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The 200 Hour Classic Teacher Certification is a 28-day Intensive. Full payment must be received before the beginning of the program.
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500 Hour Master Certification ENTIRE 500 Hour Master Teacher Certification Oct 2010 - Dec 2011 Completed in modules Leelanau Center for Contemplative Arts $5880.00 UNION/YOGA Master Teacher Certification consists of components in Anatomy and Physiology, Ayurveda Retreat, Esoteric Anatomy, Lifestyle and Ethical Guidelines, Yoga History/Philosophy/Literature, Sanskrit, 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. UYTT Teacher Certification Soirée Friday, October 8, 2010 7:00-8:30 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $0.00 If you are interested in UYTT 200/500 Teacher Certification programs, please join us for this FREE informational Soirée. It is a great opportunity to learn about our programs, and to ask all your questions! If you are planning to participate in the Master Teacher training program (which begins on Saturday, October 9) it is recommended that you attend this fun and enlightening affair. Please RSVP to admin@unionyoga.com or call (231) 256-YOGA. 1. Dr Douros: Yoga for the Immune System October 9-10, 2010 Sat: 8:00 AM-4:00 PM / Sun: 8:00-3:00 UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $295.00 We are excited to have dynamic instructor, Carla Douros, PhD join Sandra Carden, ERYT 500, director of UNION/YOGA for the Yoga for the Immune System Workshop - Mind, Body Connection. Carla’s doctorate is in physiological psychology. She is a seasoned, experienced instructor of biological sciences at the university level and a Kripalu registered yoga teacher specializing in the mind-body connection. Each day of the workshop will include an indepth look at Psychoneuroimmunology - how emotions affect one's well-being, through yoga asana and instruction with Dr. Douros and Sandra Carden. Please bring your lunch (You may want to call Pedaling Beans Coffeehouse (near by) at 231-256-2933 to pre-order a sandwich or salad). The lunch break will be a "working lunch" question and answer period. Yoga for the Immune System Workshop is required for those enrolled in UYTT 500 Teacher Certification, and meets the Yoga Alliance criteria for yoga teacher training. This course is also open to all interested, serious yoga students and teachers, whether or not you plan to pursue the 500-Level training. Please call UNION/YOGA at 231-256-2100 for more information. We also invite you to get better acquainted with Carla by visiting her website: mindbodyandyoga.com 2. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, November 5-7, 2010 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $540.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Stability-Hip Opening and Surrender-Flexion TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 3. YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Bhagavad Gita Friday, December 3, 2010 8:00 AM - Noon UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $260.00 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 ($20 estimate) 2) The Living Gita by Sri Swami Satchidananda - ISBN 0-8050-1400-4 ($20 estimate) 3) The Bhagavad Gita, A New Translation by Stephen Mitchell - ISBN 0-609-60550-X ($15 estimate) 4. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, December 3-5, 2010 Fri: 1-5 pm / Sat: 8 am-5 pm / Sun: 9 am-12 pm UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $270.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Strength-Standing TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 5. Elective* - Life After Loss Sunday, December 5, 2010 1-5 pm UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $120.00 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 - 5 hrs. 6. Hormonal Mind/Body Workshop Friday, January 7, 2011 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $250.00 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! 7. Theraputic Yoga Saturday, January 8, 2011 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $250.00 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. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 8. YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Yoga Sutras Sunday, January 9, 2011 8:00 AM - Noon UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $260.00 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 ($11 estimate) 2) The Integrity of the Yoga Darsana by Ian Whicher - ISBN 0-7914-3816-3 ($35 estimate) 9. Elective* Yoga for Healthy Backs Sunday, January 9, 2011 1-5 pm UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $120.00 Please join Sandra Carden, ERYT and Jessica Carden, DC for Yoga for Healthy Backs. 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 - 5 hrs. 10. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, February 4-6, 2011 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $540.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Empowerment-Twisting and Passion-Extension/Backbends TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 11. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, March4-6, 2011 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $540.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Empowerment-Twisting and Passion-Extension/Backbends TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 12. Elective* - Vipassana Meditation Friday, April 1, 2011 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $195.00 Explore Vipassana Meditation with Sandra Carden and Mardi Black... 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 - 10 hrs. 13. Elective* - Pranayama: Yoga of Breath Saturday, April 2, 2011 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $195.00 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. Please join Sandra Carden for this in-depth workshop! *UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 10 hrs. 14. Elective* - Yoga Nidra: Yogic Restoration Sunday, April 3, 2011 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $95.00 Join Alicia Higham for this profound and inspiring workshop! 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. *UYTT 500 Teacher Certification elective option - 5 hrs. 15. YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Yoga & Ayurveda Friday, May 6, 2011 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $120.00 YOGA & AYURVEDA Yoga and Ayurveda together form a complete approach for optimal health, vitality and higher awareness. This book reveals to us the powers of the body, breath, senses, mind and charkas. It unfolds transformational methods to work on them through diet, herbs, asana, pranayama and meditation. REQUIRED TEXT The following required text must be read prior to this course: 1) Yoga & Ayurveda: Self-Healing and Self-Realization by David Frawley ISBN 0-914955-81-0 ($20 estimate) 16. Ayurveda Spa Retreat Friday-Sunday, May 6-8, 2011 Fri: 6-8 pm / Sat: 8 am-5 pm / Sun: 7-9 am (optional) The Homestead Resort, Glen Arbor, Michigan $510.00 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 tuition rate includes lodging, and two meals daily. Contact UNION/YOGA for more information: admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-2100. 17. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, June 3-5, 2011 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $540.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Purification-Sequencing and Support-Modification TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 18. Yoga Asana Technique & Teaching Methodology Friday-Sunday, September 30-October 2, 2011 Fri: 7 am-5 pm / Sat: 3 pm-5 pm / Sun: 1 pm-4 pm UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $270.00 This three day weekend module will focus on: Service-Assisting TECHNIQUE Course objective is to master your yoga practice without attachment, and to perfect without performance, your ever-changing personal outward expression of yoga. We will examine your own physical strengths and imbalances and how they show up in execution. This shining of your own practice, which enlightens your ability to deconstruct the practice of your students’, may include asana (postures), pranayama (breath), kriya (powers), kirtan (chant), meditation (varied styles), and mudra. In the 500 level, Technique requirements are fulfilled through one-on-one private or semi-private mentoring sessions with the primary instructor. TEACHING METHODOLOGY Methodology is woven into the fabric of your role as a teacher, in every class and endeavor of study that you embark upon. In each class we focus on a particular chakra, or area of study, and practice how to teach, and how to be an active contributor to the business of educating people about the benefits of yoga. The objective is to know what a teacher’s role is, and to execute that role to the best of your ability, including the role businessperson. Methodology includes asana demonstration, observation, assisting, correcting, coaching support, verbal instruction, recognizing students’ learning styles, and implementation of varied teaching styles. Please bring a sack lunch, as we will have a "working lunch" together. 19. Sanskrit for Yoga Workshop Friday-Sunday, September 30-October 2, 2011 Fri: 6-8 pm / Sat: 8 am-2 pm / Sun: 9 am-12:00 pm UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $250.00 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. 20. Lifestyle & Ethical Issues Friday, November 4, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $120.00 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. 21. Yoga Business Skills Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $260.00 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. Join Field Carden, CPA for this in-depth look at the business of yoga! 22. YOGA HISTORY, PHILOSOPHY & LITERATURE - Vijnana Bhairavya Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM UNION/YOGA, Lake Leelanau, MI $120.00 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 ($15 estimate) OR 2) The Yoga of Delight, Wonder and Astonishment, A Translation of the Vijnana Bhairavya by Jaideva Singh - ISBN 0-7914-1073-0 or ISBN 0-7914-1074-9 ($20 used estimate) 23. Silent Retreat: Meditation and Tantric Philosophy Thursday-Sunday, December 1-4, 2011 3 nights/4 days The Homestead Resort, Glen Arbor, Michigan $765.00 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 The tuition rate includes lodging, and two meals daily. Contact UNION/YOGA for more information: admin@unionyoga.com or call 231-256-2100. |
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