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YOGA TRAINING
IN-DEPTH STUDY
&
TEACHER CERTIFICATION
'Precision Alignment Yoga'
as created by Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors
Application Form • Course Instructors • Overall Design Course Content • Schedule • Tuition
Additional Required Course Material
MISSION STATEMENT
As Yoga comes of age in America, there will be an increasing need for the expertise and experience of well educated and trained professional instructors who will be teaching in a wide range of settings including hospitals, studios, health clubs, private industry and corporate wellness programs. As we continue into the 21st century, wellness and preventative programs will grow at a rapid rate and the demand for certified professional instructors will grow as well. More and more of these programs will incorporate yoga as an essential component of their approach to wellness.
The mission of the Precision Alignment Yoga program is to prepare those individuals – who are seeking an in depth academic, as well as practical, formal education in the art and science of yoga instruction - with the knowledge and skills which they will need to meet the demands of this rigorous profession. Certification will provide for those completing all requirements the necessary credentials to teach in both private and public institutions with a variety of people of various ages and abilities. Our Mission is not only to provide a nationally recognized training program and well respected certification, but just as importantly, to offer the integrity of a balanced classical education for each participant. Therefore, each student will receive personal attention and guidance. The program sets a standard of the highest quality for our graduates.
We believe the commitment to the personal practices of Asana, Pranayama, Yamas and Niyamas is essential to the professional and personal growth of each individual in our program. Our hope is that each participant will be inspired to earnestly pursue these ends of professional development and personal growth in order to maintain the ongoing focus of creating balance, peace of mind and wholeness, both internally and externally. We each have the opportunity in this moment in time to examine our lives, our work, our hearts and know that we are collectively setting the course for the 21st century.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
AND HISTORY OF
Precision Alignment Yoga
The Precision Alignment Yoga is a community based program, encouraging participants to work together in developing a strong, vital and supportive, non-competitive learning environment. The program offers a unique opportunity to study and practice, under expert guidance, the elements of Asana, Anatomy/physiology, Yoga philosophy, Pranayama, Ayurveda and Sanskrit. Even though this program is an academic/experiential program, there are no grades but rather an atmosphere which encourages participants to develop their own unique gifts and talents while learning a very precise method of teaching yoga, called "Precision Alignment Yoga", created by Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors.
The earlier roots of Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors began at The Yoga Room of Nashville in the mid-eighties when Betty Larsen began an informal Teacher Training program by offering a teacher’s class once a week. This continued for many years as a type of mentorship program with no certificates awarded. Only a handful of teachers went through this program. However, all of them are still teaching in different parts of the country and have subsequently been awarded the SIYI certificate.
In the late nineties, Betty Larsen and John Charping were encouraged by local teachers in the Nashville area to develop a formal program. As a result, the Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors came into existence. Since it’s inception, there have been a total of 107 graduates certified by SIYI at the 1,000, 330 hour level or Advanced Teacher Trainer level. There are now SIYI teachers in sixteen states including Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; with graduates also teaching abroad in Switzerland and Canada.
Once again, at the request and encouragement of local teachers/students of Nicole Brown, we are entering a new phase of teacher training at Paducah Yoga Center. This is the first time we are offering a 300 hour program in Paducah, taught weekly and with weekend intensives in a similar fashion as in the earlier days, but with a fully developed curriculum based on our many years of experience in training and certifying yoga teachers. We will be enrolling a small group in this 2011/12 Paducah class, as we have never been interested in producing a large number of teachers, but rather work with small numbers to provide the highest quality yoga teacher training and education possible.
SIYI is in the process transferring 'Directorship' from John and Betty to Emma Trantor, ERYT 500, and needing to re-apply for registering SIYI with the National Yoga Alliance. This process is still pending, yet graduates will be able to personally apply with great confidence that registration will be granted, due to SIYI's curriculum is completely set up based on Yoga Alliance's requirements, and has previously been a registered school for many years.
INSTRUCTORS
Weekly Class Instructor
TBA
NICOLE BROWN (निर्मला)
RYT 500 (ERYT 500 equivalent)
SIYI Paducah Satellite Director
Workshop/Intensive Instructors
(ERYT 500 equivalent)
co-founders and senior faculty of the prestigious Southern Institute for Yoga Instructors (SIYI).
OVERALL DESIGN OF TRAINING
Hours |
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| 1. | Weekly Classroom study | 135 |
| 3 hour class once a week for 45 weeks | ||
| 2. | Two Weekend Intensives On-Site | 32 |
| 5 hrs Anatomy & Physiology, 6 hrs philosophy, 2.5 hours pranayama each workshop | ||
| 3. | Workshops and Teacher Training Intensives Off Site | 13 |
| Workshops should have an alignment focus and be taught by a teacher who is either Iyengar certified or teaches primarily alignment yoga. | ||
| 4. | Practice Teaching (Precision Alignment) | 20 |
| Teach and/or assist outside of training class | ||
| 5. | Homestudy (approximately 2.5 hrs per week) | 100 |
| To support the weekly classes and weekend workshops | ||
Total Hours |
300 |
In addition to these basic requirements for completion of the program, you are expected to have a personal asana practice. Upon completion of the requirements #1 – 5 above as well as successful completion of all classroom and home study assignments and tuition is paid in full, you are awarded a 300 hour level teaching certification by the Paducah Yoga Center Academy
BREAKDOWN OF CONTENT
Asana Topics
Foundation, Standing Poses 1, Inversions, Standing Poses 2, Balancing Poses, Forward Folds, Hip Openers Twists & Revolved Poses, Restorative, Shoulder Work, Backbends
Technique Training and Practice
Includes Asana. Pranayama, Chanting and other traditional yoga practices, to include both (1) analytical training in how to teach & practice the techniques & (2) guided practice of the techniques
Teaching Methodology
Includes the process of teaching, principles of demonstration, observation, Assisting, correcting instruction, conscious use of self as a teacher and the business aspects of teaching yoga.
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Includes both structural & functional anatomy as it applies to yoga asana and other yoga practice (e.g. Pranayama, Meditation). Also includes bodily systems and organs & their relation to yoga practices.
Yoga Philosophy
Includes the study of basic yoga philosophy as presented in the yoga sutras and ancient yoga texts with an emphasis on their ethical application as a yoga teacher and in everyday life.
Practicum
Includes practice teaching, receiving and giving feedback, and observing, as well as, participating as a student while others teach while in the classroom. This also includes teaching and/or assisting outside the classroom under supervision and consultation.
SCHEDULE
2012
Welcome/Orientation
2012 dates TBA
(see last years schedule as example below)
with Nicole Brown
Deposit (non-refundable) or Full Tuition Due this Date
Required Weekly 3hr Classroom Study
Wednesdays at 5:30-8:30pm with Nicole Brown
2 Wks Foundations
Sept 1, 8
4 Wks Standing Poses I
Sept 15
(Sept 16th-18th Weekend Intensive)
Sept 22, 29
Fall Break no class Oct 6th
Oct 13
3 Wks Hip Openers
Oct 20, 27
Nov 3
3 Wks Shoulder Work
Nov 10, 17
Thanksgiving Break no class Nov 24th
Dec 1
4 Wks Standing Poses II
Dec 8, 15
Winter Break no class Dec 22nd & 29th
Jan 5, 12
4 Wks Balancing Poses
Jan 19, 26
Feb 2, 9
4 Wks Twists & Revolved Poses
Feb 16, 23
March 2, 9
7 Wks Backbends
March 16, 23
(March 25th-27th Weekend Intensive)
March 30
Spring Break no class April 6th
April 13, 20, 27
May 4
4 Wks Inversions
May 11, 18, 25
June 1
3 Wks Vinyasa
June 8, 15, 22
4 Wks Forward Folds
& Supta Pada's
June 29
Summer Break no class July 6th
July 13, 20, 27
2 Wks Restorative
Aug 3, 10
Closing Session/Graduations
Aug 17
*details subject to change due to class pace and student’s personal completion of required material
Required On-Site
Weekend Intensives
with Betty Larsen, MSW & John Charping, Ph.D.
#1 "From Dosha to Dharma I"
September 16th - 18th 2010 > Details Here
#2"From Dosha to Dharma II"
March 25 - 27th 2011 > Details Here
TUITION
Tuition for Teacher Training
Includes Required Weekly classroom study (135hrs)
Weekly class cost $30 each x 45 classes = $1350 total
Two Required Onsite Weekend Intensives (32hrs)
Intensives cost: $175 each x 2 = $350 total
Tuition Total: $1700 paid in full by August 25th 2010
Additional $200 fee to enroll in a monthly payment plan listed below
Cancelation of Enrollment Policy:
Payment will be paid according to the cost of the number of classes and Intensives student has been enrolled in before cancelation notice. If enrolled in payment plan, $200 registration fee is an additional, non-refundable cost to class/workshop totals.
PAYMENT PLAN
$200 Deposit (non-refundable) plus
$154.54 Monthly Payments x 11 months (payment based on $1700/11)
 $200 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday August 25th 2010
(non-refundable)
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday October 13th 2010
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday Nov 3rd 2010
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday Dec 1st 2010
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday Jan 5th 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday Feb 2nd 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday March 2nd 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday April 13, 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday May 4th 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday June 1st 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday July 13th 2011
 $154.54 DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday Aug 3rd 2011
DUE by 5:30pm Wednesday August 25th 2010 (Orientation/Welcome Class)
ADDITIONAL COSTS
Required Course Material
13hrs Total of Alignment Workshop/Teacher Training Off Site
This is also to establish an ongoing relationship with a teacher/style in alignment based teaching.
Personal Yoga Props
1 Yoga mat
2 Yoga blocks
2 Yoga straps
4 Yoga blankets
1 Folding Chair
Personal Reference Books
Light on Yoga - BKS Iyengar
Yoga in Action Preliminary Course – Geeta Iyengar
The Anatomy Coloring Book – Wynn Kapit & Lawrence Elson
Illustrated Essentials of Musculoskeletal Anatomy – Kay Sieg & Sandra Adams
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - BKS Iyengar
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – Swami Satchidananda
Below is our SIYI STORE to purchase your home practice tools listed above...
APPLY for
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING NOW
Please Print and Complete the APPLICATION FORM and submit as soon as possible by mail
Nicole Brown c/o PYC
627 Broadway Suite Be
Paducah, KY 42001
You will be contacted to schedule your interview asap.
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WEEKLY SCHEDULEWINTER 2011/12
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SPECIAL EVENTS
ASHA WOLF, DPT
Classical
ASHTANGA YOGA
Weekend Workshop
'Keystones of Practice'
Jan 27th- 29th 2012