Pure Yoga Sweden Academy
Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher TrainingS
200-Hour Teacher Training 2024
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200-Hour Teacher Training 2024 ⋆
The application process is now OPEN. Send in your application by choosing the “Apply” button in the main upper menu. The training begins October 1.
Don’t miss our INFORMATIONAL MEETING at our studio in Karlshamn, Sweden, on Saturday, August 10. You can attend livestream or in-person, and you get a 2000 SEK discount on the training if you attend. Click on the button below to book your spot.
It’s your time to come alive!
Welcome to a yoga teacher training that ignites your soul and awakens your greater purpose.
I am deeply honored and excited to present Pure Yoga Sweden’s 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training for 2024! This program is your invitation to enter the beautiful and deep waters of yoga. Thank you for being here and exploring this journey.
To me, yoga is the practice of learning how to dance the cosmic dance that is our life. To joyfully play in the field of infinite possibility. It's a beautiful reminder that no matter what storms are happening on the surface of your life, deep within you - in the very essence of your own body - lies your hidden power.
Whatever your plan is after you’ve completed this program - whether you want to become a professional yoga teacher or simply do it for yourself - I can promise you that it will awaken your true radiance.
If you feel a yes stirring inside of you, I’d be honored if you would join me on this adventure. Because it’s our time to come alive. Let’s do it together.
Love, Ulrica.
Ulrica wihlborg Forrest, E-RYT 500, Founder & Lead Instructor
Is This For You?
This training has a two-fold path, and both work seamlessly with each other:
It is designed for anyone who is looking for a comprehensive 200-hour foundational yoga teacher training. It will set you on your path to becoming an exceptional and multi-talented yoga teacher and space holder. The program holds true to the highest standards of the yoga community and it is Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified (you can read about why this is crucial further down on this page).
It is also designed for anyone who is not interested in teaching yoga, but ready for a transformational experience that will change your life. If you are ready to plant new seeds within yourself, access your inner voice and tune into your highest potential, this is for you.
In both cases, you’ll experience a teacher training that will not only give you a foundational and practical understanding of yoga on and off the mat. But also awaken you to the inner wisdom that is already within you.
Yoga - at its core - is an ancient system that was developed to transform you, to help you see where you’re stuck and connect you to your personal power. This training is a doorway into these potent practices. You can choose to teach your knowledge to others by becoming a professional yoga teacher, or choose to become a teacher simply by being an embodiment of what it means to be fully alive in your own life.
How Does It Work?
& What Truly Sets Us Apart
Our 200-hour Teacher Training is a 9-month hybrid program (online and in-person) starting on October 1, 2024 and ending on June 22, 2025. This program is specifically designed for anyone who needs a flexible program that you can complete while also having a job, a family and other obligations. The training is divided into two equal parts. Both parts are included in the cost of the training. Here’s a quick overview:
4 Online Modules
Four comprehensive and in-depth online course modules created specifically for this training on an easy-to-follow platform. You can do them no matter where you live in the world and work at your own pace. The modules are available in both English and Swedish and you can choose the language you prefer.
The modules are taught by Ulrica Wihlborg Forrest. She’s also bringing in a few extraordinary guests teachers, including Ashley V. Frost, one of the most prominent N.E.O. Emotional Release practitioners in the world, “The Need To Grow” documentary filmmaker Rob Herring and mindfulness expert Ora Nadrich (author of “Mindfulness & Mysticism” with a foreword by the Dalai Lama).
2 In-Person Immersions
Two in-person immersions for a total of 11 days at our beautiful studio in Karlshamn, Sweden. These are inspiring, transformative and joyful immersions. We’re doing the potent work of putting everything into practice and embodying the teachings, plus bringing in additional elements that are best suited for an in-person environment.
This is your opportunity to have a magical experience that makes you feel alive. You will move energy in a significant way. If you have far to travel, you have the option to do the first 3-day immersion livestream online. The second immersion is an 8-day training in June 2025 at our studio and the pristine surrounding nature of our small coastal town. You will receive your 200-hour RYT certificate on the last day of this immersion during our beautiful graduation ceremony.
Your Map To Your YTT Adventure!
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APPLY NOW
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The application process is now open and you apply by clicking the APPLY button in the top main menu. If you send it in before midnight on Sunday, May 5, you will get a 2000 SEK ($200 USD) discount. Don’t miss this deadline! We will get back to you within 48 hours with your acceptance letter. If you want a one-one-one info session before you send in your application, just click on the “Yes, I’m Interested!” button further down on this page.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
WE SET YOU UP TO SUCCEED
You will be introduced to your mentor and we will nail down your size for your Teacher Training Organic Tee. We will connect all of us in our private social media platform so you can get to know us and your fellow students, make sure you have the books you need, and register you with your own yoga card at Pure Yoga Sweden. This gives you unlimited classes both livestream and in-studio depending on where you live.
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OCTOBER 1 - DECEMBER 15, 2024
AWAKENING THE 8 LIMBS OF YOGA
Your first module begins! This 10-week course with Ulrica (35 hours) is taught on our online platform, where you will work at your own pace. It’s a deep dive into yoga philosophy, exploring the 8 Limbs including the yamas and niyamas. We will support you throughout, and also meet once a month via zoom (these are optional). During this module, we will welcome “Need To Grow” film director Rob Herring for an exclusive Dharma Talk.
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DECEMBER 27-29, 2024
MANTRA, MUSIC & VOICE ACTIVATION
Your second module (25 hours) is a 3-day in-person retreat at our studio in Karlshamn, Sweden. If you have far to travel, you have the option to do this module livestream online. We will immerse ourselves in the world of mantra, voice activation, meditation and sound. It’s a joy-filled experience that will open up your true inner voice, establish your presence as a potent space holder and plant new seeds for the new year.
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JANUARY 2 - FEBRUARY 23, 2025
ASANA IN MOTION
Your third online course module (20 hours) will be a venture into asana (yoga poses). Guided by the principles of the renowned YogaWorks method - Vinyasa Flow based on Ashtanga & Iyengar - we learn intelligent body mechanics for a large selection of yoga poses, pose breakdowns in our weekly Asana Lab, Sanskrit names, anatomy as it pertains to yoga, and how to sequence beautiful and balanced classes for different levels.
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FEBRUARY 24-APRIL 13, 2025
THE ENERGETIC & EMOTIONAL BODY
This groundbreaking module (20 hours) is taught by Ulrica together with N.E.O. Emotional Release expert Ashley V. Frost. We explore the subtle body, including the prana vayus (the five directions of our prana), the chakra system and more. We merge ancient yogic teachings with new techniques on how to dissolve blocks, activate your emotions, develop a clear intuitive mind and elevate your understanding of your life’s purpose.
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APRIL 14-JUNE 1, 2024
THE ART OF RESTORATIVE (YIN) YOGA
How do we cultivate inner stillness in a world spinning out of control? In this online module (20 hours), we turn inwards to the practice of restorative (yin) yoga. You will learn about the nervous system, a variety of restorative poses, write your own guided meditations and more. We welcome mindfulness author Ora Nadrich for a Dharma Talk. This course is as much for your own well-being as for you who wants to teach Yin/Restorative classes.
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JUNE 21 - JUNE 29
8-DAY IN-PERSON RETREAT IN SWEDEN
The training will end with an 8-day yoga retreat at our stunning yoga studio and the surroundings of our pretty coastal town of Karlshamn, Sweden. This immersion is a truly transformative event, where we will move energy, embody your knowledge, bring in new teachings to make it all come alive and give you an experience of a lifetime. You will receive your RYT200 Certificate in our beautiful graduation ceremony at the end.
Why is the Yoga Alliance Certification Vital?
A note from Ulrica.
When I did my first yoga teacher training some 20 years ago, I did it purely for myself. The physical practice of yoga had changed my life in so many ways, and I was curious about expanding my understanding of yoga beyond class. My Los Angeles Ashtanga teacher was renowned and I was thrilled to be accepted into his program. But I had a successful career outside of yoga that I loved, and I had no intention of becoming a yoga teacher.
But what usually happens when you open up a door to your own soul, is that a new path starts to light up. After a few years - during which I welcomed three children - I felt a deep calling to continue my yogic path. But I soon realized that none of the 300-hour advanced teacher training programs I was interested in would accept me. Why? Because my first 200-hour teacher training was not Yoga Alliance certified. I was simply cut out from even applying.
My only choice was to do yet another 200-hour training with a Yoga Alliance certified school. This was both very expensive and time-consuming. But with this second training, my choices were suddenly limitless.
It’s not important to me if you register with Yoga Alliance. But what I truly care about is providing you with a training that gives you infinite possibilities as you move forward through your life. I don’t want you to have to do it all over again, like I had to. Your 200-hour YTT is the foundation of the house you are going to build. You never know where it’s going to take you, and I want you to have a solid foundation on which to build your dream.
YES, I'M INTERESTED!
YES, I'M INTERESTED!
Add your name to the email list for our 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training program in 2024. You can choose to sign up for a private online info session if you want to talk through the details of the program before you send in your application. The Application Process is NOW OPEN and it will close on September 1, 2024. The training begins on October 1. There are limited spots available.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
We are grateful that you are interested in going on this life-changing journey with us. This fall, we hope you’ll be wearing this gorgeous organic tee as a member of our Teacher Training Tribe! Click on the Apply Now button in the top main menu and it will direct you to our application form. If we can help you, don’t hesitate to reach out.