Ready to BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY or
DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE?
Now You Can Sign up for Weekend Modules. CLICK HERE.
Yoga Training at The Old Church on the Green
“Oldest Yoga Center in Ohio”
Held on the 3rd Saturday & Sunday of most months
YOU CAN START ANY MONTH
Feb 21-22, March 21-22,
April 18-19, May 16-17, June 13-14th, July 18-19,
Aug 15-16, Sep 19-20, Oct 17-18…
…and YOU CAN TAKE AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO FINISH
And since you’ll have Unlimited Access to weekly classes in Hudson, and Akron, Ohio, you’ll be surrounded by a community of dedicated students, teachers and practitioners of Yoga, meditation and more from The Spiritual Life Society.
ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH FOR 10 MONTHS; 9AM - 5PM on SAT & 9AM-4PM on SUN
Don’t worry if you can’t make all sessions. Larry and Matt pioneered affordable and accessible YMTT formats where students could start whenever they wanted and continue at their own pace to complete their training. There will be a number of options if you miss a session or two, including: taking it when it is repeated next year; reviewing videos of earlier trainings; taking some additional classes workshops with Larry or Matt in person or online; or special independent study.
Since the weekends account for a total of 160 hours, you will also need to complete an additional 40 hours minimum at special workshops/classes in evening or weekend and/or online or independent study. If you wish an additional specialty certification such as Teaching Meditation, Teaching Chair Yoga, or Teaching Yoga Nidra, you will need additional hours, too.
>>> See More on Reading List and Required/Optional Additional Courses
BENEFITS and DISCOUNTS
- Enrollment in our YMTT includes a ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP in The Spiritual Life Society/Main Street Yoga Centers with access to UNLIMITED Yoga Classes in Akron and/or Hudson..
- Includes a ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP in Elevate Yoga/Elevate Akron (www.ElevateYoga.org)...
- Free participation in workshops led by Larry or Matt in Akron and/or Hudson...
- Lifetime mentorships with Larry and Matt on your journey of Yoga practice and teaching
- Member discounts on workshops at SLS/Main Street Yoga Centers...
- This YMTT program is registered with Yoga Alliance (YA) and graduates will be able register with YA and receive the RYT credential (Registered Yoga Teacher). If you don't need this credential, you will have more flexibility in your course requirements and be eligible for additional discounts... however, registering or not with YA this is a complicated question. Please bring this up at the orientation if you would like to discuss.
- Ask about a SPECIAL DISCOUNT if you are already a Certified Yoga Teacher....
- Ask about an EXTRA SPECIAL DISCOUNT if you are a previous graduate of an earlier SLS/Main Street Yoga Center YTT/YMTT...
- Ask about WORK/STUDY SCHOLARSHIPS and GRANTS to cover some or all of the tuition. Our intention is that no one will be denied enrollment due to financial challenges...
June 13-14th, 2026
Module 1: Saturday 9am-1pm: Teaching a Typical Hatha Yoga Class
It will cover choosing style, opening, warm-ups, asana sequencing, deep relaxation and close. Larry will lead you through a complete class with time for questions and note-taking.
Common mistakes and corrections with multiple variations
Module 2: Saturday 1pm – 5pm: Anatomy: Breathing and Basic Pranayama Practices
It will include finding your diaphragm and incorporating pranayama in a yoga class.
Module 3: Sunday 9am – 12:30pm: The Koshas (Energy Sheaths)
You will be lead through a meditation using the koshas as your guide. It will be followed by further instruction on teaching meditation and deepening your own practice.
Module 4: Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm: The First Two Chapters of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
It will be followed by advanced pranayama practices.
July 18-19, 2026
Module 1: Sat 9am - 1pm: Teaching Standing Poses and Balance
Know the major standing and balance poses and their variations. Learn how to teach and correct them whether stand alone or in flows.
Module 2: Sat 1 - 5pm: Energy, Emotion and Sleep
We will look at the anatomy and learn the emotions found in specific asanas and pranayama.
Module 3: Sun 9am - 12:30pm: Can the Mind Be Controlled?
We will further explore the power of meditation and its relationship to energy, emotions and sleep.
Module 4: Sun 12:30 - 4pm: Chapters 3 and 4 of the Yoga Sutras
We will connect the Sutra teachings to our meditation practice and follow that with learning and teaching deep relaxation options.
August 15-16, 2026
Module 1: Saturday 9am-1pm: Developing a Personal Practice
Bathroom yoga. Sun salutation as a practice. Warrior vinyasa. Lotus vinyasa. Plus basic forward bending and backward bending poses.
Module 2: Saturday 1pm – 5pm: Anatomy: Diet and Nutrition, Digestion and Elimination
It will include the philosophy and benefits of vegetarianism and the kryas (leansings including fasting.) It will be followed by more advanced forward and backward bending poses.
Module 3: Sunday 9am – 12:30pm: Meditation as a Journey Through the Chakras
It will include a discussion of the relationship between the chakras and specific asanas.
Module 4: Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm: The Bandas (Energy Locks)
The asana practice will include how to apply the bandas in specific poses and will include the relationship between bandas and chakras.
Begin Your Journey or Deepen Your Yoga Practice
Now Offering Weekend Modules!
Take 1 or 2 Modules; or Sign up for All 4.
Start your journey or expand your knowledge.
Modules are now available in Zoom format !
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More about Larry and Matt
Larry Terkel is the founder and and president of the Spiritual Life Society, is a best selling author, and a world-record holder in Senior Olympics swimming. He is also adjunct professor at Kent State University where he teaches "Intro to World Religions". He studied with BKS Iyengar for over 20 years and spent a month with Swami Satchidananda in Sri Lanka with a small group of students.
Learn more about Larry at www.LarryTerkel.com.
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Matt Lerner is Chairman of the Spiritual Life Society and co-founder of the Main Street Yoga Centers, which includes two centers in Ohio and additional centers in Wisconsin. He is also Chairman of Elevate Akron. He is a direct disciple of Swami Rama and has studied in ashrams in the USA and India.
Learn more about Matt at https://www.aum.org/board#matt.
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Both have travelled the world for business and pleasure and have studied Yoga and meditation extensively in both the USA and India with some of the world's leading teachers, including BKS Iyengar, Swami Rama, Swami Satchidananda, Yogiraj Behramji, and many, many more. Learn more about Larry and Matt below.
If you have questions on our Traditional Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) and our Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Programs (YACEP), email us at info@AUM.org.
