We want to make teacher training a possibility for you, so we offer our 200 hour certification program in two 100 hour modules: Anatomy & The Yoga Body and Spirituality & The Yoga Mind. We offer week long intensives and weekend trainings in Gulf Shores and Mobile locations so you can decide how to best make training fit into your schedule.


We teach how and why yoga works through experiential learning and practice teaching. You are given a tool kit along with a methodology of teaching that allows you to intuitively access what is needed for the class in the moment. You learn the art and science of teaching, how to see and hear the class and how to be relevant with your words, range of expression and use of tools. Upon graduation you will be ready to teach fun, challenging and creative classes that leave your students transformed and wanting more.



Spirituality & The Yoga Mind Weekends
March 15th - 17th, April 12th - 14th, May 3rd - 5th, 2024

(100 Hours Towards 200 Hour Certification)

You will learn:


  • Tools for teaching present-moment awareness and how to incorporate in a class.
  • How to utilize these tools to teach spirituality in a tangible way that applies to everybody.
  • A powerful synchronized breath-based vinyasa class sequence.
  • Yogic philosophy and how it applies to teaching.
  • The science of mindfulness and the mind/body connection.
  • History of yoga and how it applies to teaching today.
  • The connection between breath, meditation and spirituality.
  • The art of seeing, timing and knowing when and what to teach.
  • Introduction to using yoga’s mindfulness practices in a class.

Location: Gulf Shores

Tuition: Total cost is $1500. Save $150 with early bird tuition, due by Feb. 15th, 2024


This program is 1 of 2 required for 200HR Teacher Certification with Glow Yoga™.

2 Steps to Register
Step 1 - Register for your specific Teacher Training program with a 50% deposit or full payment.
Step 2 - Wait for us to contact you with registration confirmation along with additional program information.



Register Now




Spirituality & The Yoga Mind Week Intensive: June 8th - 15th, 2024

(100 Hours Towards 200 Hour Certification)

You will learn:


  • Tools for teaching present-moment awareness and how to incorporate in a class.
  • How to utilize these tools to teach spirituality in a tangible way that applies to everybody.
  • A powerful synchronized breath-based vinyasa class sequence.
  • Yogic philosophy and how it applies to teaching.
  • The science of mindfulness and the mind/body connection.
  • History of yoga and how it applies to teaching today.
  • The connection between breath, meditation and spirituality.
  • The art of seeing, timing and knowing when and what to teach.
  • Introduction to using yoga’s mindfulness practices in a class.

Location: Gulf Shores

Tuition: Total cost is $1500. Save $150 with early bird tuition, due by Feb. 15th, 2024


This program is 1 of 2 required for 200HR Teacher Certification with Glow Yoga™.

2 Steps to Register
Step 1 - Register for your specific Teacher Training program with a 50% deposit or full payment.
Step 2 - Wait for us to contact you with registration confirmation along with additional program information.



Register Now




Anatomy & The Yoga Body Weekends:
Sept. 20th - 22nd, Oct. 18th - 20th, Nov. 8th - 10th, 2024

(100 Hours Towards 200 Hour Certification)

You will learn how yoga works within the physical body:


  • Alignment and modifications for poses.
  • Anatomy of the body as it relates to yoga.
  • How to see and teach to your students in a way that is relevant and not from a script.
  • Hands on assisting.
  • A powerful synchronized breath-based vinyasa class sequence.
  • How to teach and relate mindfulness practices through the physical body and how to incorporate it into a class.
  • The dynamics of what makes a class transformative.
  • How to cue breath and call the sequence effectively.
  • Principles of communication and creativity in a yoga class.

Location: Gulf Shores

Tuition: Total cost is $1500. Save $150 with early bird tuition, due by August 20th, 2024


This program is 1 of 2 required for 200HR Teacher Certification with Glow Yoga™.

2 Steps to Register
Step 1 - Register for your specific Teacher Training program with a 50% deposit or full payment.
Step 2 - Wait for us to contact you with registration confirmation along with additional program information.



Register Now




Your leaders:

Jennifer Guthrie, founder of Glow Yoga is the lead instructor for Glow Yoga School. She is E-RYT 500 Hour certified through Yoga Alliance with experience in a broad range of schools and studies. Jennifer has found many mentors throughout the years contributing to an always evolving methodology of teaching that promotes connection. Her approach to leading trainings at Glow is to include content in the full spectrum of modern science, history and spirituality for the individual to develop a depth of tools to access in their teaching. Her main teachers and inspiration comes from her students. Yoga continues to transform and enrich her life everyday.


Melissa Byrd is a licensed Physical Therapist with a Master's degree from the University of Central Florida, as well as a certified Personal Trainer. She has over 15 years experience in the rehabilitation setting and has coached numerous students to a better and more healthy lifestyle. Her love for anatomy and personal strength and fitness goals led her to Glow yoga in 2014 where she quickly began to connect the dots between her clinical knowledge and her own body awareness. This led to her pursit to obtain her yoga teaching certification and to educate others on pursuing a more in depth knowledge of the human body, it's many variations, and how to incorporate that knowledge to teach a powerful, personal, and challenging vinyasa flow! She believes that the students are actually the teachers and that to lead an effective class, you need to teach to what you see. You can never stop learning!


You can also expect special guest instructors and support from current Glow Yoga teachers.



FAQs

  • Practice teaching: We spend time every day practicing teaching. We practice in groups and you receive positive live feedback from your leaders. Our method allows you to instantly incorporate feedback while you practice. We emphasize your natural strengths by identifying them with you so that you maintain your unique qualities and bring those to your students.
  • Synchronized breath: Vinyasa flow is to link breath with movement. We teach you which breaths (inhales and exhales) go with each posture so your classes will flow and your students will have that, “It’s over already?!” feeling.
  • Relaxed Schedule: We maximize our time together and offer frequent breaks so the learning flows just like our yoga classes. We know training can be physically and mentally demanding so we support you so you don’t feel pressured. We always end on time so you get a full night of rest, refreshed for the next day!
  • Learning that flows: Our trainings are guided by you! No training is the same because each person contributes something unique. Remember the days of lectures and memorizing content that you can barely recall today? We want you to remember and embody what you learn so we teach experiential learning. Discussion guides the flow of each day and what we will learn so each topic is relevant in the moment just like a conversation. In this way you are engaged, take in more information and retain it!
  • Consistency & Accessibility: Our teaching methodology is accessible yet challenging to all levels. You will be able to teach a class to anyone anywhere. You will learn how to teach classes that are fun, creative, and challenging. The sequence you learn maximizes physical and mental health and can be scaled to every body.
  • Language that everyone understands: You will learn to use language with an emphasis on breath over the way the body looks in the pose. The sequence you learn maximizes physical and mental health and can be scaled to every body.

We teach how and why yoga works through experiential learning and practice teaching. You are given a tool kit along with a methodology of teaching that allows you to intuitively access what is needed for the class in the moment. You learn the art and science of teaching, how to see and hear the class and how to be relevant with your words, range of expression and use of tools. Upon graduation you will be ready to teach fun, challenging and creative classes that leave your students transformed and wanting more.

Training is from 8 am to 7 pm every day. A typical day will include: 60 minute yoga practice, group discussion, practice teaching, plenty of breaks for snacks and meals as needed to keep energy and learning flowing, meditation, nature walks in parks and on the beach.

Our programs are for all levels new to teaching as well as experienced teachers looking to expand their continuing education. Since our programs continue to evolve with our own learning, content is fresh and relevant at each module. No training is ever the same.

  • Practice teach
  • Meditate, go on nature walks & rest to process your learning
  • Explore concepts through group discussion and presentation
  • Learn tools to navigate life and discover limiting perceptions & blocks through journaling and self-study
  • Full support to thrive and develop your unique teaching style

Yes, Glow Yoga School is a registered yoga alliance school which means upon completion of the 2oo Hour training program you are eligible to apply to become a 200 Hour RYT certified yoga alliance instructor.

Bring at least two changes of yoga clothes and optional comfortable clothing for discussion, journal, pen, watch to keep time and on schedule and we recommend phone or recording device to record your practice teaching sessions.

There are several grocery stores and restaurants in the area. We recommend packing your breakfast, lunch and snacks to maximize your rest time between sessions.

 
Testimonials

I recently had the privilege to be among the First group of Teacher Trainees to be certified through Glow Yoga School. Jennifer Guthrie - Teacher.. Owner..Mentor..Guide..and Inspiration of the 200 hours held our hands as she taught us what is really means to BE a yoga instructor. We of course learned the breakdown and positioning of each pose, the sequence, how to assist others and what to look for and how to listen to our class. But more importantly... We learned first how to be our true self from the inside. Jennifer gently guided each of us to open up and dig deep within to find love. Love for ourselves first so we can be loving to others. We learned what it means to be Authentic! The first step in becoming a yoga instructor.


I'm grateful for the 200 hours spent with my super awesome group; the trainees, Jennifer, Drew and all the teachers who attended and shared their expertise. I'm especially grateful that I took a Hugh scary step, to do that digging, to see that each of us hold inside .....Fireworks!!! That we each have something unique to share, something special to give. To just...BE.

Donna Holmes

Certified Yoga Instructor, Boom!

I took level 1 training 100 hours, at Glow yoga March 2015. I was pretty apprehensive about what to expect from the training I really had no intention of teaching I just wanted to learn more about yoga and maybe find a little direction for my life After doing mental health work for almost 20 years I needed some inspiration. The training consisted of classroom instruction, yoga practice, meditation, group sessions, journaling and practice teaching. It was definitely the hardest physical challenge of my life I learned so much from my peers in the training about willingness to be open and vulnerable, to look at those things that were stumbling blocks and to allow healing into our lives. It was an amazing experience. Through all the practice teaching we learned how to sequence and teach a yoga class. I also had the pleasure of taking level 1 training with my mom which was a good experience for both of us. Training can give you some direction and confidence in your ability to teach a yoga class I didn't plan on teaching but am teaching two classes at the Y. I highly recommend teacher training for those who want to teach and those looking for direction and inspiration. You'll get inspired and learn how to teach.

Julie Smith

Glow Yoga Teacher Training was the perfect fit for me. I felt confident teaching the baptiste sequence after the first weekend of training. I also loved all the guests teachers who came throughout the training. I was able to take away new teaching styles, philosophies on life, and I just left the training a better and more whole person.

Lindsay Overton Rainey

Glow Yoga's teacher training was a great experience for me. I now have the ability and confidence to teach yoga to a variety of groups. They incorporated different teaching styles into the program, which helped me find my own style. Teacher training has positively changed my life in so many ways. My relationship with friends, family, and everyone I come in contact with has changed for the better. And the new friends I've made during my training are the greatest blessing. This journey has opened doors for me already. And I can't wait to see what the future has in store for me.

Jacki East

My advice to anyone considering teacher training is the same as that given to me. If you are on the fence, DO IT!


Glow teacher training prepared me to teach even though I still don't plan to teach very much. The biggest reason for recommending it however, is that for me it changed the way I look at personal relationships and interaction with people. It taught me I could rely on acceptance, compassion, and trust when dealing with others instead of analysis and self interest. Just as important to me are the lasting friendships I made with other trainees. Going through the training together created strong bonds that will last. As set in my ways as I was, if it worked for me it will work for anybody!

Warren Adam

I had thought about taking yoga teacher training. When Jennifer decided to lead her first training, I decided to sign up for it. I was delighted my daughter, Julie Smith, was with me during the first hundred hours. At my age, I said my brain was mush at trying to remember the sequence. Fellow class members were supportive and a lot of sharing was done. We found that most of us are broken in some way. We kept practicing, meditating, and journaling through long days. Our local leaders and guest leaders pushed us on. I decided after the first hundred hours that since I had come that far I would continue. I was glad I did. It was a goal I needed to obtain at this time in my life. I learned so much. Sometimes we just have to say it just is and accept that it just is and not question why or why me. Now, I really do want to teach yoga. It is amazing that once you go through the training, you can teach when at first you could not and wondered if you ever could. We are fortunate to have such dedicated leaders here at Glow and that we could have the training here.

Jan McVey

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