Yoga Garden San Francisco Bay Area

JEN (HECHT) NEWMAN
Instructor
Jen (Hecht) Newman is an E-RYT 500 certified yoga teacher who has always had a connection to the exploration of movement and the expression of her heart. She has been studying movement and yoga for the majority of her life and has been teaching since 2001. Her teaching style offers clear, precise alignment that is playful as well as soulful.Jen has found that yoga is an offering and support in creating a remembrance of who we really are by connecting the physical, mental, and emotional being. In this place, there is an opportunity to feel the tangibility of our essence and offer this back in our day to day living. She has recently been studying Craniosacral Therapy under the Upledger Institute and is excited to further her studies in this direction. Come ready to play and find a deeper connection to your heart.
KAREN MACKLIN
Instructor
Karen Macklin (RYT-500) has been studying yoga and meditation since 2000 and has received training in the yoga traditions of Ashtanga, Iyengar, Shadow Yoga, AcroYoga, Therapeutic, and Restorative, as well as in various forms of Buddhist meditation, yogic philosophy, and the science of Ayurveda. She has studied with many wonderful teachers, and has been most influenced by Scott Blossom, Sean Feit, Chisandra Fox, Gary Kraftsow, and Jason Crandell.She teaches with an emphasis on building internal and external strength, creating mindfulness, and establishing a deep connection with the energetic body. Her classes are typically strong but slow, rhythmic flows that incorporate hands-on adjustments, verbal alignment cues, and an opportunity for students to enter a space of meditation and inquiry. Karen has also written about yoga for Yoga Journal, Yoga International, FitYoga, Tricycle, San Francisco Weekly, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
KATRIN KUTTNER
Instructor
Katrin, E-RYT500 Yoga Teacher Trainer / Yoga Instructor / Yoga Therapist / Philosophy Teacher, lives and teaches yoga in San Francisco and travels around the globe to share her passion for the spiritual art with the body. She is leading and contributing to yoga teacher education and training. For her classes and workshops she designs sequences that make sense of the body and mind for a deep sustainable experience. She strives to address the unique therapeutic needs of every student and cultivate a lasting increase in energy and courage. Katrin combines in her teaching fluid strength and alignment with a tantric take on life. Katrin is an extraordinarily creative and skillful yoga teacher. I am very impressed with her ability to balance strong leadership with compassion and encouragement.” – Desirée Rumbaugh creator of “Yoga to the Rescue” DVD seriesyoga.katrinkuttner.com
MARISA TORIGGINO
Instructor
Marisa is one of two partners at Yoga Garden SF and has been part of the team since it opened in 1998. Her areas of responsibility includes Operations and Finance, and she is the primary instructor of the prenatal program which includes weekly classes, workshops and teacher training. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her children, writing poetry and being physically active.
MICHELLE BOUVIER
Instructor
Michelle Nayeli Bouvier is a Prana Vinyasa™ E-RYT 500+ yoga teacher trainer, Hoopdance pioneer, AcroYoga teacher, bodyworker, movement therapist and dancer devoted to the art and science of embodiment. With a diverse movement background and 20+ years in yoga, Michelle has taught full-time, at studios, conferences, retreats and festivals since 2002. In addition to sharing Prana Vinyasa™ through Shiva Rea’s Samudra School, she is on the Teacher Training Faculty of Āvāhana School of Yoga & Expressive Healing Arts, Balanced Action Yoga, and Hoop Vinyasa. Loved for her joyful creativity as a movement guide, Michelle teaches with a uniquely trained eye drawn from a plethora of techniques, training, and experience working with people in all walks of life. She loves the challenge of giving each student just what they are ready for, and specializes in creating meditative experience through breath and rhythmic movement. Michelle seeks to expand our understanding of living yoga beyond asana, in life as well as through a variety of embodied awareness practices. She is the founder of EmBody Retreats, immersive training retreats that delve into the overlap of dance, yoga and self-care practices through multidisciplinary movement study and the Tantric teachings of yoga’s roots in fluid kārana vinyāsa and spontaneous dance. With nearly 4000 hours of advanced study, Michelle maintains a private practice based in San Francisco and continues to study Ayurveda and the Axis Syllabus.www.michellebouvier.com
SEAN FEIT
Instructor
Sean Feit Oakes, PhD teaches Buddhism, Haṭha Yoga, and Organic Intelligence® with a focus on the integration of meditation, philosophy, and self-inquiry with trauma resolution and social justice. He has studied in Zen, Tibetan, and Theravāda Buddhist lineages, including training as a monk in Burma, and is authorized to teach by Jack Kornfield. Other primary teachers include Anam Thubten, Sayadaw U Janaka (vipassanā), Eugene Cash and Sylvia Boorstein (Insight Meditation), Alice Joanou (yoga), and Steven Hoskinson (Somatic Experiencing/Organic Intelligence).
SONYA GENEL
Instructor
Sonya Genel, ERYT500, joyfully embraces the power of yoga not only to heal and transform the body but also to heighten human consciousness and to create a radiant life. In her classes, Sonya weaves precise anatomical alignment with flowing movement. Always approaching her students with authenticity and humor. Sonya’s intention is to hold space for a direct embodied connection with Spirit. When she is not teaching yoga, Sonya can often be found drawing or painting. As an artist, she notices the profound effects yoga has on her creativity, and she has dedicated herself to enthusiastically guiding others toward enhancing their own unique life path through yoga. When Sonya first discovered yoga in the 1990’s, she began with Ashtanga yoga and power vinyasa, but as her practice evolved she gravitated more towards alignment based styles such as Anusara and Iyengar. She attended her first teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Over the years she has completed hundreds more hours of training in alignment based yoga, prenatal yoga, anatomy, therapeutics, mysticism, tantra, and meditation. Sonya is grateful to have had the opportunity to study deeply with some incredible teachers such as Sianna Sherman and many others. She now brings over a decade of teaching experience to her classes, workshops, trainings and retreats. She is a certified teacher of Rasa Yoga, and holds an E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance.Practice with Sonya at home! Classes available online at udaya.com and yogavibes.com Learn more and connect with Sonya at www.sonyagenel.com, follow her on instagram/twitter @sonyayoga and on Facebook @sonyagenel.

Can I take my elective hours at multiple locations?

To be certified as an RYT-500 through Yoga Alliance, you must complete your 300-Hour training at one school. This school must be certified as an RYS-300 or RYS-500. Yoga Garden SF has this certification.

How do I get admitted into Yoga Garden SF’s 300-hour training?

Yoga Garden SF’s 300-hour yoga teacher training is open to all Yoga Alliance-registered graduates of a YA-registered 200-hour yoga teacher training. Graduates of Yoga Garden SF’s 200-hour program do not need to apply for admission. Graduates of other programs can submit their credentials here.

What if my 200-Hour yoga teacher training was not Yoga Alliance registered?

Some students come to Yoga Garden SF’s 300-Hour yoga teacher training from a 200-Hour training that is not an RYS-200. You cannot be certified as an RYT-500 teacher unless you have registered with Yoga Alliance as an RYT-200. These students often enroll through Yoga Garden SF’s renowned Pro-Elite membership, and take their 200-hour and 300-hour certification in the same year. Every 200-Hour program is different; the knowledge gained at YGSF will exponentially help you in your career as a yoga teacher.

I don’t want to be certified. Can I take a Core Module?

No, Core Modules are reserved for candidates of RYT-500 certification. You must be a registered RYT-200 to take these programs.

How long does it take to complete the 300-Hour training?

You can complete your 300-hour training in as little as six months, and as long as three years. For international students, and for those who wish to study in an intense immersion format, the Core Modules are offered every year in August back-to-back. Otherwise, we offer two part-time schedules each year. Your elective choices depend on your time, and your interest. We offer a variety of options for the 120 necessary flexible elective hours, year round.

How much does it cost?

The 300-Hour training can be purchased as a-la-carte items, where each module and elective is purchased individually over time. Our Pro-Elite Membership allows students to study anything and everything YGSF has to offer for $425/month. The latter choice is by far the best value.

Do you offer Work Study?

No, our staff are professionals; however, we will make every effort to work with your budget to make your training possible. This training is both a path of personal transformation and professional training, and we ask that you make the financial commitment to prioritize it and make it the important next step in your personal and professional life.

Our Pro-Elite Membership is designed to make this professional training an affordable budget item, so that you can fully and freely engage in the intellectual, spiritual, social, and physical dimensions of the practice and our community.

What is the difference between 500, 300, and 200 hour trainings?

Yoga Alliance is an International industry association of yoga professionals that registers members and member schools that comply with basic standards of experience and training. These registrations are recognized world-wide for standardizing minimum requirements and are frequently the basis of employment decisions. Detailed descriptions of standards for each program can be found at Yoga Alliance.
RYT-200 is our Basic Yoga Teacher Training
RYT-300 is our Advanced Yoga Teacher Training
You must be RYT-200 to take RYT-300, after which you may register as RYT-500, the most advanced registration.
In addition, we offer certifications (and Yoga Alliance registration) for RPYT (prenatal yoga teacher) and RCYT (children’s yoga teacher)

What if I need to miss part of the training? ?

You may miss up to 8 hours (or 1 day) of a Core Module in order to receive credit as part of our 300 hour program. Make-ups must be scheduled either in a future training ($50 per session/day) or as a private session with your teacher ($125/hr).

Is the deposit refundable ?

Yes, the deposit is refundable for up to 14 days prior to the start of the program, full payment of the program due at that time and is non-refundable.

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Credit
Only students who complete all 50 hours of each Core Module will receive credit for the module. If you do not complete all 50 hours, you will not receive credit and will not receive a refund.

Certificates (and by association, confirmation of RYT-300 status through Yoga Alliance) will only be granted to students who complete all hours of the program and/or all make-ups required.

Attendance
Students may only miss up to 8 hours (or 1 day) of the program. If you miss more than 8 hours of training, you are welcome to continue the program, but will not receive credit. If you would like to receive credit for the Core Module you will need to take the training again at a discounted price of $695. You are still responsible for full payment of the first Core Module.

In certain cases, you may count any hours taken as elective hours toward your 300-Hour certificate, provided that you take a subsequent Core Module.

Attendance is mandatory for the first two days of any Core Module. During that time, essential course pedagogy and introductory concepts are taught that are necessary for the remainder of the program. If you expect that you will miss one of the first two days of a Core Module, we recommend that you wait to start a different Core Module until you know you can be present for these times.

Any minutes lost due to tardiness are recorded and must be made up if amounting to 50 minutes or more. Classes start and end on time and you are responsible for the material and minutes missed at the beginning of class.

Make-Ups
Students who have missed up to 8 hours of the training may make up the hours in two ways:

1) Schedule a private session with your instructor ($125/hour) Depending on the content of the missed coursework, make-up time ratios may vary from 1:1 to 1:4.

2) Join a future training for the day(s) you missed, as space allows ($50 administrative fee per instance)

All make-ups must be completed within one year of your training. Because program content varies by instructor, you must contact your teacher to find out what exactly you have missed. Depending on what your teacher requests of you, you may be responsible for completing an assignment (writing an essay, sequencing a class, etc.) on the content missed.

Make-ups may only be requested through the core module make-up form.

Cancellations
Cancellations are accepted up to 14 days before the start of a training; if you cancel, the cost of the program will be refunded to you. If you withdraw from a program 13 days or fewer before the program start date, you will surrender your spot in the program and forfeit the entire program cost.

Attendance
A minimum of 90% attendance is required for all multi-day programs, unless drop-in days are specifically offered in the program description. Students who register for or attend less than 90% of a program may not receive credit for the hours that they did attend and may not receive a certificate. In the event of any absence, missed hours must be made up to receive credit for the program.

Pro-Elite Cancellations and Fees
Pro-Elite students who withdraw from a program less than 14 days before the start will be charged a late cancellation fee of 50% of the full program cost, as per the Pro-Elite contract. Pro-Elite students who register but do not attend a program will also be charged the late cancellation fee.