Fall Teacher Training

Fall Training

SHAKTI LA YOGA.

200-Hour Teacher Training Program.

What will you learn?

Asana- the safe and intelligent way to practice and teach poses.
Sequencing – design effective and intelligent sequences.
Alignment – learn to position the body and build a pose from the ground up.
Anatomy – understanding how the body works and how movement and breath are connected.
Philosophy and History – explore the lineage of yoga.
Practice Teach – apply your skills in a safe and constructive environment for all levels and class types.
Adjustments – hands on and verbal modifications, variations, and the proper use of props.
Business of Yoga – how to be a successful teacher and launch a fulfilling career.

What sets us apart?

Philosophy Based – Allows your teaching to be authentic.
Alignment Focused – For safety and Full Benefits of Practice Achieved.
Yogi’s Choice – Yoga Practice Centered on every yogi learning to honor their journey in their practice using “challenge for more, modify when needed” rule.
Learn to teach, not just recite – Our program is not about memorizing and reciting sequences. Instead, our emphasis is placed on teaching principles for clearly instructing proper alignment.
Find your voice – we give you the space and opportunity to find your own teaching style.

Transform your passion for yoga into something greater…Learn more and register online!

Yoga Alliance Registered Programs.

www.shaktilayoga.com

Yogi Manners and Policies. 

Your Yoga.

Be present. Honor your body. Respect your limitations. Recognize your injuries. Acknowledge your weaknesses. Believe in your strengths. This is your practice. Modify when needed. It’s great to challenge yourself, but it’s best to honor where you’re at in your yoga practice. We’d rather see you respecting your body than pushing yourself for a preconceived goal of where you think you should be.

If we believe the Divine is present everywhere and in everyone, our behavior comes to reflect it. Live your yoga moment by moment and try to practice compassion and respect in all dealings – with yourself first, with fellow trainees, studio staff, mentors, teachers, the studio space… and eventually, everyone and everywhere.

Lastly, be patient and kind to yourself. Trust the process. It takes commitment and sacrifice to embark on this journey. Humbly bow to yourself after each practice for showing up for YOU.

Now that you have taken the first step by enrolling with us, we are delighted and honored to be a part of your journey. Let’s make this a safe space to make mistakes, learn from ourselves and each other, and grow. Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes progress. Keep an open mind and an open heart. Find the balance between effort and ease in your practice reflecting Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Chapter 2:46 “Sthira Sukham Asanam”.

Yogi Manners.

Be punctual. We do our best to stick to the schedule and finish on time every day, so make it a priority to arrive on time each session.
Habitual tardiness is not acceptable. If you are late more than twice, the third time you will be asked to leave and will need to make up the day according to our make-up policy.
No cellphone usage during class. If you use your cell phone or text during class, you will be asked to leave and will need to make up the day according to our make-up policy.
If you bring lunch, water bottles, or snacks into the studio during breaks, please throw away your trash and clean up after yourself.

Program Graduation Requirements.

Attendance of in-person class and virtual teacher training sessions.
Successful completion of homework, quizzes/topic reviews and final exam.
Participation in a final in-class practice teaching practicum.
Completion of class-taking requirement (16 classes required).

Attendance Policies.

Yoga Alliance requires that you complete all 200 hours of the teacher training, however we understand that sometimes conflicts come up, so we have developed the make-up- policy listed below. Please note that you can miss a maximum of 27 hours training hours. If you miss more than 27 hours or do not complete your make up hours, you will receive a not passing status and will be required to pay in full to retake the training.

Class Make-Up Procedure.

Make-Up Option – Schedule a private session with your trainer at some point during the program. The cost of a private session is $150.00 per hour, paid directly to your trainer.

• 1 hour private = 1.4 hours of missed time.
• 5 hour private = 5-6 hours of missed time.
• 2 hour private = 7-8 hours of missed time.
• 5 hour private = 9-10 hours of missed time.
• 3 hour private = 11-13 hours missed time.

Final Practicum.

During the final days of your training, you will have the opportunity to synthesize what you have learned by teaching a class to your classmates and our guest students. The in-class practicum is a chance for you to demonstrate your understanding of the material and your ability to teach it in a coherent manner. While your practicum plays a role in receiving credit for the program, please do not let concern about this event consume all your energy, as this could compromise your experience along the way. You will have multiple practice teaching opportunities that will prepare you for the experience, and you will be assessed on elements that will be familiar by the time the practicum occurs.

When you stand before the students, it is your room; it is your class. Teach your pose in its entirety -setting your students up, taking them into the pose, giving them some things to work on while in it, and bringing them out.

The specific teaching skills your trainers will be looking for will include:

• Teaching from the ground up.
• Use of counter actions.
• Attention to risk factors.
• A clear, audible voice; clarity of instruction.
• Crutch words (um, so, good, right? etc…).
• Accurate teaching of actions.
• Clear safe description of entry and exit from your pose.
• Effective demonstration if necessary.
• Hands-on adjustments if necessary.
• Use of variations, modifications, and props if necessary.

SHAKTI LA YOGA
has a strict no-tolerance policy on plagiarism. You must turn in your own unique, individually conceived, and written exam. Everything that is not a direct reference quote must be in your own words. This means you may not copy from the manuals, or another student, and you must cite any outside sources. If you are found plagiarizing either your homework, teaching scripts, philosophy, essays, sequences for final exam you will not pass the program and will be required to retake the program at full price. If you do not comply with this policy, you will not receive credit for the training. Please honor the principle of Satya (truth) and do your best to turn in your own original work speaking from your own truth.

What is included in your tuition?

• Teacher Training Manual.
• 3 Months Free Subscription to www.shaktilayoga.com.
• 200-hour Yoga Alliance RYT/RYS diploma and letter of completion upon successful completion.

Pre-Training Written Assignment (Bring on Opening Ceremony/ First Day).

• What is Yoga? Please write this in your own words before reading your books.
• List any injuries or medical issues that you have.
• Please describe your yoga history (how many years you have been practicing and the styles of yoga you’ve been practicing, your favorite style to practice and why.

Teacher Training Book list: Required Reading Materials needed for Teacher Training.

• Heart of Yoga, by Desikachar.
• Light on Yoga, by B.K.S. Iyengar.
• Yoga, Mind, Body & Spirit by Donna Farhi.
• Yoga Sutras by Patanjali, by Sri Swami Satchidananda.
• The Business of Teaching Yoga, by Larry Payne Ph. D.

PAYMENT INFORMATION AND REFUND POLICY.

For all training with the exception of destination training (a training location that includes room and board): A $500.00 deposit is due upon enrollment to hold your spot. Your payment is due in full by early registration date in order to receive discounted rate offered. Full payment is required a week before the start of the program. Please note that if you cancel 30 days before the start of the program you will forfeit $250 of your deposit and the remaining balance will be refunded. If you cancel 14 to 30 days or more before the start of the program, you will forfeit your entire deposit and any remaining balance will be refunded. These fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you cancel within 14 days before the start of the program or do not attend the program, the entire deposit and program tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable. Once the program begins the program tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.

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