Our Promise:

This program will empower you to step up and show up as an effective student, teacher, and leader on your mat and in your life. Even if it’s not your desire to become a yoga teacher, this training will leave you transformed.

The Program at a glance:

The seven weekends will include (and are not limited to):

• How to teach a inspired power yoga class based on the “Journey Into Power” Sequence
• Anatomy, alignment, and modifications to make the practice accessible to anybody
• Asana, Meditation, and Inquiry
• Verbal and non-verbal assisting
• Teaching, coaching, and feedback
• A foundation in the history/philosophy of yoga
• The art of incorporating music in a yoga class
• The business of yoga *including online yoga
• How to deliver your message and personal experiences in a way that leaves people inspired

When:

• 1. November 15-16 (Sat, Sun)
• 2. December 6-7 (Sat, Sun)
• 3. January 10-11 (Sat, Sun)
• 4. January 24-25 (Sat, Sun)
• 5. February 7-8 (Sat, Sun)
• 6. Mar 6-8 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
• 7. Mar 20-21 (Fri, Sat)
• Friday: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
• Saturday & Sunday: 7:30am - 4:30pm

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now” - Goethe

Where:

HOME Power Yoga - Cranford & Summit locations

Facilitators:

Liz Snyder and Katie Tierney are sisters & co-owners of HOME power yoga Cranford and Summit. They also created a non-profit, Project HOME Power Yoga, a 501(c)(3) organization that was founded to bring yoga to communities in need or people who would not have access otherwise.

This will be the eighth teacher training they have led together at HOME.

Liz Snyder (E-RYT 500 hr), is a co-owner of HOME power yoga Cranford & Summit in New Jersey, founder of Project HOME Power Yoga, a 501(c)(3) organization, and a three term lululemon ambassador. She is a 1,200 Hour Tier 3 Baptiste Certified Teacher, and is about to lead her seventh teacher training at HOME power yoga!

She completed Baron Baptiste's level 1, level 2, & level 3 week-long trainings, as well as Art of Assisting and Advanced Art of Assisting. She graduated from the Baptiste Fit to Lead year-long training program held in Utah, a training that is designed to teach teachers how to lead Baptiste inspired trainings & is led by Baron Baptiste. She assisted Baptiste week-long trainings led by both Paige Elenson & Baron Baptiste. She also taught and trained at the only Baptiste affiliate in NYC, Lyons Den Power Yoga.

She has trained with world renowned spiritual leaders and meditation teachers including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sharon Salzberg, Krishna Das, Ani Pema Chodron. She is trained in teaching Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga as well as Yin Yoga, a more restorative practice.

She is passionate about service and the effort to make yoga accessible for all people. In March 2016, she traveled to Kenya, where she volunteered to assist a Baptiste teacher training to benefit Africa Yoga Project. Africa Yoga Project (AYP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to training yoga teachers in Africa to teach free yoga classes throughout the country. She has raised and personally donated thousands of dollars to AYP, and spent over a year with them, mentoring a yoga teacher from Sierra Leone. It was this experience that sparked her first non-profit, Project HOME Power Yoga, which she founded in 2020.

She teaches a challenging and accessible power flow, focused on increasing strength, flexibility, and possibility. Her mission is to use yoga as a vehicle to serve people & the world.

Katie Tierney (E-RYT 500 hr), LCSW is the co-owner of HOME power yoga Cranford & Summit in New Jersey and co-founder of Project HOME Power Yoga, a 501(c)(3) organization. She will be leading her tenth teacher training at HOME Power Yoga this year, including HOME's 200-hour, 300-hour, Power Prenatal/ Postnatal & Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings.

Katie earned her BA in Psychology/ BS In Elementary Education from Bucknell University and her Masters in Social Work with a specialization in Mental Health from the University of Michigan. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified School Social Worker and Elementary School Teacher.

Katie began practicing yoga consistently in 2009 as a way to nourish her body after the birth of her first daughter and quickly connected with the yoga philosophy and the spiritual and emotional benefits of the practice. She completed her first teacher training in 2014 and has been teaching yoga ever since.

After experiencing the tremendous benefits of yoga during the pregnancies and births of her daughters, Katie completed a Holistic Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training and a Holistic Postpartum/ Baby and Me Teacher Training. She currently leads Mindfulness- based Childbirth Preparation courses & designed & led HOME's first Power Prenatal/ Postnatal Training.

Katie strongly believes in the power of yoga to promote mental well-being and is very interested in the impact of yoga on the field of mental health. Katie completed Intensive Trauma-Informed Yoga training to learn how to best use yoga to build resilience and self-regulation in order to manage and resolve symptoms of trauma. She also completed a Yin Yoga Teacher Training at the Integral Yoga Institute in NYC & designed & led HOME's first Yin Yoga Teacher Training. Katie is currently enrolled in Mindfulness & Meditation Training with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach.

Katie and her husband both grew up in Cranford and now live in town with their three daughters who serve as her best teachers and biggest sources of inspiration for lessons in patience and love. She believes in the power of healing through yoga and is honored to serve and share her teaching with members of the HOME community.

Pricing:

• *EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: $3799 (Application and full tuition due on or before Aug. 31)
• Regular Tuition: $3999 (Application and full tuition due on or before Oct. 31)
• Payment Plan: $4199 (Application due by Oct.31, and 4 equal payments of $1049.75 due on Oct. 31, Nov. 30, Dec. 31, Jan. 31)

Investment Includes:

• Unlimited yoga classes at 50% off at HOME power yoga during teacher training months. (If you currently have a yearly or monthly membership, this rate will be placed on hold until after the training).
• 20% off all Home power yoga logo retail during training.
• HOME Teacher Training Manual
• Opportunities for additional training and development as an assistant or teacher at HOME power yoga.

* A deposit of $500 in cash or credit card (additional 3% will be added for credit card processing) is due at the time your application is accepted. At time of acceptance into the program, the deposit will be applied to the total cost of the program. All fees are non-refundable.

Space is limited. Click HERE to download the application. Then email the completed application to teachertraining@homepoweryoganj.com to reserve your spot.

Please email us at teachertraining@homepoweryoganj.com with any questions. - XO Katie & Liz