200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
A foundational teacher training in Slow Flow and Vinyasa Yoga, taught through the lens of mindfulness, yogic philosophy, nervous system care, and trauma-sensitive practice. Co-Led by Mark Herron and Erinn Arizcorreta. In person at Sukha Yoga Austin and live online.
Integrate wisdom traditions with your real life.
A foundational certification program for students who want to teach yoga with depth, or who want to study the practice as a path of self-understanding.
The training moves through the full arc of yoga education: physical, philosophical, and personal.
Built for people navigating real lives. Our weekday and weekend tracks make this possible without stepping away from the life you are already living.
What sets this training apart
Founder led since 2013
Erinn Arizcorreta has been leading 200 Hour Teacher Trainings since 2013, with 25 years of teaching experience and 15+ years of study with Pema Chödrön. Mark Herron co-founded Sukha in 2015 and brings decades of study in mantra, vinyasa, breathwork, and yoga philosophy.
Hybrid Format - Choose where and how you learn.
Train in person at one of our Austin studios or live online from anywhere in the world. Sessions are recorded and available within 48 hours.
Build on Nervous System Literacy
Nervous system literacy is the foundation of modern yoga study. Patanjali outlined practices two thousand years ago that we now understand are working directly with the autonomic nervous system. Asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana. These are tools that shift your physiology. When yoga is taught with this understanding, it becomes a real practice for stress, trauma recovery, and emotional resilience.
Rooted in the 8 limbs of yoga
We teach all 8 limbs of the classical yoga tradition, not just asana and breath. Yamas, niyamas, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi. The whole framework Patanjali laid out, integrated with modern movement science and contemporary understanding of the nervous system.
Hundreds of certified Sukha Yoga Teacher Training Graduates
Sukha-trained teachers are teaching across Austin and beyond. You will join a real lineage of practitioners.
Curriculum
Sukha trains teachers in structural frameworks, not memorized scripts. You leave with the skills to design classes for real people. Sukha Yoga Austin’s 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training curriculum is built around the 8 limbs of yoga, integrated with modern movement science and contemporary nervous system understanding. Each of the seven curriculum blocks below is a doorway into the larger framework Patanjali laid out more than two thousand years ago.
Personal Practice Refinement
Intelligently and compassionately deepen your relationship to your body and breath. In the unrushed setting of teacher training you will learn how poses and breathing techniques affect your unique body, understand how movement and stillness shift energy and build confidence on your mat.
Philosophy and Inner Work
Study Patanjali's Yoga Sutra and the 8 limbs in depth. Engage with Buddhist teachings, devotional practice, and the philosophical roots that shape modern yoga. Practice applying these insights to your real life with clarity, compassion, and steadiness.
Teaching Skills and Voice
Students will study and practice teaching techniques that support clarity, intelligent demonstration, and skillful observation. Practice cueing, theming, and finding your own teaching voice through guided labs and supportive real-time feedback.
Physiology and Nervous System Care
Anatomy, injury awareness, and the science of how yoga supports the nervous system. Polyvagal theory, the autonomic nervous system, and the physiology of breath and movement. Nervous system literacy is woven through every block of the training, not treated as a separate module.
Trauma-Sensitive Teaching
A core pillar of Sukha's pedagogy. A trauma sensitive teacher emphasizes choice, consent, and bodily autonomy. Students will learn why safety, choice, and consent matter for well-being of individuals and communities.
Ethics, Equity, and the Business of Yoga
Conscious leadership, healthy boundaries, accessibility, and how to share yoga in a way that aligns with your values. Practical tools for teaching in studios, online, and in private settings
The 8 Limbs of Yoga
Patanjali outlined the 8 limbs of yoga more than two thousand years ago in the Yoga Sutra. They form a complete framework for living the practice, not just performing it.
Asana, the limb most modern trainings focus on, is one of eight. The other seven shape how we move through the world, breathe, listen, focus, and rest. Sukha's 200 Hour Training teaches all eight, with modern translation that meets you in the life you are actually living.
Meet your teachers.
Mark Herron and Erinn Arizcorreta are the co-founders of Sukha Yoga Austin and have led the 200 Hour Teacher Training together since 2015. Their teaching styles are distinct and complementary.
Erinn brings 25 years of teaching, 15+ years of study with Pema Chödrön, and years of formal study in Chinese Medicine. She has been leading 200 Hour Teacher Trainings since 2013. Her work centers on accessibility, nervous system care, and presence across all seasons of life.
Mark brings decades of study in yoga, devotional practice, and yoga philosophy. His teaching draws from Ram Dass, the Bhakti tradition, and Taoist philosophy. A self-taught musician, he leads mantra and kirtan at Sukha and on retreat, accompanied by harmonium and guitar.
Together they bring a depth of integrated teaching that students return to year after year.
Registration is open.
Each training enrollment is limited to ensure direct mentorship with Mark and Erinn.
We encourage you to register early.
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September 8 to December 10, 2026. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00 to 9:30 PM CST. No classes Thanksgiving week (November 24 and 26).
Tuesday sessions in person at Sukha South (1305 W Oltorf).
Thursday sessions in person at Sukha Tarrytown (2415 Exposition Blvd).Live online attendance available for all sessions - link sent with welcome email one week before training begins.
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Accessibility & Community Care
We believe that deep somatic education and lineage-backed teachings should be accessible to those called to do this work. To support this, we allocate a portion of each training's tuition to fund partial, need-based scholarships.
Our Program Parameters:
Partial Tuition Assistance: Awards typically range between $200 and $700 off the total tuition, depending on funding availability and applicant need.
Who This Is For: Priority is given to frontline community workers (educators, social workers, non-profit staff), individuals dedicated to bringing yoga to underserved populations, and those experiencing genuine financial hardship.
If you are deeply committed to this process but need financial bridging to make it possible, we invite you to apply.
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If you would like to be placed on the waitlist for registration and location announcement please email us at namaste@sukhayogaaustin.com