Rex Dean Flores Villena
Lead teacher
Rex brings together Vinyasa, Yin and trauma-sensitive teaching, with a focus on choice and belonging.
Teacher training / Union Yoga
Deepen your practice.
Find your voice.
Study Vinyasa, Yin and the art of teaching with care.
Ask about the next cohort Complete the teacher-training applicationPersonal practice · Teaching skills · Community
Starts
May 16, 2027Location
Pacific Beach, San DiegoTuition
$4,500Payment plans available
Your teaching team
Meet your
teaching team.
Rex leads the training throughout, with Nazli Takesh and Kate Beckel joining as guest teachers for specific modules.
Nazli Takesh
Guest teacher · Sound baths
Explore crystal singing bowls, tonal instruments and ways to incorporate sound into yoga classes.
Kate Beckel
Guest teacher · Trauma-informed application
Bring nervous-system awareness, trauma-sensitive cueing and respect for student choice and agency into practice.
What you explore
Build the foundations.
Bring them into practice.
Vinyasa & Yin
Explore movement, stillness and the different ways these practices are taught.
Anatomy & sequencing
Study functional anatomy, accessible options and how a class comes together.
Teaching with choice
Work with trauma-sensitive cueing, permission and respect for individual experience.
Breath & attention
Explore breathwork, meditation and nervous-system awareness.
Philosophy & ethics
Connect yoga's foundations with the responsibilities of teaching.
Sound & further study
Meet introductory approaches to sound and trauma-informed yoga.
Practice teaching, feedback & mentorship
Learn it.
Try it. Reflect.
Teaching is something you practice. Union's approach makes room to try your voice, receive feedback and keep learning with guidance.
Explore
Develop your own understanding through practice and study.
Teach
Put cueing and sequencing into practice teaching.
Reflect
Use feedback and mentorship to consider your next steps.
Who it's for
You can begin
with a question.
Come to deepen your practice, explore teaching, or study yoga more intentionally. You don't need to be advanced or certain that you want to teach.
Expect an approach centered on accessibility, individual choice and learning in community.
A schedule we build together
Let's make
a plan.
We build the training schedule around our students’ availability. Have a trip or prior commitment? Let’s talk through it and make a plan that works.
The next cohort
Let's talk about
your next step.
Tuition is $4,500. Payment plans available. Starts May 16, 2027. Ask Union about the full calendar, attendance, payment options and completion requirements.
Ask about the next cohort Complete the teacher-training application