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Yoga Teacher Training + Certification

Fall-Winter 2011-2012

YogAsylum® proudly provides one of the world's most comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training Programs right here in the MidWest. If you seek to advance your understanding of the yoga practice, aspire to teach or currently teach and wish to hone your skills, this program is for you. Our program is steeped in the classical yoga teachings to carefully preserve the authenticity of the traditional practice. Our internationally esteemed faculty, lead by Pamela Bliss fully prepares each student with the solid foundation to safely and confidently teach yoga with skill and integrity, while celebrating his or her own individuality. The YogAsylum® program is committed to supporting your journey to self-understanding and to provide an experience that is truly transformational on all levels: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

YogAsylum® offers a full 200+ hour Yoga Teacher Training & Certification Program. Our current program is full and we are processing applications for the Fall-Winter 2011-2012 program. Limited space remains available. Call to enroll today! Early bird registrants paid in full prior to August 1, 2011 receive $200 off the total tuition.

Tuition cost: $3800 and includes a 6 month unlimited membership to YogAsylum and 25% off select boutique items.

Please contact us with any questions you may have or call the Studio at 262-781-8102.

Program Description (Application for Training and Certification Program) The Yoga Teacher Training School at  YogAsylum® exceeds the minimum standards set by the Yoga Alliance to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at the 200 hour level.

Fall-Winter 2011-2012 Calendar
Classes meet in a convenient bi-weekend format:
Fridays 6-9pm; Saturdays and Sundays 9am-5pm
on the following dates:

  • Weekend 1 – September 23-25, 2011
  • Weekend 2 – October 7-9, 2011
  • Weekend 3 – October 21-23, 2011
  • Weekend 4 – November 4-6, 2011
  • Weekend 5 – November 18-20, 2011
  • Weekend 6 – December 2-4, 2011
  • Weekend 7 – December 16-18, 2011
  • Weekend 8 – January 13-15, 2012
  • Weekend 9 – January 27-29, 2012
  • Weekend 10 – February 10-12, 2012

 

Yoga Teacher Training School Facilities and Location YogAsylum® is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee. Our address is 3815 North Brookfield Road, Suite 101, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045. We are located in the upscale destination of Sendik’s Towne Center at the intersection of Brookfield Road and Capitol Drive.

Certification
The YogAsylum® Yoga Teacher Training Program is a Registered School with Yoga Alliance and approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board (WEAB). Upon completion of the program students will receive a Certificate of Completion and can apply for registration with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level (RYT 200).

Program Curriculum
The Yoga Teacher Training Program consists of five areas of class work.

  • Techniques Training and Practice (T) consists of learning how to teach and practicing traditional yoga techniques including asana, pranayama, kriya, mantra, meditation, bandha, and mudra.  This training will consist of 100 contact hours and include analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques and guided practice of the techniques themselves.
  • Teaching Methodology (TM) includes principles of demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, the student’s process of learning, and business aspects of teaching yoga.  This training will consist of 25 contact hours.
  • Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) includes both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)  This training will consist of 20 contact hours and 10 non-contact hours.  It includes both the study of the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
  • Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers (PLE) includes the study of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers.  This training will consist of 35 contact hours and 30 non-contact hours.  The philosophy portion of the training will include the reading and discussion of ancient yoga texts.  Text commentaries are discussed in a group setting to distill the core yogic philosophies and their application to everyday life.  Students are encouraged to explore their own connection to the teachings and examine the integration of yogic philosophy into their classes.
  • Practicum (PR) includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing/giving feedback.  This training will consists of 20 contact hours.

Faculty
Pamela Bliss, Director of Yoga Teacher Training

Guest teachers may also be utilized to teach morning asana practices, anatomy & physiology, or yoga philosophy and lifestyle classes.