Current Teacher Training Programs

Training Options in Costa Rica
Training Options in North Carolina
About the 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

Week #1:
Oct 30-November 6, 2010; Jan 8-15; July 9-16; October 29-November 5, 2011

 

Strengthen Your Personal Practice Through week #1 in the 21 Teacher Training Immersion, you will be given tools to move deeper into your personal practice. Emphasis this week is purification, contemplation and practice, practice, practice! Work with sankalpa (intention) to create a steady foundation for your expanding journey.

Required Texts: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Anusara TT Manual, Your Yoga Journal

Ashley

Week #2:
November 6-13, 2010; Jan 15-22; July 16-23; November 5-12, 2011

 

Refinement Week #2 takes us on a journey of refinement of knowledge and action. Understand the progression of a yoga practice and refine your understanding of the science of intelligent sequencing (vinyasa krama). Here, we will move deeper into our understanding of anatomy of the physical and subtle bodies, Yoga therapeutics, and hand-on assisting.

Required Texts: Anusara TT Manual, Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, Ray Long; Bhagavad Gita (trans. Mitchell and one other)

Ashley

Week #3:
November 13-20, 2010; Jan 22-29; July 23-30; November 12-19, 2011

 

The Art of Teaching In week #3 of Teacher Training, begin to put your knowledge to practice through your offering. Explore creative ways to express and offer your contemplations in the web of a yoga class. Using multimedia teaching opportunities, you will refine your voice and become the teacher you are inspired to be. Along the way, learn to strengthen your ability to incorporate hands-on assisting and partner-assisted yoga in your teaching.

Required Texts: Anusara Teacher Training Manual, John Friend

Ashley

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

Weekend #1, August 20,21,22, 2010

Friday August 20 10am-6pm

Intro to program, Taking the Seat of the Teacher, Vikalpa Samskara (Intention Setting),3 As of Anusara: Attitude, Alignment, Action), Bhavana Practice: Reflective Contemplation, Therapeutic Journaling, Satsang

Ashley & Noelle

Saturday August 21, 9-6pm

Intro to Pranayama and Meditation, Anatomy of Breathing, Asana and Practice of Therapeutic Breathwork, Satsang, Discussion of teaching methodology and class observations, Overview of History, Foundation principles of Taoist Philosophy, Yin/Yang Principles, Introduction to Earth Element

Ashley & Page

Sunday August 22, 9-3pm

Anatomy and Practice of Yoga Asana and Pranayama for Digestive System, Earth Element and Metal, Finding your teaching voice: Introduction to active and passive languaging; Guiding students into the general form of the pose

Ashley, Noelle & Page

Weekend #2, September 11, 12

Saturday, September 11 9am-6pm

Yoga Therapeutics for Low Back Pain, Teaching methodology and Satsang, Water Element, Spine, Bones, Entry and Exit points of Meridians

Ashley & Page

Sunday, September 12 9am-3pm

Therapeutics and Alignment practice: Hands on Assists and Adjustments for Lower Body and Spine, Methodology and Practice: General form of Pose, Transitioning, Sequencing

Ashley & Noelle

Weekend #3, September 25, 26

Saturday, September 25, 9am-6pm

Yin Practice and Reflection, Pranayama and Meditation, Understanding Lower Body Alignment with the Universal Principles of Alignment of the Anusara system

Ashley & Noelle

Sunday, September 26, 9am-3pm

Understanding Upper Body Principles of Alignment, The Art of Theming

Ashley & Noelle

Weekend #4, October 9, 10

Saturday October 9, 9am-6pm

Shoulder and Neck Therapeutics, Wood Element, Ligaments and Tendons; Spring Energy: Creativity, Appropriate Expression; Balance of Strength and Flexibility

Ashley & Page

Sunday, October 10, 9am-3pm

Alignment of shoulderstand and headstand, Refinements of Shoulder and Skull Loop, Finding your voice: Ethics for Yoga teachers

Ashley & Noelle

Weekend #5, October 23, 24

Saturday, October 23, 9am-6pm

Vinyasa Krama: Intelligent Sequencing of Asana, Pranayama and Bhakti within practice; Fire Element, Meridians, Acupuncture Points

Ashley & Page

Sunday, October 24, 9am-3pm

Group Offering Practice, Puja Ceremony Practice, Group Integration, Closing Ceremony

Ashley & Noelle

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.

Teacher Training Dates

21-day Immersions in Costa Rica

  • October 30 - November 21, 2010
  • January 8-29, 2011
  • July 9-30, 2011
  • October 29-November 19 2011

Flexible Module Format in NC

  • Weekend #1: August 20, 21, 22
  • Weekend #2: September 11, 12
  • Weekend #3: September 25, 26
  • Weekend #4: October 9, 10
  • Weekend #5: October 23, 24

Learn to Teach in Costa Rica!

200RYT: Yoga Teacher Training with Ashley Ludman

Trainings Are Open To All Dedicated Students, And Aspiring Teachers.

Immerse yourself in a 21-day journey in Costa Rica. You will be expertly guided through a time of self discovery, inquiry and learning on so many levels. It is truly a luxury to give yourself the time away from the roles an responsibilities of life to step into your full potential as a person and a teacher. We are all teachers in so many ways, and during this time, you will be prompted to listen to the truest teacher, the one within.

During this Yoga Alliance Teacher Training, you will gain tools to support you in your yoga practice, both on and off of the yoga mat.

Nestled in the jungle, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, you will find the edge of your physical existence through asana practice; the edge of your subtle self as we explore daily meditation and reflective contemplation; and new edges of your professional ability to guide others in creative and inspiring ways.

Take your yoga teacher training and practice to a higher plane.

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Seaside Yoga is a registered Yoga Alliance member

We are now accepting applications for the 2010 class. For more information please e-mail: Yogini@SeasideYoga.com.

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Register early, space is limited to 20.

Program Director:
Ashley Ludman, OTR, ERYT is the director of Seaside Yoga's Teacher Training Programs, and has been leading yoga teacher trainings and retreats since 2002. Ashley has over 500 hours of study in Anusara Yoga, and was one of 50 teachers chosen by John Friend to study advanced therapeutics and adjustments in 2007. She is in the process of completing her certification through Anusara Yoga, with John Friend as her primary asana teacher. Her love of philosophy and self study moved her to dedicate personal practice to deep meditation, and bhavana contemplation with Paul Muller-Ortega through a year-long initiation. She is inspired and in awe of the study of Hindu Tantric Philosophy and delights in the way that this deep stillness has informed her life practice. A registered occupational therapist since 1996, Ashley specializes in the therapeutic process of, yoga, motivating and empowering students of all levels and abilities.

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