A Pranotthan Yoga School Training
Are you a 200-hour trained yoga teacher interested in deepening your practice and taking your teaching to the next level? Are you feeling drawn to be in community with a committed group of like-minded individuals, learning, growing and sharing together?
The next step in your yoga teaching journey awaits.
Our Lineage
Swami Kripaluvanandaji (Swami Kripalu) dedicated his life to yoga practice, inquiry, experimentation into consciousness, and the love of humanity. As a result, thousands upon thousands of students have been inspired to take up the transformative path of yoga.
His devoted student, Yogi Amrit Desai, brought the teachings of Swami Kripalu to America, where, among the many western students who took up residence in the Kripalu Yoga Fellowship and Ashram, lived and studied Devarshi Steven Hartman, the founder of the Pranotthan Yoga School.
Along the way there has been an unbroken garland of the Kripalu Yoga lineage and tradition. From the early teachers embodying yoga as pilgrims on the Path of Love, through the first days of what is now the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, to Joan Dwyer opening the doors of All That Matters Yoga and Holistic Health Center in 1995, the shared vision for spreading these teachings grew as Devarshi and Joan forged a deep kinship and they, along with a dedicated group of others worked to build the Pranotthan Yoga School and it's 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training.
Pranotthan means the awakening of prana and its intuitive intelligence. Rooted in ancient traditional philosophy and practices, the Pranotthan Yoga School offers a journey of transformation and self-awakening. With some of the most experienced yoga teacher trainers in the world, we invite you to step into living your fullest potential and inspire others to do the same.
We carry on this rich tradition with blended teachings from Kripalu, Pranotthan, and All That Matters’ roots to present our 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training. Offering practices and methodologies with three principles in mind:
1. Yoga is for everyone
2. Yogic studies offer a lifetime of learning
3. As we dedicate ourselves to learning and practice, we develop a deep well of yogic techniques and philosophy to keep yoga alive within us, so we can offer it to others.
Who We Are
With a combined 65+ years of teaching experience, the Nourishing the Teacher Team has been teaching together for over a decade and have a complimentary work dynamic that allows each of them to share their passions and strengths with their students.
All That Matters senior teachers Kendall Sheldon, Mel Gorman Wegimont, and Tara Beaulieu lead the training while select weekends will also welcome a variety of experienced All That Matters’ faculty and guest teachers.
Our Community
This training offers you a place in a rich and meaningful community that provides a safe and sacred place to learn, grow and to be witnessed and supported. You'll become a member of a well established yoga community that will be with you for the rest of your life.
Self Empowerment
This program is designed to deepen all facets of your relationship with yoga and the world around you. You will be encouraged to cultivate an embodied sense of self and purpose through the practice of living your yoga in all ways, body mind and spirit.
The Curriculum
We put emphasis on how to embody the teacher, so you’ll walk away with a heightened ability to be the most dynamic, energetic, informed and inspired teacher that you can be.
A Journey of Personal Transformation
Each Weekend Intensive provides foundations and resources and includes guided instruction as well as group work to practice skill building to competently teach:
TUITION INCLUDES:
For the duration of the training:
2025 TRAINING DATES:
Complete attendance at all modules is mandatory, and all requirements must be fulfilled for certification.
Weekend 1 : Opening Weekend
January 9-12, 2025
Thursday, 5:30-9:30
Friday + Saturday 8am-7:30pm
Sunday 8am-6:30pm
Weekends 2-9
February 7-9 March 7-9 / April 4-6 / May 2-4 / May 30- June 1 / June 27-29 /
September 12-14 / October 3-5
Fridays, 5:30-9:30
Saturdays, 8am-7:30pm
Sundays, 8am-6:30pm
Weekend 10 | Graduation Retreat Weekend
at the Providence Zen Center
November 6-9
Thursday, 2-9pm
Friday, 8am-9pm
Saturday, 8am-9pm
Sunday, 8am-noon
In addition to our weekend intensives:
Training weekend sessions (excluding Online Sessions and Graduation Retreat) are held at:
All That Matters Yoga + Wellness
315 Main St, Wakefield, RI
RESOURCES
Required Books:
· Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Makunda Stiles
· The Radiance Sutras, Loren Roche
· The Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation, Stephen Mitchell
· The Upanishads, Eknath Easwaran
Recommended Reading:
Yoga Props:
Our studio has an assortment of props available to borrow. You may wish to have your own, especially for our graduation weekend, as the Zen Center is not stocked with yoga supplies.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
ATMYW reserves the right to cancel a program (workshop or training) at any time. If ATMYW cancels a program, you will receive a full refund. No refunds or credit are issued for classes postponed due to weather—every effort is made to reschedule such classes. Some programs may have special cancellation policies; see individual workshop and training descriptions. The in-person trainings currently offered at ATMYW are highly experiential in nature and require group participation to be successful. In order to ensure our high standards of excellence are met, training dates may be postponed to allow additional time for more enrollment. Programs that are rescheduled will do so with at least 2 weeks notice to participants to minimize the impact of those changes If a student cancels:
FREE INFORMATIONAL TALKS | Q+A SESSIONS - scroll down for dates
2025 Training Dates:
Location:
All That Matters yoga + wellness
315 Main Street. Wakefield RI 02879
How to Apply:
Total Cost:
$3500
($3000 tuition, $500 graduation retreat)
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL PRICE:
Pay in full by November 1, 2024
+ Save $300
This training is a pending approval as a Yoga Alliance certified program. Upon successful completion of this program, you can apply to Yoga Alliance for your RYT 500-Hour Designation.
Scholarships are available.
ATMY+W is committed to supporting individuals interested in discovering their potential through yoga, mindfulness, and healing arts. We work to hold safe space for EVERY body and to cultivate an inclusive and welcoming community that represents the diversity of our human experience.
We believe that increasing access to inclusive Teacher Training is one of the most impactful ways to increase diversity in yoga spaces; ATMY+W
Scholarships are one way we aim to make our Teacher Training accessible for all. Deadline to apply for a scholarship is October 15th.
Kendall Sheldon, a founding teacher of All That Matters’ yoga program (1995), comes from a family of yogis. Practicing with both her mother and uncle, and meeting Swami Kripalu set her on her path as a teenager. Certified by the Kripalu Center in 1980 and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Center in 1994, Kendall has been sharing yoga with stude
Kendall Sheldon, a founding teacher of All That Matters’ yoga program (1995), comes from a family of yogis. Practicing with both her mother and uncle, and meeting Swami Kripalu set her on her path as a teenager. Certified by the Kripalu Center in 1980 and Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Center in 1994, Kendall has been sharing yoga with students and clients for over 30 years. In 2009 she completed the advanced training in Integrative Restoration (iRest®) with Richard Miller, PhD – who developed this modern adaptation of the ancient meditation practice of yoga nidra. Kendall is also a senior teacher in the Pranotthan Yoga Teacher Training at All That Matters since 2013.
Kendall teaches yoga as a practice of self-inquiry that invites students to experience their greatest potential.
Mel Gorman Wegimont, E RYT 500, has been teaching transformative yoga classes for 11 years. She completed her 200-hour teacher training with Cathy Cesario of Spirit Tree Yoga and her 500-hour Prana Flow® teacher training with Coral Brown. She is trained in Restorative Yoga through Jillian Pransky, is a certified Reiki Master and a co-teac
Mel Gorman Wegimont, E RYT 500, has been teaching transformative yoga classes for 11 years. She completed her 200-hour teacher training with Cathy Cesario of Spirit Tree Yoga and her 500-hour Prana Flow® teacher training with Coral Brown. She is trained in Restorative Yoga through Jillian Pransky, is a certified Reiki Master and a co-teacher in the Pranotthan 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. Mel’s journey with yoga has led her to study in Rishikesh, India and beyond. She regularly leads local workshops and trainings as well as yoga retreats around the world.
Mel became a student of yoga and the healing arts in 1999, when a friend brought her – one week after a breast-cancer diagnosis – to Kendall Sheldon's yoga class. In that first class Mel discovered the healing power of yoga, and today she is not only radiantly healthy but also joyfully sharing the healing benefits of yoga with students and mentoring others coping with cancer. Her practice and teaching are informed by study with numerous teachers, and her classroom setting is one of safe and sacred space where her students encounter a mixture of levity, reverence, and honesty as Mel guides them to their own experience of yoga. She encourages students to take their yoga – this practice of finding what they need in body, spirit, and heart – off their mats and into their lives.
Tara Beaulieu is a graduate of the Pranotthan Yoga School through All That Matters. Her teachings are informed by extensive study of sacred texts, yogic philosophy, and modern-day yoga and movement modalities with teachers like Doug Keller, Alanna Kaivalya, Trina Altman, Georg and Brenda Feuerstein. She is trained in Deep Play for Kids,
Tara Beaulieu is a graduate of the Pranotthan Yoga School through All That Matters. Her teachings are informed by extensive study of sacred texts, yogic philosophy, and modern-day yoga and movement modalities with teachers like Doug Keller, Alanna Kaivalya, Trina Altman, Georg and Brenda Feuerstein. She is trained in Deep Play for Kids, Yin Yoga and Meditation, Restorative Yoga, and is currently completing a yearlong intensive study of the Bhagavad Gitā. Tara is also a teacher in the Pranotthan 200 and 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings, a Reiki Master, and Co-Director of All That Matters Yoga + Wellness.
A lifelong student of yoga and the arts, Tara’s practice is guided by her creative process: finding a balance between intuitive living and mindful action. Making the choice more than 20 years ago to step out of the workforce and stay home with her three boys and pursue her art, she learned that the secret to living a consciously happy life is to practice listening to oneself. She believes that doing the work to make space for inner knowing, learning to trust instincts, and above all honoring personal truth paves a clear path for happiness in our lives. When we learn to interpret the signals that are inherent to our being (tuning in to our life force) we awaken an awareness and understanding that allows us to heal from within.
In addition to teaching yoga and leading retreats, Tara is a mother to 3 amazing young men, a sea glass artist, and a silversmith.
Join us for a free informational session where you'll meet the trainers and get your questions answered!
Upcoming Sessions:
Thursday, September 19 | 6:30 - 7:30pm with Mel Gorman Wegimont
Sunday, October 13 | 10:00am-11:00am with Kendall Sheldon
Tiny altars grace our Lotus Room studio created by some of our YTT graduates over the years.
Jai Bhagwan!
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