The Lotus Warrior 200hr YTT program combines Kung Fu, Yoga, Shamanism, Ayurveda & breath-work to guide you towards physical, emotional, mental & spiritual harmony. We help you move through your current transition to the next level of energy, understanding, stronger life-balance, health and abundance you know is possible.
Lotus Warrior Yoga Teacher Training
Online & In-Person Hatha/Vinyasa Training
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification
YOGA • SHAMANISM • QI GONG • AYURVEDA • KUNG FU • BREATHWORK
A bit about the Lotus Warrior Yoga Teacher Training
What You'll Learn
Welcome to the Lotus Warrior 200 HOUR YTT. Through this transformational process, we offer you a year to learn, grow and become an amazing Yoga teacher through our fully LIVE online (on zoom - no pre-recorded classes) Training program. We also offer daily and weekly in-person yoga classes and one-to-one appointments with our lead teacher. This is a fusion of many great ancient traditions (Yoga, Shamanism, Qi Gong & Buddhism) to teach you how not only to become a yoga teacher & Holistic Guide but to also help you to become the BEST version of yourself possible!
Our curriculum will guide you through the basic principles of how to teach Yoga. This includes:
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How to do the poses
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Modifications
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Corrections | Safety Precautions
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How to cue/finding the voice to teach
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Gentle Hatha for healing | Hatha/Vinyasa for daily health | Ashtanga - the roots of Yoga
The Lotus Warrior Training will also teach you about:
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Anatomy
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Breathwork
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Meditation
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Qi Gong
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Kung Fu Basics
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Yogic, Shamanic & Daoist Philosophy
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Yoga History
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Mudra's
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Mantra's
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Chakras
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Yoga Business & Marketing
We will also teach you how to focus on specific types of injury and chronic conditions, such as sciatica (lower back pain), scoliosis, carpel tunnel syndrome and more. Students who enroll in our 200 hour yoga teacher training online are welcome to register with Yoga Alliance as a RYT-200.
Simple Instructions for Mental peace in less than 5 minutes
taught by Alan Watts | Lie down or sit upright on a cushion
What Our Students Are Saying
Amy LaPrairie, ON
“Before Warrior Training I wasn’t clear in my life as to how I wanted to focus my energy and the direction I wanted to go. The timeless teachings Donny teaches helped me to see my blocks and realize my greater purpose in life. The training was challenging and had many unexpected lessons. Lessons that I can look back on with a smile, knowing that from them birthed great transformation. Donny gives his full energy and support to his students. Warrior training is great as an introduction to the path of yoga & martial Arts AND it is great for health professionals who wants to delve deeper into wisdom teachings combined with Native American teachings."
Jeremy Legault, ON
"Through taking Warrior Training with Donny Day in 2015 I received a wholesome deep dive into various yogic practices, martial arts, shamanism, tantra and ayurveda. Through the training I experienced the most impactful initiation into radical self responsibility and adulthood that I have ever chosen for myself. Donny is a devoted teacher and student and spends much of his time travelling and studying with teachers around the world, constantly accumulating knowledge and experience which he shares openly with students."
Adam Smits, ON
"I participated in Donny Day’s Warrior Training Program through the summer of 2016, and again in part 2 of his program in the summer of 2018. Participating in his programs was truly a life changing experience for me! I am very grateful for all of the time, energy, care, support and wisdom that Donny gave to and shared with me through those times, and throughout all the time that I have known him. During my participation in his programs, he was very accommodating in terms of our respective schedules. His programs were very well structured, very affordable and proceeded at a pace that was very manageable and valuable for me, with weekly yoga and martial arts classes, combined with the presentation of various ceremonies and other teachings along the way. In addition to the way his classes were structured and presented, there were many instances where I was given a private audience with him to discuss, and receive support for, things that I was struggling with in my own life."
Why Choose Us?
HAPPINESS, HEALTH, HOPE, HARMONY AND HUMOUR
Since 2012, Lotus Warrior has been offering comprehensive and inspiring yoga teacher training courses in Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Gentle Hatha & Chair Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda, Meditation, and Martial Arts.
With courses, workshops, teacher training intensives and continuing education programs Lotus Warrior offers accessible, inclusive, adaptable education for students, practitioners, and teachers of yoga from the beginning student wishing to explore the foundations of the
practice to the experienced instructor wishing
to upgrade their skills and knowledge
for a dynamic and successful yoga career.
We hire the best teachers in their fields:
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Yogis with 20 years experience or more
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Doctors to teach somatic psychology
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Experienced mantra and mudra masters
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to teach the Sanskrit Arts
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Chiropractors or Physiotherapists to teach anatomy,
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Chinese Certified Qi Gong Teachers
We offer a LIVE experience:
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Teaching Online offers many benefits that pre-recorded lessons cannot provide
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Through conducting LIVE classes, we can ensure that every student has the interactive experience they need to learn effectively!
What Skills Will I Learn?
How will I feel after the program?
When the program is complete, you'll have the skills to teach others how to:
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Do Yoga postures correctly and safely
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Do Breathwork and Meditate
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Understand anatomically and energetically how the body/mind connection works
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Calm and rejuvenate the nervous system
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Reduce stress very quickly
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Work on chronic physical pain/conditions
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Quiet the mind
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Find Mental Clarity
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Become more present
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More deeply understand Self, Life and Others
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Learn to listen to their body/feelings & inner-knowing
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Live in more peace and harmony in everyday life
What were once old problems will become skill-based strengths and you'll be the evidence of your hard-earned work. We help you learn to diagnose imbalances under various circumstances so you can practice becoming the light for yourself and others.
Wake up each day feeling inspired by your-self as you achieve your life's dreams and desires.
EXPERIENCE
TRANSFORMATION
about the modalities of this program
Shamanism teaches us how holistic psychology - most importantly. how to effectively self-analyze, exploring the current blocks to our character development and learning how to work through them with more understanding. Through this work we may see a difference in our practical life - how we feel and choose to conduct ourselves on a daily basis. Shamanism also explores how we relate to others and the world around us. In this program we teach Mayan & Navajo medicine wheels of knowledge and ceremonies that have been passed down for thousands of years.
Through yoga we teach you how to heal common problems such as lower back pain, pinched nerves, sore joints and carpel tunnel syndrome as well as mental and emotional stress. You'll learn hatha/vinyasa, spinal hatha and the basics of Ashtanga yoga for all ages suitable for beginners to experienced practitioners. Here we also learn various breathing techniques (pranayama's) to work with fatigue, anxiety, depression and other ailments and conditions. You'll learn how to create a practice (sequencing) to teach different target clientele as well as Yogic Philosophy to understand the spiritual concepts of this beautiful tradition.
Developed thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine, Kung Fu & qigong uses exercises to improve the flow of energy within the body, mind, and spirit. Kung Fu teaches the basics of martial arts based movement which disciplines the mind and body-memory simultaneously. Qigong practice involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind. Both practices offers a number of mental, physical, and emotional benefits. The best part is that the simplicity, variety, and adaptability of these practices make them accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels.
Bring ayurvedic practices (the medicine and lifestyle of yoga) into your everyday life - from understanding what is healthy for your body type to eat to morning & evening self-care routines that improve your state of mind and body. Understand your constitution and discover how to live with optimal health - become your own health care provider by learning to understand how to heal yourself and maintain the best possible YOU!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Donny Day has been practicing Hatha & Vinyasa yoga since 1993. His asana background includes experience in Hatha, Ashtanga, Yoga Therapy & Vinyasa. Donny currently practices & studies Ashtanga yoga daily. His teaching skills include Pranayama, Ayurveda, various forms of Tibetan, Yogic & Shamanic Meditation, Holistic Psychology and Yoga Therapy.
Donny studied Ashtanga Yoga (at the AYCT - Ashtanga Yoga Center Toronto) under Dave Robson since 2018. He continues his studies remotely from the city of Pickering.
In 2010 Donny met Swathi Iyengar in Hong Kong where he invited Swathi to Chengdu, China, to teach Yoga Workshops on Pranayama & Yoga Philosophy. He also studies Kalaripayattu (the fighting form of Yoga) under Pramod Prathrose and has stufied 8-Step Mantis Style Kung Fu since 2008.
Prior to 2019, he taught Yoga in India (Mysore, Winter 2018/2019), Thailand (Bangkok, winter 2018), Japan (2015-2018) & Rome/Italy (Winter/Spring 2019) - previous to that he resided in Chengdu, China for 6 years where he taught Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga (2007 - 2013).
In 2012 Donny ventured to Pune, India, to refine a Yoga Sequence for the spine with Dr. Balakhar (Yoga & Spine Specialist) and taught spinal yoga therapy to students at Kaivalyadham which is a government-funded yogic institution in India tasked by the Prime Minister of Indian (by Indira Gandhi in 1934) with connecting science and Yoga. Donny returned to India 4 years later to study Ashtanga Yoga under Saraswathi Jois.
Since 2009 Donny has taught Yoga Therapy for back pain (such as sciatica), rehabilitation and for auto-immune diseases.
Donny continues to practice Yoga & meditation daily as well as study Shamanism & Holistic Counselling under Gael Carter & Marilyn Keffer.
Donny also currently writes about Yoga philosophy/holistic psychology and mental health with Dr. Amanda Whittal (currently based out of Switzerland).
FEE & SCHEDULE
$2500
FEE:
Pay the full fee NOW and save $278
We also offer 3-month and 6-month payment plans. If you have another payment option in mind, please contact us to discuss what works best for you.
SCHEDULE:
This program is 1-weekend per month for 10 months. The next program begins February 1st, 2025.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT:
200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Free Restorative Yoga
Valued at $300
6 monthly installments
$416 + 13% tax
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6 monthly installments
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Yoga Alliance Certification
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200hr Yoga Teacher Training
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plus Restorative Yoga
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Digital .pdf Training Manual
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Life Long Access to this program
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Re-take this program/classes in future programs anytime
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10 Months Free access to all weekly studio classes Monday - Sunday LIVE online and in-person
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Free In-Person Weekly & Monthly appointments for further support
200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Free Restorative & Chair Yoga Training
Valued at $500
3 monthly installments
$833 + 7.5% tax
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3 monthly installments
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Yoga Alliance Certification
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200hr Yoga Teacher Training
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plus Restorative & Chair Yoga
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Digital .pdf Training Manual
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Life Long Access to this program
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Re-take this program/classes in future programs anytime
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11 Months Free access to all Weekly Studio classes Monday - Sunday LIVE online and in-person
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Free In-Person Weekly & Monthly appointments for further support
200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING
Free Restorative & Chair Yoga Training
Free Holistic/Ayurveda Training
Total Value at $1000
FULL PAYMENT
$2820 $2500 + NO TAX
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Full Payment
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Yoga Alliance Certification
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200hr Yoga Teacher Training
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plus Restorative & Chair Yoga
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Plus Ayurveda additional Holistic/Ayurveda Training
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Digital .pdf Training Manual
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Life Long Access to this program
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Re-take this program/classes in future programs anytime
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13 Months Free access to all Weekly Studio classes Monday - Sunday LIVE online and in-person
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Free In-Person Weekly & Monthly appointments for further support