TULA Institute

03/03/2026

Tula Institute trains yogis and future yoga teachers in attainable and sustainable yoga practices. What does this mean? It means that there is more than one way to experience the benefits of any yoga pose or yoga practice.
Attainable - When a teacher or practitioner understands the positive effects of a posture and and has a good grasp of anatomy, any pose can be modified to make the positive effects attainable for any student.
Sustainable - Change is constant. The needs of our bodies, minds, and hearts change moment to moment, day to day, year to year. When we have the understanding and skill to modify yoga postures to meet those needs yoga becomes even more sustainable through the lifecycle.
That is what attainable and sustainable yoga is all about!

02/08/2026

It's official! Tula Institute and the PenBay Y are collaborating to offer another 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training right here in Midcoast Maine beginning September 2026. This training offers the best of both worlds offering in-person and on-line virtual hours. Learn all about this training at - https://bit.ly/TulaYogaTraining

07/30/2025

The deadline to register for the next Tula Institute of Yoga Teacher Training is coming up - August 4! Join me tomorrow 10:45 - 11:45 AM at the Rockland Y to learn more about this transformational training and how to apply. FMI - Visit Tula.Institute.

06/29/2025

I always feel like it sounds trite, but it is undeniably true that participating in a yoga teacher training is transformative! And…. a 200 hour training is not just for aspiring teachers, but for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of yoga. Spread your wings and see what happens. The next Tula Institute Training with Katey Hawes, MS, PT, C-IAYT begins this September in Rockport / Rockland, ME. Apply today at Tula.Institute

06/21/2025

Yoga Teacher Trainings aren't just for teachers, they're for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of yoga, themselves, and the world around them.
I would say that 50% of people who take a Tula Institute Yoga Training do so to become Yoga Teachers, 100% of Tula graduates bring yoga out into the world to make it a better and more peaceful place for all of us. The next training begins this September 2025, registration deadline is August 4. Apply now! To learn more visit Tula.Institute.

05/24/2025

Tula Institute offers trainings in attainable and sustainable yoga. Check out this video from Tula's lead trainer, Katey Hawes, exploring option to make child's pose attainable and sustainable for a variety of bodies and needs.
The next Tula 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training begins this September 2025. FMI and to apply Tula.Institute

05/24/2025

Tula Institute offers yoga teainings in attainable and sustainable yoga practices. Check out this video by Katey Hawes, Tula's lead trainer, on childs pose and how to make it attainable and sustainable for a variety of bodies and needs.
The next Tula 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training begins September 2025. FMI - Tula.Institute

05/22/2025

Students frequently ask me - what muscle does this asana or yoga pose stretch, or work... My answer is never a clear cut - oh it's "x" muscle. In this video Leslie Kasminoff gives a great explanation of why it isn't as simple as "X" pose Stretches "Y" muscle. The word Yoga means connection, and it is so true at so many levels. Take a quick listen to Leslie's wise words.

Leslie Kaminoff, world-renowned Yoga Educator, brings Yoga Anatomy to life Online in a New 9-Month Intensive Training Programhttp://yogaanatomy.net

05/22/2025

What's holding you back from embarking on your 200 hour yoga teacher training? Is the obstacle real or perceived? Yoga tends to make life more easeful, and though the teacher training process may be challenging at times the outcome is liberating and life changing! Check out James French's words of wisdom about leaning in starting your Yoga teacher training journey. The next Tula Institute hybrid in-person / on-line teacher training begins this September 2025. FMI - Tula.Institute

Listen to Path founder James look at what is stopping you from becoming a Yoga TeacherDo you want to change your life and become a certified yoga teacher, ab...

05/18/2025

Yesterday at our Meet and greet session about the 2025 - 2026 Tula Yoga Teacher Training the question was raised wondering what a training day looked like if it wasn't all about the physical asana (posture) side of yoga. What a great question! While asana, or yoga postures, is an important part of a Yoga Training, it is just one of the 8 limbs, of one of the 4 paths of yoga - so there is so much more! So, in a nutshell, here is the answer. A typical Tula training day includes
* Morning meditation - a variety of meditation techniques are explored so students can find the approach that works best for them.
* Asana Practice either with the larger Y community, or in our small training group. Practices include moderate and gentle flow, and exposure to other styles of yoga - including chair, restorative, and yoga nidra.
* Teaching methodology - Teaching yoga is as much about holding space as it is leading and imparting knowledge, so it may be a different skill set than you have previously mastered if you are already a teacher.
* Group projects - Valuable learning comes not only from the teacher, but from the other students, and the process.
* Asana lab - breaking down the postures, reviewing anatomy from online sessions, exploring different variations for different bodies, learning how to guide others in exploring the postures in their unique bodies
* By the 2nd month students are practicing teaching each other, so a 2nd meditation or asana practice may be on the schedule.
* Open discussions on reflections, insights, history and philosophy of yoga, questions that arise as part of the learning process.
* Between in-person training weekends there are on-demand sessions on Yoga anatomy, and yoga philosophy, and the group joins together on-line once a month to re-connect, and to discuss the online sessions.

The once a month in-person weekends are full and rich, and students leave each training day knowing that they have worked hard, physically, mentally, and emotionally, but feeling invigorated to learn and experience even more!

FMI - on the next Tula Yoga Training visit Tula.Institute

05/17/2025

There might be an issue with the bitly link for the online meet and greet today. If so - try this link.

05/17/2025