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The 2010 Avalon Yoga Teacher Training
& Master Yoga Program

Teacher Training
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:


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.


Registration Procedures & Further Questions


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.


Contact us here:

Avalon Art & Yoga Center
Tel: 650.324.2517
Fax: 650.324.2518
email, info@avalonyoga.com




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