The Joyful Yoga & Spa Academy, in Bonita Springs, celebrating its 10th year of training yoga instructors, is taking applications for the fall and spring semesters of the 200-hour Transformational Teacher Training program. The next series of classes will start on October 9 and continue two weekends per month through March.

Instruction includes raja yoga, regarded by many as the “royal path” and a complete science-based philosophy and practice; Primordial Sound Meditation instruction as taught by Deepak Chopra; working knowledge of ayurveda, the chakra system and more.

Staff instructors possess more than 100 years of combined experience and education through the Himalayan Institute, The Chopra Center for Wellbeing and many other institutions, schools and ashrams. The 7,600-square-foot facility includes a full-service ayurvedic spa, boutique and a lending library.

Cost: $3,995 or pay by module ($3,695 if registered by Sept. 9). Fees include unlimited classes through graduation and six months following. Location: 3405 Pelican Landing Pkwy. For more information, call 239-947-9845, email [email protected] or visit JoyfulYoga.com.