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Learn the ancient science of Yoga &
change the world, one thought at a time

815YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

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Too often people think: “I can’t teach Yoga.” It’s too big, too complicated and too much to add to my already busy life. I'm here to tell you, you absolutely can – and you can learn how to do it in a matter of weeks.

That’s why I developed the 815Yoga School. So you can learn to speak the language of Yoga and get the tools you need to APPLY it to your life and the lives of others.

When you learn Yoga the right way, it can be easy, powerful and transformational. Why? Because it’s all about you FIRST!

In over 10 years of doing this work, I’ve watched people:

Fall back in love with their partners… heal chronic diseases… start their own businesses… develop closer relationships with their kids… and everything in between.

Whatever is standing in the way of you living YOUR most fulfilling life, 815Yoga School gives you the foundation to help you clear your path towards innate health, unconditional love and limitless joy.


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815Yoga School is a fully in-person, 200+ Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training with extensive curriculum in Vedantic and Yoga philosophy that you won't find in other programs without spending a month or more living at traditional yoga ashrams.

It’s designed to help you quickly learn and absorb the ancient science and wisdom of Yoga and apply it to your life, relationships and career – without giving up your weekends, like most 200 Hour programs require.

The training consists of two 100 Hour Modules that build upon each other. The first is a yogic lifestyle retreat in Baja, Mexico where you'll be immersed in daily practices and begin to integrate the ancient wisdom of yoga into your everyday life - this part is all about YOU. The second is a teacher training course in Rockford at our brand new yoga center at Edgebrook - this part is where you'll learn how to share Yoga with others.

You'll be taught by a highly advanced team of instructors with more than 100 years of combined experience living at ashrams; learning from monks and Swamis; studying Vedantic philosophy, Ayurveda and Sanskrit; and traveling the world teaching Yoga.

With its progressive curriculum, master instructors, life-changing immersion retreat, and easy-to-manage home schedule, this training surpasses any other you'll find locally or online.

WHAT IS 815YOGA SCHOOL?

ISVARI MARY ANN JOHNSON  [Ayurveda Practitioner]
Isvari's background in Ayurveda and its sister science, Yoga, spans more than two decades learning from well respected swamis and vaidyas (ayurvedic physicians) from around the world. She has also served and taught at the Vasant Institute of Ayurveda in Pune, India for Dr. Vasant Lad, a leading pioneer of Ayurveda in the world today.

PREM SADASIVANANDA  [Vedantic Philosophy + Sanskrit Scholar]
Prem Sadasivananda is a direct and long-term disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda, the disciple of Swami Sivananda. He started his path in the Sivananda Organization where he served for over 24 years as a sannyasi. He served as the Director of the Sivananda Center in New York City from 2003 to 2014 and the London Center from 1990 to 2003. He is a scholar of Vedantic Philosophy, Hindu Scripture and Sanskrit, well-known for his lively and humorous talks, his accessible teaching style and his unique ability to bring the ancient Yogic scriptures and texts to life in the modern world. He has taught hundreds of Yoga Teacher Training Courses and Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Courses for the Sivananda Organization at their Centers and Ashrams throughout the world.

LILA LOLLING  [Yoga Therapist, EcoYoga Philosophy Instructor]
Līlā (Leela) Lolling is a classically trained yoga instructor, yoga therapist, environmentalist and author joining us from Kingston, New York. For over two decades she has trained yoga teachers and yoga therapists in the nuances of classical yogic wisdoms. Lila has lived, studied and taught at traditional yoga monasteries throughout the past 20+ years. Her primary education is in Advaita Vedanta, a non-dualistic philosophy propagated by Sri Adi Shankaracharya (780 CE) and Swami Sivananda (1887-1963).

ALLY UBIPARIPOVIC  [Lead Instructor]
Ally is the founder of 815Yoga and has been stewarding the 815Yoga community for seven years. With a background in Classical Hatha Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Usui Reiki, and Esoteric Astrology, she is equipped with a multitude of healing tools to nurture your body, mind and spirit. She completed her first yoga teacher training in Costa Rica in 2016 and her advanced yoga teacher training in New York in 2022.

bringing you 100+ years of combined experience

YOUR TEAM OF INSTRUCTORS

- Addie F.  (13 years old)
"This training was outstanding! It helped me to start transforming my life in a manageable way. Most people today often think that you can’t really start changing your life and growing your spirituality until you reach a certain age. But this training proved just the opposite. The things I have learned in this training are things that I will be implementing into my life, both inside and outside of the studio. I have noticed that after doing this training my heart has grown in compassion for others and for myself, which to me is one of the most powerful things I have taken away from this yoga teacher training."
- Jaime F.
"At one point in my training, I looked at Ally and asked, 'Is this really the same training that all 200-hour teachers receive? Because this training is so rooted in ancient yoga wisdoms and philosophy... It just seems so clear to me that this training stands apart from the trainings that other local teachers have received. Exercise is just the smallest portion of the Yoga picture!' This training has changed my entire perception of Yoga."

WHAT GRADUATES ARE SAYING

“ To transform the world, you must transform yourself first. ”

– Swami Sivananda