About this Event
SYLLABUS & DATES
SWAN SCHOOL 200 HOUR
ACCESSIBLE YOGA TEACH TRAINING
March 19-NOVEMBER 9th, 2025
Director: Swan Michelle
Faculty Swan Michelle & Caroline Hughes with guests Kelly Haas & Brigitte Martin
3 IN PERSON OPTIONAL LOCATIONS:
Split Second Foundation NEW ORLEANS LA
Lovelock Healing Arts PENSACOLA BEACH
Zoom Live and Virtual/Recorded:
Received from anywhere on the globe, LIVE, which means you can make all of these classes or choose to travel a bit througout the Gulf Region. And ....you can do this entirely virtual if you live in a place that does not have a Yoga Teacher Training of this caliber. And....it will all be recorded and is yours to keep for review when you can not attend or need to remember the course content.
HEAD FACULTY:
Swan Michelle- Swan School Director, E-RYT 500. TSYT. NCSC.
Caroline Hughes E-RYT 500. PTA
SUPPORTING FACULTY:
Kelly Haas E-RYT 500. LMT. YT.
Brigette Martin E-RYT 500. Veterans Program. TSYT.
This is a Yoga Teacher Training like no other, with highly versed Faculty with an education to share for people with various abilities and disabilties.
Our unique target demographic is those wishing to teach or experience:
*Intelligence, safety, modifications and contra-indications awareness for injury, physical disabilities, diverse bodies, diverse levels of experience, and varying physical needs.
*Adaptive Yoga principle, Yoga Therapy, Physical Therapy, Restorative Yoga Therapy, Brain Health, & Nervous system Health with such unique inspirations beyond our yogic lineages as Heart Math, Love Your Brain, Veterans, Dr Joe Dispenza's NeuroChangeSolutions program, Physical Therapy & Yoga Therapy
*Highlighting spinal health, hip health, joint health, nervous system health, brain health
*Holistic Lifestyle applications in Ayurveda for varying life cycles & needs with hormonal health, digestive health & sleep health
*Somatic Therapy full body meditations with trauma awareness & support for healing the body
*Beginner’s Yoga: understanding how to intelligently serve new students safely and progressively with props, alignment and the education of safety as a body changes
*Working with chairs, walls, props creatively with alignment and also in flow
March 19-22
March 19th Introduction, syllabus & Swan Satsang (meditation, introduction to our lineage, mantra, story-telling). 5:30-8pm
March 20 Asana Lab The nature of our seat/asana, Spinal Flexion/forward folds/hips Swan Michelle Location: virtual/recorded. 5:30pm-8pm
March 21 Asana Lab: Legs/ Hips Kelly Haas 5:30-8pm *Virtual
March 22 Anatomy Caroline (4 hours Lower Extremities) 2pm-6pm
Location: Virtual/Recorded and Split Second Foundation New Orleans
April 3-5
April 3. Anatomy Caroline (2 hours Upper Extremities) Location: Virtual/Recorded In person Split Second Foundation New Orleans 5:30pm-7pm
April 4 Asana Lab: Spinal Extension, Twists Virtual only
Swan Michelle 5:30-7pm
April 5 Asana Lab: Arm balancing & Inversions Asana Lab Swan Michelle ***Location: Virtual/Recorded In person Lovelock Healing Arts Pensacola FL Noon-4pm
May 15-17
May 15,16 Swan Michelle Nervous System Health Practice, Yoga Nidra, Neuroception meditations **Location: Grayton Beach Private Studio & Virtual/Recorded. 5:30-8pm
May 17 Caroline Nervous System Anatomy (2 hrs) & Brigitte Veterans & Love Your Brain (2 hrs) ***Location: Split Second Foundation New Orleans & Virtual/Recorded. 2-6pm
June 19-21 Plus Summer Solstice Retreat June 21-23
June 19 Swan Michelle Ayurveda, Holistic Lifestyle Practices, Vayus, Digestion Location: Grayton Beach FL Studio and Virtual/Recorded 5:30-8pm
(No Friday meeting)
June 21-23 Summer Solstice Dolphin Excursion Retreat with Swan Michelle & Kelly Haas Pensacola Beach * this is included in your training if you are able to come. *Full schedule to be announced
July- OFF
THE ENERGY BODY & PHILOSOPHY
August 14-16 & August 21-23
August 14 August 15 Swan Michelle Breath work practices. Physical Hands on assists in open classes. Sequencing, Safety & Leading Open level classes** Location: Grayton Beach FL and Virtual/Recorded 5:30-8pm
August 15 Swan Michelle Breath work practices. Physical Hands on assists in open classes. Sequencing, Safety & Leading Open level classes** Location: Lovelock Healing Arts Pensacola FL and Virtual/Recorded 5:30-8pm
August 16 Caroline Hughes Physical Hands On Assists for Adaptive Yoga & Sequencing Adaptive Yoga ***Location Split Second New Orleans & Virtual/Recorded. 2-6pm
August 21, 22 Swan Michelle Freeing Our Voice, Bhakti, Mantra **Location: Grayton Beach Private Studio & Virtual/Recorded
5:30-8pm
August 23 Brigitte LeadingDharma talks. Leading Veterans & Trauma sensitivity. ***Location Split Second New Orleans & Virtual/Recorded 2-6pm
September 12-13.
Sept 12 Swan Chakras & Energy Body Training Virtual/Recorded
Sept 13Caroline- Bhagavad Gita ***Location Split Second New Orleans & Virtual/Recorded 3-6pm
October 17-18 Friday & Saturday (no Thursday meeting)
October 17 Swan Michelle Meditation & The Yoga Sutras * Location: and Virtual/Recorded 5:30-7:30pm
October 18 Meditation & Yoga Sutras Training 11am-2pm *Location Lovelock Healing Arts Pensacola FL
October 18 Caroline Propping with a Chair & Sequencing it ***Location Split Second New Orleans & Virtual/Recorded 3-6pm
November 5-9 (Wednesday-Saturday )
November 5-7 Swan Michelle Leading dharma talks, clear speech, practicum. Oral leading of poses. Final Exams
**Location: Grayton Beach Private Studio & Virtual/Recorded. 5:30-8pm
November 9 Graduation Satsang Caroline, Brigitte, Swan Michelle, Kelly Virtual, recorded, New Orleans and Grayton Beach, Florida. Satsang 2-4pm
Weekly Requirements & Additions
2 Ongoing virtual asana classes per week required: (Live, recorded & included)
Every week for the entire training, including coming for any 2 weeks of July
Mondays 6:30pm CST Adaptive Yoga Caroline Hughes
Wednesdays 8am-9am Flow, Restore, Meditate Swan Michelle
Fridays 9:30am Align & Flow CST w Swan Michelle
*Links are ongoing and sent in an email. Other classes will become available and will be given to you.
Further Asana and Meditation Classes available as a part of your training:
Wednesday’s Flow & Restore 8am-9am January 29, Feb 5, Feb 12
* Swan will send you the links
Lent Spring Cleaning Flow Series Wednesdays March 5-April 2 8am-9am and Thursdays March 6- April 3 7:30am-8:30am Quantum Meditation *Virtual & Recorded
*And more to come
Homework: 60 hour estimate
Homework Requirements:
*Two 3 page written reports on any 2 books of interest from the below list
*Audio recordings of leading pranayama, meditations approved
*Hand Written or Typed sequence transcribed class for teaching
beginners, adaptive, restorative, flow based or and slow flow approved
*Teaching an asana class of choice to Swan Michelle in person/ or virtual for approval
*Leading parts of practicums in YTT class
*Final Exam graded & passed
For certification:
Everything must be completed above to receive a certificate. Everything must be paid in full.
If you miss a YTT class, let us know that you have watched the recording. All classes must be attended or watched to graduate.
Please be on time when coming to class.
Reading & Book Requirements: (Your Lineage)
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The reading suggestion list:
1. Jivamukti Yoga by Sharon Gannon & David Life
2. Breaking The Habit of Being Yourself by Dr Joe Dispenza
3. Relax & Renew Judith Lasater
4. BKS Iyengar The Path To Holistic Health
5.Living The Bhagavad Gita by Ram Dass.
6. Waking: A Memoir of Trauma & Transcendence Matthew Stanford
Tuition:
200 HOUR : $2,999 with required weekly asana classes included
$500 deposit required on Eventbrite and $200 to Venmo, Paypal or Zelle ($700 total deposit ) to initiate your commitment.
OPTION 1
*NOTE, if you choose to pay in full, your will receive $400 off of your entire tuition. Payments are accepted through Zelle, Paypal, Venmo, as well as a CC. If you pay by CC, the 3.8% handling fee will also be charged to your account.
OPTION 2
The AYTT payment plan is: After the initial $700 payment that secures your position, paid by Eventbrite, Zelle, Paypal or Venmo, January-June are the required ongoing payments, paid in full by July.On the 23rd of each of these 6 months $385 is required vis Venmo, Zelle or Paypal. and if paid with a CC, and additional 3.8% will be added.
Register now, as 5 students are required to launch this community training!
DM [email protected] with questions
*Personal payment plans will be accepted with a contract if needed once your initial deposit is registered.
Find out more about Swan Michelle's, Swan School Director's extensive experience and education as a full time yoga and wellness teacher since 1998, Yoga Studio Founder, Educator and Emerald Coast Holisitic Producer at www.swanmichelle.com
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