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 Foundations ... a Yoga Student Training

"Atha yoga anushasanam" 

       "And now the study of yoga begins."

                   Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 1.1

 

Deepen your practice, or build a foundation for teaching yoga that emanates from your own commitment to living yoga. A 200+ hour program to become seated in oneself as a life long student of the path of yoga.

Now enrolling for cohort starting May 2024

Yoga with heart foundational Student training

The Foundations program is a 200 hour yoga student training teacher training program designed as a flexible program that can be completed in as little as 9 months or as long as two years. We dive deep into the 8-limbed path of practice.

What to expect on your journey...

 

Deep exploration and personal experience of Bhakti yoga practices

 

Dynamic continuation of your foundational 200 hour training

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  • Deepened understanding of core yoga philosophy  from the Bhagavad Gita and other wisdom texts

  • Embodiment of yogic lifestyle and practices

  • Kirtan school - chanting, instruments and structure

  • Storytelling of tales from  Bhakti yoga

  • Enhanced proficiency in practice, support and application of basic yoga asanas 

  • Development of basic proficiency regarding advanced yoga asanas, alignment and application

  • Mapping yoga asanas and practices to subtle body anatomy and energetics 

  • Application of yoga asanas to common injuries, limitations and conditions

  • Study of pranayama, pranic practices and vayus to impact the physical and subtle form

  • Meditation

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Development and refinement of skills to compassionately guide others

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  • Defining and refining your authentic voice

  • Sequencing for different types of yoga

  • Weaving the many practices of yoga together

  • Proficiency in observation skills

  • External and internal cuing 

  • Teaching in a virtual setting - best practices for sequences, cueing, observation

  • Observing and serving your students

  • Mentorship

  • Teaching experience

 

1 year..300 hours

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  • 12 weekends (200 hours)

  • Self directed electives (50 hours)

  • Practicum (30 hours)

  • Mentorship and teaching experience (20 hours)

  • In person or virtual attendance 

  • Location may vary depending on learning objective

*students may have up to 18 months to complete.

let's begin

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