2012 Teacher Training: Expectations, Tuition, Refund Policy
Summer 2012 Training Dates:
(Five weekends: Fridays, 6-10 pm; Saturdays, 8-8 pm; Sundays, 8-5 pm.
One 7-day stretch: Saturday-Friday, 8-6 pm.)
May 18, 19, 20
June 8, 9, 10
July 14-20 (each day, Saturday-Friday, 8-6 pm)
Aug 17, 18, 19
Sept 14, 15, 16
Sept 28, 29, 30
Included in the course
Teaching Level I, Level II sequences; Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Bhakti and Karma Yoga, Mantra Yoga;
Living the Life of a Yogi
Asana: Standing, Balancing, Folds, Twists, Backbends, Inversions, practicing
and teaching alignment and form
Anatomy and Physiology
Subtle Anatomy: Chakras, Koshas, Kundalini Yoga, Nadis
Pranayama: Practicing and Teaching basic techniques
Scriptures: The Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
Meditation: Practicing and Teaching
Psychic Development Techniques
Bandhas
Principles of effective teaching
Ethics and Teaching
Faculty Members
The Grace program spans many months so that you can absorb the material while supported by the faculty:
Judy McClain
Priscilla Szneke
Keri McIntosh
Chip Hartranft (visiting)
Sat Kartar Khalsa (visiting)
Prerequisites
At least three years of yoga practice.
A sincere desire to serve humanity.
A completed application, with two letters of reference.
All tuition paid by date of first session.
Teaching yoga is the highest of all endeavors (Bhagavad Gita). A yoga teacher training program has the potential to shift your consciousness. Please understand the depth of this commitment to the Grace program. You must attend each and every session as outlined above. You must be prepared to examine your long-held belief systems. There is a lot of classroom work, home work in between sessions, and practice teaching. There is a lot of writing. This is a deep immersion for your body, mind, and spirit. Before any of us can teach others, we must deeply investigate our own lives. We must first learn how to live the life of a yogi.
Student Requirements during Training
Purchase and read several books
Attend each and every session
Write several papers
Complete one midterm, one final exam
Attend weekly classes with Judy
Teach 5 community classes in the fall-winter 2012
Begin to shift to an ahimsa (vegetarian) diet
Develop a daily home practice of asana and meditation
Complete all assignments within one year of start date to qualify for certification
Tuition and Refund Policy
Nonrefundable application fee
Due with application: $50
Tuition: $2600
Total: $2650
Books and materials are not included in the total tuition fee.
Full Tuition is due within one week of acceptance into the program.
Refunds: $50 application fee is nonrefundable.
Until training start date, 50% tuition is refundable.
After training start date, no refund is available.
A Look at 2011 Teacher Training
* We are immersed in our second yoga teacher training and have just received the spiritual transmission of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali through the clear channel of Chip Hartranft from the Arlington Center.
* Our trainees soon will be taking a trip to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts to meditate in the Japanese Temple Room, home to the 10-century spiritual warriors who so inspire our practices.
