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Professional Mastery

You don’t become a great teacher by collecting poses or certificates. You become one by understanding bodies, breath, brains, and real people.

Professional Mastery is where Donna’s 30 years of lived teaching experience meets modern training, mentorship, and practical tools for today’s yoga professionals. Whether you’re just beginning or refining a long-standing career, this is training that meets you where you are and takes you further.

200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Build a strong, intelligent foundation.

Kickstart your yoga journey with our 200 HR training where you’ll build a strong foundation, grow your confidence, and learn to share yoga from the heart.

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300 Hour Advanced YTT

Refine your voice. Expand your impact.

Take your teaching to the next level with our 300 HR training that deepens your wisdom, sharpens your skills, and helps you craft classes that truly shine.

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RCYT - Kids Yoga Certification

Teach children with skill, confidence, and care

Bring the joy of yoga to kids and teens with our RCYT training that gives you creative tools, playful strategies, and confidence to make mindfulness fun and meaningful.

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Yoga Professional Coaching

Because teaching is more than technique.

This is where Donna’s background sets her apart. With experience in education, accounting, business operations, and decades in the wellness industry, Donna offers real mentorship for yoga teachers navigating today’s landscape.

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Certification gives you credentials. Mastery comes from understanding bodies, breath, brains, and the people in front of you.

– Donna Freeman

Curriculum Highlights

Immerse yourself in our Yoga Alliance recognized curriculum, where you will explore essential yoga techniques, innovative teaching methodologies, in-depth anatomy, and profound philosophy. Build your confidence and gain hands-on experience to inspire and lead your own classes with grace.

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Flexible Learning

All our training are completed in modules so you can start anytime and move at your own pace. With online, in-person, and hybrid options, it’s easy to find what works best for you. Pay as you go, join when you’re ready, and enjoy a supportive journey whether you’re deepening your personal practice or working toward certification.

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Supportive Community

Be part of a welcoming and uplifting community where meaningful connections are made, experiences are honored, and personal growth is supported. This training creates a safe and encouraging space to learn, share, and grow with others on a similar path.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of your training, you’ll have a solid foundation in yoga knowledge and practice, a deeper connection to yourself, and a supportive community to grow with. You’ll gain confidence, clarity, and the skills to share yoga with authenticity, creativity, and heart.

✨ Deepen your personal practice and connection to body, breath, and mind
✨ Gain practical teaching skills to lead with confidence and creativity
✨ Build a supportive community of like-minded yogis and mentors
✨ Develop clarity and authenticity in how you share yoga
✨ Expand your toolkit with techniques that inspire and uplift others

 

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What I Wish I’d Known as a New Yoga Teacher

10 Things I Wish I Knew

Becoming a new yoga instructor can feel equal parts magic and imposter syndrome. After 28 years on the mat, there are lessons that only time and teaching hundreds of bodies can reveal. Let these insights save you some of the doubt, hustle, and second-guessing

Teach Humans, Not Shapes

Your students are not here to perform; they are here to feel seen, safe, and supported. When you teach people rather than postures, you create a space where every body belongs and connection matters more than perfection.

Embrace The Awkward

You will say left when you mean right, trip over Sanskrit, and forget your own sequence. Laugh it off, breathe, and keep going. Your humanity is often what relaxes your students the most.

“I Don’t Know” Is Holy

You are a guide, not a guru, and it is okay not to have every answer on the spot. Admitting you do not know and staying curious keeps you grounded, trustworthy, and always evolving as a teacher.

Own Your Unique Vibe

The world does not need another copy of your favorite teacher; it needs your lived experience and authentic expression. When you trust your natural rhythm and language, you attract the students who are meant for you.

Presence Is The Real Cue

Students will remember how it felt to be in your class long after they forget your clever wording. When you show up fully present, regulated, and attentive, your energy does more healing than the “perfect” alignment script ever could.

From Class List To Yoga Family

Taking time to greet people, learn names, and check in after class builds trust and belonging. Community keeps students coming back, not just your playlist or sequencing.

Protect Your Teaching Flame

Saying yes to every class and every request is the fastest path to resentment and exhaustion. Teach in ways and settings that nourish you, and give yourself permission to rest and recalibrate when your body or spirit asks.

Sharing Is Service

Talking about your classes, trainings, and offerings is how the people who need you can actually find you. When you show up online with honesty and heart, marketing becomes an extension of your teaching, not a performance.

Your Impact Isn’t Measured In Hours

Whether you teach one class a week or ten, you are changing nervous systems and lives. You do not need a full-time schedule or a “hustle badge” to claim your role as a real yoga teacher.

Your Love Is The Magic

Every time you walk into the room prepared, caring, and grounded, you are already doing it right. Perfect cueing, complex sequences, and full classes are secondary to the love and integrity you bring.

I don’t train teachers to copy me. I train them to trust themselves and teach with clarity, care, and confidence.

– Donna Freeman

What Our Graduates Say

“Lahari Yoga has an amazing teacher training program, I learned so much during my time there and would recommend it to anyone interested in YTT. The experience was transformative, and I am so glad I chose this program.”

Abbi H.

Certified Yoga Instructor

“Words cannot even begin to describe how incredible my experience was with Lahari Ambassador. The guidance I received from both Donna and Larissa was extremely positive, and their knowledge in yoga was inspiring. I highly recommend Lahari Ambassador to anyone, regardless of where you are at in your yoga journey. You will not regret it!”

Andrea B

Massage Therapist

“Incredibly powerful fun and connected teachers and overall life changing experience. I truly feel blessed to have been taught by both Larissa and Donna and learned a tonne with the home study and in class as well. Highly recommended to anyone passionate about teaching and Yoga.”

Terri K.

Certified Yoga Instructor

Your Instructors

Donna Freeman

Donna Freeman

Donna Freeman was first introduced to yoga in 1996 while living in Cape Town, South Africa, sparking a lifelong journey of transformation through yoga and mindfulness. For 30 years, these practices have shaped her life and work as she has taught everyone from infants to seniors, ages 6 weeks to 86 years, with curiosity, creativity, and a playful spirit. As the founder of Yoga In My School and author of "Once Upon a Pose", Donna leads trainings and workshops that encourage growth, connection, and joyful exploration of body, breath, and brain.