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sun & moon in-depth: advanced yoga studies and teacher training

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Sun & Moon’s Teacher Training Programs have become known in the greater Washington, DC area for producing excellent teachers. In view of that, Sun & Moon often receives requests from the local community asking for one of our graduates to teach yoga at their facility.

These training programs are designed to guide the emerging teacher in finding his or her unique voice and style of teaching. They are for students or current teachers of yoga who realize that yoga is a deeply intimate event for the body-mind-spirit and that its beauty lies in how differently it is expressed from person-to-person.

The transformation from student to teacher and from ordinary teacher to the extraordinary is a challenging and exciting process. These programs help trainees emerge as extraordinary teachers in a supportive environment where participants progress at an individual pace and have the flexibility to pursue areas of special interest.

For yoga students craving deeper yoga inquiry and experience but not interested in teaching, In-Depth also offers an “Advanced Studies” track.

Commitment to this path is a journey that allows us to respond to life with intelligence, intuition, compassion and joy. Yoga transforms the way we know ourselves, how we feel, and how we practice the art of being in the world. Our program blends ancient wisdom with grounded contemporary counsel to cultivate relaxed awareness at all levels of our being - physical, energetic, mental, emotional and spiritual.

The Commitment

IN-DEPTH 200-HOUR PROGRAM
Our year together In-Depth builds a solid foundation of acquired knowledge and ongoing personal practice that reveals your own understanding of yoga and becomes the source of your teaching. You will accrue skills to practice or teach intelligent, safe and fun yoga sequences/classes demonstrating proficiency in: observation and attention - knowing yourself and your students to skillfully apply appropriate tools and practices responsive to our desired intentions or goals. 

Requirements for 200-Hour Program


IN-DEPTH 350-HOUR PROGRAM: IN-DEEPER
For those who desire a continuing and ever-deepening inquiry, we offer an additional year of 150 hours' study following completion of the 200-Hour program. Yoga's promise of transformation and eventually excellence in teaching result largely from personal dedication and a nurturing web of community support. In the 350-Hour training, we deepen our skill of responding from an increasingly fuller tool-kit and a gradually expanding awareness that folds in more and more details of what is happening in our students. We begin to teach from both skill and intuition. The 350-Hour program is the next step toward completing our Yoga Alliance-approved 500-hour certification.

Requirements for 350-Hour Program

IN-DEPTH 500-HOUR PROGRAM
Details to follow.


Our 200 and 500-hour programs exceed the requirements set by Yoga Alliance. Sun & Moon 200 and 500-hour teaching certificates are eligiblle for RYT 200 and 500-hour designations.

Areas of Study and Guiding Principles

Classical hatha yoga presents eight limbs on which to base our yoga experience. Sun & Moon In-depth delves into all eight areas and expands upon them in a modern, practical manner. Based on this classic structure, we offer study in the following areas:

Ultimately, the journey of yoga has as much to do with our commitment to the path as the accumulation of knowledge. Nothing can substitute for the experience of living what we take in. Through that experience, we know all we need.

Pre-requisites and Application

We will begin taking applications for the 2011-12 In-Depth Programs on June 1, 2011.

In order to be considered for the 200-Hour program, we'd like you to have the following:
In order to be considered for the 350-Hour Program, you must have completed an accredited 200-Hour teacher training program from any tradition. If you did not complete that with us, please submit the questions below. If you are a graduate of Sun & Moon's 200-Hour In-Depth, contact Alex Levin for application procedure.

Completion of the following application questions (electronically or printed, please), submitted to Alex Levin, Director of Teacher Training; alex@sunandmoonstudio.com. Please include your full name, mailing address, and phone numbers.

1. Describe your yoga experiences so far (teachers, styles, books, etc.) What are your preferences?
2. Describe your first encounter with yoga.
3. Why are you interested in Sun & Moon In Depth studies rather than other programs?
4. Tell us about your personal practice (asana, breath, meditation, mantra, chanting other).
5. What are your vocations, hobbies?
6. What educational degrees have you earned?
7. Do you plan on teaching (or for the 350/500-hour application, are you already teaching)? If so, how does your background and life experience contribute to what you will bring to the yoga class?
8. Do your family, or the people you are close to, and your current life situation support your commitment to this program?
9. Is there a particular aspect(s) of yoga that you are especially interested in. Please describe.
10. How do you describe yoga to people who are unfamiliar with it?

Fees

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Application
$25 (non-refundable) submitted with your application

Program Fees

200-Hour Program:

350-Hour Program:


Payment Options:

Single payment: $2500, due postmarked no later than 9/1/11 ($200 savings)
Two payments: $1300, due postmarked no later than 9/1/11 and 12/1/11 ($100 savings)
Four payments: $675 each, due postmarked no later than 9/1/11, 10/1/11, 12/1/11, and 2/1/12

Make checks out to: Sun & Moon In-Depth, and mail or deliver to Sun & Moon Yoga Studio, 3811 Lee Hwy. Arlington, VA 22207, attn: Alex Levin. 

No refunds after September 1, 2011.
 

Reading List

Required

Yoga, General (required) Yoga, General (highly recommended for your bookshelf) Asana (one of the following required; the rest highly recommended for your bookshelf) Wisdom (required) More Wisdom (highly recommended for your bookshelf) Anatomy & Physiology (required) More Anatomy (highly recommended for your bookshelf) Energy & Subtle Anatomy (highly recommended for your bookshelf) Pranayama (one of the following required; the rest highly recommended for your bookshelf) More Asana & Special Applications (highly recommended for your bookshelf)

 

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