700/1000 Hour Teacher Training
The Dharma Yoga Life of a Yogi 700-hour Advanced Teacher Training program is an advanced teacher training offered by the DYC. All applicants for this program must have completed the 500-hour DY LOAY TT program and achieved certification. For those who have completed the 800-hour DY LOAY TT program and achieved certification, a 1000-hour certificate will be issued upon completion. Preference will be given to those who have also completed the 200-hour DY LOAY program. All teacher trainings are now being offered both live, in-person at the Dharma Yoga Center and are live streamed through Zoom, simultaneously recorded, and then available to all participants on demand through Teachable for one calendar year.
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Upcoming DY LOAY 700/1000 Hour TT Dates:
2026 Dates TBA
Topics Covered
During the TT, trainee Sadhakas are bound to approach the course with energy and enthusiasm. Once having taken this TT, all students are bound to practice strictly as taught. The curriculum will focus on DY Charging Practice, the new Dharma Raja Yoga Series and offering Spiritual Discourse, and will include:
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Daily practice of DY Charging Practice and detailed exposure to its underpinnings, core elements and theory. Experiential, student teaching and assisting and adjusting elements will be included;
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Detailed exposure to the new Dharma Raja Yoga Series, a paradigm for sharing Pranayama and meditation, including detailed breakdown, analysis and small group student teaching;
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At least two Asana-centric classes daily, morning Pranayama/Dhyana sessions and Spiritual Discourse with Sri Dharma Mittra;
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Every trainee will offer a five-minute discourse to the group as a whole and receive feedback and guidance from senior staff;
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The group en masse will devote one morning, afternoon or evening to performing Karma Yoga together as a group offsite;
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The internship component of the 700-hour DY LOAY TT towards formal certification will include daily practice of both DY Charging Practice and the Dharma Raja Yoga Series, and, for both, there will be a student teaching component.
Requirements
All applicants for this program must have completed the 500-hour DY LOAY TT program and achieved certification. Please note that the 700-hour DY LOAY TT will be an advanced and intense immersion, and will require an advanced and committed regular practice of all applicants seeking admission. According to Sri Dharma Mittra, applicants must have been practicing yoga regularly for at least one year, must be reverent, strictly vegetarian, disciplined, obedient, moderate in sleep and diet, already possess some degree of self-control and already possess some desire for liberation. An entrance application, entrance essays and application fee will be required of all applicants.
Schedule
Days will begin at 7am EST and end around 9pm EST. There will be one main mid-day break for lunch as well as 10 minute breaks throughout.
Pricing
Application fee: $200
Tuition: $2500
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Total: $2700
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Please note there is a booklist as part of this training and all costs associated with supplies are not included in the tuition.
Applications are processed in the order received. We recommended that you apply early to ensure availability. Payment of the Application Fee can be made online. Please note that the final application deadline is 14 days prior to the start date of any offered DY LOAY TT.
All tuition payment information will be sent to you upon acceptance into the program.
Questions?
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