With Melanie Richards and guest teachers
January - June 2024 (registration closed)
At Morpho Bleu Studio
Join the waitlist for our 2025 cohort!
Prices included all taxes and service fees.
Being your beautiful, badass self is the key to impactful yoga teaching.
Join a movement of yoga teachers and leaders disrupting the industry's status quo of young, bendy white people doing fancy postures, leaving most of us feeling like we don't belong or we're not enough.
We're. So. Over it! 👏👏👏
These are exciting times of change. Yoga needs you because people who identify with what makes you different will know that yoga is also for them!
Together we're creating a world that honours the true heart of Yoga: connection, consciousness, truth, joy, service and love for ALL! 💗
Develop a loving and trusting bond with yourself, and remember that what you seek is inside you.
Through
yoga practice,
self-inquiry,
yoga philosophy,
group discussions,
world-class guest lectures,
and more practice,
you'll explore Who You Really Are, all within a nurturing and supportive atmosphere.
From there, sharing yoga with others will feel like the natural next step!
LOVE yoga
want to become a confident, authentic yoga teacher
need to fill your cup and take time for yourself
want to deepen your practice
want to expand your knowledge of Yoga
are curious and have a thirst for learning
have the desire to grow and transform
intend to get to know and love yourself more deeply
long to be part of a grounding and like-hearted community
want to inspire and be inspired
are ready to make a REAL difference in people's lives while doing what you LOVE!
75 hrs
Asana
Pranayama & Subtle Body
Meditation
30 hrs
Anatomy
Physiology
Biomechanics
30 hrs
History
Philosophy
Ethics
50 hrs
Teaching Methodology
Professional Development
Practice Teaching
15 hrs
This year's training has a special focus on Yoga for mental health.
Author, international yoga teacher and founder of the Bhakti Nova School of Yoga & Dance
Mindfulness Coach specializing in Mental Health Recovery, Relapse Prevention and Pain & Stress Management
Author, world-renowned yoga educator, freelance writer and content creator
Ethics and Accessibility
Melanie Richards is the founder of Yoga HappyTree Inc., creator and leader of Yoga teacher training programs, and a mental health advocate. For ten years (2007-2017), she owned and operated HappyTree Yoga Studio, known for its vibrant community and regularly voted one of Montreal's top five yoga studios in Cult Mtl.
Recently, Melanie received a Builder of Hope Award from The Douglas Foundation, recognizing her efforts and contribution toward establishing The Rebecca Joy Richards Award for Research in Eating Disorders. She also received a Quebec Notable Award for Social Entrepreneurship and has a TEDx talk with over 60K views on the power of intention setting (2014). In 2012, she was recognized by CTV's The Power of One for her work in the community with cancer patients and underprivileged youth.
Melanie is a 500-hour certified Hatha teacher, 200-hour certified Kundalini yoga teacher, and has sat multiple 10-day Vipassana silent meditation retreats over the past decade. Her teachers include Barrie Risman, Nischala Joy Devi, Nubia Teixeira, and her spiritual mentor, Lisa Lajoie.
Melanie shares Yoga from her heart with relatability, compassion and enthusiasm, fostering a warm and inclusive learning atmosphere. She empowers people from all walks of life to take the path of Yoga back home to their hearts.
To learn more about Melanie, visit https://happytreeyoga.com/about