“Hone Your Teaching Skills” is the first installment of a 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training program. This training covers essential topics like diversity, trauma-informed practices, sequencing, assists, and the business of yoga to help you become a more seasoned teacher.

After this training, you’ll feel confident leading grounded, safe, and inspired classes, and have the tools to instill life-changing principles in your students.

HONE YOUR TEACHING SKILLS

50 hour training

dates – september 27 – 29 and october 4 – 6

times –

  • ONLINE – 6:00pm – 9:00pm EST (fridays)
  • 9:00am – 5:00pm (saturdays and sundays)

* In addition to the above schedule, students will be required to do other homework outside of class

location – Bhakti Center / 5E yoga studio

admission –

  • $950 (regular price)
  • $850 early bird (first 5 signups)

for any questions, please contact maryallison@bhakticenter.org

Register Here

Hone Your Teaching Skills is the first installment of the 300 hour advanced yoga teacher training program.  In this training you will learn essential and invaluable skills to deepen your teaching and help you become a more well-rounded and seasoned yoga teacher. We will cover a variety of topics including: 

  1. Diversity Equality and Inclusion in the yoga classroom
  2. Trauma Informed Practices
  3. Advanced Sequencing 
  4. Hands on Assists
  5. Dharma Talks
  6. The Business of Yoga 

At the end of this training you will feel more confident and ready to lead grounded, safe, and inspired yoga classes that are informed by a wealth of knowledge. More than that, you’ll have the tools and knowledge to instill life-changing principles and teachings into your classes. 

Provided that you have completed all assignments, upon graduation, you will receive a 50 hour yoga teacher training certificate that you can apply towards our 300 hour yoga teacher training program and have the option to register as a RYT 300 via Yoga Alliance. 

You can find the schedule of our upcoming 300 hour yoga teacher training modules here.



what to expect

  • be a part of a supportive community
  • learn from experienced and adept teachers
  • explore and experience variations of yogic techniques
  • gain skills to lead a yoga class

your guides

Brinda Kumari (Susan Hu) is an E-RYT® 500, YACEP®, and founder of an RYS® 200 based in NYC. Born and raised in Shanghai, she has always been searching for the deeper meaning and purpose of life beyond the body and the mind. After obtaining two master’s degrees in Media and Journalism and working in marketing/communications for over seven years, she listened to her inner calling to share the teaching of yoga and became a yoga and meditation teacher. Brinda believes when you take the time to care for yourself with genuine self-love and live an aligned life, you have the power to heal yourself and the world around you.

She has been assisting Yogi Charu and teaching in over 30 yoga and meditation teacher trainings. Brinda was initiated into the Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya as a disciple of HH Radhanath Swami.

With over 2,000 training hours, Brinda’s teaching style is very nourishing, grounding and uplifting with a focus on breathing and the relationship with Self. As a senior lead teacher at the Bhakti Center, she offers different styles of yoga classes, workshops, and trainings both one on one and in group settings. Her style includes Hatha, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Nidra, Prana Nidra, Pranayama, Prana Vidya Healing, Chakra Meditation and other yoga and meditation techniques. Brinda also leads local and international retreats and offers Ayurveda self-care treatment and consultations.

Being a yoga philosophy nerd, an alignment geek, and a gym rat, Jamuna’s classes are irreverently reverent, sweaty and precise, and full of laughs!!  A practicing bhakta, 500-hour certified Yoga Instructor, a professional clown in hospitals for children, and a professional storyteller, Jamuna loves to  serve anyone who walks into her class!

Kishor Chandra is a yoga teacher, bhakti practitioner, and kirtan leader. Always seeking deeper truths and a higher purpose Kishor moved to India when he was 21 years old. There he lived in ashrams and studied the ancient yogic philosophy of the Vedas and yoga asana under the tutelage of master yogis. Kishor leads workshops, trainings, and retreats all over the world but his home base is the Bhakti Center where he serves as the Yoga Director. He has studied under the guidance of master teachers His Holiness Radhanath Swami, Kulavadhuta Satpurananda, Dr. Gajendra Kumar, Raghunath Cappo, Jaya Jagannath das, Dana Flynn, Abbie Galvin, Nevine Michaan, Benjamin Sears and others.

payment information & cancelation policy

  • $2,000 Non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance
  • Full Tuition is due ONE week prior to school start date
  • $2,000 deposit is forfeited upon cancelation
  • Refund window closes 3 weeks prior to school start date; all monies forfeited thereafter