teacher training

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advanced training

We are pleased to introduce the blue lotus yoga enrichment program for teachers and dedicated students. It is our intention to guide you further along your path, that you might find a deeper sense of fulfillment in your life and become a greater force for good in the world.

Our training program was created in an open format. You may take any module, in any order. You may complete modules for your own personal growth, for YTT200 CEU, or as credit towards YTT500 certification. Some modules are open only to teachers and/or have pre-requisites, and this information will always be included in the course  description.

YTT500 (300-hour program)

If you are interested in YTT500 certification, you should come to us having already completed YTT200. For the additional 300 hours required for YTT500, there are seven required modules. These modules are offered every one to two years. You’ll see YTT500 at the bottom of any flyer or promotional item indicating that those hours count towards the certification process, if that’s the path you choose to take.

In addition to the required module hours, you select workshops and training sessions that further develop your interests and skills:

• Integrated Body (organic anatomy and physiology based work)
• Teaching Skills (alignment, sequencing, hands-on, specialty trainings)
• Applied Philosophy (expanding your knowledge of the deeper practices and philosophies).

You can focus on one area of study or you may prefer to explore the breadth of all three.

Advancement as a teacher of yoga never ends. But we must be students of yoga first, always, to best honor the practice and connect to the highest good. Barring extenuating circumstances, you have four years to complete your hours for the YTT500, completing a minimum of 30 hours per year.

For more information, please refer to the schedule below and visit our Advanced Training FAQ.

2013 modules

**indicates a required module for YTT500 certification

January 25-27 (part 1)
February 15-17 (part 2)

Yoga and the Emotional Body with Nina Be and Jill Sockman
32 hours (with outside assignments)

March 22-24

Purification Weekend with Will Duprey
15 hours

May 11, 18, 15; June 1 (12:30-5:30 pm each day)

Yoga in Action: An Off the Mat, Into the World Workshop with Carrington Jackson
20 hours

June 22

Yoga as Therapy: Healing Yourself and Others with Michael Ward
3 hours

June 28-30

Integrated Body:  The Glands and Yoga with Julee Snyder
9 hours

July 19-21

Yin Yoga & Meditation Teacher Training with Heather Tiddens
22 hours

• Bhagavad Gita
• **Integrated Body: Anatomy Essentials
• Integrated Body: Developmental Sequencing
• Koshas, Gunas & Vayus
• **The Power of Satsang
• **Refine & Align
• Restorative Yoga and the Emotional Body
• **Teaching Bootcamp
• Seva:  Yoga Off the Mat
• **Silence:  A Weekend of Reflection
• **Therapeutic Yoga
• Vinyasa Yoga Immersion
• Yoga & Ayurveda
• additional Integrated Body modules and many others.

more continuing studies opportunities

There are other ways to expand your practice and/or work toward your YTT500 certification outside of the weekend modules. Just some of those upcoming opportunities include:

April 12-14

Spring Cleaning:  Detox Yoga Retreat with Jill Sockman & Carrington Jackson
9 hours
Early bird pricing before March 12

registration

All modules and workshops are/will be listed on the WebScheduler. You may register online, in the studio, or send a check through the mail. Please do not call the studio for registration. Some workshops have sessions open for drop-in students. Please note that for YTT500 credit, you must complete the weekend in its entirety, including required reading and assignments.

more information

You’ll find more information at this page in the coming months. If you’d like to be placed on our mailing list for YTT500 information as it is released, please provide your email on this simple form.