Detailed Program Structure
The Bones & Folklore 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is structured in three modules, with each module comprised of 90 hours of training (270 training hours). The remaining 30 hours are self-study hours, including each participant’s development of The Bones & Folklore Project which is due upon program completion. This program is delivered 100% virtually, with the core content for each module offered as follows:
3 Weekly Prerecorded Lessons (6.75 Hours Per Week, 27 Hours Per Month, 81 Hours Per Module)
2 Live Immersions (4.5-5 Hours Each, 9-10 Hours Per Module)
Detailed Overview of the 2026 Program
Module I: New Moon Rasa
The first module invites participants to see a yoga practice through the lens of story. Participants learn to frame the “plot” of a class, class series, or workshop according to relevant folklore and practice sourcing vinyasa kriyas from the old stories. The first module includes significant instruction on subtle body anatomy, particularly the nine chakra and 3 Celtic cauldron systems. Participants work with archetypes, as energetic containers of meaning, to inspire their asana and body prayers and learn to weave the art of storytelling into their asana classes.
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: From Yogic Kriyas to Body Prayer
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Plotting a Practice
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: The Singing Bone Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Five Elements in Yoga
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: Turning the Wheel
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: The Seal-Wife Class
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The 9 Chakras and 3 Cauldrons in Yoga
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Energy Dialogue
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: The Handless Maiden Class
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Five Tantric Actions
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: Once Upon A Time Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: Personal Myth Exploration Class
Live Immersion: Our Once Upon A Time
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The 13 Archetypes
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Meeting the Original Forms
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: Archetypal Body Prayer Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Lover Archetype
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Heart Language
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Lover Archetype
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Shepherd Archetype
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Hands Language
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Shepherd Archetype
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Innocent Archetype
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Wild Language + The Stories We Live Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Innocent
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Pranayama and Plot
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Breath Story
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: Breath and Eye Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Shine and Shadow I
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: Duality in Asana Practice
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: Bone and Fascia Class
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Shine and Shadow II
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Power and Surrender in Asana Practice
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: Shine and Shadow Class
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Bright and Dark Shadows
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Shine and Shadow Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: Villain and Heroine Class
Live Immersion: Our Shine and Shadow
Module II: Full Moon Rasa
Inspired by the energies of “fruition” or the climax of a story’s plot, the second module invites participants deeper into philosophies of the folkloric body and holds space for them to create their own body prayers and “asana stories” based on the themes of initiation, mythic intelligence, and yoga practice as “rite” or ritual. Participants learn to tell several initiation stories through kriya, asana, breath, and guided visualization to support their students in self-transformation.
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Trinity of Initiation
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Fate, Destiny, and Emergence
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: The Severed Braid Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Severance and Fairy Tale Death
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: Rites of Passage
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: The White Cat Class
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Liminality and Cocooning
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Descent and Underworld Navigation
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: Inanna’s Descent Ritual
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Renewal and Emergence
Week IV: Lesson II ~ The Woodland Initiation Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: The Swan Maiden Class
Live Immersion: Initiation in the Woodland
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Archetypes of Fruition
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Waking the Queen
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: Archetypal Body Prayer Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Sovereign Archetype
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Solar Plexus and Personal Agency
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Ruler Archetype
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Warrior Archetype
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Language of Battle
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Warrior
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Joker Archetype
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Language of Laughter
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: Body Prayers of the Joker
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Shifting Shape
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Yoga of the Shapeshifter
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: Samyama Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Mythic Intelligence
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Embodied Myth
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: Mythic Body Class
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Story of the Eight-Limbed Path I
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Call to Adventure
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: Shiva and Parvati Class
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Story of the Eight-Limbed Path II
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Hidden House Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: Night Vision Class
Live Immersion: Our Hidden House
Module III: Dark Moon Rasa
Inspired by the waning and dark moon, the archetypes of autumn, and the “ever after” of a story, the third module invites participants to apply their understanding of the work we have done thus far and further integrate narrative intelligence with asana teaching practice. Participants work with “shanti rasa,” the Tantric Actions of “letting go” and “grace,” and isvara pranidhana or “laying your practice at the feet of god.” Participants work with our final archetypes and name them teacher, concluding our work by presenting their Bones & Folklore Project during our final immersion.
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Grief and Harvest
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: Walking with One Foot in Both Worlds
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: The Song of Longing Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Yoga of Sound and Soma
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: Chanting the Cauldrons
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: The First Howl Class
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Yoga of Wedding the Wilder Self
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Animal Bride and Bridegroom Stories
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: The White Wolf and the Wildflowers Class
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Teller's Bundle Practicum
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Shared Harvest Project
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: The Archetypal Encounter
Live Immersion: The Shared Harvest
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Week I: Lesson I ~ Foundations: Archetypes of Autumn
Week I: Lesson II ~ Integration: The Ancestral Story
Week I: Lesson III ~ Application: The Ancestral Body Prayer Class
Week II: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Rebel Archetype
Week II: Lesson II ~ Integration: Teller's Bundle Practicum
Week II: Lesson III ~ Application: The Rebel's Script
Week III: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Mage Archetype
Week III: Lesson II ~ Integration: Teller's Bundle Practicum
Week III: Lesson III ~ Application: The Mage's Script
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Foundations: The Wounded Healer Archetype
Week IV: Lesson II ~ Integration: Teller's Bundle Practicum
Week IV: Lesson III ~ Application: The Wounded Healer's Script
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Week I: Lesson I ~ New Moon Rasa Review I
Week I: Lesson II ~ New Moon Rasa Review II
Week I: Lesson III ~ New Moon Rasa Review III
Week II: Lesson I ~ Full Moon Rasa Review I
Week II: Lesson II ~ Full Moon Rasa Review II
Week II: Lesson III ~ Full Moon Rasa Review III
Week III: Lesson I ~ Dark Moon Rasa Review I
Week III: Lesson II ~ Dark Moon Rasa Review II
Week III: Lesson III ~ Supplemental Teller's Bundle Practices
Week IV: Lesson I ~ Integration Planning
Week IV: Lesson II ~ The 13th Moon Sadhana
Week IV: Lesson III ~ The Last Story
Live Immersion: Our Ever After
What to Expect
Our course portal will be updated monthly once our program begins. On the fifth of the month beginning in March 2026, you will find all 12 lessons for the month (1) as well as the zoom link to join our immersion live if applicable (2) and all additional templates and content (3). Attendance at the live immersions is required, but a full recording of the immersions will be posted the day after the immersion ends for your reference. The immersions will be held between 10am and 3pm ET and include necessary breaks. It is strongly recommended that participants keep up with the weekly lessons so they do not fall behind. However, see below for key “touchstone dates” to support your meeting the objectives on time.
Dates & Schedule Details
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March 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Once Upon A Time
March 28th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Once Upon A Time Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: April 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our first month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
April 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: The Stories We Live
Touchstone Date: May 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our second month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
May 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Shine and Shadow
May 30th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Shine and Shadow Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: June 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our third month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
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June 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Woodland Initiation
June 6th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Woodland Initiation Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: July 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our fourth month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
July 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Wandering the Dark
Touchstone Date: August 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our fifth month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
August 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Hidden House
August 8th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Hidden House Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: September 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our sixth month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
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September 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Shared Harvest
September 26th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Shared Harvest Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: October 4th, 2025
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our seventh month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
October 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Fallow Seasons
Touchstone Date: November 4th, 2026
By this date, it is recommended students have viewed all lessons from our eighth month together and submitted the immersion reflection.
November 5th, 2026
Lesson Release: Our Ever After
November 14th, 2026: 10a-3p ET
Our Ever After Live Immersion
Touchstone Date: December 5th, 2026
By this date, all content is complete and the Bones & Folklore Project has been submitted.
