Open Learning

These courses were created to help you refine your teaching skills and to support you in your development as an inspiring yoga teacher. Please note that our Yoga Retreats count as Continuing Education credits.

Continuing Education

It is a Yoga Alliance Requirement that in order to maintain your status as a registered yoga teacher, you are required to do a minimum of 30 continuing education hours every three years.

Semperviva has lots to offer! Our Continuing Education courses cover all aspects of yoga from philosophy to advanced asana. Refine your teaching skills, and develop a creative edge for your own practice and your students. Master teachers from around the globe like Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Max Strom, Mark Whitwell, Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Dharma Mittra, Bernie Clark, Rolf Gates, Twee Merrigan, and many more are included in our Semperviva Yoga programs to bring you fresh inspiration and in depth learning. All of our continuing education programs qualify as electives in our Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Program. If you’re considering working toward your 500 Hour certification with the Yoga Alliance (500 RYT), please click here.


Program Listings

  • July 2013

    Kids Yoga Teacher Training with Jacqueline Maloney

    Discover the fine art and science of teaching yoga to kids. In this 95-hour training, study yoga practices that foster healthy child development.

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    Date: July 2nd-14th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 95
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

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    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Tantra Yoga Immersions with Pedro Franco

    This Tantric workshop based on the Studies of the Tattvas of the “Non-Dual Tantra Cosmic Physiology” will focus on the concept of Krama.

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    Date: July 5th-7th, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    2012-11 Pedro Franco
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Teresa Campbell

    This inspiring and comprehensive 85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program, led by Teresa Campbell will include how to teach prenatal yoga to women in all stages of pregnancy, in an empowering way.

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    Date: July 16th-26th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 85
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Teresa Campbell
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training and Immersion with Clara Robert-Oss

    This course is designed for anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of Vinyasa Yoga (also referred to as Power Yoga).

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    Date: July 16th-23rd, 2013
    Format: Part Time
    Hours: 36
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

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    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Yoga Retreat in Greece with Gloria Latham

    Join us for a fun-filled week of yoga that will leave you feeling refreshed and renewed.

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    Date: July 22nd-28th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Location: Kythira Island, Greece

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  • August 2013

    Restorative I Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Allan

    Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Banerd is for anyone wanting to incorporate restorative practices into their work or personal lives.

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    Date: August 7th-11th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Tianne Banerd
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Pranayama Yoga Workshop with Cameron Gilley

    A human being can survive 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, but only 3 minutes without breath. Truly, BREATH IS LIFE.

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    Date: Saturday, August 10th, 2013
    Format: Single Day Workshop
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

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    Open Learning
  • Restorative II – Yoga Therapeutics with Tianne Allan

    Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Allan is for anyone wanting to incorporate restorative practices into their work or personal lives.

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    Date: August 14th-18th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Tianne Banerd
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • The Inner Tradition of Yoga – 6 Day Teacher Training Intensive with Michael Stone

    This training is an opportunity to mature an established yoga practice and will also provide creative tools and focused study for those who teach yoga.

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    Date: August 19th-24th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 36
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    2012-10-01 Michael Stone
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga immersion and teaching training, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: August 26th to September 1st, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training – Module 1 – in Greece with Gloria Latham

    If you want to MASTER something, teach it. – Yogi Bhajan What is Kundalini Yoga? Kundalini Yoga is the Yoga of Self Mastery. It is a Yoga that makes you drop your self-limiting beliefs so that you can fulfill your …

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    Date: August 26th to September 1st, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: Kythira Island, Greece

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    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • September 2013

    Anatomy Workshops with Kreg Weiss

    Kreg is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher, international presenter and kinesiologist (exercise science). All of his classes integrate a purposeful, meditative quality to allow for an experience of connection and reflection while the body explores expansion and renewal.

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    Date: September 21st-22nd, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Hours: 5.5
    Location: Sun Studio, Vancouver

    2012-11 Kreg Weiss
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • October 2013

    The Promise of Love, Sex and Intimacy with Mark Whitwell

    Mark’s teachings clarify the ancient wisdom of yoga and make it relevant to your life today. Yoga is the means by which ordinary men and women can easily absorb the nurturing force of life freely available to every one.

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    Date: October 5th-6th, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Hours: 10
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    Mark Whitwell
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Kundalini Yoga Intensive with Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa

    Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa is a pioneer in yoga and the mind-body-spirit connections

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    Date: October 26th-27th, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Teacher Training Intensive with Max Strom

    Known for his unique insight and knowledge of the human experience, Max Strom’s teacher training intensives are designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of his unique methods of teaching personal transformation, using mental, emotional, and physical practices. He has taught tens of thousands of students and trained several hundred teachers.

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    Date: October 31st to November 1st, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Max Strom
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • November 2013

    Restorative I Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Allan

    Restorative Yoga Teacher Training with Tianne Banerd is for anyone wanting to incorporate restorative practices into their work or personal lives.

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    Date: November 2nd-6th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Tianne Banerd
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Max Strom: Master Teacher Weekend Workshop

    Author of A Life Worth Breathing, Max Strom teaches personal transformation and yoga worldwide and is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students. His methods address the internal, emotional, and spiritual aspects of our life, as well as physical healing. He has taught tens of thousands of students, and trained several hundred teachers.

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    Date: November 2nd-3rd, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    Max Strom
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Master Teacher Workshop with Rod Stryker: Awakening the True Power of Yoga: Sun, Moon & Fire

    Rod Stryker is widely considered one of the West’s leading authorities on the ancient traditions of yoga, tantra, and meditation. He is founder of ParaYoga® and the author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Prosperity, Happiness and Freedom.

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    Date: November 8th-10th, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Hours: 12
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    Rod Stryker
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga teaching training workshop, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: November 11th-17th, 2013
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • December 2013

    Master Teacher Workshop with Seane Corn

    We are excited to announce that Master Teacher Seane Corn will be leading a workshop at Semperviva Yoga Vancouver in December 2013. Stay tuned for more info, and save the date! For 200 hour certified teachers the credits of the …

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    Date: December 13th-15th, 2013
    Format: Weekend Workshop
    Hours: TBA
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

    2012-10 Seane Corn
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • January 2014

    Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training with Teresa Campbell

    This inspiring and comprehensive 85 Hour Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Program, led by Teresa Campbell will include how to teach prenatal yoga to women in all stages of pregnancy, in an empowering way.

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    Date: January 10th-21st, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 85
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Teresa Campbell
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Kundalini Immersion and Yoga Teacher Training in Vancouver – Module 1 – with Gloria Latham

    Kundalini yoga is the yoga of Self Mastery. It is a powerful science that creates dramatic, immediate changes in your life. Discover the tools of Self Mastery and learn how to teach them to others.

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    Date: January 24th to February 2nd, 2014
    Format: Part Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

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    Open Learning
  • February 2014

    Rolf Gates – Author of Mediations from the Mat

    Rolf Gates, author of the acclaimed book on yogic philosophy Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga is one of the leading voices of modern yoga. Rolf conducts Vinyasa Intensives and 200/500 Teacher Trainings throughout the US and abroad.

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    Date: February 7th-9th, 2014
    Format: Weekend Workshop
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    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga teaching training workshop, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: February 10th-16th, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • April 2014

    Kundalini Immersion and Yoga Teacher Training – Module 2 – in Vancouver with Gloria Latham

    Kundalini yoga is the yoga of Self Mastery. It is a powerful science that creates dramatic, immediate changes in your life. Discover the tools of Self Mastery and learn how to teach them to others.

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    Date: April 11th to May 25th, 2014
    Format: Part Time
    Hours: TBA
    Location: City Studio, Vancouver

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    Open Learning
  • May 2014

    Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga teaching training workshop, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: May 12th-17th, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • July 2014

    Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training – Module 1 – in Greece with Gloria Latham

    Each Module will give you teaching tools to keep building on your abilities to teach others, and your abilities to guide yourself to your richest life possible.

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    Date: July 21st-27th, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 35
    Location: Kythira Island, Greece

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    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • August 2014

    Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga teaching training workshop, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: August 25th-31st, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • September 2014

    Kundalini Immersion and Yoga Teacher Training – Module 2 – in Greece with Gloria Latham

    Kundalini yoga is the yoga of Self Mastery. It is a powerful science that creates dramatic, immediate changes in your life. Discover the tools of Self Mastery and learn how to teach them to others.

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    Date: September 1st-7th, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: TBA
    Location: Kythira Island, Greece

    2013-02-24 GLORIA LATHAM NL
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning
  • November 2014

    Yin Yoga with Bernie Clark

    This Yin Yoga teaching training workshop, led by Master Teacher Bernie Clark, is designed for students who have been practicing Yoga for at least one year and want to deepen their understanding of the practice.

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    Date: November 10th-16th, 2014
    Format: Full Time
    Hours: 50
    Location: Sea Studio, Vancouver

    Bernie Clark
    Advanced 500 Hour
    Open Learning

Teacher Training Program Refund Policy

A non-refundable registration fee of $150 is required in order to register for a Semperviva Teacher Training Course in Vancouver and Galiano Island. A non-refundable Registration Fee of $500 is required in order to register for Semperviva Teacher Training Course held in Greece and Costa Rica.

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