Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training, Level II
300-Hour Certification Program
Begins Saturday, September 15, 2012
Program Structure
This comprehensive advanced training program begins with Orientation on Saturday, September 15, 2012 and concludes with graduation in June of 2013. The 9-month course combines Saturday classes and three retreat intensives.
Classes and Retreat Intensives
Classes will meet weekly at 2:30-6:30pm on Saturdays through December and every other Saturday from January through June 2013.
The Saturday classes combine in-depth, advanced asana instruction with lectures covering advanced anatomy, advanced philosophy, advanced teaching methodology and skills, meditation, pranayama, mantra and more. The classes are supported with guest lectures, MP3s, books, handouts, and study assignments.
The retreat intensives provide you with an opportunity to focus on your training without the distractions of daily activities, and will deepen your understanding and application of advanced teaching methodology and skills in a supportive environment. Retreats will also include asana, pranayama and meditation practices to assist you in taking your sadhana to another level.
An off campus 4-day weekend retreat will be held in March 2013 at the Cenacle Retreat Center in Lincoln Park. On campus 4-day retreats will be held at the Temple during January and June of 2013.
The program concludes with graduation in mid-June of 2013.
Instructors
Our certification program is taught by a team of highly qualified teachers who are committed to applying the principles of yoga to their own lives. Certified through the Temple’s In-house program, they bring years of study, practice and teaching experience to the training. Each teacher is highly dedicated to your experience of the program, as well as to your development as a practitioner and teacher of Hatha Yoga.
Teacher Certification
Upon completion of the course, students who fulfill the course requirements will be awarded an advanced teacher’s certificate. Students are required to demonstrate mastery of yoga asanas and an understanding of yoga principles and practices. Teaching skills will also be evaluated.
The Temple of Kriya Yoga is a registered school with Yoga Alliance, a national registry for yoga teachers. Upon certification from the Temple's 300-hour program, teachers with an existing 200-hour level certification are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance at the 500-hour level. Please note that the existing 200-hour certification can be from any yoga tradition which meets the standards set forth by Yoga Alliance.
*Additional Contact Hours Requirement: Students are required to attend 7 Sunday morning hatha yoga classes of their choice. The special classes for teachers are held at the Temple weekly on Sundays at 8:30-10:00am.
* Elective Hours Requirement: Students are required to attend 5 hours of hatha yoga classes at the Temple (in addition to the above contact hours requirement), 5 hours of hatha yoga classes outside the Temple, and 5 hours of any yoga related classes at or outside the Temple. The yoga related classes can include meditation, philosophy lectures, chanting, etc.
*Seva Hours: Over the course of the program, students are asked to teach 10 hours of hatha yoga at no charge. The seva classes may be offered to groups and/or individuals.
All general hatha yoga classes at the Temple are offered at no charge to enrolled students.
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