Forest House Yoga 200 & 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Program.

The Forest House Yoga 200 or 500* hour Teacher Certification Program will offer you the training and knowledge necessary to teach yoga at any yoga studio, gym or other setting where certification and national registration are desired or required. Not only that, but this 12-month close-contact personalized, "In House" training will give you additional confidence and support in all your endeavors in life!

Summer 2008 Session; a complete 200 or 500* hour Teacher Training to commence the weekend of April, 12th & 13th (Sat/Sun) and to continue for the period of one year one weekend per month, on the second weekend of the month. Times will be Sat: 12:00 to 5:00 PM, and Sun: 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM. (Subject to slight change)
· Early: $2700 if paid in full 30 days prior to start of Session.
· Pre-registration: $2850 if paid in full 14 days prior to start of Session.
· Regular: $3200 thereafter.
Please note: For theSummer 2008 session...
· Early Registration Ends on March 12th, 2008.
· Pre-registration prices end March 29th, 2008.
A $500 deposit will reserve your space. To receive the "Early" or "Pre-registration" price you are registering under and avoid any administration fees, you must pay in full by the cooresponding deadline.

Prerequisites include:

· At least six months of active and consistent yoga practice.
· Daily meditation practice.
· Commitment to attend 2-3 yoga classes per week in addition to Teacher Training.
· Brief Application Process and phone interview.

*A 200 hr Yoga Alliance teaching Certificate is required for 500 Hr Certification course.

Forest House Yoga 200 Hour, Teacher Training Program Syllabus Overview:

The student will learn in-depth, the principles of yoga alignment and form while performing and assisting basic and advanced asanas. Learning yoga asana is a powerful, transformative practice. Learning to instruct and inspire others to delve deeper, and to strive with great dedication and love is an art! With practice you will learn to impart the knowledge to others in a way that inspires and awakens them in the same way your yoga practice inspired you! This is not an easy task, but one you can develop through practice and dedication (just like your asana practice).

*60 hours of "Techniques" will include classes taken at Forest House Yoga or approved affiliated studio with special teacher trainers. Students will be responsible for a brief summary journal entry for each class attended, to be reviewed by training staff. This allows the teacher trainers to monitor, the trainee's personal progress and asana training. Class experiences, observations and questions will be addressed during teacher training classes.

Teaching Methodology (25 hours)

The student will learn and practice specific techniques in the following:
· Connecting with your confident and intelligent touch.
· Developing an "eye" for misalignments and techniques for quick, efficient adjustments.
· Formulating class sequences to facilitate optimal "opening" and strength building.
· Learn the different energy centers (chakras) and channels (nadis), and how to facilitate "flow" through those channels.
· Utilizing class themes for inspiration and deeper connection to the energies.
· Meeting the needs of "Special Populations" (those injured, or with other physical limitations).
· Developing confidence as a teacher as well as setting boundaries without offending.
· Discovering the power of sound through the presentation of yoga mudras, chanting, voice projection and other tools in class. (Also attend special chanting nights and social events.)
· Applying your personal discovery of self to your everyday teaching skills making you and your style deeply personal and real. (Teaching the yoga you live!)

Anatomy and Physiology (30 hours)

The student will learn the fundamentals of skeletal, muscular and neuro anatomy as it applies to asana, meditation and general health and well-being.

Through this deeper understanding of the body's anatomy and its intricate workings we will explore the deep regions of the the yogic anatomy of the Chakras, bandhas, koshas and breath. Powerful mind-body connections will be revealed and direct application of this learning, will be experienced personally. Each participant will be transformed through a new understanding of our psycho-somatic relationship with our bodies.

Philosophy, Ethics, Lifestyle (30 hours)

In depth study of the great texts of yoga, used for presenting yoga philosophy that will enhance and enrich your skills in the classroom. The knowledge imparted promises to inspire the teacher trainee to deepen their own practice! Deepening your level of understanding of the science, spirit and philosophy which supports the ancient yoga teachings, will not only help you to become a great yoga practitioner, but a great leader and mentor for your own students. Teacher trainees will in turn learn how to apply these principles of ancient yogic wisdom into their lives, and impart them to others within their own teaching style.

Texts we will explore will include:·

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Study of the "Eight Fold Path" of yoga as presented by the ancient sage Patanjali. Included will be intense focus on the "Yamas" and "Niyamas", (especially useful for theme-building as well as learning the ethics and virtues of yoga philosophy.) We will explore the "Self" through meditation techniques presented by this ancient science of "observing the thoughts", and will keep a journal entry on our meditations. You will be guided and mentored through the process and will master meditation techniques that will be useful throughout your lifetime!
· The Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita: We will travel back in time to India, 5000 years ago through the richly woven and beautifully presented teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, (a 700-verse poetic literary piece which was extracted from a greater voluminous text known as The Mahabharata) which teaches a personal form of yoga philosophy that touches us deeply as it is so timely and relevant even in (especially in) our modern times. This yoga text, read and touted by philosophers, scholars, scientists in every language and in every culture, has taught thousands that we can indeed have a personal relationship with the Divine! That good indeed, does conquer evil!
· Hatha Yoga Pradipika: (Meaning "self illuminating") Is a great and ancient yogic text which teaches purification and illumines a multitude of physical, mental, and spiritual problems for aspirants, using techniques such as asana, (postures); pranayama, (breath expansion); and shatkarma (various cleansing techniques devised to purify the stomach, intestines, nervous and respiratory systems). The yogis believe that it is through purification of the body, we can begin the process of Neti-Neti (recognizing what is NOT us). Only then can we access the inner most regions of the mind, and realize the Self.
· Other works of enlightened Masters. These various texts of the Vedas will be presented masterfully in a manner which will not only inspire and enlighten you, but in a way you will remember for a lifetime!

Techniques, Training/Practice (100 hours)

Techniques Training/Practice-Includes asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques. Hours to include analytical training in how to teach and practice the techniques, and guided practices of the techniques themselves. We will also focus on sequencing and building class themes, and much time will be spent in practice teaching in class to build confidence and the voice of the teacher.

Practicum (10 hours)

Assisting Master-Level teachers in-class. Practice Teaching experience at Forest House Yoga (or cooperative studio locations.) Students will provide a summary of each practicum hour on appropriate form listing their experience of assisting and teaching to be signed and reviewed by the student's mentor and evaluated by program directors.

Special Project (5 hours)

Forest House Yoga will offer specialized advanced study in the above topics and other training, individually supervised and especially targeted toward deepening your experience of teaching yoga. You may choose 5 of those special workshop hours.

Debbie Forrestt, Owner/Instructor: Co-Director; FH Yoga Teacher Certification Program

Debbie Forrestt, long-time yoga practitioner and teacher, has trained exclusively in the Anusara lineage for 10 years and has studied under the mentorship and training of John Friend Personally since 1996.
She has mentored under the guidance of Desiree Rumbaugh, a senior Anusara Teacher Trainer for the past 8 years and assisted with her teacher trainings for the past four years. She is designer and developer for the Forest House Apprenticeship Program, Forest House Teacher Preparatory Program and Faculty Assistant for the Scottsdale Community College Teacher Training Program.
In January of 1999, She started Forest House Yoga. She is a devoted yoga teacher, trainer, and yoga therapist, specializing in Private and Semi-Private sessions, as well as teacher training.

Kat Myers, Co-Director; FH Yoga Teacher Certification Program

Kat Myers has implemented and designed yoga teacher trainings for Yoga Alliance through her various studios since 1996. Her current programs and trainings have certified hundreds of successful yoga teachers, currently enjoying lucrative careers as yoga teachers. She has been a professional yoga teacher and dedicated practitioner since 1986.

Kat's unique presention of yoga, anatomy, mantra and meditation is deeply joyful and richly rewarding to experience. We are proud to have her as director of our program, and welcome her expertise and joyful yogic spirit to this program.

Pre-Registration Payment Plan:

An optional payment plan may take effect if you pay 1/2 of the tuition plus a $50 administration fee due by the early registration deadline. An additional 1/4 payment must be made on the first day of class with the final 1/4 due no later than 4 weeks after the start of the first day of training.
Regular Registration Payment Plan: An optional payment plan may take effect if you pay 1/2 of the tuition plus a $50 administration fee due by the first day of class. The final 1/2 payment is due no later than 4 weeks after the start of the first day of training.