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Yoga Teacher Training Syllabus

Week #1

Oct 30-November 6, 2010; Jan 8-15; July 9-16; October 29-November 5, 2011

Strengthen Your Personal Practice Through week #1 in the 21 Teacher Training Immersion, you will be given tools to move deeper into your personal practice. Emphasis this week is purification, contemplation and practice, practice, practice! Work with sankalpa (intention) to create a steady foundation for your expanding journey.

Required Texts: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Anusara TT Manual, Your Yoga Journal

Week #2

November 6-13, 2010; Jan 15-22; July 16-23; November 5-12, 2011

Refinement Week #2 takes us on a journey of refinement of knowledge and action. Understand the progression of a yoga practice and refine your understanding of the science of intelligent sequencing (vinyasa krama). Here, we will move deeper into our understanding of anatomy of the physical and subtle bodies, Yoga therapeutics, and hand-on assisting.

Required Texts: Anusara TT Manual, Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Ray Long; Bhagavad Gita (trans. Mitchell and one other)

Week #3

November 13-20, 2010; Jan 22-29; July 23-30; November 12-19, 2011

The Art of Teaching In week #3 of Teacher Training, begin to put your knowledge to practice through your offering. Explore creative ways to express and offer your contemplations in the web of a yoga class. Using multimedia teaching opportunities, you will refine your voice and become the teacher you are inspired to be. Along the way, learn to strengthen your ability to incorporate hands-on assisting and partner-assisted yoga in your teaching.

Required Texts: Anusara Teacher Training Manual, John Friend