May 12 to june 9 2026
University of Georgia
Transform your summer into a journey of self-discovery and deep learning with our Yoga Alliance Certified 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Open to both University of Georgia students and community members, this program is designed to create knowledgeable, compassionate, and inspired vinyasa yoga teachers.
Rooted in philosophy, embodied alignment, anatomy, and creative exploration, this training also provides tools to help you find your unique voice and apply the philosophy of yoga in everyday life.
PROGRAM FORMAT
•🧘♀️ Immerse yourself in the practice of Yoga from May 12 to June 9, 2026. Practice yoga, meditation, anatomy, Yoga Philosophy, How to teach, and so much more and become certified by the Yoga Alliance to teach Yoga anywhere.
Practice Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
INVESTMENT: EARLY BIRD $2,900/AFTER FEB 1 $3,100
Curriculum Topics
↠ Alignment & Anatomy of the physical & energetic body
↠ Asana practice and alignment
↠ Meditation - teaching and practices
↠ Practice teaching and mentorship
↠ Pranayama - the art of the breath
↠ Chakras↠ Iyengar yoga foundations
↠ Yoga philosophy: Yoga Sutra and Bhagavad Gita
↠ Social justice and the wellness industry
↠ The practice & embodiment of Ayurveda
↠ The business of Yoga
↠ Introduction to wellness entrepreneurship
↠ Introduction to Sanskrit
↠ The history of Yoga
↠ Lila Flow Power Yoga Sequencing - Vinyasa, Ashtanga and Creativity
↠ Finding your teacher’s voice
↠ Art of assisting & adjustments
↠ Sequencing and Teaching labs … AND MORE
Modules
Here is a sneak peak of how the training is laid out and how you will progress through the material each week
Module 1 – Welcome to Yoga
Module 2 – Sun Salutations & Anatomy
Module 3 – Standing Postures & The Yamas and Niyamas
Module 4 – Balancing Postures, Meditation and Pranayama
Module 5 – Core/Twists and Sequencing
Module 6 – Subtle Body, Yin, Restorative and Forward Folds
Module 7 – Mudras, Myths and Arm Balances
Module 8 – Backbends, Chakras and The Bhagavad Gita
Module 9 – Inversions, The Yoga Sutras, Yoga and Social Justice
Module 10 – Specialties: Ayurveda, Beginners, Kids Yoga, Prenatal
Your Instructors
Taryn Vander Hoop is a lifelong movement explorer, dancer, choreographer, and internationally recognized yoga and dance teacher. Known for her flowing, inventive sequences and encouraging presence, she inspires students to discover joy, freedom, and ease in both body and mind.
Taryn holds a 200-Hour Power Yoga certification (2009), a 300-Hour certification from Laughing Lotus Yoga Center, Aerial Yoga Training from Om Factory, and is a Yoga for Cancer (ycC) certified teacher. She has led 200-hour teacher trainings worldwide, taught at the Korean National Yoga Conference and Union Square Summer Thursdays, and guided transformative retreats in India and Mexico. She also founded the first Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training at Rutgers University.
Currently, Taryn serves as Chair and Associate Professor at LMU, continuing to share her passion for movement and mindful living with students around the globe.
Barbara Powers is a movement educator, meditation instructor, and performing artist. She holds a B.F.A from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and an M.F.A from the University of Washington. She is currently Senior Lecturer of Dance at the University of Georgia and has presented at numerous conferences, choreographed for multiple stages, and has written an article for the Journal of Dance Education in Practice.
Dancing since the age of five, Barbara has continually found solace working in dance and yoga studios. She was first introduced to yoga in 2002 at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2009, Barbara was certified at Cindi Lee’s Om 200-hour vinyasa training and in 2015 she obtained a Restorative Yoga Teacher certification from Judith Lasater. After dancing professionally with the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and performing as a Rockette with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Barbara turned her focus to teaching and meditation. She has taught yoga throughout New York City, and brought workshops to Utah, Wisconsin, and Beruit, Lebanon. in 2012, she participated in a year-long meditation intensive with David Wagner, and began studying yoga with Senior Iyengar Instructor Lucienne Vidah. She was also certified to teach Journey Meditation in NYC and Seattle, WA with David Nichtern and Stephen Sokoler. She continues to deepen her practice by participating in various classes, workshops, silent meditation retreats and joyfully engaging with students on and off the mat. Ms. Powers is also a certified personal trainer and Pilates Mat instructor.
Patricia Pinto is the Co-Founder of Lila Flow Yoga Programs and Love Surf Yoga Retreats. She has taught thousands of Yoga and Pilates classes and led more than 50 yoga retreats and Yoga and Pilates Mat trainings worldwide. With an interest in alternative therapies since 2001, her trainings include those in the traditions of Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Power, Meditation, Mindfulness, Shamanic Healing, Reiki, Yin, Mobility, Pilates Mat, Pilates Apparatus, Neuroscience, Therapeutics, EMDR Therapies, Kundalini, Barre, Sculpt, Thai massage and so much more. Her extensive knowledge and casual demeanor is what makes Patricia so accessible; she is a seasoned professional yet approachable and friendly. She currently teaches Mindfulness and Meditation for the United Nations, University of Miami, Core by Hyperice, Teacher Trainings around the world and locally in Miami and New York City.