Better Yoga
Fall Mentorship
Up-level your practice while honing
your teaching skills to gain greater
confidence and authenticity.
September 8 - November 10, 2024
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Free 15-Minute Discovery Call
Get a more personal introduction to the mentorship program with a 1-on-1 call with Mentor, Kari Harendorf.
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Receive personalized coaching, invaluable insights, and hands-on support from seasoned professionals with a combined 4+ decades of experience.
What's Included
You'll gain the skills, confidence, and wisdom necessary to excel as a yoga teacher through one-on-one sessions, constructive feedback, a supportive sangha, and practical teaching opportunities.
10 Weekend Masterclasses livestreams
All Access to Better Yoga Livestream Classes
1-on-1 In-Depth Sessions with Kari Harendorf and Larissa Hall Carlson
Personalized Feedback to Improve Your Own Practice
Yoga Therapy, Yoga Anatomy, Meditation, Breathwork, and Ayurveda Modules
Unlimited Access to the Better Yoga Digital Library
7 Masterclasses with Kari Harendorf and 3 Meditation Masterclasses with Larissa Hall Carlson
Hands-On Adjustment Instruction Videos
A cohort of curious, community-minded yogis and yoga teachers to enliven the learning process
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Meet the Instructors
Leaders in the fields of yoga, meditation, and Ayurveda.
Kari Harendorf
E-RYT 500
C-IAYT Yoga Therapist
Ayurvedic Practitioner
Reiki Master
Katonah Yoga® Senior Instructor
Larissa Hall Carlson
M.A. in Mindfulness Studies
E-RYT 500
Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist & Practitioner
Master Meditation Instructor
Registered Yoga Teachers:
Earn 20 Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education credit hours and hours bankable toward your Katonah Yoga® teacher certification
Mentorship Schedule
Week 1 with Kari: Intros, Overview, Orientation, Syllabus, Personal and Professional Goals for the mentorship, plus practice.
Week 2 with Larissa: The Business of Teaching Yoga - Learn essential strategies for building and sustaining a successful yoga business, including marketing techniques, brand development, and identifying clear business goals and mission.
Week 3 with Kari: Integrating Anatomy into Your Teaching: Spine and Core
Week 4 with Kari: Integrating Anatomy into Your Teaching: Lower Extremities
Week 5 with Kari: Integrating Anatomy into Your Teaching: The Shoulder Girdle
Week 6 with Larissa: Teaching Meditation (Part 1): Discover essential meditation alignment tips, vital precautions, and the latest research-based benefits, while exploring various types of meditation through guided practice. Enhance your expertise and confidence in leading meditation sessions with this transformative workshop.
Week 7 with Larissa: Teaching Meditation (Part 2): Engage in hands-on meditation practice teaching, honing your skills and receiving constructive feedback. Practicing teaching meditation is a crucial step in upleveling one's abilities as a yoga and meditation teacher, ensuring a higher level of proficiency and confidence in guiding others.
Week 8 with Kari: The Magic Square - A basic tenet of Katonah Yoga Theory - understanding the magic square can help you understand where you (and your students) get stuck in a pose, and use it to get unstuck in every aspect of your life!
Week 9 with Kari: Seeing and Understanding Bodies- By understanding common postural patterns and what is actually happening within the body, you will be able to meet your students where they are, help them undo the misalignment, and build strength and length where needed.
Week 10 with Kari: Weaving it Together, Wrapping it Up, Making it Yours and Next Steps
Fall Mentorship Info Session
Kari and Larissa discuss what you can expect when you sign up for the Mentorship.
What People Are Saying
Kari is the kind of yogini that is taking modern yoga to its next incarnation. Through her sincere study she is piercing through the knots of her own illusion and awaking to a light that reveals a more honest way of living in the world. She also understands how to educate and integrate yoga into the institutional world of health and wellness. She honors us all with her integrity and her deep embodied knowledge resulting from Yoga."
Rodney Yee
I have been lucky enough to study many times with Larissa over the years. She is the ultimate professional-a masterful teacher and truly an expert in Yoga and Ayurveda. Larissa's many years of practice and dedication to this path shine through in her teaching and she is warm and personable, inspiring and passionate, graceful and kind. I am immensely grateful for her advice, teaching, friendship and support and I look forward to many more years of studying with her and working together.
Kate W.
Kari’s dedication, knowledge, passion, and ability to communicate are astounding. She studies arduously and teaches yoga in a way that is approachable and just plain fun. Her competency is unparalleled. Everyone that enters Kari's classroom will walk away inspired and delighted.
Colleen Saidman Yee
I studied yoga, pranayama, and Ayurveda with Larissa, and worked with her one-on-one for 3 years. First, it is difficult to find a teacher who is as knowledgeable in these deep practices as Larissa is (and available to work with regularly!). Second, Larissa is amazing, practical, and totally committed to the work. I could not have continued to deepen my yoga practice in a meaningful way, safely, and in the right direction without her continued guidance.
Eric H.
