FIRST SEE THE GOOD YOGA TEACHER TRAINING @UVM

Welcome!

  • Sign-up for the First See the Good 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training@UVM and deepen your knowledge of the yoga philosophy and practice.
    • Learn about the power of positivity, the chakras and yoga sutras, anatomy, and physical alignment
    • Learn to teach professionally with a theme
    • Learn how to make yoga more relevant in everyday life
    • Enjoy a supportive community and make friends for life
  • Be part of a supportive community that will transform your practice and help you take on the distinguished role of a yoga teacher.
  • The First See the Good YTT program is open everyone – students, UVM faculty and staff, and the greater Burlington community.
  • Earn your Yoga Alliance 200-Hour yoga teaching certificate among like-minded people from all walks of life.
  • Our August-March schedule fits perfectly within the academic year. With two five-day intensives, three three-day intensives, and three Saturday sessions, this training schedule also works well for professionals.
  • The reasonably priced tuition, along with grant and scholarship opportunities, makes the training more accessible to college students and the community at-large.
  • Set up an in-person or online interview with John McConnell, director of the YTT, to learn more and see if it’s a good fit for you.

Ready to Apply?

Take the first step and fill out a YTT Application. You be contacted by John McConnell, director of the YTT, to set up a conversation to talk about the training.

Apply Now

John McConnell creates a community built on mutual support and respect that encourages every student along their individual path to become a teacher. Essential skills, such as confidence and acute awareness of mind and body, are cultivated through the discussion and practice of philosophical, historical, and physical foundations of yoga. We all left feeling ready to take our next steps in yoga, and feeling that we matter.

EMMA '24

Why Choose First See The Good YTT?

The First See the Good YTT program is unique. Starting on the very first day, you’ll practice seeing the good in yourself and others. Our study and discussion of a wide variety of yogic texts will help you create a solid foundation of yoga principles and yoga philosophy in your teaching and in your everyday life.

 

  • Study with world-renowned guest teachers.

  • Learn to teach in your own voice and your own style.

  • Enjoy teaching opportunities on the UVM campus or in your community, including your own 6-week series.

  • Get Yoga-Alliance certified while pursuing your academic degree.

  • Learn in a great studio on the UVM Campus.

  • Open to everyone, all ages, both students and non-students.
  • Get financial aid through student loans or grants with VSAC.
  • Past graduates participate in mentoring sessions to assist current students.

This teacher training is awesome. John McConnell is a fantastic teacher and person. He had us practice teaching in the very first class, and even though I was nervous, it totally prepared me to start teaching once the training was over. The required readings are books I still use today to guide my classes and my life. The interactions with fellow trainees were memorable and beautiful. Though the training is mostly made up of undergraduate students at UVM, I took it as a 24-year old and still loved it. There was one middle-aged woman in my training and she had a great time, as well.

MICHELLE '21

Training Dates

All dates are coordinated with the UVM academic calendar.

2025

May 11th (1-5pm)

Meet, Practice, Connect

AUG 20-23rd (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)
AUG 24th (8am-12pm)

5-Day Intensive (Early Fall Arrival)

SEPT 13th (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)

Saturday Training

OCT 10th-12th (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)

3-Day Intensive (Indigenous People’s Day  Weekend)

NOV 15th (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)

Saturday Training

 

TBD (9am-12pm)

Anatomy Lecture / Cadaver Lab 

2026

JAN 7th-10th(8am-12pm / 2-6pm)
JAN 11th(8am-12pm)

5-Day Intensive (Early Spring Arrival)

JAN 31st (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)

Saturday Training

FEB 14th-16th (8am-12pm / 2-6pm)

3-Day Intensive (President’s Day Weekend)

MAR 28th (8am-12pm / 2-9pm)
MAR 29th (8am-6pm)

Final Weekend/Yoga Day

Ready to Apply?

Take the first step and fill out a YTT Application. You be contacted by John McConnell, director of the YTT, to set up a conversation to talk about the training.

Apply Now

John McConnell is one of the sweetest souls I know. He is so encouraging, and cares so much about the success of each and every one of his students. All of the intensives are so fun, and he infuses our time together with music, laughter, and vulnerability. The UVM YTT space has to be one of my favorite places on campus, and I made so many lifelong friends there.

RILEY '23

Cost & Registration

  • REGISTRATION DATES
    OPENS: DEC 2, 2024
    CLOSES: MAY 1, 2025

  • TUITION COSTS
    NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF 25 % DUE AT REGISTRATION
    STUDENT TUITION: $2550
    FACULTY STAFF TUITION: $2850
    COMMUNITY TUITION: $3000

To start the registration process, please fill out a YTT Application. You will then be contacted by John McConnell for an in-person or video interview to discuss the program and answer questions.

After the interview, John will contact you to let you know if the program fits you, and you fit the program. If so, you will be able to make a 25% deposit to hold your spot in the YTT.

FINANCIAL AID:  Aid available through the State of Vermont to assist qualifying students to help pay part or all of the YTT program. Vermont has an “Advancement Grant” specifically designed to help pay for training courses like the First See The Good Yoga Teacher Training @ UVM. Please click here for more information.

SCHOLARSHIPS: First See The Good supports two half-full scholarships a year to UVM students. Preference is given to participants who would like to teach at UVM after the training. We close the application process at 30 entries. The application period is 12/2/2024-2/17/2025. 

CANCELATION & PAYMENT POLICY:

  • If a participant decides to withdraw from the training, any payments made will not be refunded.

  • If the student has a medical condition that makes it impossible to complete the training, the student may appeal for a partial refund. The refund may include the tuition less the cost of each weekend the student completed in the training and the 25% nonrefundable deposit. In order to be refunded, the student must submit a physician’s written statement to John McConnell.

  • Students may not attend the training if they have an unpaid balance.

  • Under no circumstance does payment ensure certification. All certifications are merit-based only. We do not sell certifications.

  • First See The Good reserves the right to remove any students from this program if they do not meet the program expectations without a refund.

  • We reserves the right to cancel the training before the beginning of the August session if there is low enrollment.  A full refund will be given.

  • Enrollment is first come, first served, and contingent upon available spaces.