What: 300hr Advanced Jared McCann Vinyasa Teacher Training (In-person, Yoga Alliance Certified)

When: August 30-September 20, 2025 

Where: Danena, Sicily (retreat center)

Tuition**: rates based on room type | use code EARLYBIRD before March 15 to save $500

includes JMY advanced teacher training, digital training manual, access to on-demand classes and instructional videos, lodging and all on-site meals for 3 weeks.

**Payment plans are available by contacting hello@rebeccaemmalee.com.**

Scholarships: We are glad to offer 7 need-based scholarships! This opportunity is designed to support passionate individuals who are committed to deepening their yoga practice and sharing its benefits with their community, but are currently facing financial barriers. Applications are open until April 15th: simply choose "SCHOLARSHIP" as your room type to apply. 

Due to the large number of scholarship applications we receive, a $30 processing fee is due when you apply. If you are awarded a scholarship placement, this fee will be deducted from the tuition cost. Early bird discount cannot be applied to scholarship pricing. 

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We are happy to offer another opportunity to join us in 2025 for our 300hr Teacher Training in Sicily! Learn to practice and teach Jared's signature yoga class, JM Vinyasa, with clarity and precision. Students live on-site together for 3 weeks at the beautiful retreat center, Danena, just outside of Noto, Sicily with Jared McCann (E-RYT500) and Rebecca Causey (E-RYT500, FRCms), who share over 40 years of teaching experience. Our time together will be a full immersion in yoga asana, anatomy, philosophy and practice-teaching. We will cultivate a daily asana and sadhana practice and study each posture in-depth from the perspective of student and teacher.  

Our 300hr Advanced JM Vinyasa Teacher Training is designed to help trainees deepen, enhance, and refine their teaching skills as well as their personal movement + meditation practice. Participants learn to effectively teach and safely practice more advanced asana and inversions, cultivate a daily Sadhana practice that includes mantra, kriya, pranayama and meditation, as well as take a deeper look into yoga history and philosophy, yoga anatomy, physiology and functional movement. We will also take one day off per week. Students may opt to use this day to study and practice or go an excursion to enjoy and explore Sicily. 

Students who complete all elements of this training will be eligible to receive a 300hr certification from Yoga Alliance (YA), or add to any previous YA 200hr certification to meet the 500-RYT requirement. Students who satisfactorily complete this program will also receive a 300hr certificate from Jared McCann and will be added to our expanding group of certified JMY teachers around the world.

300hr Advanced JMY Teacher Training Objectives:

1.  Effectively sequence, cue and teach intermediate / advanced level JM Vinyasa classes

2.  Study yoga asana (basic + advanced poses) in-depth through daily posture clinics

3.  Provide safe and effective modifications and adjustments during yoga class (with + without props)

4.  Incorporate yoga history + philosophy into practice + teaching

5.  Develop + maintain a Sadhana practice (meditation, advanced mantra, pranayama, kriya)

6.  Build strength, improve flexibility, and refine technique through the inclusion of drills and other movement practices

7.  Understand anatomy + physiology as applied to yoga asana, including how to guide students with limitations and injuries

8.  Utilize and cue advanced bandhas to increase stability, strength and energetic awareness

9.  Learn to teach excellent private yoga lessons

11.  Refine trainee’s own personal asana practice 

12.  How to succeed in the business of yoga 

Qualifications: 

1.  While not required, we strongly recommend that you have completed a previous 200 or 300hr Yoga Teacher Training program. 

2.  You should have a regular, consistent asana practice of at least 1 year. 

3.  If you have an injury that limits you from practicing certain poses, we still invite you to join us and modify (or skip) poses as necessary. 

4.  Willingness to learn and participate to the best of your ability every day. 

5.  Trainees who do not plan to seek certification are welcome, but still expected to attend and participate in all aspects of the training, including teaching practice.

 By making your non-refundable deposit, you understand and agrees to all terms + conditions of the training listed below:

• Deposit: I will enroll confidently: $500 deposit is non-refundable under any circumstances. 
• Early bird rate available through March 1, 2025. 50% tuition due by April 1, full payment due May 1, 2025 to receive discount.
• If not utilizing the early bird rate, monthly payments will be made until tuition is paid in full by July  1, 2025 or within one week of signup if student enrolls after July 1st.
• Cancellation Policy: Refund requests (less the $500 non-refundable deposit) will be made to the original form of payment.
• Cancellation Policy: All payments are absolutely non-refundable from July 1st, 2025 onward. You will need to utilize your travel insurance policy to obtain any reimbursement.
• Travel Insurance: Because unforeseen circumstances can happen (including but not limited to: weather, injury, illness/Covid, personal emergency, etc) we strongly suggest purchasing travel insurance to protect your investment. No refunds or credits will be made for failure to either attend or complete the training, or for arriving late or leaving early. There are no exceptions to the refund policy. 
• Personal Use: Participant agrees that the digital JMY 300hr Teacher Training Manual (PDF) and instructional videos provided are the sole property of Jared McCann and shall not be duplicated, shared or reproduced, except for trainee's own personal use.

Approximate Daily Schedule**:

8:00-9am: Morning Sadhana (Meditation / Mantra / Pranayama practice)

9:00-11am: JM Vinyasa practice

11am-1pm: Lunch break

1:00-3pm Lecture (Yoga Philosophy / Anatomy / Posture Clinic/Adjustments) 

3:00-4:00pm: break 

4:00-6:00pm: Lecture or Teaching Practice 

6:30-7:30pm JM Vinyasa practice / Drills / Pilates 1x week

8pm-9:00pm Dinner

9:00pm-10:00pm Evening Meditation  

**we will take one day off per week to have time to rest, study or explore + enjoy Sicily!