Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training

This Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training is a weekend course for yoga teachers in Providence, Rhode Island who want to add yoga sculpt to their schedule. Led by Brittni Henderson at Providence Power Yoga, it shows vinyasa teachers how to turn the sequences they already teach into yoga sculpt classes, with yoga as the foundation throughout.

What to Expect

The training runs over three days: a Friday afternoon session of three hours, a long Saturday from 10:30 am to 4 pm, and a Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. Friday's session meets at PPY East, and Saturday and Sunday move to PPY 365.

Each session opens with a yoga sculpt class, so you begin by practicing what you will be learning to teach. Expect to sweat. You will have time to freshen up or change afterward. From there the days alternate between brief lecture-style presentations, group collaboration and practice teaching, with breaks for snacks and lunch.

The content covers the layers of a sculpt class:

- Safety: meaningful cueing, moving with intention, and ways to modify so the class works for a range of bodies.
- Verbiage and cueing: how word choice directs students into movement safely and concisely.
- Weightlifting form and technique: bringing the principles of strength training into a sculpt practice while staying rooted in yoga.
- Posture breakdown: revisiting familiar yoga postures and learning how to shift them into sculpt postures.
- Sequencing: building on what you know about class sequencing and exploring a new way to structure a class.
- Themes, music and more: adding your own personality and flavor to a class.

On Sunday you close the training by teaching a condensed sculpt class with a partner or small group.

About Brittni Henderson

Brittni Henderson leads the training for Providence Power Yoga. Her sessions combine practice, instruction and hands-on teaching time, so participants leave having actually led a class, not only studied one.

The Setting

The training takes place at two Providence Power Yoga locations in Providence, Rhode Island. Friday meets at PPY East. Saturday and Sunday meet in Studio A at PPY 365. Snacks and lunch breaks are built into the schedule.

Before You Go

This is an intermediate-level training for people who already teach, particularly those with a vinyasa-based practice. No specific prerequisite certification is listed. Instruction is in English.

Participants receive a Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training certification from Providence Power Yoga upon completion. Also included are the practice teaching with a partner or group, scheduled snack and lunch breaks, and time to freshen up or change between sessions. Come dressed and ready for an active class, and bring a change of clothes if you would like to refresh before the teaching portions.