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Best Yoga Teacher Trainings in Portland, Oregon--Updated for 2024

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Best Yoga Teacher Trainings in Portland, Oregon

 


The Peoples Yoga

The Peoples Yoga offers a foundational 300-hour Teacher Training which pursues a fusion of classical and contemporary methods. The training will give you the opportunity to learn how to commit to daily meditation and asana practice. With journaling and weekly meetings with a partner, there is space for developing ways of articulating your individual experience.







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The training draws on somatic practices as a way of knowing ourselves more intimately; hereby reclaiming the ability to make our own choices regarding the health of our minds and bodies. Throughout the training, you will discuss philosophy and ethics that are applicable to your own daily life and investigate methods of sharing the practice with your own community.

The Peoples Yoga emphasizes that in order to develop the pedagogical skills needed to teach and empower others we must first “do the work ourselves”. The schedule for the training varies depending on the training format you choose. 

  • Price: $4500 (Early Bird available)
  • Duration: 9 weekends over 5 months
  • Website: http://thepeoplesyoga.org/
  • Yoga Style: Classical yoga


Now Yoga

Recognized as one of the best 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training programs in Portland Oregon. NOW’s School of Yoga stands out as a top choice, offering a unique approach that goes beyond traditional yoga shapes. Dive deep into the yogic path and uncover how it transforms both your practice and daily life. 







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Their comprehensive training equips students with the essential foundations for teaching asana. Learn the art of crafting classes suitable for all levels, whether you're aspiring to deepen your practice or embark on a fulfilling journey as a yoga teacher. The program fosters lasting bonds through dedicated study, immersive practice, and personalized mentorship. 

  • Price: $3500 Early Bird: $3800 Regular
  • Duration: Th,Fr eve, Sat/Sun full day, over 3.5 months
  • Website: http://nowyogapdx.com
  • Yoga Style: Foundational Yoga


SellWood Yoga

Looking to join a top-tier yoga teacher training program? Look no further than Sellwood Yoga. Locally owned and family-run business has been in community since 2002.

Sellwood Yoga 200 Hour Trainings strive to create a warm, welcoming, and non-dogmatic atmosphere where students of all backgrounds and skill levels can thrive. Their training program emphasizes the benefits of yoga, mindfulness, and healthy living for the whole person.







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Their training is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in the physical practice of yoga, as well as the breath work and mindfulness practices that are essential to the yoga tradition. The program includes all one would expect in a good 200 Hour Program, and also includes modules on trauma informed yoga, teaching livestream classes, and a teaching practicum. 

  • Price: $3500 
  • Duration: 2 weekends per month for up to 8 months
  • Website: https://sellwoodyoga.com/
  • Yoga Style: Foundational Yoga


YoYoYogi Training

Transform Your Yoga Practice with YoYoYogi’s 5-Star Program. YoYoYogi’s 5-star rated program is for anyone looking to deepen their practice, uncover their authentic voice and live earnestly the lessons of yoga. Together you will work hard, study hard, laugh out loud and even shed a few tears. Be ready to change your life.







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YoYoYogi believes that the TRUE TEACHER lies inside each and every one of person. And their training helps each student to uncover it. Program includes multiple areas of study, including asana, philosophy, pranayama, sequencing, yin yoga & energetics, and more.

  • Price: Not available via website, application required
  • Duration: 11 weeks
  • Website: https://www.yoyoyogi.com/
  • Yoga Style: Multi-disciplined Approach


Yoga Joy/Amrita Yoga

Teaching yoga is an art and a science. It is a conversation, a dance, an interpersonal reciprocity between teacher and student. ​Join Sarahjoy and her training team as you develop your knowledge and your skill set, as well as your personal artistry as a teacher.








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Beyond what other training programs offer, you’ll learn specialized teaching skills such as vinyasa yoga, Ayurveda, neuroscience, yoga philosophy, psychology, pranayama, chanting, and mindfulness. Amrita yoga emphasizes the bio-mechanics of alignment, anatomy, kinesiology, and rehabilitative processes.