Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga and Fitness Certification

 SUP Yoga Teacher Training

25-Hour Certification
Offered through a 3-Day Intensive or as a Retreat Teacher Training

Duration:
6 hours each day for 18 contact hours
Additional Training Hours to Be Completed Via 
Training Modules and Practice Teaching Hours over the course of the 3 months following the training.

Pre-requisites: 
To apply for the training you must have a yoga certification OR a solid yoga practice with a background in group fitness, or movement instruction of some kind.  

Curriculum:
  • Basics of Paddling Technique and Exercise to Work on Form
  • Water Safety Essentials 
  • Equipment: Boards, Paddles, Anchoring Options, Safety Gear 
  • Setting up for a Class
  • Benefits of SUP Yoga 
  • Asanas on the board
  • Sequencing Classes with Body Intelligence
  • Power Fitness Exercises with the Board
  • Meditations
  • Review of Asanas and Exercises
  • How to be an effective teacher that sets every class up for SUCCESS!!
  • Practice Teaching​​
This training is weather dependent and will be determined within 24 hours out of the start time as to whether or not the class will be able to run based on weather conditions.  Please plan to reserve 4 days for the training in the event of a need to postpone a day.  

In the event that the weather is projected to be inclement for all 3 days, refunds will be issued if the training needs to be cancelled. 

The following conditions are contraindicated for this training:
  • Pregnancy
  • Recent Surgery (within 6 months)
  • Heart Conditions
  • Easy onset of Vertigo
  • Recent Injury
  • Shoulder injury in the past 6 months
  • Advanced Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Severe Arthritis
  • Severe Muscle Spasms
  • Severe Balance Issues
  • Hernias​
  • Medications that cause dizziness, light-headiness, or fainting​

Upcoming SUP Yoga and Fitness Trainings

Retreat Teacher Training
​New Dates Coming Soon!

Meet the Instructor...

Holly Johnson is actually THE very first yoga instructor to offer Stand Up Paddle Board classes on Horsetooth Reservoir in Fort Collins Colorado, she pioneered the way for SUP Yoga and Fitness in the Front Range of Colorado starting in 2012!  

​She has been teaching yoga since 2011 and offers you the professional guidance you need to have a safe and highly effective, while enjoyable class.  She not only will guide you with your optimum alignment for ease within each posture, but will help you tap into the soulful offerings of the water and the nature that surrounds you to aid in a deeper level of connection to your yoga practice and self growth.

Atoll Paddle Boards

Need a board for your practice or a fleet for your classes?  Aviana Yoga recommends Atoll Paddle Boards as your source for your Stand Up Paddleboard needs.