Deepen Your Yoga Practice

What comes after your 200-hour yoga teacher training? Maybe you've been teaching for years and are ready to deepen your knowledge. Maybe you're feeling a little stagnant in your practice, craving inspiration, or wondering how to expand your offerings. Or perhaps you're simply ready to immerse yourself in yoga again, this time with a little more experience and a lot more curiosity. In this special replay of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren revisits the question: Is advanced yoga teacher training right for you? Originally recorded before True Love Yoga launched its first 300-hour program, this conversation feels especially meaningful now that Lauren has spent nearly a full year mentoring its inaugural cohort. She reflects on her own experience completing advanced training and explores how a 300-hour YTT can help teachers move beyond foundational knowledge toward greater confidence, depth, authenticity, and leadership. In this episode, you'll explore: How a 300-hour training differs from a foundational 200-hour YTT Deepening your personal practice through philosophy, subtle anatomy, and energetic awareness Refining your teaching through advanced sequencing, cueing, assists, and class design Reconnecting with inspiration when teaching begins to feel routine Building confidence in your unique teaching voice Expanding into workshops, retreats, private lessons, mentorship, and leadership Creating sustainable offerings rooted in yogic values The importance of continued study, community, and collaboration How advanced training can help you grow without abandoning who you already are Lauren also shares what inspired her to create True Love Yoga's 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and how her first year leading the program has reinforced her belief in lifelong learning. 2027 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Applications are open for True Love Yoga's next cohort, beginning January 2027. This year-long hybrid program combines self-paced online learning, monthly in-person immersions, live office hours, individual mentorship, and a full year of True Love Yoga membership. Save $1,000 with early enrollment through November 11, 2026! Explore the curriculum, schedule, tuition, and application: https://www.trueloveyogakc.com/yoga-teacher-training/ This episode is a replay of an earlier recording. Some references to the original 2026 training launch are historical. The new introduction and outro contain current information about the 2027 program. Advanced training isn't about collecting more certifications. It's about developing a deeper relationship with yoga and discovering how much more there is to learn.

Have you ever wondered if you might be ready for yoga teacher training? Maybe you've fallen in love with your practice and feel a quiet calling to share it. Maybe your favorite teacher has encouraged you to take the leap. Or perhaps you simply want to deepen your understanding of yoga, even if you never plan to teach a class. In this special replay of episode 9 of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren explores what it really means to be ready for yoga teacher training—and why readiness has very little to do with how flexible you are, how long you've practiced, or whether you can do a handstand. Drawing from her own journey as a yoga teacher and teacher trainer, Lauren shares the questions, qualities, and considerations that can help you decide whether this next step is right for you. In this episode, you'll explore: Understanding your personal why for pursuing yoga teacher training Committing to your own practice, both on and off the mat Developing a passion for lifelong learning and svādhyāya (self-study) The importance of compassion, emotional intelligence, and holding space for others The realities of teaching yoga beyond the Instagram highlights Navigating imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and the fear of not being "good enough" Finding your authentic teaching voice and personal style The transformative power of mentorship and community Why yoga teacher training can be meaningful even if you never intend to teach professionally Lauren also reflects on her own experience entering yoga teacher training with plenty of fear and uncertainty—and how listening to that persistent inner calling ultimately changed the direction of her life. 2027 Yoga Teacher Training enrollment opens November 11! True Love Yoga's 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training is designed to build a strong foundation in yoga philosophy, anatomy, asana, sequencing, meditation, pranayama, and compassionate, trauma-aware teaching. Whether your goal is to become a confident yoga teacher or simply deepen your personal practice, this training offers an opportunity for meaningful growth, community, and self-discovery. Learn more: https://www.trueloveyogakc.com/yoga-teacher-training/ Note: This episode was originally recorded in 2024. Some dates and program details mentioned in the original recording have changed. Visit the website for current information about our 2027 training.

Have you ever wondered how the chakras, koshas, gunas, vayus, nadis, and five elements all fit together? Are they parts of one unified system, or are they different ways of understanding the human experience? This week on Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren is doing something a little different: sharing an actual recording from inside True Love Yoga's inaugural 300-hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. Inspired by a thoughtful question from one of her students, this mini-lecture explores the historical development of yoga's philosophical and subtle-body systems, revealing how ideas that emerged across centuries eventually became woven together in modern yoga. From early Vedic thought and the Upanishads to Sāṃkhya philosophy, Patañjali's Yoga Sūtras, Tantra, and Haṭha Yoga, Lauren traces the evolution of these frameworks and explains why understanding their distinct origins matters. In this episode, you'll explore: The guṇas: Sattva, rajas, and tamas as qualities of nature and experience The five elements: The building blocks of manifestation in Sāṃkhya cosmology The kośas: Five layers or sheaths of embodied experience The vāyus: Five directional expressions of prāṇa The nāḍīs: Subtle pathways through which prāṇa is understood to flow The chakras: Transformational centers developed within Tantric traditions How these systems became integrated through later Haṭha Yoga and modern yoga Practical ways to use these frameworks for sequencing, cueing, meditation, theming, and trauma-aware teaching Rather than treating these concepts as a single ancient map or rigid hierarchy, Lauren invites us to appreciate them as different lenses through which we can explore the same human experience. Plus, a peek inside True Love Yoga's 300-Hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training! Applications are open for the 2027 program, a year-long hybrid training designed for yoga teachers who want to deepen their knowledge, refine their teaching, and continue growing as students of yoga. Explore the program: https://www.trueloveyogakc.com/yoga-teacher-training/ Because the more we learn about yoga, the more we discover there is to explore.

Pregnancy and postpartum change far more than the physical body. They transform our relationship with movement, identity, strength, and what it means to care for ourselves. Yet so much of the conversation around this season still centers on restrictions, recovery timelines, and the pressure to "bounce back." What if we approached it differently? In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren welcomes back Melody Butler, E-RYT 500, YACEP, RPYT teacher trainer, functional movement educator, trauma-aware yoga educator, and creator of Mom Bod Yoga. Together, they explore what it really means to support people through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond—and why perinatal yoga is so much more than modifying poses to accommodate a growing belly. They discuss: Why postpartum recovery doesn't end at six or twelve weeks Moving beyond bounce-back culture toward strength, self-acceptance, and care How pregnancy and postpartum affect the whole person—not just anatomy Why yoga teachers often feel unprepared to support pregnant students The importance of core and pelvic floor awareness, nervous system support, and trauma-aware teaching How yoga philosophy can support the emotional and identity shifts of parenthood Why movement should be about nurturing ourselves rather than fixing ourselves Lauren and Melody also announce True Love Yoga's new 85-Hour Perinatal Yoga Teacher Training, launching in 2027 with Melody as lead facilitator. This five-month hybrid or fully virtual program explores perinatal anatomy and physiology, functional movement, core and pelvic floor health, yoga philosophy, pranayama, meditation, trauma-aware teaching, and intelligent adaptations for pregnancy and postpartum. Designed for yoga teachers, fitness professionals, doulas, birth workers, and other professionals who support people through this extraordinary season, the training offers a comprehensive foundation for compassionate, knowledgeable perinatal movement education. 2027 Perinatal Yoga Teacher Training March–August 2027 Hybrid or fully virtual participation Tuition: $2,000 Early enrollment: $300 off through January 15 Payment plans and limited $500 BIPOC scholarships available Applications are now open! Explore the training and apply: https://www.trueloveyogakc.com/yoga-teacher-training/ Connect with Melody: Melody Butler Yoga Because pregnancy and postpartum aren't problems to fix. They're extraordinary transitions that deserve knowledgeable, compassionate support.

As the light changes, temperatures drop, and leaves begin to fall, nature makes one thing very clear: we are entering a new season. And yet, we often expect ourselves to operate exactly the same way all year long. In this episode of Deepen Your Yoga Practice, Lauren explores autumn through the lens of yoga and its sister science, Ayurveda. Traditionally associated with vata dosha and the qualities of air and space, autumn can feel cool, dry, light, mobile, and changeable—qualities we may notice reflected in our bodies and minds, too. Rather than completely changing your routine, what if your practice simply responded to the season? Lauren shares approachable ways to bring more warmth, steadiness, rhythm, and nourishment into your yoga practice and daily life—from slower transitions and grounding postures to restorative practices, warming foods, consistent routines, and simple sensory rituals. You'll also explore autumn as an invitation to turn inward and consider: What am I ready to release? What do I want to carry forward into this season? Lauren also shares an invitation to Vairāgya: Release & Return, an autumn practice at True Love Yoga on October 18 featuring myofascial release, Yin Yoga, breathwork, reflection, and Yoga Nidra. You don't have to overhaul your life when the seasons change. Maybe you simply become a little warmer, a little slower, a little more grounded—and a little more willing to listen.