SUMMER 2026

200-Hour Power
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher TRAINING AT RUTGERS

Transform your summer into a journey of self-discovery and deep learning with our immersive 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Open to both Rutgers students and community members, this program is designed to create knowledgeable, compassionate, and inspired yoga teachers.

Rooted in 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

•🧘‍♀️ Asynchronous Learning – Self-paced modules you can access anytime

•🤝 In-Person Weekly Meetups – Connect with peers and teachers

•🌐 Virtual Mentorship – Personalized support every step of the way

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 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

↠ BA/MA in Art History
↠ 15+ years experience as a full time yoga teacher in New York City And Miami
↠ Over 1000 hours of training, including in numerous forms of yoga asana, meditation, Pilates and Kids Yoga.

↠ Co-Founder of Lila Flow Programs and Creator of Lila Core Pilates Mat Teacher Training.

Taryn Vander Hoop


↠ 2009, 200-HR RYT Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Effects, NYC
↠ 2009, Pilates Mat Certification, The Kane School, NYC
↠ 2013, 300-HR RYT Yoga Teacher Training, Laughing Lotus, NYC
↠ 2014, 50-HR Aerial Yoga Certification, Om Factory, NYC
↠ 2015, Yoga for Cancer (y4c) Certification, NYC
↠ 2015, 36-HR Anatomy Studies for Yoga Teachers, NYC
↠ 2016, 40-HR Bhagavad Gita Training, Nikki Costello, NYC
↠ 2017, 40-HR Prenatal Certification, Shakti Yoga, Uganda