Yoga Teacher Training
200-Hour Vinyasa-Based Yoga Training
October 16 - May 16: A Total of 9 weekends over 8 months
A Yoga Teacher Training for Those Who Want to Go Deeper—Not Just Get Certified
This 8-month, in-person training is for dedicated students who want more than a certification. It’s for those who feel called to deepen their practice, explore yoga beyond the physical, and grow in a way that meaningfully shapes how they live, lead, and connect.
Rooted in vinyasa and guided by experienced teachers, this program blends physical practice with philosophy, self-inquiry, and real-world teaching skills. You’ll build strength, confidence, and clarity—on and off the mat.
You don’t have to want to teach to belong here. You just have to be ready to show up, stay curious, and commit to the process.
Join a small, supportive cohort and step into a training that is as much about personal transformation as it is about learning to teach.
What Makes This Training Different
- 8-month immersive experience (not a fast-track certification)
- Small cohort (maximum 14 students) for personalized support and mentorship
- Rooted in yoga philosophy—not just physical practice
- Trauma-aware, inclusive, and community-centered approach
- Learn to teach real people—not perform poses
- Led by teachers with decades of experience and deep lineage connection
- Includes 8 months of unlimited yoga at half price to support your growth
Savannah Yoga Center has been serving the community for over 23 years. This training reflects that depth—grounded, intentional, and built on real relationships.
Who This Training Is For
This training is for you if:
- You feel called to deepen your practice
- You’re curious about yoga beyond poses
- You may or may not want to teach
- You value community, reflection, and personal growth
This training is not for you if:
- You’re looking for a quick certification
- You want a purely fitness-based program
- You’re not open to self-inquiry or feedback
What You’ll Learn (and Be Able to Do)
This training focuses on practical, embodied learning—not memorization.
You’ll learn how to:
- Sequence and teach classes with clarity and confidence
- Understand anatomy in a way that actually supports your teaching
- Offer hands-on and verbal assists with awareness and respect
- Hold space for students with presence and integrity
- Explore yoga philosophy as a lived, personal practice
- Develop your authentic voice as a teacher
This training asks something real of you. It invites you to show up honestly, build inner strength, and learn how to support both yourself and others.
The Experience
This is an in-person, hands-on training held at Savannah Yoga Center in downtown Savannah.
- 9 weekends over 8 months
- Designed to work alongside full-time jobs and busy lives
- A balance of structure, flexibility, and depth
Along the way, something more than training tends to happen.
Students form meaningful connections. Confidence grows. Many move through important life transitions—career shifts, retirement, creative changes, or simply a deeper alignment with themselves.
When you enroll, you’re not just joining a program—you’re stepping into a community.
Training Schedule
Dates: October 16, 2026 – May 16, 2027
Weekend Schedule:
Fridays: 6:00pm–9:00pm
Saturdays: 12:30pm–8:30pm
Sundays: 12:30pm–6:30pm
We intentionally keep this training small to ensure each student receives meaningful support.
A Note on the Physical Practice
This is a vinyasa-based training with a strong physical component, including sun salutations.
If you’re working with injuries or mobility limitations, we’re happy to talk with you about whether this program is the right fit.
Tuition & Payment Options
Tuition: $3500
Early Pay Discount: $2995 if paid in full before September 1
Payment Plan:
- $500 deposit to reserve your spot
- 5 monthly payments of $600
Military spouses may qualify for full tuition support through MyCAA.
Military spouses:
You may qualify for free tuition from MyCAA, which grants educational benefits up to $4,000. MyCAA is a career development and employment assistance program offered by the military for military personnel and their spouses.
Learn about MyCAA.
Take the Next Step - Apply
If you feel drawn to this training, we invite you to apply.
Spots are limited to 14 students and tend to fill early.
Not sure yet? Come to an info session or reach out with questions—we’re happy to connect and help you determine if this is the right fit for you.
Info Session Dates:
June 15th, ZOOM, 7-8pm
June 28th, In Studio, 5:30-6:30pm
The 200-Hour Training Path
Each weekend follows the arc of the seven chakras, providing a grounded structure for exploring both the physical practice and the deeper layers of yoga.
The program opens with a warm welcome. We’ll get grounded in the program flow and expectations. From there, we’ll dive into meditation, seated postures, sun salutations, and props usage. You’ll get an introduction to the chakras, Yoga Nidra, and variations vs modifications.
Discern all 8 limbs of Yoga, and the importance of applying the Yamas and Niyamas in daily life. Lessons on anatomy and standing postures will reflect rootedness. Student teaching begins this weekend. We’ll explore Ayurveda, moon salutations, and yoga during menstruation.
You’ll start acquiring some basic sequences. Relevant sequencing topics will include: pregnancy yoga, Yin Yoga, the bandhas and koshas, creative yoga poses, and essential anatomy for hip/sacrum-oriented asana.
This weekend reveals the relationship between sun salutations and power vinyasa. Anatomy-wise, you’ll be focusing on the core and strength-based work/poses. We’ll also discuss yoga for seniors and sample some Bhakti Yoga.
Keeping the heart-space open is a key aim in yoga. You’ll experience embodying this ideal through backbends and restorative yoga, along with chanting. Students will practice verbal assisting. We’ll cover yoga for children too.
You’ll be discovering how to hone your own teaching voice (even if you don’t want to teach, this work is invaluable and required). Our physical practice will focus on shoulder stands and basic arm balances. This weekend will demystify Sanskrit.
By this weekend, you will have steadily progressed in your sequence-building skills. You’ll up your game a bit with inversions. At this stage, it’s time to fold in the meditation aspect of yoga, along with ethical considerations.
This is our final learning weekend. We’ll be talking about wisdom and inner guidance. To foster group creativity, we’ll hold a round-robin class. We’ll also explore the power of silent practice, along with Yoga Nidra. All forms, journals, and written papers will be due, including your 5 – 10 page research paper.
In this culminating weekend, you’ll be doing the final written exam (multiple choice, with fill-in answers) and 2 teaching demonstrations. The research paper you submitted in Weekend 8 will be returned to you. We’ll close the training with a special ceremony. All graduates will receive a 200-hour certificate.
Required Books
Throughout the training, we’ll work with a selection of foundational texts that will continue to support your practice long after the program ends. These books aren’t just course materials—they become part of your ongoing study and relationship with yoga.
To complement our work with the chakra system, we’ll also incorporate essential oils and crystals as supportive tools within the training.
Savannah Yoga Center offers a discounted bundle for all required books, essential oils, and crystals through our sister shop, shopordinarymagic.com. After enrolling, you’ll receive a link and code to purchase everything in one place.
Required Reading
- Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness — Erich Schiffmann
- Light on Yoga — B. K. S. Iyengar
- Bhagavad Gita (Stephen Mitchell translation)
- The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Sri Swami Satchidananda
- Health, Healing & Beyond — T.K.V. Desikachar
- The Miracle of Mindfulness — Thich Nhat Hanh
Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Asana – Judith Hanson Lasater
Recommended (Optional)
These are not required, but they can deepen your understanding and are valuable additions to a personal yoga library:
- Wheels of Life — Anodea Judith
We recommend having your materials ready by the first weekend so you can fully engage from the start. A limited selection may be available for purchase at the studio, though availability is not guaranteed.
“I loved the diversity of the program. It gave me insight into all aspects of yoga.”
Simone
“This program allows people to grow their practice, and it makes them conscious of the things they do to make their practice safe and comfortable.”
Brittany
“The instructors are remarkable—very inspiring, full of love and devotion. I will never forget this experience!”
MR
“Yoga is a light, which once lit will never dim. The more your practice, the brighter the flame.”
– B.K.S. Iyengar
Meet the Faculty
Our expert faculty holds over 10,000 hours of combined training, practice, and apprenticeship. They are deeply committed to their yoga lineages and sharing their knowledge with you. Each instructor will be your humble, encouraging guide throughout the training.
Kelley Boyd, program director
E-RYT 500, YACEP
As the founder of Savannah Yoga Center, Kelley directs all yoga teacher training and programming. She has been practicing and teaching for over 20 years.
Stephanie Jones, co-director + lead teacher
E-RYT 500, YACEP
SYC holds a special place in Stephanie’s heart, as it is the home of her very first role as yoga teacher. Stephanie will be sharing Trauma Informed Yoga, Meditation, Ritual and Meditation.
Katy Keyes
Katy Keyes graduated from SYC’s very first teacher training program in 2008. She is now ERYT-500 with Yoga Alliance and a Certified Yoga Therapist with IAYT. She teaches Functional Yoga to seniors, cancer survivors, and students of all levels. She studied Ayurveda and Primordial Sound Meditation with the Chopra Center in Carlsbad, CA. Katy is also a Licensed Massage Therapist and AFAA Certified Personal Fitness Trainer. She is a Certified Instructor of the Heather Lyle Vocal Yoga Method. Katy enjoys guiding students to feel empowered by reaching their own potential.
Alexandra Mitchell, lead teacher
Alexandra Mitchell obtained a Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management from Auburn University. She decided to pursue her holistic path after profound changes when she graduated with her 200-hour Intensive Yoga Teacher Training from Savannah Yoga Center in 2013, where she currently teaches weekly yoga classes. She graduated valedictorian of her class with her Massage Therapist license in 2015. She expanded her learning into sound healing with Acutonics, animal therapy with equine massage and Evolutionary Astrology. Alexandra will be sharing yoga asana, chanting, meditation and more.
Carol Morrissey, lead teacher
BSN, MHN, E-RYT500, YACEP
Carol has been teaching Yoga, movement, meditation and breath work full time for more than 20 years.
Carol holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, a Masters in Holistic Nutrition and has logged well over 1400 classroom hours of study in yoga, therapeutics, biomechanics, somatics and fascial release training. While Carol appreciates many forms of Yoga her teaching is informed by her deep studies of biomechanics, love of anatomy and appreciation of the human form and its endless variability. She will be sharing biomechanics, anatomy, yoga asana and more.
Veenu Sharma, lead teacher
Veenu is from India, where yogic spiritual practices were always a part of her culture and have influenced her since childhood. She holds a 3000-hour yoga certification, and she also earned a postgraduate degree in Yoga Science, along with an MBA in Marketing and IT. Veenu taught yoga in India and Hong Kong for several years, and she will be teaching philosophy, yoga asana, chanting and more.
Omkari Williams
For over 30 years, from her career as an actor to her work as a political consultant, along with her creativity and life coaching, Omkari has been helping others shape and share their stories for maximum impact. She uses all that she has learned to help people find their most effective way of being an activist. “Right now we need all hands on deck,” she says. Omkari will be guest teaching a Zoom workshop on equity and inclusivity within yoga communities.
Frequently Asked Questions:
This is a vinyasa-based yoga teacher training. It both emphasizes and builds upon the asana aspects of yoga. Participants will be moving through pretty rigorous sun salutations. If this approach doesn’t suit you and you want to deepen your practice, we recommend starting supplementing your learnings with a restorative-oriented program.
Some knowledge of and experience with yoga asana is needed. This training is ideal for passionate + curious students eager to deepen their knowledge of yoga and advance their existing physical practice.
A desire to teach yoga is not required. This 200-hour teacher training will equip you with the skills and understandings to expand your yogic horizons, whatever your aims may be.
You sure can! Essential makes for a great refresher program. Please note that if you already hold a 200-hour certificate, these 200 hours will not count towards a 300-hour certificate. Per the Yoga Alliance, the 300-hour certification is a separate training with more advanced modules.
All sessions are held at our studio in downtown Savannah. This training is ideal for those who live within a 50-mile radius and can easily travel to/from the studio. However, Savannah is also full of amazing and affordable Airbnb’s if you’re up for the weekend stay in Savannah.
You’ll need to purchase some books, an essential oils starter kit, and a chakra crystal set. Please see the Required Materials section above for details.
We’ve made this program as flexible as possible (we get it: life happens!). You can miss a maximum of 8 hours. Additional absences would necessitate a conversation about the best next steps. We’d likely ask you to join a later program, with any tuition you’ve paid up to that point fully credited towards that training. You’d be required to start from the beginning of that program so you could participate in creating a culture of trust within your cohort.
We offer discounts for early sign-ups as well as a payment plan. We also offer 1-2 need-based scholarship. Military spouses may qualify for full tuition grants from MyCAA. Please see the Tuition & Payments section above.
We have intentionally designed this program for maximum flexibility, which is why we hold it on weekends for local participants. If social distancing is mandated, we may reduce the number of accepted participants. Should a viral outbreak disrupt the training schedule, will postpone the program and apply any tuition paid to that point towards the program reboot.
Savannah Yoga Center is an independent, locally owned studio. Please refer to the Tuition & Payments section for more details.