200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING · HYBRID — FORT WORTH, TX & LIVE ONLINE
A hybrid 200-hour yoga teacher training in Fort Worth, Texas — and everywhere Zoom can reach.
Whether you already know you want to teach, or you’re simply craving to understand your practice more fully, this training meets you where you are. A trauma-informed, Yoga Alliance–eligible 200-hour program rooted in embodiment, breathwork, and mindfulness.
Train in person in Fort Worth, Texas, or live online from anywhere in the world — every weekend streamed and recorded, so distance never means missing a moment.
January 23 – May 23, 2027 · Eight weekends
Come to a free informational on Zoom to learn more — save your spot below.
FREE ON ZOOM
If you're curious and still have questions, join Sandra Vanatko on Zoom this November. She'll walk you through what the eight weekends look like, how the hybrid format works, and what to expect if you decide to join, and you'll have time to ask her anything.
Tuesday, November 17 · 9:00 am CT
Sunday, November 22 · 11:15 am CT
Tuesday, November 24 · 7:00 pm CT
Save your spot below and we'll email you the Zoom link. The same link works for every session.
A TRAINING ROOTED IN 20 YEARS OF TEACHING
Most 200-hour trainings teach you the poses. This one is built from 20 years and thousands of students’ worth of yoga therapy, somatic work, and contemplative practice, so you’re learning the whole picture — how the body actually holds and releases tension, how to guide breath and stillness safely, and how to hold a room with real presence instead of a memorized script.
You’ll leave with the skills and eligibility to teach confidently and inclusively. And whether or not you’re sure yet that teaching is for you, many graduates say the deeper gift was this: a practice that finally belongs to them, in their own body, in their own voice.
January 23 – May 23, 2027 · Eight weekends
17 in-person spots at Fort Worth Wellness Center · Unlimited online seats
Led by Sandra Vanatko, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 · 20 years of teaching
A PRACTICE THAT BECOMES YOUR OWN
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Full training days with live teaching, practice, and discussion — in person in Fort Worth or live on Zoom.
Every session is recorded, so nothing is ever missed and everything can be revisited.
What that means for you: you’re never rushed, and you’re never behind — the pace is built for real learning, not cramming.
Graduate ready to register as an RYT-200 with Yoga Alliance and begin teaching with confidence.
Certification that honors both skill and depth — you’ll be ready to hold real rooms.
What that means for you: the credential studios actually look for, backed by training that goes well beyond the minimum.
Learn how trauma lives in the body and how to offer language, choice, and safety in every class.
Teaching that welcomes all bodies and histories — increasingly what studios look for in new teachers.
What that means for you: you’ll walk into any room able to hold it safely, for every body that shows up.
Cultivate a personal pranayama and mindfulness practice with 20 years of guidance behind it.
Learn to guide breath and stillness safely, skillfully, and from your own direct experience.
What that means for you: tools for your own nervous system first, so you’re teaching from lived experience, not theory.
Functional anatomy taught through the felt sense — alignment rooted in curiosity, not rigidity.
Sequence with intention, rhythm, and flow, and cue from presence rather than memorized scripts.
What that means for you: you’ll cue from your own understanding, not someone else’s script.
Direct feedback and personal guidance from Sandra throughout the training — this is a small, close container.
A cohort that often becomes a lasting community, practicing together long after graduation.
What that means for you: you’re fully supported, seen, and known — not one of hundreds in an anonymous cohort.
THE CURRICULUM
Functional anatomy through a somatic lens, interoception and the felt sense in every pose, and alignment that invites rather than imposes.
A complete foundation in breath practices — for your own regulation and resilience, and for guiding others safely through theirs.
Mindfulness and meditation drawn from Sandra’s long study in contemplative traditions, taught as direct experience rather than theory.
Classical philosophy made experiential, woven with somatic psychology and self-inquiry as living bridges into your own practice.
Chakras, prana vayus, and bandhas explored as lived experience — how energy and awareness move through asana, breath, and stillness.
Voice, language, and cueing; sequencing; trauma-informed space-holding; practice teaching with real feedback; and the essentials of building a teaching life.
DATES & LOGISTICS
Schedule: Saturdays and Sundays, 8:00am–3:15pm, with a lunch break from 11:00am–12:15pm each day.
In person: Fort Worth Wellness Center, Fort Worth, Texas — limited to 17 students for a close, personal container.
Online: Join live via Zoom from anywhere in the world, with unlimited seats. Every weekend is recorded, so whether you train in the room or from your living room, you’ll never lose a moment.
What if I can’t make a weekend? Every session is recorded, so you’ll never lose the teaching. To be eligible for Yoga Alliance certification, at least 6 of the 8 weekends need to be attended live — in person or on Zoom.
WEEKEND 1 · JAN
WEEKEND 2 · JAN
WEEKEND 3 · FEB
WEEKEND 4 · FEB
WEEKEND 5 · MAR
WEEKEND 6 · APR
WEEKEND 7 · MAY
WEEKEND 8 · MAY
WHO THIS TRAINING IS FOR
Maybe you’re building toward a career, or maybe you simply want to teach on the side. Either way, you’re here to teach from who you actually are, not from a script you’ve memorized.
You’ll learn to hold a room with real presence, to teach in a way that welcomes every body that walks through the door, and to cue from your own understanding instead of someone else’s words.
You don’t need to know yet whether you’ll ever teach a class. You’re here because your practice has become important enough that you want to understand it fully — the philosophy underneath the poses, the breath underneath the philosophy, the awareness underneath it all.
Many graduates come for the certification and stay for exactly this.
WHAT MAKES THIS TRAINING DIFFERENT
Sandra leads all eight weekends herself — one continuous voice and one relationship of mentorship from beginning to end. Dan Hall supports her every weekend as assistant teacher, and Jennifer Rydlinski joins as a guest teacher for two of the weekends.
It’s Sandra’s twenty years of yoga therapy, Hakomi-informed somatic work, and contemplative practice that shape the training throughout.
Not a module bolted on at the end — safety, choice, and inclusion shape how every subject is taught, and how you’ll learn to teach.
Online students aren’t watching from the back row. Live Zoom participation, recorded replays of every session, and the same feedback and mentorship as the in-person group.
You’ll learn to teach like yourself — cueing from your own understanding and holding a room with real presence, not someone else’s words. Sandra gives you the ground to stand on; the voice is yours.
WORDS FROM GRADUATES
“Completing YTT with Sandra Vanatko has absolutely been one of the best experiences of my life. The depth of information was amazing, and each time we met, it left me fulfilled but yet wanting more.”
YTT graduate
“I learned so much about yoga and myself. It was a beautiful experience that will stay with me always. It was above and beyond my expectations, and there was so much support & encouragement.”
YTT graduate
“The Teacher Training I received has been nothing short of exceptional, offering tools and insights that will stay with me for a lifetime. It’s a place where growth, healing, and transformation naturally unfold. I highly recommend this training to anyone seeking meaningful growth and transformation.”
YTT graduate
“Taking the training allowed me to go deeper into the practice. And it was so much more than I could have imagined. If you take this training, you will find more self awareness and develop a way of teaching yoga that will bring you joy!”
YTT graduate
“Taking teacher training from Sandra was a life-changing experience for me! With the focus on trauma informed teaching, I, personally, found new levels of safety in my body that I had never experienced before. I would recommend it to anyone who is contemplating teacher training!”
YTT graduate
YOUR GUIDE
Sandra is a certified yoga therapist, somatic practitioner, and meditation teacher who has spent nearly twenty years guiding students through trauma-informed, body-based practices that bridge spirituality and the nervous system. Her teaching blends depth with warmth — a grounded path to steadiness through the body, the heart, and everyday life.
She leads retreats and trainings internationally from her home base in Fort Worth, Texas.
C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist · E-RYT 500 · Hakomi-Trained Somatic Practitioner · Meditation Teacher · Breathwork Facilitator · Teaching since 2007 · Training yoga teachers since 2012, with hundreds of graduates
Supported by Dan Hall, RYT-500 assistant teacher, and special guest teacher Jennifer Rydlinski, Diplomate Certified CranioSacral Therapist and Licensed Massage Therapist, who has taught anatomy for Sandra’s cohorts since 2019.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Yes. The training is a true hybrid — you can attend all eight weekends live via Zoom from anywhere in the world, with unlimited online seats. Every session is recorded, so you can revisit any teaching at any time. Online students receive the same mentorship, feedback, and certification eligibility as in-person students.
Graduates are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT-200, the credential most studios look for when hiring new teachers.
Early bird tuition is $3,295 (available November 1–30), and regular tuition is $3,795 from December 1 onward as space allows. You can pay in full or choose a payment plan. If you pay in full by check or cash, there are no added fees. If you pay by credit card, a 3% processing fee applies, for a card total of $3,393.85. The payment plan is 7 monthly payments of $499.29 ($3,495 total, including a $200 payment plan fee), charged automatically by credit card beginning the day you register.
Not at all. Many students join to deepen their personal practice rather than to teach — and describe it as one of the most meaningful things they’ve done. Whether you plan to teach or not, the training will change how you relate to your body, breath, and life.
In-person weekends take place at Fort Worth Wellness Center in Fort Worth, Texas, with enrollment limited to 17 in-person students to keep the container close and personal.
It means learning how trauma lives in the body and how to teach in ways that offer safety, choice, and inclusion — through your language, your sequencing, and how you hold space. In this training, that sensitivity isn’t a single module; it shapes how everything is taught.
Every session is recorded, so you’ll always have access to the teaching. That said, Yoga Alliance certification requires attending at least 6 of the 8 weekends live — either in person or on Zoom. If you know ahead of time that more than two weekends will be a stretch, reach out to Sandra and we’ll figure out the right path together.
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
Not sure yet? Come to a free informational first. Sandra will walk you through the eight weekends, the hybrid format, and what to expect, and answer your questions live.
Tuesday, November 17 · 9:00 am CT
Sunday, November 22 · 11:15 am CT
Tuesday, November 24 · 7:00 pm CT
Leave your name and email and we’ll send you the Zoom link, plus everything you need to decide.