300/500 Hour Yoga Life Club

The Yoga Life Club is about learning how to live a yoga life! It is a fun way to learn all about yoga and practice it together with the support of Jill and an amazing community. It is like a yoga teacher training but more fun, less intense, and more steady, sweet growth. In addition to the meetings and courses, we go on retreats and fun field trips together too!

It’s also a great custom 300 Hour/500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training for yoga teachers who wish to further their studies, or for those who want to be yoga teachers someday.  The Yoga Life Club is not just for yoga teachers, but all yogis. So, invite your friends to join you!

There are two parts to the program:

1. Attend “Yoga Life Club” Sharing Circle Meetings, which meet roughly once a month. In the Yoga Life Club meetings, we learn about a given topic relating to yoga and practice together. We further integrate what we’ve learned by putting it to practice for the month until our next meeting.
2. Take Additional Courses. Learn about different aspects of yoga through various courses and practice plans throughout the year. Examples of topics studied:  Ayurveda, The Energy Body (Chakras, Koshas, Meridians), Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, Vedic Astrology, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and Yoga Nidra.

Yoga Life Club Monthly Sharing Circle meetings typically happen once a month throughout the year (there are usually 10 each year). Meetings are on a Friday (usually the first Friday of the month), from 6:30PM – 8:30PM (see specific dates below). You can attend meetings in person at the studio or virtually through Zoom, anytime. And, you have the option to pay for individual sessions or get an annual membership. If you cannot attend a meeting, but want access to the information, let us know! Meetings are recorded and can be emailed to you along with any class handouts.

The Yoga Life Club also includes a supportive online community (a private Facebook Group) so we can stay in touch! As you learn new things and put them into practice, you won’t be alone. You’ll be doing it together with Jill and a group of lovely yogis who support each other.

Additional Classes and Mentoring are available and can be customized for you as needed. If there is an additional topic of yoga that you want to explore, you can schedule a one-on-one session or a small group session with Jill. If you’re a yoga teacher, this is a great way for you to get feedback and practice the skills that you want to work on each month. Or if you just need extra support that month, Jill can help you with your spiritual growth and give you guidance.

If you would like to schedule a mentoring session with Jill, email Jill directly at yogalifeclubsouthjersey@gmail.com.

For Yoga Teachers: 300/500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

By taking courses and participating in the monthly meetings, yoga teachers can accumulate hours toward their 500-hour RYT certification with Yoga Alliance while also getting their yearly continuing education credits with Yoga Alliance (Jill is a certified Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider). If you have taken Jill’s Yin Yoga Teacher Training or one of her Vedic Astrology classes, those hours can be counted towards your certificate!

In addition to accumulating hours, there are specific requirements for those who want to receive their 500-hour RYT designation. These courses are scheduled about once per year.  If you wish to enroll in the 300/500 hour Yoga Teacher Training, please email Jill at yogalifeclubsouthjersey@gmail.com. There is also a $108 Application Fee to cover the administration and tracking of your hours (see below for payment link).

This Yoga Teacher Training is registered with Yoga Alliance. Upon successful completion of this training, you will be eligible to register as an RYT500 with Yoga Alliance.

Current Requirements You Need to Graduate the 300/500 Hour Training

In order to graduate from the 300/500 hour Yoga Teacher Training, you must complete the following:

• Complete a total of 270 contact hours of courses (these hours include the required courses and elective courses) plus 30 non-contact hours (the 30 non-contact hours are satisfied by completing the required courses).

• Take these required courses (substitutes can be made upon request):
  • Yin Yoga Teacher Training
  • Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
  • Yoga Nidra Teacher Training
  • The Yamas and Niyamas of Teaching Yoga: a Philosophy and Ethics Discussion for Yoga Teachers
  • Yoga Alignment and Anatomy for Yoga Course
  •  Attend at least four At-Home Yoga Retreat Practicing Teaching Days and be the teacher for a total of 3 hours over those 4 days.

• You can also accrue hours in the following ways: teaching Jill in one-on-one private sessions and attending Yoga Teacher Support and Practice Teaching Days.
• Your elective courses must include the following kind of hours to satisfy Yoga Alliance requirements:

• 24 contact hours of Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle, and Ethics courses. (You can get these by attending Philosophy classes, Ayurveda classes, and Vedic Astrology classes, including monthly meetings where we go over these topics).

Ongoing Offerings that are always an option

• If you are interested in learning the meditation that Jill practices and teaches (Neelakantha Meditation), contact Jill when you are ready. We can set up a way to do that privately over 2 days.
• More classes may be added at any time. If there is a topic that you would like to study this year that is not being covered, you can arrange a private one-on-one session with Jill to go over that topic. If other people are also interested in that topic, we could arrange a small group session with Jill, which would be a lower cost. Jill is also available for one-on-one mentoring.

If you want to learn Neelakantha Meditation OR would like to schedule a mentoring session with Jill, email her directly at yogalifeclubsouthjersey@gmail.com.

2024 Yoga Life Club Sharing Circle Meeting Dates:

Feb. 2, 2024
March 15, 2024
April 5, 2024
May 10, 2024
June 7, 2024
July 26, 2024
August 16, 2024
September 13, 2024
October 18, 2024
November 22, 2024

2024 Course Highlights

You can find & sign up for scheduled courses & Yoga Life Club Meetings under the Special Classes tab on this website. Registration for courses typically opens up about 2-3 months before the meeting date(s). If you need help finding the course, please let us know.

Here is a list of the planned classes & courses for 2024:

Tarot for the New Year
Vedic Astrology for the New Year
Yoga Teacher Retreat
Teaching Multiple Yoga Style Formats in One Class
Yin Yoga Teacher Training
Vedic Astrology for Happiness & Fulfillment
Vedic Astrology for Career Satisfaction & Direction
Vedic Astrology Teacher Training
Chakra Yoga Teacher Training
Mudras

How to Join the Yoga Life Club

• Apply and pay the Application fee if you want to enroll in the 300/500 hour program:
  • Email Jill at yogalifeclubsouthjersey@gmail.com
  • Pay the application fee of $108. You can pay for it HERE. This includes a one-on-one phone session with me to welcome you to the program and help you set goals for your yoga practice and study.
• Pay for the monthly sharing circles.
  • The price for the Monthly Sharing Circles is $25 per meeting or $199 for one year of meetings (a $50 savings).
  • Click here to pay $199
  • Click here to pay $25
• Come to the monthly meetings and start taking courses!

Questions?

If you have any questions or would like to receive more information, such as a detailed course schedule, email Jill directly at yogalifeclubsouthjersey@gmail.com.