Omaha Yoga and Bodywork Center

Certification Requirements

  • Attend all events and weekends listed
  • Two years of classes (100 classes)* with the Omaha Yoga and Bodywork Center, with a minimum of one year (50 classes) with Director Susi Amendola. These classes can be completed before, during or after the certification program, but must be completed and documented by you before a certificate is issued.
  • Daily Yoga Practice
  • Meditation Journal (one month)
  • Diet Record (7 days) and Diet Experiment (one month)
  • Complete an open book Yoga exam and teaching demonstration
  • In-Service: Two eight-week beginning Yoga class sessions (donation of time to Center or other approved organization).

*As part of the program, nine classes will be offered on the Saturday mornings of program weekends. These count towards your classes needed with the Director Susi. An additional twelve Beginning series classes will be offered to students at no charge (to assist in learning the beginning lesson plans) . These count towards your additional 50 OYBC yoga classes needed. Any remaining classes are the responsibility of the student.

Classes you have taken in the past with the teachers of OYBC or Director Susi will also count towards these totals, but must be documented by you.

The intention for this Certificate program is for its participants to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the origins, philosophy, theories, and physical practices of the tradition of Yoga.

The Omaha Yoga & Bodywork Center and Susi Amendola in no way guarantee the teaching of Yoga as a vocation, occupation, or profession to the participants in, or certificate holders of, this Program.