If you’re an experienced Hooper, you’ll need 10 hours of yoga practice before starting the training. You can easily acquire these now by attending live classes at a local studio or practicing with online classes. There are many free options available online.

If you’re an experienced Yoga Practitioner and need to get familiar with the hoop, you can enroll and follow along with the HoopYogini™ Spinal Awakening Series instructional videos that are made accessible immediately upon registering for the HoopYogini™ Online Teacher Training.

Four months (16 weeks) plus three bonus weeks. You have lifetime access to the course.

Upon registration, you immediately receive access to your membership portal, the Bonus Module  - “Establish Yourself”, the Required Reading Lists and instructional videos to get you started. You can also get started with the first lesson and week of practice. Within 48 hours of your enrollment, you will receive a welcome email from Kate Frautschy, Director of Student Success. Kate will ask questions to help match you with a Mentor.

This is a self-paced course. There are 16 weeks of content and they are called lessons (16 total lessons). You can complete the lessons in three days, seven, or more. It is up to you based on your life and schedule. What we do encourage is a daily movement and meditation practice (15 - 30 min). This not only helps you embody the curriculum and Seven Holistic Components of HoopYogini, it also provides an anchor point for staying centered during life's changes and challenges. This training is the best accountability partner ever!

Your mentor will provide you with a Pace Sheet where you can write your intended completion dates for the training and certification milestones.

When you are in full flow and have the space to immerse yourself within the course, you may find yourself investing five hours a week to include your daily practice, viewing of videos, attending a live Q & A, reading and completion of the review provided at the end of each week.

We are an approved Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider. This means that upon completion, you can submit your certificate to Yoga Alliance for credit hours. You can also present your certification to AFAA, ACE and other fitness, dance and yoga therapeutic organizations for continuing education units and proof of ongoing education. The training is being reviewed by Yoga Alliance for their full accreditation. 

Our training is deep and comprehensive and teaches you how to lead hatha yoga postures and experiences with the hoop as a prop. You also learn how to lead guided meditation with and without the hoop. 

This is an online course. 

In addition to our attractive and well organized online classroom, the training includes:

• A dedicated Mentor or Master Trainer who like you, once embarked on the certification journey. Upon enrolling, you will receive access to a form to complete that will help us match you with a mentor. We consider aspects such as communication preferences, location, learning styles and shared areas of interest. Mentors and trainees have been known to schedule meetups and collaborate on hoop gatherings and workshops.

• Monthly live convergences and Q & A sessions with me, Jocelyn Gordon and Master Trainers. This is a great way to meet our global training community.

• Weekly live convergences (16 total) with Indra Fibonacci, HoopYogini™ Director Of Student Success, to begin September 2023.

• Private Facebook group connection point for sharing, questions and celebrations.

• Connection with an Accountability Angel - another trainee - who would like a peer reflection and anchor point during the training. 

"WONDERFUL training ...Feeling welcomed and supported and part of the HoopYogini family already. I come from mostly a hooping background with a small bit of yoga experience. Both Jocelyn and my mentor, Adriana, have such inspiring and supportive ways of teaching, speaking and presenting information. In such a short time I've learned so much more about yoga philosophy and practice. I want to share the joy and wellness HoopYogini brings and feel like this is exactly what I should be doing. Worth every penny!!!" Sherri Roesberg, HoopYogini Teacher Trainee

"I’m very visual and I like to learn by doing. So, for me the instructional videos were so effective for me. Also there were times we got to see what the other teachers were doing and how they taught. I get so much out of hearing/seeing what other teachers are doing." Karla Jones, HoopYogini Certified Instructor & Mentor 

Our students have full lives with multiple responsibilities. They are educators, parents, professionals and students. Most rely on the HoopYogini training curriculum and supportive community as anchor points encouraging pause, self-care, reflection and integration. The training is an accountability investment ensuring that you take time for yourself whilst navigating life’s changes and challenges. 

The training is designed as a 16-week (four-month) container with most students completing certification within eight to 12 months. Upon enrollment, you have immediate and lifetime access to the course. Weekly live convergences will be held for 16 weeks and will be recorded. You can tune in to the replay if you can’t attend live. 

Think of the hoop as your new favorite yoga prop! As a yoga teacher, you know how to work with blocks, blankets, and straps. The hoop works similarly to a block and strap as it assists with balance, tone, stretching, and strengthening. Given the circular nature of the hoop, it also encourages a range of motion helping practitioners to reach new states of openness. The hoop can also be used in “ballet bar” position to support balance postures.

To gain comfort with the hoop, enroll and follow along with the HoopYogini™ Spinal Awakening Series and From The Core instructional videos. These videos are made accessible immediately upon registering for the HoopYogini™ Online Teacher Training.

"I tried HoopYogini™ with Jocelyn. I didn't expect that such a simple tool - the hoop - would give me such a thorough stretch. It was unlike any other form I have tried. It feels amazing!"  Robert Peng, Internationally Recognized QiGong Teacher

 “Feedback from just getting started....... I've never had such a good grasp on 3 part breathing as I do now after several years in and out of a yoga practice I could never really get it, something about concentrating on holding the hoop, and boom I have the focus and true understanding from the manual and yoga anatomy Thanks. Can't wait to dig deeper.” Brenda Bailey

This is a multidisciplinary movement modality. The Seven Holistic Components of HoopYogini weave together breath and anatomy, energy and intention, language and leadership, and more, plus instruction on how to integrate mindfulness into a prop-focused yoga practice. The parts make up the whole and cannot be separated. These components can be applied to other modalities that you teach or are learning.

If you have already taken a 200hr RYT (or more!), remember, there is always something new to learn, integrate and embody. This could be your opportunity to dive into an aspect of yoga philosophy, anatomy, freeform movement, or cueing that was missed or underdeveloped in your first training.

Also, we have many teachers and trainees who have come to the 200hy HYOTT before after taking traditional hatha yoga trainings. Many have shared that they gained more from the HYOTT than from their YTT. Others have been beyond prepared for their YTT, and some have even made the HYOTT their third 200hr immersion

“Since I finished the 200hr HYOTT, I now give myself more permission to play and to play with my practice. I now realize that you don’t have to take your yoga practice so seriously to get results. You can find yourself through play.” Bridget Strama, HoopYogini Master Trainer, Radiant Child Yoga Teacher Trainer, Founder of Survive To Thrive Mamas