300-Hour Professional Yogaworks Teacher Training level two

Advanced Study for Graduates of a 200-Hour Training Program

May 15 - November 21, 2010

This six-month program offered in partnership with Yogaworks provides students with an opportunity to build upon the material introduced in a 200-Hour Teacher Training, integrate what you’ve learned through practical application in the classroom, and support the development of their individual voice and style as a yoga teacher.

Through a combination of workshops and six-month apprenticeship with a senior trainer, students will refine their teaching skills, identify areas of expertise, and set the foundation for fully incorporating yoga into your life path.

Teaching Faculty

Vicki Abrams, Robert Birnberg, Dennis Dean, Kori Flechner, Gerhard Gessner, Hala Khoury, Jodi Komitor, Rachel Krentzman, Stacy McCarthy, Lorin Roche, Jaruska Solyova, Nikki Sotto, Suzanne Sterling, Eleni Tsikrikas, Lisa Walford.

Program Mentors

• Amy Caldwell, E-RYT  YogaOne San Diego
• Dennis Dean, E-RYT  Yoga Mandiram Cardiff
• Gerhard Gessner, E-RYT  Prana Yoga La Jolla
• Stacy McCarthy, E-RYT   Yoga NamaStacy
• Ingrid Yang, E-RYT   Prana Yoga La Jolla

More information on mentors 

Printable program flyer

About Yogaworks Professional Program

Yogaworks offers a cohesive, multi-specialist approach to teacher training that blends the best of the Yoga tradition from the East and West. Our faculty is comprised of highly-trained, experienced, inspiring professionals with a profound understanding of Yoga’s transformative power.

At the cornerstone of Yogaworks' teaching philosophy is the idea that the concepts of Yoga must be first understood through the body and the dynamic, conscious practice of asana. the YogaWorks method is a blending of the three strands of the Krishnamacharya lineage-Ashtanga, Iyengar and the teachings of Desikachar coupled with the unique approach to sequencing that is specifically designed to meet the needs of the average yoga student. from Ashtanga the method incorporates heat and flow, from Iyengar precise detailed instructions and from the teachings of Desikachar, posture modifications-the idea that the practice should fit the practitioner. Our programs emphasize a student’s personal practice as the source for their creative teaching, and include a comprehensive study of the techniques and mechanics of fundamental yoga postures, as well as the tools necessary to teach and inspire others. To deepen their education students will also study functional anatomy and physiology, explore Yoga’s philosophical underpinnings, practice meditation and pranayama, and investigate the ancient science of Ayurveda.

Training Details

Professional Weekend Workshop Series
This comprehensive curriculum consists of weekend workshops that progress from the basics of developing confidence and delivery, observations skills, and injury assessment strategies to understanding how to sequence classes for different ages, seasons and needs. Equipped with proper training, a yoga teacher can create the context to promote healing, improve the quality of people’s lives, and celebrate vitality.

Professional Program Bridge
For those who have completed a non-Yoga Works 200-hour Teacher Training, you will be required to take our bridge program. Normally this program costs an additional $500, but we have included this weekend free of charge as Weekend 0 (May 15 & 16).

Program Requirements

• 6 month apprenticeship with a mentor teacher
• 14 weekend workshops
• Weekly Wednesday night series alternating Philosophy & Practice Teaching
• Pranayama Series Wednesday Nights before select workshops
• Final Project

Training Dates & Times

May 15 – November 21, 2010 (see schedule for topics and dates)

• 2 weekends per month: Saturdays & Sundays:12-4pm
• Wednesdays evenings: 7-10pm

Apprenticeship
Through the apprenticeship program, students will benefit from working more closely with a senior teacher. In this component of the course, participants continue to cultivate their teaching skills by applying them practically, in the class room. Additionally, trainees build upon what they learned in their initial training, solidifying and integrating the information through a consistent, one-on-one relationship and on-going dialogue with their mentor. As assistants in their mentors classes-trainees hone their ability to see bodies and give hands on adjustments. In addition, they have the opportunity to observe a senior teacher instructing, sequencing, adjusting and inspiring their students, and through this process to imprint these crucial elements of superlative teaching. Twice monthly mentor meetings will reinforce this learning process and serve as a forum to address questions and issues related to teaching yoga. Time and location vary by mentor.
Apprenticeship requirements:

• Assisting mentor in class once a week
• Taking mentor’s class once a week
• Taking a class with another approved Senior Teacher once a week
• Two meetings per month with mentor teacher

note: When selecting a mentor, please make first and second choice. Your mentor requests will be reviewed by all the mentors in the program, and you will be matched based on a combination of factors, including your yoga background, teaching history and career goals.

Info Session

Meet teachers and mentors on Sunday, April 18 at 6-7pm. Click here to RSVP.

Tuition

$3450 early registration by April 19; $3600 after April 19.

Application deadline: April 19, 2010 (must be paid in full by this date to receive early bird price)

Tuition includes the following:

• YogaWorks Professional Program Manual
• Unlimited Yoga with mentors and select teachers for the duration of the Program.

Registration:

Click here to view or print the application.

About Yogaworks

YogaWorks was founded in 1988 by the now world-renowned Ashtanga yoga teachers Maty Ezraty and Chuck Miller, at the urging of Tantric yoga master Alan Finger. They were the first yogis to create a school that brought the many different styles of yoga together in one place. Today YogaWorks has become a thriving yoga resource and community of teachers and students as well as one of the most comprehensive and most respected teacher training programs in the world. Over the years, YogaWorks has earned a reputation for making quality yoga accessible to all. To learn more about YogaWorks, visit yogaworks.com.