Hybrid 200 Hour Teacher Training Program

Program Cost Options

1. $2500 ($500 deposit + $2000 single payment) Deposit must be received by March 15, 2022. Remaining single payment due by April 1, 2022.

Meet your Instructors:

Nicole Siegel 

Nicole Siegel is the proud owner of Wonder Yoga, experienced yoga teacher, and movement therapist. With 20 years of experience in the Greater Boston health and wellness community, Nicole embraces holistic modalities to empower her students to connect with their authentic selves. Movement has always been a part of her life, as she has journeyed from dancer to movement therapist to yogi. She has a passion for whole body wellness and the ability to connect mind, body and spirit through breath, movement and self-study. She continuously strives to let go of the internal chatter and external distractions and just simply be. Nicole holds a master’s degree from Lesley University in Dance Movement Therapy and Mental Health Counseling. She received her 200 and 300 hour yoga teaching certification through the Yoga of Energy Flow. She lives in Arlington Heights with her husband, son and two dogs.

Qualifications
• ​Yoga of Energy Flow RYT 500 (2015)
• ​Yoga of Energy Flow RYT 200 (2013)
• ​Lesley University Master’s of Art Dance Therapy + Mental Health Counseling (2002)
• ​Pennsylvania State University Bachelor of Arts Integrative Arts (1999)

​Certifications + Trainings
• ​Race and Equity in Yoga: Disruption as a Practice with Kelley Palmer (2020)
• Accessible Yoga Training with Jivana Heyman (2020)
• Chair Yoga Certification with Stacey Lubets (2020)​
• Foundations of Ayurveda with Kate O’Donnell (2018)
• Spa Yoga Certification with Betty Riaz (2017)
• Yoga for Peaceful Weight Loss with Brandt Passalacqua (2016)
• Breathing Deeply Yoga Therapy with Brandt Passalacqua (2016)
• Healing Trauma Through Yoga with David Emerson (2016)
• Trauma Sensitive Yoga in Therapy: Bringing the Body into Treatment with David Emerson (2015)
• Eat, Breathe, Thrive Yoga, Food, and Body Image Intensive with Chelsea Roff (2015)
• Foundations of Thai Yoga Massage Level I with Jennifer Yarrow 500 (2014)
• Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training with Jennifer Reis 500 (2014)
• ChildLight Yoga Certification with Sharon Trull (2014)
• Yoga Therapy Training with Doug Keller (2014)
• Yin Yoga Training with Josh Summers (2014)
• Meridian Yoga Training with Danial Orlansky 500 (2013)

Guest Instructors:

Shawn Cornelison 

Shawn has been teaching yoga for over 20 years both in the United States and internationally. In addition to being an E-RYT-500 he is a Certified Yoga Therapist through IAYT. He is also certified in Yin Yoga, Meridian Yoga, Yoga for Anxiety & Depression. His studies have also included an 800 Hour Advanced Teacher Training in Yogic Philosophy.

Shawn travels internationally teaching diverse styles of yoga, as well as offering a 200 & 300 hour teacher training. His home location in the USA is Boston & Las Cruces, New Mexico. In Boston he is a staff instructor in the Open Doors 200 Hour Teacher Training Program and is a co-creator of the Open Doors 300 Hour Teacher Training Program, and in addition offers teacher certification in Yin Yoga and Yoga for Anxiety & Depression.

As a yoga instructor Shawn teaches classes that are focused on breath and functional movement of the body. His classes are geared toward students who want to explore the inner spaces of the body and mind and are both physically challenging and at the same time very accessible. He uses his knowledge of meridians, yin yoga, therapeutic yoga, and fascination with yoga’s rich history to create classes which are informative and allow students to move in ways that support their unique structure.

Karen Fabian 

Yoga teacher, author, and founder of Bare Bones Yoga (www.barebonesyoga.com). Karen Fabian has a background in rehabilitative medicine and healthcare through her clinical work as a social worker, rehabilitation counselor, and in a variety of health care business settings over a 20-year span. Her passion for anatomy informs her teaching, particularly in the classes, workshops, and online courses she teaches for other yoga teachers. She also earned her CPT, Certified Personal Trainer certification through the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM) in May, 2017.

Karen’s first book, Stretched: Build Your Yoga Business, Grow Your Teaching Techniques (Amazon, July 2014), is a manual about both the business and teaching aspects of being a teacher. Her second book, the ebook Key Aspects of Anatomy for Yoga Teachers, guides readers through essential principles of anatomy in the context of movement. Her third book, an anatomy manual for yoga teachers, called The Bare Bones Yoga Guide to Anatomy, guides teachers through the key aspects of anatomy and her latest book, Structure and Spirit covers themes of anatomy and personal development. Karen offers online courses on the anatomy of yoga and free videos on her YouTube channel, and was the host and producer of her own show on health called Living Well, broadcast on the Boston Neighborhood Network and now available to watch on YouTube.

Karen has her B.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from Boston University and her Master’s in Health Care Administration from Simmons College. She is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher and was one of the first Certified Baptiste Yoga Teachers. She also provides business coaching to new entrepreneurs through her own program, offered in collaboration with Ace-Up and through a local non-profit, The Center for Women and Enterprise. She offers workshops on all aspects of entrepreneurship both in person and through online webinars. She lives and teaches in Boston.

Esteban da Cruz 

Lost and confused about my path in life; plunging into the rabbit-hole of destructive habits; brought to the mat by an incapacitating back injury, I experienced—and then immersed myself head-first—in the physical, mental and spiritual practices of yoga and Buddhism. Since that moment, I have gone through several teacher trainings and studied with some of the most senior teachers in the Boston area. Since becoming a stay-at-home father, I have taken all the teachings passed on to me by my teachers and applied them in an ever-deepening daily home practice. If I am not practicing meditation and yoga, studying, or writing, I am sharing precious time with my beautiful family.

My backgrounds are originally in the classical Iyengar and Ashtanga lineages, though my practice has synthesized those roots with everything I have learned through the study of biomechanics and anatomy, eastern philosophy and meditation, and personal experience practicing, into a mindful slow-moving vinyasa with attention to breath and a focus on creating external alignment in order to observe internal patterns.

My goal is to guide students towards a deeper connection with themselves, so that they may begin to notice their habits and steer in a direction in which they can begin to live intentionally, from the inside-out, instead of feeling helpless to find direction in the maelstrom of the world. Ultimately, I humbly assist students as they walk their own journey of self-discovery, so that they may move towards joy, thoughtfulness, health, and fulfillment.

For more information, visit www.estebandacruz.com

Katie Concannon

Shortly after starting my corporate career about 15 years, I also found my yoga practice and now I have no idea what I would do without it. Yoga grounds me, it is the way I connect to myself and how I am able to live in relationship to others. When I decided to sign up for teacher training I had no intentions of teaching any public classes.  I have a demanding job in tech and never thought I would find the time. It was strictly to deepen my personal practice and connect more with my local yoga community. Once I graduated I realized there was no way I could not share this knowledge with others and I began my teaching career. Since then the desire for deeper knowledge and training only became louder. I have been experimenting with holistic and alternative medicines and diets since I was a teenager.  I was on a constant search for the lifestyle guidelines that made sense to me and my body.  I tried them all!  When I found Ayurveda through my yoga community I knew my experimenting days were over.  This science is based on the innate knowledge that is already within us that we simply need to tune in to.  It was exactly what I was always searching for!  My studying began nontraditionally at first, reading and going to lectures on my own, beginning my daily routines, trying a seasonal cleanse, noticing how my environment impacted my body and my mind.  Once I was able to enroll in the Down Under Ayurveda School things really changed for me.  I first enrolled in 2017 in the 200 hr Ayurveda Fundamentals Program and upon completion immediately signed up for the 650hr Ayurveda Health Counselor Program.  It is the first of its kind at the Down Under School and a privilege to be a part of.  Learning how to take better care of myself and help those around me has been the most exciting and inspiring shift in my life.  As I begin to build up my cliental and spread the teachings of Ayurveda to others, I know I am doing exactly what I am meant to be doing and where I am supposed to be.  I am grateful for each day I get to bring the combination of Yoga and Ayurveda into peoples lives.  This will never feel like a job!

Emily Masnoon 

Emily Masnoon is an experienced yoga teacher, doula, and reiki healer in the Boston Area. She specializes in prenatal yoga, but teaches power, vinyasa, and restorative yoga classes as well. In her classes, she enjoys bringing a balance of strength and relaxation – inspiring her students to tap into and embrace that balance. Learn more about her at www.emilymasnoon.com.

• 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training – January-March 2010 – Prana Power Yoga
• 40-Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – March 2010 – Barrett Reinhorn
• Reiki I Certification – November 2010 – Pay Iyer – Open Doors Healing Center
• Reiki II Certification – June 2011 – Pay Iyer – Open Doors Healing Center
• 26-Hour Doula Training – May 2012 – Thérèse Hak-Kuhn – toLabor
• 45-Hour Advanced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training – March 2013 – Barrett Reinhorn
• 40-Hour Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra Teacher Training – July 2013 – Jennifer Reis
• Rebozo Certification – July 2013 – Gena Kirby
• TummyTime!™ Tutor Certification – August 2013 – Michelle Emanuel
• AromaTouch® Technique – December 2013 – doTERRA International