Yoga Teacher Training by Lahiri School of Yoga!

Information & Fees:

New! 230hr Apprenticeship Immersion teacher training track

Our Apprenticeship program is far more focused & detailed than usual, taking the emerging student-teacher beyond the typical 200hr training program.

Asana & Technique: (105 hours)
Our program supplies an in-depth study of each asana (yoga pose), including alignment, benefits & contraindications, counter poses, sequencing, and body mechanics. Learn how to warm up & cool students down; prop usage & modifications; asana assists; and class design, & study the foundations of the following yoga styles: Hatha, Vinyasa, Jivamukti, Pre-Natal, & Restorative Yoga. In some states the following styles will also be offered as electives: Ashtanga, Seniors, Anusara, Corporate, Yoga Therapy, Universal, Partner, and Kripalu. The techniques section additionally covers pranayama, kriyas, meditation, mudras, chanting & Sanskrit, as well as meditation techniques & so much more!

Teaching Methodology: (25 hours)
Whether you’re teaching a multi-level class or special populations, you will teach yoga safely as an LSY graduate. With LSY you will hone your student observation skills & communication; learn how to teach alignment or provide demos; & acquire many keys to maintaining your integrity throughout your tenure as a yoga teacher. Also included is a segment on addressing class & student issues, marketing yourself & your yoga business, as well as bookkeeping, insurance and other business related subjects.

Philosophy & Yoga Lifestyle: (25 hours)
This is one of our favorite sections! Here we help you find simple ways of embodying & living the yoga you teach so it comes across authentically. To support that goal, we discuss the Yoga Sutras, the Pradipika, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Yamas & Niyamas, & the Autobiography of a Yogi. Also included are the doshas & gunas, Ayurveda, chakras, kundalini and the bandhas. Our resident Nutritionist will even help you to understand Nutrition from the Yogic point of view!

Practicum: (20 hours)
Supervised practice teaching and assisting throughout the training reassures the emerging student-teacher that they really have learned all that has been given! Areas of personal strengths and potential weaknesses are studied in this sanctuary we create together; where teaching adjustments are still very easily made. Full participation in these practicums are required to complete the course.
Please note: the amount of hours we offer far exceeds Yoga Alliance requirements. We believe that the additional 10 hours of this Practicum builds greater confidence in you, the blossoming yoga teacher, and as a result, in the students you teach.

Anatomy & Physiology: (20 hours)
Take our Yoga Alliance approved anatomy course during your training from our resident expert for a small extra fee, or choose a local massage school, college, or on-line anatomy course. Transcripts are required to complete the course if taken outside LSY.

Balance of Hours: (35 hours)
You are on your own for this portion of the program! A bit of easy reading, some outside class observations, personal practice, homework questions, an essay & (if taken) the anatomy homework comprise the remaining hours of your training. This section of personal om-work should easily be accomplished over one calendar year from the last day of the Intensive. Please note that 5 additional hours of karma yoga is suggested, but not required to complete the course. This is seva, a simple service that you freely provide to others (organizations, individuals, or groups of your choice).

Application Process:We are looking for those who wish to be apprentices, those who want to go deeper than the average teacher training program. And, since this training track is far more personalized, we hope that existing students & student-friends will apply, while we also joyfully welcome those of you who have studied with a devoted (single) teacher for a while. Please feel free to call or email us if you have any questions and we will be happy to speak with you! Or, click here to move on to the pre-registration form. Please then return the completed form along with your $25 processing fee to Lahiri School of Yoga, P.O. Box 404, Denver, North Carolina 28037.

We will reply within two weeks of receiving your application. Note: if you are denied participation for any reason, we will refund your $25 processing fee.

LSY Teacher Training Tuition:
	Process Fee	Tuition	In-House Anatomy	Total Fees	Total w/Early Yogi Discount
Tuition w/o Anatomy	$25	$2450		$2475	$2350
Tuition w/Anatomy	$25	$2450	$250	$2700	$2575

• Money orders, cashier’s checks, credit cards (MasterCard/Visa/Discover), & cash accepted for all LSY Tuition fees

• Personal checks are accepted only when paying in full at least 15 days prior to the AI course start date.
• Don’t delay! We purposely keep our Apprenticeship Immersion small (3 – 6 students only) in order to ensure an intimate atmosphere in which all apprentices can be accommodated personally ensuring that all questions are answered.

• Payment Plans (for this track only) are available for those who truly need one, so feel free to speak to us about your specific situation – if you really are in need.

LSY Apprenticeship Immersion Training Materials Include:

* 400 page Curriculum Manual
* 200 extra pages for anatomy section (received only if you take our anatomy course)
* Many additional class hand-outs that are essential to the “immersion” essence
* Several additional classroom/home reading sections from select books & authors
* Longer immersion w/each subject studied
* A deeper, more specifically tailored study of the subjects that changes w/each class
* More teaching/assisting practicums
* Personalized mentoring
* Sanskrit section
* Personalized homework assessment/evaluation
* 5 Yoga Styles™ classes (additional “elective” YS classes avail, but not included)
* 230 hour Yoga Teacher Certification upon completion of the homework & Final Exam
* New friendships & a wonderful experience to last a lifetime!

Please Note: Apprenticeship Immersion Teacher Training runs for 6 months total from January to May/June each year ONLY! It also is only offered in either Colorado or North Carolina.

Apprenticeship Immersion Training Track Schedule:
The program includes:
Two 3-day, 10hr/day weekend Director Immersions (one 3-day Immersion starts the program & one closes it) . Plus, you get one monthly 2-day weekend Immersion each month over the course of the 4 months that bridge the two Director’s Immersions

Sample Schedule for these Immersions:

7-9am, morning sadhana
9-9:30am - breakfast provided
9:30am-12:30pm, lecture
12:30-1:30pm - lunch (unprovided)
1:30-3:30pm, lecture
15 min break
3:45-6:45pm, practicums [for example]

This training track also meets for one 4 or 4.5hr day per week over the course of the training program.

Week Day Schedule: [this is only an example of a single, possible day]

7:30-9am, kriyas
9am-11am, asana alignment class
11am-12pm business of yoga

Please note that these classes will either meet in the morning or afternoon (on a sustained basis throughout) according to the consensus of the attending students

Student Requirements for taking LSY’s 220 hr Apprenticeship Immersion course:

at least 2.5 years of studying yoga prior to the Intensive Training
a good understanding of yoga’s basic principles (asana & esoteric)
Integrity: pre-existing adherence to ethical principles of behavior
1 personal reference letter from your yoga teacher (if not one of us)
good attendance during the training
timeliness
participation
homework completion & note taking
positive personal attitude
completion of all practicum classes

Student Attendance:
Students are responsible for complete attendance as with all LSY trainings, however, in the apprenticeship program more time is available for making up absences. Missed time is made up according to individual student/teacher agreements, but please note that for time missed beyond an entire day or an 8hr total, additional fees may be required to provide the necessary one on one make-up time needed to complete the hours.

Book Requirements:
The Anatomy Coloring Book by Kapit/Elson
Desikachar’s The Heart of Yoga
Calais-Germain’s Anatomy of Movement
Autobiography of a Yogi, by: P. Yogananada
Jivamukti Yoga, by Gannon/Life
Inside the Yoga Sutras, by Rev. J. Carrera

Homework:
is offered throughout the training & a homework packet is given out at the closing Director’s Immersion. This section must be completed no later than the 1st year anniversary of your program start date. Homework is assessed by Sati (Lisa) Chappelle & Jessica Patterson. Please allow 6-8 weeks for homework evaluation & return. Personal mentoring is given throughout the program & as always upon the return of the homework ensuring that every student is completely clear on all subjects that were studied. A final exam is also given upon the homework’s successful completion.

To register, click here.

The Lahiri School of Yoga is a registered 200 Hour Yoga Alliance School located in Colorado & North Carolina.

TEACHER TRAINING TRACKS

Oct 6-13, 2012
Nov 3-10, 2012
Classes will be held in the LYC training center in Ahlara, Mooresville, NC

210 hour certification conveniently scheduled to span 2 one-week sessions! (NC only)

210 hour certification conveniently scheduled to span 1 two-week session! (CO only)

230 hour certification conveniently scheduled to span 6 months! (both locations)

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