PREPARE TO TRANSFORM

Yoga Teacher Training + Certification
with internationally renowned yoga teacher and Yoga Journal Presenter Pamela Bliss Spring-Summer 2012

YogAsylum® proudly provides one of the world's most comprehensive Yoga Teacher Training Programs right here in the MidWest. If you seek to advance your understanding of the yoga practice, aspire to teach or currently teach and wish to hone your skills, this program is for you. Our program is steeped in the classical teachings of the traditional yoga practice and is taught with integrity and authenticity. Our internationally esteemed faculty, lead by Pamela Bliss fully prepares each student with the solid foundation to safely and confidently teach yoga with skill and integrity, while celebrating his or her own individuality. The YogAsylum® program is committed to supporting your journey to self-understanding and to provide an experience that is truly transformational on all levels: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) through our 200+ hour program recognized by Yoga Alliance and approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board (WEAB). We will be processing applications for the Spring-Summer 2012 program beginning in January. Limited space remains available. Call 262-781-8102 to enroll today! Early bird registrants paid in full prior to February 1, 2012 receive $200 off.

Tuition cost: $3800 and includes a 6 month unlimited membership to YogAsylum and 25% off select boutique items.

Program Description (Application for Training and Certification Program)
The YogAsylum Yoga Teacher Training Program exceeds the minimum standards set by the Yoga Alliance to become a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) at the 200 hour level.

Spring-Summer 2012 Calendar
Friday 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm:

March 9, 10, 11
March 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
May 18, 19, 20
June 1, 2, 3
June 15, 16, 17
June 29, 30 July 1
July 13, 14, 15
July 27, 28, 29

Yoga Teacher Training School Facilities and Location
YogAsylum is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee. Our address is:
3815 North Brookfield Road, Suite 101, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045. We are located in the upscale destination of Sendik’s Towne Center at the intersection of Brookfield Road and Capitol Drive.

 

Certification
The YogAsylum Teacher Training School is a Registered School with Yoga Alliance and approved by the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board (WEAB). Upon completion of the program students will receive a Certificate of Completion and can apply for registration with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 200-hour level (RYT 200).

Program Curriculum
The YogAsylum Teacher Training Program consists of five areas of class work. 

• Techniques Training and Practice (T) consists of learning how to teach and practicing traditional yoga techniques including asana, pranayama, kriya, mantra, meditation, bandha, and mudra.  This training will consist of 100 contact hours and include analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques and guided practice of the techniques themselves.
• Teaching Methodology (TM) includes principles of demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, the student’s process of learning, and business aspects of teaching yoga.  This training will consist of 25 contact hours.
• Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) includes both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)  This training will consist of 20 contact hours and 10 non-contact hours.  It includes both the study of the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns, etc.).
• Yoga Philosophy/Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers (PLE) includes the study of yoga philosophies, yoga lifestyle, and ethics for yoga teachers.  This training will consist of 35 contact hours and 30 non-contact hours.  The philosophy portion of the training will include the reading and discussion of ancient yoga texts.  Text commentaries are discussed in a group setting to distill the core yogic philosophies and their application to everyday life.  Students are encouraged to explore their own connection to the teachings and examine the integration of yogic philosophy into their classes.
• Practicum (PR) includes practice teaching, receiving feedback, observing others teaching and hearing/giving feedback.  This training will consists of 20 contact hours.

Faculty
Pamela Bliss, Director of Teacher Training
               
Guest teachers may also be utilized to teach morning asana practices, anatomy & physiology, or yoga philosophy and lifestyle classes.