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Building the Foundation of Your Craft
   

This first module of our Teacher Training program develops a strong foundation for teaching vinyasa yoga and is designed for aspiring teachers and practitioners interested in deepening their practice. Sound knowledge and teaching skills of the basic principles of alignment, breathing and asanas will allow you and your students to cultivate a richer practice on all levels.

This foundational module includes basic sequencing, correctly demonstrating asanas, hands on assisting in fluid vinyasa, effective verbalizing skills and pacing and how to correctly teach ujjayi breathing and guide a short meditation. By learning to teach with more self-awareness, knowledge, authenticity and confidence, you will better address the needs of your students and stand out in an ever-expanding community of yoga teachers. Our program brings together essential teaching techniques to illicit and help you step into your own greatness while learning to support others to step into theirs.

 

Visiting Guest Lecturer:

Donna Farhi
   

MODULE INCLUDES

  • Supportive environment to build your confidence as a yoga teacher

  • How to lead a basic vinyasa practice for intermediate students

  • Effective demonstrating of foundational asanas

  • How to prepare sacred space and open a practice or class

  • Holding the space and how to guide an effective meditation

  • Skillful language and cueing

  • Hands on Assists - Part 1

  • Safe alignment and transitions for fluid vinyasa

  • Finding and cultivating your unique voice as a teacher

  • How to teach effective yogic breathing: Ujjayi for essential health

  • The Five Elements & the Five Movements of Prana: Theory, Application & Practice

  • How to utilize the energetics of music and other environmental factors of a class

  • Daily micro-meditations to cultivate your center off the mat while living yoga

  • 8 class pass included

 

Donna Farhi is a Yoga teacher who has been practicing for 30 years and teaching since 1982. She is one of the most sought after guest teachers in the world, leading intensives and teacher training programs internationally. Donna is best known for her unique ability to help students and teachers embody their spiritual practice. Her work focuses on the refinement of natural and universal movement principles that underlie all yoga practice. This concentration on fundamental principles allows students of all levels of experience and from all traditions to build their own authentic yoga practice.

Donna has been the asana columnist for both Yoga Journal and Yoga International Magazine (U.S.A), and has been profiled in four separate publications on exceptional contemporary teachers of our time. Donna is the author of the contemporary classics; The Breathing Book, Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness and Bringing Yoga to Life: The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living. Her fourth book Teaching Yoga: Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship was released in November by Rodmell Press. American born, Donna now resides in Christchurch, New Zealand where she pursues her passionate love of horses.
   
   

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Make up sessions are available at an added cost which will be assessed depending on the amount of time needed.  Text book costs are not included in the fee. If you are interested please call 202-518-YOGA (9642) or contact Katja Brandis directly at katja@thestudiodc.com

 
 

REGISTRATION

To apply for our Teacher Training, please fill out our Application Form

Please do not submit your deposit with your application.  You can submit payment upon application review and acceptance to the program.  We accept Master/Visa cards as acceptable forms of payment.
 
 

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

Although anyone has the potential to be a great yoga teacher, having a regular yoga practice and a general familiarity and knowledge of yoga will greatly help and accelerate your learning on the teaching path.  It is recommended that:

  • Applicants have a regular and consistent yoga practice for a minimum of 6 -12 months
  • Demonstrate the desire of deepening their own yoga practice while supporting other students on their yogic path
  • Attend regular community yoga classes with the senior trainers at The Studio DC during the training sessions
  • Complete all homework assignments
  • Has a proficient practice of Level 1.5 classes at The Studio DC

 

 


  
   

AFTER GRADUATION

Upon completion of all 3 Modules, graduates of the 200 Hour Program will have the opportunity to participate in our innovative and nurturing Teacher Development Program:

  • Blossoming Teacher Classes

  • Teaching Assistant Program

  • Teacher Peer Review Process

  • Teacher Empowerment Group

 
 
 
 
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