Boulder Scholarship Story:
Boulder 200 Hour YTT 2019
Just wanted to thank you both for giving me my scholarship for the 200 Hour YTT. I have always needed some sort of scholarships to be able to support myself in the "American" System. Growing up in a low-income household with a working single mother, it always amazed me how much the help wee received shaped our future. From subsidized food stamps, to free hot lunch at school, scholarships and aid are always something I've had to rely on. After deciding for many years that i wanted to get my RYT certification, i started looking up some programs. With my 3 jobs and all of my student loans, i never thought that i would be able to afford a Yoga Training- let alone in Boulder (where the prices for some trainings are upwards of $5000). When I found Bodhi Movement, I was shocked that scholarships were even offered! It was truly the biggest blessing i could've asked for. I would have never been able to afford it with my student loans, rent and other living expenses. Bodhi also allowed me to do a payment plan on top of the scholarship, allowing me even more flexibility with how i pay. The scholarship combined with the payment plan, helped me deepen my yoga practice without an additional financial burden hovering over me. Without this scholarship, i would never have been able to become a yoga teacher! I truly feel like the Bodhi community cares and values my growth and teachings in the yoga world. The 200 YTT was truly a priceless experience. Now that I am able to make additional income via teaching Movement/Yoga (actually at Bodhi!), i hope to redirect some of those funds back to help other WOC/POC/Minorities attain scholarships to walk the same path i was fortunate enough to be on.
Sunaina Rangnekar, Colorado
Indonesia 2019 Scholarship Story:
Bali 200 Hour YTT 2019-2020
Well, this opportunity give me knowledge more about yoga (because so many books i must read). Not just about yoga pose and workout. This will give me confidence to help people around me. That yoga isn't just flexible body but healing soul. Understanding more about our self and listen the body so didn't break.
So, thank you for give me that opportunity.
*Student is from Indonesia
Boulder 2019 Scholarship Story:
Boulder 200 Hour YTT 2019
I was a proud and grateful recipient of the Bodhi Yoga Academy Yoga Teacher's Training 200hr scholarship. Coming from a third world country with an extremely low currency exchange rate, the original price for the training was simply not in my budget. The cost for the training was actually more than what some people in my country make in a year! However, I've always desired to do my YTT and when I saw Irene advertising the training, I decided to check it out. I've checked out several other YTT before but their prices was extraordinarily high and simply not affordable and could not justify spending that much. When I applied for the training, I was teaching yoga already, uncertified, as my country has extremely limited yoga classes (maybe 2 in the country). I was completely self taught and spent a lot of time focusing on form and technique, rather than advanced poses. My average income from yoga was approximately $300USD. I had school and living expenses. But I saw the desire in my students to learn yoga, so I asked Irene about a scholarship/price reduction and to my surprise she said there was scholarships available, so I could offer better quality classes. If it were not for the scholarship, I would not have been able to, realistically, do the training. So thank you BYA for your generosity! Because of it, I am able to earn more money teaching yoga, and as such could donate to your GoFundMe charity on a regular basis. :)
Christina Basil, Guyana
Costa Rica Scholarship Story:
Costa Rica 300 Hour YTT 2017
When I took my first yoga teacher training with Bodhi, it went on a credit card. I said it didn’t matter how I did it, I HAD to get through this training. I had attempted yoga teacher training twice before and it didn’t pan out. I know now it’s because I was supposed to come to this community built by Sam and her incredible teachers. After I completed 200 hours, I expressed interest in the 300 advanced tt and Sam was like DO IT!! I explained that I would never be able to afford it and there really wasn’t a reserve I could pull from. She suggested I applied for a scholarship and encouraged my attendance to the training. I was granted a scholarship and was able to make it work. Without that scholarship and Sam’s understanding, I would never have gone through another 300 hours of training. I would have lost out on the most life changing experience. Couldn’t be more grateful for Bodhi Yoga Academy and everything that it has provided me with. The fruit it bears is continuous and I can’t wait to grow within the community that stretches across the world because of these trainings. So much love.
Toni Napolitano, New Jersey