Teacher Training
Amy has not yet embarked on sponsoring her own teacher training certification program in the KHYF tradition. She is quite content to be on the faculty of two highly regarded Yoga Therapy and Yoga Teacher Trainings.
One Yoga Therapy Training Program at which Amy serves as a faculty member is at Yoga Therapy Rx Program at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Marina Del Rey, California. This program is specific to teaching yoga instructors how to become Yoga Therapists. The LMU Yoga Therapy Program is distinct in that it is one of the first in the country to be sponsored by a university.
If you are interested in becoming certified as a group yoga teacher (as opposed to an individualized yoga therapist certification) please see the following programs in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. One option is a 4-week intensive in Chennai, India designed to teach the basics of asana (postures), pranayama (breath control) and dhyana (meditation). This program would not certify you in the United States, however, it would satisfy the requirements of Yoga Alliance and allow the participant to become registered as a Yoga Alliance Yoga Teacher.
The second program for certification as a group yoga teacher that Amy would highly recommend is the Healing Yoga Foundation Teacher Training which takes place in New York City, San Francisco and Chicago. These programs would certify you as a yoga teacher at the 500-hour level in the United States. For more information on this program please see the website at the Healing Yoga Foundation.
PRACTICAL DETAILS OF THE HEALING YOGA FOUNDATION TEACHER TRAINING
| Hours | Curriculum |
| 15 hours
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History of Yoga
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| 50 hours
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Yoga Philosophy I
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| 30 hours
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Yoga Philosophy II
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| 110 hours
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Asana I
- Foundational Principles of Asana - 15 hours - Practical Techniques of Asana - 60 hours - Practicum 35 hrs |
| 35 hours
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Course Planning for
Asana
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| 40 hours
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Foundations of
Pranayama Practice
- Foundational Principles of Pranayama - 25 hours - Practicum - 15 hours |
| 30 hours
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Foundations of Dhyanam
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| 25 hours
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Introduction to Yoga
and Healing
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| 15 hours
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Teaching Methodologies
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| 50 hours
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Anatomy and Physiology
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| 400 hours | Total Classroom (instruction & practice) |
| 25 hours
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Individual Contact
Hours with Mentor
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| 25 hours
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Observing Group Taught
Classes
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| 25 hours
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Supervised Teaching
Sessions
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| 75 hours
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Supervised
Self/Elective Study Projects
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| 150 hours | Total Supervision |
| Total
Cost of Teacher Training Program is $7,500 and it
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| 400 hours
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Class Instruction
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Individual Instruction
with Mentor
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Observing Group-Taught
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Supervised Teaching
Session
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| 75 hours
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Supervised
Self/Elective Study Projects, Presentations and
Evaluations
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| 4
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Seminar with Kausthub
Desikachar
KHYF Registration Fee KHYF Certification/Membership Fee Required Texts and Reading |
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LOCATIONS
San Francisco:
Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 370
San Francisco, CA
www.fortmason.org
New York (January 2008):
Port Jefferson on Long Island, New York
Chicago (Feb. 2009):
San Francisco (Jan. 2010)
THE TRAINING
This training program provides a precious opportunity to study yoga in the tradition of T.Krishnamacharya. A tradition where the approach to healing is holistic, treating the mind, body and spirit as a whole, and each person as an individual; where yoga is uncompromisingly adapted to the student, and not just the student to yoga.
The student-teacher relationship was always at the heart of his teaching, in this course it lays the foundations for learning. Each student has a mentor, who provides support and advice throughout the training. The course equips students with the tools to teach group classes and general individual sessions. It is appropriate to those wishing to become yoga teachers, and to those who teach already but wish to change or perfect their methods. It also applies to those simply seeking to deepen their knowledge of yoga for their own personal practice and evolution.
On successful completion of the course, a certificate is issued by the KHYF, valid for five years, and the student may register as a yoga teacher affiliated to the Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation. The student's name will be listed on the official KHYF website, and he/she will be allowed to use the KHYF logo.