Yoga Space • June 26-October 4, 2026
With Michele Loew
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
This foundational training is ideal for serious students of yoga wishing to profoundly deepen their practice and aspiring teachers alike.
Summer Intensive in Portland begins Friday, June 27th, 2025
Course completion qualifies you for an RYT-200 designation by Yoga Alliance
Tuition costs: $2000 or 3 payments of $700
About The Program
Our program is rooted in the lineage of Krishnamacharya, blending the Vinyasa flow, internal form, and intelligent progression found in the Ashtanga system, the precise alignment instructions and supported poses of the Iyengar system, and the modifications to the individual that Desikachar emphasized. Michele also teaches Indian philosophy including comparative teachings from the Buddha.
We Will Focus On
The Theory & Practice of Yoga
intensive asana, philosophy, pranayama and meditation study
Therapeutic Applications
learn to teach alignment based yoga as you gain a strong understanding of anatomy & physiology as applied to yoga asana.
Art of Teaching
gain the confidence and tools to be an effective teacher using voice, body language, gentle assists, & the art of sequencing, as you practice teaching.
Yoga Philosophy
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, The Bhagavad Gita
Training Schedule
This training will occur over 8 weekends from June 26- October 4, 2026
Fridays from 6pm - 8pm PT
Saturdays from 11:30am - 2pm, 3pm - 5:30pm PT
Sundays from 11:30-2pm, 3:00pm - 5:30pm PT
All material is recorded and can be studied and replayed if a session is missed live.
Full Curriculum
Weekend 1: June 26-28
Standing poses; Yoga Sutras; Applied Anatomy, Principles of Teaching.
Weekend 2: July 10-12
Surya Namaskar & Down Dog; Forward folds Yoga Sutras; Practicum
Weekend 3: July 31-August 2
Hips & Twists; Yoga Sutras, Teaching Practicum.
Weekend 4: August 14-16
Handstands & Arm Balancing; Sequencing; Teaching Practicum
Weekend 5: August 28-30
Backbends; Teaching Practicum; Bhagavad Gita
Weekend 6: September 11-13
Art of sequencing a flow based class; Shoulderstand, Headstand; Bhagavad Gita, Teaching Practicum.
Weekend 7: September 18-20
Hands-on Assists, & asana Review;
Weekend 8: October 2-4
Closing Weekend, Pranayama, taking seat of teacher, business of yoga
Your Teacher
Michele Loew is the owner of The Yoga Space and is an international yoga teacher & practitioner of Hatha & Tibetan Yogas.
She is also the founding director of the Vajra Yoga School of Comparative Buddhist & Indic Yogic studies she co-teaches with Professor Robert A.F. Thurman for Tibet House US.
She is the co-author of the “Yoga of Niguma” with H. E. Kalu Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications and available on Amazon and at your bookshops.
She has taught, practiced, & studied avidly since 1998, and is known for her ability to see each student and address their individual needs both therapeutically and energetically. She is a master at hands on assists, alignment, and greatly enjoys teaching spirituality and philosophy that provides a path to happiness for all.
Michele teaches regular classes and 200 & 500 YA trainings in Yoga & Yoga Nidra in Portland & New York, as well as retreats and workshops internationally.
I’m excited for you to participate in our Yoga Space 200 Hour Teacher Certification Course!
Practice with an amazing community of friends, yogis, teachers, and gain strength, flexibility, and a balanced state of being.