You’ve practiced, trained and studied
yoga with dedication.

Now it’s time to move into mastery with 

Embody Yoga's Roots
300-Hour YTT

Ignite your yoga leadership with

authenticity, equity and confidence. 

JOIN US

WELCOME!


You are here because you love yoga and you are ready to move deeper in authenticity and mastery. Maybe you have a deep stirring in your heart to be part of the change to create a more equitable world. 


Are you ready to deepen in authentic yoga and find your voice as a yoga leader who embodies yoga’s roots?

Yoga is a practice of liberation. We come together to create elemental space for true liberation, which can only occur in Unity. 

Do you long to serve your community as a distinguished yoga leader who honors and embodies the roots of yoga?

Are you ready to serve the world with the deep spiritual traditions of yoga ethics and wisdom? 

We are a community that empowers all people to make the world a better place with authentic yoga.

BECOME A YOGA CHANGEMAKER

Imagine feeling the ancestry of yoga come alive in you through elemental movement, music, herbs, art, smells, senses, spirit and ceremony from within the original culture of yoga.

What would it be like to go on a 6 month immersion into hearing, tasting, smelling, sensing and living yoga as your path to personal freedom and social change?

Imagine diving into your own remembering, into the roots of yoga beyond time, space and place, and igniting yoga’s depths in your life in this and every moment… 

Embody the depth of practice that our ancestors imagined and that your soul has been longing for. 

Embody Yoga's Roots 300-Hour YTT
June - Dec 2024

presented by

Susanna Barkataki and Faculty with
Ignite Institute | for Yogic Leadership and Social Change

taught by

Susanna Barkataki, M.Ed. E-RYT 500, C-IAYT,
Certified Health Coach Ayurvedic Practitioner and Faculty

Now Enrolling for Summer 2024

We start in June, but spots fill up fast. We recommend you enroll right away to avoid disappointment - this will be the only YTT 300 training in 2024. 


Prerequisite: You don't need to be flexible! Some experience with Yoga or a YTT 200 hour is required.

JOIN EMBODY YOGA'S ROOTS YTT 300

It’s time for the Roots of Yoga to be understood & honored in the West. 

It’s time for modern Yoga practitioners to have access to the Heart of Yoga, where the real healing, growth and power lives.

It’s time to center the heart of yoga to be what it truly is meant to be: a path to freedom and unity both personally, and socially.

And it begins with you.

Will you raise your hand to lead with yoga to create unity, love and a better world?

YES, I'M READY!

This space is for you

BIPOC, LGBTQIA, Folks of all body experiences and sizes, Disabled Folks, Desis:

You are needed as a yoga leader and teacher. This is your safe space to heal from injected oppression and internalized shame, using the authentic transformative teachings and techniques of yoga, as you become empowered to lead yoga as a path to unity & social justice. 

White Folks, Allies, Accomplices:

You are needed as a yoga leader and teacher. This is your safe space to de-program white supremacy from your mind & body, deepen your allyship/accompliceship, take responsibility for your privilege and power & use it for good without guilt or shame, and become empowered to lead yoga as a path to unity & social justice.

For ALL of us


This is an opportunity to be part of what it’s means to actually build liberatory community.

Leaders are born from within. 

No one can force another person to leadership. 

So the question is… Do you feel that inner call? And will you answer it?

What to Expect

Over the course of 6 months, you will…

Elevate your teaching skills

through weekly in-depth classes and monthly weekend intensives online. 

Build relationships

and participate in a supportive community of passionate leaders.

Deepen your practice

by learning and experiencing new depths of yogic wisdom. 

Accomplish a social justice project that you design

with the support of our exclusive Yoga and Social Change training that supports you in being a powerful yoga change-maker.

Move towards mastery

of integrating equity and authenticity by teaching workshops, master classes, or creating your own courses.

Grow your confidence

through evaluated practice teaching.

What You Get

  • *Course Portal with convenient access to modules anytime on your schedule, from anywhere in the world! 
  • *Weekly live engaging and interactive training call with Susanna Barkataki on Mondays at 7pm EST on Zoom
  • *Weekly deep dive session with your mentor teacher in a handpicked group pod
  • *Monthly weekend intensive deep dive virtual retreats (2-5pm EST Saturday and Sunday on the 4th weekend of each month) with yoga leaders revolutionizing the industry
  • *One private 1:1 Yoga Coaching call with your mentor
  • *Group caucusing to create brave space to explore identities - such as Queer, Trans & Nonbinary, BIPOC, White Allies & Accomplices, Neurodivergent learning, South Asian folks

*Monthly Office Hours with our incredible diverse faculty – Topics added all the time based on YOUR interests! Past topics have included: 

  • Incorporating Yoga and Ayurveda into Daily Life
  • Embodying Social Justice Principles into Yoga
  • Discussing Remedies to Colonial Mindset/ White Supremacy Culture
  • Energy and Astrology
  • Trauma Informed Practice
  • Ethical Business and Sustainability in Yoga
  • Questions About Hinduism and Worship/Bhakti
  • Embracing Yoga's Roots in Your Practice and Teaching
  • Yoga for Larger Bodies

Bonus Trainings

As part of your YTT 300, you will receive these 4 trainings: 

Trauma-Informed
Training

Advanced Meditation & Mindfulness Training

Yoga History, Diversity and Inclusion Training

Yoga Service, Philosophy and Ethics Training

Are you ready to advance your yoga, embody roots, practice peace, while diving into mastery?

Get Your Embody Yoga’s Roots
300 Hour Teacher Training Certification

By the end of this training,

you will be able to...

  • Apply all 8 limbs of yoga into your daily life
  • Customize your yoga classes for balancing the ayurvedic doshas so you can create powerfully themed courses, classes and retreats
  • Stand out as a cutting-edge yoga leader
  • Teach one-on-one yoga sessions applying Embody Yoga's Roots and Ayurvedic principles
  • Use yoga, meditation, and pranayama to address imbalances and create transformational experiences
  • Teach seasonal flows, especially for the transitions between the seasons as well as teach classes that are designed by time of day according to ancient yogic knowledge
  • Use a unique teaching methodology that integrates modifications, variations, and hands-on assists, and learn how to make the benefits of meditation and advanced asana accessible to your students
  • Take a stand for equity, ancestral roots and indigenous wisdom
  • Make an impact by helping bring equity, diversity & honoring to yoga culture in the West 
  • Be a highly knowledgeable resource that your students love and trust 

THIS CUTTING EDGE TRAINING IS CULTURALLY CONNECTED, Filled with Evidence-Based Best Teaching Practices, Powerful and Practical for YOUR yoga journey.

As part of being a yoga leader, you will learn tools and skills in racial justice, healing-centered engagement, and community building in an experiential way. 

We are the ONLY YTT that provides Caucus Spaces to support your increased bravery, safety and depth of experiential, embodied learning.

*See our note on caucusing below the content overview

Take a Look Inside the Training…

Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300 Content Overview

The Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300 Hour will create an immersive learning environment and foster an enhanced understanding and experience of all aspects of yoga as compared to the content of a RYS 200 or foundational training.

We cover:
Techniques, Training and Practice, Teaching Methodology, Anatomy and Physiology, Yoga Humanities and Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics, Mentorship and Practical Application.

Dive into Yoga's Authentic Roots, History, Philosophy and Practice Bring Your Yoga to Life

Module 1: Deep Reflection: Mantra, Mudra, Meditation Practices to Overcome Separation

Themes: Yogic Relationships, Self Empowerment, Appreciate don’t Appropriate, Emotional Resilience, Boundaries

Receive Support from an Ancient Foundation with a deep dive into authentic yoga culture. We’ll cover Samkhya philosophy and the yogic mind. You’ll study Art, Culture and Kirtan Yoga sutras, radiance sutras, Mantra, Mudra and Meditation to empower your personal growth and your passion for social justice. 

GUEST EXPERTS:

Tejal Patel

Dismantle Perfectionism in Yoga and You

Puja Singh Titchkosky

Kirtan: A Practice of Bhakti Yoga

Module 2: Move into Action: Living the Yoga Lifestyle.

Themes: Ayurveda, Wellbeing, Social Justice, Wholeness, Yoga in Daily Life, Ritual 

Take a Pilgrimage to Wholeness with Ayurveda, Yoga Lifestyle, Yoga Therapy Practices, and Social Justice Empowerment. You’ll learn about trauma-informed teaching and receive stress resistance training. We’ll also cover Radical Resilience: How to Live Well in a Sick World. This module is all about remembering how to be in harmony with your own soul’s wholeness.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Swami Chidananda

Benefits of Mantra Chanting

Arturo Peale

Connective Tissues, Joints, and Movement

Module 3: Powerful Reconnection: Energy Anatomy of Yoga.

Themes: Being Energy Warriors, Expanding Healing Justice, Living and Leading with Grace and Integrity, Emotional Wisdom, Alignment  

Ignite your inner wisdom and live in your optimal performance and harmonious state. You’ll learn intelligent, advanced sequencing as well as dive into Yogic psychology, modern neuroscience and the yogic mind. This module includes advanced study of physical anatomy and energy anatomy including a deep dive into the Chakra system.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Zel Amanzi

Yoga for Liberation: Centering Gender Expansion
for the Liberation of All People

M Camellia

Teaching to Every Body

Module 4: Love and Liberation: Yoga’s Roots, Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion & Teaching Accessibly

Themes: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization, Finding Your Voice, Accessible Cuing and Assists

Honoring Yoga's Roots is the Science of Social Justice. We’ll dive deeply into what it means to honor and decolonize yoga. Instead of appropriating yoga, you’ll learn to uncover your truth and share your voice in ways that are ethical and account for the power structures at play in Western yoga culture. We’ll also study Hinduism and Buddhism, Restorative, Yin, Lunar and Hatha yoga.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Kennae Miller

Your Confident Voice

Reggie Hubbard

Sacred Sound and Silence for Liberation

Module 5: Equity and Inclusion: Teaching to Every BODY. 

Themes: Making yoga accessible to all, Inclusion, Finding your Purpose as a Yoga Teacher, Leading with your Values, Embodying Yoga as Unity

Accessible is Inclusive. Pave the way for Yoga as Unity by learning the skills required to offer yoga that is not just accessible, but inclusive of all bodies. We’ll cover Pre/Post Natal Yoga, Yoga for Kids, Seniors, Gentle and Chair Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Restorative Yoga, as well as how to apply Yoga for Addiction Recovery and Special Needs. 

GUEST EXPERTS:

Rodrigo Souza

Accessibility and Disability Justice

Harpinder Mann

Teaching Yoga with Integrity: Dismantling Appropriation and Honoring Yoga's Roots

Module 6: Seva and Social Justice
Embody Yoga's Roots Leadership for Personal and Social Change. 

Themes: Leadership, service, power, ethical business strategies, disrupting the wellness industry

Lead, Connect, Amplify and Share. In this module we’ll discuss how to implement business strategies with equity and authenticity. We talk about what it takes to disrupt an industry. You’ll be empowered to share your unique voice confidently with Yoga Services such as Private Lessons, Partner Yoga, Planning Retreats, Designing Workshops, (in-person and online) and more. Practice emergent Strategies for financial, movement, spiritual and impact bottom lines. Distinguish yourself as a leader in the wellness industry with trauma-informed yoga leadership and for business planning. Identify who you serve, what differentiates you in the market and how to share your work equitably and abundantly with power and heart.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Tina Strawn

Yoga Business, Leadership and True Embodiment of Yoga

Amelia Bachtiar-Jones

The essence of Private Yoga

Rubí Orozco

The essence of Private Yoga

Meet Your YTT Mentors:

Linda Lopes

Súńaìna Madhav Dasi

M Camellia

*A note on Caucusing:

Throughout the course, we caucus to go deeper and learn in safer and braver space. Caucusing allows us to do deep antiracist learning and then come back together from a place of greater healing, strength and solidarity. 

BIPOC folks gather in BIPOC-only spaces to connect with a sense of safety without any pressure to explain ourselves or guard what we say. We have the freedom to express more of our pain for deeper healing, and more of our joy that’s rooted in cultural expression. 

White folks are a huge part of honoring yoga's roots in the West and we take the time to gather in anti-racist White-only spaces (it can seem strange at first but it's so powerful) — in these spaces White folks get to work together to create an anti-racist culture, without worrying about harming or triggering our friends or family of color, as we (sometimes rather ungracefully) deal with the big feelings that come up as we unlearn white supremacy. 

We also integrate and do so many wonderful retreats, practice teaching clinics, deep dives and practices together. We come together to learn and practice what unity can really look and feel like when we are living yogic ethics. We caucus to experience, integrate and anchor in our bodies a sense of safety so we can bring that safety with us as we come together, as well as into our lives and into the world. This is a favorite part of many graduates experience of the Embody Yoga's Roots YTT 300.

Are you ready to Empower the Yoga Changemaker within, and pave the way to a more Equitable world?

Take a Look Inside the Training…

Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300 Content Overview

The Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT 300 Hour will create an immersive learning environment and foster an enhanced understanding and experience of all aspects of yoga as compared to the content of a RYS 200 or foundational training.

We cover:
Techniques, Training and Practice, Teaching Methodology, Anatomy and Physiology, Yoga Humanities and Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics, Mentorship and Practical Application.

Dive into Yoga's Authentic Roots, History, Philosophy and Practice Bring Your Yoga to Life

Module 1: Deep Reflection: Mantra, Mudra, Meditation Practices to Overcome Separation

Themes: Yogic Relationships, Self Empowerment, Appreciate don’t Appropriate, Emotional Resilience, Boundaries

Receive Support from an Ancient Foundation with a deep dive into authentic yoga culture. We’ll cover Samkhya philosophy and the yogic mind. You’ll study Art, Culture and Kirtan Yoga sutras, radiance sutras, Mantra, Mudra and Meditation to empower your personal growth and your passion for social justice. 

GUEST EXPERTS:

Tejal Patel

Dismantle Perfectionism in Yoga and You

Puja Singh Titchkosky

Kirtan: A Practice of Bhakti Yoga

Module 2: Move into Action: Living the Yoga Lifestyle.

Themes: Ayurveda, Wellbeing, Social Justice, Wholeness, Yoga in Daily Life, Ritual 

Take a Pilgrimage to Wholeness with Ayurveda, Yoga Lifestyle, Yoga Therapy Practices, and Social Justice Empowerment. You’ll learn about trauma-informed teaching and receive stress resistance training. We’ll also cover Radical Resilience: How to Live Well in a Sick World. This module is all about remembering how to be in harmony with your own soul’s wholeness.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Swami Chidananda

Benefits of Mantra Chanting

Arturo Peale

Connective Tissues, Joints, and Movement

Module 3: Powerful Reconnection: Energy Anatomy of Yoga.

Themes: Being Energy Warriors, Expanding Healing Justice, Living and Leading with Grace and Integrity, Emotional Wisdom, Alignment  

Ignite your inner wisdom and live in your optimal performance and harmonious state. You’ll learn intelligent, advanced sequencing as well as dive into Yogic psychology, modern neuroscience and the yogic mind. This module includes advanced study of physical anatomy and energy anatomy including a deep dive into the Chakra system.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Zel Amanzi

Yoga for Liberation: Centering Gender Expansion
for the Liberation of All People

M Camellia

Teaching to Every Body

Module 4: Love and Liberation: Yoga’s Roots, Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion & Teaching Accessibly

Themes: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Decolonization, Finding Your Voice, Accessible Cuing and Assists

Honoring Yoga's Roots is the Science of Social Justice. We’ll dive deeply into what it means to honor and decolonize yoga. Instead of appropriating yoga, you’ll learn to uncover your truth and share your voice in ways that are ethical and account for the power structures at play in Western yoga culture. We’ll also study Hinduism and Buddhism, Restorative, Yin, Lunar and Hatha yoga.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Kennae Miller

Your Confident Voice

Reggie Hubbard

Sacred Sound and Silence for Liberation

Module 5: Equity and Inclusion: Teaching to Every BODY. 

Themes: Making yoga accessible to all, Inclusion, Finding your Purpose as a Yoga Teacher, Leading with your Values, Embodying Yoga as Unity

Accessible is Inclusive. Pave the way for Yoga as Unity by learning the skills required to offer yoga that is not just accessible, but inclusive of all bodies. We’ll cover Pre/Post Natal Yoga, Yoga for Kids, Seniors, Gentle and Chair Yoga, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Restorative Yoga, as well as how to apply Yoga for Addiction Recovery and Special Needs. 

GUEST EXPERTS:

Rodrigo Souza

Accessibility and Disability Justice

Harpinder Mann

Teaching Yoga with Integrity: Dismantling Appropriation and Honoring Yoga's Roots

Module 6: Seva and Social Justice
Embody Yoga's Roots Leadership for Personal and Social Change. 

Themes: Leadership, service, power, ethical business strategies, disrupting the wellness industry

Lead, Connect, Amplify and Share. In this module we’ll discuss how to implement business strategies with equity and authenticity. We talk about what it takes to disrupt an industry. You’ll be empowered to share your unique voice confidently with Yoga Services such as Private Lessons, Partner Yoga, Planning Retreats, Designing Workshops, (in-person and online) and more. Practice emergent Strategies for financial, movement, spiritual and impact bottom lines. Distinguish yourself as a leader in the wellness industry with trauma-informed yoga leadership and for business planning. Identify who you serve, what differentiates you in the market and how to share your work equitably and abundantly with power and heart.

GUEST EXPERTS:

Tina Strawn

Yoga Business, Leadership and True Embodiment of Yoga

Amelia Bachtiar-Jones

The essence of Private Yoga

Rubí Orozco

The essence of Private Yoga

Meet Your YTT Mentors:

Linda Lopes

Súńaìna Madhav Dasi

M Camellia

*A note on Caucusing:

Throughout the course, we caucus to go deeper and learn in safer and braver space. Caucusing allows us to do deep antiracist learning and then come back together from a place of greater healing, strength and solidarity. 

BIPOC folks gather in BIPOC-only spaces to connect with a sense of safety without any pressure to explain ourselves or guard what we say. We have the freedom to express more of our pain for deeper healing, and more of our joy that’s rooted in cultural expression. 

White folks are a huge part of honoring yoga's roots in the West and we take the time to gather in anti-racist White-only spaces (it can seem strange at first but it's so powerful) — in these spaces White folks get to work together to create an anti-racist culture, without worrying about harming or triggering our friends or family of color, as we (sometimes rather ungracefully) deal with the big feelings that come up as we unlearn white supremacy. 

We also integrate and do so many wonderful retreats, practice teaching clinics, deep dives and practices together. We come together to learn and practice what unity can really look and feel like when we are living yogic ethics. We caucus to experience, integrate and anchor in our bodies a sense of safety so we can bring that safety with us as we come together, as well as into our lives and into the world. This is a favorite part of many graduates experience of the Embody Yoga's Roots YTT 300.

Are you ready to Empower the Yoga Changemaker within, and pave the way to a more Equitable world?

What people have to say about the Embody Yoga’s Roots innovative, groundbreaking Yoga and Social Justice 300-HOUR ONLINE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"SO much useful information. The course surpassed my expectations with the amount of content, videos, meditations, live calls, and free downloads."

- Yoga Studio Owner

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I highly recommend her teachings as a way to educate and build awareness of cultural erasure and cultural appropriation of yoga in the West."

- Anusha Wijeyakumar, Founder WOC and Wellness

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I absolutely recommend this to all sincere yoga students and teachers as a necessary step on the path of awakening."

- Kino Macgregor, OmStars

When you align more and more with yoga itself - your wisdom becomes timeless! 

Meditation & Advanced Asana provide you with the support, practice, and guidance needed to bring all facets of your being into the single focus of yoga leadership.

Are you ready to grow as you deepen into the heart of yoga, with an incredible, supportive community by your side? 


And to Embody Yoga’s Roots?

YTT 300 Highlights of What You’ll Learn:

Yoga Styles

Restorative & Yoga Nidra

Hatha Yoga

Bhakti Yoga

Restorative Yoga

Adaptive Yoga

Yoga Play for Kids

Pre/Post Natal Yoga

Learn how to use the Yoga Spark Arc to Invoke Story and Cultivate your own style

Ayurveda & Healing Tools of Yoga 


Art Meditations

Ayurveda through Yoga—practice, experience, and intuitive wisdom

Dinacharya—routines for health and well-being (such as self-massage and daily cleansing of the other senses)

Basics to manage your doshic imbalances and move towards a yogic lifestyle of balance

Yogic psychology—the power of the mind in creating balance and health

Yoga Culture & Philosophy

8 limbs as the Heart of Yoga

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras Study

Radiance Sutras (Vijnana Bhairava Tantra)

Baghavad Gita

Hinduism, Yin Yoga & Buddhism

Mantra/Kirtan

Yogic conceptions of mind (Samkhya philosophy)

Mantras for improving health and longevity

Leadership & Business Tools

Planning a Retreat

Designing a Workshop

The Power of Teaching

Finding Your Voice

Social Justice 

Equity Inclusivity

Social Justice 

Power and privilege

Anatomy from a Yoga Perspective 


Anatomy for Yogis

Chakra Anatomy and Koshas

Energy Body Psychology

How We Support All Learning Styles

The Embody Yoga’s Roots YTT Course is delivered through a variety of modalities supportive to all learning styles. These modalities include: 

  • Highly engaging sessions that are accessible and geared towards multiple learning styles
  • Live group experiences
  • Real-time teaching and demo feedback
  • Beautiful PDF manual, handouts and resources
  • Short, interactive videos
  • Audio meditations
  • Fun exploratory home-play and practice plus the Ignite life-transforming "Yoga and Social Change Project"

This training is for you if you want to:

  • Build a supportive and like-minded community of folks who share your values
  • Embody a holistic approach to science and spirituality 
  • Create your own signature style yoga flow and meditation guidance
  • Cultivate your own style of teaching while being supported and guided by the Shankaracharya hatha yoga tradition. 

Benefits of Online Learning

  • Train with an expert YTT leader who has trained hundreds of students in-person and online for over a decade
  • World-class guest teachers
  • Flexibility to learn and absorb at your own pace
  • Review course materials instantly
  • Track progress at all times
  • Save travel time and gain depth of training and knowledge
  • Receive multi-faceted, personalized support
  • Lower carbon footprint 
  • Easy and convenient
  • Gain access to an experience of yoga you can’t get anywhere else

The 300 Hour YTT regular price is US $4997.

Currently, there is a special offer that is a significant discount on that price, depending on the payment you select. 

You can choose between:

8-month Payment Plan

A non-refundable deposit of $997 due now + 8 subsequent payments of $450/mo, for the discounted rate of $4597 ($400 savings)

Pay in Full

A one-time payment at $4297 ($700 savings)

Exclusive, Authentic Yoga LESSONS

PRACTICE PORTAL access to Exclusive Meditation + Philosophy, & Breathwork Classes

90-minute
Weekly Mentor Group Call

Weekly themed 75-minute Live Call & Practice with Susanna

Core Curriculum Full-Color PDF manual (one for each module)

Live Weekend Retreat Immersions

Pop-Up Office Hours with Teaching Team

Learn anytime, anywhere in the world, in your exclusive Course Portal

What makes this Yoga
Teacher Training (YTT) different?

When you train with us you are joining a team. We carry a lineage of authentic yoga from India updated for the modern world.

We are honored to be a flagship training school. We have trained hundreds of students in person and online. The quality of our yoga education is recognized worldwide. We consult to various yoga organizations to help improve the quality of all teacher trainings worldwide.  

All ranges of flexibility and practice are celebrated. 

You get more attention to your individual growth and practice. We are devoted to your future - 90% of our graduates become practicing yoga instructors and achieve more happiness and success within their field of teaching yoga while creating equity. 

We honor, train and share the whole, authentic tree of yoga.

  • ROOTS - EXPLORE and honor where yoga comes from.  
  • TRUNK - CENTER in self, our personal practice, history, ancestors, and practices of yoga. Inquire within to find inner truth and empowerment.
  • BRANCHES - CONNECT in the Diversity of Community. Practice and teach as many of the limbs as possible with fire, power and passion.
  • GLOBAL CANOPY - WHOLE of Interconnected Yoga - Move beyond asana. Teach and practice ethics, breath, philosophy, lifestyle. Live Yoga. Share your gifts with creativity, skill and depth.

We focus on true community, authentic yoga and yoga leadership.

We support decolonized learning while creating accountability for your depth of learning and success.

It is time, now more than ever, to move into being the leader you are meant to be. Sharing the gifts that only you have.

We are here to support your remembering, your truth, your own ancestral wisdom with the heart of yoga. When this journey of yoga happens to you, it is beyond space and time, beyond place or location, and it’s yours to keep forever.

Susanna Restival Bio Headshot in blue

About Your Lead Teacher

A note from Susanna Barkataki,

Founder and Director of Education

When you practice rooted yoga, you ignite your most authentic and highest self.  It doesn't matter whether you can touch your toes, or what you're wearing, whether you feel like a leader or not, ready or not, you just need a WHOLEHEARTED “YES!”, an open mind and heart, and a willingness to grow. Become a stand for equity and roots in yoga in your life, online, in your community and in the world. This is your moment to invoke your yoga leadership with love, grace and truth.

I can’t wait to get started on this journey with you!

View FAQs About

Embody Yoga's Roots YTT

Everything kicks off for the YTT on June 10, 2024!

We meet for our live calls on Zoom.

Yes. Currently, our Yoga School, Ignite, is qualified through an online extension through 2024 with Yoga Alliance to certify students and they can register with Yoga Alliance with our online training*. We are a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance, ID 12152. Graduates of this upcoming training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance at the 300-Hour level. Once you complete your training and log your hours of teaching experience on Yoga Alliances portal, you can register as a 300-Hour RYT.

Know that as a school, we approve each student individually in our Yoga Alliance School Dashboard once graduation is complete.

We cannot guarantee that the training program will be offered in this exact same format in the coming years, yet we engage with Yoga Alliance on a regular basis to advocate for keeping YTTs as accessible as possible both online and in-person. Our online format offers group, individual, and asynchronous learning to the highest standards of education. Upon completion, you will receive a certificate from Ignite and can apply for registration with YA according to your certification in our 2024 YTT 200 or 300 hour. Our online training meets and exceeds the Yoga Alliance requirements.

Know that if you'd like to get a certification, live attendance to at least 50% of the calls (including calls with Susanna, mentor cohort calls, and weekend retreat calls) is required. This is because we want to be able to support you to succeed in integrating what you are learning and build community together. Connection and communication are key!

I'm a born teacher! My family lineage are teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners! I absolutely love to teach and I think about how people learn almost obsessively. So you'll get an incredibly hands-on, project-based and innovative experience.

I've been teaching yoga since 2008. I have studied yoga my whole life through my family lineage, but formally undertook training in 2001. I studied with various teachers in India and in the United States and when I returned from India in 2008 my teacher requested that as I return home, I share the true essence of what yoga is with as many people as possible. Since I was already an educator with a Masters degree, teaching English and History, I first began teaching my high school students! From there, a number of friends asked me to teach them, which I did after school in the evenings. And this kept happening until the Yoga School I now run was born.

Inside the course portal, you'll get the core content for each module. You can explore, learn and work on this content on your own time and schedule.

We have experiential, interactive and fun Live training sessions weekly on Mondays at 7pm EST on Zoom with Susanna, and you'll have a weekly mentor deep dive session (timing to be confirmed). During these live sessions each class might look and feel a bit like this:
• Ritual YTT Opening and Welcome
• Drop in
• Core content shared
• Breakout sessions
• Discussion or art and experiential learning
• Guided teaching
• Group teaching
• Share and Q and A
• Ritual YTT Closing
We may mix and match from the above to create an engaging experience in every session.

We will also have monthly weekend intensive deep dives, and we will also be going "offline" together to do art, music, dancing, ritual, journaling, working with the elements, candle gazing - and other fun, creative and elemental things that enliven our YTT 300 deep dive.

As a training school committed to equity and inclusion, we make every effort to support our students of color and underrepresented and underestimated folks. We know that it is not an accident that yoga in the West looks like it does and we actively seek to change this in our teaching faculty, support staff, student body and practices.

In addition to the guest teaching faculty who are majority BIPOC, we have three mentor support staff of different backgrounds who will be present to learn, support students with curriculum as well as hold space for the entire YTT. As a training school, we prioritize voices of color and other marginalized folks and we hold commitments that our students agree to. We also know that white supremacy is the air we breathe and, as such, we cannot provide an environment free of white supremacy but we can make every attempt to address it if and where it arises.

We require all faculty and students to understand and participate in Ignite Yoga School's commitment of fostering an environment welcoming and attentive to people of color, queer and trans people, disabled people, low-income people, people of various body sizes, and other underrepresented communities. This involves developing an awareness or inquiry regarding language used to discuss various concepts, and an awareness of how racism, ableism, fatphobia, homophobia and anti-LGBTQIA prejudice, transphobia, classism, or misogyny may show up in the yoga classroom. We also ensure that learning is supportive of various learning styles, and when teaching asana, online or in-person, we do not single out any student by name and always will get multiple forms of consent before providing any hands-on adjustments. Prior to starting the training our non-BIPOC white allies are required to do exploration into their white identities and how to be anti-racist accomplices and allies.

Lastly, we offer a handful of scholarships to BIPOC students to make this training more accessible. To apply for a scholarship, email booking@ignitebewell.com with the email subject "YTT Scholarship Request" and in your email ask for the scholarship application form to be sent to you. Once you fill out the form our team will be in touch with an outcome. Thanks in advance for your patience as we review these!

We understand! Life happens. If you have to miss a session, that is understandable and we have built in some wiggle room. We've got you covered. All of the live recordings and the retreats will be loaded inside the Course Portal within 24-48 hours for you to watch the replays at any time. You can bring any questions or reflections you have to your mentoring cohort. Also, remember, the Core Content for each module is inside your course portal - so you can easily get ahead - and catch up - all on your own time.

If you know you will not be joining a call, for planning purposes we request that you let your mentor know ahead of time. Things can happen in life, and if you need to take a period of time off of live attendance and watch the call replays, please be in communication. You can let your mentor know via email.

We value you and your yoga education and always aim to be in right relationship by having spaciousness alongside clear agreements. We cannot wait to support your growth with yoga!

***Know that if you'd like to get a certification, live attendance of at least 50% of the calls (including calls with Susanna, mentor cohort calls, and weekend retreat calls) is required. This is because we want to be able to support you to succeed in integrating what you are learning and build community together. Connection and communication are key!

With this training, you are certified at the Foundational Yoga Teacher level to be able to teach yoga classes, meditation classes, and other various skill-specific yoga classes (trauma-informed, yin, restorative, accessible yoga, etc.)

Also, you can live and embody your yoga. Part of the philosophy is that yoga isn't just something we do - it's something we are. So we enliven every part of our experience, jobs, work, family, creativity and relationships with yoga training.

This training is created for those who work, are caregivers, live full and busy lives and so it is geared to be accessible and fit into your life!

Generally, you will need 3 hours a week to attend the Live training call (Mondays at 7pm - 8:15pm EST), and the mentor deep dive sessions (90 minutes, times TBC).

There is also a monthly weekend intensive virtual retreat (2-5pm ET / 11am-2pm PT, Saturday and Sunday on the 4th weekend of the month every month, often with one of our esteemed guest teachers). Dates and guest speakers subject to change.

In addition to that time, plan on spending 1-2 hours of reading and about the same for practice each week!

YTT 300 runs June 2024 - November 2024

Weekly Mentor deep dives with your cohort are on Monday at 8:30pm-10pm ET.

In any given week you might be watching a few hours of pre-recorded course content on your own convenience and time, plus:

  • Attend our live Susanna training sessions on Mondays (or watch replay)
  • Attend weekly cohort session with you mentor and cohort classmates
  • Complete one hour of homeplay
  • Enjoy and experience 3-4 yoga practices
  • Once a month you'll attend the monthly weekend retreat - 2-5pm ET / 11am-2pm PT Sat/Sun, or watch the replay!


The training is built to be attended easily by busy folks and fit with your lifestyle. After all, this is yoga school, not school, school!

The regular price of the 300 Hour YTT is US $4997.
Currently, there is a special offer that is a significant discount on that price, depending on the payment you select.

You can choose between:
1. 8 month Payment Plan: A non-refundable deposit of $997 due now with 8 subsequent monthly payments of $450/month, for the total discounted rate of $4597 ($400 savings).

2. Or, pay in full now for a total of $4297 ($700 savings).

As far as scholarships, If you require a scholarship, email booking@ignitebewell.com to learn about our criteria for selection and to be alerted when our scholarship application window opens. Please note that we receive many scholarship applications and cannot guarantee.

Part of your tuition goes to support communities impacted by systemic oppression and injustice and that work to create equity.

  • Black Lives Matter
  • The First Nations COVID Emergency Fund
  • Yoga Service in India - Manav Sadhna
  • Action Aid India

This is yoga school - not school, school! Yoga school is different from regular school in many ways, and homework is not assigned to be checked or graded, but for your own development.

We believe there are many ways to be smart- and many ways to learn! Our program is VERY experiential.

You can choose to do Projects and Homeplay!
A flow, inclusive and trauma-informed sequence
Yoga and Social change project
Culmination and sharing the fruits and roots of practice

Class is scaffolded and you will be supported to know how to do each of these projects.

Homeplays/projects will correspond to what is discussed in class and will supplement that knowledge. If you have not completed the homeplays, it is OK! Just do your best within the context of all of the other responsibilities you have in your life. Homeplays/projects will be announced in three places: in class live, in the Facebook group and on the course portal with a detailed description of the project.

Finally, there are books to go along with each module and the book list comes to you when you've signed up. We will discuss the books in live class times.

If you are looking for more ways to learn outside of the classroom, you can always review your flashcards, journal about your experiences, take or teach a yoga class, and read suggested texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, or the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. There are various translations of these texts -- You can also practice and reflect on the yamas and niyamas in your everyday life.

We have a no refund policy in this training out of support for you and our team for multiple and intersecting reasons. The commitment when you sign up is a commitment to transformation and the no refund policy can support you in honoring the intention to your growth that invited you to sign up. All of our students agree to the same contract and terms, and it is only fair to students that all students honor the agreement.

People have major life events come up during the training, since it's a half year long, and stay to receive the support and tools they signed up for or transfer to the following training if absolutely needed.

Additionally, there's a team of BIPOC, queer/ trans and allies working behind the scenes year round for each cohort. This team is already being paid based on your student spot upon enrollment. Refunds are not possible because resources are already used to support the team and part of your tuition goes to support communities in need, as well as your transformation as a student. This is why we have a clearly stated no refund policy. If mutually agreed upon, you may transfer your enrollment to the next training. This solution has worked well for some students. We support you in taking personal responsibility and honoring your commitment to deepening with yoga and to honoring your agreement.

Right now, I just don't know, is truthfully the answer. I would love to say yes - but I am not sure what the future holds -- only that this is the only YTT 300 we'll be doing in 2024. If you're interested, I suggest joining now to avoid disappointment.

We Support the Co-Creative Process of Personal & Collective Success:

Your attendance matters to the group co-learning, co-creating, processing and integrating together. What you put in creates so much of what you'll get out of this training. (And you don't need to want to teach to still benefit massively through participating and applying what you are learning.)

We really value you as part of this experience. We are co-creating a new model of yoga education and collective change requires us all to show up to co-create this new world of learning and practice together.

In this program, in alignment with yoga philosophy and practices cultivating sovereignty, you'll find a lot of power and spaciousness for you the student. With that power and freedom comes some commitment and responsibility - particularly to engage and communicate. We offer spaciousness and we would like you as a student to attend as often as you can and communicate around individualized needs if they arise. Our training gives and invites engagement with flexibility for an optimal experience.

Our grads and students often comment on how transformative this learning experience is, and how they get so much more out of it than other learning experiences because of how we decolonize learning and how empowering it is for them.

Still have questions? Contact us at hello@ignitebewell.com. We're happy to help.

Join us in Embody Yoga's Roots YTT 300!