At Cambio Yoga, we know our students have different lifestyles, budgets, learning styles, and needs, so we have two programs to make this big step accessible for you! Both programs have the same comprehensive curriculum, experienced faculty, and both prepare you to teach a safe, well rounded, effective, inclusive class (if you choose to teach!) and help you gain more knowledge and experience in the greater depths of yoga.
You can choose from the 12 Week Intensive or the Extended Program, where you can finish in as soon as 1 year, or take up to 3 years to finish. Scroll below to learn more, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or learn more at one of our Free Info Sessions:
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Starts June 9 - 11, 2023 Following orientation, create your own schedule and complete the followinig:
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Starts June 4, 2023 This program meets for 12 weeks with a schedule of:
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*Receive a complimentary 10 class package by signing up at an Info Session! |
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Extended - Starts January 2022 |
Intensive - Starts January 2022 |
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Whoever you are & whatever path you embark on, there is much to be gained from this program!
"If you’re a little concerned about YTT in this time and in this unique situation, I completely sympathize, so I’m sharing a bit of my experience. Thanks to the tireless efforts of our instructors, our class transitioned to an entirely online format overnight. We still had everything we needed to succeed…a sincere, supportive community, incredible instruction and facilitated discussion, and a deeper understanding of the material, along with practical practice opportunity."
-Cami G, Winter/Spring 2020 Graduate
Know that there are a lot of places that you could do you teacher training at, whether it is here in Colorado Springs or in the vast possibilities of the internet. As we are currently hosting our training online with in-person options available, our competition is even bigger, so here are some reasons why you should look no further:
1) At Cambio School of Yoga, our mission is accessibility, community and education and we've led over 25 Yoga Teacher Trainings over the last decade.
2) Yes, we will be offering online teacher training this right now, and, YES, most of your online training will be done live with a lead teacher. This differs from many other online options that are pre-recorded-- you just can’t watch pre-recorded sessions and get the same experience. We will actually know your name, what your down dog looks like, what verbal tendencies you have -- and all of this will help us to inform your teaching skills that much more! We are hopeful to move to in-person offerings soon, but will continue training online for those who need it to make this training our most accessible yet. We are hopeful to move to in-person offerings soon, but will continue training online for those who need it to make this training our most accessible yet.
3) Because we know many of you are struggling financially, we are offering a “Give a Scholarship, Take a Scholarship” program for the Intensive program. This is your chance to get in on the lowest price since 2011 - or choose to give some extra to support a classmate! The Extended format also offers varying payment methods to make it work for your life.
4) If you enjoy Cambio offerings, there is a good chance that your teacher graduated from Cambio's YTT, as about 90% of our teachers are homegrown. Our public classes and workshops speak for the high-quality training that you receive with us.
5) If you are considering other online trainings, we know that you can find others that are doing it for less tuition. Consdier what you are getting for that price. You might want to investigate:
We LOVE leading teacher trainings and would be doing this anyways. We find ourselves now in a pool with teachers who have little experience leading YTTs and who are assembling mostly pre-recorded trainings online to that could (intentionally or unintentionally) take advantage of students during this time. As world events continue to unfold (and simultaneously as time seems to stand still), we practice sitting in uncertainty. As yoga practitioners, this makes for a fertile time for our practice. Take this opportunity to learn something new, don't wait until you are once again too busy to affect change in your life...commit to Yoga Teacher Training and embark on a journey of your mind, body, and heart.
Thank you for taking the time to consider our program, we hope that wherever you choose to do your YTT you get exactly what you’re looking for. At cambio we strive to provide the highest quality training with a variety of well-trained, passionate facilitators so that your experience may leave you with a well-rounded skill set in the fundamentals of yoga teaching techniques, the understanding of the wide world of yoga, the opportunity to connect with community and personal transformation.
Amber Richman :: Cambio Owner, YTT Director, Lead Teacher :: M.A.T., E-RYT 500, RCYT, C-IAYT
Amber first became enamored with yoga as a three year old when her mother would come home from classes at the Y and show her poses. At some point, her mom wasn’t able to keep up with yoga as a single parent. For Amber, this is where the desire to make yoga accessible has its earliest roots.
Later, in junior high and high school, Amber became interested in both metaphysics and eastern philosophy and noticed that everything seemed to lead back to yoga. She started with meditation and breathwork, finally tried asana at home with videos, and eventually became brave enough to take Kundalini classes at a Seattle community center. It took her years after that to summon the courage for studio yoga. All of the magazines and videos showed one body type (and age, gender, skin color, etc.) doing very advanced poses. Studio yoga seemed inaccessible and intimidating. This is where the spirit of Cambio was really summoned as Amber would catch herself daydreaming about a yoga studio that was donation and community based…one where every single person felt welcome and included. The idea seemed a true flight of fancy at the time as she hadn’t even become a yoga teacher or done any formal yoga training.
She finally started a 200 hour teacher training in 2005 and then took another in 2007. One of her teachers, Deanna Brown, taught donation classes from home, which showed Amber that it could indeed be done. As an elementary school teacher, she couldn’t afford to do a regular studio practice and, despite realizing not everyone in yoga class looked like the people in the magazines, she had never found a studio that really felt comfortable and welcoming—like coming home. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what it was like for people with greater financial, physical, or social-construct barriers. And so, in 2009, she began this crazy, beautiful adventure with her brother, Austin, to make yoga accessible to all in the Colorado Springs area.
Amber is a forever-student. She has done 300 hour/yoga therapy trainings with both Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda and Inner Peace Yoga Therapy. She is a Registered Experienced 500 Hour Yoga Teacher and Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance as well as a Certified Yoga Therapist with International Association of Yoga Therapists. In August of 2020, she completed a 300 hour Yoga Philosophy training with Embodied Philosophy.
Through her trainings, her goal is to continue to make quality yoga and yoga teachings accessible to ALL. The more she learns, the more she can share with this amazing community. She is especially passionate about teaching yoga philosophy, practices beyond asana, and yoga history in Cambio teacher trainings, where she has used her yoga learnings and her Masters in Teaching to co-create curriculum that she hopes allows students to go deeper into the yoga tradition, to transform and inspire, and to ultimately realize that they are already whole.
Her life’s mission is to use the powers of love and creativity to contribute to the lives of others. She is humbled and grateful to be able to serve others by being a steward of Cambio. It is such a cherry on top (to say the least) that she gets to do this work with her brother, Austin, and a brilliant, dedicated team of teachers, program leaders, and fellow yogis.
Beyond yoga and Cambio, Amber loves to hike, spend time with loved ones (animals included!), read, and do creative projects around her home.
Kristen Mack :: Intensive Coordinator, Lead Teacher :: E-RYT 500, CMT
I fell in love with yoga after the first class I attended. Not knowing much about it other than I felt better - physically, mentally, and emotionally - than I had in a while, I knew it was something I wanted to share with others. I completed my own 200 hour teacher training through Cambio Yoga and really connected with the mission of making yoga accessible to anyone that wants it, and the community that was being created was like nothing I had experienced before. When the opportunity came up to become a faculty member of the teacher training program, I took it with the intention of helping the program to grow & evolve to meet the needs of students, and further reach those that wanted to spread the teachings of yoga.
Yoga isn't one size fits all - each person has a unique experience with the practice, as in life. I strive to meet each student where they are so everyone is able to get what they need, but I also challenge students in ways that foster their growth as a teacher and as a student.
Lora's yoga practice was originally inspired in the basement of a gym by a handful of talented instructors. She eventually made her way to Hawaii to study with Baron Baptiste and completed his Level One Teacher Training. Additionally, she holds a current 500 hour E-RYT Yoga Alliance registration. Since her trainings, her teachings have been influenced by many wonderful instructors like Brandon Cox, Kathryn Budig, Rusty Wells, Richard Freeman, Austin Richman, Becca Roodhuyzen, Monika Kaufman, and most of all her fuzzy faced cat, Sofi. If it’s not fun, forget it! You can never get bored in yoga- there’s always something to learn, expand upon, deepen, or explore. Through consistent practice we can find freedom, freedom from our stories that hold us back and through this process together, we can smile, laugh, cry, fall, and celebrate. Shine Brightly!
Erica Kafka :: Lead Teacher, Anatomy, Hot Yoga :: C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP
Inspired by 20 years in the worlds of medicine and yoga, Erica bridges her unique experiences as a Yoga Therapist and Physician Assistant to share a holistic perspective of health and wellness. She is a gifted leader and facilitator who provides valuable and fulfilling experiences for her students. Having a background in biomedical sciences with an emphasis in anatomical studies at the graduate level and extensive training in yoga therapy modalities, Erica combines her knowledge of yoga and science to create accessible, applicable, and fun yoga anatomy lessons for Cambio's Teacher Training Programs.
Erica sees folks from a mind-body-spirit perspective and tailors the learning experience to fit their unique ambitions. She has a deep sense of how to listen and sees beyond the overt. Erica provides the space for you to show up as you are, ask questions, and walks with you on your yoga journey.
Yoga is a way of life and should be accessible to all.
Community is important. Everyone is a valuable member and we are here to serve our community.
Everyone is perfect just as they are. Everyone has their own path and is at a different point in life.
From physical abilities to beliefs, everyone is at the right place at the right time.