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ENTIRE 500 Hour Master Teacher Certification
September 2009-September 2011
Completed in modules - 10% discount if pre-paid in full.
Leelanau Center for Contemplative Arts
UNION/YOGA Master Teacher Certification consists of components in Anatomy and Physiology, Ayurveda, Esoteric Anatomy, Lifestyle and Ethical Guidelines, Yoga History/Philosophy/Literature, Sanskrit, a 5 day Silent Retreat, Technique, Teaching Methodology, Therapeutic Yoga, Yoga Business Skills and Electives. Electives are chosen by the student, based on their particular interests. The components may be registered for, and paid for individually, or tuition may be paid in advance, in full. The total cost for tuition of required courses is $5880. This does not include 30 hours of electives of the student's own choice. Tuition does not include supplies or text. Approximate required text cost is $300.
$5880.00 per
person
Technique & Methodology - 1 of 3 Modules
March 5-10, 2010
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
TECHNIQUE & METHODOLOGY PAIRING: 1 of 3
Our first of the three part UYTT 500 module training, concentrates on Chakras 1-3: Empowerment-twisting, Passion-extension and Balance-Inversion. Technology includes asana, pranayama, kriya, mantra, mudra and meditation. Methodology has an asana and theory component.
Please email admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-YOGA for more information and for lodging options. TECHNIQUE/METHODOLOGY 1 of 3 will also be offered March 4-9, 2011.
$1137.00 per
person
Lifestyle & Ethical Issues, Therapeutic Yoga, & Yoga Business Skills
March 11-13, 2010
8:00 AM - Noon, 1:00-5:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Join us for three days of deep inquiry, building upon your knowledge of self and how to selflessly assist others, in a loving and professional manner.
YOGA LIFESTYLE & ETHICAL ISSUES:
Course objectives include examination of yoga as an Integrated lifestyle, rather than something confined to the mat. Our focus is on the creation and sustenance of a living practice that sustains a happy, healthy, wholesome life. Our aim is to bring a yogic cultural worldview to a pedestrian, practical, and applicable level, and to regard “yoga as a practice, not an exercise, a ritual, not a routine.” Ethics for Yoga Teachers: Course objectives include adoption of internationally approved guidelines for ethical behavior of yoga teachers, investigation of common modern and classical ethical dilemmas, with resource guidelines from the yamas and niyamas of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
THERAPEUTIC YOGA:
Our focus is on how to work with students in a yogic approach to therapy. We take a broad scope for both short-term rehabilitation, and long-term chronic illness, through proper breathing, dietary modifications, stress reduction, physical reintegration, emotional stabilization, and the examination of the meaning of recovery. We recognize each individual as unique, and do not “treat” any specific illness, but rather understand the role of the yoga educator as one of compassionate active listener, in partnership with the client in designing a full spectrum yogic approach to wellness.
YOGA BUSINESS SKILLS:
Course objectives include how to set up a sole proprietorship, LLC, etc., and registering a DBA. Record keeping includes income vs. expense categories, financial management, tax issues, insurance, and database and accounting software. Marketing and advertising for the success of your small yoga business is examined, including print, electronic, and cyber marketing, via the worldwide web.
$600.00 per
person
YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Yoga Sutras
Sunday, March 14, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI
We will study this treatise on Classical Yoga, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, from a lesser-known perspective of non-duality. A written open-book exam and a 2000-word essay are required and to be completed following this class date. Credit for this course will be granted upon completion of all requirements.
REQUIRED TEXT
The following required text must be read prior to this course:
1) Enlightened Living by Swami Venkatesananda - ISBN 1-893099-00-8
2) The Integrity of the Yoga Darsana by Ian Whicher - ISBN 0-7914-3816-3
$260.00 per
person
Ayurveda Spa Retreat
April 16-18, 2010
Fri: 6:00-8:00 PM/Sat: 9:00 AM-3:00 PM/Sun: 9:00-Noon
The Homestead Resort, Glen Arbor, Michigan
Immerse yourself in a spa weekend, as you explore the Yogic Science of Life. Ayurveda, the sister science of Yoga, is a complete holistic medical system that has been practiced in India for thousands of years. Attend this wonderful retreat to learn the Ayurvedic art of living. You will gather basic information to help you understand yourself better, and gain tools that will help you during times of duress and stress - physical, mental, emotional. Learn this system, customized individually for your hereditary body/mind type and your lifestyle. It could change your life!
THE HOMESTEAD RESORT
The Homestead Resort is offering special discounted accommodation rates for this workshop,
click each option for detailed information:
Little Belle - $89 per night
The Inn - $99-$109 per night
Stony Brook - $119 per night
Fiddler's Pond - $79 per night
Check-in is at 5:00 pm on Friday, April 16, 2010. For more information and to make your accommodation reservations please contact us at admin.unionyoga.com or call 231-256-YOGA.
All UYTT reservations for The Homestead Resort must be made through UNION/YOGA. Namasté
SPA AMIRA
The Homestead is also offering a discount for services at Spa Amira during this workshop.
You can make spa appointments before you arrive, or at anytime during the workshop. Visit www.thehomesteadresort.com/spa for available spa services.
$250.00 per
person
Yoga Anatomy Workshop
April 30-May 2, 2010
Fri: 6:30-8:30 pm & Sat/Sun: 8:30 am-2:30 pm
The Homestead Resort, Glen Arbor, Michigan
Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of TKV Desikachar. He is the author of Yoga Anatomy, and the founder of The Breathing Project, a NYC-based nonprofit educational corporation, dedicated to individualized breath-centered yoga practice and education. Leslie is internationally recognized as a specialist of over 30 years experience. His amazingly illustrated book still remains the top-selling yoga text on Amazon, two years after its initial printing. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this informational and inspiring workshop! Note: This workshop is a UYTT 500 Certification 10 hour elective.
THE HOMESTEAD RESORT
The Homestead Resort is offering special discounted accommodation rates for this workshop,
click each option for detailed information:
Little Belle - $89 per night
The Inn - $99-$109 per night
Stony Brook - $119 per night
Fiddler's Pond - $79 per night
Check-in is at 5:00 pm on Friday, April 30, 2010. For more information and to make your accommodation reservations please contact us at admin.unionyoga.com or call 231-256-YOGA.
All UYTT reservations for The Homestead Resort must be made through UNION/YOGA.
UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 10 hrs.
$295.00 per
person
YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Bhagavad Gita
Saturday, June 5, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
BHAGAVAD GITA
This spiritual masterpiece is included in the epic Mahabharata, and is a core text of Hindu philosophy. We will read two translations and the commentary text by Feuerstein, which gives insight into place and time, and the considerable influence of the Bhagavad Gita throughout the ages. A written open-book exam and a 2000-word essay are required and to be completed following this class date. Credit for this course will be granted upon completion of all requirements.
REQUIRED TEXT
The following required text must be read prior to this course:
1) Introduction to the Bhagavad Gita by Georg Feuerstein - ISBN 0-8356-0575-2
2) The Living Gita by Sri Swami Satchidananda - ISBN 0-8050-1400-4
3) The Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation by Stephen Mitchell - ISBN 0-609-60550-X
$260.00 per
person
Technique & Methodology - 2 of 3 Modules
June 6-15, 2010
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
TECHNIQUE & METHODOLOGY PAIRING: 2 of 3
This second of our three part UYTT 500 module training, concentrates on Chakras 2-3: Stability-hip opening, Surrender-flexion and Strength-standing. Technology includes asana, pranayama, kriya, mantra, mudra and meditation. Methodology has an asana and theory component.
Please email admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-YOGA for more information and for lodging options.
TECHNIQUE/METHODOLOGY 2 of 3 will also be offered June 5-14, 2011.
$1137.00 per
person
Silent Retreat: Meditation and Tantric Philosophy
Friday, June 25 -Wednesday, June 30
5 nights/6 days
Song of the Morning, Vanderbilt, Michigan
Until you have experienced it, no one can adequately describe for you the gift of silence. In this retreat, you will have ample amounts of time to sink into your own inner stillness. Yoga and the reading of Laya Yoga and other Tantric texts will ground your meditation practice. Participants meet with a spiritual advisor for one hour per day for support, direction and to air and process all arising feelings, concerns, questions and insights.
On this retreat we will practice silent concentration, breath techniques and asana to actuate and support the arousing of kundalini. Each day will include guided meditation and pranayama, study of the text and discourse and Yoga class. All meals, except dinner are taken in silence and are therefore an integral part of the practice. Please bring a journal.
Suggested text:
1) Tantra: The Path of Ecstacy by Georg Feuerstein 2) Working with Your Chakras: A Physical, Emotional & Spiritual Approach by Ruth White 3) Theories of the Chakras: Bridge to Higher Consciousness by Hiroshi Motoyama
Song of the Morning is located on 800 acres of beautiful, rolling woodland in Vanderbilt, Michigan.
The tuition rate includes lodging, and two vegetarian meals daily. Contact UNION/YOGA for more information: admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-2100.
This is a required module for UYTT 500 Hour Master Certification students. The noncredit rate is $465.
$565.00 per
person
Sanskrit for Yoga Workshop
July 10 - 11, 2010
Sat: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM & Sun: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Yoga postures are taught within many traditions. Have you noticed that some postures that you are quite familiar with in your regular classes may be called by another name by a different instructor? Have you ever wondered if you are hearing and pronouncing the names of the asanas correctly?
Please join us for a weekend of Sanskrit fundamentals... sacred sound. Cynthia Snodgrass PhD, has studied and taught Sanskrit for many years under reknowned scholar Vyaas Houston, for the American Sanskrit Institute. She is founder of the Sacred Sound Institute, author of Sonic Thread, and producer of sacred chants cds.
$250.00 per
person
Technique & Methodology - 3 of 3 Modules
September 7-11, 2010
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
TECHNIQUE & METHODOLOGY PAIRING: 3 of 3
This third and final segment of our three part UYTT 500 module training, concentrates on Chakras 4-6: Healing-restorative, Purification-sequences, Support-modification and Service-assisting. Technology includes asana, pranayama, kriya, mantra, mudra and meditation. Methodology has an asana and theory component.
Please email admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-YOGA for more information and for lodging options.
TECHNIQUE/METHODOLOGY 3 of 3 will also be offered September 6-10, 2011.
$1137.00 per
person
YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Layayoga
Sunday, September 12, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
LAYAYOGA: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Kundalini
This book is an excellent and detailed guide to the chakras, its content is extensive and illuminating. While new to us in the West, the chakras have long been studied in the east with the spiritual science of layayoga having the profound knowledge of these energy centers. A written open-book exam and a 2000-word essay are required and to be completed following this class date. Credit for this course will be granted upon completion of all requirements.
REQUIRED TEXT
The following required text must be read prior to this course:
1) Layayoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Kundalini by Shyam Sundar Goswami
- ISBN 978-0892817665
$260.00 per
person
YOGA NIDRA
October 7, 2010
Noon - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Yoga Nidra can be defined as yogic sleep. It is a combination of relaxation, affirmation, respiration and visualization techniques which work together to facilitate the integration of body, mind and spirit. Because of this multidimensional approach, Yoga Nidra is unsurpassed as a form of relaxation for the physical body, as a vehicle for clearing psychological problems and as a method of profound meditation. Join Alicia Higham for this profound and inspiring workshop!
UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 4 hrs.
$95.00 per
person
Anatomy for Yoga
October 8-10, 2010
Fri/Sat: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM & Sun: 9:00-11:00 AM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Dynamic instructor, Carla Douros, PhD, has designed this Anatomy for Yoga training program especially for yoga teachers. Each day will include yoga asana and yoga anatomy instruction with Dr. Douros and Sandra Carden. Carla’s doctorate is in physiological psychology. She is a seasoned, experienced instructor of biological sciences at the university level, always interested in the practical application of biological and anatomical studies. Carla makes learning anatomy fascinating, and fun!
REQUIRED TEXT:
1) The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga, by Ray Long & Chris Macivor
ISBN: 0-9779614-0-0 - Scientific Keys: Vol. 1
2) Anatomy & Asana: Preventing Yoga Injuries, by Susi Hately Aldous
ISBN: 0-93916-54-8
Anatomy for Yoga is required for those enrolled in UYTT 500 Teacher Certification. This course is also open to all interested, serious yoga students and teachers, whether or not you plan to pursue the 500-Level training.
$295.00 per
person
Hormonal Mind/Body Workshop
October 22-23, 2010
Fri: Noon - 4:00 PM & Sat: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Dr. Katherine Roth will explain and explore how the delicate axis within us all is designed to balance and empower us, and also how it can become imbalanced from 21st century living, including our daily exposure to toxins, deficient diets and chronic stress.
Special focus will be on the adrenal and thyroid glands, how to detect problems, identify your specific stressors and help heal through diet, nutritional botanical supplementation, and yoga.
An exciting part of the workshop will be learning the parallel connection of the hormonal axis with the Chakras, the importance of Yoga, and mind/body techniques to heal and restore your balance! Please join us!
$250.00 per
person
YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Vijnana Bhairavya
Sunday, October 24, 2010
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
VIJNANA BHAIRAVYA
This text from early Tantric teachings, outlines 112 ways to enlightenment. A written open-book exam and a 2000-word essay are required and to be completed following this class date. Credit for this course will be granted upon completion of all requirements.
REQUIRED TEXT
The following required text must be read prior to this course:
1) Vijnana Bhairavya or Divine Consciousness by Jaideva Singh - ISBN 81-208-0820-7
OR
2) The Yoga of Delight, Wonder and Astonishment, A Translation of the Vijnana Bhairavya
- ISBN 0-7914-1073-0 or ISBN 0-7914-1074-9
$260.00 per
person
Pranayama: The Yoga of Breath & Vipassana Meditation Workshop
Friday, November 5 - Sunday, November 7, 2010
Fri/Sat: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM & Sun: 8:00-3:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
Join us for this three day, transforming and educational workshop!
Prana, in part, refers to the Air element, and the function of sustaining life through breath. The heart and lungs work in tandem to oxygenate the body and to release toxins through the permeable wall of each and every cell. Each beat of the heart nourishes, renews and revivifies the body, as it cleanses and purifies. PRANAYAMA is the Sanskrit word that defines the process of conscious breathing; pran+a+yama. Prana, alone, means “life force,” and the energy that sustains life. Ayama means to stretch, or to give extension to. Yama means to hold back, or give restraint, or to control. So, therefore pranayama means to maintain life by the extension and restraining of breath.
Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body, and that continuously interconnect and condition the life of the mind. It is this observation-based, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion.
UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 20 hrs.
$390.00 per
person
YOGA THERAPEUTIC: Yoga for Healthy Backs
November 13, 2010
Noon - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
One in 5 people suffer “back pain” at some point in their lives, and back pain is the second greatest reason people need to take time off from work, after colds and flu. If you are looking for an alternative to back pain and drugs, yoga may help. Yoga can release the entire spinal column from sacrum to cranium, resulting in increased range of motion and muscle strength, integrity of the body in motion, and reduction of pain. Many postures presented are suitable for practice in a public setting, as in an office, and are taught from a seated position in a chair. You’ll find many ways to incorporate the techniques of better alignment and breathing in your daily life.
UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 4 hrs.
$95.00 per
person
Life After Loss
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Noon - 4:00 PM
UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI
We invite you to uplift your spirit, through a practice which recognizes grieving as a natural and necessary element of the healing process. Join us for a gratitude-based, joyfully inspired yoga and meditation session that is both healing and uplifting. In preparation for new light, new hope, new grace and new love, we practice together in letting go of what is behind us. We find solace and spiritual sanctuary in the company of others who know the grace of inner silence and acceptance. In this simple way, we clear a path for renewed joy and gratefulness for all that we have, and are, and will be.
Instructors: Sandra Carden, ERYT, Director UNION/YOGA, Kathryn Holl LPC, CT, Hospice of Michigan, holistic counselor, certified in Thanatology: death, dying and bereavement, and John Schneider PhD, grief counselor and author. Each have dedicated the past 30 years of their lives to holistic healing through alternative therapies and meditation.
UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 4 hrs.
$95.00 per
person
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