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Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

100+ Hour
Yoga Teacher Training/
Immersion

To honor tradition & celebrate transformation.

We’re so excited to offer a new way to immerse more deeply into the traditional teachings of yoga.

Starting this fall, Rebecca Bell, owner of Yoga Shala Bend, and her husband Keith, owner of Body Fix & Function, will co-lead a yearly 100-hour module training broken into 6 weekends. In these trainings you will learn teaching skills, self-inquiry practices, and the subtle aspects of yoga and its philosophy. These are for teachers wanting to add continuing education credits as well as for students wanting to deepen their practice.

Why modular 100 hour immersions?

When Rebecca first embarked to India to study yoga 30 years ago, it was common for students to travel over oceans and mountains for years, even decades, to build lasting relationships with their teachers. Today, it is increasingly common to check off 200-hour training in 2 weeks, or finish courses online, without lasting student-teacher relationships. 

We’d are offering something different: an ongoing sadhana, or community, for teachers to grow each year, woven into the foundational structure of our studio. Our training modules serve to foster relationships and to integrate the teachings at a slower pace and more fully.

We aim to gather teachers and students from all over the beautiful PNW and invite you to add time to explore all that Bend has to offer!

Our Intention

Rebecca’s intention in opening Yoga Shala Bend was to establish a school of yoga where she could pass down the lineage of Krishnamacharya and his greatest students, including Patthabi Jois, Mr. BKS Iyenger, and Tim Miller. Her guiding philosophy is to honor the sacred roots of yoga practice, while also celebrating the transformation of contemporary yoga as needed to adapt to our modern lives. An avid mountain biker, mom, and devoted yogini herself, Rebecca’s teacher training aims to foster human connection with a heart to heart transmission of the yoga practice and all the teachers who came before her. 

Old pic of R/K in India

About the Trainings

The 100 hours per year will be broken into 6 themed immersive weekends: 3 in Spring, 3 in the Fall. Track your modules over seasons or years, and accrue hours as you work towards 200, 300, even 500 hours. Each module will include foundational information but also include new material. The 3 themes of the immersions include:

Honoring Lineage:
8 Limbs in Contemporary Vinyasa & Hatha

Yoga Therapeutics:
Anatomy, Alignment, and Props

The Art of Connection:
Seeing Subtle and Physical Bodies

Fall 2026 Training Dates

  1. September 18-20

  2. October 16-18

  3. November 13-15

Spring 2027 Training Dates

  1. March 19-21

  2. April 16-18

  3. May 14-16

Immersion 1

Honoring Lineage: 8 Limbs in Contemporary Vinyasa & Hatha

Explore the roots of modern vinyasa taught and practiced in the west. We’ll also identify and honor the cultural origins of the practices we benefit from in today’s world.

Focused topics include:

Sequencing

  • Learn to structure a vinyasa class according to the logic of traditional sequences

  • Learn how to open, build toward peak postures, and close classes with proper heat-building and cooling-down

  • Learn to sequence classes for the needs of your studio and community

Cueing

  • Discover your natural tendencies as a vocal guide of asana practice

  • Practice active voice, removing filler, and allowing your personality to shine

Integrating the 8 Limbs in asana practice

  • Cultivate the non-physical limbs of yoga that feel most authentic to you to integrate into your asana class (e.g. chanting, breathwork, meditation, subtle body, philosophy)

Immersion 2

Yoga Therapeutics: Anatomy, Alignment, and Props

Enhance and refine your method of teaching by learning how to teach to specific therapeutic goals such as injuries, restoration, or basic alignment. By attuning your own practice and teaching to the gentle, intentional support of props, you can better support the individual needs of your students.

Focused topics include:

Anatomy

  • Learn common injuries in yoga through the lens of anatomy and alignment

  • Gain deeper knowledge on anatomical structures and functional movement necessary for yoga practice

Props

  • Learn various uses of props for both therapeutic and dynamic vinyasa sequencing

  • Customize the use of props for both common limitations and hyper-mobility

Alignment

  • Explore the relationship between cueing, demonstrating postures, and physically assisting students

  • Learn best alignment cues for different body types

Immersion 3

The Art of Connection: Hands-on Assists/Seeing Subtle & Physical Bodies

Dive deep into the reciprocal and relational aspect of yoga. The human connection we give and receive in yoga is more needed than ever, and this immersion will focus on how to cultivate warm and welcoming environments for your students and your yoga community.

Focused topics include:

Hands-on Assists

  • Discuss how culture of hands-on assist has evolved over time and how to create a welcoming environment of support for students

    • Learn highly supportive, therapeutic, and appropriate assists

Seeing Physical Bodies

  • Learn how to identify and adjust teaching to common body types, limitations, hyper-mobilities, as well as student temperaments (fiery, watery, airy, grounded)

  • Discuss supportive ways to engage with students of different temperaments and body compositions

Seeing Subtle Bodies

  • Teach toward nervous system regulation, subtle body energetics, breathwork, and intuitive movement

  • Learn to regulate your own voice and environment of teaching space for desired effect

Day One

Arrive & Meet

As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.

Check-In

9:00 – 9:30am

Group Activity

11:00am

Lunch Break

12:30pm

Creative Workshop

2:00pm

Dinner

6:30pm

Day Two

Set Intentions & Reflect

Together, we pause to consider our goals, hopes, and direction. This is about aligning with ourselves and with the journey ahead. This is a chance to reconnect with what brought you here—your questions, your hopes, your turning points—and consider how they’ve shifted or deepened.

Check-In

9:00 – 9:30am

Group Activity

11:00am

Lunch Break

12:30pm

Creative Workshop

2:00pm

Dinner

6:30pm

Day Three

Look Forward & Wrap Up

We explore the possibilities beyond this moment, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. As we end our time together, we honor the experience, the growth, and the connections made along the way.

Check-In

9:00 – 9:30am

Group Activity

11:00am

Lunch Break

12:30pm

Creative Workshop

2:00pm

Dinner

6:30pm

  • "What I love most is the flexibility. I can go at my own pace, revisit lessons, and keep learning whenever it works for me."

    Former Customer

  • "Even as a total beginner, I never felt lost. The step-by-step structure and encouragement along the way made all the difference."

    Former Customer

  • "This has been such a worthwhile investment in myself."

    Former Customer

How It Works

  • Browse our upcoming events to find the one that feels right for you. We host events year-round in all different locations and climates.

  • Sign up and pay all required fees to reserve your spot. If plans change, you can cancel up to 14 days before the retreat start to receive a 50% refund.

  • After booking, we'll send you a Welcome Packet with everything you need to know—detailed schedules, packing list recommendations, add-ons to consider, and more.

  • We'd recommend booking your transportation to and from the event as soon as possible, to ensure you can arrive without any complications or delays.

  • Now all that's left to do is pack your bags and get excited for your new adventure.

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