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Teacher Training—Level 1
Our Level 1 Teacher Training and Yoga Enrichment program offers you 335 hours of professional training for those seeking to become Hatha yoga teachers. This program is also an opportunity for personal transformation through an enrichment of your yoga experience. Although intended for those with an interest in teaching yoga, students searching for a structured deepening of their practice may find this course interesting. You will learn a methodology of practice that will encourage present moment mindfulness as well as self-discovery and creativity.
At Four Directions Yoga Studio we emphasize a challenging yet safe method of practicing yoga. We draw our inspiration from the Anapanasati Sutra on Mindfulness to practice awareness and a deeper understanding between the mind and the body. In this teaching, the Buddha instructs us that spiritual growth, deep healing, and wisdom are only possible when we stay mindful of the body. We encourage students and teacher trainees to explore the postures and breathing practices for themselves and to reflect on what they experience as valuable. We explore the meditation practice and explore how this contributes to our understanding of society and social change.
Single workshops in this program are open to certified yoga teachers from Four Directions Yoga and from other studios as well. If you are a certified yoga teacher and interested in attending workshop you will need to apply. Payment for certified yoga teachers is $ 300 for workshop.
This program is registered with the Yoga Alliance for 200 hours training.
Prerequisites: At least 2 years of yoga practice, with a minimum of 10 hours of Hatha yoga classes taught by Paola di Paolo at Four Directions Yoga Studio; completion of application form; interview.
Course Description
Classes and Internship classes:
40 Regular Hatha yoga classes at your level (a minimum of 12 classes must be with Paola di Paolo. The remaining 28 classes must be 1.5 hours in length and with either Paola di Paolo or with a teacher pre-approved by Paola di Paolo).
40 Internship Hatha yoga classes at beginner level (a minimum of 12 classes must be with Paola di Paolo. The remaining 28 classes must be 1.5 hours in length and with either Paola di Paolo or with a teacher pre-approved by Paola di Paolo)
Development of a personal yoga practice – minimum of 4 times per week/1 hour per practice time.
Attendance at monthly workshops:
The curriculum for workshops includes:
- Intensive asana, pranayama, and meditation practice,
- Teaching Asana Clinic time
- Anatomy for Yoga Teachers – Western and Eastern
- Teaching Skills review including instructing poses and lesson planning
- How to assess students’ poses and structural alignment
- Hands on Adjustments
- Adjustments and Adaptations for those with special needs & health issues such as herniated discs, pre/post-natal, etc
- Practicum teaching of 2 yoga classes to your peers
- History and Philosophy of Yoga
- Contemporary Yoga in the West
- Yoga and society
Format of workshops: The workshops will be a combination of: experiential practice of asana and meditation; seminars presented by teacher trainees; lectures by faculty; discussions.
Assignments:
Successful completion of assignments – These assignments are uniquely written to provide you with a framework for your accumulative knowledge and deeper experience of yoga.
Two interviews during the academic year with Paola di Paolo. These interviews are to answer specific questions the teacher trainee may have about the course or any aspect of the training. They are also to assess the level of the trainees comprehension of the material and the approach to yoga at Four Directions Yoga Studio.
Teaching Requirement: Teach 10 hours of yoga classes. Submit your lesson plans, and reflections on your classes, curriculum and teaching.
Deadline: All requirements must be completed no later than August 2012. Accommodation can be made if a trainee requires an extension. However additional costs will be incurred for any extensions.
Total number of hours: 335
Dates to Remember:
Classes start week of September 6th
Workshop Dates
2011:
September 16-18th
October 21-23rd
November 18 – 20th
2012:
January 6th – 8th
February 17th - 19th
March 9th- 11th
April 20 – 22nd
May 25-27
Workshop times:
Fridays: 6 – 9pm
Saturdays: 8:30am – 5pm
Sundays: 9am – 5pm
Intensive:
There will be 2 Hatha Yoga Intensives offered during the year. Participation in at least one intensive is required. Each intensive is 3 days:
Dates for the Intensives are as follows:
December 27-29, 2011: Hours for each day: 8am – 6pm
August 17-19 2012. Hours for each day: 8am -6pm
- You can attend both intensives where there is an issue with class attendance and you need to make up class hours.
Fees:
Cost: $2895 This fee includes unlimited classes and teacher training workshops for one year at Four Directions Yoga Studio (Woodville).
Payment Schedule:
Following payment of the non-refundable deposit, instalment payments are due on the following dates:
August 15th: $645 (initial non-refundable deposit)
September 30th: $750
October 30th: $750
November 30th: $750
Fees are payable when due. Continuation in the program may be suspended for non-payment of fees.
Refund policy: Withdrawal from program up to November 30th 2011: 50% of unused fees paid are refundable excluding initial deposit. Withdrawal after November 30th: no refunds. Fees are not transferable. Non-refunded fees are held as a credit but for no later than August 31, 2012.
Reading List
Asana & Pranayama:
Light on Yoga by BKS Iyengar
Yoga and You, Esther Myers. Random House
Mindfulness Yoga by Frank Jude Boccio. Wisdom Publications
Anatomy:
Physiology of the Joints: The Spinal Column, Pelvic Girdle, and Head by Kapandji
The Anatomy Coloring Book by Wynn Kapit & Lawrence Elson. 3rd Edition, Benjamin-Cummings Press
Philosophy:
Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from our Old Habits, Pema Chodrun
Comfortable with Uncertainty by Pema Chodrun
The Heart of Yoga by TKV Desikcahar
Breath by Breath by Larry Rosenberg
The Blooming of the Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh
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