Labor day is almost here and that means it’s back to school. The arrival of fall is an ideal time to consider the myriad of top-tier teacher trainings. At Goldenbridge, Gurmukh will share the energy-shifting art of Kundalini yoga and Erich Schiffmann will teach how to move into stillness at Exhale in Venice. Of course, Yoga Works has a well-rounded hatha teacher training as well.

But for something a little more academic, outside the for-profit yoga studio world, Loyola Marymont University’s Yoga Studies program offers an intriguing line-up of courses exploring topics like the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, mindfulness meditation, pranayama, the principles of Buddhism and Sanskrit too. The yoga RX therapeutics program, a blend of yoga therapy and complementary medicine, is taught by experts like Larry Payne and Leslie Kaminoff and the Vinyasa certificate is led by Srivatsa Ramaswami, who learned his art and science directly from Krishnamacharya.

The program is also a hub for the yoga theological community and attracts high-profile visitors like Thich Nhat Hanh, who will be on campus September 5th. For a taste without full enrollmnet, try the Thursday night, donation-only class led by Trudy Goodman that includes sitting, walking meditation, and a dharma talk.