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Begins January 17, 2025: Teacher Training - Pittsburgh - 200 Hour
This Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 2,000 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Feb. 8: Reiki 1 Training - Pittsburgh
Reiki Level 1
Begin the journey.
Tap into Universal Life Force Energy Reiki. This gentle healing modality can support profound healing results, balance the energetic body, and promote harmony on all levels and can be used to heal yourself, others, animals, plants and the Earth.
Reiki 1 training is open to anyone with the sincere desire to bring this healing modality into their life, whether it is for personal growth and wellness, or to assist loved ones.
Students will go home with the ability to perform self-treatments and full table sessions for others.
No prior healing arts training is required.
Investment: $222
When: Feb. 8th 2:00-7:00
Class size limited. This will fill up.
Students will:
Learn History of Reiki
Learn Reiki Principles which bring peace in everyday life
Receive Level 1 Placement
Learn healing positions for the self and others
Practice giving a Reiki treatment with hand positions
Learning Grounding and clearing techniques
Develop greater awareness of the energy of their own bodies
Learn how Reiki can calm the body and mind
Learn about ways to incorporate Reiki with other healing arts
Receive a Certificate for Reiki I
ABOUT KAREN
Karen has been teaching yoga and leading international trainings and retreats for the past 20 years. She is a trained Reiki Master in both Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki and Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki®. She combines multiple healing modalities including: yoga, breathing exercises, affirmations and more. These works create unique opportunities to show you the magic within you to bring forth the healing and love that will alchemize within your body, mind, and soul.
Cancelation Policy:
No refunds for canceling within 14 days of the training. Cancellations before 14 days are assessed a $30 processing fee.
Still have questions?
March 16: Reiki 2 Training - Pittsburgh
Reiki Level 2
Expand the journey.
If you’re a Reiki I practitioner who is ready to expand your skill set, this class is for you!
In this level 2 Reiki class you will learn symbols that allow you to focus the energies on a particular part of the body, address mental and emotional issues and SEND Reiki over a distance! In addition, you’ll learn how to use Reiki to improve relationships, heal past trauma and wounds, and even how to send it into the future!
Investment: $222
When: March 1st 2:00-7:00
Class size limited. This will fill up.
About Karen:
Karen has been teaching yoga and leading international trainings and retreats for the past 20 years. She is a trained Reiki Master in both Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki and Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki®. She combines multiple healing modalities including: yoga, breathing exercises, affirmations and more. These works create unique opportunities to show you the magic within you to bring forth the healing and love that will alchemize within your body, mind, and soul.
Cancelation Policy:
No refunds for canceling within 14 days of the training. Cancellations before 14 days are assessed a $30 processing fee.
Still have questions?
Begins April 4, 2025: Level 2 Teacher Training - Pittsburgh
TAKE YOUR TEACHING TO NEW HEIGHTS
LEVEL 2 TEACHER TRAINING
Begins April 4, 2025
We want to commend you for making this type of commitment not only to yourself, but to your community and the world around you. Your first hurdle was taking the Level 1 Teacher Training. Now that you have made those teachings fully your own, you are now ready for our Level 2 Teacher Training.
You have the ability to be an inspiring teacher in your community. This training offers the opportunity to discover greatness within yourself and open doors of possibilities to share skillfully and gracefully with others. Join us and a committed group of people striving to make positive change for themselves and for others as students and teachers. This is an opportunity to take your teaching to new heights. To truly teach from your love of yoga and share your enthusiasm with your students — they will leave your classes renewed and empowered.
Expect to have an in-depth personal yoga experience at the training. The week will be a full immersion into yoga, giving you opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Each day will consist of meditation, strong asana, workshops, and group discussions. We will explore a multitude of techniques and skills to assist you in igniting your power within.
The training will provide you a platform to share with us what YOU love about teaching yoga. Through journaling and discussion, you will discover new ways of sharing your love of yoga to others. It will give you the space to flourish in your uniqueness as a person and a yoga teacher. By working within the framework of power vinyasa yoga, your individual teaching approach will evolve, spark, and inspire!
During the week, you will have multiple opportunities to teach to the entire training group. In a safe environment, you will receive constructive feedback to allow your strengths to become stronger as the week progresses. By the end of the week, your teaching will have transformed into amazing power!
GO THE EXTRA MILE. IT’S NEVER CROWDED.
We will discuss teaching daily classes and the techniques and skills that will inspire your classes to keep them fresh and alive. You will have an incredible breakthrough in your teaching as you move past limitations that have held you back in the past. As you connect with nature in this beautiful place, you’ll stretch yourself as a yoga teacher and person. Expect to ask more of yourself than you ever have before. During the week we will discuss and practice the skills and state of being necessary to teach a powerful yoga class:
Teaching from your love of yoga
Voice and Presence: being authentic, and joyful
Inspiring your students
Connecting and sharing
Being fully present and showing up for your students
Assisting with confidence
Teaching to different levels to empower everyone
Teaching Pranayama in an accessible way
Advanced Sequencing: integrating new poses
Alignment to improve your students’ practice
Giving and receiving feedback: learn to work with your strengths and move past limitations.
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. As teachers, it’s our responsibility to keep growing. Get ready to create change. After this week, your yoga classes will never be the same!
TEACHER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS
Karen Conley
Wanting to share the transforming powers of yoga that she discovered, Karen opened the first power yoga studio in Pittsburgh, Amazing Yoga Her challenging, yet playful classes blend alignment, music, inspiration and heart. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Karen's mission is guiding others towards their passion, purpose and powerful presence in life.
She has shared her love of yoga with lawyers, Hollywood actors, doctors, and people from all walks of life. She has worked with professional sports teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Penguins. Karen leads international teacher trainings and retreats and has recently given a Ted Talk about overcoming challenges, taking risks and pursuing dreams.
Karen is the author of the Amazon Best Seller Amazing Yoga (Autumn House Press, 2010) and lives in Pittsburgh with Sean and their four children.
Sean Conley
Sean has practiced various styles of yoga for 25 years and has been an instructor for almost 20 years. He has explored the physical forms of yoga as well as the philosophical and spiritual origins of yoga.
Sean spent four years in The National Football League. His career was cut short due to injuries from overtraining his body. His injuries helped him stumble into discovering yoga as a way to heal the body and mind.
Sean combines upbeat, inspirational music with a relaxed, easy spirituality that makes his yoga classes at Amazing Yoga a fun and motivational experience. He is honored and grateful to have the opportunity to share his love of yoga and experience with others.
Yahoo named Sean’s online classes and podcasts the top rated. Sean’s Retreats, Teacher Trainings, and Workshops are focused on helping people feel blissed out after challenging and upbeat sessions. Sean is the author of the book The Point After: How One Resilient Kicker Learned There was More to Life than the NFL and Amazing Yoga.
SCHEDULE:
April 4-6: Friday 530-9, Saturday 12-6, Sunday 1045-430
April 25-27: Friday 530-9, Saturday 12-6, Sunday 1045-430
Includes practices, teachings, activities, discussions and breaks. Note: Self-paced assignments will be required that will need to be completed online. Videos are not downloadable but you will have access to the videos for one year.
TUITION:
$995 Sign up by Dec. 31, 2024. $1195 sign up by Jan. 31. $1295 after.
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN?
Nearby hotels are Hyatt House, Courtyard by Marriott, The Inn on Negley, and there are plenty of Airbnb options.
PLEASE NOTE
The $300 deposit (applied towards tuition) is non-refundable and non-transferable. The remaining balance is due 30 days prior to the beginning of the training.
No refunds for canceling within 30 days of the training.
Students will receive a confirmation email confirming your acceptance and payment.
Amazing Yoga reserves the right to amend this policy at its sole discretion.
QUESTIONS?
FALL 2025: Yin Yoga Teacher Training - Pittsburgh
YIN YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Yin Yoga Weekend Teacher Training: Fall 2025 - Dates announced soon!
with Sean Conley
This training focuses on the foundations of Yin Yoga. We will prioritize the body-mind-spirit connection and the cultivation of a calmer state of being through this deeply nourishing practice. You will receive a 15 hr. Yin Yoga Certificate upon completion.
You will learn the basics of yin yoga to craft safe and effective classes for yourself or for others. Yin Yoga focuses on the deepest tissues of our bodies–our bones, ligaments and joints. It encourages us to go deep within our bodies and minds to access a place of inner stillness and peace.
In this training you will learn:
Yin Yoga history and philosophy
The Yin Yoga Postures
Modifications, assists, and props for asanas
Understanding varying body types/limitations in this practice
Physical, energetic and mental benefits of the practice
Yin Yoga class building and sequences (sequencing, timing, music, theme)
SCHEDULE
Saturday 12:15pm - 5:45pm
Sunday, 12:15pm - 5:45pm
COST
$350. Space is limited.
No refunds within 30 days of training start date. No refunds or credits for failure to attend or failure to complete the training.
LOCATION
Amazing Yoga - Shadyside: 730 Copeland St. Pittsburgh, PA 15232
questions?
Ongoing: Online Teacher Training
This Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 1,500 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Begins May 3: Level 2 Teacher Training - Pittsburgh
TAKE YOUR TEACHING TO NEW HEIGHTS
LEVEL 2 TEACHER TRAINING
Begins May 3, 2024
We want to commend you for making this type of commitment not only to yourself, but to your community and the world around you. Your first hurdle was taking the Level 1 Teacher Training. Now that you have made those teachings fully your own, you are now ready for our Level 2 Teacher Training.
You have the ability to be an inspiring teacher in your community. This training offers the opportunity to discover greatness within yourself and open doors of possibilities to share skillfully and gracefully with others. Join us and a committed group of people striving to make positive change for themselves and for others as students and teachers. This is an opportunity to take your teaching to new heights. To truly teach from your love of yoga and share your enthusiasm with your students — they will leave your classes renewed and empowered.
Expect to have an in-depth personal yoga experience at the training. The week will be a full immersion into yoga, giving you opportunities for personal growth and transformation. Each day will consist of meditation, strong asana, workshops, and group discussions. We will explore a multitude of techniques and skills to assist you in igniting your power within.
The training will provide you a platform to share with us what YOU love about teaching yoga. Through journaling and discussion, you will discover new ways of sharing your love of yoga to others. It will give you the space to flourish in your uniqueness as a person and a yoga teacher. By working within the framework of power vinyasa yoga, your individual teaching approach will evolve, spark, and inspire!
During the week, you will have multiple opportunities to teach to the entire training group. In a safe environment, you will receive constructive feedback to allow your strengths to become stronger as the week progresses. By the end of the week, your teaching will have transformed into amazing power!
GO THE EXTRA MILE. IT’S NEVER CROWDED.
We will discuss teaching daily classes and the techniques and skills that will inspire your classes to keep them fresh and alive. You will have an incredible breakthrough in your teaching as you move past limitations that have held you back in the past. As you connect with nature in this beautiful place, you’ll stretch yourself as a yoga teacher and person. Expect to ask more of yourself than you ever have before. During the week we will discuss and practice the skills and state of being necessary to teach a powerful yoga class:
Teaching from your love of yoga
Voice and Presence: being authentic, and joyful
Inspiring your students
Connecting and sharing
Being fully present and showing up for your students
Assisting with confidence
Teaching to different levels to empower everyone
Teaching Pranayama in an accessible way
Advanced Sequencing: integrating new poses
Alignment to improve your students’ practice
Giving and receiving feedback: learn to work with your strengths and move past limitations.
If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living. As teachers, it’s our responsibility to keep growing. Get ready to create change. After this week, your yoga classes will never be the same!
TEACHER TRAINING INSTRUCTORS
Karen Conley
Wanting to share the transforming powers of yoga that she discovered, Karen opened the first power yoga studio in Pittsburgh, Amazing Yoga Her challenging, yet playful classes blend alignment, music, inspiration and heart. With over 20 years of teaching experience, Karen's mission is guiding others towards their passion, purpose and powerful presence in life.
She has shared her love of yoga with lawyers, Hollywood actors, doctors, and people from all walks of life. She has worked with professional sports teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Penguins. Karen leads international teacher trainings and retreats and has recently given a Ted Talk about overcoming challenges, taking risks and pursuing dreams.
Karen is the author of the Amazon Best Seller Amazing Yoga (Autumn House Press, 2010) and lives in Pittsburgh with Sean and their four children.
Sean Conley
Sean has practiced various styles of yoga for 25 years and has been an instructor for almost 20 years. He has explored the physical forms of yoga as well as the philosophical and spiritual origins of yoga.
Sean spent four years in The National Football League. His career was cut short due to injuries from overtraining his body. His injuries helped him stumble into discovering yoga as a way to heal the body and mind.
Sean combines upbeat, inspirational music with a relaxed, easy spirituality that makes his yoga classes at Amazing Yoga a fun and motivational experience. He is honored and grateful to have the opportunity to share his love of yoga and experience with others.
Yahoo named Sean’s online classes and podcasts the top rated. Sean’s Retreats, Teacher Trainings, and Workshops are focused on helping people feel blissed out after challenging and upbeat sessions. Sean is the author of the book The Point After: How One Resilient Kicker Learned There was More to Life than the NFL and Amazing Yoga.
SCHEDULE:
May 3-5: Friday 530-9, Saturday 12-6, Sunday 12-7
May 17-19: Friday 530-9, Saturday 12-6, Sunday 12-7
Includes practices, teachings, activities, discussions and breaks. Note: Self-paced assignments will be required that will need to be completed online. Videos are not downloadable but you will have access to the videos for one year.
TUITION:
$1499
$100 OFF for Check, Venmo, or Cash and must be Paid in Full
Includes teaching sessions, Teacher Manual, 1 full year to AY Online.
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN?
Nearby hotels are Hyatt House, Courtyard by Marriott, The Inn on Negley, and there are plenty of Airbnb options.
PLEASE NOTE
The $300 deposit (applied towards tuition) is non-refundable and non-transferable. The remaining balance is due 30 days prior to the beginning of the training.
No refunds for canceling within 30 days of the training.
Students will receive a confirmation email confirming your acceptance and payment.
Amazing Yoga reserves the right to amend this policy at its sole discretion.
QUESTIONS?
Begins March 22, 2024: Teacher Training - Pittsburgh - 200 Hour
This Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 2,000 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
May 6: Reiki 1 Training - Pittsburgh
Reiki Level 1
Begin the journey.
Tap into Universal Life Force Energy Reiki. This gentle healing modality can support profound healing results, balance the energetic body, and promote harmony on all levels and can be used to heal yourself, others, animals, plants and the Earth.
Reiki 1 training is open to anyone with the sincere desire to bring this healing modality into their life, whether it is for personal growth and wellness, or to assist loved ones.
Students will go home with the ability to perform self-treatments and full table sessions for others.
No prior healing arts training is required.
Investment: $222
When: May 6th 1:00-6:00
Class size limited. This will fill up.
Students will:
Learn History of Reiki
Learn Reiki Principles which bring peace in everyday life
Receive Level 1 Placement
Learn healing positions for the self and others
Practice giving a Reiki treatment with hand positions
Learning Grounding and clearing techniques
Develop greater awareness of the energy of their own bodies
Learn how Reiki can calm the body and mind
Learn about ways to incorporate Reiki with other healing arts
Receive a Certificate for Reiki I
ABOUT KAREN
Karen has been teaching yoga and leading international trainings and retreats for the past 20 years. She is a trained Reiki Master in both Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki and Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki®. She combines multiple healing modalities including: yoga, breathing exercises, affirmations and more. These works create unique opportunities to show you the magic within you to bring forth the healing and love that will alchemize within your body, mind, and soul.
Still have questions?
Begins March 22, 2024: Teacher Training - Pittsburgh
This Yoga Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 2,000 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Feb 4: Reiki 1 Training - Pittsburgh
Reiki Level 1
Begin the journey.
THIS TRAINING IS FULL
Tap into Universal Life Force Energy Reiki. This gentle healing modality can support profound healing results, balance the energetic body, and promote harmony on all levels and can be used to heal yourself, others, animals, plants and the Earth.
Reiki 1 training is open to anyone with the sincere desire to bring this healing modality into their life, whether it is for personal growth and wellness, or to assist loved ones.
Students will go home with the ability to perform self-treatments and full table sessions for others.
No prior healing arts training is required.
Investment: $222
When: Feb 4th 1:00-6:00
Class size limited to 6
Students will:
Learn some History of Reiki
Learn Reiki Principles which bring peace in everyday life
Receive Level 1 Placement
Learn healing positions for the self and others
Practice giving a Reiki treatment with hand positions
Learning Grounding and clearing techniques
Develop greater awareness of the energy of their own bodies
Learn how Reiki can calm the body and mind
Learn about ways to incorporate Reiki with other healing arts
Receive a Certificate for Reiki I
ABOUT KAREN
Karen has been teaching yoga and leading international trainings and retreats for the past 20 years. She is a trained Reiki Master in both Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki and Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki®. She combines multiple healing modalities including: yoga, breathing exercises, affirmations and more. These works create unique opportunities to show you the magic within you to bring forth the healing and love that will alchemize within your body, mind, and soul.
Still have questions?
Online Teacher Training - LIVE!
This Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 1,500 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Level 2 Teacher Training - Tulum
Maya Tulum is a seaside retreat located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Join us for a week of power vinyasa yoga teacher training, where you will escape the demands of daily life to a place of serenity and awe-inspiring beauty. Here, you will have the opportunity to recharge, practice yoga, eat mindfully, and walk the beach and swim in the warm waters of the Caribbean.
You will be welcomed into a sensual ambiance of exotic beauty, nature, and intoxicating views. Your palapa hideaway lets you reconnect with yourself as you go barefoot in the sand, swim in the sea, sleep under chic thatched-roof cabanas, and experience world-class fresh meals. At Maya Tulum, we are committed to excellence with unwavering attention to detail, understated elegance and exceptional personal service.
Level 1 Teacher Training: Pittsburgh
This Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 1,500 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Level 1 Teacher Training: Pittsburgh
This Level 1 Yoga Teacher Training provides you with both a framework for teaching power vinyasa yoga, and the freedom to explore deep within. For more than 20 years, Amazing Yoga has dedicated itself to supporting over 1,500 students along their paths to becoming yoga teachers. Whether you are looking to deepen your own practice or teach professionally, our Yoga Teacher Training Programs have been created to support people in pursuing their passion of teaching yoga, changing their lives and changing the world.
Level 1 Teacher Training: Nosara, Costa Rica
Training at peaceful and secluded Blue Spirit Resort will allow you to have a powerful, unique, and memorable yoga experience. It has been our experience through 17 years of facilitating teacher trainings, that one week is the perfect amount of time for the aspiring teacher, thanks to the settings we have chosen. We also know that your time is valuable, therefore the training is perfect for those with busy lives. By getting away from your daily life, you can fully immerse into the experience.
Level 1 Teacher Training: Costa Rica
Join Karen, Sean, and Amazing Yoga in Nosara, Costa Rica! This week will allow you to dive deep into your yoga practice so you return home both inspired and renewed.