Yoga Academy

Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training

⋆ 200-Hour Teacher Training ⋆ 2024

Join the insiders list for our 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified Teacher Training and be the first in line when we release the program and open registration.

It’s Your Time to come ALIVE!

I’m deeply honored and excited to present Pure Yoga Sweden’s first 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training for 2024!

Nothing is random. It’s not an accident or a fluke that you’ve landed on this page today. Once you begin the process of fine-tuning your own frequency, things will come into your field that are meant for you. All you have to do is listen, and if there is a yes somewhere inside of you, it’s your cue to jump into the vastness of the unknown.

This training has a two-fold path, and both work seamlessly with each other:

1) It is designed for anyone who is looking for a comprehensive 200-hour foundational yoga teacher training. It will set you on your path to becoming an exceptional and multi-talented yoga teacher and space holder. The program holds true to the highest standards of the yoga community and it’s also Yoga Alliance RYT200 certified (you can read about why this is crucial further down on this page).

2) It is also designed for anyone who is not interested in teaching yoga, but ready for a transformational and expansive experience that will change your life. It’s for anyone who is ready to plant new seeds within yourself, activate your archetypal powers, access your inner voice and tune into your highest potential.

Both paths are at their core the same. In both cases, you will experience a training that will awaken your inner wisdom and full potential. You can choose to teach your knowledge to others by becoming a professional yoga teacher, or you can choose to become a teacher simply by being an embodiment of what it means to be fully alive in your own life.

Yoga - at its foundation - is an ancient system that was developed to transform you, to help you see where you are stuck, to heal you and to connect you to your personal power. To help you access your own true voice, and awaken you to all that you are. This training will immerse you in the potent practices of yoga that work to dissolve your blocks, develop a clear intuitive mind and elevate your understanding of your life’s purpose.

Whatever your plan is after you’re done with this program, I can promise you that it will change you. If you feel a yes stirring inside of you, I would be honored for you to join me on this adventure.

Because it’s your time to come alive. Let’s do it together.

Love, Ulrica.

Ulrica Wihlborg Forrest, E-RYT 500, Lead Instructor

How It All Works

This Teacher Training Program is a hybrid program that takes advantage of the best of two worlds. It’s designed to fit with your life. It’s specifically for anyone who needs a flexible program, where you can work from home at your own pace, but also have the experience of a transformative in-person immersion. The in-person immersion is where knowledge is integrated and energy truly shifts, and it’s a crucial part of our journey.

The training takes place over an 9-month period starting with the first online course module on October 1, 2024. Four online course modules will follow through June, 2025. You will have plenty of time to finish each module and will be supported and mentored through the process. The training will end with an 8-day in-person immersion in June 2025 in Sweden. If you have finished your online modules by then and turned in your exam, you will receive your Yoga Alliance 200-hour Teacher Training Certificate (RYT200) during our beautiful graduation ceremony on the last day of the immersion.

The FULL PROGRAM including course content, pricing, information on the advanced modules, guest instructors and much more will be released on February 23. We will release some information before then, so please sign up for the email list (see button below). Application submissions open up on March 25.

There are limited spots available.

4-5 ONLINE MODULES

Your 9-month teacher training journey will begin on October 1, 2024, with our first 35-hour online module. The second module is a three-day immersion on December 27-29 (2024) at our studio in Sweden. If you can’t attend this in person, you can do it via livestream on Zoom. Three more modules will follow starting in January through early June.
The online modules are beautiful, professional courses that are easy to follow. They are a rich, deep-dive into different parts of yoga, from the physical body to the subtle body to yoga philosophy and much more. You can complete the modules at your own pace at home. We will support you with live sessions and yoga classes throughout. You will also have a mentor for one-on-one support. We will reveal the content of these modules on February 23, together with the complete program.
8-DAY IN-PERSON IMMERSION

The program will culminate with an 8-day yoga immersion in mid-June, 2025 at our stunning yogastudio and the surroundings of our pretty coastal town of Karlshamn, Sweden. This immersion is a truly transformative event, where we will move energy, embody all that you have learned and give you an experience of a lifetime.
It will include hands-on practice, illuminating workshops and much more, both at the studio and in the gorgeous nature surrounding our coastal town. We will integrate the teachings of the modules, and bring in new teachings that will make the practices come alive. If you have completed your modules at this time, you will receive your 200-hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training Certificate upon completion of the immersion. Congratulations!

Yes, I’m Interested!

Sign up

Add your name to the wait list for our 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training program in 2024, and be the first in line when we release the complete program information on February 23. You can also choose to sign up for a private online info session if you want to talk through the details of the program before you send in your application.

Plus, you’ll get advance access when the Application Process opens up on March 25th, and can submit your application 48-hours early. There are limited spots available.

Why a Yoga Alliance Certified Training?

A note from Ulrica.

When I did my first yoga teacher training some 20 years ago, I did it purely for my own evolution. The physical practice of yoga had completely changed my life and the way I felt about myself, and I was curious about expanding my understanding of yoga beyond that of practicing physical poses in class. My Los Angeles Ashtanga yoga teacher was renowned and I was thrilled to be accepted into his program. But I had a successful career outside of yoga that I loved, and I had no intention of becoming a yoga teacher.

But what usually happens when you open up a door to your own soul, is that a new path starts to light up. And you glimpse a life beyond that which was visible before. After a few years - during which I welcomed three children - I felt a deep calling to continue my yogic path. But I soon realized that none of the 300-hour advanced teacher training programs I was interested in would accept me. Why? Because my first 200-hour teacher training was not Yoga Alliance certified. I was simply cut out from even applying.

My only choice was to do yet another 200-hour training with a Yoga Alliance certified school. This was both expensive and time-consuming. But this training opened up all the doors for me. My choices were suddenly limitless.

It’s not important to me if you register with Yoga Alliance after your teacher training. But what I do truly care about is providing you with a teacher training that gives you infinite possibilities as you move forward through your life. I don’t want you to have to do all over again, like I had to. Your 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is the foundation of the house you are going to build. You never know where it’s going to take you. So I want you to have a solid foundation on which to build your dream.

Namaste, Ulrica.

About Ulrica

Ulrica (E-RYT 500) is the lead instructor for Pure Yoga Sweden’s 200-hour Teacher Training Program. She will also bring in a few select friends at the top of their field internationally. The access you will get during these 8 months is beyond any regular teacher training. It is a sacred space for you to become a force of nature in your own life.

Ulrica is the founder of Pure Yoga Sweden, featured as "The Prettiest Yoga Studio in the World" by interior design magazine Domino. She began her yoga journey in 1998 with Ashtanga teacher Mark Blanchard in Los Angeles and practiced exclusively with Mark for many years. She did her first 200h yoga teacher training with Mark, before becoming a devoted student at the original YogaWorks in Santa Monica. After a second 200h teacher training at YogaWorks, she continued to study (300h) with Bhakti yoga teacher Janet Stone in San Francisco. She is currently immersed in Kundalini Yoga training with Kia Miller.

Before yoga became a full-time devotion, she spent almost two decades as a magazine editor at Time Inc./Time Warner in Los Angeles, at the time the largest media corporation in the world. She no longer watches the news, but instead curiously explores what it means to be human.

She’s a lover of Bhakti Yoga, and has studied music and mantra with Girish and Nat Kendall. These past three years, she's worked closely with Jeff Shub on Emotional Body Training, with Andrew Genovese on Dimensional Breathwork, and Ashley Frost on N.E.O. Emotional Release. She’s a featured teacher at Yoga Games in Stockholm and Gothenburg, and continually holds online courses, live workshops, soundbaths and trainings from her studio in Sweden.

Her free-flowing yet anatomically aligned Vinyasa Flow classes are joyful experiences, where her intention is for you to feel embraced by the unconditional love that is our true nature. As a mother of three children and a householder yogi, she sees her devotion to the Eight-Limbed Path as a way to raise our collective consciousness so that we can find our own guru within.

Testimonials

“Ulrica is a master at creating transformative journeys. Her expertise and dedication to the path of yoga shows up in everything she does. She has an extraordinary ability to create safe and supportive environments for you to grow and explore, guiding you to reach your highest potential. A yoga teacher training with her is so much more than just the physical part of yoga. It turns into a holistic journey towards a greater understanding of who you are.”
— Emma O.
Testimonials

“I am so grateful to have Ulrica in my life, as a human being and one of my yoga teachers. She is sincere, loving, committed and generous in sharing her wisdom and knowledge. The thing that sets her apart from other teachers is her depth and respect for the process. Her dedication to teach what she has already lived through and embodies creates trust, inspiration and relatability. She also has an incredible ability for creating community and bringing people together in safe containers. This environment is something truly special, because it opens up for her students’ individual exploration of inner and outer realms. She has been there to guide me through some of my deepest work. It has helped me to come home, to become more me, and step into my fullest expression.”

— Miriam M.
Testimonials

“Drawing from her own experiences and her extensive study of yogic practices, Ulrica teaches from a place of real knowing. But her greatest gift is her presence. I feel so seen and heard and loved when I'm around her. The teachings she shares by her mere presence, is the gift she brings to this world.”

— Kelly Rutherford.
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“Ulrica’s voice and her calm presence allow you to let go of your preconceived notions of who you are. She has the ability to bring forward your playfulness, open up your joy for being alive, and allow you explore all of your emotions. She will see you for who you are, deep within your heart, in a way you might not be able to see yourself yet. To take a yoga class with her is an experience in itself. It is to feel fully alive. And to have her as your yoga teacher will transform your life, as it did mine.”

— Maria.
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“I first met Ulrica in 2016, and I was struck by her ability to truly see each person that walks through her door at her studio. She greets you with so much love and beautiful energy.

My many trainings with Ulrica have had a profound and lasting impact on my life. She has the gift of being able to to see you as your true self, without all the layers you’ve collected throughout your lifetime. It has allowed me to get to know myself in a way I didn’t think was possible, and find the truth in who I am. I’m now at a place where I feel so much love and reverence for my own existence. I have learned to listen to my heart, but also to find my own true voice within.”

— Emmie.
Testimonials

“Ulrica is highly skilled and knowledgeable, but what truly sets her apart from others is her remarkable quality to guide you on your own journey. No matter if you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner, she will embrace you exactly where you are.

She has a rare, intuitive gift to read and hold the energy of a room, which creates the opportunity for every single person in that room to have a profound experience. You can feel the shift in energy when she walks into a place. You feel so seen and heard, and that makes it a uniquely fulfilling experience. If you have the opportunity to study with her, you can be assured that you will be in the presence of an extraordinary teacher who will leave a lasting impact on your journey through life.”

— Christel A.

Who Can Apply?

The prerequisite for the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training is a genuine interest in yoga, including exploring the philosophical and devotional aspects of practice alongside asana (physical yoga poses). The minimum age to apply is 18 years old. There is no upper age limit. You will have to fill out an application so we can get to know you. Once you submit it, we will let you know within two weeks if you have been accepted to the program.

The complete program, including all course content, pricing, information on the advanced modules, guest instructors and much more will be released on February 23. We open up the application process on Monday, March 25.

You are welcome to schedule a one-on-one info session (via Zoom) at any time before you send in your application. During this session, we will answer all your questions about the program.

Just click on the button below. We are thrilled to embark on this journey with you!

I'm Interested!

Frequently Asked Questions

This teacher training program is designed to take 9 months. We begin on October 1, 2024 with the first 35-hour online module. The second module is a three-day live immersion on December 27-29 at our studio in Karlshamn, Sweden. If you can’t attend this module in person, you can choose to take this module via Zoom as an online course. During spring 2025, you will complete three more online modules. The program ends with our in-person immersion in Karlshamn, Sweden in mid June, 2025 (Saturday afternoon, June 22 until Sunday, June 30). If you’re done with everything, you will receive your 200-hour RYT Certificate in our beautiful graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 30. If you’re not done with your online modules by then, you have the rest of the year to complete them at your own pace.
Absolutely! We are creating a supportive community right from the start. You will have a mentor during the program if you have questions about the material. We will have an online community space that feels a little bit like Facebook, but it’s our own private custom space. Here, we can talk to each other, ask questions, get to know each other and get help from both Ulrica and the other students in the course. For each module, we will also meet for a “live” zoom session as a group once a month. These sessions will be recorded if you can’t attend in person (but we recommend that you make every effort to do so). This is a community experience from start to end, and we are so excited to create a potent and beautiful container with you!
Yes! This Teacher Training program is specifically designed to fit in with your regular life. Most of us work full-time, have a family, have children or other obligations, and it’s difficult to travel and give up many of our weekends. This training will accommodate your regular life, while also giving you time to integrate everything that you’re learning..
The online modules are done at your own pace at home, and you will have plenty of time to finish each module. For example, the first 35-hour module is scheduled for a period of 11 weeks. That’s approximately 3 hours/week. You can also take longer with the online modules if you like. You have access to them for more than a year.
The in-person immersions are scheduled during times when we believe most people either have vacation or can easily take time off.
The first three-day in-person immersion is scheduled for Friday, December 27-Sunday December 29 (2024) at our studio in Karlshamn, Sweden. If you can’t attend this module in person, you have the choice to attend it via livestream on Zoom from your own home.
The second 8-day immersion in June, 2025, is scheduled from Saturday early afternoon June 22 through the following Sunday June 30. If you’re working, that’s only 5 days that you need to take off work. Many of us also have vacation during this time, so it might fall within those weeks for you.
If you can’t finish the online modules before our last immersion, you don’t have to rush. You can do some of the online modules after our June immersion and finish by end of December, 2025.
We hope this helps, and know that we will support you along the way!
No worries. If you can’t finish the online course modules before our in-person immersion in June, 2025, you have access to the courses after the immersion and can complete them at your own pace before December 31, 2025. You will then receive your 200h RYT Certificate upon completing the last module.
In order to graduate, you have to have completed your online modules, turned in your book reports, finished your written assignments, attended the required in-person trainings and pass the final exam (this is an in-person exam during the June immersion and you will get help if you need it). If you miss more than one day of the in-person immersion in June, you need to make-up for those days via zoom or in-person within 6 weeks of the end of the immersion at an additional cost of $300/day. If you miss the entire immersion, you can join the June 2026 immersion.
Yes, you can divide up the cost of this teacher training and pay for it eight equally divided monthly installments during the training (minus the 3000kr/$300USD registration fee). The first installment starts on September 15, 2024 (two weeks before the first module). There is an additional 6% processing fee for this payment plan that we ourselves incur for this service, and which we include in your monthly payment.
If you need a different payment plan, please indicate this when you send in your application and we will contact you to explore options.
Your homework will be short, written assignments. There are about 2 books per module. You need to read the books and turn in a 2-page reflection for each book after you complete each module and before you begin the next one. There will also be a few other written assignments during the training. For example, you will have to turn in a written script for a guided meditation. This script will not be graded, but you will receive feedback. You can’t fail these assignments, they are designed for your own evolution and an excellent opportunity to receive feedback and guidance from Ulrica. And no, you won’t have to show us how to do difficult yoga poses, or film yourself doing yoga, for example.
No. We believe that in-person immersions are vital in order for you to really understand and embody the teachings that you have learned in the modules. Yoga is a lived experience, and we promise you that our two immersions are an unbelievable and beautiful opportunities for you to really move energy in a significant way, and truly discover who you really are. We can’t become by thinking our way through. For us to become all that we are meant to be, we need to have experiences that are outside of our usual daily routines. That’s what these immersions provide.
You can choose to do the first immersion - on December 27-29 - as a zoom online course. But we highly recommend you do this module in person if you can, since this is the module on Mantra and Voice Activation. To do this in person is truly transformative. The second immersion in June is the extraordinary gift you give yourself in order to have an experience of a lifetime. And it’s going to be AMAZING!
We follow standard industry policies for refunds if you change your mind.

Your registration fee of 3000 SEK ($300 USD) will be refunded within 14 days of your acceptance to the course. Simply contact us before the 14 days and we will refund it in full.

If you are paying for the training in full before we begin, your course fee is due via invoice on September 1, 2024. If you are doing a payment plan, your first installment is on September 15.

If you change your mind after you have made these payments and before the training has begun, we will refund you the course fee minus the registration fee only if you are not physically able to complete the course and you provide us with a doctor’s certificate. Once you have begun your teacher training on October 1, we do not offer any refunds. We will instead offer you a guaranteed spot in our next 200h teacher training in the fall of 2025.