators, and view this opportunity as an exchange of time, energy, and work. Because of this, the cost to you is $0. 

                          

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Interested to join?

 

For further questions and discussion:
Email Lindsay - Lindsay@redlilayoga.com