200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training · Hybrid — In Person in Fort Worth, TX & Live Online
A hybrid 200-hour yoga teacher training in Fort Worth, Texas — and everywhere Zoom can reach.
Whether you already know you want to teach, or you’re simply craving to understand your practice more fully, this training meets you where you are. A trauma-informed, Yoga Alliance–eligible 200-hour program rooted in embodiment, breathwork, and mindfulness. Train in person in Fort Worth, Texas, or live online from anywhere in the world — every weekend streamed and recorded, so distance never means missing a moment.
January 23 – May 23, 2027 · Eight weekends
17 in-person spots at Fort Worth Wellness Center · Unlimited online seats
Led by Sandra Vanatko, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 · 20 years of teaching
A training rooted in 20 years of teaching
Most 200-hour trainings teach you the poses. This one is built from 20 years and thousands of students’ worth of yoga therapy, somatic work, and contemplative practice, so you’re learning the whole picture — how the body actually holds and releases, how to guide breath and stillness safely, and how to hold a room with real presence instead of a memorized script.
You’ll leave with the skills and eligibility to teach confidently and inclusively. And whether or not you’re sure yet that teaching is for you, many graduates say the deeper gift was this: a practice that finally belongs to them, in their own body, in their own voice. Some come for the certification and stay for the path — continuing into meditation training, joining retreats, and staying part of a community that keeps practicing together for years.
What you receive
Eight Immersive Weekends
Full training days with live teaching, practice, and discussion — in person in Fort Worth or live on Zoom.
Every session is recorded, so nothing is ever missed and everything can be revisited.
What that means for you: you’re never rushed, and you’re never behind — the pace is built for real learning, not cramming.
Yoga Alliance RYT-200 Eligibility
Graduate ready to register as an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance and begin teaching with confidence.
Certification that honors both skill and depth — you’ll be ready to hold real rooms.
What that means for you: the credential studios actually look for, backed by training that goes well beyond the minimum.
Trauma-Informed Foundations
Learn how trauma lives in the body and how to offer language, choice, and safety in every class.
Teaching that welcomes all bodies and histories — increasingly what studios look for in new teachers.
What that means for you: you’ll walk into any room able to hold it safely, for every body that shows up.
Breathwork & Mindfulness
Cultivate a personal pranayama and mindfulness practice with 20 years of guidance behind it.
Learn to guide breath and stillness safely, skillfully, and from your own direct experience.
What that means for you: tools for your own nervous system first, so you’re teaching from lived experience, not theory.
Somatic Anatomy & Sequencing
Functional anatomy taught through the felt sense — alignment rooted in curiosity, not rigidity.
Sequence with intention, rhythm, and flow, and cue from presence rather than memorized scripts.
What that means for you: you’ll cue from your own understanding, not someone else’s script.
Mentorship & Community
Direct feedback and personal guidance from Sandra throughout the training — this is a small, close container.
A cohort that often becomes a lasting community, practicing together long after graduation.
What that means for you: you’re fully supported, seen, and known — not one of hundreds in an anonymous cohort.
The curriculum
Functional anatomy through a somatic lens, interoception and the felt sense in every pose, and alignment that invites rather than imposes.
A complete foundation in breath practices — for your own regulation and resilience, and for guiding others safely through theirs.
Mindfulness and meditation drawn from Sandra’s long study in contemplative traditions, taught as direct experience rather than theory.
Classical philosophy made experiential, woven with somatic psychology and self-inquiry as living bridges into your own practice.
Chakras, prana vayus, and bandhas explored as lived experience — how energy and awareness move through asana, breath, and stillness.
Voice, language, and cueing; sequencing; trauma-informed space-holding; practice teaching with real feedback; and the essentials of building a teaching life.
Dates & logistics
Weekend 1 · Jan
23–24
Weekend 3 · Feb
13–14
Weekend 5 · Mar
13–14
Weekend 7 · May
1–2
Weekend 2 · Jan
30–31
Weekend 4 · Feb
27–28
Weekend 6 · Apr
3-4
Weekend 8 · May
22–23
Weekend 1 · Jan
23–24
Weekend 2 · Jan
30–31
Weekend 3 · Feb
13–14
Weekend 4 · Feb
27–28
Weekend 5 · Mar
13–14
Weekend 6 · Apr
3-4
Weekend 7 · May
1–2
Weekend 8 · May
22–23
Schedule: Saturdays and Sundays, 8:00am–3:15pm, with a lunch break from 11:00am–12:15pm each day.
In person: Fort Worth Wellness Center, Fort Worth, Texas — limited to 17 students for a close, personal container.
Online: Join live via Zoom from anywhere in the world, with unlimited seats. Every weekend is recorded, so whether you train in the room or from your living room, you’ll never lose a moment.
What if I can’t make a weekend? Every session is recorded, so you’ll never lose the teaching. To be eligible for Yoga Alliance certification, at least 6 of the 8 weekends need to be attended live — in person or on Zoom.
Tuition
Waitlist members receive first access when enrollment opens November 1. Payment plans are available for both tiers.
Early Bird · November 1–30
Waitlist opens first
Pay in full, or reserve your place with a $750 deposit followed by six monthly payments of $436.89 beginning December 15 (a 3% processing fee applies to the financed balance).
Regular · December 1 onward
As space allows
Pay in full, or reserve your place with a $750 deposit followed by five monthly payments of $627.27 beginning January 15 (a 3% processing fee applies to the financed balance).
A Head Start, Built In
Register Nov 1–30 (Early Bird)
Your Practice Membership begins the moment you register — completely free, running all the way through the final weekend on May 23. Start settling into your practice and working through your requirements right away, well before the first weekend even begins.
Register Dec 1 onward (Regular)
Your Practice Membership is still included at no extra cost — it simply begins when the training does, on January 23.
For Graduates
If you’ve completed this training with Sandra before and want to return to the material with fresh eyes, you’re welcome to audit this training online. You’ll join every live Zoom session, receive the same mentorship and feedback as first-time students, and revisit the recordings anytime you’d like — without holding one of the seventeen in-person spots reserved for new students.
Early Bird · November 1–30 · $1295
Regular Pricing · December 1 onward · $1495· Space Permitting
Online only · One payment
Who this training is for
You want to become a Yoga teacher.
Maybe you’re building toward a career, or maybe you simply want to teach on the side. Either way, you’re here to teach from who you actually are, not from a script you’ve memorized. You’ll learn to hold a room with real presence, to teach in a way that welcomes every body that walks through the door, and to cue from your own understanding instead of someone else’s words.
You want to go deeper into your own practice
You don’t need to know yet whether you’ll ever teach a class. You’re here because your practice has become important enough that you want to understand it fully — the philosophy underneath the poses, the breath underneath the philosophy, the awareness underneath it all. Many graduates come for the certification and stay for exactly this.
What makes this training different
Led by Sandra, start to finish
Sandra leads all eight weekends herself — one continuous voice and one relationship of mentorship from beginning to end, with trusted guest teachers joining for specialties like anatomy. 20 years of yoga therapy, Hakomi-informed somatic work, and contemplative practice, woven through the whole training.
Trauma-informed at the core
Not a module bolted on at the end — safety, choice, and inclusion shape how every subject is taught, and how you’ll learn to teach.
A true hybrid, honestly done
Online students aren’t watching from the back row. Live Zoom participation, recorded replays of every session, and the same feedback and mentorship as the in-person group.
No scripts, no one right way
You’ll learn to teach like yourself — cueing from your own understanding and holding a room with real presence, not someone else’s words. Sandra gives you the ground to stand on; the voice is yours.
Words from graduates
“Completing YTT with Sandra Vanatko has absolutely been one of the best experiences of my life. The depth of information was amazing, and each time we met, it left me fulfilled but yet wanting more.”
– Margaret cannon
“I learned so much about yoga and myself. It was a beautiful experience that will stay with me always. It was above and beyond my expectations, and there was so much support & encouragement.”
– Donna McQuagge
“The Teacher Training I received has been nothing short of exceptional, offering tools and insights that will stay with me for a lifetime. The training was a beautiful space with truly inspiring teachers. The energy is uplifting, the atmosphere welcoming, and the benefits—both physical and emotional—are profound and lasting. It’s a place where growth, healing, and transformation naturally unfold. I highly recommend this training to anyone seeking meaningful growth and transformation.”
– Avon Burton
“When I took the Teacher Training with Sandra Vanatko, I had already been a member of her studio for several years. Taking the training allowed me to go deeper into the practice. And it was so much more than I could have imagined. Besides the postures and movement, we experienced breathing, meditation, history and community. Sandra’s knowledge and skills, not to mention her unique spirit, brought me to a deeper appreciation of all things yoga. I’ve never experienced anything like that. If you take this training, you will find more self awareness and develop a way of teaching yoga that will bring you joy!”
– Claudia Bracato
“Taking teacher training from Sandra was a life-changing experience for me! With the focus on trauma informed teaching, I, personally, found new levels of safety in my body that I had never experienced before which allowed me to heal on multiple levels. I have a new appreciation for my body and my breath. Her way of teaching is incredibly powerful! I would recommend it to anyone who is contemplating teacher training!”
– Amanda Malm
Your guide
Sandra is a certified yoga therapist, somatic practitioner, and meditation teacher who has spent nearly twenty years guiding students through trauma-informed, body-based practices that bridge spirituality and the nervous system. Her teaching blends depth with warmth — a grounded path to steadiness through the body, the heart, and everyday life.
She leads retreats and trainings internationally from her home base in Fort Worth, Texas, and returns to the Grapevine Botanical Gardens each season she can — it remains one of her favorite places to practice in North Texas.
C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist · E-RYT 500 · Hakomi-Trained Somatic Practitioner · Meditation Teacher · Breathwork Facilitator · Teaching since 2007 · Training yoga teachers since 2012, with hundreds of graduates
Certification
Upon completing the training, you’ll be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT-200 — the standard credential studios look for in new teachers. More than the credential, you’ll graduate ready to teach skillfully, ethically, and from the heart.
Common questions
Yes. The training is a true hybrid — you can attend all eight weekends live via Zoom from anywhere in the world, with unlimited online seats. Every session is recorded, so you can revisit any teaching at any time. Online students receive the same mentorship, feedback, and certification eligibility as in-person students.
Graduates are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT-200, the credential most studios look for when hiring new teachers.
Early bird tuition is $3,295 (available November 1–30, with waitlist members getting first access), and regular tuition is $3,795 from December 1 onward as space allows. Payment plans are available for both: a $750 deposit followed by monthly payments (a 3% processing fee applies to the financed balance).
Not at all. Many students join to deepen their personal practice rather than to teach — and describe it as one of the most meaningful things they’ve done. Whether you plan to teach or not, the training will change how you relate to your body, breath, and life.
In-person weekends take place at Fort Worth Wellness Center in Fort Worth, Texas, with enrollment limited to 17 in-person students to keep the container close and personal.
It means learning how trauma lives in the body and how to teach in ways that offer safety, choice, and inclusion — through your language, your sequencing, and how you hold space. In this training, that sensitivity isn’t a single module; it shapes how everything is taught.
Every session is recorded, so you’ll always have access to the teaching. That said, Yoga Alliance certification requires attending at least 6 of the 8 weekends live — either in person or on Zoom. If you know ahead of time that more than two weekends will be a stretch, reach out to Sandra and we’ll figure out the right path together.
Begin your journey
Join the waitlist to receive first access when enrollment opens November 1 — including early bird tuition before it opens to everyone else.
Cancellations & Withdrawals
To withdraw before the training begins, we must receive your request in writing before January 23, 2027. You will be eligible for a refund minus the non-refundable $750 deposit.
To withdraw after the training begins, we must receive your request in writing before February 2, 2027. Once the course begins, you will be eligible for a refund minus the non-refundable deposit and a pro-rated amount of the course. No refunds will be given for requests received after February 2, 2027.
By enrolling, you agree to pay fully for the course according to your selected plan. If you miss a session or withdraw after February 2, 2027, you remain responsible for all payment installments.
