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The
2010 Avalon Yoga Teacher Training
& Master Yoga Program
Fall
Term - 27 August
to 12 December 2010
Introduction
Avalon Yoga's 200-hour Teacher Training & Master
Yoga Program has evolved over many years to provide
future yoga teachers, and advanced yogis in general, with the
tools needed to build strong personal practices and to teach yoga to
students of all levels.
This term the Program is is
guided by the largest and most diverse group of locally and
internationally known yoga instructors ever assembled at the Studio.
The Teacher Training Program is registered with the Yoga Alliance, the central
certifying body for yoga teachers and yoga schools in United States.
In the last decade, Avalon's Program has
produced many of California's
best-known yoga instructors. Graduates also include serious
yoga
students who have no plans to teach professionally, but who simply want
to
develop Master Level yoga skills by studying with the Program's
world-class instructors.
The
materials below provide an overview of Prerequisites for Enrollment,
our newly revised Curriculum, a list of Core Faculty, information on
Pricing and Registration, and other pertinent matters, including data
on Special Privileges enjoyed by students in the Program.
Core Faculty (Fall
2010)
This Fall's course will be guided by
the largest and most diverse group of instructors ever assembled for Avalon's
Teacher Training Program. Core Faculty include leading
regional, national, and international
specialists in a wide range of yoga disciplines.
Core faculty are
listed below along with their major areas of responsibilities in the
Program:
- Kelly McGonigal Ph.D. - Introduction and Orientation; Yoga and Physiology; Yoga Teaching Methodologies;
- Anirudh Shastri - Yoga Philosophy and Literature; Basics
of Sanskrit, Meditation Practices; Related Topics;
- Mark Singleton, Ph.D. - The History of
Yoga and the Evolution of Modern Posture (Asana) Practice. (Click
here for Mark's newest book
on these topics, from Oxford University Press);
- Peter Kasson, M.D., Ph.D. - Anatomical Variation and Remodeling of the Body; the Physiology of Change in Yoga, Health, and Disease;
- Shawn Bek, D.C. - Anatomy and Physiology; Yoga and Chiropractic;
- Cora Wen - Yoga Alignment and Anatomy;
- Doris Palmer - Asana Practice in General;
- Birgit Reimer - Asanas in the Iyengar Tradition;
- Chrissy
Graham - Asanas in the Anusara Tradition;
- Janya Wongsopa - Yin and Restorative Yoga; the Links between
Ayurveda (Traditional Indian Medicine) & Yoga;
- Additional experts will cover other yoga
subtraditions not noted above (e.g., Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Prenatal Yoga, etc.).
Prerequisites
for Enrollment
- A minimum of 2 years personal yoga practice;
- Evidence of a serious commitment to yoga, personal
growth, and teaching others (if teaching is a goal in enrolling);
- Formal
approval by the Studio Director and Program Faculty (this may involve
an entrance interview if the candidates are not known
to the Director or core Faculty).
Program
Curriculum
Avalon's
Fall 2010 curriculum consists of a cohesive series of classes
that efficiently cover all theoretical and practical sides of yoga
required for Yoga Alliance Teacher Certification.
The 200-hour program includes a minimum of 180 contact hours
with Faculty and at least 20 hours of directed independent study.
Beyond formal classroom contacts with instructors, each
student will be personally mentored by one of the Program's Core
Members.
Key elements of the training include:
- A
minimum of 100 hours mastering a broad range of yoga styles, approached
insofar as this is possible as they have evolved historically over
time; topics covered include the study of asanas
(postures), breath control
(pranayama), chanting and meditation, and related issues;
- A
minimum of 25 hours of
instruction on advanced yoga teaching methods, along with related
ethical issues and discussion of the practical business sides of yoga;
- A
minimum of 20 hours studying anatomy and physiology, along with
neurobiological and therapeutic sides of yoga, guided by experts in
these areas;
- A
minimum of 30 hours
studying yoga philosophy and ethics, the basics of Sanskrit, yoga
lifestyle, and evolution of traditions sometimes linked to yoga (e.g.,
Ayurveda);
- A minimum of 10 hours hands-on teaching experience
leading classes under the guidance of Core Faculty Members;
- A minimum of 15 additional hours of specialized
instruction or independent study in topics related to the
five previous areas.
Class Schedule/Readings
The Program this term runs from Friday, August 27th until Sunday,
December 12th (dates recently revised).
Throughout
that period, required classes will be held (with the exception of one
weekend break) every Saturday from 12-4 pm
and every
Sunday from 1-5 pm. Classes will also be held on about half of Tuesday and Friday evenings, at times to be announced.
Students will be allowed
to make up classes missed through special
arrangements with their Mentors.
A day-by-day class syllabus and a list of assigned readings will be
available before the first class. (All required readings can be purchased through the Avalon bookstore.)
Student Evaluation/Teaching Certification
On
completing the Program, students will be asked to design and deliver
three public classes. Each
student will be evaluated on the quality of that design and class
performance by his or her Faculty Mentor. If the teaching student
passes the evaluation he
or she will be awarded Teacher Certification from Avalon's Yoga
Alliance registered Program.
Note: Students will also be required to keep
a log book or journal documenting their time spent during the entire
term. These materials will be considered by the students' Mentors
during the evaluation process.
Pricing and Student
Privileges
Due to special funding arrangements, we have just been
able to drop
our tuition fees this session to less than they were during our
previous teaching programs. Our object is
to help our Program expand.
The new fees are $2995
(several hundred dollars less
than tuition was last semester).
Arrangements can be made depending on student need for time payments on a fixed
schedule over the course of the Program. In such cases, a minimum $500
deposit
is required at registration.
Special
Student Privileges during the term include Studio discounts
(e.g., for Workshops and yoga merchandise) and the right to attend
without charge unlimited numbers
of yoga classes taught by Program Faculty Members.
Cancellation Policy
There will be a 10% service charge on tuition
cancellations made
before Friday, August 15th. No refunds can
be made after that date.
Reservations for the Program can be made with a minimum $500 deposit. (See Pricing on full
tuition and cancellation policies.)
Call Avalon, stop by to talk to us, or email us if you
want to enroll. To discuss the Program in detail, you are invited to
call Avalon's Director, Steve Farmer, Ph.D., at 650-465-9711.
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