Communicate!
Wild Light Yoga Center presents
ROOTS
with Laura Black
Our Annual WLYC 200 hour Yoga Alliance certified Yoga Teacher Training program begins this Fall. If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to email Alaina info@wildlightyogacenter.com or speak with any of the current teacher trainees about their experiences.
Yoga is a lifelong journey of returning home to ourselves by unlocking our true potential, developing a healthy physical body and skillful mental habits, and living the rich, meaningful, value-laden life we all seek. In essence, it is a process of stepping into ourselves and finding freedom in the limited and limitless expanse of existence. Join Laura Black for this comprehensive 200 hour yoga teacher training at Wild Light Yoga Center this Fall to deepen your knowledge and understanding of Yoga and to learn to guide others along this path.
This is a collaborative, empowering, group-based training that incorporates classical Yoga teachings, psychology, and neuroscience. It offers a strength-based, breath-focused, mindful, non-dogmatic approach to teaching Yoga.
Training includes experiential coursework in:
- Asana, pranayama and meditation (postures, breathwork and finding stillness)
- Anatomy and physiology
- The nervous system, including learning to read and calm your own nervous system as well as facilitate a collective, down-regulating nervous system experience for your students
- Yoga philosophy
- Yoga history, including vinyasa lineages, classical methods, and modern developments
- Vinyasa teaching methodologies
- Class sequencing
- Hands-on adjustments
- Ethics and power dynamics inherent in the teacher-student relationship
- Mindfulness practices
- Discovering your own unique, authentic teaching voice
Training meets over 9 weekends from September through December, including one weekend retreat. This is a Yoga Alliance certified 200 hour teacher training.
Fall 2026 Training Schedule:
Sep 11-13
Sep 18-20
Oct 2-4
Oct 16-18
Oct 23-25
Nov 6-8
Nov 20-22
Dec 4-6
Dec 18-20
Training Schedule (all WLYC weekends meet Fridays
4-8/8:30pm, Saturdays 8am-6pm and Sundays 7:30am-6pm)
Cost: $3700 plus a $300 deposit
Payment plan options are available
Email Alaina (info@wildlightyogacenter.com) for an application packet and more information!
Laura B
Laura was born in Modesto, California, and spent her formative years navigating life between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. Her journey into movement studies deepened academically as she earned her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance at the University of Oregon. It was during this time that she became devoted to the transformative practice of yoga, a steady force that guided and carried her through even her darkest days toward balance and self-connection.
A highly dedicated and experienced educator, Laura is an E-RYT-200 and brings over 15 years of full-time teaching experience to this training. Her foundational education includes a 200-hour teacher training completed in 2010, followed by a yin-focused training in 2015, and a second comprehensive 200-hour certification in 2017—all based in Eugene, Oregon. This background allows her to ground her approach in both practical experience and broad philosophical study.
Laura is a professional astrologer who merges cosmic wisdom with physical practice. She passionately weaves her astrological knowledge into her yoga sessions, framing and shaping her signature 'Astro Yoga' flows based on the current celestial energy of the day.
Beyond the studio, Laura maintains a vibrant life focused on continuous learning, including building her astrology business and co-developing the Cascadia Astrological and Metaphysical Society (CAMS) with her closest friends and colleagues. Her personal time is spent nurturing her many house plants, dancing to her astrologically-curated playlists, collecting and consuming astrology texts and content, and getting out into nature.
Laura's core philosophy, honed through years of dedicated practice and teaching, centers on the important lesson: that yoga is the path to coming home to one's authentic Self, regardless of life’s circumstances. Laura is deeply passionate about mentoring the next generation of teachers and practitioners as we collectively step further into the dynamic Age of Aquarius.
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