200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Just Breathe Registered Yoga School
World Yoga Federation200-CYS Certified
Yoga AllianceRegistered School RYS200
Join Our Growing Community of Graduates
Since the creation of the Just Breathe Registered Yoga School in 2017, more than 20 individuals have completed our 200-hour program and have gone on to teach not only at JBYS but elsewhere as well.
This comprehensive 200-hour training helps trainees build a Toolbox of meditations and sequences throughout the program. When they leave, they will feel comfortable leading a class through Asana, Meditation, and Pranayama — and they’ll be ready for their students from day one.
- Each training class includes meditation and pranayama practices
- Trainees practice hands-on adjustments and cueing techniques
- Trainees get in front of the class quickly, vocalizing and hearing their voice as a teacher
- Trainees rotate through leading meditation, pranayama, and asana with peer feedback
What You Will Learn
A comprehensive 12-module curriculum covering every dimension of yoga teaching
Yoga History & Philosophy
Origins of yoga including the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras with emphasis on the 8 limbs. Yoga’s journey to the West, the Yoga Masters who shaped modern styles, and an introduction to Sanskrit.
Teaching Techniques & Methodology
Class etiquette, creating a teaching space, and instructing to the students in front of you. Cueing, modifying, and varying asanas for individual students. Overview of special circumstances including pregnancy and working with injuries.
Business of Yoga & Professional Development
Independent contractor vs. employee, how studios pay instructors, liability insurance, and marketing yourself. Yoga Alliance, the path of a yoga teacher, and the importance of continuing education throughout your career.
Qualities of a Teacher & Ethics
What makes a great yoga teacher, the qualities they embody, and how to live the yogic path. Inclusion, ethics, professionalism, and equitable treatment of students. All trainees sign a code of conduct and a code of ethics.
Anatomy, Physiology & Biomechanics
Skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems as they apply to yogic practice. Biomechanics applied to a focused set of asanas.
Asanas
Types, objectives, benefits, alignment, and how to level and modify poses for every student. Four dedicated asana training days where trainees practice teaching each assigned pose, building their teaching toolbox.
Pranayama
Introduction to pranayama forms and the respiratory system. Techniques include Dirga, Ujjayi, Nadi Shodhana, Kapalabhati, Sitali, and Viloma. Trainees explore their own breath to better assess and teach these techniques.
Meditation
What meditation is, its benefits, and its place within the 8 limbs of yoga. Various meditation types introduced throughout training. Trainees develop a personal practice and lead meditations with peer observation.
Personal Wellness
Emphasis on personal wellness as foundational to effective teaching. Journaling, a wellness wheel, and applying yoga philosophies to daily life using methods from True Yoga by Jennie Lee. Grow personally as you grow as a teacher.
Subtle Energy, Chakras & Ayurveda
In-depth study of the chakra system, nadi system, and koshas. Understanding prana, bandhas, and energy flow. Introduction to Ayurveda, the Doshas, and discovering your own predominant Dosha.
Sequencing & Class Planning
Developing a complete class plan: opening, warm-up, Surya Namaskar, standing portion, peak asana, cool down, and Savasana. Trainees build 5+ original sequences and learn to level them for any student.
Practicum
Regular peer teaching and evaluation throughout. Final practicum includes a 30-minute private one-on-one session with a scenario, and a full studio class evaluated by the lead trainer using the same rubric used throughout training.
Your Training Team
Experienced, credentialed, and deeply committed to your growth as a teacher
Nicole Hayman-Sherman
ERYT500 · Grand Master of Yoga (WYF) · RCYT · RPYT · CMT · YACEP
Nicole is a Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT500) and a Grand Master of Yoga through the World Yoga Federation, with 14 years of teaching in CNY and 10,000+ teaching hours. She holds 1,400+ hours of training including 1100 hours of yoga therapy, and is a registered children’s and prenatal yoga teacher, certified meditation teacher, an Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist.
Nicole has mentored yoga instructors across the US, Canada, and the UK. With nearly 50 years of yogic practice spanning Hatha, Iyengar, Power, Bikram, ISHTA, Kripalu, Vinyasa, Restorative, and Yin, she brings unparalleled depth to her role as lead trainer. She has also taught at Mohawk Valley Community College, Madison-Oneida BOCES, and various community programs throughout CNY.
Gabhriel Griffin
RYT500 · Yoga Alliance Registered
Gabby Griffin is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500) with Yoga Alliance. She began her yoga practice while managing a serious illness as an alternative to traditional exercise, and quickly fell in love with how yoga made her feel — beginning to practice multiple days a week.
Gabby became a yoga instructor to deepen her knowledge and share her love of the practice. She completed her 300-hour training in Fall 2021 and concurrently works as a Sign Language Interpreter. In addition to teaching at Just Breathe Yoga Studio, Gabby serves as the office manager and program/syllabus manager for the Registered Yoga School.
Tuition & Registration
2026–27 Training Program
Training Begins November 14, 2026 · Class Size Strictly Limited to 4 Students
| Registration Deadline | Tuition |
|---|---|
| Early Bird — Register by July 31, 2026 | $2,000 |
| Register by September 30, 2026 | $2,250 |
| Final Deadline — Register by October 31, 2026 | $2,500 |
| Regular Tuition | $2,500 |
Non-Refundable Deposit Required
A deposit is required to hold your spot in the program.
Payment Plans Available
Plans are set up individually. Arrangements must be made and agreed upon by November 1, 2026.
Scholarship Available
Must apply and demonstrate financial need to be considered.
IMPORTANT: Class size is strictly LIMITED to only 4 students — don’t wait to secure your spot!
What Our Graduates Have to Say
I had a good experience in the Just Breathe Registered Yoga School teacher training program. Nicole is very experienced and knowledgeable in yoga and Ayurveda. All other teachers in the Just Breathe Registered Yoga School are very helpful and available to teach techniques on the subject. The YTT200 teacher training program is very well organized and I have learned every week something in Yoga.
Nicole is a wonderful mentor. She works incredibly hard on the curriculum and has a drive to ensure you know what you need to to be a quality yoga teacher when you’ve completed training. It was an amazing journey for me, and I’m so grateful to have had someone so dedicated to the total practice of Yoga to guide me.
Nicole’s extensive background in her own practice and in teaching others is evident in her teacher training program. She demonstrates, by example, the importance of continual learning as a yoga teacher, and enthusiastically shares her knowledge with her students. I feel very solid in my teaching after completing YTT with Nicole.
This was a very intensive 12-week training program. Nicole covered all areas in depth and with great understanding. Her insight into the whole yoga world was amazing. I would highly recommend Nicole as a yoga teacher.
Although 3 months of intensive training, I gained great hands-on teaching experience. I can’t expect more from Nicole, our YTT instructor. In addition, students and other instructors are very supportive and encouraged YTT trainees. This is a fantastic environment for any new instructor. Again, I can’t imagine a better setting than Just Breathe Yoga Studio YTT around this area.
I am so happy I took the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at Just Breathe Yoga Studio. Not only was it extremely convenient for me, but Nicole taught us with such passion and depth that I left feeling confident, prepared, and inspired to teach.