Teacher Training Testimonials

The YogaOne Teacher Training was a powerfully positive experience. It provided the opportunity for me to study, learn, and practice, but it also was the impetus for reflection and change. Johnna is a gifted leader and the environment and staff at YogaOne are beautifully unique. The feedback process encouraged all of us to shine with authenticity.
-Liz Clinger

"It is easy for me to say that participating in the teacher training with Johnna was the most awesome experience of my life. At the beginning we were asked to make a commitment to a breakthrough, and mine was confidence. I wasn't sure that this would actually happen, but it truly has. I feel honored to have been a part of the first group of students (now teachers!) to go through this program. Not only have I learned a TON, but I have friends for life."
-Jenn

The Teacher Training Course was a fantastic addition to Yoga One. Guest speaker Jim Bennitt's seminars and classes were a breath of fresh air and really opened my eyes to the versatility and variety of yoga. Johnna Smith is a passionate and dedicated yogi whose love for yoga is contagious. The fact that she has managed to pass on this love to her students is a testament not only to her but to all the staff at Yoga One.
-Madeleine Holt

The Yoga One teacher training opened my eyes to the depths of where my yoga practice can take me. I have been under the illusion that the asana practice was all there was to my yoga practice. Through reading the texts that form the foundations of yoga to learning from various teachers such as Jim Bennitt, Blair Lewis and our own Yoga One staff we learned that there are many different asana practices, breathing and mediation techniques. We utilized a feedback technique that holds us accountable to our fellow teachers, students as well as ourselves. The best part of the program is that I strengthened existing friendships and developed new friendships that will last for many years.
-Wendi Williams

YogaOne's Teacher Training program has empowered me with the knowledge and skills it takes to teach yoga. Johnna and all of the Yoga One staff offer the highest level of support and encouragement to all. The "practice teaching" and "live feedback" formats create an open environment that allows for real growth. This was an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life!
Love and Light,
-Jenny Eastman

I felt there was clearly a lot of effort toward opening up the vast body of yoga science to us. This training challenged me to look deeper than just ASANA practice, and offered concrete examples and instruction that has allowed me to begin some different aspects and techniques at home. There were many components that resonated with me: the camaraderie, being introduced to ashtanga, learning how to assist, being encouraged and challenged to drop story and ego, and just let yourselves shine. I feel we got excellent instruction regarding alignment and practicing safely, and I feel confident that I could teach a logically flowing class, building up to more challenging postures, all maintaining a good pace, with succinct instruction and cuing. In my understanding of the vastness of yoga, and in the spirit with which one should approach teaching, and in further whetting my appetite to learn more.
-Phyllis Fulton

Taking this training transformed my teaching and facilitated much needed change in my life! I decided to start the YogaOne Teacher Training to gather some hours toward my 500 and only anticipated to drop in on a few weekends. After the first weekend I knew that I needed to present for its entirety. Johnna and her team (Daniel and Michelle) were committed to us from beginning to end. Her sensitivity to time, organization, depth of knowledge, well rounded approach to teaching, lightness and love in connecting to others is unparalleled to any other training I've ever been in. If you are interested in teaching or just wanting to deepen an awareness of your practice, you must step up and learn to fly here.
-Susie Farnick

"Although I've been practicing yoga for four years, I never had any real intent to teach yoga. I decided to take the teacher training program to deepen my own practice because I felt I was getting complacent and bored. I came away with so much more than I ever thought I would. I especially appreciated that the curriculum exposed us to different schools of yoga. Now that I'm more certain of my yoga journey, I may choose to teach someday. Most of all, I've made so many new friends which created a place of community for me; something I really felt was lacking in my life. Thank you Yoga One, your studio is simply the best there is in Charlotte."
- Kim G, resident of Charlotte

The teacher training program at Yoga One was amazing! Johnna brings such wisdom to her role as teacher. She not only talks the talk but walks the walk and as such is an inspiring yogi. Yoga One's thorough certification program helps you grow on so many levels and it's a joy to witness your peer's transformation as well.
-Lisa B.

I love the new me that emerged from the Yoga One Teacher Training. I enjoyed all aspects of the training, from intensely beautiful practices to enlightened discussions, which led to digging deep inside to find the authenticity that will allow me to show up and be a yoga teacher. Johnna led us through it all with an inspiring beauty and grace. I learned so much from all of the teachers involved in the training. I am grateful for the entire experience!
-Michelle

My experience with Yoga One Teacher Training was all that I wanted and more.
It deepened my practice and my understanding of yoga and has planted me firmly on my path toward becoming a teacher. I am grateful for the guest speakers that were brought in to truly broaden our experience. Most of all, I am glad to have had Johnna lead this program. She is a shining example and elevated my expectations for myself and for my practice. I am grateful to Yoga One and blessed to have participated in this training.
- Deanna Giersmann

Being a participant in the Yoga One Teacher training has been such a rewarding experience. Each week was a new journey with an amazing group of women, all coming in with open hearts and minds. I feel like this has given me the opportunity to really get to know myself and the motivation to accomplish my goals. I am starting to see what yoga is off of the mat.
-Chelsey