200 Hour Teacher Training Program

East meets West Yoga

East meets West Yoga

Teacher Training Program Descriptions

200 Hour Programs

(Yoga Alliance Approved)

The East meets West Yoga Teacher Training Program is designed by Dawn Curtis (RYT 500) and Ladan Judge (E-RYT 500) to help deepen your knowledge, intuition, understanding and experience of yoga. Our program is a fusion of various yoga styles; studying the depth of each style, celebrating their diversity while recognizing their unity.

The program immerses you in the depth of Yoga; from asana, pranayama, meditation to the art of joyful living through self knowledge and conscious living. Whether you would like to teach yoga or deepen your knowledge of this vast ancient tradition, your journey begins with the 200 Hour training, and deepens with the 500 Hour advanced teacher training.

The teacher training programs will be lead by Ladan Judge, Dawn Curtis, and a wonderful team of renowned talented expert guest teachers: Max Strom, Nischala Joy Devi, Doug Keller, Dr. Ray Long, Susan Van Nuys, Jamie Elmer, Lynn Mathews, Pierre Couvillion.

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200hr Teacher Training Program

We are accepting applications for the 2012-2013 200 Hour TT program.

For application, please click HERE

Informational meeting will be held on August 5, 2012 at 6:30 PM

8227 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 310, Vienna

This program is a doorway to deepening your journey into yoga providing you with a solid foundation, the skills and knowledge you need to become a self confident, distinguished Yoga Teacher. The program provides you with the tools you need to develop and discover the teacher within helping you recognize and trust your intuitive knowledge and inner voice so you can spread and share the joy of yoga with others.

This program is Yoga Alliance approved and upon completion of the program you can obtain your 200hr Yoga Alliance Teaching Certification.

Topics include:

Philosophy and History of Yoga
Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to the energetic Anatomy of the body and the Chakra system
Asana: Analysis, Alignment and Practice
Assisting and Adjusting
The Mechanics of Teaching
The Art of Sequencing: Session based vs. drop-in class structure
Teaching Special Populations: Prenatal and Elderly
Restorative Poses
Pranayama Techniques
Meditation Techniques
Sanskrit

Prerequisite: Desire and commitment to embrace the teachings yoga has to offer with 2 years of consistent yoga practice.

For application, please click HERE

Program dates: (please note dates are subject to change)

We will be meeting once a month for 8 months with the addition of a local retreat weekend.

2012:

22-Sep Introduction to the Program, History and philosophy of Yoga
23-Sep Introduction to the Energetic Anatomy, Anatomy of the Breath - Asana Manual
Oct. 28th -Max Strom- Philosophy, Life Style and Ethics of Yoga
3-Nov Guest Teacher Jamie Elmer - Anatomy
4-Nov Guest Teacher - Anatomy
1-Dec Meditation and Pranayama Technique 1
2-Dec Asana Manual, Practice Teaching

2013:

5-Jan Meditation and Pranayama Technique 2
6-Jan Asana Manual, Practice Teaching
2-Feb Meditation and Pranayama Technique 3, Practice Teaching
3-Feb Asana Manual - Class structure - Sequencing
2-Mar Guest Teacher, Susan Van Nuys, Art of Adjusting
3-Mar Guest Teacher, Susan Van Nuys, Art of Adjusting
26-Apr Guest Teacher Nischala Joy Devi - Pillars of Yoga based on the Sutra's of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita
27-Apr Guest Teacher Nischala Joy Devi -Meditation
May 3-5 Retreat Weekend (Sanskrit, Philosophy, Practice Teaching, Ayurveda)
June 1-2 Business of Yoga and Graduation

Hours:

Saturday and Sunday 9:30am - 6:30pm

*Some guest weekends include might include a Friday night gathering.

Attendance to all sessions is required. You can miss only ONE weekend, make up will be given accordingly and subject to an additional workshop fee.

Tuition:

$3,000 paid in full by August 1, 2012
$3,250.00 paid in full after August 1, 2012
Payment plan is available with added 15% processing fee.
Final tuition payment due on or before September 15, 2012. No refunds after September 15.
Your tuition covers ONE weekly yoga classes at East Meets West Yoga Center for the duration of the program, all course handouts and all guest teacher fees. Additional class passes will be discounted to trainees at the rate of 10%.
An additional fee of approximately $300 to be paid in April 2013 for our 3 day Retreat in Madison, VA.