The Wild Temple
Become a transformative force of healing and inspiration through the modern and ancient arts of Tantra, Yoga Therapy, and Herbal Wisdom.
Experience the benefits of our time-tested, year long foundational program designed to align you with your soul’s purpose and give you the skills to guide others.
This training is intentionally designed to meet students wherever they are on the yogic path, offering a grounded, holistic foundation that supports real understanding and embodied practice.
At The Wild Temple, we are devoted to restoring coherence to yoga as it is lived and taught in the modern world. Our intention is to guide students into the depth and breadth of authentic yoga, in living relationship with Nature and its sister science, Ayūrveda so the teachings can be felt, applied, and sustained in everyday life.
Through Tantra Yoga Therapy, we explore Five-Element theory, tantric worldviews, yogic philosophy, subtle energetics, and lived Ayurveda as one integrated system. This training restores the essential architecture that allows practice to become intelligent, empowering, and embodied. Students learn how to support vitality and health, design home practices that respond to real human needs, and cultivate the confidence to practice and teach from understanding and lived experience.
✓ You’re ready for an integrative, dharmic foundation
You feel called to yoga as a way of living — not just a practice. You want a clear, coherent foundation that weaves together yoga, Ayurveda, Tantra, and Nature’s rhythms, so your learning supports real life, real bodies, and real choices.
✓ You want to understand why practices work
You’re curious about the intelligence behind the practices — why we choose yin or restorative when the nervous system is depleted, how certain postures support sleep, digestion, or emotional settling, and how ancient yogic logic guides these choices. This training teaches you to think therapeutically, not mechanically.
✓ You want to live your Ayurveda, not just study it
You’re ready to bring Ayurveda off the page and into your daily rhythms — learning how 5-Element theory informs movement, rest, nourishment, and seasonal self-care. This is about living in right relationship with your constitution, the elements, and the cycles shaping your energy.
✓ You’re drawn to yoga that reconnects you to Nature
You long for practices that help you feel grounded, resourced, and attuned — yoga that restores your relationship with the Earth, water, fire, air, and space within and around you. You want to teach and practice in ways that feel rooted, rhythmic, and alive.
✓ You want depth you can apply immediately
You’re seeking an education that translates directly into your own practice and your classes — tools you can use when students are exhausted, anxious, overstimulated, or disconnected, and when you want to guide people toward rest, clarity, and embodied presence.
✓ You value ritual, reverence, and simplicity
You’re drawn to grounded ritual and meaningful practice — simple, time-tested ways of tending the body, mind, and spirit that support longevity, humility, and steady growth.
Now is the time to deepen your path with practices that empower both personal and collective growth. This program guides you in designing holistic lifestyle practices that foster resilience, purpose, and evolution.
Harmony with Nature and Self – In a fast-paced world, grounding in Nature’s rhythms and reconnecting with our Essential Self provides a sanctuary from overwhelm. Through Ayurvedic principles and home practice, you cultivate balance, vitality, and alignment with life’s natural flow.
Ayurveda’s Five Element Theory – The Five Element Theory is a key foundation in crafting supportive yoga practices that safely guide transformation, alleviating stress and creating a stable base for growth, including Kundalini awakening.
Sister Sciences for Holistic Well-being – Through the integrated guidance of Tantra, Yoga, and Ayurveda, our program offers more than tools—it brings relief from overwhelm and enables a revolution in empowered, balanced living.
Empowering Women as Leaders – We are dedicated to empowering women in holistic health, providing essential tools and teachings that strengthen presence and purpose, both personally and professionally.
Community and Diversity – We believe growth thrives in a supportive, diverse community. Our inclusive program celebrates varied backgrounds and perspectives, nurturing individual mastery and collective well-being.
Depth and Integration to Relieve Overwhelm – Our comprehensive approach prioritizes depth and integration over quick fixes. By embracing ancient wisdom and aligning with Nature, we offer a transformative experience that fosters clarity, relieves stress, and creates lasting inner peace.
🔹 Depth Beyond the Ordinary
Unlike standard yoga teacher trainings, The Sage Apprenticeship weaves together Tantra, Yoga Therapy, Ayurveda, and herbal wisdom, offering a profound experience that is both healing and empowering on all levels—body, mind, and spirit.
🔹 Rooted in Nature’s Wisdom
With our 4-season model, you’ll cultivate alignment with the rhythms of nature. This unique structure provides a sustainable, seasonally inspired approach that grounds you in the natural world, helping you find stability and clarity in every season of life.
🔹 Practical Techniques for Real-Life Transformation
From personalized yoga therapy to plant-based practices that support the mind and nervous system, our curriculum is crafted for practical use. You’ll leave with skills you can apply daily to foster personal growth, health, and resilience, creating a transformative impact for both yourself and others.
🔹 A Cohesive System for Dharmic Living
Through time-tested methodologies and practices, The Sage Apprenticeship empowers you to live in alignment with your soul’s purpose. You’ll gain clarity, confidence, and the capacity to live and share your dharma—making a meaningful impact on the world around you.
🔹 Experienced Guidance in a Supportive Community
Guided by Brooke and a faculty of seasoned mentors, you’ll learn in a nurturing, inclusive environment that values community, diversity, and shared growth. The strength of this community enhances your learning journey, offering reciprocal support and shared wisdom. This is both a self paced AND live (in real time) program!
🔻Our holistic 200hr YTT course specializing in Tantra Yoga Therapy
🔻Exquisite guidance with Brooke, our extraordinary + diverse faculty, and seasoned mentor
🔻Group guidance and mentorship in seasonal practices, designing wise sequences
🔻 Beautiful 100+ page PDF Manual of course materials
🔻Live sessions + supportive library of our time-tested practices, lectures, recipes + rituals
🔻Teaching practicums within community
🔻Professional Certification as a Tantra Yoga Therapy Teacher
🔻200hr YTT Certification Registered with Yoga Alliance
🔻Live Satsang/Master Classes Every Other Thursday 10-12pmEST May-Dec
🔻Live (Hybrid) Classes 1x/Month May-Dec: Sat/Sun 10-5pmEST
🔻 Student Practicum: Teaching (+ Practice/Observe) Labs Every Other Thursdays 10-12pmEST Oct-Dec
🔻Per Quarter: Intention setting with (non-entheogenic) Plant Spirit Initiations
🔻Weekly Tantra Yoga + Meditation practices (seasonal/therapeutic)
🔻On-demand lectures and practicum delivered weekly (audio/video)
🔻 Fire + Ritual Retreat: A delectable in person gathering Aug 15- 17, 2025 in Asheville, NC (accommodation + meal costs ARE NOT included)
With the integration of Therapeutics and Ayurveda, our foundational training goes beyond the teachings typically found in 200hr yoga trainings, offering a deeply immersive approach that honors the wisdom of the seasons, holistic wellness and personal evolution. Here is a window into our studies:
Foundations of Tantra Yoga & Sadhana
What is Tantra Yoga? Understanding the roots, philosophy, and practices of this empowering tradition
Personal Practice (Sadhana): Establishing personal home practices + wise sequencing for physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Classical Shakta Tantra: Exploring the Power of Nature, the Divine Mother and personal Self Mastery
Svadharma & SvaTantra: Discovering individual purpose through Tantra and aligning with soul's calling.
The Yoga of Ayurveda
Ayurveda 101: Beyond theory into embodiment and practical application.
Dinacharya (Self-Care Rituals): Establishing daily habits that support wellness, balance, and dharmic living.
Yoga & The Doshas: Integrating Ayurvedic principles in yoga practice for individual constitution and lifestyle alignment.
Elemental Wisdom: Working with the 5 Elements (Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Space) for holistic health and balance.
Classical Yoga Teachings
Samkhya Philosophy: Understanding the journey of consciousness into matter.
Yoga Sutras & Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Key teachings from ancient texts with a Tantric perspective.
Raja Yoga: Exploring one complete spiritual path and the foundational practices of Yamas and Niyamas.
The Anatomy of Breath & The Spine: Understanding breathwork and the physical/energetic alignment of the spine in yoga and Tantra.
Yoga Therapy & Vinyasa Krama
Yoga Chikitsa (Yoga Therapy): Therapeutic applications of postures and breathwork.
Wise Sequencing (Vinyasa Krama): Biodynamics of asana sequencing with attention to safety, alignment, and therapeutic outcomes.
Tantric Sequencing: Integrating elements, mind qualities (gunas), prana vayus, chakras, and doshas into practice for a holistic approach.
Seasonal Techniques & Rituals
Tantric Practices: Pranayama, meditation, cleansing techniques, mantras, mudras, and bandhas for inner transformation.
Shakti Mantras & Devotion: Honoring the Earth and empowering your True Nature through sacred sounds, forming the foundational practices of Tantric studies within the Himalayan Sage Tradition.
The Ritual of Time: From teaching methodologies to annual rituals and cultivating sacred space.
Herbal Allies for Yoga Practice: Introduction to plants that support body, mind, and spirit.
Professional Development & Self-Reflection
Teaching Methodology: Language, alignment, and safety principles for effective teaching.
The Business of Yoga: Navigating ethics, community outreach, and honoring the traditional roots of yoga.
Self-Inquiry & Dharmic Living: Applying practices to live with purpose, resilience, and intention.
🔹 Standard Price: $3500
🔹 Pay-in-Full Discount: $3000
Special New Year's Bonus
Enroll by Jan 1st and receive a personal 1:1 Session with Brooke to tailor your journey.
Flexible Payment Options
12-month payment plans are available to make this transformative experience accessible.
Is this Apprenticeship the right fit for YOU? Book A Call with Brooke
Brooke Shannon Sullivan is a 4x founder, visionary guide, and teacher with over two decades of experience in Tantra, Vedic, and Earth Wisdom Sciences. An initiate of Sri Vidya Tantra of the Himalayan Sages, she directs The Wild Temple School and serves as faculty at the Shakti School of Ayurveda, inspiring students with her heartfelt and integrative approach. A seasoned practitioner and entrepreneur, Brooke has successfully led the Sage Apprenticeship programs since 2007, certifying yoga teachers while empowering them to live their dharma with clarity and purpose.
Her executive skills and leadership earned her the title "Wild OOM" (Online Operations Manager) for coordinating life-saving resources to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.
Certified as a Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), a Ritual + Retreat Leader, and a Tantric Herbalist, Brooke also teaches advanced yoga philosophy at Asheville Yoga Center and has led transformative retreats worldwide, including India and Europe. She co-founded the Grammy-winning band Secret Agent 23 Skidoo with her husband of 23 years, blending creativity and service in their shared life in the Blue Ridge Mountains with their daughter and two rescue kitties, Thistle and Boudicca.
Brooke’s mission is to restore balance in our bodies and in Mother Nature. She is dedicated to empowering tens of thousands of women to be seeds of change, spreading wildflowers instead of wildfires.
BIPOC + Queer + Immigrant Scholarships Available
CLICK HERE to to be considered for a scholarship to this program. Depending on one's need and the spaces available a scholarship may grant 25-75% of the tuition. The partial pay ensures the student's dedication to the education and skills received during this full year of study, and requires 100% commitment. Due to the combined level of inequality in the world and the fact we are a small business, we can only offer scholarships at this time, to this select group of marginalized people.
Additional Details:
A favorite aspect of the Sage Apprenticeship is our community integration and "giving back." After our classes complete in August, students will be required to attend weekly student led practices for integrating the year's studies. Future teachers will guide the practices to sharpen their skills and receive feedback, while our loving community gets to receive their unique style, approach and medicine.
Upon completion of the 200hrs, students will be required to take a short written exam, design practices demonstrating knowledge and skill of the therapeutics of the practices, and teach to receive their Tantra Yoga Therapy Teacher certification. There is a certification process fee (that includes a private review session with Brooke) of $130.
Students may also take the course for personal reasons without any obligation to teach.
Upon completion, students may register with Yoga Alliance to join the international community of teachers as a 200hr Yoga Therapy Teacher.
If you wish to continue your studies, deepening the embodied knowledge of the 200hr and adding more advanced skills, then you may continue on to the Sage Apprenticeship Level 2
Out of town students may request to come to Asheville, NC and stay at our private Wild Temple Cabin for any of the weekends with advanced notice. The 3 bedroom Cabin is nestled in a beautiful sanctuary 5 minutes from downtown Weaverville and has a state of the art Therapeutic hot tub.
Sage Apprenticeship: Skill In Action
"Brooke and The Wild Temple School have given me an anchor into the world that I have been seeking all my life. This beautiful co-creative haven of learning has given me a guiding light on the path of understanding how I walk and express my creative individuality in the world and in my community as well as the tools to walk in alignment with my highest self."
"I was taught so much in this program. Mantra, meditation, asana, wise sequencing, subtle energies, prana, and the list goes on forever. I didn’t just learn all of these things, I actually embody these practices, which I had never felt before at this level, from a yoga practice."
" I love love love taking your class! For me, it is the golden thread sewing all these other pieces I have been collecting. It is nice to see a garment or quilt forming out of the sacred patches."
"This training was exactly what I was looking for. It gave me the confidence and understanding to be a better teacher, more capable of creating intelligent, creative sequences informed by the science of yoga."