200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

2026 with Lesley Desaulniers

This powerful and transformative 200-hour program is designed for students of yoga who want to deepen their practice as well as for those students who wish to become teachers themselves. Students will walk away from this training with a transformative understanding of class sequencing, hands-on assists, yoga philosophy, and more.

Vinyasa Yoga: Deepen Your Practice and Explore The World Within

You will explore the depth of the practice in a fun and supportive environment with experienced teachers and like-minded students. Clarity, balance, and ease will be found both on and off the mat.

  • Vinyasa Practices: Designed to awaken inner energy and peace.

  • Asana Labs: Fun and exciting workshops exploring key movement and alignment principles for standing poses, forward bends, backbends, inversions, twists & restoratives.

  • Anatomy: Understand where the parts of the body are and how the muscles and bones work in action. This deeper exploration of anatomy and alignment is the key to progress in your practice.

  • Meditation: Develop a regular meditation practice and learn how to lead simple meditations.

  • Roots of Yoga: History and Philosophical concepts explained and explored.

  • Intro to The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Gain insights and a ‘wider view’ for your practice, teaching, and life off the mat.

  • Dharma Talks & Teachings: Connecting the Spiritual.

  • The Magic of Sanskrit: Study with Ramana Erikson.

Practice

Advance and refine your understanding of standing poses, inversions, forward bends, arm balances, twists, backbends, and advanced asana. You will learn to master hands-on adjustments, modifications, and variations for each asana.

Teaching Skills

Deepen your teaching skills by learning how to work with beginners, lead private lessons, injury management, advanced sequencing and anatomy, prenatal yoga guidelines and receive guidance on the business of yoga.

The 2024 course will be held in person with study materials and homework online. You will have videos and class recordings to watch as independent study between sessions. Each in-person session will run from 11 am - 5 pm (subject to change at the teacher’s discretion). 

Our goal is to immerse students in many of the powerful and transformative yoga techniques and practices that have healed and nourished our own lives. I hope you will join us.

Tentative 2026 Training Dates (Subject to Change):

  • January 10, 11, 31

  • February 1, 7, 8, 28

  • March 1, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29

  • April 4, 5, 18, 19,

  • Graduation April 25

The cost for the program is $3,699

An early bird discount of $300 is available for payment in full by June 2025. Use code EARLYBIRD2026 at checkout to redeem!

Space is limited to 20 students. A non-refundable and non-transferable deposit of $700 is required to secure your spot in this training. Final payments are also non-refundable and non-transferable. No exceptions will be made to this policy.

  • Her non-judgmental manner, humility and unwavering devotion to the Divine creates in the classroom, a positive, compelling atmosphere, conducive to happiness and spiritual blossoming.

    Sharon Gannon, Co-Founder Jivamukti Yoga Method

  • Teacher training with Lesley was truly a gift. I went into her training so nervous and with only a basic understanding of what a yoga class should look like and what a yoga teacher should do. I came out of her training confident in my own unique voice as a teacher. Most importantly, my own understanding of what yoga looks like off the mat radically transformed.

    Issa Freccero

  • Lesley D’s 200 hr Vinyasa teacher trainings are beautifully curated and saturated with wise Dharma teachings; rich explanations of Yoga history and philosophy; practical sequencing, hands-on adjusting and anatomy instruction; and more from Lesley and her superb team of guest teachers. I’ve participated in several Yoga trainings over the last decade and Lesley’s were by far the most meaningful and transformative. I learned countless skills that helped take my teaching to the next level and inspired me to commit to a daily spiritual practice and truly “live my Yoga” off the mat. What’s more is that I made deep personal connections and had lots of fun!

    Jessica O’Connell

  • This training was an amazing experience from the moment we introduced ourselves to our final graduation. Lesley D is truly a master of her field and shared her authentic love for Yoga in every element of our training. I feel prepared to teach a class and have a deeper personal practice that has changed me forever.

    Jessica Hunt

  • With many years of teaching Fitness and not a deep Yoga background, Lesley introduced me to a professional and loving experience teaching Yoga...and living Yoga! I feel comfortable taking risks in a safe nurturing space. Lesley connects with us on a personal level helping us all reach our optimal potential.

    Robyn Cohen

  • I participate in every training of Lesley’s that I possibly can, most recently her Advanced Immersion. Her training is the perfect blend of practical teaching tools and exploration of yoga beyond the physical practice. Learning from her has added depth and confidence to my teaching while keeping me constantly curious about my own practice and how I can continue to grow as a teacher. Lesley’s teaching has been such a gift in my life, not only making me a better teacher but a more joyful, inspired person.

    Tara Hayes

  • Every training class is like her regular yoga class – full, complete, thoughtful, straightforward, challenging and you cannot believe it’s over when feel like it just got started. Absolutely no fluff, put on your big boy pants and be ready to go, because you’re about to learn something.

    Stephen Anton