Vikasa Mentorship Program
What does being a really good yoga teacher mean to you?
What are your personal goals and aspirations when it comes to being a yoga teacher?
How could a mentorship take your teaching to the next level and open up a world of new opportunities?
Invest In Your Personal Evolution
Time spent learning is always well invested.
YACEP Hours
This mentorship counts towards continuing education hours with Yoga Alliance
Upskill From Anywhere
Got wifi? You’re ready! An online mentorship that can be completed from anywhere.
Lasting Impact
Discover your true potential as a teacher and share your gifts confidently with the world.
A Personalised Mentorship for Yoga Teachers
The Vikasa mentorship allows us to deep dive with you on an individual level, helping to excavate your full potential as a yoga teacher and bring it to the surface so you can flourish, grow and expand in new dimensions.
The skills you gain through this mentorship program will help you stand out from the crowd of yoga teachers and offer something truly valuable to your students and community.
This is an invitation to deepen your connection to yourself, to discover your truth, authenticity, and unique skillset so you can become a confident, intuitive and charismatic yoga leader.
Developed and run by our senior Vikasa teachers, this program is open to yoga teachers who are seeking to evolve and develop. You do not have to be a Vikasa graduate, you simply need to have a 200hr certification from any yoga school.
What You Get
6-Month Program
One session a month to dive deeply into content designed for your goals
Monthly Homework
Homework and projects to keep you learning, striving and succeeding
Feedback Sessions
Video feedback on your teaching to up-level your skills and offerings
Personalised for You
Choose your goals, choose your mentor, choose your focus points
If you have any question, get in touch with us for personal assistance. Contact us 
Are you a yoga teacher seeking one on one guidance to grow your confidence, elevate your teaching, expand your yoga business or develop your unique offerings as a yoga teacher?
Apply for a mentorship program run by yoga teachers, for yoga teachers.
The WHY Behind Mentorship
Vikasa has always been built on the premise of evolution. As humans, as yoga practitioners and as yoga teachers, we are designed to be constantly evolving, learning new skills, discovering new elements of ourselves and sharing this newfound wisdom, ideas and experience with those around us.
However, it’s very easy to become stagnant. The modern world cocoons us in comfort and routine. We fall into patterns in our day to day lives, and as yoga teachers, we settle into familiar asanas and sequences that we offer out of ease and comfort.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with trusted class plans and repetition, many of our yoga students return again and again simply because they appreciate and even crave this quality, consistency and familiarity.
However, your growth enables your students to grow too.
The more you push your own boundaries and evolve, so too do you extend pathways for your students to follow suit in their own transformation.
As you bring out the best in yourself, you enable others to do the same.
As yoga teachers, we all have goals, we have ideas around the teacher we would love to be, we have aspects of our teaching skills that we are really proud of, and other elements that we long to gain more strength and confidence around.
Simultaneously, being a yoga teacher comes with demanding schedules, and oftentimes, juggling other jobs or careers, family and friends, commitments and responsibilities. Seeking time for personal growth and development can be challenging.
At Vikasa we want to help yoga teachers to grow and refine their teaching and skillset in a way that is simple, supportive and impactful.
Which is why we developed the Vikasa Mentorship Program
Learn From Our Senior Vikasa YTT Teachers
After many decades of running yoga teacher training programs and being deeply immersed in the yoga industry, we’ve developed a mentorship program that isn’t based on a cookie-cutter approach.
We know that all yoga teachers are unique - you have your own goals, your own dreams, and specific areas of your teaching or business that you would love support with.
This program is catered to meet you where you are at and guide you to discover your authentic voice, to master your skills as a teacher and to position yourself as a leader, allowing you to make the positive impact you have always dreamed of.
The mentorship also counts as 25 hours of Continuing Education with Yoga Alliance.
Sessions
6 x one hour sessions over 6 months via zoom working one on one with the mentor best suited to your focus points. This can be done from anywhere in the world organised around a time that works with your schedule. In the introductory session you will share your main goals and your mentor will structure the program to ensure you have the support and gain the results you are seeking. The only prerequisite for the program is that you hold a 200hr YTT certification. Your goals may be focused more on developing your teaching skills, or launching, diversifying or expanding your yoga business. We will meet you where you are.
Videos
You will submit 3 videos of you teaching a class (at home) to your mentor. This allows them to give you really detailed feedback on your teaching and help you to develop in the areas you may feel require extra work and refinement. This may be around things such as cueing, language, demonstration, alignment, modifications, presence, theming, class structure, voice, body language, etc. If you have a specific area of focus, your mentor will work with you to transform and strengthen your teaching skills. You will be amazed at how much you can grow as a teacher through these video feedback sessions.
Homework
The homework provided will differ from mentor to mentor, but may include things such as journal prompts, practice teaching, developing a draft of a business plan for a new offering, curating a playlist, working on class themes, practicing cueing or breathing exercises, doing your own self practice etc. The homework shouldn't take up more than an hour or so a week but will provide you with a framework to continue learning, growing and advancing between sessions. The homework will also be based on personal development, helping you to formulate routines and systems that support you as a yoga practitioner as well as a yoga teacher.
This program is perfect for new teachers looking to:
- Gain confidence as a yoga teacher and step in front of a yoga class with ease, grace and purpose.
- Develop classes that are powerful, accessible and transformational
- Learn how to develop a yoga community through sharing your unique teaching style and skillset
- Develop specific offerings such as private classes or online classes
- Deepen your understanding of specific elements of yoga, be it asana progression, meditation, pranayama, philosophy, anatomy, sequencing or adjustments.
- Understand how to create studio classes for all levels and how to approach studios for work opportunities
This is also perfect for more experienced and established yoga teachers who are looking to deepen their teaching and/or expand their offerings, including:
- How to teach more advanced classes and advanced asana, meditation and pranayama techniques with confidence
- How to find your ‘why’ as a teacher and how to deepen into your own unique gifts and magic as a yoga leader
- How to find your true voice and develop greater authenticity around your teachings and offerings
- How to develop, launch and run a yoga retreat, immersion, program or training
- How to build an online yoga studio from the ground up and gain consistent subscribers
- How to develop special workshops for yoga studios or classes for special events
- How to price your offerings to guarantee financial success and sustainability
These are just a handful of the requests we have received from our yoga teaching community over the years. Most importantly though, the mentorship program is structured around you, your needs and your goals. There is no prescribed formula and no set agenda. Your mentor will work with you to establish what you want to get out of the program and devise the sessions around these focal points.
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Meet Your Mentors
The Vikasa Mentorship Program is taught by our team of senior level yoga teachers. Our team is an eclectic group of international yogis with a variety of strengths and styles. All Vikasa teachers have graduated from Yoga Teacher Trainings with a minimum of 200 hour teaching certification recognized by the Yoga Alliance.
Niki Lundberg
Founder & Yoga Teacher
Niki believes that yoga can be life-changing, both on an individual and a collective level. And so her teaching, which she sees as her vocation, is focussed on tapping into yoga’s transformative capacity and providing a means for her students to embark on journeys of self-discovery. She has a background in psychology and an unwavering belief in the importance of combining the physical aspects of yoga with the often neglected spiritual aspects.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- Identifying purpose
- The art of holding space
- Sequencing, cueing and adjustments
- Finding your authentic voice, style and offering
- Teaching with intention
- Cultivating a self practice
- Transformational experiences
- Planning and running yoga retreats
- Yoga on and off the mat
- Yoga as a career path
- Launching an online studio
Alex Vyazovov
Yoga Teacher
A truly passionate and dedicated yogi, Alex began his journey into Yoga over 20 years ago. He apprenticed with a Yoga master and remained fully immersed in a wide range of yogic practices for several years. Alex later received spiritual initiation and started to share the knowledge of self-realized yogis along with his own experience and insights received during his apprenticeship and years of daily study and meditations.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- Meditation – for personal practice and teaching
- Awareness cultivation
- Emotional intelligence
- Japa practice
- Pranayama
- Self investigation
- Yoga philosophy
- Advance yoga studies for teachers
- Bridging tradition and modern yoga
- Bhakti yoga
- Tantric yoga
Kara Burdack
Yoga Teacher
Kara’s love and curiosity for movement began at a young age with her passion for dance. Through her training and career she was guided to the physical practice of yoga. Able to finally breathe fully and deeply, Kara continued to educate herself and share her learnings with others across the world. Kara will guide you to deepen your understanding of the physical body so that you can tune into your mental and emotional intelligence. Kara’s classes integrate her love of anatomy and alignment, moving you through challenging sequences that enable you to be fully present.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- Anatomy/alignment
- Creativity/movement patterns
- Sequencing, cueing and adjustments
- Finding your authentic voice, style and offering
- Planning and running workshops
- Planning and teaching privates
- Audition class/job interviews
- Yoga as a career path
Mikey Lazano
Yoga Teacher
Mikey has an encyclopaedic knowledge of all things yoga with particular specialisations in intelligent sequencing, yoga anatomy and efficient movement. He draws on aspects of his former profession as a personal trainer in his practices and teachings – focussing on balancing strength and flexibility with an overarching emphasis on safety. As well as having a broad and deep knowledge of yoga practices and history (having completed a number of trainings with Vikasa & Universal Yoga), he also has a passion for teaching and a talent for making complex concepts accessible.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- Anatomy/alignment
- Asana progression
- Sequencing, cueing and adjustments
- Finding your authentic voice, style and offering
- Pranayama
- Meditation
- Yoga theory
- Yoga philosophy
Victoria Chavez Harrington
Yoga Teacher
With an 18-year dance career behind her, Victoria has honed a unique approach to yoga that fuses fluid movement with mindfulness. Guiding students through a harmonious blend of breath, dynamic flow & body awareness, she aims to create a transformative experience on the mat. She encourages her students to explore and celebrate movement, where traditional yoga poses become gateways to creativity and freedom.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- The art of holding space
- Creativity/movement patterns
- Sequencing, cueing and adjustments
- Finding your authentic voice, style and offering
- Teaching with intention
- Planning and teaching privates
- Cultivating a self-practice
- Yoga as a career path
Michael Murray
Yoga Teacher
While initially drawn to the physical aspects of yoga, Michael remains stimulated by the interplay between the physical practice and the more spiritual, inner-journey that can be opened up by the physical practice. In pursuit of this interplay, Michael teaches correct alignment and intuitive movement and also facilitates discussions and lectures on emotional intelligence and personal development.
Focus areas for mentoring:
- Yoga business
- Planning, selling and running, workshops, retreats and YTTs
- Ongoing professional development of yoga/wellness professionals
- Moving from corporate work to yoga/wellness work
- Finding your authentic voice, style and offering
- Yoga as a career path
- Launching an online studio
Vikasa Mentorship Program
Take the next step in your teaching career with personalised guidance and support.
Vikasa Mentorship Program
Starting from:
$1,499
Graduate Offer:
Save $250! Only $1,249
- No hidden fees. No upselling.
- Two easy payment installments.
- Personal application process.
- Free access to online studio.
- Opportunities to work with Vikasa.
Only $500 deposit required to secure your place.
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Whats Included:
6 Month Mentorship
6 x 1 hour sessions over 6 months via zoom with your personal Vikasa mentor.
Vikasa Online Studio
Unlimited access to our online studio over the 6 month mentorship program.
Homework
Homework provided to help you stay on track and keep progressing over 6 months.
Special Discounts
Discounts to join us in Koh Samui for in-person trainings and retreat programs.
Personalized Program
No cookie-cutter syllabus. You tell us your goals and we tailor the program to suit you.
Work Opportunities
Vikasa Mentorees will be first considered for paid and exchange positions at Vikasa.
Video Feedback
Detailed feedback on your teaching videos to meet your goals and monitor your growth.
Online Community
Become part of our online teaching community for ongoing support.
Only $500 deposit required to secure your place.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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No, you just need to have a 200hr yoga teaching certification with any accredited yoga school. Vikasa graduates do get extra perks including a discounted rate and bonus marketing session with our Vikasa Marketing Director to work on your marketing plan and strategy.
If you have a preference for a mentor please let us know and as long as availability aligns, this should be fine. Otherwise, once you let us know your goals in the application form we will match you with the mentor we feel is best suited to you
Yes! This is ideal for anyone wanting to take the leap into teaching- however that looks for you, we’re here to support you.
Yes! There is no ‘end game’ when it comes to teaching- there are always more ways to grow, evolve and develop both as a yoga teacher and yoga practitioner. We love working with teachers who are already advanced or have years of experience. We are excited to see how we can work together to take you to the next level.
Yes, we work with students and teachers all over the world and will do our best to ensure you can easily understand the curriculum and get the most out of the program.
You have a one hour zoom call monthly, and at least 1-2 hours of homework per week. We have structured this so it’s easy to implement into any lifestyle, no matter how busy you are.
These positions are limited and filled on a selective basis. $500 deposit is required to secure your place and full payment must be made 30 days prior to the mentorship start date. The start date can be selected by you and your mentor.
The deposit can be transferred to another Academy offering with written notice more than 30 days out from the start date. Within 30 days of the start date, deposit and full payment are non transferrable and non refundable.
Yes, the mentorship offers you 25 hours of Continuing Eduction with Yoga Alliance.
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Vikasa Mentorship Program
Become a successful, confident and charismatic yoga teacher and share your passion with the world.