Purposeful Collaboration
Our program came to be through a purposeful collaboration of inspired leaders who yearn to nurture talent and creativity.
When the timing is right and intentions are purposeful and from the heart, the path will appear.
Our program came to be through a purposeful collaboration of inspired leaders who yearn to nurture talent and creativity.
Imagine meeting your future business partner before you started kindergarten, wore braces or had your first crush. You shared a room, clothes and secrets with this person and they know you inside and out. One of the best things about the partnership between sisters Kelly and Rhiannon is they foster each others strengths, develop ideas and grow together.
A shared passion for well-being, love of yoga and desire to create something big was too strong to ignore. Having backgrounds in business, accounting, human resources, marketing, communications, writing and program management, the sisters’ combined skills are a powerhouse for running the studio smoothly — and even more importantly — building a community. Through community engagement, they have developed strong relationships with students and in the Columbus area, making Mat Happy a second home for their clients — their “happy place.”
Guest Instructor Mary Coleman
Long before we left our previous careers to follow our passion, Mary Ellen Coleman was on the receiving end of a phone call that would set into motion the birth of Mat Happy. Talking with her feels like the warm spot illuminated by the sun or the familiar comfy blanket you seek to embrace. Once you’ve experienced her knowledge, her depth and wisdom – not to mention her kindness, you find yourself seeking her presence time and time again. You grow a little stronger, a little happier and a little wiser after each workshop, class or encounter with this pioneer in the yoga community. Learn more about Mary Ellen Coleman.
Most importantly, we want you to discover the program and teachers that light your fire. Yoga is a path of service, and you cannot serve from an empty or even half-full cup. All too often, a new teacher experiences burn out or lacks the skills required to fulfill this role despite making a significant emotional, physical and monetary investment in a YTT program.
Through your Mat Happy Yoga Teacher Training experience, you’ll delve deep to access the highest teachings of this great tradition and unveil the teacher within, unleashing your individuality, creativity and brilliance. How? Our approach begins with YOU.
In this training, we offer you an opportunity to cultivate whole person health (body, mind, spirit) beginning with simple, sustainable practices of Ayurveda.
The practice of yoga is about transformation. It is about whole person transformation. We use the physical practice of yoga to cultivate strength, flexibility and balance in the body and mind. We integrate those practices with Ayurveda to bring about balance in the gross and subtle aspects of the human body. As yoga teachers, we need to cultivate strength, flexibility and balance so that we can guide our students with love, patience and faith to their own transformation.
We do this through the 'laboratory' of our own experience.
Each trainee will establish a daily ritual (dinacharya) of Self-care which includes healthy diet supporting our unique body constitution, practices to help the physical body operate optimally (stay healthy, improve immunity, manage energy) and practices that will guide us inward to a deeper understanding of Self. The Self is the source of our inner wisdom. This wisdom is so often overlooked in our daily life. As a yoga teacher, this wisdom is what will guide you to serve your students at your best.
Our 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training program helps you access a deeper understanding of yoga and prepares you to become a professional yoga teacher capable of using your intuition to create and deliver meaningful, quality classes.
Our five month program begins April 2021:
During training weeks, we'll meet Tuesday evenings, Friday evenings, and half days Saturdays & Sundays (all in-person).
Week 1: April 6 & 9-11
Week 2: April 20 & 23-25
Week 3: May 4 & 7-9
Week 4: May 18 & 21-23
Week 5: June 8 & 11-13
Week 6: June 22 & 25-27
Week 7: July 6 & 9-11
Week 8: July 20 & 23-25
Week 9: Aug 3 & 6-9
Week 10: Aug 17 & 20-22
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*Scholarship Opportunities Available! We are offering two partial scholarships of $1,500 each toward tuition to current college students, recent college graduates with significant debt, and anyone facing financial hardship due to job loss or decrease of income during the pandemic. Simply fill out the application, and note you would like to be considered for the scholarship. We'll reply with more details!
*All students enrolled in YTT receive a three month unlimited pass during the duration of training to attend classes.
Applicants must send a written notice of cancellation 30 days prior to the start of training to receive a full refund less $100. No refunds will be offered 30 days prior to the start date, and the entire amount is the responsibility of the participant. If students must withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances, arrangements will be made to allow the student to participate in training the following year. However, the student will incur any additional cost increases that may occur.