Pranakriya™ 200-Hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training
                                      Begins November 18, 2011
                
                                      
    Our Yoga Teacher Training program is for yoga practitioners who have a love for yoga born out of practice. We help these practitioners
    develop the skills needed to share yoga with students as professional teachers.

    This 9-month program will provide you with all the skills you need to become a Basic Level Yoga Teacher in Pranakriya™ Yoga, a yoga
    practice steeped in the tradition of Swami Kripalu.   

    This in-depth program will deepen your personal practice. It can be a catalyst for physical healing, psychological growth and spiritual
    awakening. If you wish to teach, it will help empower you to teach from your own personal knowledge and experience. You will learn the
    many facets of teaching yoga—working with the physical body, the internal practices of stilling the mind, and attuning to the subtleties of
    the energy body.

    You must meet the following requirements to take our program:

  • at least two years of yoga practice (at least six months of classes with a certified instructor.)
  • the ability to demonstrate an experiential understanding of yoga practice and its benefits.
  • a desire to grow and willingness to change
  • receptivity to appropriate and truthful feedback.

    Our training program has a strong focus on preparing teachers to teach others in an inspiring, approachable manner with compassion and
    acceptance.  Many hours of direct experience with classroom techniques and supervised practice teaching complement a well-rounded
    study of yoga deeply rooted in the ancient practices of Swami Kripalu.  When you have completed the program, you will be able to lead
    three different types of yoga classes (Gentle Stretch, Meditative Posture Class and Yoga Workout) that will enable you to teach in any
    setting—yoga studio, fitness center, corporate setting, etc.

    Course Content

  • Theory & Practice of Pranayama:  Learn to teach the sensitivity generated by pranayama to help students enhance the effects of
    postures and increase body awareness.  Breathing exercises you will become skilled at include Dirgha (full yogic breathing), Ujjayi ,
    Kapalabhati, Vamakrama Kapalabhati, Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing), and Kumbhak (breath retention).
  • Theory & Practice of Asana.  Learn the methodology to safely teach and demonstrate basic postures & alignment principles along with
    modifications, variations, counterposes, benefits,and contraindications.    
  • Theory & Practice of Teaching:  Designing, sequencing & leading classes (including effective languaging skills, encouraging body
    awareness, and visualization).  Learn to inspire and encourage, being sensitive to the needs of both the individual and the group.  
    Learn to teach three levels of classes:  Gentle Stretch, Meditative Posture Class, and Yoga Workout.
  • The Art of Assisting:  Modeling, Presspoints, Physical Adjustments, Stabilizing, and the Use of Props
  • Leading Warm-ups and Preparatory Poses        
  • Leading Opening & Closing Centering Meditations
  • Leading Relaxation                                
  • Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment
  • Basic Anatomy and Physiology as applied to yoga
  • History of Yoga and Kripalu & Pranakriya Yoga                          
  • Yoga Philosophy
  • Yoga Lifestyle:  Yamas & Niyamas                                
  • Right Livelihood:  The Business of Teaching Yoga, including marketing and ethics.


    This course will also provide you with a certification you can present to the Yoga Alliance to become a nationally recognized Registered
    Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).  


    About Pranakriya™ Yoga:

    Pranakriya™ Yoga is an approach to Hatha Yoga based on the Tantric teachings of Swami Kripalu, an ascetic monk who practiced yoga ten
    hours each day for over 30 years. Through his practices Swami Kripalu gained a thorough understanding of all aspects of yoga. His
    teachings have been adapted for western students as Kripalu Yoga, developed by Amrit Desai; and as Pranakriya Yoga™, developed by
    Yoganand Michael Carroll

    Pranakriya™ Yoga is founded on the principal that all yoga practices were originally meant to do the following:

    •        Cultivate inner awareness and sensitivity
    •        Raise energy
    •        Strengthen the body/mind container
    •        Dissolve the sense of self into universal consciousness

    When asana and pranayama are practiced with these intentions they become powerful tools for self-transformation.


    Certification Criteria

    This course is intended to result in your certification as a Basic 200-Hour Level Yoga Teacher in Pranakriya™ Yoga.  Certified yoga teachers
    must possess the skills necessary to safely and competently teach yoga. Although most all students who complete this program are
    certified, we reserve the right to withhold certification from any student who fails to develop the skills necessary to competently teach
    Pranakriya™ yoga.

    Every attempt will be made to provide input throughout the program about teaching deficits that might impede certification. If it is
    determined that a student has not successfully met the certification requirements, the student will meet with the program director who will
    determine with them the appropriate steps needed to complete certification. This may include the need to work with a certified teacher
    after the program at the student’s expense. In most cases, this process takes three to six months. If the student cannot show the
    necessary skills after one year of work, certification cannot be obtained without repeating the program.


    Additional Certification Requirements

  • Complete all required homework.
  • All students must participate fully in all exercises and practice teach sessions in the program. The practice teach sessions are
    opportunities to cultivate teaching skills. They are also opportunities for the program director to assess students' progress and
    ability to safely lead and teach Pranakriya yoga.
  • Required Textbook:   Anatomy of Movement, by Blandine Calais-Germain, Eastland Press. Other reading recommendations will be
    provided after acceptance into the program.  
  • During the training, each participant is required to take 15 classes from a variety of certified teachers and fill out an observation form
    after each class. The cost of these classes is in addition to the tuition.
  • Trainees are expected to have a dedicated and consistent yoga practice and make every effort to get on their mat every day.  They
    will keep a daily practice journal.
  • All sessions of each weekend must be attended and full participation in each session is required.
  • Proof of CPR certification

    The training is taught in nine intensive weekends, and class size is limited to 18 students. This format supports students having
    time to integrate the material, complete homework, and prepare for assigned practice teach sessions.  

    Program dates (2011):  November 18-20, December 9-11.  Program dates (2012):  January 13-15, March 2-4, April 13-15, June 8-10,
    July 13-15, August 17-19, September 28-30 (Extra program weekend is October 5-7 in case of weekend cancellation).  

    Program times are Fridays, 5:30-9:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 9:30-6:30 p.m.; Sundays, 8:30-5:30 p.m.  If you must miss any session,
    please contact Jacci Reynolds before the program starts. For situations that arise during the training, contact the director as
    soon as possible to explore possibilities. Missed session hours must be made up before the program ends at the student’s
    expense.  Please note:  Each student is responsible for any travel, lodging or food expenses during the training.  To read about
    the teacher of this program, Jacci Reynolds, E-RYT see the page:   About Pranakriya

    Please note that tuition must be paid in partial or in full by October 15th, 2011.  Total cost for the nine-weekend
    course is $2,900.  More information is on the application via this link:                               Print and complete the
    application and send to BLOOM! Yoga, Attn:  Diana Carlson, 310 1/2 W. Main Street, Ottawa, IL  61350.  
    After Application Acceptance, make tuition payments here:


    Payment Plan:  Second Payment of One Third Down Due
    February 15, 2012:  $996.00
    (includes 3% credit card fee)
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