300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training

LOCATION:

TBD

DATES:

February 3 – September 13th

Tuesdays | 7 – 10 PM

Thursdays | 7 – 10 PM

Weekend Intensives

Saturday | 11 AM – 8 PM

Sundays | 11 AM – 8 PM

February 22 – 23
March 28 – 29
April 25 – 26
June 27 – 28
July 25 – 26
August 22 – 23
September 12 – 13

No Classes the Month of May

PROGRAM FORMAT:

The following are required in-person hours for our 2020 300-Hour Advanced Teacher Training program and include lecture-based learning, interactive discussions, hands-on experiential learning, practice teaching, and yoga practices.

TEACHER:

Ciara Desmond, E-RYT

Our 300-Hour Advanced training will be led by Ciara Desmond, E-RYT. She will be joined by a handful of local yoga instructors, that are passionate and skilled in the art of yoga.

HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

• History of Yoga
• The 8-limbs of Yoga, The Yoga Sutras 
• The Bhagavad Gita

​SELF-CARE & MEDITATION

• Meditation, self-study, personal development
• Ethical Guidelines for Teachers
• Nutrition, Lifestyle & Self-Care
• Techniques and strategy for sustainable teaching. 
• Personal yoga practice advancement.

ALIGNMENT & ANATOMY

• Hands-on assisting and adjustments
• Modifications and variations of asanas 
• Benefits of the asanas
• The Musculoskeletal System applied to yoga
• Principles of the practice: movement and engagement

SEQUENCING & METHODOLOGY

• Sequencing methodology of vinyasa yoga – the why and the what of the practice.
• Teaching all-levels and beginners yoga classes.
• Practice teaching modules with live coaching and feedback

TEACHING SKILLS

• Words, Voice, Flow: Effective cueing with clarity and purpose for dynamic classes
• Teaching with themes: weaving in philosophy & anatomy to your sequence

BUSINESS OF YOGA

• Statistics of the profession, history, trends, and where it’s going.
• Finances and important conversations for getting hired.
• Marketing yourself as a teacher