Become a Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher on Your Schedule

ENROLLMENT now open FOR FEBRUARY 2025!

 
 

Do you want to dive deeper into your personal practice, but feel like your busy life is holding you back from your calling as a yoga teacher?

We get it. 200 hours is a big commitment and traditional “classrooms” aren’t your thing. We do things a little differently…

Flexible Schedule with Community Connection. 

That’s why we’re offering a whole new way to unlock your potential and enhance your life, on and off the mat. Introducing our Radiance Yoga Teacher Training course that you can complete around your busy schedule.

We’ve packaged our comprehensive, tried-and-true in-person lessons into a robust online and hybrid format that you can access anytime, anywhere.

  • Dive for an hour on your lunch break. 

  • Dig for two on self-care Sunday.

    ….200 hours, on your time.

“But what about support? I need my fellow yogis to push me in my practice.”

Community is everything! Not only will you have the opportunity to forge friendships and create connections in our online classroom setting, but you’ll also receive 1:1 support from a Radiance Yoga mentor.

  • “Radiance Yoga's YTT program is a wonderful choice for anyone looking to deepen their understanding and practice of yoga within the Vinyasa tradition. Whether your goal is ultimately to teach or simply to enhance your practice, this YTT program will not disappoint.”

Learn at Your Own Pace with Your Radiance Community

As one of the first yoga schools to bring our teacher training online in 2020, we’ve learned a thing or two about how to connect with classmates around the world.

In Radiance Yoga Online Teacher Training you’ll get: 

  • A 12-week online course that you can complete on your schedule

  • 12 weekly live Zoom calls to help you stay on track and develop genuine connections within the Rad community

  • 1:1 mentorship with a Radiance Yoga Teacher to receive direct feedback on your progress and plans, plus personalized support

  • Access to a vast library of on-demand video classes, forever. Including any new content and updates. (Because continued education is rad)

  • A safe online classroom space to learn, grow, and ask questions

As a LOCAL student, you get everything included in the online course PLUS 

  • An unlimited membership to Radiance Yoga in Pittsfield, MA to experience firsthand how Radiance yoga flows come to life 

  • 6 in-studio practice teaching sessions with your fellow classmates + lead teachers. (Nothing like a little hands-on training to build your confidence)

 Our Radiance Yoga Teacher Training gives you everything you need to become a certified yoga instructor. 

Once you finish your online/hybrid course, you’ll receive your 200-hour certification and eligibility to register with Yoga Alliance.  

Once registered, you'll be ready to teach private clients, group classes, or corporate clients in settings like studios, gyms, or retreats!

But more importantly, during Radiance YTT you’ll learn

  • How to design and lead your own signature flow from start to finish 

  • Leadership skills and uncover confidence that allows you to lead from the front of the room 

  • That yoga is more than just being on the mat, and how you can incorporate your practice into every part of your life

  • The Radiance methodology and why we teach a modern form of asana 

  • The power of the Rad family and that genuine connections are good for the soul

  • How to slow down your busy life and tune into the needs of your body and mind

  • How to have fun on and off the mat

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  • “For me, the Radiance yoga program was a great option as I live out of state and knew that it was all virtual. I felt comfortable in the Radiance studio and connected with a few people when I was visiting and just immediately felt attracted and connected to the Radiance community. I had NO IDEA that I was going to actually connect with people in the way that I did.”

Meet your Rad instructors:

Shannon McCasland, E-RYT 500

Talk about practicing what you preach, Shannon was once a Radiance Yoga student herself. Now, she’s the owner of our Rad studio and the lead trainer of Radiance YTT. Shannon has 15+ years of experience in exercise science, yoga, and wellness, with a B.S. in clinical exercise physiology and a Master’s degree in health promotion & disease prevention. Shannon has years of training under her belt, having led 100+ fitness and yoga class formats in private and corporate settings and teaching collegiate courses in exercise physiology, sports physiology, biomechanics, and nutrition & wellness.

Abby Geurds, RYT 200

Also a graduate of Radiance Yoga’s 200-hour YTT, Abby knows the life-changing benefits of our course firsthand. She is now the YTT manager and works alongside Shannon to help lead the course from start to finish. Along with her 200-hour certification, Abby also has her prenatal certification, yoga sculpt certification, B.S. of sports biology, and a Master's in nutrition for human performance. 

An athlete at heart, she's won many awards including

  • The Individual Student-Athlete of the Year award at Springfield College in 2015.

  • The New England Division III 800m Indoor Champion 

  • NCSA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year in 2016

Along with your lead instructors, you’ll have a chance to meet all of Radiance’s instructors during your training. Each week they’ll help lead Zoom discussions and in-person classes, as well as help update recordings for our ever-growing on-demand library. 

Plus, we’ll match you with a Rad instructor for your 1:1 mentorship to help support you through your 200-hour training.

“Is Radiance Yoga Teacher Training right for me?” 

If you want:

  • A safe space where it’s encouraged to speak up, share your thoughts, and ask questions

  • A classroom setting that encourages community and builds life-long connections

  • To learn to build your own flows and confidently lead them from start to finish 

  • To dive deeper into your practice and learn how to apply the philosophy to help manage stress and anxiety

  • To overcome your fear of public speaking and experience personal growth

  • A career as a yoga teacher but have trouble finding time to fit in class because of your crazy schedule

Then our robust online/hybrid training is the perfect YTT program to progress your practice.

Whether you’ve never set foot on a mat, or you’re a seasoned yogi, we welcome you to come experience yoga the Rad way.

FAQs

  • Beginners to seasoned yogis are welcome. Our online and hybrid approach makes our course super beginner friendly since you can take it at your own pace. Plus you have forever access to a vast library of on-demand course content, so you can rewatch lessons to dive deeper into subjects you want to learn more about!

  • Of course! Despite its name, our yoga teacher training is open to anyone who wants to dive deeper into their practice and learn a more practical approach to yoga. You’ll learn the philosophy and methodology of the practice and how to apply it to life on and off the mat.

  • Once you finish your 200-hour course, you’ll receive a certification and become eligible to register with Yoga Alliance. This will make you a certified yoga teacher and ready for employment. In fact, many of our graduates come back to teach at Radiance after they complete the course.

  • You’ll receive a super snazzy (and official) Radiance Teacher Training certification once you successfully complete and pass your course!

  • That’s the best part about our online course, you can complete it anytime, anywhere! You don’t need to be local to the Berkshires to register.

  • We offer tuition options for local students who want in-person practice and long-distance students who want the online-only experience. You can choose a payment option that splits your investment into 4 installments.

  • “The Radiance YTT program is a worthwhile experience that I would recommend to any aspiring yoga teacher. There are so many great things to say about this training - the online component was easy to navigate, the material was detailed and well thought out, and there was a true sense of community among the students + teacher.”

Investment:

Tuition + Payment Options:

Regular = $1995

Payment plan = 4 monthly payments of $499