200-Hour Advanced Studies / Teacher Certification Program

September 2010 - December 2011
Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Introduction
Thank you for examining Alignment Yoga's Advanced Studies/Teacher Training Program. Whether you desire a deepening understanding of your practice and/or aspire to teach, we have the experience and expertise to facilitate your growth.

This program is based on Scott Anderson's more than 20 years of teaching and 15 years training teachers. Participants will receive extensive instruction in the art & science of Hatha Yoga and the skills needed to safely & competently teach this ancient practice.

Many yoga schools teach the outer form of yoga postures (a knee here, an elbow there...), but neglect teaching the art of modifying the techniques to the needs of individuals. We emphasize that form follows function in the practice of Hatha Yoga. Rather than memorizing endless names and details, you will be encouraged to think for yourself as you refine your observational skills. We firmly believe, to paraphrase the old adage, it's better to teach a man to fish than to simply give him a fish to eat.

Trying to be everything to everybody generally dooms an endeavor to mediocrity. Every program director is thus faced with choices - their priority list, so to speak. While our program complies faithfully with Yoga Alliance National Certification Guidelines, we've placed particular emphasis in two areas.

• Our exploration of the techniques of asana, pranayama, bandha and kriya are comprehensive and backed with a rigorous study of anatomy & physiology. You will understand not only the inner workings of these techniques, but develop an extensive array of techniques to transmit your understanding to your students.
• We study the history and philosophy of the Hatha Yoga practice with a master Sanskrit scholar. Former University of Bombay professor Nagindas Sanghavi capably shows us the grace & beauty of such seminal texts as the Bhagavad Gita and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Nagindas is not simply a scholar from India with 70 years teaching experience, but an animated & engaging teacher. We feel very fortunate that Nagindas has been with our program since its inception!

We are honored you are considering our program. Our quality instructors, low student- teacher ratio (10:1) and many years of teaching experience ensure a rewarding experience. We trust you'll contact us with any questions that may arise.

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Program Brochure
Click here to download the full program brochure

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Training Dates
The 200-hour training occurs in 15 weekend sessions, with one weekend per month except in February 2010. Each weekend, the program runs from 12PM to 7PM on Saturday and 9AM to 4PM on Sunday. The dates for this training are:

• September 11 & 12, 2010
• October 16 & 17, 2010
• November 13 & 14, 2010
• December 18 & 19, 2010
• January 8 & 9, 2011
• March 12 & 13, 2011
• April 9 & 10, 2011
• May 14 & 15, 2011
• June 11 & 12, 2011
• July 9 & 10, 2011
• August 13 & 14, 2011
• September 10 & 11, 2011
• October 8 & 9, 2011
• November 19 & 20, 2011
• December 10 & 11, 2011

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Required Reading Material
Five texts are required in the 200-hour Advanced Studies Training. The following texts are widely distributed and you can find them at most (online) booksellers:

• The Inner Tradition of Yoga by Michael Stone
• Teaching Yoga by Donna Farhi
• Anatomy Coloring Book (third edition) by Kapit and Elson
• Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin

These texts are available through the Alignment Yoga Store:

• Taking Root to Fly by Irene Dowd
• Dancing the Flame of Life by Dona Holleman
• Alignment Yoga: An Intelligent Approach to Ancient Wisdom
  by Scott Anderson (Coming soon!)

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