200-hour Foundational Yoga Teacher Training
{{Winter 2021 YTT now in progress}}
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Registration Deposit: $600
Tuition: $3,000
Includes complimentary unlimited membership to Breathe Yoga during training ($425 value)
Includes complimentary access to my online yoga video library ($250 value)
Training Hours: 200
Winter 2021 Schedule
*Fridays 5-9pm, Saturdays 11-5:30pm, Sundays 11-5pm
(Jan 15-17, Jan 29-31, Feb 5-7, Feb 19-21, March 5-7, March 26-28, April 9-11, April 23-25, April 30-May 2, May 14-16, May 21-23, June 4-6)
Training Location:
Breathe Yoga KC Holistic Healing Studio
22909 W. 83rd St, Lenexa, Ks 66227
There are no experience or knowledge prerequisites for the 200-hour course -- only a deep commitment to oneself. Students of all levels are encouraged to use this course to either begin or continue a journey of personal exploration and acceptance, and to develop or enhance yoga teaching competencies.
ASHTANGA / VINYASA YOGA PRACTICE
- Cultivate ujjayi (ocean) breath, bandhas (energy locks), and inward focus
- Increase strength, stamina, flexibility and balance
- Establish and deepen a daily asana practice
- Receive and perform hands-on adjustments
- Utilize the breath to its greatest effect
- Deepen your understanding of poses and their effects
- Begin to read the body and adapt poses appropriately
- Sequence poses to create a balanced flow
- Discover a deeper look within oneself for greater healing
- Move the spine in six directions to maintain optimal health
ANATOMY
- Learn to articulate the muscular-skeletal components of selected postures
- Deepen your knowledge of the therapeutic value of the asanas in the primary series
- Discover an anatomical language suitable for teaching
- Learn safe, effective adjustments and modifications
MEDITATION
- Develop the faculty of concentration
- Cultivate deeper levels of awareness and balance in mind and body
- Establish a daily personal practice
- Learn to lead group meditation
TEACHING SKILLS
- Assist students in experiencing transformation
- Individualize instruction for students with special needs
- Give deeply connective adjustments
- Sequence postures and structure a vinyasa class
- Share meditation techniques
- Communicate effectively without sacrificing the integrity of a strong class
- Work with a partner
- Cultivate deep relaxation in students
- Tailor sessions for both individual and group instruction
- Give and receive goal-directed feedback
- Listen emphatically
GATHERING AND SHARING
- Study yoga history and philosophy
- Discover yourself and others through journal entries
- Deepen your understanding of yoga through reading selections
- Make a commitment to sangha/kula/community