SAVY Yoga Mentorship Program (SYMP)

The SAVY Yoga Mentorship Program (SYMP) is the perfect bridge from training to teaching the Breath, Bandhas, Drishti and Alignment based traditional ashtanga Yoga!

If you are committed to truly developing yourself as a world class teacher, or wish to seek extra individualized guidance and support as you begin your teaching career or just want to work closer with a senior teacher to refine and deepen your skill, then this program is the opportunity to easily build confidence, success and yourself!

Work with our amazing SAVY Yoga Guardians who will lovingly and skillfully help you develop deeper as a student and teacher of Yoga. You’ll receive development and mentoring support as well as learn key ways to teach from your heart, attract from your deepest intention and create a flow of well-being, prosperity and joy for yourself and your Yoga community.

SAVY International Inc. has cultivated a reputation as a center of professional, inspiring, compassionate yoga and wellness studies. We have the best teachers who have a true love of yoga and live its teachings day in and day out. Our teachers understand and appreciate the importance of every student and feel compelled to provide exceptional service to achieve complete customer satisfaction.

Our team shares the vision of providing world class instruction to every student in a warm and welcoming environment by people who truly care. Our students expect to learn from the best and enjoy the authentic yoga backgrounds of our teachers and the holistic view.

The Mentorship Program is the perfect bridge from our Teachers Programs to becoming a professional yoga teacher!

With this training, you will:

work one-on-one with a senior SAVY Yoga teacher as your mentor.
assist one of your mentor’s SAVY Yoga classes each week and work together to assess and refine your teaching skills.
the sessions will be based on your desired path and interests as a yoga teacher!
teach public SAVY Yoga classes with a group of mentees & work together to assess one another’s classes. (Each mentee will teach at least 2 classes in total).

Program Objectives

The vision of this program is to support you in your endeavour to integrate and enhance the theory and practice of yoga as you experienced it in your teacher training. The core of the program offers you accountability, support and guidance through various assignments, tasks and responsibilities.

The Mentorship Program offers graduates of any 200-hour Teacher Training a unique and exciting opportunity to continue learning and to practice and live yoga as active members of a thriving yoga community. By joining our Mentorship Program, you will become a critical part of a practicing larger Yoga community.

Program Description
Taught by a SAVY Yoga Guardian, in some cases assisted by a SAVY Yoga Guardian Trainee, this program follows a streamlined curriculum that has been developed to offer you a continuing education program in the art of teaching Yoga continuing the transformations you have started in the Yoga Teacher Training. Your SAVY Yoga Guardian will help you (the mentee) on your personal and professional development into an excellent yoga teacher and offer guidance to you on your journey to become a better teacher.
The SAVY Yoga Mentorship Program (SYMP) is an incredible opportunity designed to give you support after the SAVY Yoga Teacher Training though graduates from other schools are also welcome to join, especially if they are looking forward to joining our next level programs.

Program Benefits
By joining this program, you will have the opportunity to:

Develop specific goals to personalize the mentorship to suit your needs
Meet and assist regular and special guest faculty members
Work with a senior teacher to advance your teaching skills
Assist your mentor in one class per week, working on observational and teaching skills in the classroom. Post-class discussions with your mentor will focus your integration.
Teach at least two public facing SAVY Yoga classes to put your skills into practice
Participate in self and peer review
Have your class assessed by your mentor
Become part of a larger network and community of yoga teachers and practitioners
Cultivate meaningful relationships with your teachers and peers
Deepen your study and practice of yoga as well as improve your teaching skills under the guidance of experienced yoga teachers and practitioners
Use your own unique experience, knowledge and skills to support new or less experienced students and teachers
Contribute to the successful preparation, delivery and outcome of classes, workshops, special events and teacher training sessions
At the end of the program, participate in a Feedback Forum to receive professional feedback on your teaching
Be an ambassador for Yoga and SAVY by representing and promoting the Studio and Teacher Training activities in your community