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Teacher TrainingKula’s advanced study and teacher training program is a comprehensive 200-hour Hatha Yoga program, recognized by the Yoga Alliance.
The Teacher Training Program is appropriate for anyone who would like to deepen their personal yoga practice, cultivate greater self-awareness, and learn the art of becoming an effective and inspirational teacher. Program Begins: October 11, 2012 Program Prerequisite: Students should have a developed and dedicated yoga practice. The training requires a willingness to connect deeply and to explore with an open heart! Course Curriculum: Practical Study:
•In depth study of asana, taught from the perspective of the Universal Principles of Alignment
•Principles of Sequencing Physiological Study:
•Functional Anatomy
•Yoga Therapeutics Philosophical Study:
•Pranayama
•Meditation
•Origins of Hatha Yoga, and the study of classical and contemporary yoga philosophy
•Ethics and upholding the auspicious responsibility of the teacher
•Sanskrit names of postures Personal Development:
•Harness the transformative power of yoga in your life
•Access intuitive faculties, one’s inner voice and guide as a teacher
•Become a clear channel from which to teach The Art of Teaching
• Inspiring students to move from the inside out
• Seeing students clearly and understanding their individual needs
• Applying skillful hands-on adjustments
• Clear verbal cues and communication
• Effective Demonstrations
• Weave themes, reflections and inspiration with asana Teaching Yoga:
• Learn the essentials of working as a Yoga Teacher | | Class Format:
The teacher training group will meet once a week on Thursday evenings, and one weekend a month for the duration of six months. The program begins October 11 2012. Please view the course calendar for a detailed schedule. Weekday: Thursday: 7pm – 10pm Weekend:
Friday 6:30-9:30pm
Saturday 10:00-1:00pm, 2:30-6:30pm
Sunday 10:00-1:00pm, 2:30-6:30pm In order to obtain certification, 80% attendance is required and no more than one weekend may be missed. *Aprox. 20 hours will be designated to projects and non-contact assignments.
*It is strongly encouraged that students participate in two public classes each week at Kula. | | Teaching Faculty: Colin Matthews -Asana, Intuitive Development, the Art of Teaching, Yoga Therapeutics Colin Matthews is the founding director of Kula, and the Director of Kula Oakville's Teacher Training program. He has been a dedicated student of Yoga since 1998 with a special focus in contemporary Hatha. Colin continues to study in great depth the teachings of Modern Mystics, such as Caroline Myss, and he shares methods of cultivating intuitive faculties through the practice of Yoga. Colin invites an ever-evolving conversation with oneself and in community. His teaching is rooted in a passion for life, self-empowerment, healing, transformation, and the power of intention. He holds two degrees in Education and Physical Education, and he values learning and sharing knowledge with the express purpose of life-affirming application. His light-hearted spirit inspires a playful and engaged practice, and he is known for weaving philosophy, spirituality and compassionate being in the daily living practice of Yoga.
Grant Hutchinson - Asana, Pranayama & Meditation, The Art of Teaching
Currently on sabbatical Grant’s teaching blends precise alignment instruction with engagement of the students' qualitative experience through awareness of breath. His classes establish a supportive environment for the exploration of impermanence through the mind/ body practice of yoga. Grant has been practicing yoga since 2001 and teaching since 2005. He has had the great fortune to study intensively with Ron Reid and Diane Bruni of Downward Dog, Michael Stone and Richard Freeman in the Ashtanga Vinyasa discipline along with his studies in India and Thailand. Beth Rutty - Asana, Pranayama, The Art of Teaching
Beth’s teaching flows from the heart, marrying the body, breath and mind to the attunement of infinite beauty within and all around. She encourages students to cultivate the awareness and skills to connect to their teacher within, and to live in the fullness of their embodiment.
Beth is an Anusara-Inspired teacher, and she continues to draw from her yoga training in the styles of Iyengar and Ashtanga yoga. Beth has studied Anusara Yoga intensively with Todd Norian, Ann Greene, Martin and Jordan Kirk, and John Friend.
Dr. Douglas Brooks - Tantric Philosophy, 300-Hour Training
Dr. Douglas Brooks is among the world’s leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism and the esoteric traditions of the Goddess. He holds a Masters and Doctorate degree from Harvard University’s Center for the Study of World Religions. Douglas has held academic positions both in India and the United States, and he is currently a Professor of Religion at the University of Rochester in New York.
In addition to his formal Western education, Douglas lived for many years in India in the house of his Teacher, Gopala Iyer Sundarmoorthy, an eminent scholar of Hinduism and a Master of the Tantric Goddess tradition known as Auspicious Wisdom, or Shri Vidya.
Douglas is the author of a number of books and scholarly articles on Hinduism and the Comparative Study of Religion.
*Students in the 200-hour Teacher Training program will have an opportunity to study with Dr. Douglas Brooks in our Advanced 300-Hour Training at a special discounted rate. Hareesh Chris Wallis - History of Yoga Hareesh Chris Wallis’ teaching balances accuracy with accessibility, profundity with clarity, and intellectual integrity with heart-expanding inspiration.
As a gifted scholar, Hareesh holds a Masters in Sanskrit from U.C. Berkeley, an M.Phil. in Classical Indian Religions from the University of Oxford, and he is currently completing doctoral research at Berkeley on the traditions of Tantric Shaivism.
He received traditional education at yoga āshramas in upstate New York and India in meditation, kirtan, mantra-science, asana, karma-yoga, and more. He currently teaches meditation, yoga darshana (philosophy), Sanskrit, chanting, and sometimes offers spiritual life-coaching.
Jesse Enright - Anatomy and Physiology
Jesse has been a student of hatha yoga for fifteen years and a full time yoga instructor for the past twelve. He has studied under senior instructors in India, Australia, Canada and the U.S including Gioia Irwin (Vijnana Yoga) and Doug Keller (Yoga Therapeutics). He is also trained in Craniosacral Therapy and is certified in the Muscle, Balance and Function system of biomechanical re-education. He has been developing extensive curriculum and has taught alignment and anatomy for teacher training programs since 2003.
In 2004, Jesse developed SmartYoga, an approach dedicated to an objective and scientific study of the amazing technology of yoga postures and their effect on the human body. He has a private yoga therapeutics practice working with individuals, doctors, massage therapists and chiropractors to develop personalized yoga programs for people with pain and injury. Marisa Morin - Intuitive Development, Subtle Body Consciousness Marisa has studied around the world with great masters, in tribes, in wilderness, in ashrams, sacred places, and sanctuaries. With great clarity and attunement, Marisa assists students to understand and experience the layers of consciousness embedded in the subtle body energy field to support their evolving practice toward deep connection and heightened awareness on their personal journeys, and as future Yoga teachers. | | Tuition: Early Registration (Until Sept. 1, 2011): $3,600 + HST
Regular Registration (After Sept. 1, 2011): $3,800 + HST *Fees include unlimited yoga classes at Kula studios during the training, a copy of the Teacher Training Manual, two yoga blocks and a yoga strap. *A $500 non-refundable deposit is required to secure a place in the training
Location: The training will be held at Kula Burlington, 4031 Fairview St.
(Located on the North-East Corner of Fairview St. and Walkers Line)
Application: To register, please complete and submit the teacher training application form to oakville@mykula.ca | | |
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