26&2 Teacher Certification with Esak Garcia ~ Atlanta, Georgia ~ May 11-31, 2025 (registration deadline February 6, 2025)
This is a thorough apprenticeship-style training for a small group of future hot yoga teachers. Our training is focused on learning how to effectively teach the 26&2 series with a set of thorough instructions that are memorized verbatim. This training is a 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified program directed and led by Esak Garcia.
1) one-on-one coaching for memorizing instructions over a period of three months beginning February 6, 2025. Students communicate via email with their mentor, and meet their training group once per week on Zoom.
2) A three week intensive training in Atlanta, Georgia from May 11-31, during which each student teaches a minimum of 4 classes to the public, and as a group we study posture technique, teaching skills, voice and public speaking, anatomy and physiology, and yoga philosophy. All of our workshops, lectures, and classes will have an intimate feel. Our promise is to provide you with the training and support that you need to become a successful teacher of this powerful yoga sequence.
3) a three month practicum period from June 1-September 1, 2025 during which each student teaches 2 classes per week to the public for 13 consecutive weeks (26 classes in total.)
Venue
Be Hot Yoga
730 Ponce De Leon Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30306
What’s included
- 3 months of daily support from one of the e84 staff mentors to memorize the 26&2 teaching instructions
- Weekly memorization review calls with your class via Zoom
- Teach a minimum of 4 classes to the public
- 24 hours of Posture Clinic
- 40+ hours of teaching feedback, support, critique, and workshops on teaching skills
- Guidance in responding to and caring for students before and after class
- Minimum of 2 hours of live sign-in time, where you are supported in signing-in students using studio software
- 18 X 26&2 classes led by experienced teachers
- Trainees will take a minimum of 35 classes in 3 weeks
- Teaching practicum support (Prior to registration all students are required to make an arrangement to teach a minimum of two classes per week for a period of 13 consecutive weeks – a total of 26 classes). The e84 team will provide support and feedback during the teaching practicum. Although we will support you to make an arrangement for teaching after your time in Atlanta, each student is responsible for his/her own teaching agreements.
- Monthly video conference discussions during the teaching practicum to discuss 4 required reading assignments.
Accommodation
All participants are responsible for their own housing and transportation. There are numerous hotels and airbnbs in the area. We will do our best to pair you with a roommate if you request one.
Price
$3500
Students will submit a $300 USD non-refundable deposit upon completion of their training application to hold their spot. This deposit is part of the training fee and will be deducted from the balance due.
What’s not included
- Transportation
- Flight ticket
- Food
- Cost for the 4 assigned books
Travel info
If flying, the closest airport is the Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Arrive no later than May 10. Be ready to begin training in the morning on May 11
- Depart no earlier than June 1. Do not depart in the evening on May 31.
Additional information
- Graduation certificates will be issued for this program only after participants complete all of the training requirements, some of which happen after your time in Atlanta
- The complete list of graduation requirements are:
- Memorization of instruction set
- Weekly memorization review calls with your class via Zoom
- 3 weeks of training in Atlanta
- Post-training teaching practicum that consists of teaching 2 classes per week for 3 consecutive months (13 weeks)
- Reading assignments of 4 books that were written by the creators and forebearers of the 26&2 sequence. The reading list will be distributed after the 3-week intensive in Atlanta
- 4-week practice challenge, which must be complete by May 10, 2025
- Once you complete your registration, you will be contacted by one of the training staff who will be your mentor during your preparation process
Registration payment
To complete your registration, please submit a $300 USD non-refundable deposit. We will not receive your registration without a deposit. After submitting your deposit, your balance for the training is due in full 7 days after you submit this application or by February 6, 2025 if you register at the deadline. All payments beyond the $300 USD deposit are non-refundable and transferable ONLY to a future 26&2 training. This is a STRICT payment policy that reflects the commitment needed from all students who apply. Trainees will work extensively with a mentor prior to arriving in Atlanta. We will begin to work with you immediately after receiving your payment in full. If you withdraw and transfer your payment to a future training after beginning work with your mentor, you may have to pay up to a $250 mentor’s fee for the work that needs to be repeated, plus an admin fee of up to $300. In the event that we must postpone this training due to COVID-19 or other unanticipated events, your payment will be transferred to the next training, and you will be charged the mentor’s fee for repeated work.
If you do not stay up-to-date in your memorization assignments, we will defer you to a future training, and you may be assessed transfer fees.
Please make sure that you understand all the requirements of this training as they are quite thorough. After you submit this form, you’ll receive a registration confirmation email with additional information. Once we receive your registration, you will begin your preparation right away. We look forward to working with you.