Spring 2027
1 MONTH INTENSIVE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
DATES: MARCH 5th-28th
WE ARE YOGA ALLIANCE REGISTERED
Deepen Your Practice & become a Teacher
We will introduce you to classic styles including traditional Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, and Vinyasa - as well as proven systems for integrating elements of traditional practice into a style that is authentic your own.
You will be transformed – more uniquely and beautifully YOU.
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or
Early Bird Special Available until
Jan 31st, 2027
$2500 Early Bird In Full / $2700 after
we also have payment plans options and limited scholarships available
email: studio.dayayoga@gmail.com to inquire
Transform
Your training is so much more than just learning yoga poses. Sure, you’ll learn the technical things you need to be a great teacher – anatomy, sequencing, cueing, and all that other stuff. But you’re also taking a deep, transformational journey of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and self-love. When it’s done you’ll be a different person… not a person who’s changed, but rather a person who has a truer understanding of who you really are. You’ll see the beauty and grace inside of yourself, and you’ll be ready to share it with the world in your own unique way.
Off the mat
You’ll learn an advanced teaching style (called “off the mat”) that allows you to teach like a pro, starting with the very first class you teach! Instead of demonstrating every pose from the front of the class, you’ll learn to teach while walking around the room so that you can really see your students and help them deepen their practice. This is an absolutely essential tool if you want to be a top teacher!
You’ll be able to create your own class plans, with endless creativity and variety! You will get an understanding how to work with students of all levels and we will give you tools to work with different injuries.
During the training we will meet on the weekends following a strict schedule we have designed based on working with people for over 10 years.
Friday 5-9pm
Saturday: Morning 7am-8:30am & 1-8pm
Sunday 7am-8:30am 2-8pm
Outside of group hours, the program will consist:
Practice hours - 3x a week - in your own time
Observe classes - in our ow time
Small group practice with mentor
Homework, Karma Yoga, Group practice 5 hours a week
20 hours of teaching community classes - can be finalized after training
After the training:
we ask that you teach at least 20 community classes to gain experience
from there you have the opportunity to teach with Daya
TEACHERS:
Dayamama - Anna Lesniak (Dayamama), Robbie Mcallister, Alisa Glestos, Kaleb Clark, Carmine Gabianelli, Elizabeth Voytershark, Jodie
Dayamama - Anna Lesniak
Founder of Daya Yoga Studio, Yoga Teacher, Movement Lover & Artist, Farmer forever
Teaching Yoga , Bhakti, Kirtan also offering Holistic Services since 2007
Life dedicated to creating Community around the world
NYC, CT, Guatemala & Poland
studied under : Science of Self with Rose Erin- Advanced Yoga Training & Meridian Therapy, Atmananda Yoga , Yoga Sukhavati, Ketonah Yoga, Kundalini at the Golden Temple in Guatemala, Michael Gannon in Mexico - Ashtanga, Fara Marz - Bhakti, India and many more I’m a student forever
Georgina Berbari
multidisciplinary artist and yogini in NYC. Practicing and teaching for over a decade
“Im devoted to inner transformation in service of healing “
Advanced Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Meridian Work, Acupressure, Bhakti & Meditation
Vinyasa, Meridian Yoga, Yin Yoga, Thai Bodywork
Kaleb is a certified Vinyasa, Meridian, and Yin yoga instructor whose practice began as a way to cultivate inner peace, self-awareness, and gratitude. Drawing from yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Thai bodywork, his classes focus on stimulating the body’s fascial network and energy centers through breath, mindful movement, pressure, and internal awareness. Through intentional sequencing and compassionate guidance, Kaleb creates grounding, restorative experiences that support tension release, energetic balance, and a deeper connection to the body and breath.
Based in Hudson Valley, facilitating all around the world.
Jodie Lewis
Jodie is a Teacher at Daya for last few years and we love the very dynamic yet sweet and meditative classes.
Jodie is a holistic life coach.
Yoga & Reiki
Course Outline
Table of Contents
Family Tree (Yoga Styles and History of Yoga)
Pranayama
Asana (Intro to Surya A, B)
Yoga Anatomy / Anatomy of Asana / Asana Lab
The Art of Assisting (Adjustments)
Sequence Building
Finding your voice
Chanting, Kirtan
Choosing Direction (Yin, Power…)
Teaching & Sequence
Intro to Chinese Medicine & Ayurveda
Energy Body - Chakras, Meridians
Business of Yoga
Tentative Curriculum & Calendar
March 5 - March 28, 2027
WEEK 1
Friday, March 5 • Ridgewood
5pm Master Class with Kaleb
7:00-9:00pm • Opening Check-In & Orientation • Dayamama
Blue Room, Ridgewood
Saturday, March 6 • Ridgewood
7:00-8:30am • Yoga Master Class (Daya Sequence) • Dayamama
Yoga Room, Ridgewood
1pm • Tune In with Mantra • Dayamama
2:00-4:00pm • Understanding the Practice • Dayamama
4:00-6:30pm • 8 Limbs of Yoga + Introduction to Eastern Body Western Mind •
6:30-7:00pm • Break
7:00-7:45pm • Practice Teaching • Dayamama
7:45pm • Closing Circle
Sunday, March 7 • Bushwick / Ridgewood
7am-8:30am • Yoga Master Class
Afternoon Ridgewood Yoga Room
2-3:15 Advanced Practice
330-5:30pm • Asana Lab: Surya Namaskar Explained • Dayamama
5:45-7pm • Asana Lab - Teaching Methodology Dayamama
7:00-8pm • Kirtan
WEEK 2
Friday, March 12 • Ridgewood
5-6:30pm • Master Class Kaleb
6:45pm • Pranayama, Meditation & Yin Approach
Saturday, March 13 • Ridgewood
7am-8:30am • Yoga Master Class •
1-4:00pm • History of Yoga & Mythology • Elizabath
4:30-8:00pm • Anatomy • Robbie
Sunday, March 14 • Bushwick / Ridgewood
7:30-9:00am • Yoga Master Class • Dayamama
2-3:15 Advanced Practice
3:30-5:45pm • Asana Lab: Families of Postures + Practice Teaching • Dayamama
6:00-7:45pm • Chinese Medicine & Meridian System • Dayamama
8:00pm • Kirtan
WEEK 3
Friday, March 19 • Ridgewood
5-6:30pm • Master Class Kaleb
7-9pm • Teaching Methodology & Building Sequences • Dayamama
Saturday, March 20 • Ridgewood
7:30-9:00am • Yoga Master Class • Dayamama
1-2:30 Bhakti Yoga
3-5pm • Advanced Asana •
5:30-8:00pm • Asana Lab & Practice Teaching • Dayamama
Sunday, March 21 • Bushwick / Ridgewood
7-8:30am • Yoga Master Class • Dayamama
2-3:15pm Advanced Practice
3:30-6pm • Modifying Practice: Injuries, Chronic Pain, Prenatal & Aging Bodies • Dayamama
6:30- • Eastern Body Western Mind Discussion • Dayamama
WEEK 4
Friday, March 26 • Ridgewood
5-6:30pm • Master Class Kaleb
7:00-9pm • Savasana, Assists & Adjustments • Dayamama
Saturday, March 27 • Ridgewood
7-8:30am • Yoga Master Class •
2-3:15pm Advanced Practice
3:30-5:30pm • Advanced Asana Lab, Bandhas & Energetics •
6:00-8:00pm • Finding Your Voice & Healing Sessions - Cacao Ceremony • Dayamama
Sunday, March 28 • Bushwick / Ridgewood
FINALS & GRADUATION
7-9:00am • Tandem Class - FINALS
2:30-5:30pm TANDEM CLASS - FINALS
Required Texts
Read Before Training
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System As a Path to the Self - Anodea Judith (Good reads Author)
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (any version)
Bhagavad Gita (any version)
Texts to Have in Your Library
Yoga Anatomy - Leslie Kaminoff
Light on Yoga - BKS Iyengar
Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda
Hatha Yoga Pradipika - Muktibodhananda Saraswati