Teacher Training and Immersion
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Joy of Yoga and Wildwood Yoga are conducting a 200HR Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher Training Program and Immersion for anyone wanting to become a certified yoga teacher or simply deepen their yoga practice and understanding of yoga's roots. The content of this course encourages meaningful engagement with all 8 Limbs of Yoga and how they apply to our modern lives.
What makes this Yoga Teacher Training distinctive is its ability to draw from a wide spectrum of yoga practices, philosophies and techniques. This training promises to deliver intellectually stimulating content, physically empowering practices, and spiritual connection. There is a large focus on spirituality, meditation, pranayama, and philosophy as well as anatomy, alignment and physical postures.
Joy and Jill created this teacher training to be about more than just teaching. While the success rate of motivated students becoming teachers through this course is high, many take this training to deepen their experience of yoga in their daily life and gain a deeper understanding of yoga's history, philosophy and practical application in today's world.
Each training weekend is infused with the mythical stories of Yoga, and the energies of a mythical deity that applies to the content of that weekend. We will weave the iconography, mythology, mantras and energy/role of that deity throughout the weekend's philosophy teachings, meditations and chanting, covering many of the most widely recognized deities in the Hindu pantheon.
This is a Trauma Sensitive Yoga Teacher Training. During this training, you will also develop skills and education around Trauma-informed yoga.
Upon completing this training, all students will have free access to a mentorship/coaching program headed by Joy and Jill to further develop your skills as a yoga teacher or deepen yoga in your everyday life after the completion of the training.
Every student receives unlimited free yoga classes at both Joy of Yoga and Wildwood Yoga for the duration of the program.
Requirements for this training: A desire to learn and immerse yourself in the teachings of yoga. Physical strength and flexibility are not requirements to be a yoga teacher. The desire to better yourself and those around you are the requirements for this training.
This training is designed to connect you to your inner teacher and guide. This is not a set of prescribed sequences that must be delivered with prescribed speech. It is a map to lead you to that inner wisdom and voice of the teacher within. Intuition, creativity, connection and thoughtful application are the cornerstones of the knowledge and teaching methods you will gain. Teachers will learn the art of sequencing, knowing that there is never just one way, but that there is always an authentic and intuitive approach.
Regardless of where you find yourself in your yoga practice, this training will transform each of us on every level.
Teacher Training will take place over 10 WEEKENDS and 1 LIVE ZOOM meeting per month:
WEEKEND DATES & HOURS: SATURDAYS 12:30-6PM & SUNDAYS 9-6PM:
April 11-12
May 2-3
May 30-31
Jun 27-28
July 25-26
Aug 15-16
Sept 12-13
Sept 26-27
Oct 10-11
Oct 24-25
ZOOM Meeting Dates & Hours:
Wed Hours: 6:00-8:00pm
Apr 22
May 6
Jun 10
Jul 8
Aug 5
Sept 9
Sept 23
Oct 7
Oct 14
Hours: Saturdays, 12:30-6PM & Sundays, 9-6PM
Location: Training will be held at Joy of Yoga & Wildwood Yoga, OR online over ZOOM
Questions? Call Joy at 314-537-0671
Cost: Total cost is $3700
$500 Deposit (non-refundable) required to hold your spot
Balance is due by April 1, 2026
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“I highly recommend Joy of Yoga/Wildwood yoga for teacher training. There is so much more to learn outside of traditional asana yoga and with Joy and Jill, I believe they are the whole package. We learned more than I could have ever imagined and I am forever grateful to have crossed paths with not only these amazing instructors, but the incredible classmates that joined me. Anu was an added bonus that I will always cherish!”
Candace Swafford — Nov 13, 2025
“My experience going through YTT with Joy of Yoga and Wildwood Yoga was so much more than I imagined it to be. Joy and Jill are both extremely knowledgeable about the philosophy, history and the anatomy of yoga, and are very passionate about it. Their yoga love seeps through in their teaching. These women taught me so so so much more than proper alignment in an asana, they taught me how to be a more present, attentive and joyous person! The skills I have learned on and off the mat are so invaluable to me. I could not recommend this training enough honestly, I would do it all over again if I could.”
Anna Scheve — Dec 03, 2025
“This training truly changed my life! Unlike other trainings, this one is centered over 6 months allowing you to experience a dedication to yoga through the seasons of life and our environment. The variety of teachings from yoga philosophy, anatomy, asana, pranayama, and centering around building a meditation practice is unique! If offered, I would take additional trainings at Joy of Yoga.”
Emily Hannaford — Oct 30, 2025
“Joy of Yoga Teacher Training was a life changing experience for me. It was a space not only to learn about yoga, the history of yoga and anatomy, but also a place to connect with people who I hold dear to my heart. The curriculum was outstanding, the instructors Joy Page and Jill Dunlap were easy to work with, smart and had incredible knowledge through their many years of yoga and teaching experiences to make me feel confident and prepared when we completed the program. In addition to classroom time, they offered experiences outside of the classroom that furthered our education. From the beautiful music we had every Sunday from the lovely Anu French who would play her harmonium for us to the thoughtful gifts such as Malabeads we received when we graduated, this Teacher Training was beyond what I could have ever imagined. Whether you want to further your own practice or become a teacher, this program will benefit you and change your life for the better. Highly recommend this beautiful Teacher Training by Joy and Jill.”
Ashley Cook Payne — Feb 07, 2022
“I most enjoyed the space, time and energy Joy and Jill provided for us to learn, grow and ask questions. We were encouraged to participate at every level in this process. As I reflect upon this incredible program and experience, I realize now that every time we got together (in person or online) my mind was expanding, my body was moving energy, and my spirit got more and more thirsty. Joy and Jill both inspired me to look inward, try new ways of thinking and moving, and continue this journey of self development for a lifetime. I am forever grateful to have ended up with these 2 incredible teachers. They are doing life-changing work in this world and I'm glad to have benefited by completing this program. Thank you, Joy and Jill.”
Crystal VanderKolb — Jan 02, 2024