“Stepping Into Leadership and Strength:

Portland Power Yoga’s 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training.”

 

Learning modules include:

 

TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES:

 

1. Asana – the study and exploration of the Power Flow sequence

2. Alignment – Precision not Perfection

3. Essential Languaging - Less is More

4. Instruction with Accuracy – the intelligence of memorization

5. The Voice - Speaking with Intelligence, using your voice as a tool and understanding the Power of Metaphor.

6. Pranayama – Ujjayi, The Fuel of Power Flow

7. Meditation - Sitting Practice as a Discipline

 

TEACHING METHODOLOGY:

 

1. Assisting – skillful hands-on from practice and intuition

2. Teacher Qualities - Who you are Being/Presence and Power

3. Demonstration/Observation – The Impact of Watching and Presentation

 

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY:

 

1. Basic Anatomy – Bones and Muscles 101

2. The Anatomy of Flow

3. Energy Anatomy – The Psychology of the Chakras

4. The Alexander Technique – An Introduction to the Dynamic Relationship of the Head, Neck and Back and it’s Relationship to Power Flow Yoga

 

YOGA PHILOSOPHY, LIFESTYLE, AND ETHICS:

 

1. The Yoga Sutras – A Contemporary Study

2. The Eight Limb Path – the life of a Yogi and Yoga Teacher

 

PRACTICUM:

 

1. Community Class Teaching

2. Class Assisting

 

ELECTIVES:

 

1. Personal Research Project and Presentation

 

INSTUCTORS:

 

• E-RYT: Alice Riccardi, Certified Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga Teacher and 200-Hour Yoga Alliance Certified.

• Roberto Lim: 500 Hour Yoga Teacher/Global School for Living Yoga with Shiva Rea.

• Rebecca Kirgan: Doctoral Physical Therapy, Formerly Managing Partner of Atlantic Physical Therapy, Falmouth, Maine.

 

Tuition and Payment Options:

 

Option 1 - $2400($300 discount) - When accepted to program and paid in full by August 31st, 2012 ($500 non-refundable deposit paid when accepted to program).

Option 2- $2500($200 discount) - $500 non-refundable deposit paid when accepted to program and remaining balance ($2000) paid in full by the first day of training in October 26, 2012.

Option 3 - $2700 full price - $500 non-refundable deposit paid when accepted to program and 5 monthly payments of $400 starting October 26th, 2012. Please apply online at Portland Power Yoga or call the studio for more information.

 

Note: All tuition options include unlimited classes throughout the training.

 

Dates for the training:

 

 

October 26th, 27th, 28th

November 9th, 10th, 11th

December 7th, 8th, 9th

January 4th, 5th, 6th

February 1st, 2nd, 3rd

March, 1st, 2nd, 3rd

April 5th, 6th, 7th

May 3rd, 4th, 5th

 

Training times are:

 

Friday - 6-9PM

Saturday – 9-5pm

Sunday – 9-5pm

 

Book List (not included in tuition):

 

• How Yoga Works by Michael Roach

• Anatomy of the Moving Body by Dr. Theodore Dimon

• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra

• Journey into Power by Baron Baptiste

• The Big Leap by Gay Hendrickson

• Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates

• The Total of Knowledge by Miguel Ruiz

 

The Fine Print:

 

• Application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

• No refunds will be made after the training has begun.

• The student will receive 25% refund (minus application fee) if they cancel within 15 business days before training begins. Refund will be received within 40 days after withdrawal.

• Make up sessions: $50/hour. If you miss more than one day of any weekend session, there is cause for dismissal from the training. Please be sure to plan accordingly so that you can be at every weekend training.