Anatomy of Ashtanga Yoga
200 Hour Teacher Training and
Yoga Alliance Certification
October 10, 2025 - May 17, 2026
Teacher Training
Q&A Session + Tea
Saturday, September 1:00pm FREE!!
Join led instructor Shari Simon as she answers any and all questions that you have about our 200 Hour Anatomy of Ashtanga Teacher Training that begins October 10, 2025. Joining us will be some prior TT grads who can share their experience with you. We’ll share some tea and find out all about this amazing opportunity!
Why should I choose this Training?
With so many options available out there to learn how to teach and share the yoga you love, it's a challenge to find the perfect fit. So why is The Anatomy of Ashtanga Yoga such a great option? Here are some reasons...
This training is designed to guide you in learning about all of the many aspects of the yoga journey, how to bring that knowledge into your own life and how to confidently share your love of yoga with others. At the end of the course you will be able to apply for the RYT200 designation from Yoga Alliance
The primary focus of the 200 Hour Teacher Training is to learn how to safely and effectively teach the Primary Series (Yoga Chikitsa)) of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
We will cover many of the important aspects of the yoga journey…time will be spent with The Yoga Sutras, exploring the Chakras and Energy centers in depth, pranayama, chanting and much more
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is traditionally a “hands-on” experience. You will be educated in safe, effective assists and ajustments for those you teach. There will be plenty of time to practice these skills so you complete the Training feeling confident and ready to share you love of yoga with the world
We will look at the principles of Ayurveda as it pertains to teaching and daily life
You will observe and assist lead instructor Shari Simon in some of her classes as we get farther along in the Training
We will take deep dives into Yoga Philosophy, Meditation and Pranayama
Each weekend will include chanting
You will be led by instructors with decades of experience in yoga philosophy, asana and body-conscious hands on adjusting practices
You will teach Community Yoga classes towards the end of the course.
Our schedule is two weekends a month (except December) from October, 2025 - May, 2026. This is just the right amount to keep provide an in-depth and intensive experience during our classes together, and give you time to integrate the information shared between our weekends
You will be led by instructors with decades of experience in yoga philosophy, asana and body-conscious hands on adjusting practices
You will receive unlimited classes from our regular schedule as part of your course
This 8 month course will take you on a personal journey of wonderful magnitude…you will come out at the end a more amazing version of yourself, and a greater contributor to the world around you!
200 Hour Course Curriculum
2025-2026
Learn how to teach the Ashtanga Primary Series (Yoga Chikitsa), including options for beginners and students at all levels
Understanding and Safely Teaching The Primary Series including learning Alignment and Adjustments
In-depth Study of the Chakras and Energy Fields Including Psycho-Emotional-Spiritual Dimensions
Going deep into the Eight-fold Path of Ashtanga with exercised to bring these powerful principles to live in you life
Exploration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Meditation and Pranayama
Basic Sanskrit and Chanting
Practical Anatomy and Physiology
Ayurveda for Your Life and As it Applies to Teaching
How to Teach an Effective and Meaningful Yoga Class
Learning How to Read a students Energy and how that guides you to become a more effective teacher
Assisting and Observing Shari in classes with the Sun Dog Yoga community
Requirements for the course
Attend all scheduled Weekend Workshop on the 200 Hour AYTT Schedule
Attend minimum 5 Ashtanga classes per month at the studio (outside of the weekend workshop commitments)
Observe and assist designated classes with Shari throughout the Training
Teach Community Classes at Sun Dog Yoga
Complete a Marketing Project
Practice Meditation and Pranayama outside the course time
Journal your experiences including our “journey” through the chakras, how to bring the Yamas and Niyamas into your life as well as questions and observations you have of your own experience with yoga
Practice yoga and meditation techniques 5-6 times per week between studio and home practice, along with assigned homework
Course Schedule 2025 - 2026
Fridays, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturdays, 8:00am-10am (Mysore)
1:00-6:00pm
Sundays, 12:30-5:30pm
2025 Weekends
October 10-13, 24-26
November 7-9, 21-23
December 12-14
2026 Weekends
January 9-11, 23-25
February 13-15, Feb. 27-March 1
March 6-8, 20-22
April 10-12, 24-26
May 8-10, 15-17
Want to enroll? Fill out the Student Questionnaire below…
We will ask that you meet with Shari Simon along with your submitting your application to be considered for the Training. Once you are accepted, we will happily receive your tuition payment and bring you into the Training.
200 Hour Training Tuition
Tuiton: $3,200.00
*Pay by credit card, add 3%. If you are paying through our website, we have added the additional 3% into your total. If you wish to pay with cash, please contact us via email or phone.
(Pay in full or use our installment plan…pay by cash,
check of Venmo and save)
Your Tuition gives you FREE scheduled classes at Sun Dog Yoga for the entire Training!
*Partial scholarships and work scholarships
may be available
There is a non-refundable deposit of $320 upon acceptance of your enrollment in the training (this is included in the full tuition fee).
You may pay tuition in full or use our payment plan.
Payment plan: In addition to your deposit, pay eight installments of $360 starting on our first weekend together in October, with one payment each month through May, 2026 (payments due first training weekend of each month. When paying by credit card, add 3%. We accept all credit cards, cash, checks and Venmo.
Your tuition will cover all of your trainings and materials for these trainings, with the exception of the cost of a small number of books which will be required reading. You will receive free classes at Sun Dog Yoga Studio as part of your tuition to use throughout the entire training.
To be accepted as a student into the Anatomy of Yoga Teacher Training, we ask that you fill out a Student Questionnaire and return it along with your $320 deposit. You will also be asked to attend a minimum of one Ashtanga class at Sun Dog Yoga with lead teacher Shari Simon in order to be accepted.
Meet Our Instructors
Lead Instructor
Shari Simon, E-RYT500, YACEP
Shari’s yoga journey began over thirty years ago with the practice of Iyengar yoga, which proved a peaceful haven in a period of years spent as a freelance art director in Chicago. Shari followed her heart into the field of bodywork therapy, and subsequently became a yoga instructor. She was first introduced to Ashtanga yoga by Manju Jois, eldest son of S.K. Pattabhi Jois, and a new yoga love was forged. Shari has studied extensively with David Swenson, Nancy Gilgoff, David Williams, to name a few…all senior roots of the Ashtanga family tree. Shari opened Sun Dog Yoga Studio 19 years ago in Doylestown. Shari developed her first Yoga Teacher Course in 1999, training many of our local yoga instructors over the years. Since 2010 she has led numerous Teacher Trainings at Sun Dog Yoga at both the 200 Hour Level and 300 Hour Level of the Anatomy of Ashtanga Yoga (Yoga Alliance Certification) . Shari has been a practicing bodywork therapist for over thirty years, and this path of understanding the body on many levels greatly informs her abilities as a yoga teacher. Shari is Registered with the Yoga Alliance at the highest level (E-RYT 500, YACEP) She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Notre Dame.
OUR ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY & MEDITATION , AYRUVEDA & PRANAYAMA INSTRUCTORS
AND COURSE TEACHER ASSISTANT
