Power Vinyasa Teacher Training with Mexico Retreat

May 1 - July 21, 2025 with Sheri Celentano and Patricia Pinto

We're thrilled to offer our first Hybrid Teacher Training, bringing together decades of knowledge and study. This training consists of 2 months of online learning, followed by a 9 day intensive in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. It's a Teacher Training and Retreat all in one! The in-person portion of this training is co-led by our most experienced instructors from our New York and Miami studios: Sheri Celentano and Patricia Pinto.

Our promise to you is personalized coaching and a creative, detailed curriculum to empower you to teach Power Vinyasa Yoga and more. Whether you plan on teaching or deepening your practice, you will leave this program empowered in all aspects of your life. We guarantee fun and challenge, sweat and laughter, lifelong friendships and a deeper connection to your purpose.

YO BK is a 200 Hour Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance. Upon obtaining your certificate, you can apply as a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance.

DATES & TIMES

Online sessions via Zoom: Thursdays 6-9pm and Sundays 9am-12pm on the following dates:

  • Thursday, May 1

  • Sunday, May 4

  • Thursday, May 8

  • Thursday May 15

  • Sunday, May 18

  • Thursday, May 22

  • Thursday, May 29

  • Sunday, June 1

  • Thursday, June 5

  • Sunday, June 8

  • Thursday, June 12

  • Thursday, June 19

  • Sunday, June 22

  • Thursday, June 26

  • Sunday, June 29

In-person retreat in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: July 12-21, 2025

*Pre-course assignment will be provided upon acceptance into the program with paid deposit.

REQUIREMENTS

  • 100% attendance in all sessions - online and in-person

  • Required readings and independent study

  • 1-2 hours of partnered practice teaching per week

  • Approximately 4 hours of practice per week - in-studio and at home

  • A commitment to personal development

  • A desire to be of service to others during their growth

CURRICULUM

  • Asana

  • Teaching in-person and online

  • Alignment + Anatomy

  • Pranayama + Meditation

  • Yoga Philosophy

  • Hands on + Verbal Assists

  • Modifications and Deepening

  • Practice teaching

  • Language and Cueing

  • How to Give and Receive Feedback

  • Creative sequencing

  • How to Make a Playlist for Practice

  • The Business of Yoga

  • Goal Setting

INVESTMENT

*Includes full Teacher Training + 9 day in-person retreat! Pretty neat, right?!

Once you have completed your application and received confirmation (within 7 days), please email kate@yo-bk.com with your preferred method of payment.

  • Deposit: $500 (non-refundable)

  • Shared dorm - $3800 pp

  • Shared quad - $4200 pp

  • Shared double - $4800

  • Single rooms are available upon request!


Included in Retreat:

  • 9 night accommodations in a luxury eco-resort

  • Daily practice and lecture

  • 3 daily meals

  • Access to beach and pool

Not included:

  • Airfare to and from Puerto Vallarta Airport

  • Spa services

  • Additional excursions

  • Additional tips

  • Alcohol

LEAD FACILITATORS

Sheri Celentano, E-RYT 500 hour

Patricia Pinto, E-RYT 500 hour

Kate Davies, studio owner and RYT 200 hour

GUEST LECTURERS

Ali Cramer, E-RYT and author of Modern Ayurveda

Portia Boston - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Expert, Certified Personal Trainer

PAST MENTORS

Camille Sallette - Yoga and Pilates Teacher, Brooklyn General Manager

Ashleigh Bello - Yoga Teacher

Kathy Li - Yoga Teacher

Dan’yelle Williamson-Brown - Yoga Teacher

Blayne Zucker - E-RYT 500 + Miami Studio Manager

Johan Blanco - Yoga Teacher

REQUIRED READINGS

*To be purchased by student and can be purchased on Amazon. The first 4 books are to be read prior to training.

  • Light on Yoga - BKS Iyengar

  • Loving Kindness - Sharon Salzberg

  • Chakras: Energy Centers of Transformation - Harish Johari

  • Skill in Action - Michelle Cassandra Johnson

  • Yoga Anatomy Third Edition - Leslie Kamanof

  • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Swami Satchidananda

*Please note that the above prices do not include studio membership.

Sheri Celentano

E-RYT 500 hours, Director of Education

Brooklyn born and raised, Sheri began teaching movement in 1989 and never looked back. From public schools to yoga centers, creating curriculum to mentorship, Sheri puts her heart and soul into sharing the practices that can serve to uplift, strengthen and connect us to ourselves and each other. Sheri has taught Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2009, creating trainings and guiding teachers at all levels and places in their studies and careers. She has taught basic to advanced, restorative to fly as well as prenatal yoga and love all of it! She believes the practice is available to all people at all stages of life.

Patricia Pinto

E-RYT 500 hours

Patricia is a Yoga, Pilates and Meditation Teacher with over 16 years of full-time teaching experience. She has taught thousands of Yoga and Pilates classes and led more than 50 yoga retreats and trainings worldwide. With an interest in alternative therapies, her trainings the traditions of Ashtanga, Vinyasa Power, Meditation, Mindfulness, Shamanic Healing, Reiki, Yin, Mobility, Mat Pilates, Pilates Apparatus, Neuroscience, Therapeutics, EMDR and Kundalini.

Her extensive knowledge and casual demeanor is what makes Patricia so accessible; she is a seasoned professional yet approachable and friendly. She currently teaches Mindfulness and Meditation for the United Nations, University of Miami, Core by Hyperice, and Mindfulness Teacher Trainings.

Kate Durand

RYT-200 hours, Founder of YO BK

Kate was lucky enough to find yoga in her teens and has been practicing for twenty years. Certified in Traditional Hot Yoga, Power Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga and Inferno Hot Pilates, she loves sharing a cross-disciplinary approach with her students. Kate opened YO BK in 2015 and is blown away by the relationships, growth and fun that shine through the three studios. Leading Teacher Training is by far her favorite part of her work as an entrepreneur. She loves diving into the ancient roots of yoga and how we can apply them to modern living.