Ephemeral Artery

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Designed Specifically For Dancers and Movement Professionals

June 5 - September 13, 2026

Are you a movement professional looking for a yoga teacher training program that takes into account your unique body of knowledge and experience? Are you interested in professional development in a cohort of peers invested in the intersections of social practice and movement practice? This 200-hour Yoga Alliance Registered YTT program is for you!

The Ephemeral Artery YTT is tailored for dancers, movers, and shakers, allowing their embodied movement practices to guide their yoga teaching methodology. Though the program was developed with dancers in mind, it caters to anyone who already has a baseline understanding of how the human body moves along with their own embodied movement practices. The training is ideal for practitioners with movement backgrounds including gymnastics, martial arts, Pilates, physical theatre, and even kinesiologists and certified personal trainers.

Focusing on the vinyasa lineage (with mindful attention to pranayama and energetics) and a thorough integration of anatomical and pedagogical tools, the program will encourage trainees to develop a holistic understanding of the yoga tradition. The training will provide ample time for the study of yogic philosophy and history while making space for inquiry and discussion of yoga’s contemporary applications.

“I aspire to engage students in a mindful and meaningful relationship with yoga that ignites a deeper sense of response-ability. I believe that an embodied life is a critical component for individual and collective liberation, and intend to support trainees in exploring the relationship between self-study and social practice. This program is geared for socially conscious practitioners who seek opportunities to deepen their understanding of the yogic path, embodiment, and teaching as tools for social change.”

- Zaquia Salinas

(Ephemeral Artery YTT Director, Lead Trainer)

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Photo by Milana Aernova

photo by Milana Aernova courtesy of DISCO RIOT

Program Details

This hybrid program offers a mix of online instruction and an in-person intensive allowing students to fit the training into their schedules. Fully comprehensive, the program has four distinct, yet interconnected components that span across 15 weeks, and include:

Independent Learning

Trainees will complete Independent Learning modules consisting of prerecorded lectures, readings, assignments, and assessments. Following a weekly schedule, you can complete each week’s module as it fits into your schedule.

Synchronous Online Group Learning Sessions

Required Synchronous Online Sessions are June 5-8, June 26-29, and July 31-August 3:

  • Fridays: 3pm-6pm PT // 6pm-9pm ET

  • Saturdays: 9am-2:30pm PT // 12pm-5:30pm ET

  • Sundays: 9am-2:30pm PT // 12pm-5:30pm ET

  • Mondays: 3pm-6pm PT // 6pm-9pm ET

Practice Teaching Sessions

Additional virtual Practice Teaching Sessions during the 3rd, 8th, and 13th week of the program will be scheduled based on the availability of the cohort.

In-Person Immersion 

Immersion: September 4-13, 2026 at Groundworks in Gardiner, NY.

The Immersion Week provides students with the opportunity to connect in-person and actively practice what you have learned over the course of the training program. You will leave Immersion (the final portion of the Ephemeral Artery YTT program) with the embodied knowledge, tools, and strategies to successfully launch your own yoga classes.

  • Program Timeline Overview:

    June 5, 2026: Official Program Start Date

    Required Online Synchronous Sessions: June 5-8, June 26-29, and July 31-August 3

    In-Person Immersion: September 4-13, 2026

    September 30, 2026: Official Program End Date

  • Program Registration and Fees:

    January 15, 2026: Priority Registration Opens

    March 1, 2026: General Registration Opens (if spots remain available)

    April 17, 2026: Early Tuition Deadline ($200 discount when paid in full by this date)

    May 22, 2026: Last Day to Enroll/Final Tuition Deadline

    Tuition Tiers: Full $3,400 // Supported $3,000 // Equity $2,600

    I offer services through an equity-based tiered pricing system. Tiered pricing considers financial privilege and encourages the redistribution of resources with the understanding that a healthy sangha (community) uplifts those who might otherwise be excluded from these types of resources due to financial barriers, and fosters a sense of shared responsibility for collective participation.

    These fees include the virtual training components as well as the in-person immersion (basic lodging, meals, and activities). Trainees interested in more private accommodations for the immersion can reserve these on a first-come-first served basis for an additional cost. Trainees are also responsible to cover the cost of (or otherwise procure) the following: required reading materials, yoga mat and props required for home practice, any additional equipment to support individual access to online engagement with the training, airfare and/or transportation to and from the immersion.

“Zaquia is my all time favorite yoga instructor! I’ve enjoyed learning from her for over 10+ years. Her classes are a sweet combination of fun, challenge, creativity and exploration. My body has been through so many injuries; I feel safe and cared for in her classes. She masterfully leads us through a thoughtful flow, no matter what level/style." - Des

Photo by Kylie Shields courtesy of Midday Movement Series

photo by Kylie Shields courtesy of Midday Movement Series

“Zaquia possesses an unmistakable mastery of movement and embodied practice, one that can only come from a lifetime of careful, devoted exploration. There is an artistry to the way she teaches that feels both well informed and true to the immediacy of the moment. Her verbal cues are like subtle windows opening onto entirely new landscapes of awareness. She teaches not just movement, but a new way of perceiving. Warm, open, generous, and clear, she is quite simply the best instructor I’ve ever had.” - J

 FAQs

  • A minimum of two years of consistent yoga practice is required for all trainees.

    This training is intended for dedicated movement practitioners, those who have at least two years of experience teaching movement in other capacities, and/or previous exposure to applied anatomy for movement through previous education.

    Not sure if your experience applies? Contact us!

  • Content for this 200-hour training is Yoga Alliance approved and includes (but is not limited to): yoga philosophy and ethics, applied anatomy, the study of asana and sequencing physical practice, breath, meditation, working with special populations, and the art of teaching.

  • The Ephemeral Artery 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance. Upon successful course completion, students will receive a 200-hour certificate which they can share with prospective employers and/or utilize to register with Yoga Alliance at the RYT-200 level.

  • In order to successfully complete this program for certification, trainees must engage in the requisite 200 hours of training that include:

    • thorough completion all online self-study modules, assessments and assignments

    • Attendance and active participation in all online synchronous and in-person sessions are required in order to meet the minimum qualifications for completion of this program

    Note of Qualitative Assessment: It is possible a student completes all of the quantitative requirements, but either does not actively participate in practice-teaching, or does not yet demonstrate a basic level of competency while practice-teaching. Such students will be awarded a “non-teaching status” certificate of completion, and can work with the program director to develop a plan for working towards a “teaching status” certificate should they want to continue working towards that status.

  • A $250 Registration Fee (applied towards the total tuition amount) is due upon signing of the Training Agreement to hold your spot in the program.

    The remaining tuition can be paid in full or by installments leading up to the Early Tuition Deadline for a $200 discount, or by the Final Tuition Deadline at full cost.

    Applicants identify their tuition tier from the pricing structure (Full, Supported, Equity) during the application process. Tiered pricing considers financial privilege and encourages the redistribution of resources with the understanding that a healthy sangha (community) uplifts those who might otherwise be excluded from these types of resources due to financial barriers, and fosters a sense of shared responsibility for collective participation.