Every tomorrow is determined by every today.

-Yogananda

Advanced Studies Program

300-hour training

Investing in today means investing in tomorrow and the entire shape of your life and wellbeing. While this training is for teachers of yoga who wish to increase their impact as an instructor of yoga, more importantly, it is for teachers of yoga who desire a deeper practice of their own—of learning how to embody the principles of integral yoga beyond asana. Our hope is that this training will inspire you in how you live and how you teach, so that yoga might create an even greater ripple-effect into your life and being.

Schedule

Full Schedule Forthcoming, but here’s what we have so far:

  • November 6-10, 2026: Foundations of Ayurveda with Mas Vidal

  • October 8-10, 2027: Subtle Anatomy with Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Program Overview

  • This course is led by Mas Vidal (Maheshananda) and provides the essential education for students, yoga teachers, medical practitioners, or natural healers looking for a comprehensive introduction to Ayurveda, and for individuals interested promoting longevity and wellness. 

  • The path of yoga is brilliantly designed to work with our physical and energy bodies. In this weekend immersion with Michelle Cassandra Johnson, we will explore subtle anatomy to deepen awareness, promote healing, and support individual and collective transformation. 

    The immersion includes a deep dive into the energy body through an exploration of the kosha system, chakras, vayus, and more. Bridging the ancient wisdom stream of yoga with somatic experience and metaphysical studies, we will learn about the body as an interconnected field of physical, energetic, and spiritual experience. The immersion will include meditation, pranayama, embodied practices, self and collective inquiry, and rest and integrative practices. 

  • This module focuses on advanced-level approaches to smart sequencing, effective cueing, mindful adjustments, finding your authentic voice, and deep knowledge of biomechanics for specialized populations. Integrating these techniques elevates any class from basic asana-focused content to more mastery-level instruction. Led by April Eljeiroudi + Bridget Galli.

  • Led by Bridget Galli

  • Led by Bridget Galli

  • This module will rely on the foundation of vinyasa krama to guide instruction for flow practioners in a way that blends the creative art and technical science of creating safe, inspiring, and inclusive vinyasa classes. Content includes progressive sequencing, thoughtful cues, inspiring themes, and holding space. Led by April Eljeiroudi + Lisa Vortman

  • Though both of these limbs of yoga are in every yoga class in some way, more advanced methods of meditation and pranayama can be difficult to integrate into an all-levels yoga class. Additionally, if a teacher doesn’t have their own advanced practice with these two limbs, it can be daunting to teach them to others. This module will look at the deeper mechanics of breath work and meditation on a biological level and include developing a richer practice in pranayama, different styles of meditation, bandhas, the subtle body, and mindfulness. Course also covers how to hold space for students who experience deep releases through these powerful and often therapeutic practices. Led by April Eljeiroudi.

  • This course will span the duration of the entire program, so we will meet on a regular basis to read and discuss sacred texts (including the Bhagavad Gita), as well as read and reflect upon modern discourse (including how to decolonize yoga). As the course title suggests, we will do deep work to move philosophy from the conceptual to the applicable and practical. Led by April Eljeiroudi.

  • Led by Lisa Danylchuk

  • Students will have the choice to take a module on either Foundations of Restorative Yoga (led by Mel Salvatore-August) or Foundations of Yin Yoga (led by April Eljeiroudi).

  • Led by Heather Swallow

  • Each participant will receive 12 hours of mentorship by lead instructors and will be responsible for completing a project of their choosing.

Meet the Faculty

April Eljeiroudi

Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Mas Vidal

Bridget Galli

Heather Swallow

Mel Salvatore-August

Lisa Danylchuk

INVESTMENT

First, select the tier below that best aligns with your financial resources. Then, determine if you'd like to pay in full or sign up for 18 monthly installments. Note, the $850 for Foundations of Ayurveda is paid separately.

$3,650 in full or $203/month (supporting tier)

$3,150 in full or $175/month (sustaining tier)

$2,650 in full or $148/month (supported tier)​

ABOUT OUR TIERS

  • Supporting: you can comfortably afford food, housing, healthcare, and some financial savings. You can generally afford leisure activities.

  • Sustaining: you may stress about your basic needs, but can usually meet them. Although sometimes stressful, you have some expendable income after meeting your monthly expenses.

  • Supported: with less expendable income, you could use extra community support to access the benefits of yoga with a lessened barrier of cost.

SCHOLARSHIPS & WORK STUDY

PRANA offers several opportunities for scholarships and work study. Please be sure to contact us if cost is prohibitive in any way to your pursuit of advanced studies. PRANA is committed to making yoga equitable and accessible to all in our community!

Send us an email to inquire: info@pranayogawellbeing.com

 FAQs

  • Students are expected to attend all outlined requirements for completion of the program. We understand extenuating circumstances will arise, and we will do our best to accommodate students as needed. That said, students who miss modules may be required to participate in the next cohort of ASP to make up what was missed.

  • This is a 300-hour training; therefore, participants should be prepared to complete 300 hours of study throughout the duration of the program. Participants are also encourage to attend at least two studio classes per week with faculty.

  • In addition to committing to attend at least two studio classes per week with faculty, participants are also encouraged to develop a daily meditation practice as well as a home practice of yoga.