Yoga Teacher Training

POWER YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

with Suzanne DeJong and Rachelle McGuigan

Creating the Next Generation of Break-the-Mold Yoga Teachers

Our priority is to empower our community with the mindset to think better and the stability & mobility to move better, so we can feel better & human better. Improving our awareness of the physical body and its connection to our mental and emotional states, is paramount to more ease and joy in our lives.

Our Power Yoga Teacher Training provides the skills and self-study needed for those who want to lead the charge!

Accepting Applications for Fall 2025 Training…

Dates to be announced by February 2025. Click the button below to receive a brief application for acceptance into our Fall 2025 Power Yoga Teacher Training course.
**Below is our 2023 course outline – NOTE these are 2023 DATES! Our 2025 training dates will be released by February.

Submit your application now to be pre-approved and added to the waitlist to receive the dates.

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About Suzanne DeJong, CPYT, ERYT

Owner of Omaha Power Yoga, intuitive life coach and yoga teacher with more than 500 hours of training and continuing education, Suzanne continues to find ways to learn from every person and experience she encounters. Her classes, trainings and coaching empower clients with the skills and self-awareness to be their own facilitator of change.

Suzanne’s personal practice began with Bikram Yoga (or Hot 26) “to get toned and flexible.” After 20 years of practice and life, she realized the physical benefits are just nice side effects. Her kids are her driving force for continued self-study and growth, because she believes the ultimate lessons show up in how we live, not what we say. Suzanne believes evolution of a community, a state, a world, starts with individual change. She invites you to investigate the connection between thought, emotion and physical sensation to understand your current state better and create your change.

About Rachelle McGuigan, PT COMT, CPYT

With over 20 years of experience in outpatient orthopedic PT, Rachelle McGuigan is the owner of Trinity Physical Therapy. She was the first professional in the state to be certified in manual therapy by the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT). She expanded her healing skills to include Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation as well as certifications in Reiki, Graston Technique, and Power Yoga.

Rachelle is gifted in helping clients find relief from limitations that prevent them from fully enjoying life. She often helps students find relief from pain when other avenues were ineffective. She is passionate about using her unique intuition and talents to assist people in integrating all aspects of healing – body, mind and spirit. Her yoga classes are a great balance of sneaky strength, introspection, technique and fun!

A Village of Satisfied Yogis

“Yoga at OPY is like jazz music. Once you known the rules, you can break the rules.”
~Marcia B.

“Rachelle’s class is always a revelation!”
~Barb K.

“Suzanne’s kind, gentle and patient approach is amazing. She taught me how to engage muscles so I get full benefit from the poses. I’m hooked.”
~Debbie R

About this 2023 Hybrid Course

This is an accelerated training, in partnership with Trinity Physical Therapy, for individuals who have a degree or certification in yoga, mental health, meditation, wellness, physical therapy, medicine, or the like. Participants can expect a deep personal study dive, as well as challenges to what they think they know about yoga and how the body moves.

This course will consist of:
~ 30 hours of in person training (including teaching practice)
~ 30+ hours of online video lectures, reading, and writing
~ 10 hours of outside teaching practice*

Participants will learn:
~ An eye-opening amount about themselves!
~ Leadership Skills
~ Yoga Philosophy
~ Anatomy, Biomechanics, and how they relate to yoga
~ Fundamentals of Physical Therapy Informed Yoga
~ Engagement & Mobility Skills
~ Common limitations and ailments that influence a yoga practice
~ How thoughts and perceptions influence physical sensation and movement

Course work will include leading postural practice in every in person session, study of your own thoughts, perceptions and movement habits, recorded lectures and various skill videos, short reflection essays, and required reading and quizzes. Pre-course work will be released on 10/1. In-person sessions kick off on 10/13.

2023 Sessions

Friday | October 13th | 1:00 – 6:00pm
Saturday | October 14th | 8:30am – 2:00pm
Friday | October 20th | 1:00 – 6:00pm
Friday | November 3rd | 1:00 – 6:00pm
Saturday | November 4th | 8:30am – 2:00pm
Friday | November 10th | 1:00 – 6:00pm

Course Details

TUITION:
$1225 paid in full: $350 deposit | $875 due at start
OR $1350 in 3 payments: $350 depsoit | 2 monthly payments of $500
Participants must submit an application via email.
Participants must have proof of study, degree or certification in yoga, mental health, meditation, wellness, physical therapy, medicine, or the like.
Required book cost is not included in course price. Participants need to attain their own copies prior to the start of the course.
Excerpts from some of the recommended reading will be supplied, however, participants are encouraged to obtain copies and read at their leisure.

Course Schedule

Friday, 10/13/23:

Power Yoga Philosophy
8 Limbs of Yoga
Living and Embodying the Practice
The Styles of Yoga
Postural & Teaching Practice

Saturday, 10/14/23:

Anatomy
Philosophy & Self-Reflection (The Four Agreements)
Postural & Teaching Practice

Friday, 10/20/23:

Biomechanics
Physical Therapy Informed Yoga
Philosophy & Self-Reflection (You Can Heal Your Life)
Postural & Teaching Practice

Friday, 11/3/23:

Engagement & Mobility Skills – Part I
Pranayama (breathwork)
How the Body Stores Experiences
How Stored Experiences Effect Yoga Practice
Postural & Teaching Practice

Saturday, 11/4/23:

Engagement & Mobility Skills – Part II
How Beliefs and Perceptions Effect Yoga Practice
Leadership
Postural & Teaching Practice

Friday, 11/10/23:

Boundaries & Managing Energy
Review & Reflections
Postural & Teaching Practice

*IN ORDER TO GRADUATE with a Power Yoga Teaching Certification, participants will be required to lead 9 (60 minute) group yoga classes, plus 2 (30 minute) one-on-one sessions. One of the 9 group classes must be with Rachelle or Suzanne present. The other 8 classes will need feedback forms completed by each attendee.

Required Reading

Yoga Biomechanics by Jules Mitchell
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Yamas & Niyamas by Deb Adele
You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay