Teacher Rising
a sacred mentorship for certified yoga instructors & devotees of yoga to grow their soulful essence & fulfill their dharma as teacher
You Were Made To Rise
Through the unwavering guidance of your mentors, conscious dialogue with kindred community, and a deep desire for spiritual inquiry, personal exploration, and professional development, you’ll have fertile, sacred ground to move beyond the teacher you were TAUGHT to be and become the teacher you were MEANT to be.
For Those Who Want To Rise
The choice to invest your time, your resources, and most of all, your trust in a mentor is a huge one.
We celebrate your curiosity for mentorship and your affection for yoga.
Teacher Rising was designed for certified yoga teachers and long-time devotees of the practice alike.
Our program will provide incoming mentees with newfound professional competency, unique brand development and strategy, ethical business and teaching methodologies that actually work, further development of your distinct voice, and increased spiritual depth to teach beyond the asana.
Teacher Rising will expand any teacher’s toolbox and grow your love for the practice.
Teacher Rising will inspire you to authentically share your gifts with the world.
Teacher Rising will encourage you to be a voice for innovation and change in your community.
Teacher Rising will nurture you personally, professionally, and spiritually.
Let’s RISE.
In Harmony,
Chanel & Tina
Who Is This Mentorship For?
Those currently teaching yoga privately or in a studio
Those seeking inspiration and renewal to their current offerings
Those who want to provide a soul-full experience beyond the yoga asana
Those who have a desire to get a yoga teaching certification someday
Those with years of related experience in the field of wellness
Those seeking to build lasting, supportive community
Lifelong learners of yoga
Those who would like to expand on what they have learned in their prior yoga trainings
Those looking to develop their distinct voice and offering to the world
Those who are ready to rise
Pre-Reqs To Rise With Us
This program is intended for certified yoga teachers at the 200 and 300 level.
Not a teacher? Not a problem.
We joyfully welcome those who would like to someday become certified yoga teachers.
We do require non-certified mentees to have a committed yoga practice for 5 years or more.
Meet Your Mentors
Tina and Chanel have crossed yoga paths since 2016. Professional soulmates, they are joy-filled and thrilled to offer you their support, guidance, and expertise in their distinguished areas of practice and study.
A unique benefit of Teacher Rising Mentorship is the near two decades of collective professional experience between Chanel and Tina as they have navigated the waters of being full-time yoga instructors within and outside of the Tampa Bay community.
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Tina Serra is a Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance and has over 1000 hours of teaching experience with students of diverse backgrounds. A New York native, she relocated to Tampa in 2009 to attend The University of Tampa. It was here that Tina completed her Bachelor of Science in Secondary English Education Degree and her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She spent years working within the field of education as a high school teacher and administrator before eventually discovering her yoga practice.
Tina's background in dance and love for movement is what originally drew her to yoga as a student. The healing qualities offered through regular practice were a grounding force in her life and quickly became an outlet for both her physical and mental health. She felt called to share the many benefits of yoga with others after realizing the impact it had on her own well being. This calling led her to her 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2018.
Currently, Tina teaches in studios throughout Tampa Bay. She merges her experience as an educator with her training as a yoga teacher to cultivate an environment that is accessible to practitioners of all levels. She has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of students, from children to senior citizens, and those with cognitive and/or physical exceptionalities.Tina's mission is to empower her students and instill a sense of confidence within that they can carry with them when they walk off their yoga mat. It is her belief that our yoga practice serves as a reflection of the way we interact with our world and that there is always more to explore.
Connect with her on IG @tinaserrayoga
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In 2025, Chanel will enter her 9th year as a teacher within the field of yoga and wellness. She has taught thousands of students online and in-person, within the country and beyond, in a variety of spaces from traditional yoga studios to juvenile detention centers. You can currently find her teaching throughout wellness spaces in Tampa and most recently, at her family’s residence and home studio of 10-acres in Dover, FL.
Her professional roots as a teacher began in the field of higher education. While studying for her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Design, she simultaneously enrolled in a 200HR yoga teacher certification program. Completing both around the same time, she decided to pursue yoga and hasn’t looked back. Chanel has since completed an additional 500 hours of yoga-related training, including Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, Reiki, Pre-Natal, and 300HR.
Her latest work invites students to move beyond the physical practice and down into the subtle, energetic layers of the body where she says the real work can begin. Her professional passion is supporting other women on their walk to fullness and reclamation of their feminine spirituality. She attributes this shift to becoming a devoted wife to her soulmate and mother to three consciously conceived children.
Chanel is best known for taking students on deep emotive dives through her writing, instruments, chanting, and story-telling. Her creative offerings intend to expand and deepen your felt and intuit understanding of body, mind and soul. She infuses her affection for nature, ecstatic movement, God, meditation, ceremony and other ancient wisdom practices to help remind us of our gifts, strengths and contributions to this world.
Connect with her on IG @chanelvanzantgarrand
Student Love
“Chanel hosts unforgettable experiences that to this day my heart still hums from. Her home studio is warm, welcoming and every corner has an intention. She thinks of every detail of what she wanted my experience to be and offered our class nourishment for the soul and body. I can feel the healing love that radiates from the soil of her home, her land, and her family. I had such a transformational experience with Chanel. I attended her yoga retreat and felt a huge shift inside me that day. She curates and leads you through a journey inside yourself with such a gentleness. I have never experienced anything like her yoga offerings and retreats and plan to sign up for as many as I can. She pours herself into the quality of spiritual space that she holds for others. It is unmatched.”
— Elena V.
“I have known Tina since late 2013 and have witnessed her evolution and growth, both as a fellow yoga student and yoga instructor. Practicing yoga with Tina has been a joy. Her energy is infectious, and she moves with grace, indicative of her dance background. I also enjoyed teaching with Tina at Kodawari Studios’ teacher training program. She is eloquent, prepared, and approachable as a teacher. There is an economy to her words, and she is thoughtful in her delivery. I think that Tina would be a powerful mentor to beginning yoga teachers as well as more seasoned teachers. She has a keen sense of people, and I imagine working one on one, she’d have a profound effect on guiding a yoga teacher in finding a deeper level to their craft.”
— Suzanne M.
“Tina guided me through my YTT journey, and her unique blend of expertise, grounded in her master’s in education, truly sets her apart. Her thoughtful approach to teaching not only fosters a deeper understanding of yoga but also inspires self-discovery and growth. Tina creates a space where students feel supported, challenged, and deeply seen. Her passion for yoga and dedication to her students are unparalleled, making her a truly transformative teacher.”
— Michael V.
One of the things I love about Chanel is her ability to remain a teacher at all times. She’s gentle, kind, forthcoming, and pays attention. Her ability to hold space during class is immeasurable. By attending the women’s circle she’s hosted I’ve been able to transmute energy in my life, and strengthen my ability to pray and worship the highest version of self. Her teachings are an extension of who she is, nothing is plagiarized nor is she putting on a show, she’s genuine and raw. It’s truly a magical experience!
— Zen A.W.
Invest in your tomorrow
Time Investment
We come together as a group on the last Saturday of the month beginning in April 2025 through November 2025.
All sessions are in-person only.
Sessions will take place on Chanel’s family residence of ten-acres in Dover, Florida. Weather permitting, we will enjoy time both inside and outside for our sessions. Located just a half hour outside of Downtown Tampa, you’ll be surrounded by tropical forest in our lush safe haven. Free of artificial noise and light pollution, you're invited to detoxify and unplug with the abundance of other plant and animal species on their property.
Overnight, on-site accommodations are available for those who are traveling.
Mentorship Dates
April 19th
May 17th
June 21st
July 19th
August 16th
September 20th
October 18th
November 15th
All sessions are from 2pm-6pm.
Please note: There will be additional dates added to the mentorship calendar to accommodate for 1:1 calls, attending public classes, meeting with other group members for projects, social group gatherings, etc.
Financial Investment
Pay in full early bird pricing is $2000 and is available at time of sign-up through February 28, 2025. Pay in full pricing will increase to $2150 after February 28th.
Payment plan pricing is $2250. Flexible payment options are listed below.
Payment Options
Early Bird Special | Pay in full at time of sign-up by Feb 28th | $2,000 (save $250)
Pay in full at time of sign-up after Feb 28th | $2150 (save $100)
50/50 Payment Plan | Pay non-refundable $250 due at time of sign-up | $1000 due by May 15th | remaining $1000 due by August 15th
35/35/30 Payment Plan | Pay non-refundable $250 due at time of sign-up | $700 due by May 15th | $700 due by July 15th | $600 due by September 15th
Please note: Full payment or a non-refundable deposit is due once intake form is submitted. You’ll receive an invoice and payment instructions once your form is submitted.
What’s not included? We’ll send you a book assignment and a modest list of session materials to purchase prior to our first session. We also ask all mentees to attend a small amount of public classes that is not covered in tuition.
Please reach out to Tina and Chanel at hello@weareinharmonyyoga.com for additional questions regarding payment options and program details.
Start where you are with what you have. We’ll help you with the rest.
What We’ll Discover
Each month will unveil new concepts and themes to deepen your experience as a Teacher Rising. Below are just some of the larger themes we will discuss and put into practice during our journey together.
Meditation + Self-Study
Re-commit to what we teach our students through the dedication of a daily meditation practice for your own self-study.
Personal + Professional Branding & Strategy
Discover what sets you apart as you sharpen the qualities you naturally behold and identify the characteristics you’d like to cultivate in mentorship to boldly convey to the world when we are done.
Sequencing + Accessibility
Rethink the way you previously went about creating public classes and offerings to include students from all walks of life in whatever setting you find yourself teaching in next!
Energetics of the Practice
We’ll dive deep into the subtle, yet powerful ways to increase the energetic quality of your yoga offerings starting with how you prep at home to how you care for yourself after and everything in between.
Holding Space For Real
Fine tune the way you set boundaries and protection around yourself and students for high impact learning and security when you teach.
How To Dharma
Grow your confidence in speaking on and about yoga in an authentic way as it applies to your values and direct life experience.
The Business (and Politics) of Yoga
Whether you have a current brand or not, we’ll assist you in creating strategy for aligned and cohesive messaging as you build an audience and trust with your students, staff, and studio owners.
The Art of Ritual + Ceremony
Come and learn the art of cultivating life-changing experiences for your students through lost, sacred ritual and the creation of powerful and potent ceremonies.
We believe your growth will largely happen outside of our time together as you integrate group sessions with your own personal inquiry and life experiences. Mentees can expect pre- and post-session assignments each month, assigned reading, journaling, group work, 1:1 meetings, and required studio practices.
What’s Included in your investment
Online mentee log in / profile where all of our communication, assignments, contracts, receipts, and information is conveniently housed
Access to the near two decade collective expertise and knowledge of two full-time yoga instructors as co-lead instructors
Collaborative goal setting and progress tracking
Continuous teaching feedback targeting specific areas of focus regarding teaching methods, sequencing, etc.
Guidance through completion of yoga teacher bio and teaching resume
x2 one-on-one calls with mentee and mentors (30 minutes each)
x8 monthly, in-person workshops (4 hours each)
Unlimited access to mentors via email 7-days a week
Unlimited private group chat support
Access to 10-acres of nature-trails on workshop days
Extensive and ever-expanding resource library to grow teacher toolbox
Our passion is you.
We are devoted to creating beautiful, intentional, secure spaces for you to self-realize your infinite potential as a Teacher Rising.
This is your work.
We are here as your witness.
Are you ready to rise?
How to START THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME in 3 steps:
Step One:
Complete your intake form by April 4, 2025 and submit your deposit.
Step Two:
We’ll have a quick call to confirm the details with you.
Step Three:
Our journey begins!
Still not sure?
Book a 15-minute call with us.
We’d love to connect with you!
Fill out the form using the link below and we will contact you shortly.
FAQs
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Mentorship serves as a vessel for continuing education, support, personal growth, and confidence building. While 200 hour yoga teacher training provides the foundational skills and framework for teaching yoga, mentorship specifically addresses the innerwork that takes place as yoga teachers fulfill this sacred role. A small group setting allows for more individualized instruction, deeper connections with teachers and peers, and a wider lens to further examine your values and define your goals.
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Our mentorship container is kept intentionally intimate for deep connection and high impact.
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Our program is an exciting 8-month journey that you won’t regret or forget.
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All sessions will take place in-person at Chanel’s private in-home studio space in Dover, FL - just thirty easy minutes outside of Downtown Tampa. She dwells on ten-acres of land ripe with vegetation and natural life for you to unwind and explore Self in.
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There’s an opportunity for private make up sessions at a separate rate with Tina and Chanel.
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Complete your intake form by April 4, 2025 and you’ll hear back soon!
