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Pathway To Mastery
Pathway To Mastery
This future based model is designed to support Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teachers to be in a layered process of ongoing training, development, and practice. Baptiste Power Yoga Certification is a tiered system that creates clear distinctions in education, hands-on teaching, experience, and competence. By adding objective standards and benchmarks along the way, we ensure quality and consistency in how the Baptiste Methodology gets expressed out in the world.
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Baptiste Power Yoga is recognized for having some of the most impactful yoga teaching professionals in the world, with thousands of internationally trained teachers, dedicated to enhancing the experience of Power Yoga, supporting breakthroughs on and off the mat, and causing deep community everywhere and with everyone.
We invite you to join our dynamic global collective of individuals who are up to something bigger than themselves and are committed to transforming the lives of people everywhere—at the local level of community with people from diverse cultures, customs, languages and life circumstances.
Attending Baptiste programs has ignited in me a strong desire to be a Leader. Since I began the certification process I have committed to creating Root Down, a Baptiste Power Yoga Community and am set to open this March in Hartford, CT! The Baptiste Institute has provided for me, the community I needed to feel supported and inspired. I’m amazed by my own growth as well as the growth of all the life-long friends I have made in program. I can’t wait to see what comes next for all of us!
Nicole Carango
Tier 1 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader
The support from a global community is what makes being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher so valuable. Through the pathway to becoming certified, I befriended hundreds of passionate leaders in communities all over the world who are using the power of Baptiste Yoga to create change. These amazing connections and friendships continue to foster, grow, and support me with a huge network of resources and opportunities. Being a Baptiste Certified Teacher keeps me in the work and holds me accountable for being up to bigger things.
Brandon Sommers
Tier 1 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader
Additional elective hours can include
| Baptiste Program | Type of Participation | CEU Hours EarnedCEU hours can be applied towards elective hours required for each tier. |
|---|---|---|
| 200hr Baptiste Yoga Teaching Certificate Course: Expand Your Power | attend | 200 |
| 40 Days to Personal Revolution Facilitation Training | attend | 50 |
| 40 Days to Personal Revolution Program* | lead | 25 |
| 40 Days to Personal Revolution Digital Program | attend | 6 |
| Advanced Art of Assisting | attend | 15 |
| Affiliate Empowerment Summit | attend | 30 |
| Apprentice a weeklong program** | attend | 120 |
| Art of Assisting | attend | 15 |
| Art of True North Alignment | attend | 15 |
| Assist a short program** | attend | 20 |
| Assist a weeklong program** | attend | 120 |
| Baptiste Assisting Course | attend | 15 |
| Baptiste Power Yoga Global Summit | attend | 35 |
| Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential Course (previously known as Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher Course) | attend | 15 |
| Being of Power | attend | 7 |
| Global Certified Teacher Summit | attend | 25 |
| FIT to Lead | attend | 250 |
| Kids Yoga Teacher Training (weeklong) | retake | 95 |
| Kids Yoga Teacher Training (day) | attend | 7 |
| Level One: Journey Into Power | retake from 2013 or after | 100 |
| Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey | retake from 2013 or after | 100 |
| Level Three: Beyond Borders | attend | 100 |
| Personal Revolution Bootcamp | attend | 75 |
| Power of Play Bootcamp (digital course) | complete | 20 |
*These elective hours count only towards required classroom teaching experience hours for Tier 2 and above.
**All assisting hours for any of the above Baptiste Yoga programs count towards elective hours. Assisting hours do not count as having completed the program.
The committed platform to refine and up level myself as a teacher, the deep community of support, and the space that gives me the opportunity to be for people and get up to something bigger than myself always….this is why being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher is important to me. The work of the Institute holds yoga true to its philosophy, its foundational principles and physicality in a world that is rapidly changing the industry. I am anchored and aligned and equally challenged to step further out on my edge every time I tap into the source that is the Baptiste Methodology.
Mary Lyn Jenkins
Certified Baptiste Teacher
One of my greatest accomplishments is being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified teacher. I started practicing Baptiste Power Yoga in 2010, and it transformed my life. It is has been through practicing and teaching that I have received and learned the tools to create the life that I want, and to be open to discovering new possibilities. I found purpose in sharing Baptiste Power Yoga with others, and it led me to open Shakti Power Yoga, a Baptiste affiliate studio, with my sister in
Kelly Farina Carter
Owner/Founder Shakti Power Yoga
Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher
As a Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Certified Teacher I am part of something bigger than myself and our yoga community in Savannah, Georgia. The Baptiste organization trains and inspires teachers worldwide and provides a platform for connecting and sharing with each other about how to bring what we love to the most people, in the most powerful way. We are in support of each other’s greatness and work together as a community to spread the love. When I am feeling stale or uninspired in my own teaching, I know that there is a source I can go to for inspiration and support. Quite simply – we are better together!
Kate Doran
Tier 2 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Educator
Why being a Baptiste Power Yoga certified teacher is important to me can be summed up in three words – community, growth, empowerment.
Community – it is like no other community I’ve been apart of. Full of support, connection and love. That we all want everyone to be that best version of themselves.
Growth – the personal and professional growth from the methodology has given me the tools to take the action on living out my dreams. Opening a yoga studio and to create programs and lead other leaders!
Empowerment- boom; this one is beyond measure and it continues to expand in me daily. Empowered to continue to be in the work and from that space I can support others. With myself being empowered leaves others empowered. With one last word- gratitude!
Brian Thomas
Tier 3 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencers
The biggest reason that being a Baptiste Certified Teacher is important to me is the authentic connection I have found with my personal practice and my ability to deliver the same to my students. As a Baptiste Certified Teacher I am not asked to be someone else but rather to be the highest expression of myself possible. This is the self I deliver to my students. This is what I am able to encourage in them as well. Baptiste Yoga is life transformed.
Jennie Ray Hart
Tier 1 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader
Being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher is important to me because I am part of something greater than myself. The methodology provides me with the tools and confidence to live a fuller, more purposeful life. Practicing and teaching Baptiste Power Yoga inspires me to create change in my own community: be it at my studio, in my home or with neighbors. The Baptiste Community is filled with talented and driven leaders inspiring and training other leaders. I am proud to be part of this diverse group.
Lindsay Grabb
Owner/Founder Up Yoga
Tier 2 - Baptiste Certified Yoga Instructor
Being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher is important to me because I want to be on the pathway to be part of the Teacher Trainer tribe and lead trainings here in Asia for the Baptiste Institute.
The programs are life-changing and it gives access to more than yoga teaching tools – it empowers me to be a better human being and to reach for the impossible and step up to leadership.
And the amazing support from my Baptiste Yoga community is priceless as they keep me grounded to my True North.
Sophie Sanders
Tier 1 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader
Why being a Baptiste Power Yoga certified teacher is important to me can be summed up in three words – community, growth, empowerment.
Community – it is like no other community I’ve been apart of. Full of support, connection and love. That we all want everyone to be that best version of themselves.
Growth – the personal and professional growth from the methodology has given me the tools to take the action on living out my dreams. Opening a yoga studio and to create programs and lead other leaders!
Empowerment- boom; this one is beyond measure and it continues to expand in me daily. Empowered to continue to be in the work and from that space I can support others. With myself being empowered leaves others empowered. With one last word- gratitude!
Danielle Jokinen
Tier 3 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencers
My favorite part about Baptiste Yoga is that it’s not just a practice that works, it’s a practice that matters. As a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher, I have a unique opportunity to be of impact and make a difference. I have the tools to lead yogis into physicalness and possibility, and leave them up to something bigger than themselves on the mat and off. Training with the Baptiste Institute gave me access to coming from a place of whole and complete and seeing others in that same way. This practice brought me back to life, and I’m committed to sharing that gift with everyone I meet.
Heather Viniar
Tier 3 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencers
The pathway to becoming a Baptiste Yoga Certified Teacher has connected me into a global support community. I am able to ask for, and receive constructive feedback that I can put into practice. Through attending Level One and Level Two Programs, I have been trained in the essential language of Baptiste Yoga. These tools show up in my teaching as actionable, specific point-to-point asana cueing as well as creating a space for students to discover the poses in their own bodies.
Jennifer Huber
Tier 2 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Educator
What I love most about the Baptiste community is the commitment to growing people and helping them lead meaningful lives. Every week, I teach yoga to the men at the Davidson County prison in Nashville and I witness how this practice inspiring change from the inside out. Not only is Baptiste Yoga shaping the inmates’ physical and mental well-being, but it’s also creating connection and community and is a tool for healing. The positive effects of yoga are working in a place that is seemingly dismal where most inmates are resigned and cynical. Yet every week, I witness a shift, not just physically, but in their mindset, believing they are seen and appreciated and deserving of new opportunities.
This type of story and work isn’t unique to the Nashville prison system, but is shared by leaders across the Baptiste yoga community. Knowing I am part of something greater than myself and part of a global community that supports people in discovering their purpose and leading fuller lives is why I love teaching Baptiste Yoga and choose to a Baptiste Power Yoga certified teacher.
Liz Veyhl
Tier 3 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencers
I love teaching JIP because it is physically challenging, clear and adaptable. The essential language that we use helps me and my students stay focused on breath and with our drishtis set.
Even though we’re teaching a set sequence, I feel very autonomous because I teach JIP from my own True North, and that can be slightly different every time I step into the practice room – I teach from where I’m at, and I share myself in that way – some days my focus is on Igniting and I get through all eight poses; some days I feel like Opening feels right, and I linger a bit more there. Since each section of JIP has an intention, I push my students outside of their comfort zone, in that specific area, through my essential language and firm assists.
I have done JIP a thousand times myself, and I know that the sections can feel different every time. I love experiencing that both as a teacher and as a student. JIP awakens my soul and my energy, and I love witnessing that in my students. The challenging nature of the practice and its accessibility is what opens the door to breakthroughs, and I never experienced this in any other yoga practice!
Jesus Villanueva
Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor
Being a Baptiste Power Yoga Certified Teacher is important to me because it allows me to be of service to people I know and don’t know yet. Having been surrounded by Certified Teachers in my yoga journey, they provided me with the realization that I have within me everything that I already need. This practice cleared the misconceptions I had of who I was, and allowed me to understand my purpose. I became Certified to have the tools to provide this knowledge to others through the practice of Baptiste Power Yoga.
Kelly Beaudoin
Tier 1 - Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader
The Certification criteria is a future based model that supports Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teachers to be in a process of ongoing training and development by adding objective standards and benchmarks which will increase the quality of how the methodology gets expressed. We are committed to building on an elegant system of Tiers. We believe the Certified Teacher Development Pathway is a solid system of training and development which creates a clear distinction of education, hands-on teaching experience and competence.
Following the successful completion of Level One: Journey Into Power Training or Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential Course (previously known as Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher Course), the first step on the path to becoming a Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher is:
Step 1. Submit initial application form
Holding a Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential makes you part of the Certified Teacher Development Pathway. You are not referred to or may not refer to yourself as a Certified Teacher. This credential puts you on the path to becoming Certified, and fulfills on the requirements for certification.
Only those who hold a Tier 1, 2, or 3 certification can say they are “certified.” (Tier 1: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader, Tier 2: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Educator or Tier 3: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencer.)
The use of the words “certified” or “certified teacher” in relation to the Instructor Credential is a misinterpretation of the Credential and therefore a violation of the Baptiste Power Yoga name usage.
Yes, you must complete Level One: Journey Into Power and Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey within 4 years of each other.
Yes, you must apply for the Certified Teacher Development Pathway within 4 years of completing the last required program for the tier of certification you are applying for.
Step 1. Submit initial application form
Step 2. Pay your yearly dues of $200.
*Please allow 7-10 business days to receive the STEP 3 details via email.
Step 3. Complete and pass (80%) the exam specific to your level.
Step 4. Receive your Certificate upon passing the exam.
The length of this process varies depending on the amount of time it takes to pass the exam the minimum time from start to finish is 45 Days.
You have 5 chances to pass the exam, if you do not pass you will be locked out of the system for 30 days at which time you can retake the exam.
No, we do not accept courses from other Yoga Schools. You must complete all of the required Baptiste Power Yoga approved programs, even if you already have taken another 200 Hour Teacher Training Program.
No. All credentials are determined by the programs you complete and all additional requirements. You must complete the all requirements before applying.
There are no classroom teaching experience hours required for a Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential. However, each Tier of Certification does require “classroom teaching experience hours”. These hours must be complete prior to filling out the application for that Tier.
You are required to attend 45 hours of Baptiste Institute approved programs in person or online every 3 years and pay annual dues of $200USD.
Your dues will be charged automatically each year. You should expect an email reminding you that your dues are being automatically collected prior to the collection date. You will also be notified if your credit card is expiring and needs to be updated in the system or if your credit card did not process. If you need to pay your dues or update your credit card information:
Refer to the question above to update your credit card information online.
You will automatically receive a receipt via email once your dues have been charged for your records.
Step 1. Maintain your current Certification.
Step 2. Complete the Educational Requirements for the Tier of Certification you are up-leveling to.
AND
Complete required Classroom Teaching Experience Hours for the Tier you are up-leveling to.
Step 3. Apply for the next Tier of Certification!
*You will need to go through the application and exam process for each Level Certificate and Tier of Certification.
If you do not pay your dues you will no longer be a Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor or Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher and will need to update any marketing and/or web material in accordance with the Name Usage Policy for Non-Certified Teachers immediately.
Click here to see our Name Usage Policies for Non-Certified Teachers.
Completion of Level One: Journey Into Power & Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey constitute 200-hours worth of training.
Apply via the Yoga Alliance Website here. Note that you must upload your Letters of Completion for BOTH Level One: Journey Into Power and Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey in ONE document to verify your attendance at these two programs. Once you submit your application through Yoga Alliance, your application will be reviewed within 30 business days.
*You do not need to be a Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher to apply for your RYT-200. You do need to have completed Level One: Journey Into Power and Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey.
Yes. The Baptiste Institute is a Registered Yoga School with the Yoga Alliance. For their requirements and details on how to register please visit their website.
Baptiste Yoga hours do count as CEUs as we are a Qualified CEU Provider! Please follow these steps to enter your hours:
You may not use Baptiste Power Yoga name in any form if you have completed any program (Level One: Journey Into Power, Level Two: The Sannyasin’s Journey, Level Three: Beyond Borders, Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher Course, Baptiste Assisting Course, or any elective offerings) and you have NOT joined the Certification Development pathway.
You many not use the Baptiste Yoga name in any form if you are not a Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential Holder or a Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher.
Acceptable language in marketing and public bios:
“Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor.”
“Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential Holder.”
Acceptable language on schedules:
“Baptiste Power Yoga class”
“Baptiste Power Vinyasa class”
Acceptable language in marketing and public bios:
“Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher.”
“Tier 1: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Leader.”
“Tier 2: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Educator.”
“Tier 3: Certified Baptiste Power Yoga Influencer.”
Acceptable language on schedules:
“Baptiste Power Yoga class”
“Baptiste Power Vinyasa class”