Yoga Teacher Apprenticeship
Your bridge from training——————————to teaching.
We’ve found that newly certified yoga teachers often enter the “real world” of teaching and realize that, although they learned so much during their 200-hour YTT, they simply aren’t immediately ready to teach!
So, we developed our apprenticeship program to help new teachers gain real-life teaching repetitions, building the muscle memory and confidence necessary to lead live studio classes.
Summer 2024 will be the 3rd cycle of our apprenticeship program. Five selected participants will have the opportunity to create connections, learn from our experienced team, and flourish in their role as the teacher.
What’s included in this program:
Six 2-hour guided sessions in an intimate, supportive format (see below for the schedule and curriculum).
Unlimited Muse membership throughout the 3-month program ($555 value).
Opportunities to assist and co-teach during Muse classes.
Mentorship from the experience team of Muse yoga teachers.
The possibility of teaching Muse community classes following program completion.
Testimonials
Alyza Ngbokoli
“This apprenticeship program was exactly what I needed to make the transition from YTT to teaching. Maggie does a really good job of meeting you where you're at, and helping you grow from there. Since completing this program, I'm way more confident in my sequencing skills and teaching voice.”
Melissa Begey
“Maggie and the Muse team have been so helpful in preparing me to teach my first yoga classes. The apprenticeship program at Muse helped fill the gap between the asana emphasis in a traditional 200 hour YTT and the practicalities of being in front of a room for 60 minutes. It was helpful to understand the gap between student and teacher, including how to set the tone of a room, how to represent a studio while also staying true to your own style of practice, and how to be simple and strategic in moving students throughout their practice. Feedback was not only constructive but encouraging and from a place of support and care. I am so grateful for this team and experience!”
Investment Details:
Early Bird Pricing (Through June 22, 2024):
Existing Muse Member: $1,000*
Non-Member: $1,320*
Regular Pricing (After June 22, 2024):
Existing Muse Member: $1,200*
Non-Member: $1,500*
*Each investment option listed above includes an unlimited Muse membership throughout the 3-month program (a $555 value)!
How do I enroll?
Pre-application required! Click here for application form.
Once your application is accepted, you'll be invited to register through Mindbody.
Early bird and member discounts available.
Contact Muse with any questions!
Program Schedule
The six guided, working sessions will be held at Muse Yoga & Fitness (1513 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130) every other Tuesday from 7:15-9:15 pm. The dates are listed below. If you’re interested but have a conflict for one or more sessions, please reach out to hello@museyogaphl.com to discuss the possibility of a makeup session.
July 9, 2024
July 23, 2024
August 6, 2024
August 20, 2024
September 3, 2024
September 17, 2024
Program Curriculum
The program covers a variety of topics intentionally designed to help new (or new-ish) yogis go from knowledgeable and eager — to polished and effective. The overall curriculum is as follows:
Class Preparation
Sequencing (including themes, creativity, transitions)
Variation between class styles
Playlisting
Community
Interaction with the room
Connecting with clients
Social media
Hands-on assists
Presentation
Voice, confidence, comfort
Cueing and language variety
Timing and flow
About Us
Maggie, the owner of Muse, leads our apprenticeship program, but gets assistance from several Muse instructors along the way!
Maggie completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training (YTT) at Dana Hot Yoga in 2017 and taught at several different yoga studios in the Philadelphia region before opening Muse in 2021. Since her initial training, she has also obtained a prenatal yoga certification and advanced sequencing training (and as of 2024, she’s now a Certified Personal Trainer, too). These days she’s considered an “experienced registered yoga teacher” (E-RYT 200) by the Yoga Alliance which basically means she has taught many hours of yoga at this point in her career!
Her extensive and varied experience allows Maggie to share a unique perspective with the apprentices. From teaching in tiny studios to corporate offices — in settings varying from virtual to outdoor to studios — she’ll share lessons learned and help our participants accelerate the process that takes many new teachers years to complete.
If you’ve taken classes at Muse, you’ll (hopefully) have noticed that our studio provides opportunities for each instructor to explore their personal style and share their individuality, while also offering our clients classes that are consistent and reliable. This balance doesn’t just happen overnight — it’s the result of a lot of hard work and many lessons learned along the way — but it’s one of the cornerstones of our studio as well as the apprenticeship program. We’ll teach you how to be you while also delivering a solid class experience that clients will benefit from, return to, and thoroughly enjoy.
Our studio warmly welcomes people of all kinds–our culture is one of inclusion, compassion, community, and engagement. At Muse, members will feel pushed in a respectful way and feel like they can be themselves while also learning, growing, and experiencing new things.