Our teachers draw on their wealth of experience in varied traditions to present an in-depth study course for aspiring yoga teachers, as well as students seeking to develop or deepen a personal practice.

Offering a total of 200 hours of study in two weekends per month, our five-month program provides comprehensive instruction in asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation practices.

This core curriculum is complemented by classes in anatomy and physiology; physical adjustments and use of props; sequencing of postures; yoga philosophy and ethics; Sanskrit pronunciation; and other topics designed to broaden students’ personal practice and build confidence in teaching.

With our unique approach that artfully combines both the intellectual and the experiential, students experience the transformative physical, mental, and spiritual effects of a regular, intensive yoga practice.

Our Teachers

Jennifer Elliott, E-RYT is a senior teacher and director of Ashtanga Yoga Charlottesville. She has been studying yoga for 30 years and teaching for 20. Jennifer has studied intensively with Richard Freeman and Tim Miller, as well as Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Sharath Jois in India.

Jen Fleisher, RYT completed her 200-hr. training in 2005 and has been dedicated yoga practitioner since. She has studied in India with her primary teacher, Lino Miele, and attends workshops annually with Tim Miller and Kino MacGregor.  Jen teaches Mysore, Prenatal Yoga and Community Yoga in Charlottesville.

Kate Hallahan, E-RYT received her 200-hr. teacher training certificate in both Iyengar and Ashtanga Yoga at the Academy of Yoga in Colorado in 2003.  For the past six years, Kate has traveled frequently to study with her primary teacher, Kofi Busia, who has held an Advanced Iyengar Teaching Certificate for over three decades and is one of the world’s preeminent yoga teachers. Kate is co-director of Charlottesville Yoga School, a Yoga Alliance approved program, where she trains and certifies  yoga students in the art of teaching yoga.  She also coordinates the Guerrilla Yoga Project, a donation-only yoga network that brings affordable classes to all segments of the population in Charlottesville and the surrounding area, and is currently attending a Foundations Course in Herbalism at the Sacred Plant Traditions school.