Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio: Ashtanga, Interdisciplinary, and Hatha Yoga:Yoga Teacher Training

ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH TAYS

TAYS 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training

We offer an advanced training program "TAYS 500 Hour YTT" to those individuals who have completed their 200 hour certification through TAYS or have received another Yoga Alliance approved 200 hour certification.

Therapeutic Approach Yoga Teacher Training
500 hour module program

500-hour yoga teacher training program
with Mike Munro, Maxine Munro and Leslie Hunter

Registered with the Yoga Alliance.

The Alliance registers yoga teaching schools who demonstrate qualifications that meet minimum teaching standards assuring graduates are well-qualified to teach the practicing public.

The TAYS yoga teacher training (YTT) is a 500 hour program designed to certify students who are interested in teaching a hatha vinyasa style of yoga, as required by Yoga Alliance. This module system allows for students to complete a basic 200 hour training course, with the option to build on these basic fundamentals to complete a 500 hour certification.

The TAYS 500 hour program consists of two sections. The first section is 200 hours and the second section is an additional 300 hours:

500 Hour Format

**You must first complete:**

1. 200 hour TAYS Foundation Program or equivalent.

**Then complete:**

2. 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training.

This program offers advanced teaching methodology. The first four courses (grounding, core, opening and integration) teach advanced methodology and are offered once each two year period starting November 2010. We recommend you complete the first four courses in order although this is not required. The remaining weekend courses listed will be offered once per year and can be completed by the student at their own pace over a period of two or more years.

CURRICULUM:
Required weekend courses:
1. Grounding (17.5 hours)
Focusing on the strength of standing poses and the progression of poses in your teaching and in your practice.
2. Core (17.5 hours)
...pelvic girdle, back stability, alignment ...going deeper...
3. Opening (17.5 hours)
...backbends and inversions
4. Integration (17.5 hours)
Focusing on the complete practice.
5. "The Yoga Workshop" (17.5 hours)
A weekend of yoga for all levels of yoga students offered by the skilled teachers of Therapeutic Approach Yoga Studio.
6.Yoga Assists (15 hours)
Learn assists to teach your yoga students accurate depth in yoga poses. A wide variety of poses will be explored including standing poses, forward bends, backbends, inversions and twists.
7. Meditation and Philosophy (15 hours)
A weekend of meditation and philosophy as applied to yoga teaching and practice. Working with intention, loving kindness and compassion as a yoga practitioner and/or teacher. Inlcudes asana classes as well as lecture, discussion and meditation.
8. Prenatal/Post-Natal Certification (15 hours)
Safe and effective movements and stretches and breathing exercises for the body. This is a two-day training to prepare yoga teachers to teach safe yoga to pregnant and post-natal women.
9. Yoga Anatomy (15 hours)
Learn yoga related muscles and movements from a physiotherapist.
10. Restorative Yoga (15 hours)
Yin yoga, yoga for menstruation, menopause and ailments.
11. Eight Limbs of Yoga (15 hours)
A weekend of study and practice based on the eight limbed path from Patanjali's yoga sutras. Ashtanga yoga: the eight fold path. Yama, niyama, asana, pranyama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi.

2 One-week YTT Intensives:
12. Embodying the Practice 1 and 2. (50 hours x 2= 100 hours)
Teacher training intensive. Occurs in July of each year.
Plus the following:
Additionally students must successfully complete the following:
13. Personal yoga project

Topic of your choice. In past years topics have included Yoga for kids, pregnancy yoga, etc. determine an area of interest.
14. Written exam

Exam takes ~2.5 hours to complete. 70% grade required to pass. Incorrect answers are evaluated together as a learning tool and once understood are considered passable.
15. Practical test class

Teach a 1.25 hour class to non-YTT students. Receive feedback and incorporate.
16. Mentoring (10 hours)

Individualized training and guidance. Includes 4 classes in which you, at first, shadow your mentor, then co-teach. Based on these experiences feedback is provided and one on one sessions arranged to address interests and needs. 10 Mentoring hours are including in 500 Hour YTT training, however more can be purchased upon request.

Thank you for your interest in our professional level YTT programs and we look forward to furthering our study of the eight limbs of yoga with you.

Namaste

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