Awake Heart Advanced
300-Hour Yoga + Mindfulness Teacher Training
a 300-hour, 7-month journey home to the heart starts January 2024!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO:
Open your mind to possibility?
Uplevel your teaching skills?
Deepen your personal practice?
Increase your capacity to heal your body?
Fall in LOVE with life?
Serve humanity?
If so, join us on a journey that will imbue your being with REMEMBRANCE.
“I left this training so enthused to teach! I feel a new sense of aliveness and understand now just how much wisdom comes from consistent practice and direct experience.”
ABOUT AWAKE HEART
“The openness and warmth of bodhichitta is in fact our true nature and condition. Even when our neurosis feels far more basic than our wisdom, even when we’re feeling most confused and hopeless, bodhichitta—like the open sky—is always here, undiminished by the clouds that temporarily cover it.”
—Pema Chodron
Awake Heart Yoga + Mindfulness Teacher Training was born from the truth that we are never separate from our true nature. Through the rich tradition of yoga, direct experience practices, philosophical studies, and community support, this training invites you to rest in remembrance of your true nature and to be in service to this world.
Your cohort will journey deep into the realms of yoga history, biomechanics, alignment, chakras & subtle body, mantra, mudra, ayurveda, restorative yoga, trauma-informed teaching, and more. This 300-hour Awake Heart course covers extensive advanced topics, such as teaching strategies and class planning, the art of holding space, leadership and relational skills, and safe and mindful hands-on assisting.
In addition to the formal curriculum, we will grow and play together in community. We will discover how yoga can be a vehicle for social change. We will learn how to live more truly and love more fully.
Who enrolls in Awake Heart teacher training? Close to 300 graduates from around the world apply Awake Heart’s educational benefits and personal enrichment in diverse fields, including counseling, education, bodywork, athletics, childcare, law, public policy, art, social justice, psychotherapy, healthcare, corporate management, coaching, and of course teaching yoga in various settings.
A desire to formally teach yoga and/or meditation is not a prerequisite for this training; however, if you are actively teaching or long to share the gifts of yoga, this training invites you to uplevel your skillset and prepares you to teach with confidence and compassion. Upon completion, you will have the ability to register as a 500-RYT registered advanced yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance.
Join us on a journey that will imbue your being with remembrance.
WHERE
Located in the scenic Santa Cruz Mountains, Mount Madonna Institute provides accommodations and meals to support students enrolled in the training.
The property includes the Hanuman temple, a wellness center for massage and bodywork services, Anjaneya's World Cafe, and Oceanview Books & Gifts store. On land you will also find miles of hiking trails, a flower and vegetable garden, volleyball and tennis courts, and a small pond for swimming.
Meals are shared in a warm communal dining room with views overlooking the Monterey Bay. Our kitchen uses fresh, high quality ingredients, incorporating organic and local products whenever possible, and offers options for those with special dietary needs at every meal.
Staying on-land is optional, and you have the choice to commute instead. Of course, if possible, staying on land would create a more immersive and focused environment during your learning experience. If you choose to commute, there will be an additional commuter fee that covers all of your daily meals.
*Upon acceptance to Awake Heart teacher training, you’ll receive additional information about lodging and meal pricing options.
WHEN
Three cohesive week-long modules over seven months in Santa Cruz, California
Module 1:
Wednesday, January 10th to
Wednesday, January17th
Module 2:
Monday, April 29th to
Monday, May 6th
Module 3:
Friday, July 19th to
Friday, July 26th
CERTIFICATION
This is an advanced teacher training that is to be taken after the completion of a 200-hour yoga teacher training. Awake Heart is a Yoga Alliance–accredited school. Upon completion of this 300-hour training, graduates can become a RYT-500 (registered yoga teacher) through Yoga Alliance.
Prerequisite: Enrollment is open to yogins who have completed a 200-hour teacher training from a Yoga Alliance-accredited school or program.
“This teacher training is for those interested in more than a ‘fitness’ yoga education. It is for those who want to take a deep dive into the self and the deeper aspects of yoga. It’s a commitment to self and community, not just a means to certification.”
Curriculum
Origins & History: honoring the spiritual heritage and roots of yoga
The Power of Mindfulness: practice, theory, and various techniques for teaching meditation; relevant mindfulness research; sadhanas as a practical tool for living your life with an AWAKE HEART
Yoga for All: strategies for accessibility and inclusivity for people of differing abilities, backgrounds, and social locations; trauma-sensitive teaching
Alignment-Based & Embodiment-Based Asana (yoga postures): Vinyasa flow, hatha, yang + yin, inversions, restorative yoga, modifications, and skillfully utilizing props to amplify the practice for each individual
Divine Architecture & Healthy Movement: evolving understandings of biomechanics and functional anatomy; embryological development; re-patterning habitual movement via kinesthesia (felt sensation); didactic and embodied teachings for integrating the form and function of the complex matrix of the human body
Traditional Wisdom & Philosophy: comparative study and reflection of key texts and commentaries within Classical Yoga, Nondual Tantric Shaivism, and Buddhism
Emerging Wisdom: relevant mindfulness research; somatic psychology; contemporary neuroscience; functional anatomy; relevant application of ancient wisdom to modern life
Ayurveda & Dinacarya: understand the yogic holistic health system focused on awareness and balance with nature’s rhythms; yogic lifestyle and daily wellness practices; identify your unique constitution; learn how to teach according to Ayurvedic constitution
Your “Invisible” Anatomy: maps of the subtle body for the embodied understanding of the vayus, koshas, chakras, journey of kundalini and the energy of consciousness
Yoga & the Psyche: how spiritual awareness helps to illuminate our conditioning, free up limiting beliefs, and shift our relationship to self, each other, and the world as we know it
Breath Training & Pranayama, Ancient Secrets & Contemporary Science of Breath: revealing sacred practices from an honored lineage passed down to you with the experiential understanding of their transformational power; theory, practice, and teaching of beginner, intermediate, and advanced breath practices
Sadhana: cultivating a daily practice for clarity, presence, and opening to grace
Mantra: power and history of sacred sound; japa; kirtan; basic Sanskrit instruction
Mythology of Yoga: stories as a method for enhanced learning; enrich your spiritual practice, learning, and teaching with a growing relationship to the pantheon of yogic deities (Ganesha, Shiva, Shakti, et al) and understand how these icons of essence can be supportive mirrors for inner illumination and liberation
Mudras: energy flow at your fingertips; learn ancient lineage mudras
Be the Change ~ Yoga as Social Justice: yoga not only for personal healing, but also for collective change and social transformation; identifying and preventing spiritual bypass
Trauma-Informed Teaching: understand how trauma affects the brain and nervous system; training in awareness and sensitivity when working with trauma survivors and marginalized communities
Yoga for Healing: practical yogic applications and strategies for coping with pain and stress
Restorative Yoga: techniques for teaching; nervous system science
Bhakti Yoga: devotional practice; puja; kirtan; love ritualized
Jñana Yoga: scriptural study and applied processes of self-inquiry
Karma Yoga: seva (selfless service) as a path to awakening
Sangha: principles of community; kinship on a shared path
Teaching Strategies & Class Planning: understanding pedagogy; educational thresholds; effective learning environments; learning modalities; principles of demonstration to optimize learning
Theming, Sequencing & Developing Class Material: theming; class planning templates; balancing structure and spontaneity in practice; integrating music and poetry for enhanced integration; curating workshops and retreats
Teaching Delivery & Vocal Expression: effective cueing; active vs passive language; compassionate communication; vocal modulation for enhanced learning; sharing with confidence
Leadership & Relational Skills: applied emotional intelligence, self-awareness, empathy, organizational awareness, and conflict management
Psychology of Professional Healing Relationships: transference, countertransference, and projection; wholesome teacher-student relating
Administration & Business Topics for Yoga Teachers: inquiry into financial, legal, accreditation, business, and marketing aspects
Art of Holding Space: establishing healthy containers; guiding with awareness and care; group dynamics; establishing boundaries; fostering a relationship to the mystical and unseen realms
Personal Practice: techniques and benefits of establishing and sustaining regular self practice vs class planning; preventing and healing injuries through personal practice
Art of Touch: hands-on assisting; mindful and safe touch; integrity of consent; breathing as directive of touch
Dharma, Leadership & Your Role as a Teacher: sharing with integrity, authenticity, and cultural humility; ethics of teaching yoga; honoring lineage; scope of practice
“It changed my life! You have to experience it for yourself. I’m certain it will change yours, too.”
“She uses the power of her words to help her students remember the sweetness inside ourselves, the wholeness of our hearts and the power of community. The outpouring of love and joy from her soul are infectious and delicious. She is love, she gives love, and she encourages love. ”
ABOUT HANNAH
Hannah Muse (she/her) is a midwife of possibility and a beloved teacher of mindfulness, mysticism, and yoga. With deep devotion to social change and the spiritual path, Hannah is known for her profound ability to weave the opposites, integrating the mythical and practical, spiritual and physical, the intellectual and mystical. In her retreats, yoga teacher trainings, global meditation group, and Yoga Church and Ritual classes, she has a rare gift of grounding ancient wisdom into the relevant realities of modern life, making practices accessible and applicable to the students who find her.
Hannah has received in-depth training in various areas of yoga, meditation, and healing. Some of her most influential teachers include Baba Hari Dass (yoga & yogic philosophy), Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield (mindfulness meditation & Buddha dharma), Tom Myers and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (anatomy), Dan Siegel and Rick Hanson (neuroscience of mindfulness), Peter Levine (trauma healing), Judith Lasater (restorative yoga), Dr. Vasant Lad and the distinguished faculty of Mt. Madonna’s health counselor program (Ayurveda), Michelle Johnson (yoga and social justice), and Joanna Macy (Buddhism, general systems theory, deep ecology).
For the past decade, Hannah has guided dozens of retreats and teacher trainings in India (alongside scholars of Nondual Shaiva Tantra, and with Sri Ram Ashram, the orphanage founded by her root teacher Babaji), Bali, London, Guatemala, Mexico, Portugal, and across the U.S. In addition to teaching around the world, Hannah also serves as Founding Board Member and current President of the Yoga For All Movement, a nonprofit organization that offers underserved populations access to the teachings of yoga and mindfulness.
Hannah’s teachings have been called paradigm-shifting, an agent of fierce compassion, radically tender, and life-giving. Hannah lives and loves between the redwoods and the sea in Santa Cruz, California, where you can find her in the ocean with her greatest teacher/14-year-old daughter Ruby Bea, dancing wildly, or meditating quietly.
TUITION
$5800 includes all 3 modules
Payment plans available!
“It is worth investing in yourself. The work we did has been life-changing for me. And now, for the students I serve.”
TESTIMONIALS
FAQ
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A 300-hour advanced yoga teacher training (YTT) is an intensive training designed for students that have graduated a 200-hour YTT and wish to deepen their knowledge and refine their teaching skills. It builds upon the foundational 200 hours and provides advanced-level training in yoga philosophy, anatomy, sequencing, adjustments, and more. Completion of a 300-hour advanced YTT allows students to register as a RYT-500 through the Yoga Alliance.
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We’re so grateful that you’re interested in deepening your practice. Graduation from a 200-hour yoga teacher training is a prerequisite. You can get on our waitlist, so you can be the first to know when we announce our next Awake Heart 200-hour YTT!
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Because there are a limited number of spots in this specialized training, refunds are not guaranteed. If you need to pull out of the training before it starts, you may be able to receive a refund minus $200 administrative fee, but only if we’re able to fill your spot.
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Yes! We offer the option to pay over a period of 6 months.
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Absolutely! Many Awake Heart graduates have taken these trainings to develop their personal practice or to complement other professional endeavors, including work as therapists, bodyworkers, social workers, health care professionals, and other paths.
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The training is only available for yogins committed to completing all 3 modules. To optimize learning outcomes and maintain a sacred container, modules are not offered separately.
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No problem! Many who enroll in this training have other advanced certifications. You can still take this training and benefit from learning from Hannah’s unique teaching style and vast wisdom, expand your yogic knowledge, refine your teaching skills, and enhance your personal practice. This training can also count as continuing education for Yoga Alliance, which requires registered yoga teachers to complete 75 hours every three years to maintain their status. Even if you’re not interested in staying up to date with Yoga Alliance, this advanced training is a great way to dive deeper into your personal practice and/or teaching pedagogy.
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Students must earn a 90% attendance rate. We encourage you to arrange your schedule to come for all the days if possible - it will greatly benefit your experience!
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Absolutely. We will work with you to modify the physical practice, and make sure you have what you need for lectures and seated practice. You may find that an injury can add greater perspective and be a wonderful teacher.
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Yes! In addition to the three in-person modules, there will be readings, small group peer support, and a few hours a month of online learning (which will be recorded for access to all time zones).
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Of course! Reach out to care@hannahmuse.com, and a member of our team will get back to you very soon.
“It’s the best thing I’ve done for myself in years.”
