Current Teacher Training Programs

200-hour Yoga Teacher Training

Nosara, Costa Rica

Seaside Yoga’s Yoga Teacher Training is registered through the Yoga Alliance. Our program is flexible, and designed to meet your personal and professional needs. Choose from our module format, and complete your program through courses of study in Nosara, Costa Rica and additional options in coastal and Western North Carolina.

Complete your course of study through our 21 day Costa Rican immersion, where you will receive personal attention and support at the Costa Rica Yoga Spa. This style of training is unique, in that you live and study with the group and teacher around the clock. We have the luxury of creating an intimate, more personal experience, similar to that of ancient times where teacher and student lived together during their time of study and contemplation. We use life experiences that arise within the dynamic relationships of nature to understand the most esoteric philosophical teachings. In this way, we truly learn to open to a larger reality and put our practice on the mat into practice off the mat.

Because yoga is more than the asana on the mat, we will engage in many journeys into the local culture. Your teacher training experience here in Nosara may just be one of the most exciting journeys of your lifetime. Learn tools to live your practice, not just teach your practice.

21-day Immersions in Nosara, Costa Rica

• October 30-November 20, 2010
• January 8-29, 2011
• July 9-30, 2011
• October 29-November 19 2011

Lodging, meals and side trips for 21-day immersion begin at $1890. Contact Jill@costaricayogaspa.com for more information.

Schedule

Cost of Program

Tuition for one week of training: $800
Two weeks of training: $1500
Full 200 hour training: $2195

North Carolina Yoga Teacher Training begins again February-April, 2011. Begin obtaining contact hours now with Costa Rica TT and Valle Crucis retreats.

The Art of Teaching 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training

Wilmington, North Carolina

Whether you are already teaching yoga, or just beginning your teaching journey, this will give you the skills and confidence to take your knowledge to a deeper, more inspirational level. The Art of Teaching Yoga is the core component of Seaside Yoga's 200 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Teacher Training program. In this module, you will learn techniques of Alignment, Anatomy, Sequencing and Class Design, Assisting and Adjusting Techniques, 5 Element Theory, Cultivating your Teaching Voice, and Delivery and Teaching Practicum Drills. You may either begin with the Art of Teaching Yoga, or any of our additional Teacher Training approved courses to get started on your path of study to become a professional Yoga teacher.

Pre-requisites

1) One year of consistent Yoga practice, or prior approval of program director.

2) Interview with program director or co-director.

3) Completion of Art of Teaching Yoga pre-study readings, observations and journaling assignments.

Schedule

Required Reading List

· Anusara Yoga Teacher Training Manual (www.anusarayoga.com)

· The Breathing Book (Farhi)

· The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (from www.bandhayoga.com)

· Yoga Anatomy

Recommended Reading List

· Bodymind (Dychtwald)

· Bringing Yoga to Life (Farhi)

· Living your Yoga (Lassater)

· Meditations from the Mat (Gates)

· Anatomy of the Spirit (Myss)

· Wheels of Light (Judith)

Cost of Program

Cost of Art of Teaching Module (72 contact hours, Manual, Vegetarian Lunches) $975. For more information regarding payment plan, please email Seaside Yoga at seasideyogateachertraining@gmail.com.

To apply for this module, please download the Teacher Training Application and write a brief letter of intention to submit during the interview process. Once accepted into the program, a deposit of $400 secures your space, and a balance of $575 is due on August 15, 2010.

Space is limited to 16 participants, and this program is guaranteed to fill quickly, so please apply early to make your intention to attend.

About Seaside Yoga's Teacher Training

Seaside Yoga's Yoga Teacher Training is registered through Yoga Alliance, and has been training teachers since 2002. We offer you a program that is comprehensive, yet flexible. Choose modules of study based on your specific desires and needs as a teacher. Begin at any time of the year, and take up to three years to complete your requirements of the curriculum. Along the way, our senior teachers and mentors will support you, and guide you forward in both your personal practice and the development of your professional path as a Yoga teacher.

The sincere focus on personal practice, reflection and life experience is what makes Seaside Yoga's Teacher Training programs unique. You will be guided into the heart of your being and learn to tap into your personal voice and style. As a developing teacher, you will be supported as you make your offering of Yoga back to the world. Seaside Yoga is dedicated to support you in the growth of your physical, mental and spiritual yoga practice.

In order to fulfill the completion of Yoga Alliance's standards for the 200 RYT course of study, you must accumulate 180 contact hours. At the heart of our program, we have designed The Art of Teaching Yoga, a 72 hour course, designed to give you tools and techniques for your personal practice, as well as teaching practice. At the completion of this module, you will feel confident of your abilities in beginning your service as a yoga teacher.

Once you have completed 180 hours of Seaside Yoga's curriculum, you will be given a take-home exam to be completed within 2 weeks, and turn in a teaching video that will be reviewed by the program director. Once you have passed both the written exam and video, you will complete a telephone exit interview with Ashley and be issued a teaching certification through Seaside Yoga. It will then be your choice and responsibility to apply for registration with Yoga Alliance, if you choose to do so.