Assisted by October Cellana, in Applied Anatomy.
Next Fully Residential Yoga Teacher Training Course in North Adams, Massachusetts — August 4-30 2008
Cost: $2,500 includes tuition, board and lodging plus a month of unlimited yoga classes at the studio.
Tuition only: $1,500.
This is a comprehensive Yoga instructor training, designed in accordance with the 200 hour requirements for registration with Yoga Alliance. It is Yoga Alliance Approved. At the end of the course you will be a Certified Yoga Instructor, eligible to register with Yoga Alliance, simply by sending in a copy of your certificate. You will be qualified to teach Vinyasa Flow Yoga, otherwise known as Power Yoga. You may also study to teach an easier level Interdisciplinary Hatha Yoga class in addition or instead of Vinyasa Flow Yoga.
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Upcoming Yoga 200 hour Teachers Trainings in 08:
Winter 200 Hour Yoga Teachers Training in Costa Rica: January 3-24 2008 or January 25-February 15
April 28-May 19 in Costa Rica
June 28-July 18 in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
August 4-30 in North Adams, Massachusetts
October 10-31 in Brindisi, Italy
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Course Outline
History and Philosophy of Yoga
Meditation
Intensive study and practice of Asanas (postures)
Sanskrit names of yoga postures
Assisting and modification of poses
Anatomy
Yogic diet
Pranayama
Chanting Workshop
The Business of teaching Yoga
Class sequencing and planning
Observation of yoga classes
Hands on assisting of classes at studio
Practice teaching
Deepen and further your own yoga practice with daily classes included in the fee
A minimum of one year's yoga practice and reasonable competence is required to qualify for the Yoga Teacher Training Course. You are also required to be in good health, physically and mentally.
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Schedule
There will be a total of 6-7 hours daily of scheduled Teacher Training Sessions, every day except Sunday. In addition you will be required to observe 6 classes and assist in 4 regular classes, during the course of the training. There will also be 1-2 hours of homework daily. This will be mostly reading and studying and some writing.
If you are commuting and wish to go home at the weekend, it is possible to leave the studio at 4.00pm on Saturday and return by 11am on Monday.
The approximate daily schedule is
6.45-7.15am Meditation
7.15-9am Yoga Practice
9-10am Breakfast
10am-1pm Training Session
1-2pm Lunch
2-4pm Training Session
Required Books for the 200 Hour Yoga Instructor Training
(all available on www.Amazon.com )
Structual Yoga Therapy by Mukunda Stiles
Yoga The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga by Ray Long
Yoga:A Yoga Journal Book by Linda Sparrowe(paperback edition)
Inside the Yoga Sutras ** Reverend Jaganath Carrerra
**please read this book before coming.
About the Accommodation and Meals
There are four spaces available in the yoga studio itself. There are hot showers and a small kitchenette at the studio. Additional accommodation is nearby in a beautiful house, which is owned by the studio. The accommodation is very pleasant and comfortable. There are shared bathroom facilities, a kitchen, living area and office space. The bedrooms are shared with one or two other trainees. Bedding is provided.
Lunch and dinner is cooked by an excellent vegetarian chef. The food is wholesome, organic and delicious. Lunch is served at the studio and dinner is served at the house where it is cooked. Everyone eats together. The studio also provides tea and water. Trainees provide their own breakfast. Sundays are days off for the trainees and the cook. Trainees may eat left-overs or sample the local cafes.
How to Get To Frog Lotus Yoga Studio
The nearest airport is Albany , New York . From Albany you can take a yellow cab to North Adams . The cab costs $100 but you may be able to co-ordinate with other people arriving to take the course and share a cab. It takes about one hour by cab. Some directions to the Studio are on the website. We can also have more detailed info regarding directions and buses we can email to you, should you wish.
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