Svälja’s House of the Gathering Yoga School
Our 250 Hour YTT is registered through Yoga Alliance for those seeking registration as an RYT200.
Please join the wait list for 2025 YTT:
Begin your journey of self-exploration, healing, and transformation.
Know the depths of yourself. Make an impact on the world.
250 Hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT)
OUR 200 HOUR PROGRAM HAS 250 HOURS OF TRAINING.
200 hours of the HGYS Yoga Teacher Training Program are made up of elements required by Yoga Alliance. The remaining 50 hours are supplemental topics in Depth Psychology and Sustainable Practices. In graduating from the HGYS 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program, you will be certified at the 200 Hour level, and will be able to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT200 and with a second certificate in trauma-conscious yoga.
DUAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM!
Did you know that House of the Gathering Yoga School is Duluth's only trauma conscious yoga school?
Our 250 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program is a "dual certificate" program, meaning that graduates of our 250 HR YTT will be certified at the 200 Hour level as yoga instructors AND will also be certified in trauma conscious yoga!
Being trauma informed and trauma conscious is increasingly important in today's world. For those living with the symptoms of trauma such as anxiety, depression, or post traumatic stress, the world may seem difficult and unsafe, adversely impacting their health, behavior, mental health, and relationships.
The good news is that if we assume most people experience trauma, it’s easier to understand their behavior. Compassion generates empathy and skillfulness, rather than judgement. Simple acts of compassion can provide relief from trauma because kindness generates change. And Trauma conscious interventions can assist in enlightening people and systems--this includes in yoga classes, yoga studios, and in teacher training programs.
HGYS is honored to have trauma conscious yogi extraordinaire, teacher Kyle Heyesen, leading the way, helping us to inform our curriculum through a trauma conscious perspective.
BENEFITS OF YTT
Receive a 5 class package to attend any studio classes at Svälja Yoga upon making your deposit.
10% off studio events, workshops, and trainings.
Discounted Sacred Counsel with Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde of Indwelling
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING CAN GIVE US TOOLS TO DEEPEN OUR PRACTICE & THEN SHARE IT WITH OTHERS.
What makes THIS program so unique is: the emphasis on classical yogic thought and meditation, learning to practice and teach yoga through a trauma conscious lens (dual certificate program), supplemental coursework in Depth Psychology, the Classroom Without Walls philosophy, field trips to farms and urban homesteads to learn about sustainable agriculture and herbalism, and more. These aspects deepen the learning experience and thereby the practice, aiding in answering big questions that YOU may ask in the context of your practice and personal spiritual journey.
Time is also spent learning postures, anatomy, yoga philosophy, and more. Students will be able to teach foundational techniques, including cueing, adjustments, modifications and variations. Students will leave the program with the foundational knowledge required to begin to teach yoga on their own with confidence and awareness. Students will also leave the program with an array of tools to supplement and deepen their own personal practice and spiritual journey, in support of assisting them in living their values.
THE CURRICULUM: TAKING YOGA OFF THE MAT AND INTO DAILY LIFE
The HGYS curriculum combines classical yoga, seated meditation practice, trauma conscious yoga, the richness of depth psychology, and sustainable practices to create a holistic and balanced training program that serves the whole person -- body, mind, psyche, spirit, and soul.
Students in the HGYS YTT program can expect small class sizes and one on one attention while learning in community. Students will gain knowledge of the yoga tradition, explore what yoga means within the context of modern life in the west, and explore sustainable practices such as gardening, composting, food sourcing, sustainable agriculture, urban homesteading, herbalism, and more.
TESTIMONIALS FROM PAST STUDENTS:
“My yoga is everywhere. My yoga is in everything. I signed up for Yoga Teacher Training as a way to commit to and deepen my own practice. I absolutely gained that and while I was at it I have found community, accountability, opportunities to reach beyond where I ever would have gone on my own, and guidance as I faced my reluctance. I have been inspired over and over. Thank you to House of the Gathering Yoga School for this gift.” -J.D.
“The House of Gathering Yoga School exceeded my expectations in preparing me to guide and teach a yoga class. They gave me the tools, resources and awareness of how to better nurture others while at the same time caring for myself. I will carry these values and lesson with me throughout my lifetime and bring them into my teachings! Thank you for such a wonderful experience and I highly recommend this school to anyone with aspirations of becoming a yoga teacher!” -S.L.
“I had great expectations for my YTT journey but I've been blown away by my experience. While we've covered the history of yoga, ayurveda, depth psychology, and anatomy, among countless other things, I've also gotten to know myself so much better along the way. To say it's been an incredibly journey would be putting it lightly. I can't thank the teachers and my fellow cohort enough.” -M.H.
"It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to convey how HGYS has changed the fibers of my being. I went in a loose set of strands splaying in every direction and came out a carefully woven rope with the tensile strength and flexibility of a tried and true halyard equipped on a seaward vessel, destined to sail on for eternity. From the lessons on herbalism, discussions of the Hero's Journey, dream tending sessions, to the silent retreat and everything in between; there wasn't a moment that wasn't impactful. Everyday I find a sense of gratitude for the knowledge, experience and support I've been given, as well as the sincere community I have found in my fellow cohort members and instructors alike." -R.R.
“Honoring an impulse to “not overthink,” I enrolled with House of the Gathering and became a member of the school’s first cohort. My YTT experience was profound, challenging, and beautiful. I grew during those seven months in ways that could only have happened because of HGYS’s training and the support from its faculty and the support from my cohort. I could not have known what I was signing up for, and I’m so grateful and happy that I did.” -D.C.
House of the Gathering Yoga School is registered as a Registered Yoga School (RYS) with Yoga Alliance. Those who complete this Teacher Training Program may register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT 200.
YTT SLIDING SCALE TUITION & PAYMENT PLAN OPTIONS
We want to create a space where the teachings of yoga and meditation are more accessible. In that spirit, House of the Gathering Yoga School has implemented a sliding scale system and payment plan option for tuition.
HGYS will continue to offer flexible payment plans based on individual student’s financial needs.
TUITION RANGE: $3150-$4150
*You simply chose the amount that you can afford within the tuition range. At the point of acceptance into the program you pay a deposit of $350 - which goes toward your balance - to hold your spot. You then follow-up and either Pay in Full or begin your recurring payment plan outlined below.
INSTALLMENT PLAN
We have two installment plan options, a 6 month or an 8 month. You can choose either option until February of the year of your YTT. At that point the 6 month installment plan is required.
PAY in FULL (tuition due by April 1st)
Explore all your options by clicking on the link below.
2024 YTT SCHEDULE
April
Thursday 4/18/24 - Sunday 4/21/24
May
Friday 5/17/24 - Sunday 5/19/24
June
Friday 6/28/24 - Sunday 6/30/24
July
Friday 7/19/24 - Sunday 7/21/24
August
Friday 8/23/24 - Sunday 8/25/24
September *RETREAT WEEKEND* Held at Camp Vermillion
Friday 9/20/24 - Sunday 9/22/24
We also meet four Wednesdays via Zoom in May, June, July, and August. Hours will vary month to month but generally will be:
Wednesdays 7-8:30p (Zoom)
Fridays 8a-8p (in-person)
Saturdays & Sundays 8a-6p (in-person)
Please note our first weekend begins on a Thursday evening. Our final weekend is a retreat Friday-Sunday at Camp Vermilion. We will send out our final schedule well in advance of the start of the program.
WHAT MAKES THIS YTT PROGRAM UNIQUE
• Focus on traditional yoga & seated meditation
• Supplemental coursework in depth psychology
• Rotating indoor/outdoor spaces for learning
• Sustainable Practices and Farm Tours
• Trauma Conscious Dual Certificate Program
YTT WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Need to know more? See below for a sample of our Yoga Teacher Training weekend schedule. You will see there are three full days of training (per month), and a thoughtful balance of asana practice, lecture, meditation, rest/meals, and workshopping.
