Advanced Teacher Training: 300 hours

The Octopus Garden Advanced Teacher Training is designed to foster inspired teaching, rooted in technical excellence. This 300 hour training will shine light on often overlooked aspects of the teaching practice that can make a good class great, and a great class feel like pure magic. Over the course of four months, from April to July 2020, you will enhance and explore your capacity as a teacher. With an integrated, well-informed, and open perspective, we tie together the insights and wisdom of many different traditions to create a cohesive and innovative approach.

Our highly esteemed program is open to certified yoga instructors who are deeply committed to the craft of teaching and are ready to lead students with renewed creativity and confidence. Participants can expect to: deepen their self-awareness and capacity for accurate self-assessment; deconstruct poor teaching habits; move past teaching ruts and plateaus; and uncover authentic teaching voices that speak powerfully to students. The end goal? A renewed energy and purpose and a greater capacity to change lives.

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The Sacred Flow of Pregnancy, Birth and Parenthood with Nicky Poole, Jenifer Helland & Michelle Fraser

Learn how to support women through mindful, evidence-based yoga practices for pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Nicky Poole is a highly sought after Pre- and Post- Natal specialist in Toronto who facilitates trainings that weave together science and soul. This training is essential for any yoga teacher or movement specialist who works with women and wants to learn how to hold space in a compassionate and educated way.
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Check us out

First-time visitors to Octopus Garden can enjoy two weeks of unlimited, drop-in yoga classes for only $30! Take your time and get to know us. With over 60 classes per week taught by some of the best teachers in the city, we’re sure you’ll find what you’re looking for. Study yoga, believe in your capacity for change, and see what happens!

Octopus Garden Holistic Health Care Clinic

An oasis in the city, the Octopus Garden Clinic offers a wellness space that combines healthcare with the philosophy of yoga. Our patient-centred, multi-disciplinary clinic offers a wide variety of healthcare practitioners to meet your rehabilitative and wellness needs. Services is Chiropractic, RMT, Osteopathy, relational therapy, naturopathy, Thai massage, Rolfing, physiotherapy, pelvic health and more.

Students and Seniors Receive Special Rates

Show your valid student or ID card and receive $15 single class drop-in rate or sign up for 10% off memberships