Students must be 12 and older in order to practice in our classes. If you are between 12 and 17 years old, please bring a waiver signed by your parent/guardian on your first visit or fill one out online.
While we promise you that we love your kids, we do not allow children under the age of 12 unattended in our lobby. We kindly ask that you not bring your children with you to yoga class. In the interest of our staff, community and you, we are not flexible on this policy and will not allow you into yoga class if your child is unattended.
Yes. We have a strict 5-minute late policy. Anyone arriving more than 5 minutes after class starts will not be allowed to enter the class. We believe that a yoga class is a journey meant to have a beginning, middle and end.
For online classes, we require pre-registration for classes up to the class start time to be able to receive the class link.
Yes. We donate items that have been here for 30 days or more.
Just Breathe, LLC (DBA Breathe Together Yoga) is in compliance with California and Santa Clara County requirements for business operation. Our entire staff practices proper hygiene and hand washing techniques. Furthermore, we encourage staff to not come to work when sick.
See our New to BTY page for more information and how to purchase. Note that our new student special is only for students new to the studio.
For everyone’s comfort, we continue to keep our classes at a limited capacity. As long as space remains, you can sign-up for an in-person class right up until it begins. See our Class Schedule page to sign up. Pre-registrants and waitlisted students have class-admittance priority over walk-ins. Click here for Mysore pre-registration protocol.
All students must sign a new waiver. Please fill one out beforehand here.
We have ample free parking available in our parking lot at the Vasona Station shopping plaza. We are extremely accessible – just off Highway 85, 17, and San Tomas Expressway.
We suggest wearing comfortable, athletic clothing that will allow you to move with ease.
Bring your own mat, towel, and props if available. Otherwise, rental mats are $5, and we have complimentary blocks, bolsters, straps, and blankets for use. We do not have towels for use. Our props are cleaned weekly and seasonally, according to the manufacturer’s recommendations. Please leave your shoes and other belongings in our cubbies in the main lobby, and silence all electronics while in class. Your valuables are best left at home.
We sell high-quality mats, blocks, straps, and towels in our retail shop, including online. We provide a filtered water station for you to fill up your water bottle.
We offer two shower rooms equipped with shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. Please bring your own shower towel as we don’t offer towel services.
One of the niyamas included in the first limb of the eight limbs of yoga is “saucha.” The Sanskrit word “saucha” is often translated as cleanliness or purification. We come to our yoga practice clean. Also, in consideration of those who are sensitive to perfumes, essential oils, lotions, and deodorants, we strongly suggest not wearing any scents during yoga practice.
Mysore is a style of self-practice particular to the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga method. In a Mysore room, the students move at their own pace through a predetermined series of postures. The teacher instructs each student individually through verbal and visual cues, and/or hands-on adjustments but generally does not speak to the whole class as a group. Each student will gradually learn the sequence pose by pose. In the beginning, depending on the student’s ability, the practice may be as short as 30 minutes. Slowly, the practice becomes longer as postures are added.
New students are always welcome! Please check the class schedule for any schedule changes or class cancellations. Note that we take Saturdays and Moon Days (see below) as days of rest.
Breathe Together’s Mysore-Style Ashtanga is listed on the class schedule. Please check there for any schedule changes, class cancellations, and whether class is online or in-studio. Students come and go within the class timeframe; it is not necessary to arrive at the start time or stay the entire 2 hours.
Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga is also taught through a led format on Fridays from 7:30-9:00am, open to all levels of students. The instructor takes the students through the entire Primary Series, leads the count in Sanskrit, and walks around the room observing, assisting, and guiding. Full Led-Primary is a great way to be introduced to the practice, and totally okay if at some point you just stop and observe.
Students with a dedicated Mysore practice are welcome to come to practice Mysore-style during the led classes.
In the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga tradition, we observe the new and full moon as days of rest. This also provides us with a means of practicing nonattachment towards our asana practice.
Class is cancelled on the mornings closest to the full and new moon each month. Click here for the list of all Moon Days in the current calendar year.
In a Full Led Primary class, the students move through the Ashtanga Primary Series sequence of postures together with the teacher’s count. We offer a Full Led Primary that demystifies all the postures in the series and teaches the essence of each pose without being too focused on how the pose looks. A little more time will be spent on instruction, especially as we approach the later postures of the series. All levels of experience are welcome.
Great! We encourage you to try one of our Led Ashtanga classes. For regular Mysore classes, during the first visit, we ask that students new to the practice first observe it in action. When you walk into the room, please quietly introduce yourself to the teacher, who will ask you to comfortably take a seat and observe the typical activities in the room. At the appropriate time, the teacher will then begin instructing you on the method and sequence.
We welcome drop-ins at any time, but sometimes it is nice to communicate ahead of time prior to your first visit, whether it is online or in-person! If you would like to contact us, please send an email to Mojdeh Zahiraleslamzadeh.
In a Mysore-style setting, students arrive at different times and are therefore not practicing the same poses at the same time or trying to keep up with each other. Students practice quietly at their own pace. The teacher observes each student day after day, working on the same postures, and may provide assistance to help students intelligently move deeper in their practice. Based on your body and your practice, you may do only a portion of the poses in the Primary Series or you may develop a practice that even goes beyond the Primary Series.
You are most welcome to join us during your visit to the area. Drop-ins are always welcome, but we do ask that you either introduce yourself to the teacher upon first arrival or send an email to Mojdeh Zahiraleslamzadeh ahead of time to introduce yourself and your practice. We look forward to seeing you!
The Mysore room is open to practitioners for 2 hours. However, most students come and go as their practice and schedules dictate. If you are new to the practice, you may finish within 30 minutes. Those with a longer practice may stay as long as 2 hours.
Within the framework of the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga method, we invite students to show up and practice as their schedule allows. We simply ask students to dedicate themselves to their practice, and that may mean different things to different students. At Breathe Together, we take Saturday off as a day of rest.
Not exactly. The self-practice follows the Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga method and sequence of postures. The series are intelligently designed to open the body pose by pose, sequentially. The earlier postures help prepare the body to work forward towards later postures. Based on each student’s abilities and disposition, the practice may be customized (for example, by the introduction of modified expressions of a posture) to safely meet each individual’s needs within the boundaries of the method. Communication between student and teacher is important.
Do not worry. You move through the series one posture at a time (with guidance from the teacher on when to stop or move forward). A lot of the work is done in the preceding postures to get you to the next one. If you cannot complete your unique “full expression” of a particular posture, the instructor may teach appropriate modifications or alternatives that will help prepare the body and nervous system for the pose. The intention of the method is to open the body slowly over a lifetime of dedicated practice.
Students in our Mysore room vary in age and experience. We have students who started their yoga journey in the room with us. We also have experienced practitioners from other styles of practice and a number of yoga teachers from various styles. We have new mothers and fathers, pregnant women, retired folks, night workers, dancers, runners, triathletes, those recovering from illness or injury, etc. In other words, all are welcome! What makes this practice unique is that each and every one of the students is working within the parameters of their capabilities with the same sequence of postures. The only requirements for practice are dedication and willingness to learn.
The teacher observes those in the room and will walk around to provide verbal and visual cues, and hands-on adjustments. There are moments of short conversations with a particular student, for example, to teach a new pose or transitions in and out of a pose. So, yes, there is some talking inside the room, but it is usually isolated to one student’s work on their mat, and there is generally no group instruction.
You must have a yoga mat to attend Flying Lotus. Mats are available for rental for $5.
Please be aware of any jewelry, belts, zippers, buttons or anything that may snag the fabric. You will be asked to remove these items prior to class and set them next to your mat, or you may leave them in a cubby or locker, or simply leave them at home.
It is recommended that you eat early enough to let your food digest before class starts.
Children must be 12 years or older to attend.
Even if you have signed up online, please arrive ten minutes early to ensure securement of your spot. Each aerial sling must be fitted to your unique height and size so that our teachers can ensure your safety and comfort in flight. Arriving early will help this process.
No, you only need to fill it out prior to your first class.
Yes, and we highly recommend testing before class begins. See here for testing instructions.
If you are using your laptop, Google Chrome has shown to have best functionality with the Zoom program.
While we won’t be able to stop class to help with any technical issues, we are happy to help you troubleshoot after class. You are welcome to email questions to our admin staff.
Payment will be accepted and processed upon enrollment via our MindBody system. If you have a class package or membership with us, the class will automatically pull from the described pricing option.
If you would like to purchase a membership with us, please check our membership options and their respective rates here. Contact us to purchase.
If you have filled out an online waiver with us already:
The class is reallocated.
Online classes are not recorded. We encourage you to check out our free video library of on-demand practices.
Outdoor yoga depends on having decent weather and air quality. When the Air Quality Index (AQI) is less than 100, we will hold classes. If we need to cancel, registrants will be notified by email.
For regular yoga classes, to join you for practice, kids should be at least 14 years old and officially registered for the class. If you’re looking to let your kid play or hang out while you take class, we have seen this work well when a child is highly independent. There is a playground nearby and if you know your child can navigate it alone or be in a spot close to you for 60-75 minutes without interrupting you or the class (e.g. creating noise, coming in and out of the space where students are practicing, etc.), it will probably be fine. If we notice that the distractions are above what we typically experience or are creating safety concerns, we will ask you to join us at another time.
No. However, we encourage students to purchase books listed on the Reading List, listed on each training info page.
No, absolutely not. The books listed on the Reading List is a comprehensive list of texts that are important for your education before, during, and after your training. Students should start by reading The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer.
Yes, students will receive a JOY of Yoga manual. Yes, the manual is included in tuition.
You do not have to take Dynamics immediately after Foundations. For instance, you can wait until the following year when Dynamics is offered. Once you are complete with both the Foundations and Dynamics courses, you will be a certified 200 hour teacher through the JOY of Yoga program and can register with Yoga Alliance.
You can find feedback from past graduates at the bottom of this page.
You can find school ratings through Yoga Alliance here.
You may enroll and begin your program at any time. Apply anytime and gain acceptance in the JOY of Yoga 300-Hour program to receive the checklist detailing the courses and other materials required to graduate. Students do not have to take the Core Curriculum before they begin Elective Courses.
Yes, the Core Curriculum is mandatory for all students enrolled in the JOY of Yoga 300-Hour Teacher Training program.
If students did not come from the JOY of Yoga 200-Hour program students should start by reading The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer and upon acceptance are provided a Garland of Yoga manual.
No. The JOY of Yoga program does not accept outside training toward certification.
No. Only Core Curriculum and Elective Courses listed on our 300-hour page count toward certification. Students will achieve 270 hours through the Core Curriculum. Students will choose 30 hours worth of Elective Courses.
Most students complete the program in two years, and we strongly encourage that time frame.
You can find feedback from past graduates at the bottom of this page.
You can find school ratings through Yoga Alliance here.
This program, along with the individual intensives, are open to the public, along with JOY students. Anyone over the age of 18 can take them. You will learn lifelong habits for well-being through awareness practices that you can do at any moment of the day.
No, but to attend intensive 5 (Meditation and Awareness Practice), you must have attended intensives 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Intensives 1, 2, 3, and 4 can be taken independently. The individual intensives can be taken as part of the JOY of Yoga 300-Hour Teacher Training.
Our course is accessible to anyone. You do not have to have decades of experience in meditation, only a desire to learn and a willingness to establish a regular meditation, mindfulness or embodied awareness practice.
Yes, you can receive continuing education credit through Yoga Alliance.
Yes, you can receive JOY 300-hour elective credit.
However, you may not receive both continuing education and elective credit for any one module, nor the entirety of the program; you must choose the type of credit you would like each to go toward. If you choose to get certified in JOY MAP, you will not be able to apply the credit toward the 300 hour elective hours.
We have a limited number of scholarships available. Please submit a scholarship application if you are interested.
Our workshops, events, and intensives are non-refundable.
We expect students to be on time for class, after breaks, and after lunch. Please let faculty know if you will be tardy.
Students are encouraged to have 100% attendance. However, we understand that students have important commitments outside of the classroom. Should extenuating circumstances impact attendance, students are permitted to miss class. It is the responsibility of the student to pick up any missed learning material by coordinating with a cohort to record and/or take notes during class.
We expect students to complete all assignments and reading material on time and participate appropriately in class discussions.
Maintain your own regular yoga practice. We expect our students to commit to ongoing studentship and professional development.
We expect students to come to class ready to learn; this means you will have the appropriate materials, resources and completed assignments, as well as the appropriate attire. Wear comfortable clothing that allows unrestricted movement and come prepared to practice even if the class sounds more like a lecture.
Observe personal hygiene and refrain from wearing perfumes, bath oils, strong smelling shampoos, lotions, aromatherapy or fragrances, as some people are sensitive or allergic to them.
We expect students to follow the principles of the Yamas and Niyamas. This applies to academic integrity as well as in relationship with other people. Students will respect copyrights, acknowledge sources when drawing on the work of others and will not cheat during assessments.
We expect students to acknowledge and teach yoga within the scope of their skills, knowledge and ability. We expect you to assume responsibility for being aware of your own limitations.
Permission to record class lectures depends on the faculty giving the lecture; if permission is granted and you record the lecture, you are not allowed to distribute the recordings to anyone outside of the program.
The school does not allow possession of any kind of weapons, illegal drugs, and alcohol on school property at any time.
We expect students to maintain confidentiality and respect privacy of faculty and classmate information in all forms, including social media-related information. We expect students to treat faculty and peers in a fair and respectful manner in accord with the Yamas.
The school assumes consent from students to photograph, audio or video tape record when student signs the Breathe Together Yoga waiver form.
The school assumes consent from the student to share name and email address with 300-hour Core and Elective faculty members (at the 300-hour level), and/or 200-hour lead teachers (at the 200-hour level) for teachers to send information pertaining to their applicable courses.
We expect students and faculty to work together to maintain a safe, clean, and comfortable environment for the teaching and practice of yoga.
To ensure a safe and clean environment, leave shoes at the entry. Students help clean and tidy up at the end of each session by returning all mats and props to their proper storage places.
We expect students to establish and maintain appropriate professional relationship boundaries, including the recognition of avoiding dual relationships that could compromise the integrity of the student/student and student/teacher relationship.
We expect students to let the faculty know about any physical limitations so appropriate supports and touch may be suggested.
We expect students to be respectful of the faculty’s time and the time allotted for class material. If you have a particular issue, please address it with the faculty outside of class time.
Agree to cooperate fully with any inquiry in relation to behavior and responsibilities.
We expect students to treat other yoga teachers and colleagues in a respectful manner, speak respectfully of other yoga traditions and health modalities, communicate with each other and with clients in a courteous, respectful, compassionate and honest manner.
We expect students to demonstrate respect to all students regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, physical limitation, sexual orientation or religious affiliation and respect the values, beliefs and aspirations of all yoga students.
Students in the JOY of Yoga program will abide by all policies and procedures, as described above.
A certificate will be issued once all requirements are completed and all program and administrative fees are paid in full (all payments have been fully received by Breathe Together and JOY of Yoga).
If a participant drops out during any part of the program, course hours will not be granted for the incomplete program or course.
To receive a certificate of completion for any program, all classes must be attended per the attendance guidelines.
Any student denied certification has the right to seek the review of the School Director; if the student does not agree with the School Director’s decision, the student may follow the Student Grievance Procedure as outlined below.
Student complaints should be brought to the attention of a JOY faculty member and/or School Director to attempt resolution as described below under the Student Grievance Procedure. The faculty member and School Director and student are to follow the grievance procedures below. If satisfactory resolution cannot be reached between the student and the school, the student may file a written complaint to a mediator agreeable to both parties. All student complaints must be filed within one year after the student discontinues training at the school.
Student complaints should be brought to the attention of a faculty member and the School Director. The complaint may begin as a verbal discussion. The discussion and outcome of the discussion will be documented in the student’s folder and signed by the faculty member, School Director and the student. In all cases the School Director will be informed of the discussion and results.
If the student feels he/she has not found resolution, the student should write and document his/her complaint, including any supportive information. The written document will be given to the faculty member and the School Director.
The School Director will meet independently with the faculty member and the student. The School Director will have the right to investigate the situation. This may include interviewing peer students and other faculty. All meetings will be documented and signed by the people in attendance of the meetings. All documentation will remain in the student’s file.
When resolution is determined, the School Director, faculty member and student will meet and document the outcome of the meeting. If the student still does not feel he/she has found resolution, he/she has the right to file a student complaint with a mutually agreed upon mediator.
The filing of a complaint will not affect the student’s fair evaluation in completing a program or course.
Any violation of school policies may result in permanent dismissal from school.
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