Ashtanga-based Yoga Teacher Training (200 hours)
Boracay Island, Philippines, April 28 – May 23, 2014
Yoga Alliance Registered Training
Take the next step in your development with one of Greenpath Yoga’s comprehensive and well-rounded teacher training programs. Greenpath Yoga trainings are developed for those who are aspiring to teach, are already teaching, or simply wishing to deepen their personal practice.
The 5th annual Greenpath Boracay Yoga Teacher Training is the most established yoga teacher training in the Philippines. Our directors, teachers and assistants are the most experienced you will find in the area.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
- Ashtanga Vinyasa based training w Clayton and staff
- Daily asana, pranayama, meditation, philosophy
- Daily anatomy, sanskrit chanting, classroom instruction, ethics, teaching methodology
- Small group setting, 15 – 20 students
- Schedule: Monday-Friday: 6am to 4pm, evenings free. All-day Saturday and Sunday free
- Meals included: Monday-Friday, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
- Homework and pre-TT studies required
- Anatomy and Sivananda-style gentle asana with Mo-Ching
TUITION: $3,095.USD * 126,895.Philippine Pesos
All meals Monday – Friday included.
Housing not included. Housing assistance available.
*Our Peso registration rate is 41 PHP to 1 USD.
(Early Bird Discount: $2,895. Applicable if non-refundable deposit is paid by Jan. 31, 2014)
REGISTRATION DEPOSIT: $500. or 20,500.Philippine Pesos, *Our Peso registration rate is 41 PHP to 1 USD.
PROGRAM TOPICS:
Asana: Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
Patanjalim Yoga Sutras
The 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga
Asana Technique and Alignment
Yin & Restorative Yoga
Pre-Natal Yoga
Giving Adjustments-Seeing Bodies
Meditation and Concentration
Classroom Dynamics
Developing Core Strength
How to be a Better Student
Anatomy
Practice Teaching
Bandhas, Dristhi, Pranayama
History of Yoga in the West
Chakras, Vayus, Koshas, Nadis
Posture Sequencing
Injury Prevention
Posture Benefits
Yoga and Ecology
Nutrition and Yoga
Ethics in Yoga
Yoga Nidra
Vedic Homa Fire Ceremony
Foundations of Ayurveda
Introduction to Sanskrit
Sanskrit Counting of vinyasas
Kirtan, Mantra, Japa and Bhakti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita
Mudras
The Business of Yoga
TEACHERS:
Clayton Horton
Mo-ching Yip
CERTIFICATION:
Certificates are awarded to participants who complete all of the course requirements.
Greenpath trainings are Ashtanga Vinyasa based trainings. Upon completion of the program, your certification will allow you to register with the Yoga Alliance as an RYT, Registered Yoga Teacher.
Our Teacher Trainings are designed as Continuing Education for dedicated students and aspiring teachers. To become a yoga teacher with seasoned wisdom, experiential knowledge, authenticity and integrity, you will need to practice for many years and spend many hours of focused study in intensives, workshops and courses such as ours.
Only the Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore India can formally and officially Authorize and Certify Ashtanga teachers in the tradition of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. For more information on the Sri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in Mysore, India : click here
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION:
We ask that you have been practicing yoga for at least one year. And that you are familiar with and physically prepared to daily practice the Ashtanga Primary Series. Health clearance also required, which will be addressed within the application process.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
To apply, send an email to clayton [at] greenpathyoga [dot] org and request for an application, which will be sent also via email within 3 – 4 days.
Event Venue: www.cohibavillas.com
SUGGESTED READING:
Ashtanga Yoga Anushtana by R. Sharath Jois
Yoga Mala by Pattabhi Jois
Bhagavad Gita, translation by Eknath Easwaran
Four Chapters on Freedom by Satyananda Saraswati
Anatomy Coloring Book, by Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For Teacher Training questions, contact: clayton [at] greenpathyoga [dot] org
For Boracay Island and Housing questions, contact: Mo-Ching at yipmoching08 [at] gmail [dot] com