A 30-Hour Continuing Education Immersion for Yoga Teachers

Schedule:

Friday, November 6th 5:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday, November 7th 9:00am-3:00pm

Sunday, November 8th 9:00am-3:00pm

16 hours in-person
14 hours online learning, including recorded lectures, assignments, reflection work, and mentorship integration.

Total: 30 Continuing Education Hours

All in-person sessions will be recorded. Participants unable to attend live may complete the course through recorded content and required coursework.

Price:

$455 early bird (sign up by 10/2/26)

$595 regular (after 10/2/26)

Teaching Team:

Laurie LeCompte & Megh Zahrndt

Course Description:

This immersive continuing education course explores yoga through historical, philosophical, and cultural lenses, helping teachers understand how yoga has evolved across time, geography, and modern practice. Together, we’ll examine yoga’s roots, its transformations, and the responsibilities of teaching within a living tradition today.

Blending lecture, discussion, embodied practice, reflection, and mentorship, this course invites teachers to deepen both intellectual understanding and personal relationship to yoga.

Rather than memorizing philosophy concepts, participants will explore how history, ethics, and cultural awareness actively shape contemporary teaching.

Course Topics Include:

Origins, Philosophy & Sacred Texts

• The Vedas and early spiritual traditions of South Asia

• Sāṃkhya philosophy and key metaphysical ideas

• The emergence of meditation traditions

• Early yoga concepts before postural practice

Myth, Symbolism & Storytelling in Yoga

• Hindu mythology and symbolic narratives connected to yoga traditions

• Deities, archetypes, and philosophical themes behind commonly named postures

• How myth functioned historically as teaching technology

• Responsible and contextual use of stories in modern yoga spaces

• Moving beyond simplified “pose mythology”

Buddhism & Cross-Cultural Influence

• Shared philosophical roots and divergences

• Meditation, suffering, liberation, and awareness practices

• How Buddhist thought influenced yogic development

Classical → Modern Yoga

• The Yoga Sūtras in historical context

• Tantra and medieval yoga developments

• Colonial India and the reinvention of modern postural yoga

• Lineages, globalization, and the rise of studio yoga

Ethics, Language & Cultural Responsibility

• Teaching ethically in contemporary yoga spaces

• Cultural appreciation vs. appropriation

• Sanskrit: use, misuse, and meaningful engagement

• The New Age movement and Western reinterpretations of yoga

• Power dynamics, authority, and modern teacher responsibility

Learning Format:

This course combines multiple modes of learning:

• Interactive lectures

• Guided discussion

• Practice sessions

• Reflection + journaling

• Teaching integration exercises

• Mentorship and guided application

Learning objective:

Develop historical literacy and practical skills for thoughtfully integrating yoga philosophy into contemporary teaching environments.

Suggested Reading:

Provided upon registration.

This workshop is for students and teachers who are seeking to deepen their knowledge and practice. This workshop can be used as continuing education, and also counts towards Yoga Baum’s 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.

Please see our refund and transfer policy here.