14th Annual 200 hr Teachers Training Program

September 2024 - March 2025

If you are ready to deepen your yoga practice, your knowledge of yoga & yoga philosophy; to delve deeper into mindfulness & self-reflection, or develop the skills to lead others in a class setting, then our Teachers Training Program is for what you are looking for.

There are many reasons to take our teachers training program. Maybe you are an aspiring yoga teacher, or maybe you are looking for personal growth and development. Whatever the reason, the skills & experience you will gain are universal and can be used on and off your mat.

Here at Yoga Within, you will find a community that will support you, inspire you and help you to develop and grow as you move through this next chapter of your yoga journey.

you will learn & develop in the following areas:

  • A deeper understanding of self-care & self-reflection

  • Developing/ deepening your personal practice

  • Pranayama (breath work)

  • Anatomy in relationship to yoga and functional movement 

  • Asana (postures) - breakdown, alignment, adjustments, cueing

  • Practice Teaching

  • Learn how to create, sequence and develop lesson plans

  • Yoga Philosophy

  • Meditation 

  • Explore different types of yoga – prenatal, realignment, trauma informed, yin, ashtanga

  • Ethics

  • The Business of Yoga

WHAT OUR PROGRAM INCLUDES:

  • Drop-in classes from September 2024 to March 2025

  • 200 hours with senior teacher/facilitator Melanie Checknita, studio owner, with over 40 years of teaching experience

  • Workshops/Presentations with various yoga instructors

REQUIREMENTS

  • 2 years of Yoga Experience

  • Minimum 18 Years Old

  • Approval & Acceptance of Application


PRICE $3100 +GST

 
 

Meet Melanie Checknita - Program Facilitator

I have been teaching yoga for over 40 years. I am a Senior Yoga Association of Alberta Teacher and Teacher Trainer.

My yoga journey began over 40 years ago taking classes with Gerda Krebs. Over the years yoga has woven a path through my life and my heart. Yoga has taught me that strength and flexibility in my body is important but combining it with strength and flexibility of my mind allows me to face life’s challenges with courage and a positive outlook. Yoga is something that anyone can do. It becomes a need not a want and the benefits are endless!

Yoga Within opened its doors in January 2008, with the help and support of a very patient family and many friends! Our hope was to create a nurturing, welcoming environment where people of all levels could learn, share and practice yoga together. I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with wonderful instructors, students and friends who have shared in creating this space.

Yoga Within’s Teacher Training Program began in 2010. In addition to our 200 hour Hatha training we have run Yin, Ashtanga, Prenatal and Yoga for Kids trainings.

I am thankful and fortunate to have studied many styles and traditions of yoga with many wonderful, knowledgeable teachers:

Gerda Krebs, Friedel Khattab, Anita Sielecki, David McAmmond, David Swenson, Nancy Gilgoff, Tim Miller, Doug Swenson, Phattabhi Jois, Shakta Kaur Kalsa, Sat Dharam Kaur, Rosemary Antze, Bernie Clark and many others over the years.

Yoga Association of Alberta certified, Gerda Krebs 500 hours, Ashtanga with David Swenson, Prenatal, Radiant Child, Healthy Breast, Okido yoga, Yin yoga.