The first class of registered teachers from Red Sun Yoga graduated in June 2004. We're happy to offer the best Yoga Teacher Training Program around! But don't just take our word for it!
"When I began the teacher training I had certain expectations of myself. Little did I realize that this process would lead me into the world of yoga in ways that I never imagined to be possible. It has changed my life. I feel more confident in all aspects of my life and I attribute it to learning more about the Eight Limbs of Yoga and how to incorporate the practice of yoga in my personal and professional life.
March 2006 Graduate
"Thank you Joni and Jeannie so much for allowing me this opportunity to peel the layers off and really get to know myself at a deeper level. You both have made such an impact in my life and I hope that we can maintain the quality of this relationship and bond for a lifetime. Youve taught me that I can be fearless and that I can be strong through adversity and despair. I have never in my life before felt so much peace within myself as I do now and its because the universe knew this is what I needed. I hope to help others find this same peace. You opened your hearts to me and you made me realize that there really is such a thing as unconditional love. Thank you for the experience, the joy, the tears, the happiness and most of all thank you for helping me to realize my own true peace! Like Matt said yesterday, you both will always be my Gurus, my teachers."
July 2006 Graduate
"I would recommend this program to anyone who wishes to deepen their own practice and knowledge of yoga. The information and content given in this class were excellent. To me, the personal development was what stood out for me as I peeled the layers of myself back and realized and gained so much more insight of who I was. Always learning more and more about something I knew deep down inside. The confidence, the knowledge and the constant feedback, not to mention the new friends I have made, has made this the best journey I have embarked on."
July 2006 Graduate
I have been reflecting alot lately based on some personal losses I have encountered in the last month. I don't think I would have been able to be so strong without having the knowledge I gained thru teacher training and the development of my daily practice of yoga.
I had practiced Bikram for a couple of years and had dabbled a little in vinyasa. I attended a conference in the fall of 2006 and was awakened to the deeper level of yoga beyond just postures. I enrolled in the teacher training in the spring of last year (2007). With the expectations of taken my own practice to a different level. I was a shy, timid person. Lots of anxiety and fear from my childhood that was hidden under the smile and clothes I wore.
The first session was a struggle. I was driving 45 minutes to the training. I didn't know anyone. I was way out of my comfort zone. It was nothing like I thought it would be. I don't even know what I did with my life before this or who I was for that matter. I made it thru the first session and still struggled going over once a week and sometimes twice a week. I don't think anyone ever knew how difficult it was for me.
As time passed, what was uncomfortable became comfortable and I was able to let go and have some self-realizations about myself. As I think all of us did.
I completed the training and loved every minute of it. It has been a profound part in the development of my spirit that was so hidden . I found that I enjoy teaching. In January 2008, my friend and I opened our own studio in Daytona Beach. It has been a great expansion for me and I continue to learn and grow each day.
Always remembering the lotus flower grows in dark, murky water before it emerges itself into the world. The water rolls off the petals never allowing it to damage it's beauty.
May 2007 Graduate
Teacher Training has allowed me to turn a passion into a career. It gave me the confidence to teach yoga safely, knowing how to help my students get the most out of their yoga practice. It deepened my own yoga practice by giving me the rich history and background of Yoga. Teacher Training is essential to anyone who wishes to share the joy of Yoga with others..
May 2007 Graduate
Thank you Jeannie and Joni for creating this wonderful program! I signed up for Teacher Training with the intention to deepen my knowledge about Hatha Yoga and to learn how to teach a safe class, yet I received so much more than I ever expected. I will forever be grateful for the valuable information your shared and for inspiring me to continue to grow, not only as a yoga instructor, but as a human being. Thank you for helping me reconnect with my practice and my true self.
May 2007 Graduate
I am a mental health counselor and became a Yoga teacher to bridge the gap between the mind/body/spirit as means of developing a more holistic means of healing myself and others. I graduated from Red Sun Yoga's Yoga Teacher Training in October 2007. I currently teach Yoga classes to my fellow employees, and also use Yoga on a daily basis (moment basis) with myself, clients, family, friends, and strangers. I'd like to share with you some of my thoughts about this experience and my understanding of Yoga:
"When the student is ready the teacher appears" - Unknown
Everything happens for a reason. If you find yourself enrolled in Red Sun Yoga’s Yoga Teacher Training and Certification Program, or if you find yourself seriously contemplating enrollment, my advice to you is to trust that the Universe has aligned you with the specific experiences and persons that you must encounter Now. More simply you would not be here, or would not be attracting this experience at this moment if it was not meant to be.
Not only are you attracting this experience, but your presence is being attracted by others involved in this endeavor, and you are an essential part of the learning and growth experiences of your fellow classmates, of your teachers, and of your future students as well. I strongly believe as much as we learn from our teachers, our teachers learn from us. The One Teacher is always teaching through all experiences and the secret is to be open to learning the depth of these lessons instead of resisting them, which in the physical realm of Yoga is experiencing the "edge" only to learn it is constantly changing and "flexible".
The quote "We are all in this together" applies strongly here. As much as your experience will be an individual learning experience it will also be an experience that teaches of the amazing human interconnectedness. Even if you never see your fellow classmates or teachers again, you will never forget each and every one of them. You will forever be connected as you have always been only this time you will know it! You will learn something about yourself from each of them. My advice is to keep your heart open and remember when you feel the burning (physical or emotional) it is cleansing and purifying! The curse is often the gift and vice-versa.
October 2007 Graduate
