Learn Paddleboard Yoga From Experts & Have Joyful Days Out
Liberation Retreat
Reset and feel anew with Breath, Yoga & Rituals
Join Kathleen Booker, The Queen of Serene, Breathing Technician & Melanie Smith, Empowered in Practice Yogini, SUP Instructor, in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Soaring to new heights by releasing the heaviness of habits, thinking & actions that weigh you down. We will shed the heavy excess baggage and add strong wings for flight to soar into Confidence, Courage, Inner Peace & Fearlessness. With our Breath, Yoga, Rituals & Water!
SUP Yoga Teacher Training
Poconos SUP Yoga Certification Retreat
Stoked Yogi master trainer Melanie Smith has been practicing and teaching SUP Yoga for over five years and is Miss Melanie Yoga's founder, the leading SUP Yoga provider in Western New Jersey and Pennsylvania. SUP Yoga is still new in this area, so it’s a great time to get on board to expand your teaching offerings! The calm, quiet waters of Lake Harmony provide the perfect backdrop for our SUP and yoga experience.
This training will be all-inclusive with accommodations in a beautiful private waterfront residence. A private chef will prepare amazing vegetarian, gluten-free meals and nourishing juice on-site. With Stoked Yogi training, we attend to every detail to ensure that your certification experience is also a luxurious, transformative retreat.
THIS 4 DAY, 3 NIGHT – 25-HOUR CERTIFICATION PROGRAM INCLUDES:
- SUP Skills: Forward stroke, turn techniques and maneuvering, board anatomy and handling, launching, and landing.
- Beginner SUP: Clear, concise method for instructing a beginner paddleboard lesson.
- Safety & Rescue: Lifesaving techniques including flip rescue, active & passive drowning victims. Weather and marine hazards, local knowledge.
- Anchor Systems: Individual and group
- Aqua Asana: Beginner sequence and how to creatively sequence on the water.
- Stoked Yogi SUP Yoga Manual (Level 1)
- Business of SUP Yoga: Starting your business, insurance, permitting, and defining your brand. Fleet sales & ambassador opportunities
- Equipment provided for the duration of training: Glide Yoga Board, paddle, anchor, and PFD.
- Swag Bag: Awesome gear from our sponsors, including water bottle, sunscreen, hat, and tank top – plus a few surprise goodies!
ALL-INCLUSIVE CERTIFICATION RETREAT ALSO INCLUDES
- Thursday through Sunday accommodations (twin bed, shared room) in a private waterfront residence with all the comforts of home
- Wi-fi, fire pit, hot tub, laundry facilities, and everything you could need on-site
- 3 nourishing vegetarian meals per day are prepared on-site by private chef
- Evening sessions include night paddle, visualization, goal setting ceremony, and bonfire party.
PRE-REQUISITES
To provide the best training experience possible, we require a 200-hour yoga certification (or in progress) and current CPR certification at the time of training. If you do not have a 200-hour certification but have equivalent experience and are actively teaching yoga, please get in touch with us for approval. Not sure? Please send us an email at hello@stokedyogi.com.
WHY CHOOSE STOKED YOGI?
As the leading educator in stand-up paddleboard yoga, we are the best at what we do as the leading educator. Our goal is to build a global network of the most passionate, talented SUP yoga educators on the planet – and we’ve worked hard to create the strongest, most comprehensive curriculum available. Our training is approved by Yoga Alliance, WPA, PaddleFit, NASM, ACE, and SUPIA. Our panel of teachers across the United States has trained over five hundred SUP yoga professionals and taught tens of thousands of students in the past five years. Stoked Yogi’s teaching team brings together six of the most inspiring and enthusiastic SUP Yoga teachers and businesses in the country to create a program that integrates a wide range of local knowledge and experience.
Choosing Stoked Yogi Teacher Training will also give you access to the largest global ambassador program for SUP yoga and awesome future opportunities like assisting or even facilitating teacher trainings workshops, retreats, and festivals in partnership with Glide Paddle Yoga.
MEET THE TRAINER
Pennsylvania teacher training is led by Melanie Smith, owner of Miss Melanie Yoga, Stoked Yogi Master Trainer. Melanie completed her SUP Yoga certification in San Diego in 2012 and has been an innovator and leading SUP Yoga provider in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey areas since.
ALL-INCLUSIVE TUITION (INCLUDES ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEALS)
Early Bird Tuition (Paid in full 30 days prior): $1395
Regular Tuition: $1495
TRAVELING TO TRAINING
Training is three consecutive days, starting Thursday at 4 PM and ending the Sunday at 5 PM. Please arrange your travel plans accordingly. Sunday night accommodations are available for an additional charge of $75. Contact us if you have questions about your flight or travel options.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to speak with someone regarding this certification program, please drop us a quick message here or email hello@stokedyogi.com, and we will respond within one business day.