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About Ashram Yoga Teacher Training
Ashram Yoga is YOGA ALLIANCE registered
In 2004 we introduced our Level 1 Teacher Training course at Brahma Yoga School in New Jersey, U.S.A. It was successfully run, very well received and has now been accepted by the Yoga Alliance in USA. This organisation is the predominant yoga registration body in the US with over 12,200 teachers and 480 schools currently registered. Now you have the opportunity to receive an international qualification that is recognised by yoga schools, as well as yoga teacher insurance companies overseas.
Find out more about how our Yoga Alliance affiliation affects you -
click here
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Requirements
and Certification
Attendance at all course days,
assignments and daily practice are requirements for your
Teaching Certificate. Extra tuition is available; cost
for this is not included in your course fee. Workbooks
are provided; these are regularly updated. Extra textbooks
are available to purchase.
Certificates are given from Ashram Yoga Ltd for each of our Yoga Teacher Training courses as having successfully completed the relevant course and able to pass on the yogic knowledge to others.
Yoga Alliance Certification is also available
(click here for full requirements).
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History and Background
Ashram Yoga was established in 1980 as Satyananda Ashram
NZ Ltd, with Swami Shantimurti Saraswati as senior teacher.
Since these early days, Shantimurti, Alinta (Swami Ratnamurti)
and, for the past 14 years, Atma have worked ceaselessly
for the development of Yoga, both within NZ and overseas.
We have been conducting teacher training since 1985 in
New Zealand and more recently in the USA. Our goal with
the teacher training is to inspire you to learn throughout
the courses and way beyond.
Ashram Yoga's unique teaching
style is based on Paramahamsa Satyananda's innovative
and progressive system, and also includes the Senior Instructor's
30 years each experience of teaching yoga. With this,
there have emerged comprehensive, thorough and effective
sets of teachings. The range of practices we present are
vast and taught from absolute beginners onwards. Teacher
trainees are encouraged to incorporate their own experiences
of yoga into the teachings. We also teach you how to apply
yoga practices to any type of student, according to the
level of the course you're studying.
"I learnt so much
about yoga. It made me confident about teaching yoga and
helped me to develop my own practice of yoga."
- Petra Mihaljevich
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Yoga and Yoga Teaching
Yoga is a life-long journey of discovery and we believe that it is much more than a system of physical development. We teach in a holistic way which emcompasses the deeper, more subtle aspects of yoga. Whilst definitely emphasising the physical body, our system also specifically works with the breath, the life-energy and the mind, in order to help bring about a balanced state of wellbeing, vitality and a deeper attunement with our true inner-selves.
Yoga is a very broad science. You learn a systematic approach to classical yoga enabling you to teach for the whole personality. From the vast range of practices learnt, you can creatively and intuitively structure classes and programmes for your students individual and general needs.
For those of you inspired to make a deeper study of yoga we are committed to providing a complete system of training which guides students in a progressive and systematic way to develop a strong personal yoga practice and to become confident and capable to teach from beginners to advanced. We offer several courses for this and you can study to the level you so desire, within your own commitments and needs.
There is no requirement to do all of our Teacher Training courses, especially if you are doing it more for personal development. However, if you are wanting yoga to be your profession, we advise that you do complete all of them over a 2 - 5 year period.
"If you want to learn more about yourself - do this course. Forget about teaching yoga - do this for you! You'll find it a worthwhile investment. A feast for body, mind and soul."
- Norris Peel
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Upskilling and Support
Extra yogic courses and workshops are conducted
throughout the year providing ongoing training, inspiration
and deeper knowledge within specific areas (e.g. back care,
pranayama, chakras, meditation, etc.) Most workshops and
retreats are discounted for Ashram Yoga trainees or teachers.
There are also regular teacher forums to swap ideas, information
and learn new ways and methods of teaching from one another,
Ashram Yoga teachers or guest teachers. |
How our Teacher Training courses work
The courses enable you to teach a complete yoga posture, breathing, relaxation and meditation system to whichever level you are studying, i.e. Level 1 to intermediate, Level 2 to progressive intermediate and Level 3 to advanced. Each of the courses in our Teacher Training System have a standard of understanding and proficiency which we are committed to assisting you to reach. Within our commitment we also have some requirements for you to receive certification at your course level and are keen to keep the course standards high.
The Level 1 and 2 in particular are not just two days per month, rather each one covers 6 months. The workshop sessions, home practice and assignments are all part of this course and are all aspects of receiving your Teacher Training Certificate. Each workshop session involves group dynamics and a specific group of postures; we also teach you pranayama, relaxation (yoga nidra) and meditation in a systematic way. Commitment to the workshop days and daily practice is essential. If for unavoidable reasons you are unable to attend one of the days, extra tuition is necessary for completion of the course and is not included in the course fee. |
Assignments - these are also part of the course. All have been made as achievable as possible. Although they are assessed, this is with a view to seeing whether participants understand what they're learning and are also for participants to work out how to structure and teach classes. We are not looking for right or wrong as it is in the mistakes and learning that we make many discoveries.
All tutors are available during the course and after completion and can be contacted with questions and/or concerns via email or by appointment.
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Home
practice - yoga is an experiential science, so
we need to do it ourselves in order to fully know how it
works. We have calculated approximately 1hour daily (minimum)
to learn, experience and integrate the yogic knowledge.
Of course the more you put in the more you get out! |
"Challenging and rewarding! Gave me the ability to plan and teach a class with a good knowledge of the subject. I enjoy this style of yoga as it is comprehensive, including emphasis on breathing and relaxation."
- Fran Gray
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24
Cheshire St or P
O Box 37029, Parnell, Auckland
• Phone: (09) 302 2110 •
Email: yoga@ashramyoga.com |
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