SUKHA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING: 200 & 300 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified. Vinyasa, Yoga Philosophy, Buddhist Teachings, Kundalini & Kriya Yoga, Breath Work Practices (Pranayama), Meditation, Yin and Restorative Practices. A Full 8 Limb Yoga Experiences. Over 35 years of hands on experience.
OUR 300HR CURRICULUM COMBINES OUR 200hr meditation TRAINING (FEB-June - 6 WEEKENDS OVER 5 MONTHS, WITH DEEPER STUDIES COURSES WE OFFER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Keep scrolling to see what CONTINUING education courses we have scheduled!
The Art of Sequencing & Embodied Teaching with Mark Herron
Bankable toward Sukha Yoga Austin’s 300-Hour Certification
Refine your offerings, expand your vision, and experience sequencing as a vehicle for awakening connection, emotion, and transformation.
This 16-hour immersive module blends intentional asana, voice work, self-inquiry, and embodied philosophy. You’ll learn how to design inspiring, intuitive sequences and guide them with authenticity, clarity, and heart.
🗓 Schedule Sept 2025
• Weekend Immersion: Saturday & Sunday, 12:30–4:30 PM
Sept 13-14, 2025 Saturday Tarrytown Studio , Sunday Oltorf Studio
• Mondays 6-7:15PM & Thursdays: 6:15-7:45PM – Asana + Self-Reflection Journaling
Sept. 15,18, 22, 25
(Monday Classes at Oltorf, Thursday at Tarrytown)
Perfect for yoga teachers ready to grow their offerings and for students ready to grown their practice and presence.
Early rate $300
Tuition $360
50 Hour Yin Yoga Training (In Person or Online) w/Erinn - November
Schedule
• November 1 – December 7
• Skip Thanksgiving weekend (Nov 29/30)
• Saturdays: 10 AM–1 PM CST
• Sundays: 2–5 PM CST
Stillness teaches us what movement cannot.
This 50-hour training invites you to slow down, nourish your nervous system, and deepen your understanding of Yin Yoga and meditation.
You can join us in the studio at Sukha Yoga Austin or from anywhere online via live Zoom sessions.
Whether you’re a teacher seeking new tools or a dedicated student wanting to explore the medicine of stillness, this training offers flexibility for your life and location.
How It Works
• Join live in-person or livestream online for the weekend sessions
• Access recordings of all sessions if you need to rewatch or can’t attend live
• Complete your practice hours in-studio, at home, or at your local studio (if not in Austin)
• All required reading, journaling, and personal practice can be completed remotely
Hour Breakdown
1️⃣ Weekend Training Sessions: 30 Hours
• 5 weekends of live sessions (in-person or online)
• 6 hours per weekend
Total: 30 hours
2️⃣ Required Class Attendance: 12 Hours
• 6 Yin classes + 6 meditation classes
• Can be completed at Sukha Yoga, online, or at your local studio
Total: 12 hours
3️⃣ Personal Practice: 4 Hours
• Self-designed Yin or meditation sessions at home
4️⃣ Reading & Journaling: 4 Hours
• Guided reading from the optional list
• Reflective journaling prompts to integrate your learning
✅ Total: 50 Hours
• 30 hours contact training
• 12 hours guided studio/online practice
• 8 hours independent study
Flexibility for Your Learning Style
✨ In-person: Deepen your practice in community at Sukha Yoga Austin
✨ Online: Join live via Zoom or watch recorded sessions on your own time
✨ Hybrid: Attend some weekends in person and some online
PAYMENT PLAN NEEDED? No problem - please place your $75 deposit and we can set up a payment plan to be completed by no later than Dec 20, 2025
Sukha Yoga Austin Meditation Teacher Training
This course can be a stand alone journey or as a foundation to your advanced training of 500 Hours as a current certified Yoga Teacher.
Unlike Any Other Meditation Training
This is more than a certification. It’s a deeply transformational experience designed for seekers, teachers, therapists, creatives, and anyone ready to explore meditation as a life practice, not just a technique. Whether your intention is personal, professional, or both, this course is an invitation to live with more clarity, compassion, and courage.
What You’ll Learn & Practice
- Core Buddhist Meditation Forms: Loving-Kindness (Metta), Compassion, Appreciative Joy, Equanimity, Shamatha (Calm Abiding), Tonglen and Exploring Impermanence
- Breathwork & Kundalini Foundations: Tools to modulate your nervous system and elevate awareness, through both energizing and down regulating practices.
- Subtle Body Anatomy: The energetic maps of yoga as metaphor and experiential understanding about personal and universal energy
- Bhakti, Mantra & Sound: Devotional practices for opening the heart and shifting emotional and mental states
- Neuroscience & Meditation: Understand how meditation, breathwork and mantra transforms the brain and body
- Buddhist Wisdom: Grounding philosophy and ethics drawn from Erinn’s training under Pema Chödrön-
Practice Teaching & Peer Facilitation: Share what you love in small and large group settings
Why SUKHA? WHY THIS TRAINING?
We explore the practice as living energy both on the cushion and in how you live. We’ll study and practice how to lead guided meditations.
How to hold space for others with steadiness and warmth.
Sense the potency of meditative practices in every conversation, in heartbreak, and in moments of joy.
You’ll graduate with the confidence to:Teach in yoga studios, schools, therapy spaces, or your own offerings.
Integrate mindfulness and breath into your current career or personal life- Lead with presence and emotional intelligence in your relationships and communities
Course Structure
6-Month Journey
We meet one weekend per month for in-depth training:Fridays (Evening) — Book discussion, reflection, and peer group workSaturdays & Sundays (Full Days) — Extended practices, lecture, group dialogue, and joyful integrationIn Between Weekends:- 2 additional classes/month at Sukha (in-studio or livestream)- 1 hour/week of personal practice, reading, and reflection- Optional 40-day meditations with peer support
Bonus Certification Requirements (200-Hour)
- 40 meditation or breath-based classes with Mark or Erinn (in-studio or livestream)- These can be taken during or after the training- Includes Dharma Talks, Nervous System Reset, and Breathwork classes
Who This Is For
- Yoga teachers, therapists, coaches, and space-holders- Humans in transition, healing, or seeking- Anyone craving community, inner steadiness, and a spiritual homeNo previous teaching experience required. Just curiosity and a commitment to your own growth.
Tuition & Scholarships
Tuition: $2700 (Early Rate Paid in Full)
Split Option: $1500 now / $1200 by January 1
Payment Plan: $500 deposit + 5 monthly payments ($3200 total)
Scholarships: Up to $800 available. Email namaste@sukhayogaaustin.com with subject “Meditation TT Scholarship” and a short introduction to request support.
memberships and packs for outside monthly sessions - these are upon request and need based, please request or support the studio and continue with your regular pass.
Optional Practice Class Packs (if not on a membership):12-class pack available for $120
Sliding Scale Memberships for trainees: $99–$110/month during training
Refund Policy
Your investment in this training supports not just your growth, but future students through our scholarship fund and our community and family’s sustainability. We do not offer refunds. However, if unexpected life events arise, we will meet with you to co-create a compassionate plan, such as deferral, future credit, or alternate completion.
A Final Note
This course is for the sincere and the curious. For those ready to meet themselves with honesty, grace, and a softness only an willing heart can bring. We promise not just teachings, but an invitation to something deep inside you that perhaps has been waiting patiently to be remembered.
with much care,
Erinn + Mark