Ascend Wellness in Partnership with Shanti Yoga Training School 

Starts this Fall 2025

In Person Meetings in Lafayette, LA. Plus an Online Component


300-Hour Professional Yoga Teacher Training

Begins Fall 2025 | Hybrid Format: In-Person + Online

Take your yoga practice and teaching to the next level with our 300-hour advanced training program. Designed for those who have completed a 200-hour certification, this program provides the tools, knowledge, and experience to refine your teaching, deepen your practice, and expand your understanding of yoga.

Earn Your RYT 500 Certification

This alignment-based Vinyasa Flow training integrates the principles of Ashtanga Yoga (vinyasa) and Iyengar Yoga (alignment) to offer a well-rounded and non-dogmatic approach to teaching and practice.

Why Choose Our Training?

  • Yoga Alliance Registered School – Earn your RYT 500 Certification from a highly respected program.
  • Hybrid Learning – Attend in-person training weekends in Lafayette, LA, combined with a robust online learning platform.
  • Expert-Led Curriculum – Gain in-depth knowledge of yoga philosophy, anatomy, teaching methodology, asana, pranayama, and meditation.
  • Extensive Training Manual – A valuable resource to support your journey, enhance your understanding, and serve as a guide throughout your teaching career.
  • Flexible & Supportive Learning – One year of access to our online platform and community.


Who Is This Training For?

  • Yoga teachers who have completed a 200 hour yoga training program
  • Yoga teachers looking to earn their RYT 500 hour certification
  • Dedicated practitioners ready to deepen their practice
  • Those passionate about sharing yoga and wellness
  • Individuals seeking to cultivate mindfulness and inner peace


About Your Lead Trainer

Nathalie Croix, founder of Shanti Yoga Training School, brings over two decades of teaching experience to this advanced training. She is the author of Living Life in Light, A Yogi's Journey, The Freedom Journal and the host of Life On Earth Podcast. Her approach is non-dogmatic, with a strong emphasis on creating a sustainable, lifelong yoga practice that supports well-being and balance.


A Training Rooted in Tradition & Growth

This program honors yoga’s rich history while embracing its evolution. Yoga is a practice of radical acceptance, balance, and self-awareness—both on and off the mat. Through this training, you will cultivate the tools for personal transformation, conscious living, and meaningful teaching.

Join Us and Transform Your Practice

Read our testimonials on Yoga Alliance to hear from past graduates and learn how this program can support your journey.

Enrollment is now open. Secure your place today.

Read  Our Many Testimonials on Yoga Alliance.

Yoga is a practice of harmony and inner stability, extending beyond the mat into all aspects of life.

Our training is designed to cultivate awareness and integrate the powerful tools of yoga into daily living.

Rooted in tradition, we honor the wisdom of the past while embracing growth and evolution, recognizing that yoga is a constantly unfolding journey.

We meet each student where they are, fostering an environment of self-acceptance and transformation.

Alongside our livestream sessions, students receive one year of access to our online learning platform, providing flexibility and ongoing support.

Schedule at Ascend Wellness in Lafayette, LA 

  • Training Dates (2025):
    2025
    • September 27-28
    • October 11-12
    • November 8-9
    • December 6-7 (livestream)
    2026
    • January 17-18
    • Feb 7-8

    Hours:

    • Saturdays: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    • Sundays: 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Tuition

    • Early Bird Special: $2800
    • Early Bird ends on 07/28/25

  • Please note: This training is non-refundable.



Full tuition $2900 after 07/28/25


* This training is non-refundable


Payments plans are available upon request via PayPal credit.



N A M A S T E  ~  

Email [email protected] for all questions, please add subject line: Ascend Yoga 300 hr Teacher Training 

Thank you for your commitment in making the world a better place.

We look forward to working with you during this very special and transformational time.

The time for yoga is now!

Shanti Yoga Training School & Ascend Wellness

" Yoga should support our life and not be another demand that we put on ourselves. Our practice should cultivate inquiry, sensitivity, and kindness to ourselves." - Maty Ezraty

Watch Intro Video

Shanti Yoga Training School Video Testimonial

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Your 300 Hour Professional Yoga Program

    2. About Shanti Yoga Training School

    3. Essential Reading for 300-Hour Trainees

    4. Top Reasons Why a Mentor Is a Must

    5. Mentorship, Coaching, and Strategy Calls with Nathalie Croix

    6. Office Hours & Private Session Availability

    7. Shanti Yoga Training School Prep List

      FREE PREVIEW

    8. How to "Make-Up" Missed Hours in Your Program

    9. LIFE ON EARTH PODCAST

    10. List of Yoga Teachers to Practice with Online and in Person

    11. Reflection | Journal Prompt

    1. Bonus The LIGHT CODE Mini Book

    1. Expanding & Understanding Yoga

    2. Reflection | Journal Prompt

    1. Seva: The Art of Giving Back in Yoga

    2. Practice : Vinyasa Yoga at Shanti Yoga Shala with Nathalie Croix / All Levels

    3. Reflection | Journal Prompt

    1. My Top Three Most Important Teachings | Video

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. Fundamentals Of Vinyasa Flow Yoga

    1. Key Tips to Keep in Mind When Teaching a Yoga Class

    2. Skeleton Of Sequences

    3. Yoga Asanas Sanskrit & English Names + Class Levels

    4. Ashtanga Yoga Primary Series

    5. Recommended Films to Watch During Our Program

    6. Practice : Sanskrit

    7. Reflection | Journal Prompt

About this course

  • $2,800.00
  • 215 lessons
  • 40 hours of video content

LIVING LIFE IN LIGHT BOOK, A Yogi’s Journey by Nathalie Croix is more than a memoir and more than a how-to book. Within the pages, lifelong yogi, healer, and spiritual teacher, author Nathalie Croix guides you on the road to health, love, and enlightenment, helping you to discover your inner child, the essence of who you really are. A culmination of decades of study, travel, meditation, and teaching, Living Life in Light offers practical and actionable steps so you can begin practicing yoga on and off the mat and living your life in light today. Croix presents a host of healing techniques, concepts, and tools that assisted her in her own journey and her day-to-day walk in life. A teacher of love, Croix’s practices will transform your body, mind, and spirit and your relationship to the world, life as it is, and others you come in contact with each day.

"Yoga is a powerful practice, which is here to inform and serve us both on and off the mat. Each student is unique. I encourage my students to approach their practice with inquiry each day and radical acceptance." - Nathalie Croix