Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living: A Focus on Sadhana
Upcoming Courses:
300-Hour Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training in Cleveland, Ohio
at The Studio Cleveland
Fall/Winter 2022-2023
August 28
September 11, 18, 25
October 2, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20
December 4, 11, 18
January 15, 22, 29
February 5, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19
Classes meet on SUNDAYS from 8am - 5pm
Lunch break from 10:45-12:30pm
at The Studio Cleveland
Fall/Winter 2022-2023
August 28
September 11, 18, 25
October 2, 16, 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20
December 4, 11, 18
January 15, 22, 29
February 5, 19, 26
March 5, 12, 19
Classes meet on SUNDAYS from 8am - 5pm
Lunch break from 10:45-12:30pm
YOGA & MEDITATION
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continue your yoga education and expand your knowledge and practice with Sara Syed's Satya Meditation and Yoga School. Developed through more than a decade of study, this 300 hour yoga and mediation teacher training advanced curriculum will deepen your knowledge as a yoga practitioner, expand your skill level as a yoga teacher and foster your evolution as a yoga professional. Our small class size for the 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher training ensures maximum attention and learning for all of the students in this course.
Yoga with advanced elements combines the ancient yogic practices and techniques with a Western approach to self development. Perfect for those who assume they “can’t do it,” this 300 hour Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training is a process of adapting yoga to the needs of the individual. While yoga can be viewed as a preventative lifestyle, incorporating these elements can enhance the human condition for improved general well-being, restore the balance between the body-mind connection, improve one’s outlook in life.
Prepare yourself for a profound curriculum learning how to incorporate postures, pranayama, meditation, mantra, mudras, philosophy, and more as complementary yogic techniques, allowing the individual to enhance their physical, mental, and spiritual life. In this advanced teacher training, we will combine a deep exploration of personal practice with advanced skill-building sessions to propel your development as a professional yoga instructor and student. Your growth will be supported by studies in inspired cueing, advanced anatomy, Vedantic philosophy, neuroscience, meditation, sequencing, theming, self-study, and breathwork. By combining rich inner work with technical craft, you will be empowered to skillfully conduct the many layers of the class experience with confidence, integrity, and authenticity.
Together, this 300 hour yoga teacher training offers the highest standards of personal growth, awakening self-awareness on every level.
The hours of study from the Satya Meditation and Yoga School 300 hour Advanced Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training can be applied toward a 500 hour RYT certification through Yoga Alliance.
The Satya Meditation and Yoga Teacher Training goes above and beyond to ensure that each student has a working understanding and knowledge of the ancient sciences of both meditation and yoga in practical and applicable ways.
This teacher training program offers some of the most inclusive, accessible, extensive and authentic information available on this side of the globe. Inspiration from this course has been taken from the lineages of Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vipassana Meditation, with content brought directly from India and Costa Rica. This course heavily focuses on the yin and yang aspects of the yogic practices, as well as philosophy and the unraveling of the spiritual journey in our modern society.
This course is equally appropriate for this who wish to advance their yoga teaching methodology, as well as for those who just want to deepen their personal practice and understanding of yoga and meditation.
Upon completion of the training, you will earn a 300-hour yoga and mediation teaching certificate. You will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance, where you will be able to register as a 500-hour RYT in the traditions of Hatha/Vinyasa yoga. Participants of this teacher training program will receive unlimited access to yoga classes at The Studio Cleveland for the duration of the program. Students will receive life-long mentoring and guidance from Sara Syed, E-RYT 700, lead teacher of this teacher training program.
PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continue your yoga education and expand your knowledge and practice with Sara Syed's Satya Meditation and Yoga School. Developed through more than a decade of study, this 300 hour yoga and mediation teacher training advanced curriculum will deepen your knowledge as a yoga practitioner, expand your skill level as a yoga teacher and foster your evolution as a yoga professional. Our small class size for the 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher training ensures maximum attention and learning for all of the students in this course.
Yoga with advanced elements combines the ancient yogic practices and techniques with a Western approach to self development. Perfect for those who assume they “can’t do it,” this 300 hour Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training is a process of adapting yoga to the needs of the individual. While yoga can be viewed as a preventative lifestyle, incorporating these elements can enhance the human condition for improved general well-being, restore the balance between the body-mind connection, improve one’s outlook in life.
Prepare yourself for a profound curriculum learning how to incorporate postures, pranayama, meditation, mantra, mudras, philosophy, and more as complementary yogic techniques, allowing the individual to enhance their physical, mental, and spiritual life. In this advanced teacher training, we will combine a deep exploration of personal practice with advanced skill-building sessions to propel your development as a professional yoga instructor and student. Your growth will be supported by studies in inspired cueing, advanced anatomy, Vedantic philosophy, neuroscience, meditation, sequencing, theming, self-study, and breathwork. By combining rich inner work with technical craft, you will be empowered to skillfully conduct the many layers of the class experience with confidence, integrity, and authenticity.
Together, this 300 hour yoga teacher training offers the highest standards of personal growth, awakening self-awareness on every level.
The hours of study from the Satya Meditation and Yoga School 300 hour Advanced Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training can be applied toward a 500 hour RYT certification through Yoga Alliance.
The Satya Meditation and Yoga Teacher Training goes above and beyond to ensure that each student has a working understanding and knowledge of the ancient sciences of both meditation and yoga in practical and applicable ways.
This teacher training program offers some of the most inclusive, accessible, extensive and authentic information available on this side of the globe. Inspiration from this course has been taken from the lineages of Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Vipassana Meditation, with content brought directly from India and Costa Rica. This course heavily focuses on the yin and yang aspects of the yogic practices, as well as philosophy and the unraveling of the spiritual journey in our modern society.
This course is equally appropriate for this who wish to advance their yoga teaching methodology, as well as for those who just want to deepen their personal practice and understanding of yoga and meditation.
Upon completion of the training, you will earn a 300-hour yoga and mediation teaching certificate. You will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance, where you will be able to register as a 500-hour RYT in the traditions of Hatha/Vinyasa yoga. Participants of this teacher training program will receive unlimited access to yoga classes at The Studio Cleveland for the duration of the program. Students will receive life-long mentoring and guidance from Sara Syed, E-RYT 700, lead teacher of this teacher training program.
Yoga is for EVERY BODY
Satya Meditation and Yoga School's 300-Hour Advanced Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training is a comprehensive, 7-month training program for serious students of yoga and meditation to take their knowledge and practice to deeper levels. This program will help students foster a profound understanding and practical application of sadhana and spiritual life.
Completion of this program will enable any RYT to register as a 500 RYT.
This course is designed for existing yoga teachers that seek to:
Completion of this program will enable any RYT to register as a 500 RYT.
This course is designed for existing yoga teachers that seek to:
- Deepen, revisit, re-build and enhance their yoga and meditation practices
- Deepen their understanding of ancient yoga philosophy
- Apply the concepts of yoga philosophy to improve overall quality of life
- Build a strong, physical foundation and work towards new, advanced postures
- Learn how to create dynamic, meaningful yoga and meditation classes, workshops, retreats and even trainings
- Deepen their understanding and practice of pranayama
- Refresh knowledge of alignment, adjustment, anatomy and philosophy in a focused, committed learning environment with professional and dedicated teachers and students
- Deepen your personal practice along with senior teachers and long-term practitioners
- Deepen understanding of subtle bodies including the koshas, chakras and doshas
- Develop their career as an advanced yoga and meditation teacher
- Approach healing from a holistic standpoint, including using knowledge of lifestyle choices (diet, sleep schedule, etc.) to cultivate optimal wellbeing
- Utilize Ayurvedic principles to prevent disease and improve health
- Develop along the path towards liberation of suffering
- Learn from advanced yoga teachers, meditation teachers, pranayama teachers, and other experts in the field
- If you want to take some time for yourself and enjoy being a student again– studying in a fun, encouraging, and supportive environment
- Utilize the added benefits of becoming a 500-hour level teacher through the Yoga Alliance.
- If you want to enhance your credibility and increase your visibility as a well-trained yoga teacher
- If you want to join the growing community of yoga teachers who are committed to quality training
- If you are interested in shaping yoga world-wide and expanding your network
"Kindness, generosity, equanimity and our ability to love are our measurements of growth on the spiritual journey."
~Sara Syed
Read more about our training and read reviews from our graduates:
Yoga Alliance Approved Curriculum
Advanced Techniques, Training & Practice
Advanced Teaching Methodology
Advanced Yoga Anatomy & Physiology
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics as a Yoga Teacher
Advanced Yoga Practicum
The Business of Yoga
- Study, practice, learn and teach advanced asanas, pranayama techniques, anatomy, yoga philosophy, meditation and other traditional yoga techniques.
- Analytical and guided practice in how to teach these concepts will be received.
- Expand your experience and utilize pranayama breathing to its greatest capabilities
- Strengthen the theory and application of holistic healing through pranayama practices
- Explore the principles of stress and anxiety reduction through therapeutic benefits of yoga and Ayurveda
- Understand therapeutic essential(s) of Sanskirt mantra and sacred sound as music therapy
Advanced Teaching Methodology
- Learn teaching styles, communication skills, group dynamics, time management, healthy boundaries, demonstration of yoga asanas, observation of bodies, assisting and adjusting and how to address the specific needs of individuals and special populations.
- Discussion of students learning process
- Qualities of a teacher
- Master holistic sequencing for your type and energetic efficiency
- Establish yoga practices to help balance mental outlook, including improved understanding of the: sensory system, brain, mind, role of emotions
- Refine asana learning for improved overall well-being
- Assimilate yoga’s role in dealing with addiction, recovery, trauma, etc.
- Help others sleep better with yoga nidra for relaxation and pain management
- Learn restorative yoga practices
- Develop a personalized yoga model by learning how to modify yoga for the individual
- Practice integrating meditation to purify the mind
- Master methods for managing and improving a variety of conditions restoring and enhancing general health and wellbeing
Advanced Yoga Anatomy & Physiology
- Refine your knowledge and understanding of human anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).
- Study and apply the principles of human physiology and energetic anatomy principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc).
- Deepen your understanding of anatomy related to functional physiology
- Study traditional and energetic anatomy and physiology suitable for teaching advanced yoga
- Develop practices focusing on mind-body solutions of subtle anatomy health
- Apply advanced yoga methods for: muscles, bones, joints, cardiovascular, circulatory, respiratory, integumentary, immune, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, nervous, and endocrine systems
- Understand the aging body, reviewing affected systems, physiology, psychology, social features
- Applying yoga to address cognitive, emotional, and physiological symptoms associated with PTSD
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics as a Yoga Teacher
- Study yoga philosophies and traditional texts such as The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, Haṭhayoga Pradīpikā, and the Bhagavad-Gītā.
- Learn how to apply the 8 limbs of yoga to everyday life
- Ethics for yoga teachers, such as those involving teacher/ student relationships and community, and understand the value of teaching yoga as a service and being of service to others through yoga (Sevā).
- Learn holistic nutrition – explore the science of food and its relationship to health physically, mentally and spiritually
- Incorporate an Ayurvedic diet for living consciously and compassionately
- Advance your Ayurveda knowledge to help balance the Doshas and disorders related to Dosha imbalance
- Apply philosophical wisdom from the sages and Bhagavad Gita
- Study Vedic prayers and mantras that work in harmony with the greater web of life
- Learn ethical application of yoga techniques in western health care system today
- Refine cross-training techniques that serve yoga’s many paths to Spirituality
Advanced Yoga Practicum
- Practice teaching, receiving and giving feedback
- Observing others teach, assist students while someone else is teaching.
- Students will also be required to complete a case study project and create and share a two-hour speciality workshop.
- Apply yoga skills in small groups
- Become proficient in physical evaluations of clients and case monitoring to promote general good health and well-being
- Cultivate a strong asana practice for optimal mind-body well-being
- Design physical therapy sequencing to improve overall well-being, both physiological and physical benefits
- Wellness workshop mentoring
The Business of Yoga
- Build your brand through social media and modern marketing methods
- Build your student following and understanding appropriate boundaries
- Build community
- Yoga Alliance registry and membership
- How to develop your niche and find your place in the world as a yoga teacher
- How to create a functional website
- How to host local and international retreats
- How to curate meaningful workshops
- Teach online classes
- How to properly create a "yoga business;" including filing as a business, licenses, obtaining an EIN and business bank account, taxes 101 for yoga teachers
- Learn all of the best, time-tested trade methods from existing business owner and internationally-hosted yoga teacher, Sara Syed, owner of The Studio Cleveland
Yoga Alliance
Mindful Cleveland School of Meditation and Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School.
Graduates of this program may apply to the Yoga Alliance with this certificate and their RYT-200 to receive a RYT-500.
You can register as a RYT500 upon completion of this training.
Mindful Cleveland School of Meditation and Yoga is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School.
Graduates of this program may apply to the Yoga Alliance with this certificate and their RYT-200 to receive a RYT-500.
You can register as a RYT500 upon completion of this training.
Requirements
300-Hour Advanced Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training Enrollment Requirements
Pre-Requisites
This program is designed for teachers who have completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training program. You may attend this course without having completed a 200-hour YTT, but you will not be able to register as an RYT 300 or 500 without first completing an 200-hour YTT (either in-person or online).
Student Practicum: 50 Hours
Students are required to teach on their own to individuals or group classes, workshops and case studies using the new teaching methodologies learned throughout the program.
Books and Course Materials
Books and other course materials are not included with tuition.
Additional Responsibilities
In addition to the classroom hours and commitment of study time, students are expected to complete:
Book List
Required Books:
Recommended Books:
Pre-Requisites
This program is designed for teachers who have completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training program. You may attend this course without having completed a 200-hour YTT, but you will not be able to register as an RYT 300 or 500 without first completing an 200-hour YTT (either in-person or online).
Student Practicum: 50 Hours
Students are required to teach on their own to individuals or group classes, workshops and case studies using the new teaching methodologies learned throughout the program.
Books and Course Materials
Books and other course materials are not included with tuition.
Additional Responsibilities
In addition to the classroom hours and commitment of study time, students are expected to complete:
- Homework assignments
- Study guides
- Final exam (open book)
- Case study project
- Create a website
- Teach an online class
- Design and teach a 2-hour speciality workshop
Book List
Required Books:
- Eastern Mind, Western Body - Anodea Judith
- Yoga & Ayurveda - Dr. David Frawley
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Sri. Swami Satchidananda
Recommended Books:
- Yoga Body - Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D., P.T.
- Light on Yoga - BKS Iyengar
- The Yogi Entrepreneur: A Guide to Earning a Mindful Living through Yoga - Darren Main
- The Subtle Body Coloring Book - Cyndi Dale & Richard Wehrman
- The Bhagavad Gita - Introduction and Translated - Eknath Easwaran
- The Living Gita - Sri. Swami Satchidananda
- The Art and Business of Teaching Yoga - Amy Ippoliti & Taro Smith
- Jivamukti Yoga: Practices for Liberating Body and Soul - Sharon Gannon & David Life
- Yogi Assignment - Kino Macgregor
- You Can Heal Your Life - Louise Hay
- The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo
- The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - Deepak Chopra
- The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield
- Myths of the Asanas - Alanna Kaivalya & Arjuna van Der Kooji
- Ayurveda The Science of Self Healing - Dr. Vasant Lad
- A Course in Miracles
Tuition Options:
Included in the Course:
Graduation:
To qualify for graduation, students will:
Cancellation Policy:
We can refund your payment 100% up to one month prior to the course start date. One month prior to the scheduled course start date, there will be no refunds issued.
If for some reason you cannot complete the course, we can roll your payment over to be used for a future teaching training course at The Studio Cleveland
**Please email info@thestudiocleveland.com with any questions and inquiries or call/text Sara at 440-429-6914
- $3,950 - Early-Bird Discount - Tuition paid in-full before June 30, 2022.
- $4,222 - Standard Tuition - Tuition paid in-full before August 28, 2022.
- $4,444 - Payment Plan - Tuition paid in-full before graduation on March 19, 2023.
- $555 Deposit to reserve your spot in the course (non-refundable; goes towards total balance).
- Seven monthly payments of $555.55
- Balance to be paid in full prior to graduation on March 19, 2023 or certificate will be withheld.
- If monthly payments are not completed you will be withdrawn from the course.
Included in the Course:
- Access to one of the most inclusive, extensive and authentic yoga teacher training educational experiences available
- Unlimited yoga and meditation classes at The Studio Cleveland throughout the entire duration of the course
- 300-hour yoga teacher training education
- Yoga Alliance certificate eligible for registration as a RYT-500 upon completion of this course
- Life-long mentoring from Sara Syed, E-RYT 700, lead teacher of this program
- 300-Hour Advanced Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training Manual
- T-Shirt
- Healing
- A lifetime of memories
Graduation:
To qualify for graduation, students will:
- Attend all classes
- Be punctual for classes
- Complete all assignments
- Complete case study project
- Teach speciality two-hour workshop
- Tuition paid in-full
Cancellation Policy:
We can refund your payment 100% up to one month prior to the course start date. One month prior to the scheduled course start date, there will be no refunds issued.
If for some reason you cannot complete the course, we can roll your payment over to be used for a future teaching training course at The Studio Cleveland
**Please email info@thestudiocleveland.com with any questions and inquiries or call/text Sara at 440-429-6914
Attendance and Participation Expectations:
Students are required to attend 100% of scheduled class meeting times**. Students are expected to not use their phones throughout the training. Students are expected to remain present and attentive. Students will arrive on-time for classes. This is an interactive course and students are expected to participate in discussions. Homework assignments and a volunteer project will be assigned during the course; the volunteer project will be completed during a scheduled class meeting time and homework is expected to be completed outside of the course. Homework will be periodic. Students will be required to track and record 100 practice hours (any style of yoga, including asana, meditation, seva, kirtan, jnana, pranayama, etc.). 100 Practice hours can be completed at our studio free of cost, or at a studio of your choice (you would be responsible for paying for out-of-studio costs), or at home. The 100 practice hours requirement will be discussed more in person. Students will also be required to practice teach for 50 hours outside of the course.
**(Although 100% attendance is strongly recommended, we understand that life is real and things happen; If there are any scheduling conflicts that arise during the course, discuss with the lead instructor, Sara Syed, as soon as possible to discuss modifications. If you are running late, you are expected to inform Sara as soon as possible).
Students are required to attend 100% of scheduled class meeting times**. Students are expected to not use their phones throughout the training. Students are expected to remain present and attentive. Students will arrive on-time for classes. This is an interactive course and students are expected to participate in discussions. Homework assignments and a volunteer project will be assigned during the course; the volunteer project will be completed during a scheduled class meeting time and homework is expected to be completed outside of the course. Homework will be periodic. Students will be required to track and record 100 practice hours (any style of yoga, including asana, meditation, seva, kirtan, jnana, pranayama, etc.). 100 Practice hours can be completed at our studio free of cost, or at a studio of your choice (you would be responsible for paying for out-of-studio costs), or at home. The 100 practice hours requirement will be discussed more in person. Students will also be required to practice teach for 50 hours outside of the course.
**(Although 100% attendance is strongly recommended, we understand that life is real and things happen; If there are any scheduling conflicts that arise during the course, discuss with the lead instructor, Sara Syed, as soon as possible to discuss modifications. If you are running late, you are expected to inform Sara as soon as possible).
FAQs |
What is the difference between your 200 & 300 programs?
Our foundational 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher training is a wonderful introduction to the rich history of yoga. You will learn why the ancient teachings are relevant today and how to apply them to your everyday life and in teaching others. Teaching techniques, study of energetic systems (chakras, koshas and doshas), and meditation that are significant aspects of our 200 hour training.
Our 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher trainings are designed to bring you much deeper into your study of yoga, both in teaching and in personal lifestyle practice. Advance your understanding, personal practice, and teaching technique with these three deeper dives into yoga. The 300 hour program is designed for the 200-hour CYT or RYT that seeks to refine and deepen their teaching, their own personal practice, and continue to learn more about themselves and the spiritual path.
Can I attend the advanced 300 hour training if my 200 hour training is from another school?
Yes! We spend a portion of the program going over the most important aspects of the 200 hour teacher training to make sure all of the students are all on the same page. We receive a lot of students that have taken virtual/online 200 hour teacher training programs and seek to enhance and develop their teaching skills further/in-person.
What kind of support do I have during and after the training?
You will have unlimited access to yoga classes at The Studio Cleveland throughout the duration of your training. Previous teacher training students have found this to be incredibly helpful in the development of their own practice, which ultimately improves one's ability to teach.
After the training you will be able to stay in contact with Sara and The Studio Cleveland either personally, via email, phone, messaging groups, etc. You can always ask Sara questions and seek further help if needed.
What is the class size for this training?
Our max is 10-12 students for the 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher training. We have a much smaller class than compared to the 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher training to ensure all of the students in the 300 hour training get the most attention in this small-group setting.
I can't do a headstand/handstand/splits/other advanced pose--can I still take this training?
Yes! This is our most asked question.
Cultivating a yoga practice is a lifelong journey. It is meant to be a sustainable journey--one that grows with you as you evolve and change throughout life.
As your life changes, your practice might also change too.
Yoga has not about who is the most flexible or strong person, but rather, we might suggest kindness, generosity and love as measurements of growth along our spiritual journey.
Yoga, according to Patanjali, one of the founding "fathers" of modern yoga, is when the mind is free from revolutions and ruminating thoughts.
By definition, there is no mention of the physical body, or its abilities, when defining yoga.
Yoga is a practice of mastering the mind.
Satya Meditation and Yoga School & The Studio Cleveland's teacher training programs emphasize the true practice and definition of yoga, in that is a mastery of mind being practiced and taught.
We first do need to master the body if we wish to master the mind, but that does not mean there are certain poses one must be able to do to be a successful yogi.
Yoga is for every BODY!
Our foundational 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher training is a wonderful introduction to the rich history of yoga. You will learn why the ancient teachings are relevant today and how to apply them to your everyday life and in teaching others. Teaching techniques, study of energetic systems (chakras, koshas and doshas), and meditation that are significant aspects of our 200 hour training.
Our 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher trainings are designed to bring you much deeper into your study of yoga, both in teaching and in personal lifestyle practice. Advance your understanding, personal practice, and teaching technique with these three deeper dives into yoga. The 300 hour program is designed for the 200-hour CYT or RYT that seeks to refine and deepen their teaching, their own personal practice, and continue to learn more about themselves and the spiritual path.
Can I attend the advanced 300 hour training if my 200 hour training is from another school?
Yes! We spend a portion of the program going over the most important aspects of the 200 hour teacher training to make sure all of the students are all on the same page. We receive a lot of students that have taken virtual/online 200 hour teacher training programs and seek to enhance and develop their teaching skills further/in-person.
What kind of support do I have during and after the training?
You will have unlimited access to yoga classes at The Studio Cleveland throughout the duration of your training. Previous teacher training students have found this to be incredibly helpful in the development of their own practice, which ultimately improves one's ability to teach.
After the training you will be able to stay in contact with Sara and The Studio Cleveland either personally, via email, phone, messaging groups, etc. You can always ask Sara questions and seek further help if needed.
What is the class size for this training?
Our max is 10-12 students for the 300 hour yoga and meditation teacher training. We have a much smaller class than compared to the 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher training to ensure all of the students in the 300 hour training get the most attention in this small-group setting.
I can't do a headstand/handstand/splits/other advanced pose--can I still take this training?
Yes! This is our most asked question.
Cultivating a yoga practice is a lifelong journey. It is meant to be a sustainable journey--one that grows with you as you evolve and change throughout life.
As your life changes, your practice might also change too.
Yoga has not about who is the most flexible or strong person, but rather, we might suggest kindness, generosity and love as measurements of growth along our spiritual journey.
Yoga, according to Patanjali, one of the founding "fathers" of modern yoga, is when the mind is free from revolutions and ruminating thoughts.
By definition, there is no mention of the physical body, or its abilities, when defining yoga.
Yoga is a practice of mastering the mind.
Satya Meditation and Yoga School & The Studio Cleveland's teacher training programs emphasize the true practice and definition of yoga, in that is a mastery of mind being practiced and taught.
We first do need to master the body if we wish to master the mind, but that does not mean there are certain poses one must be able to do to be a successful yogi.
Yoga is for every BODY!
Teachers
Lead Instructor:
Sara Syed, Owner, The Studio Cleveland, 700 E-RYT, Masters in Education in Curriculum & Instruction, Bachelors of Science in Psychology, Thai Yoga Massage
International (Costa Rica) Yoga and Meditation Teacher Trainer Host, 2022
200 Hour Registered Yoga School Lead Instructor, 2019
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider - YACEP, 2019
Owner, The Studio Cleveland - Wellness Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 2018
700 Hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 2014
Master's of Science in Education; Curriculum & Instruction - The University of Akron, 2016
Bachelor's of science in Psychology - John Carroll University, 2013
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Sara started her yoga practice during high school in 2008, while struggling with drug & alcohol addiction, anxiety, eating-disorders, trauma and depression. After a few years of consistent meditation and yoga, Sara discovered a glimpse of healing while meditating on her chakras and practicing yoga; Sara found herself crying in savasana after every yoga class finally processing emotions left unacknowledged for so long.
To Sara's surprise, this was only the beginning of Sara's healing journey.
Sara learned how to use crystals and studied the chakras intensively on her own (she had no chakra teachers as this was not mainstream information yet). Through her study of the chakras, Sara learned how to access the root cause of her addiction, mental disorders and overall mental chaos and suffering.
Sara discovered that her addiction was simply a symptom for an inability to cope, process and handle hard emotions. Sara realized she had not allowed herself to feel up until this point in her life.
She truly experienced an ego death; what she thought was her truth and her life crumbled before her eyes. She used imagery of the transformative process of the life cycle of a butterfly to give her strength--she knew she was evolving from her centipede self to a beautiful butterfly, but at this time, she felt very much like she was in a dark and scary cocoon of the unknown.
Sara realized that yoga helped silence her problematic ego. She used yoga as a means to clear out the baggage she had been carrying around for her entire life. She emptied herself and her vessel to carry out the higher power's will instead of her own. Sara realized that not being able to do certain poses in yoga was humbling. She learned about ethical living, making amends with her past and the people she had hurt (including herself). She learned to live authentically and with integrity.
It was a long, arduous and deep inner journey.
This path eventually led Sara to attend her first yoga teacher training in Cahuita, Costa Rica, in 2014. She shared yoga freely (without charge) for a solid year after yoga teacher training to the students and staff at The University of Akron. This helped her immensely as a new teacher so she could have students to practice her newfound skill of teaching what she had learned. Sara believed in giving back what yoga gave to her. Since then, Sara has spent thousands of hours teaching yoga and meditation at elementary schools, high schools, universities, fitness centers, local festivals, and at yoga studios. Her most meaningful experience has been teaching under-served populations such as in inner city schools in Akron and in Cleveland, at juvenile detention centers, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and at mental health facilities.
Professionally, Sara worked as a mental health case worker for two different organizations. She saw that yoga would be a viable solution to help the clients, but these organizations were not yet open to offering holistically-oriented solutions so Sara instead pursued teaching High School English. Sara found that the high school students suffered from mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. The public schools at the time were more concerned with the common core and standardized testing than with helping the students develop real-life personal development skills, so she left the public sector to study yoga more in-depth.
Sara knew that self-study was an important factor in being able to help and serve others, and she knew she had a lot more she needed to learn still, despite her already adventurous travels and studies throughout Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Sara had spent all of her free time volunteering with children in these countries, teaching English, volunteering with animal rehabilitation sanctuaries, and of course, teaching yoga to locals and other travelers. in 2016, Sara left for a three-month solo journey to India where she completed an advanced 300-hour yoga teaching training program at Yogadarshanam Ashtanga/Hatha yoga school in Mysore, India. Sara also studied at the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute under Saraswathi Jois for half of a month. She spent the rest of her time in India studying the culture and practicing to surrender to the divine.
In 2017, Sara's spiritual development took a whole new route; she started practicing Vipassana meditation in the lineage of the Buddha as taught by S.N Goenka. These courses require its students to practice silent meditation from 4:30am - 9pm, with few breaks throughout the day. This is a completely silent course with the last meal being at 11:00am. Sara lived like a partial monk at these retreats. Since, she has completed three 10-day courses, one 8-day Satipatthana Suta course, and she has selflessly served for one 10-day course, spending a total of almost 50 days of her life in complete silence, introspection and meditation.
Sara purchased The Studio Cleveland, a wellness center located in the heart of Downtown Cleveland, in September, 2018. Sara's goal was to extend The Studio Cleveland's existing reach so that more people could benefit from its spiritual and healing offerings. Sara strives to make The Studio Cleveland an inclusive and authentic resource for any human seeking inner peace.
Sara started hosting 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher trainings in April 2019. Since then, her trainings continue to grow and evolve with each cohort. She now offers a 50 meditation intensive and teacher training continuing education program as well as various other workshops & events throughout the year. Sara has a special place in her heart for traveling so she honors that by hosting regular, semi-annual wellness retreats both locally and internationally.
Sara has also grown and developed an accessible, donation-based yoga for every BODY beach yoga offering throughout the summer months in Cleveland, Ohio, where thousands of students receive donation-based teachings outside in nature in the most beautiful parks throughout Cleveland, where Sara lives.
200 Hour Registered Yoga School Lead Instructor, 2019
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider - YACEP, 2019
Owner, The Studio Cleveland - Wellness Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 2018
700 Hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, 2014
Master's of Science in Education; Curriculum & Instruction - The University of Akron, 2016
Bachelor's of science in Psychology - John Carroll University, 2013
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Sara started her yoga practice during high school in 2008, while struggling with drug & alcohol addiction, anxiety, eating-disorders, trauma and depression. After a few years of consistent meditation and yoga, Sara discovered a glimpse of healing while meditating on her chakras and practicing yoga; Sara found herself crying in savasana after every yoga class finally processing emotions left unacknowledged for so long.
To Sara's surprise, this was only the beginning of Sara's healing journey.
Sara learned how to use crystals and studied the chakras intensively on her own (she had no chakra teachers as this was not mainstream information yet). Through her study of the chakras, Sara learned how to access the root cause of her addiction, mental disorders and overall mental chaos and suffering.
Sara discovered that her addiction was simply a symptom for an inability to cope, process and handle hard emotions. Sara realized she had not allowed herself to feel up until this point in her life.
She truly experienced an ego death; what she thought was her truth and her life crumbled before her eyes. She used imagery of the transformative process of the life cycle of a butterfly to give her strength--she knew she was evolving from her centipede self to a beautiful butterfly, but at this time, she felt very much like she was in a dark and scary cocoon of the unknown.
Sara realized that yoga helped silence her problematic ego. She used yoga as a means to clear out the baggage she had been carrying around for her entire life. She emptied herself and her vessel to carry out the higher power's will instead of her own. Sara realized that not being able to do certain poses in yoga was humbling. She learned about ethical living, making amends with her past and the people she had hurt (including herself). She learned to live authentically and with integrity.
It was a long, arduous and deep inner journey.
This path eventually led Sara to attend her first yoga teacher training in Cahuita, Costa Rica, in 2014. She shared yoga freely (without charge) for a solid year after yoga teacher training to the students and staff at The University of Akron. This helped her immensely as a new teacher so she could have students to practice her newfound skill of teaching what she had learned. Sara believed in giving back what yoga gave to her. Since then, Sara has spent thousands of hours teaching yoga and meditation at elementary schools, high schools, universities, fitness centers, local festivals, and at yoga studios. Her most meaningful experience has been teaching under-served populations such as in inner city schools in Akron and in Cleveland, at juvenile detention centers, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and at mental health facilities.
Professionally, Sara worked as a mental health case worker for two different organizations. She saw that yoga would be a viable solution to help the clients, but these organizations were not yet open to offering holistically-oriented solutions so Sara instead pursued teaching High School English. Sara found that the high school students suffered from mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. The public schools at the time were more concerned with the common core and standardized testing than with helping the students develop real-life personal development skills, so she left the public sector to study yoga more in-depth.
Sara knew that self-study was an important factor in being able to help and serve others, and she knew she had a lot more she needed to learn still, despite her already adventurous travels and studies throughout Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Sara had spent all of her free time volunteering with children in these countries, teaching English, volunteering with animal rehabilitation sanctuaries, and of course, teaching yoga to locals and other travelers. in 2016, Sara left for a three-month solo journey to India where she completed an advanced 300-hour yoga teaching training program at Yogadarshanam Ashtanga/Hatha yoga school in Mysore, India. Sara also studied at the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute under Saraswathi Jois for half of a month. She spent the rest of her time in India studying the culture and practicing to surrender to the divine.
In 2017, Sara's spiritual development took a whole new route; she started practicing Vipassana meditation in the lineage of the Buddha as taught by S.N Goenka. These courses require its students to practice silent meditation from 4:30am - 9pm, with few breaks throughout the day. This is a completely silent course with the last meal being at 11:00am. Sara lived like a partial monk at these retreats. Since, she has completed three 10-day courses, one 8-day Satipatthana Suta course, and she has selflessly served for one 10-day course, spending a total of almost 50 days of her life in complete silence, introspection and meditation.
Sara purchased The Studio Cleveland, a wellness center located in the heart of Downtown Cleveland, in September, 2018. Sara's goal was to extend The Studio Cleveland's existing reach so that more people could benefit from its spiritual and healing offerings. Sara strives to make The Studio Cleveland an inclusive and authentic resource for any human seeking inner peace.
Sara started hosting 200 hour yoga and meditation teacher trainings in April 2019. Since then, her trainings continue to grow and evolve with each cohort. She now offers a 50 meditation intensive and teacher training continuing education program as well as various other workshops & events throughout the year. Sara has a special place in her heart for traveling so she honors that by hosting regular, semi-annual wellness retreats both locally and internationally.
Sara has also grown and developed an accessible, donation-based yoga for every BODY beach yoga offering throughout the summer months in Cleveland, Ohio, where thousands of students receive donation-based teachings outside in nature in the most beautiful parks throughout Cleveland, where Sara lives.
Assistant Instructors:
Shannon Carlin, 500 RYT
Prenatal Yoga
Restorative Yoga
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Anatomy and Physiology
Hands-On Assists
Shannon visited ashrams with her parents as a child and then many years later, found herself in a yoga class one day.
Though unfamiliar with the poses, the breath, and of course-sanskrit, she immediately felt a sense of belonging and of coming home.
The experience resonated so deeply with her that she knew she had taken her first steps on a life-long path of study, practice and devotion.
She has completed her 200hr certification with Bernadette Birney, Restorative training with Jillian Pranksy, Prenatal Certification with Sue Elkind and her 500hr advanced training with Tiffany Cruikshank of Yoga Medicine. She also continues to study yoga philosophy with Dr. Douglas Brooks and is working on her 1,000 hour training with Yoga Medicine.
Shannon is also a certified lifeguard, PaddleFit and Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Teacher. She has also completed Trauma Informed and Yoga Activist training with Off The Mat and Into The World with Sean Corne, Suzanne Sterling and Hala Khoury. She is a also Lululemon Ambassador.
Restorative Yoga
Trauma Sensitive Yoga
Anatomy and Physiology
Hands-On Assists
Shannon visited ashrams with her parents as a child and then many years later, found herself in a yoga class one day.
Though unfamiliar with the poses, the breath, and of course-sanskrit, she immediately felt a sense of belonging and of coming home.
The experience resonated so deeply with her that she knew she had taken her first steps on a life-long path of study, practice and devotion.
She has completed her 200hr certification with Bernadette Birney, Restorative training with Jillian Pranksy, Prenatal Certification with Sue Elkind and her 500hr advanced training with Tiffany Cruikshank of Yoga Medicine. She also continues to study yoga philosophy with Dr. Douglas Brooks and is working on her 1,000 hour training with Yoga Medicine.
Shannon is also a certified lifeguard, PaddleFit and Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Teacher. She has also completed Trauma Informed and Yoga Activist training with Off The Mat and Into The World with Sean Corne, Suzanne Sterling and Hala Khoury. She is a also Lululemon Ambassador.
Lisa Turner, 200 RYT, Astrologer
Integrating Astrology into Yogic Teachings
For as long as I can remember, I have loved bodies in motion. As a young girl, it manifested itself in ballet, studying under two exceptional teachers, Marguerite Duncan and Nancy Arcury of the North Coast Ballet Company (formerly known as The Cleveland Civic Ballet Company, Cleveland’s first professional ballet company). Yoga found me years after dancing had ended. I knew I had an inner calling but was unaware as to what was calling me. Yoga finds most of us when we are in need of change and transformation and I was no different. When I stepped into my first yoga class with Jane Ruddy, I knew life had set a new path in motion. I studied with Jane for a few years building the foundation of my yoga practice. But it was a move to Medina and finding Joanie Andrews of Half Moon Yoga that elevated my practice to new depths of awareness, philosophy and brought new challenges to my physical practice. On and off the mat my practice has flourished over the last several years at Half Moon. As a born seeker, I constantly strive to expand my knowledge and learn. The Russian Ballet technique ingrained as a dancer carries over into my individual yoga practice and teaching. I aspire to bring awareness to alignment, breath, musicality, and sequencing in each class. As an avid astrologer and student of astrology, my classes mirror the energy of the cosmos while rocking out to music ranging from: Zen, Classical, Oldies, Disco, Pop, Rock and Alternative Artists.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved bodies in motion. As a young girl, it manifested itself in ballet, studying under two exceptional teachers, Marguerite Duncan and Nancy Arcury of the North Coast Ballet Company (formerly known as The Cleveland Civic Ballet Company, Cleveland’s first professional ballet company). Yoga found me years after dancing had ended. I knew I had an inner calling but was unaware as to what was calling me. Yoga finds most of us when we are in need of change and transformation and I was no different. When I stepped into my first yoga class with Jane Ruddy, I knew life had set a new path in motion. I studied with Jane for a few years building the foundation of my yoga practice. But it was a move to Medina and finding Joanie Andrews of Half Moon Yoga that elevated my practice to new depths of awareness, philosophy and brought new challenges to my physical practice. On and off the mat my practice has flourished over the last several years at Half Moon. As a born seeker, I constantly strive to expand my knowledge and learn. The Russian Ballet technique ingrained as a dancer carries over into my individual yoga practice and teaching. I aspire to bring awareness to alignment, breath, musicality, and sequencing in each class. As an avid astrologer and student of astrology, my classes mirror the energy of the cosmos while rocking out to music ranging from: Zen, Classical, Oldies, Disco, Pop, Rock and Alternative Artists.
Geoff Knox
Dharma Yoga
Inversions and Arm Balances
Yoga Nidra
Geoff Knox is an acclaimed teacher in Cleveland, OH. He completed his teacher training with Sir Dharma Mittra in New York City.
Inversions and Arm Balances
Yoga Nidra
Geoff Knox is an acclaimed teacher in Cleveland, OH. He completed his teacher training with Sir Dharma Mittra in New York City.
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