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The Yoga Instructor Certificate of Achievement is designed to meet the increasing demand for skilled Yoga Instructors as well as for those wishing to deepen their personal Yoga practice. This comprehensive and wisdom-based program uses anatomy and physiology as well as English and Sanskrit terminology to provide students with both a broad background and practical experience in the essential elements of yoga. Graduates will be prepared for employment in health clubs, spas, yoga studios, hospitals, and the health industry as well as for self-employment as yoga instructors. MiraCosta College is an official 200-Hour Registered Yoga School (RYS 200-Hour) through Yoga Alliance®. Upon successful completion of the Certificate of Achievement requirements, students are eligible to apply to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200-Hour) through Yoga Alliance®.

Certificate of Achievement

You must file a petition to graduate with Admissions & Records or the Counseling Office by the 30% deadline of the final semester leading to your graduation. (Students intending to graduate during the summer intersession may petition during the spring semester.) The petition evaluation form may be found online at http://www.miracosta.edu/studentservices/counseling/degrees.html. Click on “Certification of Achievements” and, then scroll down to Kinesiology and select “Yoga Instructor.” Note: Official transcripts from all colleges attended (or concurrently attending), approved substitutions and waivers, educational plans, and any other necessary documents must be on file in the Counseling Office before a student submits a petition to graduate. Petitions submitted after the 30% deadline are automatically processed in the subsequent semester.

Hall of Fame

“I am lucky enough to have practiced yoga with Helena for a few years now. She is someone who was able to connect me with the magic of yoga and open my eyes to just how life-changing it can be. She is a truly gifted teacher and inspiring just to be around, so when the opportunity arose to train to be a teacher with her I could not pass it up. The course itself is fascinating, brilliantly well-structured, and very “hands-on” with lots of practical work right from the start. Helena’s advice and guidance is invaluable. She created a space in which our group of trainees bonded quickly and became very close; we always felt supported and encouraged in our training, both by Helena and each other. Not everyone on the course was necessarily sure that they wanted to go on and be a teacher of yoga to others, but the real gift of this is that it deepens your own yoga and further awakens your awareness – not just of the asana, the physical practice, but of all facets of yoga in daily life. Clearly that’s a great benefit to the self, but also those around you still ultimately benefit from that even if you’re not actively teaching them a class. I am quite sad that the course has now ended as I will miss my monthly get-togethers with my yoga family, but I am excited and grateful to have received the knowledge and skills that were passed on to us through this course. My advice to anyone thinking about signing up would be to stop thinking so much – go with your heart and just do it! ”