Yoga Teacher Training!
200-Hour Certification Program Through Yoga Alliance and the North Georgia Yoga Center This yoga teacher’s training is our comprehensive training which runs over seven weekends, roughly one a month. The program generally spans 7 months. This type of learning works best for those who like to let it sink in, and with the ability to get away one weekend a month. You will have assignments to do during your breaks between weekends and time to integrate what you are learning. 300 Hour Certification Program – Taking it to the next level Taking the steps to become a 500 RYT demonstrates that you have made a deeper connection to Yoga as a practitioner that values education and higher knowledge. Our 300 Hour program allows you to take your time and go at a pace that works for you. You have up to TWO full years to complete the 300 hour program comprised of 11 educational workshops. This program is sure to enhance your teaching career, strengthen your practice as well as give you more credibility. What our students are saying: “My experience at North Georgia Yoga Center Yoga Teacher Training program was absolutely fabulous. It was challenging and I really had to look at my reasons for committing to my practice to see what led me on this path. Akasha planned this training so effectively to bring you right into YOUR yoga. At the base of teaching we draw from our experiences and add what we learn. This program will change you and your life. You will blossom like the lotus from whatever mud you are in and become something beautiful, and strong. This experience was a milestone in my life and I will be forever grateful.” RYT 200 2021 *Early Bird Special* Total Cost of the program: $2,800 Sign up by Dec. 15th, 2021 and save $400. Sign up by Jan 1st, 2022 and save $200.200 Hour Curriculum
Alignment Principles- Anatomy and Physiology
- Anusara Principles
- Ashtanga Yoga
- Ayurveda
- Bandhas (locks)
- Bhagavad Gita
- Bhavana (visualization)
- Chair Yoga
- Chakras
- Chanting (Kirtan and Vedic chants)
- Communication skills
- Different approaches to broadening your belief of what Yoga is
- Emotions and yoga (depression, anxiety, addiction, PTSD)
- Ethics – including Yamas and Niyamas
- Hands On Adjustments
- History
- Home Practice
- Moon Salutes
- Kundalini yoga
- Sequencing and class planning
- Mantra
- Meditation practices
- Nutrition
- Pathology and Injuries
- Philosophy
- Pranayama (breathing practices)
- Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga
- Restorative Yoga
- Sanskrit
- Self-Care
- Senior Yoga
- Student Teaching (peer and public)
- Sun Salutation history and lineages (surya namaskar)
- Sutras of Patanjali
- Tantric Theory and History
- Vinyasa Krama (the art of class sequencing)
- Ways to avoid pitfalls with your asana, pranayama, or meditation practices
- Ways to enhance and strengthen your personal practice
- Women’s health (pregnancy, menstruation, menopause)
- Yin Yoga
- Peer Review of student teaching
- Yoga Nidra