Sattva Yoga NY
200 Hrs YTT : “The Path to Wholeness”
Announcing a new 200 hour, in-person, Yoga Teacher Training in Rochester NY that is Yoga Alliance Affiliated. A good yoga teacher knows the nature of the body, the layers of the mind and the importance of a heart centered practice. We can find that mind/body balance through a strong Asana, Pranayama and Meditation practice. Most people think yoga is not attainable for them only to realize it’s all about doing for yourself, by yourself, with yourself in a like-minded community. Take your practice into a new perspective and consider joining to learn more and share what feels right with the world.
New 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
April- November, 2026
Are you ready to open up to all the gifts of Yoga?
Free informational meeting on January 31, 2026.
This YTT is different - Learn classical yoga through the lens of:
Functional movement science
Learn Asana through a study of human motion. Understand what functional range of motion really means! We will apply principles of not just anatomy but include the next level of understanding around biomechanics, myofacial lines, theories of motor control etc. We will also dive deep into how our physiology and psychology affect our bodies presence in the world.
Neuro-developmental approach to the mind.
Study the layers of the mind and yoga identifies 4 aspects. Each has an important and specific role in our mental functions and we will learn how the brain builds and organizes itself to work in everyday life. The bottom-up approach allows the body to influence the mind and yoga gives many techniques for supporting growth through focused attention and awareness.
Trauma informed somatic practice.
Learn about the common areas in the body that tends to hold in protection patterns caused by stress, worry and fear. We will also learn how to build a safe yoga practice for more embodiment, grounding, breath work, vibrational medicine and neuroplasticity.
Consciousness explorations.
The innermost part of our being wants to come out to the surface and express our “authentic” self through creations. Deep self-awareness moves beyond physical poses to connect with the mind, the emotions and our daily choices while always maintaining an awe for the mystery of life.
With Guest Faculty
Sandra Kurzdorfer @sunflowervibrations
Leslee Trzcinski @tuneyoga
Leslee Schenk Trzcinski, E-RYT 500, YACEP, FRC, NASM
Leslee is a former world champion cyclist. Her athletic achievements and subsequent success in the corporate world were heightened with the aid of her dedicated yoga practice and the unwavering value she places on rest and recovery. She launched a full-time yoga business (TUNE Yoga) in 2010, catering to all practitioners but angled toward athletes as well as private clients seeking unique performance goals or therapeutic relief from surgery, injury, or stress. Her specialty has become deep bench anatomy studies and teaching, reading research studies, observing live dissections, and ongoing study with mentors including her brother, a renowned orthopedic surgeon, as well as other clinicians. She places great emphasis on her own ongoing studentship, recently gaining certification in the Functional Range Conditioning™ mobility method; specialties from the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM); and myofascial release techniques. Her classes and teacher training modules are marked by a unique blend of rigor and humor. Her focus has been teacher development and mentorship, leading 100, 200, and 300 hour yoga trainings.
Recently, she went on pilgrimage to South India with renowned Sanskrit and philosophy scholar, Professor Douglas Brooks, with whom she has studied since 2008. Living and working out of Rochester, NY, she teaches nationally.
Priti Prakash @pritiprakash85
Priti Prakash is a nutritional/lifestyle management consultant and expert in yoga and meditation for the past four decades.
Drawing from her rich and cultural heritage of Ayurveda and Yoga, her unique approach incorporates her training as an herbalist and Yoga Therapy. Well versed in both Western and Ayurvedic applications, she began her journey in the field of wholistic healing in 1989, when she had a medical condition that made her fear for her life. This propelled her into researching, learning, and slowly disseminating back to the world.
Priti received her first certification in Ayurvedic and Yoga studies in 1996 in Tamil Nadu, India and with various respected teachers over last 3 decades. Priti Prakash has also completed the certification in Optimal State Of Health, lifestyle medicine yoga therapy. Having a basis in the authentic underpinnings of Yoga, a custodian and facilitator of Self-learning, she has instructed Yoga to many different ages and specialty’s settings centering a compassionate and trauma informed approach.
As a food enthusiast, as a Mother Earth enthusiast.... as a Life enthusiast... Priti's interest lies in connecting both mind and body so that the spirit has place to grow in the heart, and to evolve and find that peace within each of us as our birthright.
Free informational meeting on January 31st, 2026
Curious?
Yoga Teacher Training Schedule is divided into 3 Modules for Easy Learning
Module 1; Yin and Yang Yoga
Yin Yang Yoga focuses on the foundations of Yoga through the principles of Embodiment. This module will concentrate on using Tadasana, Asana and restorative poses with highlights of the Yamas and Niyamas in everyday life. Learning anatomy, biomechanics and physical postures (active and passive poses) allows us to understand movement and its constant relationship with gravity. This module teaches how to appreciate functional mobility and learn to build posture building from the ground up.
April-June, 2026: Meets in person, one weekend each month for intensive sessions and weekly on zoom for anatomy and practice classes.
84 hours CE credits
Module 1 Price: $ 1,500
TT Discount: $ 999
Module 2: July Intensive
4 Day Retreat with a focus on taking a deep dive into what does it mean to be Embodied and the current movement science around finding balance and healing for “A Path to Wholeness”. Take a more expansive view Asana through a neuro-developmental movement approach and a special introduction of the role of our primitive motor reflex patters in protection and learning. We will progress through a journey of self awareness from the outside in and also includes the study of the Doshas, Chakras and Basic Meridians.
July 23- 27, 2026. 4 Days in a retreat setting, Location ~ 20-30 miles outside of Rochester with options available to stay onsite or to commute.
32 Hrs CE credits
Module 2 Price: $ 1,200
TT Discount: $ 963
Module 3: Essessce of Being
Essence of Being is designed as a transformative journey from external focus to inner stillness and back out into the world to lead with the “heart”. This is an immersive study in the deeper aspects of the 8 Limbs of Yoga. The goal is to use physical postures, pranayama and pratyahara to cultivate a profound sense of inner awareness, focus and Meditation. Consciousness explored by Patangali’s Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Pradipika and basic neuroscience to foster its incredible ability and responsibility in co-creation.
Sept -Nov, 2026: Meets monthly in person for intensives and online weekly for anatomy and practice. Graduation weekend in November, 2026.
66 Hrs CE credits
Price: $ 1,122
TT Discount: $ 852