Yoga Teacher Training & National Certification Course
First class is Saturday, February 28, from 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
Follow-up classes are March 1 - 7, from 6:30 am - 4:30 pm
In-Person at the Institute
Limit of 10 per class, following the Texas Medical Center Safety protocol.
Begin your journey to becoming a nationally certified yoga teacher! This is a significant step, so it's important to choose the right teacher and certification program. The Yoga Institute in Houston—one of the oldest and most respected studios in the country—has been guiding others in sharing the dharma for 51 years.
Our Yoga Teacher Training and National Certification Courses are registered with the National Association of Certified Yoga Teachers and Yoga Alliance for both 200-hour and 300-hour programs. These comprehensive courses are designed to help turn your passion for yoga into a career, whether full- or part-time. They cover what to teach and how to teach, using a proven 42-week/51-year model that spans beginner to advanced levels and is compatible with all styles of hatha yoga. Additionally, the courses include important but often overlooked aspects of running a yoga business.
Meet Your Instructor: Farida Meguid
Farida completed her Yoga Teacher Training and National Certification Course in 2016 and began assisting with the teacher training in 2017. She was born in Cairo, Egypt, educated in the United States, and began her yoga journey at the age of 16 through the teachings of Ram Dass. She received her first yoga teacher certification with Bikram Choudhury in Los Angeles. Her knowledge has deepened with additional training in Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Hatha, kids yoga, anatomy, and philosophy, completing over 2000 hours of yoga education.
Who Should Attend?
The Yoga Teacher Training and National Certification Course is for students at all levels and for new and experienced teachers of all traditions. No teaching experience is required. Most students/teachers develop an interest in becoming certified for four reasons:
To deepen one's own practice
To shift paradigms and see the art of yoga from a teacher's perspective.
To teach full or part-time and offer classes in a variety of venues.
To own a yoga studio and teach classes full-time for right livelihood.
What style of Yoga will be taught?
The teaching styles of hatha and raja yoga are eclectic and non-dogmatic, compatible with all styles of yoga, regardless of lineage, i.e., Vinyasa, Iyengar, Sivananda, Kripalu, Bikram, Integral, Ashtanga, Power, Hot, Kundalini, or any of the 50-plus styles now being taught globally.
What are the course objectives?
A comfort level will be reached in every facet of teaching yoga. Students/teachers will learn step by step:
How to teach a complete yoga course (beginner to advanced) drawn from ancient yogic traditions.
How to develop the knowledge, skill, and confidence one needs to become a yoga teacher.
How to identify and cultivate one's own teaching style.
The Business of Yoga.
How to find work in the yoga community.
National certification will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
The Yoga Teacher Training and National Certification Courses are registered with The National Association of Certified Yoga Teachers and Yoga Alliance for both 200-hour and 300-hour programs.
Questions? Use the button below to send an email you call Farida Meguid at (832) 630-7967.