Where the art of yoga is our passion!
38 Years of Pioneering Iyengar Yoga Teaching to
The Northwest and to The World
Richard Schachtel - Founder/Director
Drop-ins OR Single Sessions Classes to Our Evening Program at $29 if Signed up In Advance Online. $31 if paying at the Studio. No Drop-Ins Allowed at Early AM Twice a Week Courses
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A Yoga System For All.
Every two months we offer 8-9 Week Series Classes that meet once a week in the Evening. Every Month we offer twice a week Early Morning courses. A variety of convenient time slots and different class levels including Slower Therapeutic Yoga On Friday Nights, Fundamentals Level 1, Fundamentals-2 Level 1.5, Continuing Iyengar Yoga Level 2. Intermediate Iyengar Yoga Level 3 which allow you to develop your skill level and make real improvement.
The Center for Yoga of Seattle has had some of the Most Popular Teacher Training Programs in the USA. We had the largest program in the Greater Seattle Tacoma with over 150 recent graduates over the past 8 years. OUR FIRST 6-DAY YOGA TEACHER TRAINING SINCE COVID WILL MEET AUGUST 20-25, 2023. REGISTRATION HAS JUST OPENED 4/30/23. TO FIND OUT MORE COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=218153&stype=-102&sTG=46&sVT=139&sView=week&sLoc=0
Check back for our New 2023 Yoga Teacher Training Program.
Be in a special course with a high energy group of committed students who want to go further with their practice of yoga each day. These courses are held Tuesday thru Fridays at 5:30am-6:45am and 7:00am-8:30am. The most important things to know is that you are enrolling in a high quality form of Yoga: Iyengar Yoga and that you are taking from one of the most experienced yoga teachers in the Northwest.
Our Immersion courses are some of the best at The Center, meeting 4 times a week for 2-5 weeks at 5:30am-7:00am and 7:00am-8:30am (no drop-ins/make-ups allowed). Students quickly learn how to practice & experience the Power of Daily Yoga in their lives! Many of our best students & teachers started here and many of our most dedicated students continue their studies in the immersions. Learn the basic series of postures that you can use for a lifetime! The classes meet 4 DAYS A WEEK FOR 2-5 WEEKS AND OUR SOME OF THE MOST POWERFUL COURSES WE OFFER. Enrollment is limited. WE OFFER THESE COURSES 5:30AM-6:45AM, 7:00AM-8:30AM.WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING SPECIALS ON THESE COURSE THIS WEEK ONLY.
Yes We Have Drop-in Classes! There are several classes each week that you can drop-in to. It is best to have specific background in Iyengar Yoga to drop-in on any of these classes except the Friday Night Slower Yoga Class. Why? Because all of our classes are a 4-9 week series. If you lack a background in the Iyengar Yoga Fundamentals that we teach in the Level 1 Fundamentals, you slow the course down for people who have signed up for the whole 6-9 week course. If you do have Iyengar Yoga Background you can drop-in to the Fundamentals Classes listed this week on our schedule of daily and weekly classes. For those with recent Iyengar Yoga background, and are currently practicing yoga, we have more advanced classes several evenings a week. Please sign up on the website for single sessions to save the teachers time at class. The pre-requesite's and fees for each class are listed and described when you click to find out more about each of those classes.SEE THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE ON THE TABLE ABOVE
Learn more about Iyengar Yoga with Specialized Theme Based Workshops. These 2-3 HR, Full Weekend, or 5 Day Practice Intensives workshops provide access to information that isn't available in such depth as at regular weekly classes. They help you know more about, for example, how to Open Your Hips OR get comfortable with Inversions. You can make breakthroughs in many of these deep practice sessions. Highly recommended to learn more!
Private lessons for 1-2 people can be useful if: you have back problems & are looking for specialized therapeutic ways to use yoga to get better; you have a problem with basic poses in group classes; you're looking for guidance in developing an at home yoga practice; you're getting back to exercise & want to be sure you can do yoga.
Once a Week Courses
Authentic Iyengar yoga doesn't keep the room artificially heated to sauna like temperatures; we keep it comfortable. We don't play music when we teach; you should hear the valuable things your teacher says, be calm & quiet within, and hear your breath. We don't need to be more overstimulated than we already are in modern life. We don't blend in weight lifting; Iyengar yoga develops useful strength & good body tone. Yoga correctly done is enough to offer immense benefits for your mind & body.
The Center is known as a remarkably welcoming place: for the brand new beginner, for the student who has tried and practiced other methods of yoga but is looking for more, as well as for the dedicated student looking for more expert feedback and guidance for their practice.
Richard Schachtel is one of the most highly trained and experienced yoga teachers in the Northwestern United States. He has assembled a group of talented, inspiring and relatable teachers to form his staff. The Center's teachers are all serious students of yoga who practice what they teach! Many have trained with Richard in his weekly classes or his teacher training courses, and have personally apprenticed with him.
Earn a 200 HR Teaching Credential.
Deepen Your Practice.