2010 Seaside Yoga Teacher Training
Seaside Yoga's 200 hour 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.
The Art of Teaching
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
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Weekend #1, August 20,21,22, 2010
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Friday August 20 10am-6pm
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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
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Saturday August 21, 9-6pm
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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
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Ashley
& Page
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Sunday August 22, 9-3pm
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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
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Ashley,
Noelle
& Page
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Weekend #2, September 11, 12
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Saturday, September 11 9am-6pm
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Yoga Therapeutics for Low Back Pain, Teaching methodology and Satsang, Water
Element, Spine, Bones, Entry and Exit points of Meridians
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Ashley
& Page
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Sunday, September 12 9am-3pm
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Therapeutics and Alignment practice: Hands on Assists and Adjustments for Lower
Body and Spine, Methodology and Practice: General form of Pose, Transitioning,
Sequencing
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Weekend #3, September 25, 26
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Saturday, September 25, 9am-6pm
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Yin Practice and Reflection, Pranayama and Meditation, Understanding Lower Body
Alignment with the Universal Principles of Alignment of the Anusara system
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Sunday, September 26, 9am-3pm
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Understanding Upper Body Principles of Alignment, The Art of Theming
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Weekend #4, October 9, 10
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Saturday October 9, 9am-6pm
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Shoulder and Neck Therapeutics, Wood Element, Ligaments and Tendons; Spring
Energy: Creativity, Appropriate Expression; Balance of Strength and Flexibility
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Ashley
& Page
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Sunday, October 10, 9am-3pm
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Alignment of shoulderstand and headstand, Refinements of Shoulder and Skull
Loop, Finding your voice: Ethics for Yoga teachers
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Weekend #5, October 23, 24
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Saturday, October 23, 9am-6pm
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Vinyasa Krama: Intelligent Sequencing of Asana, Pranayama and Bhakti within
practice; Fire Element, Meridians, Acupuncture Points
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Ashley
& Page
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Sunday, October 24, 9am-3pm
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Group Offering Practice, Puja Ceremony Practice, Group Integration, Closing
Ceremony
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Ashley
& Noelle
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Required Reading List
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Anusara Yoga Teacher Training Manual
(www.anusarayoga.com)
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The Breathing Book (Farhi)
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The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga (from
www.bandhayoga.com)
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Yoga Anatomy
Recommended Reading List
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Bodymind (Dychtwald)
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Bringing Yoga to Life (Farhi)
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Living your Yoga (Lassater)
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Meditations from the Mat (Gates)
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Anatomy of the Spirit (Myss)
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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.
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We are now accepting applications for the 2010 class. For more information
please e-mail: Yogini@SeasideYoga.com.
Click
here for teacher training application.
Register early, space is limited to 20.
Teaching Staff:
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.
Noelle Whittington, RYT, is certified in Yoga,
Pilates, and Pilates Reformer. She has studied Thai Yoga and Ecsatic Dance which
have helped shape her teaching. Noelle loves to travel and facilitate retreats all
over the world. Following a few years as an assistant to Seaside Yoga's teacher
training program, she is honored to be a part of the teaching faculty.
Heather Till is a Professional Yoga Therapist
(1,000 hour level) with the School of Integrative Yoga Therapy, where she serves
as an assistant and mentor for teachers in training. Heather co-facilitates local
yoga teacher trainings, and has developed a 35-hour prenatal yoga training program
geared toward yoga teachers and birthing professionals.
Page Paterson
graduated from the Master's Degree Program at the Traditional Acupuncture Institute
in Columbia, Maryland in 1989. During Page’s tenure to the N.C. Acupuncture Licensing
board in 1994, Page became licensed acupuncturist #001 in the state. Prior to that,
Page was a practicing massage therapist for 15 years, and has training in craniosacral,
sacred geometry, essential oils and has most recently completed an intensive 2 year
certification course in Chinese herbs from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
in Hallandale, FL.
Rachael Crawford Goolsby loves sparking and deepening interest in yoga with
whomever she comes into contact. Rachael is a Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, and
a licensed Massage Therapist, with focus in Thai Yoga Massage since 1993.
Joan Farrenkopf, RYT, CST, LMBT is an advanced craniosacral therapist, student
and teacher of Taoist philosophy, and is a gifted healer. She continues to be an
influential presence at Seaside Yoga, and is inspired to educate upcoming yoga teachers.
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