YTT Modules
- Michelle Rae Sobi
- Jul 29
- 6 min read
Updated: Aug 9
Come Sit Beside Me for Tea
Over the years, I have discovered that people rarely arrive at yoga teacher training because they want to memorize anatomy terms or learn Sanskrit pronunciation. Those things matter and certainly have their place, but they are seldom the reason someone first walks through the door. More often, people arrive because something in life is shifting. Children are growing older, careers are changing, relationships are evolving, retirement is approaching, or one season is ending as another begins.
Sometimes the change is joyful, and sometimes it arrives unexpectedly. At other times, it appears as restlessness, curiosity, or the quiet feeling that there may be more to life than repeating the same familiar routines. Yoga teacher training has a curious way of meeting people during these moments. It does not provide every answer, but it can teach us how to ask better questions.
Can you sit quietly with yourself without rushing to change what you find? Can you remain steady when the path ahead is uncertain? Can you listen deeply, respond thoughtfully, and remain open to learning even after years of experience? These questions are not confined to the yoga mat. They follow us into our homes, workplaces, relationships, difficult conversations, celebrations, losses, and the ordinary moments that quietly become our lives.
This is why I often tell students that yoga can be practiced anywhere. It can be practiced while folding laundry, caring for an aging parent, walking a dog beneath a summer sky, drinking tea at the kitchen table, sitting in traffic, or waiting for an answer that has not yet arrived. The postures are one beautiful doorway into yoga, but they are only a doorway. What happens after we step through is where the deeper journey begins.
In our mentorship labs, we explore philosophy, teaching, anatomy, communication, ethics, and the practical responsibilities of guiding others. Beneath those conversations, we are also learning how to pay attention. We learn to notice ourselves, one another, the stories we carry, the habits we wish to cultivate, and the lives we hope to create. This kind of learning cannot be reduced to information alone.
Information can be downloaded, studied, and stored, but mentorship develops through conversation, trust, shared experiences, questions, reflection, and practice. A mentor cannot walk your path for you, but a mentor can walk beside you for a while. That is how I have always viewed this work. I am not here simply to stand at the front of a room and deliver answers. I am here to sit beside each student and ask what they are noticing, what feels true, what possibilities are emerging, and where they would like to go from here.
The most meaningful transformations I have witnessed have rarely been dramatic. A student begins speaking with greater confidence. Someone discovers they are capable of leading a room. A person who spent years doubting themselves begins trusting their own voice, or a teacher realizes they no longer need to imitate anyone else. These changes often happen so quietly that they become visible only in hindsight.
Eventually, the student who arrived searching for direction realizes they have become someone capable of offering guidance to others. That transformation does not happen because they perfected every posture or memorized every teaching. It happens because they learned how to remain present, listen carefully, trust themselves, and continue growing.
A Flexible Way to Begin
Not every student is ready to begin by paying the complete tuition at once, but that does not mean the possibility of teacher training needs to be placed aside. Edge Yoga School now offers two tuition structures for the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Students may enroll through the traditional tuition option or progress through the curriculum one module at a time.
The curriculum remains a complete 200-hour program. The modular option simply allows a student to begin with one area of study and continue through the remaining modules as time and finances permit.
The Capstone Module will be personalized and scheduled with the student and earn 40-hour in program credit. This module is scheduled with Michelle for a personalized experience.
YOGA STYLE SPECIALTY COURSE
Each student will select one 40-hour Yoga Style Specialty Course as part of the 200-hour curriculum. These courses are in line with the Edge Yoga School syllabus and allow each student to explore a style of yoga that reflects their interests, teaching goals, or personal practice.
Students may select from the following Yoga Style Specialty Courses:
Hatha Yoga
Yoga Anatomy
Hot Yoga
Group Fitness Instructor
coreXyoga™
Prenatal Yoga
Barre Yoga
Kids Yoga
Ayurveda
Yin Yoga
Restorative Yoga
Chair Yoga
Sound Meditation
Power Yoga
After graduation, students may return to complete additional Yoga Style Specialty Courses to satisfy continuing education requirements, expand their teaching knowledge, or explore new directions within their practice.
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The Modular Pathway: Yoga Teacher Training That Moves With You
Yoga teacher training does not have to begin with an all-or-nothing decision.
At Edge Yoga School, the Modular Pathway offers another way to move through yoga teacher training: season by season, module by module, while following our established training plan toward Yoga Alliance registration.
Rather than requiring every student to begin at the same point in the year, the Modular Pathway follows a repeating annual cycle with four opportunities to enter the program.
Four Seasons. Four Modules + Capstone.
The Capstone Module earns 40 hours of program credit and is scheduled directly with Michelle for a personalized experience.
Each season focuses on an educational category within our Yoga Teacher Training syllabus:
Winter Module | January–March
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics (YPLE)
Spring Module | April–June
Teaching Methodology (TM)
Summer Module | July–September
Techniques, Training & Practice (TTP)
Fall Module | October–December
Anatomy & Physiology (AP)
The cycle repeats each year.
That means there is no need to wait for the traditional idea of a new class beginning once or twice annually. Students can enter during the current seasonal module and continue through the annual training cycle.
Start in Spring? Continue through Summer, Fall and Winter.
Start in Fall? Continue through Winter, Spring and Summer.
There is no wrong season to begin.
Earn a Certificate Along the Way
Each completed seasonal module represents a meaningful educational milestone.
Students receive an Edge Yoga School Certificate of Completion recognizing the focus of that season’s training.
A student progressing through the Modular Pathway can therefore earn certificates in:
Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle & Ethics
Teaching Methodology
Techniques, Training & Practice
Anatomy & Physiology
Rather than waiting until the end of a larger training journey to recognize their work, students can celebrate their education as they progress through the curriculum.
Each season matters. Each module moves the training forward.
Small Groups + Flexible Learning
The Modular Pathway combines the learning formats that are central to the Edge Yoga School experience.
Students enjoy small-group cohorts, in-person learning, webinars and on-demand lessons, creating a training experience that combines flexibility with opportunities to learn together.
Some students may move directly from one seasonal module into the next. Others may need to pause and return when the module they need comes around again the following year.
Because the four modules repeat annually, the pathway can accommodate both.
Begin With One Module
For someone considering yoga teacher training, enrolling in an entire program at once can feel like a significant first step.
The Modular Pathway creates a smaller place to begin.
Enroll in the current seasonal module. Experience Edge Yoga School. Join a small-group cohort. Participate through our combination of in-person, webinar and on-demand learning. Earn a certificate for the work you complete.
Then continue around the training cycle as you are ready.
We do not need to diminish the depth of yoga teacher training to make the pathway more accessible. We can simply create more than one entry point into the same educational journey.
Stay Connected Between Modules
Your education does not have to stop when a seasonal module ends.
Students who would like additional opportunities to learn, practice and stay connected to the Edge Yoga School community can ask us about our subscription, with additional learning opportunities, mentorship and member benefits throughout the year.
Ask us about our subscription!
Traditional or Modular: The Mountain Is the Same
Students who are ready to enroll in the complete Yoga Teacher Training program can continue to choose the Traditional Pathway.
Students who prefer to progress seasonally can choose the Modular Pathway.
Traditional Pathway: Enter the complete Yoga Teacher Training program.
Modular Pathway: Begin with the Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall Module and progress through the repeating annual training cycle, earning Edge Yoga School certificates along the way.
The destination remains the same: Yoga Alliance.
For some students, the journey begins with the whole map.
For others, it begins with the season they’re in.
Four seasons. Four entry points. One Yoga Alliance pathway.
Becoming More Fully Yourself
Perhaps yoga teacher training is not about becoming an expert, collecting credentials, or arriving at a final destination. Perhaps it is about developing a lifelong relationship with learning, curiosity, practice, and the unfolding nature of life.
If you find yourself standing at the edge of a new season and wondering what might come next, yoga teacher training may not be a path toward becoming someone different. It may be an invitation to become more fully yourself, with the freedom to begin through the traditional program or one thoughtful module at a time.
The tea is warm, the conversation is waiting, and the possibilities remain wonderfully open.
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