ASTER YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Sonder Studios is a Registered Yoga School
5 STAR YOGA ALLIANCE RATING

Sincere study for yoga lovers.

Aligning your heart to your deepest purpose

Choose 200hr RYT track (200hrs) or Non-Teaching Option (150hrs)

Inner knowing. Yoga has quietly and beautifully imprinted your life. Now you are ready to offer this gift beyond yourself. Yoga teacher training is an open door through which love and service to others may move through you.

Inquiry. Fill out the online application to share with us your passions and request an interview with our lead faculty.

Intention. Set this transformative experience into action by enrolling in the 2025 Sonder YTT.

Dates & Investment

The investment of your time and energy in Aster Yoga Education allows the depth of the program to be most impactful. We will meet in person over the course of 8 weekends. Your full participation in all 8 weekends is expected. You will have homework, reading, and practice between weekends throughout the training. In addition, you commit to taking yoga classes a minimum of 2x a week at Sonder Whole Fitness. *Schedule will vary as will expectations for Non-Teaching Option students.

Jan 24 - 26, 2025

Feb 7 - 9, 2025

Feb 21 - 23, 2025

Mar 7 - 9, 2025

Mar 21 - 23, 2025

Apr 4 - 6, 2025

Apr 9 (evening 5 - 8pm)

Apr 22 (evening 5 - 8pm)

Apr 25 - 27, 2025

May 8 (evening 5 -10pm for vibrational experience)

9 & 10

YTT meets during the following hours of the weekends listed above

Friday 4pm - 8pm

Saturday 9:30am - 7pm

Sunday 9am - 5pm

*Schedule will vary as will expectations for Non-Teaching Option students.

Teacher Training Cost

2025 COHORT COSTS for 200RYT Option

Current Full Member:$3,299 - SAVE $250 Early Bird before December 25th = $3049

Non-Members:$3,700 - SAVE $250 Early Bird before December 25th = $3450

2025 COHORT COSTS for Non-Teaching Option

$2,599 - SAVE $250 Early Bird before December 25th = $2349

*$500 non-refundable deposit is required upon acceptance into the program.

*Prices listed above includes the price of required reading books.

200hr Aster Yoga Teacher Training Prerequisites

A curiosity for a deeper understanding of yoga on and off the mat, and the ability to be open to a beginner’s mindset.

It is recommended that you have taken at least 3 yoga classes at Sonder Studios so that you are familiar with our teaching style and align with our philosophy.

There is no expectation for your ability to do any particular yoga poses. You will be met at this training exactly where you are and we will progress together in community. There is also no requirement for an intention to actually teach yoga. Many students find YTT a deeply personal aspect of their yoga journey. 

Prior to the first in-person weekend, all YTT students will read 3 books.

200hr Teacher Training Breakdown

At the conclusion of this training you will be able to confidently teach powerful vinyasa flow yoga classes, meditation, and restorative yoga practices. You will have a firm foundation in Yoga philosophy, ancient texts, modern-day spirituality, trauma-informed approaches, and self discovery practices.

You can expect:

75 hours of learning asana, meditation, pranayama & subtle body

50 hours of the art of vinyasa, cueing methods, musicality, marketing

30 hours of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics

30 hours of yoga history, philosophy and ethics

15 hours of mindfulness, dharma and the power of vibration

*Schedule will vary as will expectations for Non-Teaching Option students.

Allie Lehnhardt

E-RYT® 500, YACEP® - Yoga Alliance

Yin Yoga Certified - Yoga Alliance

Mindful Resilience for Trauma Certified - Veterans Yoga Project

Specializes in the art of Vinyasa flow

I am a mother of two grown boys and a military spouse of over 29 years.  I began my practice in 2006 and quickly realized the physical, mental and emotional benefits that yoga offered.   I completed my yoga training in 2013 while living in Seagrove, FL and have since taught class in both group and private settings in Panama City Beach, Tampa and the Washington DC area. 

The beauty of Yoga begins from within. Through movement, stillness, intention and devotion, all creating balance within the heart, we learn to trust the fluctuations before us. As a Yoga teacher, I devote myself to meet you where you are on this journey we call ‘life’. Allowing for a shift of the spirit to unravel and align to your highest potential. I believe that when we can tap into the quiet spaces between the thoughts, there is peace that naturally is set forth into the world. It is there that alignment happens, mindfulness enters and love overflows.

Website: www.allielehnhardt.com

Facebook: Allie Lehnhardt

Instagram: @allie_lehnhardt

Megan Twining

E-RYT® 200, RYT® 500, YACEP® - Yoga Alliance

Certified Mindfulness Based Mentor - Banyan

Professional Yoga Therapist Candidate - The Mindfulness Center

Yin Yoga Certified - Yoga Alliance

TRX® Yoga Master Educator - TRX®

Mindful Resilience for Trauma Certified - Veterans Yoga Project

I know that we are all interconnected. I founded Sonder in 2020 to create a space where the community could share and reflect this beautiful collective energy.

Through Yoga, I’ve learned to observe life as art. Each messy and memorable moment is integral, and not to be missed. Yoga teaches us that communication should be gentle and that words create our world; that energy is reflected, and that we move beautifully when we are moved. Doubting the gifts we’ve been given and denying God’s will for our lives only takes away from who we truly are. My commitment as a Yoga teacher is to point out the vibrant beauty and fragile wonder of this world, and to serve each person who is ready to unlock their wildest potential. It is through my core values of gratitude and courage that I take each step forward.

Website: sonderstudios.us/mentorship

Facebook: Sonder Studios

Instagram: @megan.twining

Kelsea is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, practicing since 2007 both in hospital and outpatient/sports medicine settings. There is a joy that comes both from teaching someone post-stroke how to walk again AND getting an athlete back to their sport or activity of choice. Kelsea enjoys looking at all aspects of movement from a holistic perspective, including how the mindset is affected. She has treated patients from age 4 to age 99, with an emphasis on manual therapy coupled with mobility and stability exercises (yoga and non-yoga) that pertain to each patients' specific needs and response. She has recently left the corporate physical therapy clinical setting to start her own business where she has the freedom to truly help patients her way. Even 15 years into the profession, she sees herself as always a student, and believes that to continue to help people, she has to learn new things and adapt them into her daily practice. Kelsea is looking forward to bringing her expertise of anatomy and kinesiology to YTT students as well as serve as a sounding board for the many questions of "why" that are sure to arise. 

Website: www.whatmovesyou.me

Savitha Enner grew up in India and studied yoga and yogic life style through her ancestors and teachers from a young age. She has integrated these teachings with over 700 hours of teacher training she has taken in the US to help her students adopt the ancient teachings into modern day practices. She continues to study yoga philosophy under her teacher from India and share in YTT and workshops. 

Her movement classes are alignment based vinyasa style practices intending to ignite curiosity among her students about their body, energy and mind. She believes that yoga is a practice of self realization and can be cultivated through consistent and dedicated practice. She teaches Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Vedic Chanting and vegetarian cooking classes to immerse Yoga as a foundation for a holistic and purposeful life.

Website: www.savithaenner.com

James Foulkes has been involved in the alternative healing arts for more than 20 years.

 He has been practicing Qi Gong and Kung Fu for 15+years and is a 19 th Generation Wu Dang Dragons Gate adept. His approach to yoga is based on the work of Vanda Scaravelli and the practice focuses on awakening the spine.

 His book on Yoga Therapy Principles and Themes in Yoga Therapy came out in 2017.

He is based in the Washington DC Area and teaches Yoga, Yoga Therapy, Qi Gong, Kung Fu and Craniosacral Therapy both nationally and internationally.

Website: www.jamesfoulkes.com

David brings his unique style and ability to make things simple to the yoga world. Because of his passion and desire to share the human body with everyone, he delivers the complex and sometimes frustrating topic of anatomy in a way that is very accessible and understandable to yoga practitioners. David is Ashtanga Authorized Level 2. He studied in Mysore with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in the “old” shala.

Savitha Enner grew up in India and studied yoga and yogic life style through her ancestors and teachers from a young age. She has integrated these teachings with over 700 hours of teacher training she has taken in the US to help her students adopt the ancient teachings into modern day practices. She continues to study yoga philosophy under her teacher from India and share in YTT and workshops. 

Her movement classes are alignment based vinyasa style practices intending to ignite curiosity among her students about their body, energy and mind. She believes that yoga is a practice of self realization and can be cultivated through consistent and dedicated practice. She teaches Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Vedic Chanting and vegetarian cooking classes to immerse Yoga as a foundation for a holistic and purposeful life. 

Website: www.yoganatomy.com

Prasad Rangnekar, E-RYT500, is a Yoga Educator based in India who teaches in over 15 countries for the past 29 years. He has been a student practitioner of Yoga for the last 39 years, studying both, in traditional lineages, as well as academically, with a Master’s degree in Philosophy. 

 He is the Founder-Director of Yogaprasad Institute and conducts Yoga and Meditation Teacher Trainings, mentorship sessions, retreats, and workshops to spread the wisdom of traditional Yoga in its traditional. Being a transformation guide using Yogic methods he is regularly invited to speak at Indian Embassies, The European Commission, Yoga conventions, Schools, Corporate  bodies, and Charity organizations. He has established multiple close-knit student communities and self-help groups globally and is engaged in various social initiatives, primarily through his ‘Women Yogis of India’ seminars that raise funds for women-focused charities. He also runs a free student resource Youtube channel that has over 350 videos with hundreds of hours of content.

Website: www.prasadrangnekar.com

Youtube: Yogaprasad Institute

Instagram: yogaprasad_institute

I believe you have the power to lead your dreams. You have a passion, deep down, that sets your soul on fire.  Currently expressed as a whisper, an idea, or maybe just a feeling that is waiting to come forth and create the life you want to live.  You have everything you need to strengthen that whisper into your true voice.  A voice that will support your actions in making a positive difference in this world. 

Curiosity helps me stay forever a student, sparking my zest for life. I have a degree in Exercise Science and bring a holistic approach to my community as a certified Yoga Teacher, Health Coach, and Integrative Coach. As an entrepreneur and owner of SWEAT Power Yoga, I understand the power of community and am forever seeking ways to deepen that connection. I sit as a faculty member on the TRX Educational Department and manage TRX Yoga, globally.  I travel internationally to present, educate, and empower individuals to move well, be well, and live on purpose. 

It takes courage to find your way. I am devoted to helping you listen, feel and lead your dreams. Let’s practice together and cultivate tools to listen to that whisper, tap into your truth, and learn to lead authentically and unapologetically.

Website: www.sweatpoweryoga.com

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