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This apprenticeship/scholarship program provides access to Yoga Teacher Training and certification. Apprentices have significantly reduced cost, extended and flexible learning time, and mentorship support throughout their training at downtown desert yoga. 

This mentorship support includes training in the areas of co-teaching yoga, business management, community outreach, event planning, communications, and more.

This program also includes 100 hours of community service for each apprentice over the duration of the 10-month training in support of community programs. Each participant gets to design and lead their service program in a way that best suits their goals and passions.

I am so excited to be a part of the DCW Yoga Apprenticeship Program! As a large-bodied, mixed race, genderqueer person, this journey represents a tangible positive connection with and care for my body and mind which is so often discouraged for people like me. I am taking ownership of my own wellness and I look forward to helping others do the same.

Cuando me invitaron a participar en este programa me puse muy contenta! Creo que practicar yoga se puede ajustar a las personas mayores como yo y sanar nuestras dolencias propias de la edad con movimientos suaves. Creo que es una gran oportunidad de poder aprender y compartir en el futuro.

When they invited me to participate in this program I was very happy! I believe that practicing yoga can be adjusted to older people like me and heal our age-related ailments with gentle movements. I think it is a great opportunity to learn and share in the future.

I am on a mission to introduce more optimal movement opportunities to our Latino community. This 200-hour CYT is going to help me bring bi-lingual and Spanish OM classes to this demographic. Furthermore, I’m thankful for this opportunity to help myself and others gain the tools needed to find our mind and body connections among this fast-paced world.

I feel honored to be a part of the DCW Yoga Apprenticeship Program. As a graduate student of Public Health and Social Work, I wanted to learn more about how to bring yoga as an adjunctive therapeutic modality for trauma and PTSD to my future clients. I believe that through this trauma-informed training, I will develop a strong foundation to serve clients to find empowerment and self-compassion through mindful movement.