200-Hour Power
Vinyasa Yoga Teacher MENTORSHIP
UPCOMING CO-HORT STARTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
10 week virtual program with weekly mentorship meetings
The Lila Flow 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga Certification is an academic and personal endeavor that requires a deep sense of commitment and dedication. The experience offers rewards that extend well beyond the information you will learn — we coach you to apply yoga philosophy to your daily life which results in more inner and outer harmony.
Teachers who have completed our 200-hour trainings apply their knowledge in one or more of the following ways:
Lead group and private classes for all levels in studio and gym settings
Integrate yoga practices into their professions
Become Yoga professionals
Apply meditation, breathing, and yoga philosophy techniques to their everyday life to relieve stress and live a more mindful lifestyle
This training is perfect for anyone that wants to dive into the benefits of yoga under the guidance of master teachers, all on your own schedule.
Investment for this training is $2,250 USD.
“I completed the Lila Flow Yoga Teacher Training this past Summer! It was the best thing I could’ve done for my physical and mental health at such uncertain times... ”
Yoga Training on Demand
200 hour Power Yoga Teacher Training with a Mentor, all from the comfort of your home!
Our self-paced 200-hour yoga teacher training brings world-renewed yoga instructors and scholars into your living room.
We have curated the program to make online learning fun and connected, as deep and transformative.
Co-Founders, Patricia Pinto and Taryn Vander Hoop, welcome you virtually into the program and guide you through the lectures. It’s like we are right there with you.
We are committed to your success and are available throughout the training for consultation and questions.
Our partners, Embodied Philosophy, bring in the top academics in yoga philosophy so you will receive the latest research from renowned scholars on many of the sacred texts that inform our practice in the West.
Each module builds sequentially so you will gain the tools to go deeper with confidence into your yoga practice each week.
Plus, one of the benefits of doing a self-paced virtual training is you can always go back and re-watch anything you need, or retake classes that speak to your spirit.
We have hundreds of graduates teaching all over the world, and you will join our network of yogis who are committed to social justice, honoring yoga’s roots, and teaching creative and anatomically-informed sequencing.
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
“This training seriously changed my life.”
What you get when you sign up
↠ An introduction call with your mentor. We follow you throughout the training to make sure you complete the training!
↠Two manuals: our 200 page YTT manual and our Asana Variation guide with over 350 asanas.
↠ Easy to follow lesson program with videos, exercises, meditations and worksheets.
↠ Individual meetings with a mentor three times a month to go over homework, practice teach and answer all of your questions. All of our mentors are Yoga professionals with over 10 years of experience working in some of the best studios in NYC, LA and Miami.
↠ Access to a private library of classes and workshops.
↠ Weekly progress report emails so that you can stay on track.
↠ Upon completion of the training, you will receive a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teaching Certification.
“This training is hard to describe in words, it’s truly a unique and wonderful experience... It’s more than just poses, it’s meditation and diving deep to figure out how you can be your best self.”
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
INSTRUCTORS AND MENTORS
Our Faculty consists of teachers with over 800 hours of training each. Collectively, they have taught thousands of students at New York, Boston, Vancouver, Miami and LA’s best studios and spaces. Each of of our instructors have extensive experience leading Yoga Teacher Trainings worldwide. Their diverse lineages will allow you dive into the many traditions of yoga, giving you a broad, yet deep, understanding of yoga in its cultural context today and that extra confidence that takes to lead a room.
↠ Katherine Colla, E-RYT 200, Prenatal and Pilates
↠ Demens, Iyengar Level II Certified
↠ Dee Holliday, E-RYT 500
↠ Patricia Pinto, E-RYT 500
↠ Taryn Vander Hoop, MFA, E-RYT 500
Katherine Colla
↠Lila Core / Mat Pilates ( 40 hr) 2021
↠Wanderlust / The Art of Sequencing (75 hr) 2018
↠ Yojo / Yoga Teacher Training (100 hr) 2015
↠ Ma Yoga / Certified Prenatal Yoga (50 hr) 2014
↠Conquering Lion / Teacher Training (200 hr) 2011
↠ Yoga to the People / Yoga Alliance (200 hr) 2010
Kat’s teaching style has been described as sequence-focused, intuitive and light-hearted. Her classes tend to be a both moving experience and one which also relishes in deep and informative holds.
Kat believes that through mindful movement and pranayama practice, we can unwind from the everyday weight of our thoughts and stresses and that our body, mind, and subtle energy as a whole can infinitely benefit from the time spent within our yoga practice.
Her goal as a yoga teacher is to support the awareness of oneself and to help each person to better adapt to the everyday changes and challenges of life. I love to explore the wide world of asana sequencing and share beautiful writings to encourage inspiration.
Deidra Demens
↠ Level II Iyengar Certified Instructor
↠ Over 800 hours of training (Iyengar & VInyasa traditions)
↠ Over 12 years of teaching experience
Deidra Demens was introduced to Yoga in 2004. While studying at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago Illinois, Deidra explored various styles of Yoga, movement and breathing exercises as creative ways of expression.
Upon graduating, Deidra moved to New York to follow her dream of becoming a theatre artist. Between shows Deidra continued studying Yoga and began teaching in 2011.
After taking her first Iyengar class, Deidra was amazed at how much she learned in just one class. “I needed a foundation for my practice and teaching, I found it in Iyengar Yoga. The instructions were clear and precise. My interest in Yoga was elevated. My practice transformed, and so my journey began.” – Deidra Demens
Deidra enrolled in the Teacher Training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and became certified at Intro I/ II level in November 2017. Deidra went up for the next level of certification in Iyengar Yoga and became certified at the Intermediate Junior I level in October 2019. Deidra continues to study with her primary teachers Lara Warren (her mentor) and James Murphy, she is grateful for their support and inspiration. Deidra’s approach to teaching is comprehensive and fun, her classes are dynamic and engaging. Through demonstration and detailed alignment Deidra seeks to both challenge and inspire her students.
Dee holliday
↠ B.A in Business and Art History
↠ Y.A 500 E-RYT teacher
↠ Over 800 hours of training including meditation and anatomy
Dee Holliday fell in love with yoga after her very first class and the love affair has only grown deeper and more important with time. Initially attracted to yoga for its physical benefits, she quickly realized that the practice has so much more to offer and Dee credits yoga with a spiritual, mental and emotional awakening. In her teaching she hopes to share the love she feels every time she steps on the mat.
Dee infuses her classes with a light-hearted, playful energy, creating a mood where students can cultivate and strengthen the relationship they have with themselves in a compassionate and loving way.
Dee completed her 200-hour teacher training certification at OM Factory School of Yoga in April 2012 under the guidance of Holly Coles and Amanda Wentworth, She gratefully acknowledges them for encouraging her to view yoga as a lifelong journey where the learning never ends. Dee completed a second 200-hour teacher training in April 2013 under Matt Giordano and Andrea Borrero at Earth Yog and a Yoga Nidra teacher training in 2014 under Shakti Assouline.
Dee completed Om Factory's Apprenticeship Program for Continuing Yoga Studies, under the mentorship of Matt Giordano. She also completed the first ever Chromatic Yoga teacher training with Matt Giordano in August 2017 and the Chromatic level 2 training in August of 2018. She also completed her 300 hour certification under his guidance in March 2018.
Dee currently teaches at Equinox, Alo Yoga and Om Factory NYC.
Patricia pinTo
↠ BA/MA in Art History
↠ 12 years experience as a full time yoga teacher in New York City’s best studios
↠ Over 1000 hours of training, including in numerous forms of yoga asana, meditation, Pilates, Kids Yoga and Shamanic Therapies.
Patricia turned to exercise right after September 11, 2001, where she worked a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. After the attacks, the downtown health and fitness community was giving away free yoga, Reiki and gym passes for those affected locally, and she took full advantage, introducing her to the holistic and mindful ways of healing with mindfulness.
She received her first certification of yoga back in 2008 in a classical Power Yoga form from the lineage of Baron Baptiste Power Yoga. Since then, she has completed over 800 hours of trainings through various styles, including Kula Yoga Flow advanced teacher training, Conquering Lion teacher training (Jivamukti lineage) Kundalini, Kids Yoga, Pilates mat, Barre, and Pilates Reformer/Cadillac training. She is a Shamanic Practictioner, and Level III Reiki certified. Patricia teaches meditation for numerous corporations including The United Nations and Banesco Bank in Spain. Lastly, Patricia was the first RKYT (Registered Kids Yoga Teacher) to create and certify teachers to teach in Asia and developed a widely recognized Kids Yoga Teacher Training used by Om Factory globally.
In addition to her yoga practice and teaching, Patricia is an avid surfer and lover of the ocean. She has combined her passions of yoga and the water by founding Love Surf Yoga and curates many retreats around the world based on the practices of yoga and surfing.
Patricia is based in New York City and Miami Beach and is a full time yoga and Pilates teacher. She teaches at Exhale, Equinox, Lucent Yoga and for many private clients.
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
Taryn Vander Hoop, Lila Flow’s Co-Founder, is a lifelong student of movement, dancer, choreographer, and international yoga and dance teacher known for her long unique sequences and encouraging spirit. She helps her students find joy in movement and freedom and ease in the body and mind.
Taryn received her 200-Hour yoga certification from Yoga Effects, and 300-Hour yoga certification from Laughing Lotus Yoga Center, Aerial Yoga Training from Om Factory, and is a Yoga for Cancer (ycC) certified teacher. Her recent accomplishments include leading 200-hour teaching trainings for Om Factory worldwide, teaching at the Korean National Yoga Conference, Union Square Summer Thursdays, and leading two yoga retreats to India with participants from all over the globe. Taryn also started the first Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program at Rutgers University, which she co-teaches with Blair Ritchie, as well as co-founded Lila Flow Yoga with Patricia Pinto, a movement education company specializing in boutique yoga meditation and pilates trainings.
The practice of yoga has transformed Taryn's mind and body and she has been able to translate much of her yoga practice into her daily life. By finding her exhale on the mat, she was able to release tension from her body throughout the day and in her dancing. Mantra and meditation practice enhanced her focus, confidence, and performance on the many stages of life. The list goes on and on. Yoga has given Taryn more than she ever could have imagined and her mission is to help people find confidence and joy in movement and fullness and mindfulness in daily life. Her aim as an educator is to help her students see fewer limitations and realize more possibilities.
EDUCATION
↠ 2008, University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Dance with additional majors in English Literature and Spanish
↠ 2010, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography