200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training at Machi Yoga in Hood River, Oregon

Free info session at Machi Yoga Saturday 12/14/2024 @10:30 am

My family and I have found our forever home in the Columbia River Gorge area. When we arrived, I tried classes at most of the yoga studios in the gorge area. I wasn’t sure I wanted to teach at a studio when we moved up here, but after practicing for a bit at Machi, I knew I wanted to be a bigger part of the Machi community. Ale and the Machi team that I have met have been so kind, welcoming. Each teacher celebrates their own and each other’s individuality. Ale and I decided to come together to offer the first yoga teacher training at Machi, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Teaching trainings is one of my favorite things to do, and I look forward to sharing this practice with you all!

Who is Machi Yoga?

“We hold space, light & guidance for practice. Come as you are. Everyone is welcome.”
”MACHI is a shaman in an indigenous community in Chile.

Machi, is of great wisdom and of healing power. Machi is the connector between the earthly and spiritual world.

At Machi Yoga we believe you are your own shaman, your own medicine, as you show up for yourself. The practice of yoga is a source of health, mindfulness, spirituality and inner peace.”

Machi Yoga is located at:
1116 12th St.
Hood River, OR 97031

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program
Our well-rounded program was developed with you in mind to not only gain confidence in teaching, but also in your own personal practice. We focus on the journey within, to help you connect with the most authentic version of you. Our detailed alignment principals will teach you the structure of poses, and how to adjust them for different students, seasons of life and injuries. We teach you to see and teach to people, not just bodies. The entire program is interlaced with Anatomy, Sanskrit terms, Subtle Energy, and Yoga Philosophy alongside your Asana (poses). We will give you the tools to develop your own sequences for every stage of your teaching and to expand your own personal practice. This 200 Hour Training was created for your teaching, your practice and for your life beyond the mat.

2025- 200 TT Schedule

Led by Jess McGimsey, Alejandra Retamales and guest Machi teachers

Fridays 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm
Saturdays 9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Sundays 9:00 am- 5:00 pm

    • Opening Circle

    • Asana: Tadasana, Surya A Poses, Neutral Poses,

    • Anatomy: Terms, Basics, Injury Terms, Lumbar/Pelvic Region

    • History, Sutra Lecture #1

    • Sanskrit Root Words

    • Teaching Methods: Teaching Tips and Styles, Verbal Cuing, Practice Teaching

    • Asana: Surya B Sanskrit and Flow, Forward Folds, Externally Rotated Poses

    • Anatomy: Hip, Thigh

    • Sutras Lecture #2, #3

    • Teaching Methods: Sequencing Basics, Practice Teaching

    • Asana: Hip Openers,

    • Anatomy: Knee and Shin, Body Systems

    • Teaching Methods: Hands on Assists, Teaching to Groups and Demonstration, Sequencing Prep Poses

    • Nutrition

    • Intro to 8 Limbs

    • Asana: Balance Poses

    • Anatomy: Ankle and Foot

    • Teaching Methods: Teaching Balance Poses, Teaching Beginners

    • Sutras Lecture #4

    • Asana: Backbends

    • Anatomy: Thoracic, Shoulder

    • Pranayama + Bandhas

    • Teaching Methods: Practice Teaching, Sequencing Counters, Using Props

    • Sutras Lecture #6

    • Asana: Twist Poses

    • Chakras and Subtle Body

    • Ayurveda

    • Prenatal Yoga

    • Sutras Lecture #7

    • Asana: Arm Balances

    • Anatomy: Elbow, Wrist, Hand

    • 4 Inner Limbs + Meditation

    • Teaching Methods: Sequencing Cool Downs, Practice Teaching

    • Asana: Inversions

    • Business of Yoga

    • Study Guide

    • Create Final Sequences

    • Asana: Restorative

    • Anatomy: Special Populations

    • Teaching Methods: Using Props

    • Ethics

    • Final Teaching

    • Celebration of Knowledge

Tuition Investment