Elevate: Teaching Mentorship

An intentional, guided pathway designed to upskill you to confidently teach the full range of SWEAT Power Yoga classes.

Our mission is to deliver a consistent, high-quality experience in every class, every day, for every student.

Through rotating specialty Labs, practice teaching, mentorship check-ins and supportive feedback, you’ll deepen your teaching skills and master the unique energy, sequencing, and voice of each class format.

This pathway repeats as our schedule grows, ensuring our community always experiences the consistency, quality, and depth that make SWEAT so special, while empowering you to take these skills anywhere your teaching journey leads.

Class Observation

Attend 3 live classes* in the focus format you are studying.
Arrive and depart when the teacher does. Shadow them from set up, greeting, teaching, breakdown and clean up.
Complete a short observation reflection form before Lab Day.
*ˆTwo class observations must be complete before Lab Day

Class Reflection Document
Join the Lab

Participate in this four hour workshop dedicated to preparing you to safely, confidently and effectively lead your class format.
Labs are held in studio by the Lead Teacher.
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Attend three mentorship meetings* with Krystal throughout your mentorship to support your journey.
*Meetings will be coordinated to fit into everyone’s schedule.

Submit Your Observations
Practice Teach

You are required to complete a total of six (6) full practice teaching sessions per format:
3 round robin with group and 3 independent full classes.
At least three (3) must take place in SWEAT’s studio during designated group practice slots.
Group practice slots will run as round-robin style sessions, so everyone teaches, observes, and gives feedback each time.
At least three (3) practice teach sessions must be taught in entirety - either in studio during a designated practice time slot or independently outside the studio (with friends, family, or fellow trainees).

Reach Out To Schedule Practice Sessions
Audition Class (optional)

Post Practice Teach Sessions, schedule an audition with the Lead teacher to receive feedback and next steps.

Schedule Your Audition

France Zoom Links

Graduation Link

Thursday, 6/12 at 10 AM EDT

Homework

To be completed by France:

1. Read: The Great Work of Your Life

2. Meditate + personal practice for 30-40 minutes/day

3. Get with your ‘live’ teaching group and run through the practice - Teach Series 1-8

At least one time/week with your accountability group
Two times with 1+ students outside of YTT group (virtual or in person)

Use all the Cueing tools you have learned

4. In Studio Practicing

Minimum of ??

Discern what is right for you based on practice teach sessions
Practice a minimum of 3x a week

5. Write a letter of intent to yourself.

What will it take to uphold my commitment as a yoga teacher?

Declare it with accountability group

6. Create a Graduation Video for each person in your accountability group:

A message of appreciation and empowerment. Thought starters: What do you want them to know? What do you see in them that you wish they could see for themselves? What do you wish for them as they step forward as Yoga Teacher?
Length of Video: 30 seconds max./per person
Film landscape (horizontal)
Email or Text Videos to Krystal (860) 670 3723, Karen and Fiona