Our philosophy focus is on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the ‘road map’ to Liberation. Through self-inquiry, group discussion and chanting of the Sutras, we uncover and experience the meaning of Yoga and how this rich philosophy relates to our daily lives.
    
Laughing Lotus Senior Teachers Alison and Sheri will be your guides for the amazing
journey that is LOTUS COLLEGE OF YOGA. Asana, philosophy
and teaching skills are taught by our Senior Teachers, infused
with creativity and the unique approach to sharing the
yoga practice that is Laughing Lotus’ signature
teaching style.
Co-Directors Jasmine and Dana bring their passionate wisdom to every teacher training, sharing the principles of our signature style of yoga and how to incorporate them into your unique expression as a teacher.
Senior teacher Sarah Tomlinson teaches meditation, and shares an in-depth study of subtle body and Chakras, the use of Mantra, Ayurveda, and Yoga as it relates to the internal organs.
Heather Heineman, Senior Lotus
teacher and teacher of our monthly ANATOMY BLAST, shares the
anatomy portion of our training by brilliantly weaving together
the functions of the various systems of the body and how they
specifically relate to the yoga practice.
Sanskrit Scholar Manorama
joins our stellar teaching staff for introduction to Sanskrit.
This glimpse brings to life the mysterious language of the Gods
and is great preparation for chanting the sutras as well as
enjoying kirtan.
Beloved Lotus Teacher Lauren Magarelli shares the Prenatal Yoga teachings as well as her passion for Kids Yoga.
Yoga is about relationships
and our time together asks of your complete and active
participation in Community.
Yoga School is a Weekend
Program, but you will also be assigned a Mentor and partnered
up with another soul seeker whom you will meet with on a weekly
basis. There is an abundant amount of homework each week and
other assignments, like Karma Yoga, that will require your full
focus. You must be able to fulfill ALL of the above requirements
to complete your certification and receive your Diploma.
For questions or inquiries regarding yoga school please contact NYCYogaSchool@laughinglotus.com
 Scholarships for our teacher training program are available through the YogaBasics.com website.
http://www.yogabasics.com/yoga-training-scholarships.html
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Our 200 hour Yoga Program is the perfect launching pad for
teaching as well as a fantastic way to deepen your own personal
practice. Dubbed ‘love school’, we are here to support
you on your incredible journey in cultivating a personal spiritual
practice, Sadhana, that connects you directly with the Source
of your being, the true Teacher or Guru within. Through this
sacred connection, you become the true mystic, sharing what
you discover and offering yourself as a powerful and healing
presence in the world.
As a registered Yoga Alliance® School, our curriculum fulfills all of the necessary requirements, and yet goes even deeper by focusing on the greater aspects of teaching right from the start. From the very first weekend, students are teaching and discovering their own voices and soulful expression.
Jasmine Tarkeshi and Dana Flynn, the co-creators and co-directors of Laughing Lotus and the Lotus College of Yoga, have developed a program that thoroughly explores the art of teaching and sequencing a Vinyasa class. Vinyasa means step by step and our sequencing is an ecstatic celebration where the asanas are woven together like a garland, honoring the body’s own intelligence and guided by the powerful rhythm of the breath. The movement as medicine and prayer; pranayama, mantra, mudra, and timeless yogic teachings lift the veil of the mind and liberates the Spirit to Freedom and Cosmic Oneness.