200 Hour Introductory Teacher Training Program – 2024/25
Combining a talented faculty with the opportunity to train with master teachers, Indigo’s 200 Hour Introductory Level One Teacher Training program is a path to self-discovery. In one weekend a month, students will delve into an authentic tradition that weaves the 8 limbs of Yoga together with the sister sciences of Tantra and Ayurveda.
The 200 Hour program begins in September 2024 and ends in April 2025. The program involves intensive study and practice in a closed group and takes place at our beautiful studio space in Beavercreek (Dayton), Ohio. The program is organized into weekend-long units, one per month, with weekends ranging from 2, to 2 1/2 or 3 days (see schedule below). The program is designed to allow students to commit to in-depth learning, while maintaining the balance of work and family commitments. We believe it is important for students to have time between units to assimilate and practice the material they are learning. Included with your tuition is unlimited drop-in yoga classes for the duration of the training.
The program is open to all practitioners, who genuinely seek a deeper understanding of yoga: dedicated students, current yoga teachers and those, who aspire to teach and practice on a deeper level. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be eligible to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-200 level.
Teacher Trainees Will Learn
- Alignment Principles, Benefits, and Potential Risks of Yoga Asanas
- Yoga Anatomy & Physiology
- Modifications for Foundational Asanas & Effective Use of Props
- Science and Energetics of Intelligent Sequencing (Vinyasa Krama)
- Simple Restorative and Relaxation Practices (Savasana & Yoga Nidra)
- Pranayama & Meditation
- Verbal & Hands-On Adjustments
- How to Observe and See Bodies
- Finding an Authentic Voice
- Classical Yogic and Tantric Philosophy
- Introduction to Ayurveda
- Introduction to the Subtle Body – Koshas, Chakras, Doshas, Nadis, & Prana Vayus
- Introduction to Sanskrit
- Business, Ethics, & Yoga Entrepreneurship
Program Schedule:
Weekend Hours are Fridays from 5-8:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 9-5 pm Hours may vary.
September 6 – 8 Opening Weekend with Amy Fecher
Amy Fecher opens the YTT sangha with an inspiring weekend to lay the foundation and roadmap of the training. Through asana, pranayama and meditation we will prepare to embark upon the journey to know oneself through the deeper levels of yoga practice. We will explore the history of yoga, its journey to the west and its many current incarnations. Students will be introduced to Tantra philosophy and the “gunas” (attributes of the physical world) and will receive an introduction to the science and energetics of sequencing and the blueprint of a successful yoga class. Randy Boyd will present The Courage to Follow Your Heart and a Meditation and Breathwork practice
October 18 -20 Subtle body and asana alignment with Amy Fecher.
The Koshas and Chakras will be explored along with the precision and refinement of yoga practice with proper asana alignment fully detailed. Randy Boyd will present Worthiness is your Birth Rite and a Meditation and Breathwork practice.
November 15 -17 Vinyasa Krama Yoga Sequencing Intensive with Amy Fecher and The Yoga of Pulsation with Randy Boyd
The art and science of intelligent yoga sequencing for all levels including sequencing for an apex pose or poses, for energetic effect, for a seasonal or philosophical theme and for all around effect. Meditation and Breathwork with Randy Boyd will be presented.
December 6-8 Ashaya Yoga Weekend with Randy Boyd – The Gods and Goddesses
Balance the elements in your body and mind in this weekend that weaves asana, pranayama, yoga philosophy and chakras. Practice a powerful rainbow of grounding, flowing, exhilarating, and expansive postures that bring you back home to your heart.
January 10-12
Somatic Inspired Yoga Training- The Heart of Yoga with Kristin Luna Ray
Bhakti is loving devotion and surrender to what is- to this embodiment, to each moment, to the ever-changing nature around and within. We practice, chant and surrender to the pure essence of the mantra, the source, the sound, each other, and then slowly but inevitably, to every moment of our life. Sustained bliss is what reveals itself. In this immersion, we will delve in to accessible techniques, mythology and yoga and mantra practice to awaken our hearts.
January 31 – February 2 – Alignments, Teaching Techniques/Practice Teaching with Amy Fecher and Anatomy with Kim Korson
March 7 – 9 Yoga Anatomy & Therapeutics Intensive with Amy Fecher and Kim Korson
Incorporating yoga anatomy into asana practice and teaching with an emphasis on therapeutic applications.
April 4 – 6 Practice Teaching/The Business of Yoga/Graduation with Amy Fecher
Our Teachers
Amy Fecher, B.S., ERYT500, YACEP
Co-founder of Indigo Yoga, Amy has taught yoga for nearly eleven years. Her intention is to inspire students on a daily basis with her dynamic, highly creative instruction. The hallmark of her teaching is a sense of challenge balanced with the support and nurturing needed to enliven, uplift and promote personal growth and a positive shift of perspective. Amy completed her 500-Hour RYT certification at Yoga on High in Columbus, Ohio. She maintains a dedicated personal practice from which she draws the inspiration and energy evident in all of her classes. Amy’s goal is to help students to take their yoga practice beyond the mat to embrace personal transformation one breath at a time.
Kristen Luna Ray 
“Luna” Ray is a teacher of yoga, a workshop and retreat leader, kirtan musician and recording artist, and an activist for conscious and empowered community collaboration. She is RYT-200 yoga certified, a recording artist, and has traveled the world teaching and learning for the last 20 years. As an advocate for wellness and spiritual growth, Luna works with the deep intention of inspiring and encouraging humans to cultivate an awareness of their inherent wisdom. Luna believes that by coming together, and using the tools of yoga, including mantra, music and meditation, we are led to our hearts deepest desires, and we build the strength to act upon them.
Randy Boyd, ERYT500
Randy Boyd (E-RYT 500) teaches Ashaya Yoga which is heart centered, alignment based, and life transforming. He was first registered as a 500 hour hatha yoga teacher through the Anusara Yoga school. He also completed his 300 hour Ashaya Yoga training. He is a certified as a Yoga Therapist by the International Association of Yoga Therapists* and as a certified yoga teacher for osteoporosis in the Loren Fishman method. He has a private yoga therapy practice. He trains yoga teachers at both the 200 hour and 300 hour level.
*Note: The yoga therapy components of Randy’s teaching are based on his extensive training in alignment-based yoga therapy. These techniques are not derived from his status as an ERYT-500 with Yoga Alliance Registry.
Kim Korson, RYT500
Kim Korson, RYT500, a lifelong athlete discovered the transformative power of yoga shortly after her husband passed in early 2008. Kim’s passion for the practice led her to complete a 200-hour teacher training course at It’s Yoga in Cincinnati. Since this time she has become an anatomy nerd! Kim successfully complete her 500-hour RYT certification in 2021 through Indigo Yoga’s Teacher Training Program.
