200 hour yoga alliance certified
YOGA Teacher Training
2027 Dates TBA
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Awaken the inner healer + live a more radiant life with clarity and love.
An in person 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher training in Klamath Falls blending vinyasa yoga, Ayurveda, and subtle energy medicine.
when the student is ready, the teacher appears.
Does this sound familiar?
- You want more than a weekly class
- You want to understand what you are doing and why
- You crave those heart opening moments that change your real life
- You want a steady relationship with your body, your intuition, and your path forward.
- You are ready for a season that feels meaningful, not just busy
What if this spring became a threshold?
What if you stepped out of routine and into devotion?
A season where you learn, practice, and live yoga in a way that changes how you move through your days. More grounded. More open. More alive in your body before summer arrives.
A 200hr yoga alliance certified teacher training in Klamath falls Oregon
The Mahasana Method
The Mahasana Yoga Teacher Training is for the heart centered yogi who is ready to live this work.
We blend vinyasa-based practice with the ancient teachings of the eight limbs, Tantra inspired philosophy, feminine form Ayurveda, and subtle energy medicine. This training teaches you how to guide a class and how to meet your life with more presence, clarity, and trust.
What you will walk away with:
A steady practice you can trust
A clearer relationship with your body and intuition
The skills to teach confidently and safely
A deeper understanding of yoga beyond the poses
Tools for nervous system support and Ayurvedic wisdom of seasonal living
A community that will know you and hold you through the process
This is more than learning how to teach a class. It is learning how to live the practice.
Why Mahasana?
Deepen your practice
Build a relationship with asana that is intelligent and embodied. Learn to sequence, modify, and support real bodies with clarity and care.
Connect Mind + Body
Learn tools to regulate the nervous system, shift stuck patterns, and move through life with more steadiness. Yoga philosophy and Ayurveda become practices you can actually use.
Live the Spiritual Practice
Meditation, breath work, mantra, ceremony, and subtle energy practices that bring you back to your inner knowing and help you walk through the world more connected to spirit.
What you will receive:
- 200 hour Yoga Alliance teacher certification
- Reiki Level 1 attunement
- Student manual
- One on one mentoring with Jill
- In studio and community teaching experiences
- Studio membership classes during training
- Lifetime access to recorded sessions
- Meals included on training days listed below
- 20 percent off Asana retail
A clear look at what we cover
This training is designed for all people wanting to deepen their experience around yoga through a vinyasa-based practice weaved with yoga, Ayurveda, and energy medicine.
Technique, Training, Practice
So you can confidently build a class that lands.
Learn how to sequence a balanced class to achieve a particular effect safely and level of class using asana, breath work, meditation and subtle energy.
Learn variations of sun salutations, standing, seated, arm balances, inversions, restorative postures, and an in-depth lecture and experience on savasana through the Tibetan Buddhist approach.
Receive a deep understanding of breathing techniques, chakras, koshas, prana vayus, mantras, Reiki, yoga nidra, and other forms of energy medicine.
75+ hours
Anatomy & Physiology
So you can teach safely, cue clearly, and understand bodies in real life.
Understand the biomechanics of the skeletal system (bones, joints, muscles) and how it is involved in poses.
Be able to safely teach a class understanding contraindications, misalignments, adaptations, and pregnancy
Support the nervous, cadiovascular, endocrine, respiratory and digestive systems as they relate to yoga and Ayurveda.
30+ hours
Yoga Humanities
So the practice has roots, not just shapes.
Grasp the foundation of yoga history, philosophy and ethics through the lens of Tantra yoga and the Vedic teachings.
Take time for self-reflection, become familiar with major yogic texts, understand basics of Sanskrit, and experience Bhakti yoga through chanting and kirtan.
Develop awareness of the Yoga Sutras, ethical commitments, and responsibility of ethics to increase equity in yoga.
30+ hours
Professional Essentials
So you can teach in the real world without imposter energy.
Develop a strong teaching skills to be able to guide a well-rounded practice – including sequencing, pace, cueing, and class management.
You will have the tools to begin a business, ways to expand your education, receive marketing support and other business elements.
Develop confidence and real life experiences by teaching with your YTT peers regularly and to our students in the Asana studio for your final teach out.
50+ hours
Bonus Material
Ayurveda Foundations
Build a strong foundational understanding of feminine-form Ayurveda for your own life and how to integrate it in a class. As the grandmother medicine of yoga, you will be able to prescribe poses for doshic (body constitution type) imbalances, pre- and post-natal support, and discern how the three main doshas present themselves in students and seasons.
10+ hours
Here is what I know.
You are not on this page by accident.
If your brain is making a pros and cons list. I gotcha. I love lists.
And also, if your heart keeps leaning forward… pay attention to that.
Nervousness and excitement feel wildly similar, so if you are feeling either, you are welcome here.
Let your awareness flow into your heart. Can you feel yourself here with us?
Can you imagine yourself expanding your love toward all beings?
Join us
The YTT of tantra yoga, feminine form ayurveda, and energy medicine
The Investment
Join the info session on Sunday, Jan 25 at 10am
and get a YTT discount + bonus
This training is an investment, and it is also an investment in how you live the rest of your life.
Payment Plan: $388.80/month for 10 months
— $500 nonrefundable deposit is applied toward tuition —
If finances are a barrier, reach out. We have limited scholarship support and a karma yoga trade option available.
The Schedule
All Sessions are in-person at the Asana studio in Klamath Falls – All sessions will also be held live and recorded via zoom when you are not able to attend in person.
Full participation is required to graduate. If you miss an in person session, you are responsible for completing the recording and any assigned make up work. In cases where a recording is not available or you need additional support, one on one make up sessions can be scheduled with Jill for $108 per hour.
We begin Friday, February 20.
This training is designed to be accessible, challenging, and life-changing. The Mahasana 200hr YTT gives you the opportunity to grow and get the most benefit out of the program.
Wednesday & Fridays | 4:00pm – 8:00pm
Includes light Kitchari dinner (Wed + Fri) + Hot Flow on Wednesdays
5 Weekends | Saturdays 9:00am – 4:00pm (Includes light breakfast + lunch) | Sundays 8:30am – 1:30pm (Includes Luminous flow and a light breakfast)
- Week 1: Feb 20 (orientation + opening ceremony), 21, 22
- Week 2: Feb 25, 27
- Week 3: March 4, 6, 7, 8
- Week 4: March 11, 13
- Week 5: March 18, 20, 21, 22
- Week 6: No class (spring break)
- Week 7: April 1, 3, 4, (no class on Easter Sunday)
- Week 8: April 8, 10
- Week 9: April 15, 17, 18, 19
Daily | Commit to a daily (or at least 5x per week) yoga practice. This can include the days we practice together.
Homework | Includes reading, studying, and preparing outside the hours above. about 2-3 hrs per week
Anatomy Course | Our 30 hours of anatomy course will be done online with Rachel Scott at your own time. These pre-recorded classes will be integrated into our live sessions and are required to receive your certification. about 3 hrs per week. You can begin watching these sessions before the training begins, during the training, or complete at your own pace after the training.
Teaching | You will partner teach with a classmate every week. A “teach-out” to the entire class will be held the last week(s) of the training. However, as part of seva, contribution/offering back to our community, and required for your certification, you will teach two (public) community donation-based classes after our final session. Dates TBD, most likely Wednesdays at 4pm – possibly outside at the park. Other YTT students are highly encouraged to attend each other’s classes.
who is guiding your experience
The Lead Teacher Trainer
Jill Nelson
e-RYT-500 YACEP Yoga Teacher Trainer, Reiki Master, Ayurveda Counselor, Asana co-founder
Jill’s classes are intuitively and divinely led, allowing for a spiritual and transformative experience. The ancient teachings of Tantra and Ayurveda are immersed into her classes to help the students deepen their own spiritual journey. Jill is known for creating spaces where students feel safe to explore, question, and remember who they are.
Offering in-depth specialties
Guest Teachers
Sessions Josh is teaching:
- Introduction to meditation through the lens of Buddhism and the connection to yoga.
Josh Nelson
E-RYT-200 YACEP YOGA TEACHER TRAINER + Cycling COACH + ASANA CO-FOUNDER
Josh’s passion for connecting to nature, and his own physical limits, have allowed him to see life in a different perspective than most. Expect mindful mechanics of the body integrated with the capacity of the mind to move in challenging and anatomically aligned ways.
Sessions Anna is teaching:
- Introduction to mindfulness through trauma-informed yoga.
Anna Keppen
MFT-A LMT RYT-500
Anna is from the Klamath Falls, Oregon and has dedicated her life to working with plant medicine and holistic health. Anna graduated with her undergraduate in a Native American studies and Health Education at Southern Oregon University (SOU) in 2014. Directly after her time at SOU at the age of 21, Anna traveled to the Amazon jungle of Peru to begin her work and studies with a Shipibo tribe and Ayahuasca.
In 2023 Anna completed a three year graduate level clinical therapy program in Oregon with the intention to pursue work in legal psychedelic assisted therapy in the state of Oregon. Anna is a passionate musician and a joyful facilitator of plant medicine. Anna is also a practicing yoga instructor (RYT-500) and shares her yoga as an active part of her life work and practice.
Sessions Lisa is teaching:
- Introduction to Kundalini yoga.
Lisa Chancellor
Kundalini Teacher
Lisa Chancellor (Devi Seetal) fell in love with Kundalini Yoga after finding her teacher, Guru Jagat in 2019. Captivated by the philosophy, she began a daily practice and found it to be profoundly transformative. Lisa is honored to be presenting these teachings at Asana.
Sessions Rachel is teaching:
- Functional Anatomy {virtual}
Rachel Scott
E-RYT 500, LMT, MFA, MS
An anatomy nerd, Rachel is also a licensed massage therapist and has spent hundreds of hours in the cadaver lab. She combines her extensive academic training as an educator (M.Sci Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies, BA Columbia University) with her cumulative experience as a trainer, yoga teacher, and mentor in order to build a robust and transformational program for students around the world. Connect with her on Instagram and YouTube @rachelscottyoga.
frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
If your question isn’t answered here: Please reach out to Jill at jill@asanayoga.net or call/text at 541-348-3888