How I Became a Yoga Teacher with over 25 years of experience
Almost 15 years ago, I started my first 200 hour certified yoga teacher training. I didn’t know anything about becoming a yoga teacher. I didn’t always relate to yoga’s mainstream culture and didn’t see many yoga teachers who looked like me.
But, I knew I wanted a personal transformation and healthier quality of life; and I was curious about yoga even if I wasn’t sure if I would teach yoga after my training was complete.
So, since there weren’t any online certified yoga teacher trainings available, I signed up for an in person yoga teacher training at a local yoga studio. My training was very rewarding, but it was very time consuming when it came to commuting; and it didn’t include any information about yoga helping to move trauma and stress through the body.
What I learned was that a yoga teacher training doesn’t have to take place in a yoga studio! Now, there’s more yoga teachers and students who look like me that are leading up trainings (although the number of black yoga teachers still has under 2% representation in the yoga industry), and yoga can be used to address stress and trauma in the body which overwhelmingly affects Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
Yoga Alliance, the governing body of yoga, approved my Certified Yoga Teacher Training. I’m now able to offer an inclusive, convenient and modern online yoga teacher training that’s affordable, with easily digestible information. Students will feel confident sharing their practice with their loved ones and communities by the end of the training; and they’ll be certified by Yoga Alliance to teach yoga if they choose.
The answer for me was to take a leap of faith, invest in a healthier lifestyle and be open to personal transformation. I trusted the call pulling me towards yoga, even if I didn’t know whether or not I wanted to teach.
Nearly 15 years later, I could not imagine a life without yoga. Teaching yoga and sharing my practice has transformed my life personally and professionally, especially as mental health, self care and trauma informed care have become more popular and accepted.
Organizations familiar with Robyn’s yoga teaching:
Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Stacey Abrams for Governor 2022, Three Point Strategies, Local Progress, Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight, U.S. Institute of Peace, National Association for Community and Restorative Justice, Prairie Hills School District 144, Jon Ossoff for Senate, Biden for President, Alliance for Peacebuilding, Higher Education Consortium on Urban Affairs, the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta and more.
I'm attaching all the info you need to enroll in the upcoming (Fall 2025) - 200 Hours Virtual Yoga Teacher Training Certification with Paths to Peace Yoga School. The $150 deposit locks in the Early Bird pricing and you can get started right away.
ENROLLMENT APPLICATION https://tinyurl.com/registerytt25
DETAILS about the Virtual Teacher Training and Certification process https://www.pathspeace.com/teachertraining
TUITION - A non-refundable deposit locks in the early bird price; Early Pricing lasts if you sign up by Sept. 20th; otherwise the Regular price is due in full by Oct. 1st. https://www.pathspeace.com/store1
You can begin your yoga teacher training upon signing up and paying your deposit/tuition!
You'll receive reading assignments; quizzes; mentoring and some self reflection exercises, along with asana sequences to practice before we start meeting as a group. The LIVE group classes and workshops will begin around Oct 1st. People will move at different paces depending on their intentions for the training and schedules. Please let me know if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.