TV Teacher Training Rundown
As a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider® (YACEP®) Trap Vinyasa’s 40-hour RYT proprietary teacher training allows instructors to apply this training to their continuing education hours via Yoga Alliance, upon completion.
Trap Vinyasa’s teacher training adheres to Yoga Alliance Continuing Education guidelines while providing a one-of-a-kind, culturally expressive, proprietary training in Vinyasa yoga, philosophy and the history of hip hop.
OUR CURRICULUM INCLUDES
Techniques, Training and Practice (TTP)
Learn Trap Vinyasa’s proprietary Intro and Core sequences, including class flow chart and time break down and sequence counts
Learn intelligent traditional Vinyasa sequencing
Adjustments and modifications with props for maximum accessibility
Mindful cueing with breath
Alternate nostril breathing techniques
Learn basic boxing and high intensity interval training techniques
Practice fluid dance and understanding “free flow form”
Teaching Methodology (TM)
History & power of Storytelling
Owning your story
Cultural appropriation and how to avoid it
What it means to be a Trap Vinyasa™ instructor and representative
Setting your Trap Vinyasa™ space/class
Holding inclusive space
Dismantling Racism and White Supremacy
Daily practice sessions teaching Intro & Core sequences in small groups
Final practicum class in small groups
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics (YPLE)
Alchemy
Vajra Deha and/or the Diamond Body
8 Limbs of Yoga
History of Hip Hop
Elements of Trap Vinyasa™
Values of Trap Vinyasa™
History of African dance
Promote with Purpose: TV Branding Basics
TV teacher ethics
TV brand book
TV teacher contractual agreement
TV career options
ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required for all Trap Vinyasa™ teacher trainings. For every 1-4 hours missed you will need to schedule a one hour private, at a rate of $140.
We're happy to work with you on this to ensure that you can get all of the information that is missed. The maximum time missed can be no more than 5 hours. If a teacher missing more than 5 hours out of the training they are ineligible for the TV certification.
PROGRAM HOURS
40 hours (37 contact, 3 homework)
1 hour lunch break provided
Requirements
Submit application
Must be a 200-hr, RYT certified yoga instructor via Yoga Alliance
attend a Trap Vinyasa™ community class
schedule a 1 on 1 interview with TV founder
PRICING
$200 non-refundable and non-transferable deposit due within 72 hours of acceptance (applied to tuition total)
Tuition Total: $950
Final remainder payment due 1 month prior to start
Diversity and Inclusion
Trap Vinyasa™ is committed to bringing inclusion and representation to the yoga and fitness area. With that being said, we look for applicants who prioritize our mission of accessible healing and yoga for community. In addition, we are looking for trauma-informed teachers engaged in undoing systems of racism and oppression. Preference will be given to teachers actively involved in the Trap Vinyasa™ community.