Teaching the Eight Limbs of Yoga in a Traditional Style
“Live like you are going to die tomorrow, learn like your are going to live forever.”
- Swami Ramakrishna
TEACHER TRAINING: ( 700 + hrs )
Acceptance Criteria:
- open to students of yoga for 3 + years who practice a minimum of 3 times per week & have studied within our community consistently for a minimum of 6 months.
- also open to students for personal Yoga development, who are not intending to become Yoga teachers.
Duration of Program:
- 2 year program consisting of ( 4 x 4 month terms = 312 + hrs ) program
- upon completion of 4 terms students must attend one month intensive on Cortes Island (160 + hrs )
- it is not necessary to complete all 4 terms consecutively if practice is maintained however a minimum of one intensive is a requirement @ the end of completing 4 terms to become certified.
Requirements for Certification:
- Attend month long intensive following completion of 4 terms
- Attend minimum 2 classes per week during program
- Attendance at 16 Teacher Training Weekends and Sunday Studies
- Pass written test at end of each term
- Completion of 25 hours of teaching
- ( by the third term students must be organizing / teaching classes )
Program Details:
Each term consists of:
- One weekend per month
- Every other Sunday Class & afternoon Sutra Study / teaching
- A minimum of 2 classes per week ( minimum 130 hrs / year )
- A home based practices totaling a minimum 4 practices per week.
- Weekly reading & homework.
- One month intensive December 2013
Hours Break Down:
- Each term :: 78 hours ( 4 x 78 ) = 312
- Class room each term :: 54 hours ( 4 x 54 ) = 216
- Practicum teaching :: 25 hours
- Intensive :: 160 hours
- Minimum hours of training required for certification :: 713 hours
Scheduling:
- Term 1 ~ February – May 2012
- Term 2 ~ August – November 2012
- Term 3 ~ February – May 2013
- Term 4 ~ August – November 2013
- Intensive December 2013
Term 1 :: February 2011 – May 2011
First weekend of each month ( Saturday 9 – 6pm & Sunday 10 – 6pm )
- February 4 & 5
- March 3 & 4
- April 7 & 8
- May 5 & 6
Every second Sunday ( 10 – 3:30pm )
- February 5 & 19
- March 4 & 18
- April 8 & 22
- May 6 & 20
Each term will include 3.5 hours of anatomy & physiology with Cheryl Gray
Term 1 :: reading requirements
- How to be a Yogi ~ Swami Abhedananda
- Raja Yoga ~ Swami Vivekananda
- Patanjali Yoga Sutras ~ Swami Prabhavananda
- Teacher training manual
- The Key Muscles of Yoga ~ Ray Long
- * Tree of Yoga ~ B.K.S. Iyengar
- * Yoga ~ Linda Sparrowe & David Martinez
* please read prior to term 1 starting
Term 1 :: Schedule
Saturday ( 8 hours)
- 9 – 11:30 asana
- 11:30 – 12 pranayama
- 12 -1 lunch
- 1 – 3 philosophy
- 3 – 5 alignment workshop
- 5 – 6 mediation /chanting
Sunday ( 7 hours )
- 10 – 1 asana
- 1 – 2 lunch
- 2 – 3:30 sutra study
- 3:30 – 5 alignment workshop
- 5 – 6 meditation / chanting
Every second Sunday ( 4.5 hours )
- 10 – 1 asana
- 1 – 2 lunch
- 2 – 3 :30 sutra study
Saturday workshop Schedule: Beginners welcome
9 – 11:30 am
- February 4 ~ shoulders
- March 3 ~ hips
- April 7 ~ balance
- May 5 ~ backbending
Sunday workshops Schedule: Intermediate – Advanced
10 – 1pm
- February 5 ~ core
- February 19 ~ headstand / shoulder stands
- March 4 ~ standing poses
- March 18 ~ seated poses
- April 8 ~ standing balance poses
- April 22 ~ arm balances
- May 6 ~ backbending
- May 20 ~ backbending
Teacher training program investment
- $450 / term + classes (Minimum 2 classes per week approx. $105/ month)
- Approximately $ 5000 for training including 160 hour intensive
Sutra Study every second Sunday 2 – 3:30 pm by cash donation
Certification
There is no real governing body for certifying Yoga teachers, or Yoga teacher training programs anywhere in the world. Some Yoga schools offer various certifications such as “Yoga Alliance Certified”, but we do not. Our standards far surpass what is required from any certification body. Today’s certification for Yoga teachers serve primarily as a MARKETING tool, our program, however, is design to set the bar higher, and produce REAL YOGA TEACHERS. UPON COMPLETION, YOU WILL BE TEACHING YOGA!
Once Teaching Certificate is obtained… the journey of learning has only began. Successful teachers continue studying and practicing with inspiring teachers on a consistent and continual basis, through regular weekly classes, yearly retreats and workshops with senior teachers. This is the expectation for all graduates who wish to teach within their community. If you are not inspired to learn and practice we feel it is unethical to charge money for teaching. Being a teacher of Yoga is a huge responsibility, which requires dedication and discipline.
