Program description and Schedule

 300 Hour Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Training

What people are saying...

"When I registered for Rolf’s online training, I knew he would deliver life changing content, but I didn’t expect to make the personal connections with other participants that I have. The small group sessions and Rolf’s thought-provoking discussion topics set the stage for deep, honest, and supportive sharing! My intention with this training was to develop a greater understanding of the chakras and the yoga sutras to integrate into my classes, and with Rolf’s down-to-earth, engaging explanations, I have experienced major growth in my teaching and also my own self-discovery. Rolf is so generous with his time, experience, and the breadth of his knowledge, masterful but humble, an excellent teacher. I recommend this training with all my being!"

Peace, Joy

This Advanced Level Teacher Training provides a 12-month in-depth training in the Art of Teaching and the study of Yoga as a vehicle for transformation. It also offers an experiential training in the leading of intensives and workshops preparing participants for their own next level of offerings to students.

Program Description: VISION + COMMITMENT

The aim of this training is to aid in the development of truly impactful Yoga Teachers: Teachers who are leaders. In order to accomplish this aim, we will study in depth the space within which the teacher learns, grows, teaches, and leads: The mirror of everyday life. We will refine our vision and commitment to our role in the classroom to achieve a level of mastery as a teacher and leader in our community.

We will explore the dynamics of karma, principle, awareness, freedom, and choice. We will come to a holistic understanding of the human experience we share, the purpose of spiritual practice and the role of the teacher. To that end, teachers engaged in the Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Training will study and be able to teach classes and workshops that address:

• The Yoga Sutras as a context for understanding and transformation.
• The Mechanics of Karma as the foundation of spiritual growth
• The Three Aspects of Practice: Sila, Samadhi and Wisdom
• The Powerful Intersection of Western Science and Yoga
• Non-violence in action
• The Art of Sadhana: The Development and Refinement of a Home Practice
• A Refined Vision of the Yoga Teacher's Tools: Asana, Pranyama and Meditation
• A Refined Vision of the yoga teacher: The use of Self in a transformational environment.

Required Reading

If you have been through Rolf's 200hr TT - Please begin by reading: 

• Anatomy of the Spirit: Caroline Myss.

If you completed a different 200hr TT- Please begin by reading:

• Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: Deepak Chopra
• How Yoga Works: Geshe Michael Roach & Christie McNally

Required Reading:

• The Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: A New Translation with Commentary, Chip Hartranft
• How Yoga Works, Geshe Michael Roach & Christie McNally
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
• Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Rolf Gates
• Yoga Body: Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana by Judith Hanson Lasater
• Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing, Caroline Myss
• Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson Ph.D. and with Richard Mendius MD
• The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles by Bruce H. Lipton
• The Chakra Balancing Workbook, by Anodea Judith

Good Books to Read:

• Bhagavad Gita: New Translation, by Stephen Mitchell
• Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
• The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
• The Law of Attraction, Esther and Jerry HicksThe Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Dan Millman

Course Fee

• OPTION I: FULL PAY DISCOUNT: Pay in full $3500 
• OPTION II: PAYMENT PLAN: $3750, Pay the $500 deposit, with a payment plan 11 monthly installments of $295.46

A full deposit payment of $300 is needed to secure your placement.

Refund/Non-Refund Policy:

Cancellations must be made 60 days before the start of the Teacher Training. We cannot offer any refunds for cancellations within 60 days of the event, but a credit towards a future Teacher Training Program may be available.

Schedule for YTT at Tribe Yoga & Wellness

The 300hr Teacher Training Certification Program consists of 10 weekends/1x month. This training offers a hybrid track. Track will utilize google classrooms for classwork, links to Rolf’s video classes and lectures, and communication amongst classmates. Additionally, there will be periodic (approximately once a month) Wednesday evening 3-hour Zoom sessions offered throughout the training.

October 8th, 2023: In-Person Meet & Greet with Rolf Gates (after Yoga-Meditation Weekend)

October 28th YTT In person (Rolf is Virtual)

November 3rd-5th  Virtual YTT Weekend (Rolf Gates in Indiana at City Yoga)

December 1st-3rd In-person YTT Training at Tribe Yoga and Wellness (Virtual at City Yoga in Indiana)

January 5th-7th 2024 Virtual YTT Weekend (Rolf Gates in Indiana at City Yoga)

February – No Training

March 1st-3rd In-person YTT Training at Tribe Yoga and Wellness (Virtual at City Yoga in Indiana)

April 5th-7th Virtual YTT Weekend (Rolf Gates in Indiana at City Yoga)

May 3rd-5th In-person YTT Training at Tribe Yoga and Wellness (Virtual at City Yoga in Indiana)

May 31st- June 2nd Virtual YTT Weekend (Rolf Gates in Indiana at City Yoga)

July - No Training

August – 2nd-4th In-person YTT Training at Tribe Yoga and Wellness (Virtual at City Yoga in Indiana)

September 6th-8th Virtual YTT Weekend (Rolf Gates in Indiana for City Yoga Graduation)

October 6th-8th YTT In-person Graduation