200 Hour Teacher Training

Welcome to Yoga Teacher Training. Whether you aspire to teach Yoga, or simply looking to deepen your practice, a Yoga teacher training is an incredible learning experience that will change the way you look at Yoga and yourself.

Offering a Yoga Alliance Registered training (RYT), those that complete this certification program will be able to be certified as a Yoga Alliance registered teacher, and have the basic skills, knowledge and fundamentals to teach Yoga.

 
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Dates 

2012
Immersion: August 1-15, 2012
Weekend Series: September 21 –  October 7

Cost: $3000 + GST

Deposit of $500.00 is due before June 1, 2012.

Payment Plans: $900 per payment, Total of 3 payments.
First payment due before July 1, 2012
Second payment due before August 1, 2012
Third payment due before November 1, 2012.

 

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Pre-Requisites

1. At least six months of regular yoga practice

Curriculum

1. Techniques – including asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing practices), kriyas (cleansing practices), mantra (vocal practices) and meditation (contemplative practices).

2. Anatomy – an introduction to physical anatomy and health concerns relating to yoga.  Level One focuses primarily on the human skeletal system. Additional studies in physiology in Level Two and Level Three focuses in on human physiological system.  Discussion will include various topics such as illness, injury, related health benefits and health benefits of yogic practices.

3. Teaching methodology – including principles of demonstration, assisting, modifying and correcting, qualities of a great teacher, and important factors and issues of being a yoga instructor.

4. Voice and Language Awareness- studies in language choice and voice quality in the classroom, effective communication and instruction, and voice projection and modulation, learning how to teach to students rather than teaching at them and on-going coaching and feedback.

5. Philosophy/Ethics – Yoga Sutras, koshas, ethical issues, the yogic lifestyle (including gunas), diet and nutrition.  In Level Two we develop a broader understanding of the service of teaching yoga: its responsibilities, gifts and possibilities.

6. Leadership & The Business of Yoga – numerous opportunities will be presented to expand and develop your personal leadership style.  By looking into incorporating yogic principles within teaching, relationship, and business, students are offered the opportunity to explore these principles in their own lives.  Discussions on leadership within the context of the yoga teacher role, and the various aspects of setting up and managing your classroom.

7. Practicum – includes students both observing and teaching throughout the week, culminating in teaching a public class.  Students demonstrate their knowledge of observing and teaching, classroom composition, classroom management, sequencing, voice quality, word choice, adjustments and enhancements.

8. Energy Anatomy – including nadis, vayus, chakras, and how yogic practices relate to these aspects of subtle energy anatomy.

9.  Ayurveda – a deeper look into the yogic lifestyle through the study of Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science.  We will look at the doshas, gunas, dinacharya, diet, cooking and nutrition.

10. Philosophy/Ethics – including a comparison of dual (the Yoga of Patanjali) versus non-dual philosophies (such as Advaita Vedanta and Tantra), the nature of mind, koshas, and the tattvas.

Assessment & Certification
Certification for the completion of the 200 -hour course will be presented at the end of the eight sessions. This Teacher Training program follows the criteria and standards of the internationally recognized Yoga Alliance 200-hour yoga teacher certification.  Upon completion of all eight weekends, students are eligible for certification and official registration with Yoga Alliance.

Cancellation & Transfer Policy

The following policies apply to both transferring and canceling a registration:
A deposit will hold your spot in a course up until 8 weeks prior to the course at which time full payment is required.
If full payment is not received within 8 weeks, you will have the choice of canceling, transferring or being put on the wait list.
Any transfers or cancellations are subject to a $50 administration fee.

Transfers

All deposits are transferable to a future course of the same level with the following considerations:
Transfer must happen within 1 year of the original course date after which time the deposit will be lost.