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 20-21, 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...
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 !
Let us know you’re interest in Zoom when signing up so we can send you the link :)
February 21-22, 2026
📿Module 1: Saturday 9am-1pm: Teaching Standing Poses and Balance
Common mistakes and corrections with multiple variations
📿Module 2: Saturday 1pm – 5pm: Anatomy: Hamstrings and Quads plus Pelvis and Feet
The practice will include understanding back pain, and how to protect students in yoga. You will learn important corrections and the dangerous poses to avoid.
📿Module 3: Sunday 9am – 12:30pm: Where Does the Guidance Come from in Meditation?
It will include more details on the second part of the meditation we teach along with our 20 minute morning meditation. It will be followed by sitting techniques for meditation.
📿Module 4: Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm: Yamas, Niyamas and the 10 Commandments
It will be followed by putting the basic standing poses together into a standing vinyasa.
March 21-22, 2026
📿Module 1: Saturday 9am-1pm: Teaching Forward Bends and Back Bends
Common mistakes and corrections with multiple variations
📿Module 2: Saturday 1pm – 5pm: Anatomy: The Spine
It will include the structure of the vertebrae and the lumbar and cervical curves, followed by more forward and back bending poses.
📿Module 3: Sunday 9am – 12:30pm: Is it Possible to Control Your Mind?
Tools and techniques in addition to our morning meditation. It will be followed by applying mindfulness to our asana practice.
📿Module 4: Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm: Faces and Styles of Yoga
It will follow with the practice of teaching and correcting forward and backward bending poses.
April 18-19, 2026
📿Module 1: Saturday 9am-1pm: Teaching Sitting Poses and Twists
Common mistakes and corrections with multiple variations. You will also learn the asana for sleep.
📿Module 2: Saturday 1pm – 5pm: Anatomy: Knees and Hips
It will include important adjustments for protecting knees in sitting poses and twists.
📿Module 3: Sunday 9am – 12:30pm: Is Meditation and/or Yoga Hindu?
Meditation’s role in other religious traditions followed by ways to make meditation more comfortable including chairs, beds and outdoors.
📿Module 4: Sunday 12:30pm – 4pm: Chakras and Nadis
It will include incorporating yoga philosophy into your life and a review of options for your personal practice.
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.
